The E-LAB Project

Anonymous

MaiTai, Friday check-in is 3 pts.  Meece hasn't had a chance to update the point system at the top as I think she's away.  Congrats on the loss and the new low. 

zogo

Checking in for the Rockin' Robins,  no robins here in Wi as it is frigid cold!l  Sub zero some nights.  I think I'm burning calories just breathing that cold air!  

Friday check in           3 pts

Water                         7 pts

Weight                       2 pts      down from last week 187.8

Exercise  2 hrs           4 pts

Extra Credit                1 pt       went to an Italian restaurant and really wanted fettuccine alfredo.  so yummy with chicken and spinach....kinda healthy?  um, no.  I ordered a salad instead. 

Total This Week         17 pts 

don23

Checking in for the Hummingbirds:

I gained last week but now I am back at what I weighed two weeks ago (144.5) so would that be maintaing = 1 pt.?

Water intake - 7 pts.

Exercise - 7 pts.

Friday check in - 3 pts.

Extra credit - 1 pt. (for keeping my willpower this week and writing every little bite down)

Total points = 19 pts.

GO HUMMINGBIRDS!

SeasideMemories

don23,

I wondered the same thing about how to count it if you gained say a pound one week  and then lost that pound the following week. 

 I think what Faithie said was it would count as a loss (2 points) BUT those who drop below their lowest E-LAB weight would pick up an EXTRA point for each week where you hit an all time low for your E-LAB weight.

Hope that makes sense! 

Valgirl

Hummingbirds checking in:

Weight Maintained : 1 point - stayed same 149 ( go figure on Wed. I was 147 - what's up?!)

Daily Water : 7 points

Exercise:  9 points   (Sat. walk 30 min, Sun. walk 1 hr, Mon. Yoga class 1hr, Tues. Wi fit 30 min, Wed, Yoga 1hr, Thurs. Wii Fit Zumba 30 min. a very good cardio workout )  Try to vary it to keep it interesting. 

Friday check in: 3 points

Total :  20 Points this week  

Go Hummingbirds!

o2bhealthy

Hummingbird checking in = 3pts

Maintained 177.8 = 1 pt

Water = 7 pts

Exercise = 2 pts (really will work harder on this)

extra credit (did not eat the biscuits and chocolate gravy my daughter made last night) = 1 pt

total = 14 pts

faithandfifty

ELABsters!!!!!

It's FRIDAY!!! I'll report in with my ELAB stats once I settle down.

I just opened my email and I have an email from the mayor of NYC!!!!!!!!

Do you remember me telling you that I sent a copy of my new picture book to him? The picture book is a tribute to September 11th and I sent him my book in honor of the coming 10th anniversary.

Anyhow, he sent me an email!!!!!!!

I'm so excited to even think that it made it's way thru the office.

Here's the full greeting:

Dear Ms. Clement:
I was honored to receive your book, and I apologize for my long-delayed reply. On behalf of the City of New York, thank you for your compassion and concern for those affected by the events of September 11, 2001. The outpouring of support we have received from around the world has been a tremendous source of comfort for us all. Many thanks again for your kindness and best wishes.
Sincerely,
Michael R. Bloomberg
Mayor

Happy dancing!!! Happy dancing!!!!!

It's not exactly an invitation to perform on Times Square (LOL), but it's very exciting to have a greeting from him in acknowledgement.

I'm smiling ear-to-ear!!!!!

o2bhealthy

Way to go FAITHIE!!!!! How nice to receive acknowledgement from the mayor!!!!

Valjean

Rockin' Robin Checking in:

Weight: 148.8 = Loss from last week =2 pts (.8 from E-Lab low-darn!) But I truly think keeping a eating journal is helping me BIG time!

Excercise = 10 pts (really need to concentrate on this)

Water = 7 pts

Fri. ck-in = 3 pts

X pts = 0 (I can't see that I've done anything special this week.)

Total = 22 pts

Congrats to everyone! I've said it before but I'll say it again: This 'project' keeps me focused. Thank you E-LABERS!

GO ROBINS !

Valjean

Faithie ~ You are our own special celebrity!!



Love ya!

Anonymous

Very nice Faithie.

Great going everyone on your weekly stats. 

Ainm

Checking in for Roadrunners

Check in          3 pts

Water              7 pts

Weight down    2pts (down 2.2 from 134.9 to 137.1)

New Low          1 pt 

Exercise           23 pts (7 hrs Wii Fit Step, 3hrs walking, daily sit ups & stretches 1.5 hrs, total                                         11.5 hours which is 23 pts)

Extra  credit        1pt (I introduced some standing knee stretches to my exercise routine, I've                                        made some really good, healthy veg soup and had it for lunch most days                                    and I am continuing to resist the biscuits and cake that my Mum has                                          every day, I always eat a good quantity of veg but I have added more fruit                                     to my daily diet)

Total for week   37 points BUT when I was working out my exercise points this week I realised that I made a mistake in last weeks exercise points.  I said 6 hrs walking and allocated 12 pts BUT it should have been 6 half hour walks equalling 6 points so I will subtract the 6 points I had given myself in error from this weeks total which brings this weeks total to 31 points.  Sheila, my captain, I hope this is ok and that it corrects the error.

I apologise to everyone for the error.

Faith - You rub cyber shoulders with some very important people.  Does this mean that according to the six degrees of separation I know the mayor of NYC??

Have a good week everyone - Roadrunners keeping running down that road!!! 

prayrv

Hummmingbird checking in:

check in 3 pts

weight down to 124 all time low for ELAB - 2 pts

water intake 7 pts

exercise - 2 pts

eating healthier - not so much this week.....darn it - the kids made me eat it!!!!

Total 14 pts

 Have a wonderful weekend all!

Trish

SeasideMemories

Hi Ladies, 

Checking in for the Hummingbirds:

Weight loss this week -  LOST 2.2 lbs!!! Finally that scale is going in the right direction.   New weight 164.0 = 2 points

All time ELAB Low = 1 point

Exercise 4.25 hours  = 8.5 points

Friday check-in = 3 points

Daily water = 7 points

Extra credit: Started and kept a food diary.  I do believe that made a BIG difference this week! 1 Point

Total =  22.5 points 

chabba

My diet has improved since joining you ladies.  I;m eating more regularly even though I still struggle to get adequate fruits and veggies.  For the first time in over 10 years my weight hasn't bounced around between 150 and 160 and has stayed above 155 the whole time.  Thanks again for letting me be inspired by you.

2Hands4me

Checking in - 192.6 (down 2 # frrom last week!!!!!!!)

Weight down from prior week = 2 points

New E-LAB low = 1 point

Exercise - 11 points

Friday check-in = 3 point

Daily water = 7 points

Extra credit - ate out and chose a tradional burrito (only ate half)

               instead of a chimichanga = 1 point

Total = 25 points 

Achieved my 2 point increse from last week! Goal for this next week - maintain at least my 25 points! Seems like the points for me are in the exercise, and I think I'm at my limit time wise! I'm doing one hour of Curves 3 times a week and added yard work and some walking time. I was doing Curves 30 min. 3 times a week, unless I had a good excuse to only go twice! (It was really easy to come up with "good" excuses!).

Thanks for the incentive ladies! I want my points!!!!

   

SeasideMemories

I MUST say some of you are just "hitting it out of the park" as far as exercise!!! 

You ALL are such an inspiration and my hat is off to you!!! Motivated to work harder next week!!

NativeMainer

Checking in for the Roadrunners = 3 points

water intake = 4 points

exercise 165 minutes = 5 points

weight back to 217 = 0 points

total = 12 points

 Help me!  I had a Med Onc appointment this morning, and they tried to schedule my next (dreaded) Lupron shot 2 weeks early, which means I would have driven 95 miles just to hear them say the Pharmacist won't let them give me the shot, AGAIN, unless I pay myself ($3K+).  For the second time.  I caught this one, I already had the correct April appointment made and asked why it was being changed. I had a melt down at the front desk.  I cried all the way home.  I've been eating everthing I can lay hands on ever since I got home.  Even stopped and bought a bag of jelly beans on the way home.  I left them in the car when I got home, so I've only eaten about a third of the bag, but that's bad enough.  I promised myself months ago that next time there was a screw up in my treatment I was done with ALL treatment.  Well, there's been a screw up and I'm too scared to stop treatment and I'm too scared to keep going.  Now what do I do? 

sheila888

Im falling the last few days and i cant get up.

Wagon left without me.

Weight  all time high     0

checkin                        3

Water                           7

Exercise                       17         (walked 8 hours and 30 minutes)

sheila888

NM...sorryfor all this nonsense.

How about if your DR writes the slip you pick it up from your own pharmacy and bring it with you.

If Im not clear as what Im saying please let me know.

insurances have this stupid rules.

What is the reason they are denying you?

And by the way its perfectly normal buying some junk food.

Hugs

o2bhealthy

((((NativeMaine))))

sheila888

Ainm...just for your honesty i reward you 2 extra points.

Now its 33.

sheila888

Native...after reading your post few more times i got it.

You were 2 weeks early.

Like Bone Density test has to be 2 years to the date otherwise insurance wont cover it.

sheila888

(((MICHELLE)))

♥

NativeMainer

If I get it from my pharmacy I have to pay full price for it. Prescription insurance won't cover it as it is not given outside a medical setting (patient's aren't taught to give it to themselves).  I'd still have to have an appointment to have someone give it to me, since I cannot give myself a shot in the butt, even if I could give myself a shot at all.  This is an office that orders chemotherapy, I expected they could get a simple every 4 month shot scheduled correctly.  I just don't feel like I can trust the medical care system at all any more. 

deborye

No changes same O same O, Arimidex is just not allowing me to loose.

Hummingbirds 

Still doing 5lb weights for my arms. 

Maintaining from prior week = 1 pt
Exercising = 1 point for each 30 minutes of exercise 7pts
Making the Friday Check-in = 3 pt
Meeting daily water intake = 1 point per day 7pts
18 pts 

Anonymous

Checking in for the Roadrunners  - 3 points

Weight - up one pound - 0 points

Water - 7 points

Exercise - 8 points

Extra Credit - stayed on the line on hold for 20 minutes to make that routine check up appointment with PCP - 1 point

o2bhealthy

((((Shelia))))  Back at ya!

faithandfifty

Captain Faithie of the HUMMINGBIRDS checkin' in!

Checking in: 3 points

Weight drop: 2 points 138.0!!!!!!!

NEW ALL TIME ELAB LOW: 1 point!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (by two tenths of a pound: LOL, but still it's lowest so far.... I actually had some lower numbers late this week, but then it went up a tad.)

Exercise: 11 hours = 22 points

Water: 7 points

Extra credit: 1 point for the green smoothie research, and four days worth of green smoothiness

GRAND TOTAL = 36 POINTS!!

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

NativeMainer, please continue to be kind to yourself in the midst of all of this nonsense. I deplore that getting treatment is an agony --beyond the s.e. that you should have to go thru frustration to get things sorted out.

((((((((((((((NativeMainer))))))))))))))

suzwes

Checking in for the Rockin' Robins (in between packing and finishing household duties before I leave in the morning for DC)

checking in - 3 pts

water - 7 pts

exercise - 6 pts

Weight - increased 2 lbs - 0

extra credit - skipped chocolate and ice cream several times this week.  It was hard although the more I skip sweets, the easier it is to skip sweets.

More hugs from me NativeMainer.  Wish I could wave a magic wand and make it better.  All the difficulty you've had just sucks.