ROCKSTAR CHALLENGE PREPARATION WEEK

OK, ROCKSTARS, this week we will work on getting our challenge thread in order to begin starting next Sunday morning June 15th.

This is what last weeks challenges looked like, so if there is something you want to withdraw or change in one of your old challenges, now is the time to do that. You are welcome to add things that will help you personally. Stacey says she has a problem with veggies so she might want to add one about getting x number of portions of veggies in a day. Get yours posted so we can have it ready and everyone knows what the challenges are and how to do them, before next week. I personally will be doing mine again this week because it is the challenges that keep me geared up and thinking about what I am doing or not doing to reach my goal. Anyone who wants to join in feel free but we will officially start the new challenges next week.


1)Holly: Be thankful for finding this site and becoming a Rockstar! (1 pt)
2) Holly: Take the stairs instead of the elevator and get a point for each flight you climb.
3) Holly/Linda/Tuesday: Park in the space at the end of the row furtherest from the door, or around the building, and walk in rather than parking close and get a point for each time you do it. (2pts roundtrip)
4) Linda: Not using "drive up" anything, park and walking in building, (1 pt.) You'll save on gas too!
5) Linda: Reading all the ingredients of at least two edible products you buy at the grocery store. (2 pts)
6) Linda: Emailing all your of buddies a note that you do not hear from for at least three days to make sure they are still motivated. (3 pts)
7) Linda: Reading one random blog every day, replying to it and sending that person a booster note lending your support. That person cannot already be one of your buddies or already a Rockstar, 2 points Each additional (random) person, 1 point
8) Debbie: Log everything you eat and drink for the day. (5 pts)
9) Debbie: Take 5 minutes to close your eyes in a quiet, dark room to meditate on your weight loss journey. Find one thing that you did today that will help you on your journey, and find one positive thing you can promise to yourself that you will do tomorrow for your journey. Just sit quietly for the rest of the 5 minutes to calm yourself and to think positive thoughts ONLY! (10 pts)
10) Heather: Share with the team what you do/say/practice/read/etc to stay motivated. Maybe we can help each other learn some new tricks. Share yours for 5 points, and read what others have posted about it for two additional points each day.
11) Jinni: You love yourself affirmation (1 pt/day)
12) Jinni: 1/2 hour workout (your choice) at least 3 times /wk 3pts/day
13) Jenn: Do calf raises while waiting in line, elevator etc. 1 pt. for every 10
14) Jenn: Do squats while brushing your teeth, etc. 1 pt. for every 10
15) Holly: Get one pt for each 8 ozs of water you drink, if you drink 8/8oz (64 ounces) you get 20 pts instead of 8 plus an additional point for each cup over 64 ozs. EX: 4 cups=4 pts, 7 cups=7 pts, 8 cups=20 pts, 9 cups=21pts
16) Holly: Eat a healthy breakfast, as early as possible 3pts
17) Lara: commercial break activity, either walking in place, wall push ups, squats, done for the entire commercial break (1 pt./commercial)
18) Lara: Take a multivitamin. (5 pts)

Josh, I would like to propose removing the first one, it would just take so much policing over the past 10 weeks to be sure a challenge is totally new, never before seen. I was a little lenient this week on that because I wanted people to get in the spirit of using the thread. But I'll bet you can put your thinking cap on and come up with another really good one! What do you think?

Linda is ok with you if I combine our two about parking out and walking together? They are so similar and we will give them the higher pts since it's a two way walk! Is that ok with you?

I had several Rockstars tell me they didn't like doing the challenges because it was too overwhelming and it ended up leaving them not wanting to do anything. That's not what we want! First of all the challenges are intended to help you to do things you find hard to do and get rewarded for doing them so that maybe you will start to make them a good habit. But you don't have to do them all, if that is a problem for you.

Maybe for some the idea would be to just pick the ones you want to work on that particular week and don't worry about the rest, but share it with the rest of us. We are a team and we want to share our ups and downs and be supportive of every effort that anyone makes! It really isn't about who does the most, it's about doing the things that will help you be a healthy weight. The point totals and awards are just for the benefit of those competitive sorts, like me! Remember the difference in winners and losers is that winners are willing to do what the losers aren't willing to do. Stretch yourself a little and you'll get a lot of benefit.

I maintained this week but I'm sure that if I hadn't been doing the challenge that it would have been a gain week and I've had the only one of those I ever want to have again!

Holly agreed

Parking on the other side of the building this week ***1pt/day

Walking for 15 minutes on my morning break *** 1pt/day

That's to go along with my other goals for the week!!

Good idea! Holly, please do combine them. When I wrote it I didn't realize at the time how similar to yours mine actually was. Didn't mean to steal your thunder, I'm sorry!
I am more on track this week then ever and like you Holly I have been earning those points. Earned more again today, already!
Trying to keep it all in balance: motivation! motivation! motivation! nutrition! nutrition! nutrition! activity! activity! activity!!!!!!

Singing my ABC's of weight loss will I laughercise!
a,b,c,d,e,f,g, "Buddy Slim is good for me"! h,i,j,k,l,m,m,o,p, "It's the cheapest therapy" q,r,s,t,u,v, "Love the blogging, yeseree!", w,x,y,and z, "Next time won't you sing with me?" Do some blogging therapy?

Originally Posted by 15367

Good idea! Holly, please do combine them. When I wrote it I didn't realize at the time how similar to yours mine actually was. Didn't mean to steal your thunder, I'm sorry!
I am more on track this week then ever and like you Holly I have been earning those points. Earned more again today, already!
Trying to keep it all in balance: motivation! motivation! motivation! nutrition! nutrition! nutrition! activity! activity! activity!!!!!!

Singing my ABC's of weight loss will I laughercise!
a,b,c,d,e,f,g, "Buddy Slim is good for me"! h,i,j,k,l,m,m,o,p, "It's the cheapest therapy" q,r,s,t,u,v, "Love the blogging, yeseree!", w,x,y,and z, "Next time won't you sing with me?" Do some blogging therapy?

LOL I love that song of yours! I'm gonna learn it and use it to remind myself! And you didn't steal my thunder, if you hadn't done yours I would still be using drive thrus!!!! Silly me, Not anymore! And actually I decided to keep it just a little different to help remind us not to use Drive Thrus! That way if you don't use the drive and park at the end of the lot, you really make out with more points!

Originally Posted by 15247

Holly agreed

Thanks Josheroo!

Originally Posted by 16876

Parking on the other side of the building this week ***1pt/day

Walking for 15 minutes on my morning break *** 1pt/day

That's to go along with my other goals for the week!!

Tuesday, I combined your first one with one of mine and Lindas, is that ok?

And I'd like to modify your second one so that it can apply to everyone by saying take a walking break once per day (1 pt per 10 minutes) because some people can only take ten minute breaks and that way if you take more than one walk or you walk longer than 10 minutes you make more points. Does that sound ok?