JULY SLIMMING MINIS OPEN, but we're moving it to a new thread soon.

This challenge was originally started to be for folks under 5'4", but it evolved to be an all-comers challenge. So welcome, and I hope you enjoy participating!

Here are the guidelines:

• Email me your starting weight.
• 2 points each for every 8 ounces of water. Plain or bottle (No flavors)
• 3 points for each 15 minutes of workout time. This is structured workouts - as in you went for a walk with the intention of it being exercise - and there are no points for anything other than 15 minute intervals.
• 1 point if you complete a physical challenge.
• 1 point if you complete a personal challenge.
• Send your weight at the end of the month.
• Person with the most points wins.

Note: 1 point bonus if you suggest a challenge! You can suggest a challenge by posting it in the thread or by messaging me and I'll post it. Challenges can be completed at any time during the month - just tell me which one you did after you do it. Just give your challenge a title and give a brief description of how to complete it, and you're good to go (and you get an extra point!) For example: "I would like to challenge everyone to do 10 pushups today." would be a physical challenge. "I would like everyone to do 5 minutes of quiet reflection/meditation" would be a personal challenge."

Please send your information to me via private message daily or every other day in the following format:
3x 8 oz of water
45 minutes of treadmill
completed side bend challenge

If you go out of town please let me know ahead of time, and then when you get back please send me your points broken down by dates.

I usually update points every day in the morning, but sometimes I take the weekend off - I'll let you know if I do.

Post or message me if you have any questions.

Good luck everyone!

The Contenders - JUNE - FINAL POINTS

augette - 775

findingmeagain2009 - 1633 - congrats!

kyashiis - 707

moonduster - 1278

nev2179 - 154

solemnleaf - 412

spacedreamer01 - 361

Physical Challenges - we'll keep the same from April if y'all want...

Change It Up! - Try a workout you've never done before (1 point per new activity tried)

Strength Training - One point for at least 15 minutes of strength training - this will also get you 3 regular exercise points!

Crunches - As many sets of 25 as you can (max 1 point per day)

Pushups - As many sets of 25 as you can (max 1 point per day)

Plank - Hold the plank position for 20-30 seconds (1 point per day)

squats - with your weight centered over the middles of your feet, squat down and stand back up again. Keep your knees centered over your toes and your back straight. Repeat as many times as you can - try it in sets of 10-25 (max 1 point per day)

jumping jacks - one, two! one, two! try a few sets of jumping jacks (max 1 point per day)

zany workout! - one point per day for the most odd, creative workout you can think of

Positive Challenges

5-a-day - eat the recommended 5 fruits/veg a day (recurring)

Go Outside - enjoy the great outdoor

Litter Busters - Pick up a piece of trash when you go outside

Eat Breakfast - The most important meal of the day!

Reading - get one point per day for picking up the book you've been meaning to read (p.s. I'd love to hear what it is, as I work for a Library =)

Finish a Book - back by popular demand - one point for every book you finish

8 a Day H2O - You will receive one extra point per day if your water totals 8 x 8 oz or more.

Straight A Students - log in your food and get an A for the day, and you get a point

Set a Goal - one point for setting a total points goal for the month

Meet Your Goal

Get Some Sleep - get at least 7.5 hours of sleep a night

Stay Under Your Personal Maintenance Calorie Level

Log Your Food By Midnight

Zany Workouts

This is where I'll be posting your creative/crazy workouts, if you'd like

Kneading Bread

Car Racing (I'm not going to count this in my exercise total, but it was a nice isometric core stabilization workout!)

wrestling my tiller!

trimming sheep feet (awesome)

making balloon animals

Congratulations, findingmeagain - it looks like you really kicked my butt this month!  I just sent in my final points for the last 5 days or so, but you will still have more than me.

Congrats to everyone!! 

I think I will take the month of July off from keeping track of points.  Some days I just can't get to it.  Good luck to all!

Thanks! Yes, it's due to the over 2200 minutes of exercise I put in last month,  I think that certainly helped!

I'm away for the first couple weeks in July and have 4 birthdays to deal with this month. So I, too, will be bowing out of July and will return in August. See ya then!

Hi all,

Sorry to see many of you leaving for July, but glad you'll return later.

Kyashiis has agreed to take over moderating for me in July, so those of you wishing to continue, please direct your messages to her.

She'll be starting a new thread, since she can't get permissions to edit this one, so be on the lookout for the link to the new one, which she or I will post here.

Thanks!

Spacedreamer