How about a Challenge?

[BamaDave]

Originally Posted by Ogedei

I personally don't think it helps anyone involved to try and derail each other. Makes more sense to help each other. Unless you are scared we will do better than you otherwise....

Don't worry - I was just kidding!

[Sign]

Originally Posted by Mahler

Had to get in before you locked the thread. Better late than never. I have been wicked busy at work and will have to put my plan together on the fly. My fitness life is an open book, so I will just continue using my current training log to update progress. I will flesh these out a little more.
Nutrition - clean eating 90% of the time.
Fitness - at least three days of lifting and 2 days of HIIT per week.
Goal - lose those pesky final pounds and get down to 175 while maintaining strength levels.
Competition - I have no idea at the moment.

Sorry not to be prepared on this one, but I will give it my best shot.

Well, since you write the amazing MMMM I think we will let it slide this time. But don't push your luck mister. :p

Oh, and welcome aboard!

[Lost Dog]

Originally Posted by Ogedei

I would say if you eat 2 cheat meals a week then you would have a count of 12 cleans to 2 bad.

If you eat clean for a 1/2 day count it as such. if you eat poorly, don't count it.

Good points. I'd say it depends on the diet you've chosen to follow, too.

Adam's Diet give you one carb meal a day. That's complaint. It doesn't say cheesecake is cool for that carb meal. So you'd be none compliant.

We all have to decide how strict we are going to be if we want to succeed in our own goals.

For me, I plan to be 100% compliant, which includes my carb up day, once a week. If I have carbs on another day, I lose a point.

Sorry Dave, I may have confused the whole thing. I guess there are several ways to look at it.

[Lost Dog]

Originally Posted by mom2w

Community event -- can I count volunteering to be a team manager for my kids' tennis league? 3x a week I'll be doing warm ups with them and helping the coaches with drills, games, scorekeeping, matches, etc. I mean, I'd take the entire season (8weeks?) as 1 event. Just wondering since I'm committed to doing it anyway. (and I will have a tshirt to show for it!)

How about some sort of competition?

How about challenging a group of people to a 5k (even different ones)? Each throw in some money and the winner donates to their favorite charity.

Similar things can be done with lifting. A lift off, you can call it. Challenge a few people to percentage improvements in one favorite lift, maybe. Make it interesting.

Doesn't have to be an official event, but it should be competative. Something you want to win and will be willing to try hard to be a winner. Most of the rest of the Challenge is about challenging yourself. This is the part when you kick someone else's butt. I will be, anyway...

[Erika]

So I am keeping up with my worksheet - do I also need to make regular posts in my log?

[Lost Dog]

Originally Posted by Erika

So I am keeping up with my worksheet - do I also need to make regular posts in my log?

If you want feedback on your workouts or nutrition, maybe. Some people don't like to log things.

There's also a weekly thread that you can check in on, if you want to.

61 Day Challenge Week 1 - Thorns and Roses