So last month I did a 30-day plank Challenge. Didn't quite make it to 300s, but I did go from barely being able to plank for 20s to making it for 100s and I was happy with that.

This month, I want to try an EASY beginner's ab crunch challenge. I'm attaching a calendar. All we have to do is follow the calendar and post our successes here.

Who wants to join?

Performing the basic crunch

Follow these steps to perform crunches:

1. Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor, hip-width apart.
2. Place your hands behind your head so your thumbs are behind your ears.
3. Hold your elbows out to the sides but rounded slightly in.
4. Tilt your chin slightly, leaving a few inches of space between your chin and your chest.
5. Gently pull your abdominals inward.
6. Curl up and forward so that your head, neck, and shoulder blades lift off the floor.
7. Hold for a moment at the top of the movement and then lower slowly back down.

Gym alternative: Ball crunch

You can use a large plastic exercise ball (sometimes called a physioball) as an alternative to the basic crunch described above. Follow these steps:

1. Sit on a physioball and roll your torso down so that your back — from your shoulder blades down to your tailbone — is resting on the curve of the ball and your head, neck, and shoulders are above the ball. Your knees are bent, and your feet are planted on the floor, hip-width apart.
2. Perform the same abdominal curling movement as you do for the basic crunch. You have to move slowly and keep your abdominal muscles fully engaged to keep yourself from wiggling around on the ball or rolling off of it.

Omg I was excited to start this today (better late than never) but I caught some kind of bug and have been wretching instead. The way my abs feel it feels like I did about 150 crunches... poor me

Welcome Seela,

I love this challenge and I see the scale moving. Bonus.

I've been slacking but I did 65 crunches today!

Tis the season!! I'm struggling here but I'm making due. I'll check in today

I'll join...better late than never.

I'll join...better late than never.

Great!

I am still hanging but behind on crunches. I think we need to repeat this challenge in January. Great New Year's resolution.

I am still hanging but behind on crunches. I think we need to repeat this challenge in January. Great New Year's resolution.

I agree this month I am run ragged!! lol I did give it a valiant effort. I just got so busy. SNIFF

Me too. Completely wasn't able to do anything on this front. Let's plan to try again for sure.

Start it in January?? I'm in I will have my sons 3rd Birthday party at the end of the month but I totally think I can do the challenge also lol I'm game GG

Here is a thread I started last night on 2014 New Year's resolutions.

http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/291871-2014-new-years-resolution/