HealthMonth - neat new online "game" to make life changes

I read about this site on a blog and it looks interesting. On the 1st of each month you start a new "game" with various daily/weekly goals (mine are to exercise, take a vitamin, and go be social 2+ times a week). Every day you login and track whether you met your goals yesterday, and get in-game points/bonuses for doing so (you lose points if you don't meet your goals).

It's free to have up to 3 goals, and you can choose from a ton of different ones (or create your own). I've setup a team for UKY if anyone's interested in trying it out with me.

http://www.healthmonth.com/

The team: http://healthmonth.com/teams/show/119

I would be happy to join ya ;-)

I'm a big fan of video games' progress meters, achievements, etc, so I'm hoping this helps motivate me. If not, at least it's free.

I'm a big fan of video games' progress meters, achievements, etc, so I'm hoping this helps motivate me. If not, at least it's free.

Oh, me too! Achievements are the bane of my existence as...well, I *have* to get all of them.
Have you seen this TED talk? It talks about compulsive progress bar filling
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I'll take a look at home; I'd like some way to be more accountable about my eating and exercising. And I like goal setting!

I really like the idea of this, but I can't promise I'll stick with it. I'm a habitual quitter. 

A bit behind, but I just joined! 

Welcome!

I am trying to keep up with it!

Ohh and there are a lot of "J"'s haha

I joined. I just need someone to okay me for the team.

ETA: Without looking at anyone else's, I added like 10 rules.  Sorry if that seems OTT, but a lot of the ones I added I follow already.  Maybe I should delete some. 

I seem to have failed already. 

I joined. I just need someone to okay me for the team.

ETA: Without looking at anyone else's, I added like 10 rules.  Sorry if that seems OTT, but a lot of the ones I added I follow already.  Maybe I should delete some. 

I've approved you. For some reason it doesn't notify me when someone wants to join the group, which is weird. (It is a beta, though.)

I limited myself to 3 rules because that's how many were free. I don't think you can do "too many" rules, really, whatever works for you.

I'm hit-or-miss on the exercise front (and have been "cheating" a bit by counting my regular walking when I really mean(t) doing genuine cardio), but at least it's reminding me to take a vitamin every day. May have to work up to the exercise thing slowly.

Chary: I can give you fruit to keep you alive

Legs: I also picked 3 'cause I thought that's how many are free.

Yeah, I had to reduce mine because I really didn't want to pay the £5! I love the idea of "rules" with losing weight.  It's how Alton Brown lost his weight, and I think that it can work for people.  But there's other ways that a site like that can raise cash!

Hey, I just saw this and joined up.  Still trying to figure out how it works though. I've picked some rules for myself and tried to join the team late. Is that okay?

Hey, I just saw this and joined up.  Still trying to figure out how it works though. I've picked some rules for myself and tried to join the team late. Is that okay?

Sure, the more the merrier! I don't think it matters when you join.