Healthopoly Weight Loss Challenge
- Laura
- 5 days ago
- 2 min read
In addition to weight loss, this is also a daily mini-challenge thread - you will need 1 dice for this challenge.
Starting Friday, we will be posting our starting weigh-ins, but you can begin playing this old team favorite starting on June 1st.
Here is the game board:
If you would like to print it out, click on the picture, copy and paste it to a Word or PPT document and you can enlarge and print the board.
TO PLAY: Start on GO. Each day roll the die to move your way clockwise around the board. Then do what is listed on the space you land on. Here is the list of tasks for the spaces on the boards.
GO: When you pass GO, you earn one splurge item. This could be anything you think is a splurge.
Properties: All properties are listed with a red number. Match it with the listed numbers below to get your daily challenge.
1. Do 10 Wall Push-ups
2. Have a favorite beverage
3. Crack yourself up! Tell a joke, watch a comedy or just laugh out loud.
4. Complete a task that you have been putting off like cleaning out your purse or wallet or sorting through some old pictures.
5. Do 2 minutes of jumping - jumping jacks, jump rope, etc. If unable, do 2 minutes of seated exercise.
6. Do 10 minutes of meditation.
7. Go to bed at least 30 minutes earlier than usual.
8. Fix a freggie snack for today.
9. Pay yourself a compliment. Say it in the mirror. Write it down and put it where you can see it.
10. Find a new recipe to try this week.
11. Do 10 minutes of strength training today.
12. Track ALL of your food and stay within your calorie range.
13. Shake your booty! Dance to 2 songs.
14. Cut out a soda or caffeinated beverage today.
15. Make dinner an event.
16. Greet everyone with a smile today. It is contagious!
17. Organize something that isn't - your desk, bills, closet, DVDs, etc.
18. Hold the salt. Try to cut down on your normal sodium intake.
19. Stretch. Stretch the stress out of your muscles.
20. Stop eating 2 hours before bedtime.
21. Practice good posture all day.
22. Challenge any FSC member to a throw down challenge.
Add two servings of freggies to your meal plan today
No junk food for at least 3 days
Take a walk.
Do 30 minutes of exercise (doesn’t have to be all at once)
Add two servings of water to your goal today
Read an online article on a healthy topic and post about it on this thread
Relax. Take at least 30 minutes for yourself. Enjoy!
Add freggies to your meal plan so that you have at least one meatless meal today.
So start on GO and roll the die! Have fun and post any comments or questions here! Let us know what you are landing on and how you met your challenges.
SW: 234 (Still up 4 from where I was before I left - didn't think I was that bad)
Rolled a 5 for a much needed 30 minutes of relaxation.
SW: 303
Rolled a 2. Free parking. Relax. Take at least 30 minutes for yourself. Enjoy!
Rolled a 2 landed on. 8. Fix a freggie snack for today. Planning on getting fresh fruit today
SW 229
Getting past a weight-loss plateau - Mayo Clinic https://share.google/0Igz0y6CQz4HwgVaA
If you're committed to losing more weight, try these tips for getting past the plateau:
Reassess your habits. Look back at your food and activity records. Make sure you haven't loosened the rules. For example, look at whether you've been having larger portions, eating more processed foods or getting less exercise. Research suggests that off-and-on loosening of rules contributes to plateaus.
Cut more calories. Further cut your daily calories, provided this doesn't put you below 1,200 calories. Fewer than 1,200 calories a day may not be enough to keep you from constant hunger, which increases your risk of overeating.
Rev up your workout. Get at least 150 minutes of moderate aerobic…
6/2 - Rolled a 1 and landed on🍏Add two servings of freggies to your meal plan today. Grapes, apple, kale, tomatoes, beans, spinach, stir fry veggies 👍
6/3 - Rolled a 3 and landed on🔶Read an online article on a healthy topic and post about it on this thread. 👍
6/4 - Rolled a 6 and landed on 6. Do 10 minutes of meditation.👍