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  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 19,483
    edited March 2011

    Tuesday is our anniversary.  Where has the time gone?

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited March 2011

    Meece - you can weigh before the shower - don't think it will make that much difference.  Kiss

    BTW - you only gave yourself 1 pt for Friday - should be 3 pts.  See, I've got your back.

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  • faithandfifty
    faithandfifty Member Posts: 10,007
    edited March 2011

    LOL Patoooooooo!!!! Meece washes off pounds worth of dirt from all of her gardening exploits I bet.

    DON23: HAWAIIIIIIIII, as your captain I think I was supposed to get an invitation to come along, so that I could supervise your eating selections & exercise in the waves!! I'm so happy for you. Paradise! (I've never been before, but can imagine the joy you will treasure for always.)

    BColorado/Paula: I'm glad that you're starting to have some more bounce in your step & hoping the traffic anxiety lessens dramatically with each new day.

    I can't recall all of the other shout-outs that I wanted to give. Swiss cheese for brains.

    Captain Faithie, checkin' in for the Hummingbirdies:

    Reporting in on Fri: 3 points

    Weight down from last week: 2 points -- 137.2 pounds*

    *I am so thrilled to make this part of the report. This past week/10 days has been the most 'ambitious' for my professional life, since my BILAT & it's various complications, now 13 months ago. In any case, for me to be able to seriously 'return' to everything I did last week and NOT resort to wolfing down every carb & calorie available was a moral victory!!!! There's hope.

    Water: 7 points (or a hundred & seven as I seriously worked to stay super hydrated to keep my voice for the whole duration)

    Exercise: 4 points (all time low for me this calendar year -- but I was moving & grooving most of every 12 hour day, so I think that helped on the scale)

    Extra credit point: They served a luscious desert at one of my functions & I pushed it away!

    Total points = 17 points plus one moral victory!!!

    Smile  Smile  Smile  Tongue out  Smile  Laughing  Smile  Smile  Smile

    Oh, the other totally out-of-character thing I did yesterday, was to completely unpack our suitcases & put the un-needed ones back in the closet..... on the day of our return!!!

    Gonna sit at the pool for an hour (yes, in my polka-dot suit) and then we will leave for southern FL, where I give the keynote tomorrow for a conference there!! The car's already packed & ready to go!!!

    ++ Not sure when I will have a chance to get the team totals together. It may have to wait until we're driving home tomorrow night? Hopefully I'll have internet in the car for that task.

    ++++ Meece, are we gonna have a 'special' bonus weigh in on Tues for the anniversary? Or are you gonna announce the team total points?? We need to have a serious party. It would be fun for you to post the original ELAB birdies weights from a year ago -- so we can see where we stand.

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  • Valgirl
    Valgirl Member Posts: 187
    edited March 2011

    Hummingbird checking in:

    Weight: down 147 ( lowest I've been in years) Yeah!   = 2 points

    Water = 7 points

    Exercise = 9 points

    Friday check in = 3 points

    New E lab low = 1 point 

    Total with Elab low = 22 points

    Thanks Faith!

    I am 5'7"   and my previous goal was to be lower than 150.  Now that I have made it to 147 my new goal is lower than 145.    Baby steps.  I am down to a size 10 and haven't been that in years either.   Giving away my size 12's so I will have nothing to wear if I gain again.      

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  • badger
    badger Member Posts: 34,614
    edited March 2011

    Faith, I agree it would be great to see how far the original E-Labbers have come since last year.  Would be motivational for the newbies, well at least one (moi) to envision where we can be next year.

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  • faithandfifty
    faithandfifty Member Posts: 10,007
    edited March 2011

    ValGirl. Your lowest weight since joining ELAB, is indeed your lowest weight.

    Since 147 is your new, lowest low, you get the extra point, for a total of 3 points for hitting this new level!!!!! Congrats and KUDOS to you for that extra point's worth of motivation, effort and accomplishment. So I will therefore score you in at 22 points -- assuming I remember! Prompt me, or change your post above.

    CLAIM that extra point VAL, CLAIM it!!!!!!!

    Super fantastic that you're getting rid of your 'ol pants and moving into a trimmer & more fit lifestyle.

    YEAH HUMMINGBIRDS!!!!!

    YEAH ELABsters!!!!

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  • sheila888
    sheila888 Member Posts: 25,634
    edited March 2011

    Reporting:

    Weigh up to 169       0 pt

    Friday check in         3 pt

    water                        7 pt

    Exercise                   6 pt   ( I walked as much as I could)

    Total 16 POINTS

    Frown

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  • o2bhealthy
    o2bhealthy Member Posts: 2,101
    edited March 2011

    Hummingbird checking in

    Weight 178.6 (maintained) = 1

    Water = 7

    Friday checkin =  3

    Exercise = 2

    total = 13

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  • zogo
    zogo Member Posts: 20,329
    edited March 2011

    Meece, Friday check-in should give you 3 pts!

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  • zogo
    zogo Member Posts: 20,329
    edited March 2011

    Checking in for Rockin Robins

    Weight same       1 pt

    Water                 7 pt

    Exercise             6 pt

    Friday check       3 pt

    Total                 17 pts

    Have a great weekend birdies! 

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  • suzwes
    suzwes Member Posts: 1,740
    edited March 2011

    Checking in for Rockin' Robins

    Weight - same as last week (131) - 1 point

    Checking in on Friday - 3 points

    Exercise (not good) - 4 points

    Water - 7 points

    Finally I did something to earn extra credit - started back at the gym (after not going for a month) - 1 pt.

    Total 16 points

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  • SeasideMemories
    SeasideMemories Member Posts: 3,194
    edited March 2011

    Hi Ladies, 

    Checking in for the Hummingbirds:

    Weight loss this week -  Lost 0.8 lbs (now 166.4)!!! = 2 points

    Exercise - 3.5  hours = 7.0 points 

    Friday check-in = 3 points

    Daily water = 7 points

    Extra credit: Bought strawberries at the store because they looked and smelled sooooo good.  Used them to cut up onto my spinach salad instead of making strawberry shortcake!  PS... The salad was good I REALLY wanted strawberry shortcake!  1 point

    Total =  20 points 

    Goooooooo Hummingbirds!

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited March 2011

    Correction - gave myself an extra point for weight; 3 instead of 2 so my week's total is only 19.

    You're all looking good - kept moving and trying - YAY!

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  • Ainm
    Ainm Member Posts: 781
    edited March 2011

    Roadrunner checking in

    Friday Check In          3 pts

    Weight 133.15 down just under a pound      2pts

    New E-LAB low         1pt

    Exercise                  22pts

    Water                       7 pts

    Total                      35 pts

    Extra point for surviving on an average of 4 hours sleep a night???? 

    I think I was about 40 lbs heavier this time last year!! 

    Have jump started next weeks exercise quota - did an extra 90 min walk today. 

    Wouldn't it be lovely if we could all meet for an anniversary party!!

    Faithie and others in Florida - there is a group of Irish musicians and dancers heading over (I think it's to the St Augustine area if that makes sense!!)  to celebrate St Patrick's Day (they will be there from 10th to 18th March).  My DS and her DH are part of the group - I am so envious!!!  

    Have a great week birdies!! 

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  • faithandfifty
    faithandfifty Member Posts: 10,007
    edited March 2011

    HUMMINGBIRD Sub-TOTAL (from the car, headed south)

    Faith 137.2 pounds - 17 points

    Debo:

    Don23: 145 pounds - 17 points

    My3G:

    O2b: 178.6 pounds - 13 points

    Pray:

    Seas: 166.4 pounds - 20 points

    ValGirl: 147 pounds - 22 points *****NEW ELAB LOW!!!!

    MaiTai: 139.6 pounds - 17 points (is this your new ELAB low??)

    TOTAL POINTS so far = 106 glorious points!!!!

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  • faithandfifty
    faithandfifty Member Posts: 10,007
    edited March 2011

    MaiTai, you forgot to add your 3 points for checkin' in on Friday, since I was very clever to notice that, I've added the 3 points to your total. I'm not sure if this is your lowest since joining ELAB? If so, we get another point.

    Congrats on seeking out a dietitian! We will all benefit from her suggestions -- once you begin sharing those ideas.

    The rest of you hummers Deborye, My3girls and Pray -- I look forward to your additions. I promise to get them added at some point!!!

    Keep moving!!!

    Ainm. You are certainly our BIGGEST Loser!! That's for sure. Congrats!!!! Remember your hard work entitles you to staying in our home. (I realize that you only need to win the lottery for a plane ticket to cross the pond. Stranger things have happened.)

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  • deborye
    deborye Member Posts: 7,002
    edited March 2011
    Hummingbird
    Making the Friday Check-in = 3 pt
    Maintaining from prior week = 1 pt
    Exercising = 1 point for each 30 minutes of exercise 7pts
    Meeting daily water intake = 1 point per day 7pts
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited March 2011

    Checking in for the Roadrunners.  It was a bad week.  Another 21st birthday, complete with a mad hatter tea party with oodles of sweet goodies and lots of tempting sweet leftovers in addition to the cheesecake on the actual birthday.  Oh and less time exercising because I was so busy shopping and cooking for the tea party.

    Friday check in - 3 points

    Weight - up to 189.6  no points  Frown

    Exercising  - 9 points

    Water - 6 points

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  • sheila888
    sheila888 Member Posts: 25,634
    edited March 2011

                               POINTS     WEIGHT

     seyla                     16             169

    Ainm                       35             133.2

    badger                    22              185.4

    bookart                    19

    PatMom                   18              189.6

    NativeMainer           17.5                           (same weight gets 1 point added)

    patoo                        19             178

    Patmom                    18             189.6

    Samsue                     23             144.5

    ronqt1

    Total    187.5      

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  • 2Hands4me
    2Hands4me Member Posts: 484
    edited March 2011

    Checking in-

    Friday check in - 3 points

    Weight down to 188.2 (down .8) - 2 points

    New E-Lab low - 1 point

    Water - 7 points

    Exercise - 8 points

    Healthy choices - offered punch and dessert but declined - 1 point

    Total - 22 points

    One step at a time - We can do it!

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  • samsue
    samsue Member Posts: 757
    edited March 2011

    Checking in for the Roadrunners. I had company arrive on Wednesday so my exercise is suffering somewhat. I went outside at break time and walked the parking lot. Needed the fresh air and the "need" to walk.

    Friday Check-in = 3 points

    Weight down to 144.5 (on wed it was 144 but I'll take this) = 2 points

    New E-lab low....Yeah! =1 point

    Water intake = 7 points

    Exercise 4.5 hrs = 9 points

    Extra Credit - Encouraging the ladies at work to do a weight watch... we're watching what we eat and when one of the employees brought in cookies they sat in the kitchen most of the day. And, I didn't eat any. = 1 point

    Total 23 points.

    This is the lowest I've been in quite a while... thanks all for the support. It really makes me accountable for what I'm eating, drinking and exercising. I want those points!

    Ainm, would love to see the dancers, I'll be wearing the green in March! Smile

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  • prayrv
    prayrv Member Posts: 941
    edited March 2011

    checking in for the Hummingbirds

    Check in - 3 pts

    exercise - 1 pt

    water - 7 pts

    weight 124.5 - down from prior week 1 pt

    total 12 pts

    Have a great weekend all!

    Trish

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  • sheila888
    sheila888 Member Posts: 25,634
    edited March 2011

    GOOD JOB and Good Night!

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  • bookart
    bookart Member Posts: 564
    edited March 2011

    Seyla and Roadrunners - missed the Friday deadline officially, but to me it's still Friday, so I'm counting it!

    Friday check-in - 3 pts

    Weight UP - 0 pts - much knashing of teeth, weeping and tearing of hair - Hi, I'm Elaine and I'm a sugar addict.  Can you say chocolate?  Does anyone else do what I do - put the slide on the scale several pounds too high so you can nudge it down and feel virtuous?  Didn't work for me this week - barely got to move it down at all.  Cry

    Water - 7 pts

    Exercise - 4.5 hrs - 9pts - yay!  best I've done so far.  Will be working with my PT next week to modify my exercises to keep from aggravating my torn tendon.  That will help, too.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited March 2011

    prayrv - weight down = 2 pts so you got another.

    samsue, I agree, the support keeps us striving and we know that it's okay to have a "bad" week at times.  I like that we may be low on points in one ares, say water, but up in exercise.  This thread is a great way to watch out for our health, so bookart, not to worry - we're already in to another week.   Thanks all.

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  • faithandfifty
    faithandfifty Member Posts: 10,007
    edited March 2011

    HUMMINGBIRD Sub-TOTAL

    (from the car, now headed north)

    Faith 137.2 pounds - 17 points

    Debo: 18 points

    Don23: 145 pounds - 17 points

    My3G:

    O2b: 178.6 pounds - 13 points

    Pray: 124.5 pounds 13 points

    Seas: 166.4 pounds - 20 points

    ValGirl: 147 pounds - 22 points *****NEW ELAB LOW!!!!

    MaiTai: 139.6 pounds - 17 points (is this your new ELAB low??)

    TOTAL POINTS so far = 137 glorious points!!!!

    [**Patoo thanks for your eagle eye & finding us an additional points!!]

    We'll take point that we've earned!!!!

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  • deborye
    deborye Member Posts: 7,002
    edited March 2011
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  • NativeMainer
    NativeMainer Member Posts: 10,462
    edited March 2011

    Good job Hummingbirds!

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  • MaiTai
    MaiTai Member Posts: 491
    edited March 2011

    Hey All,

    faithandfifty - sadly it is not my E-LAB low. I'm going up and down.

    So as I said, I went to my dietitian.

    First thing I have to drink almost 10 glasses of water (or tea) a day. No more than 4 cups of coffee. She calculates the water that I should drink but I don't know the ratio.

    First week, no tomatoes or beetroot. No tropical fruits.

    No more than 2 carbs a day (including cereal, light bread and fruit). No sugar but no aspartame either.

    For the first week, a soup made of 1 onion, zucchini, dill, parsley, celery, coriander. Just cook every thing with salt, pepper and no more than to tablespoons of powdered soup of any kind. I also added garlic and turmeric.

    Have to go. Will go on later if you are interested in this.  

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  • suzwes
    suzwes Member Posts: 1,740
    edited March 2011

    Reporting for the Robins (a day late - sorry)

    Val is with her grandbabies "up north" (as we say here in Michigan) so my report is from three of us and ladies, we may not have lost any weight this week but we maintained - no one gained!!!

    Suzette - 131# and 16 points

    BC Colorado - 153# and 12 points

    Zogo - 193# and 17 points

    Total for the Rockin' Robins is 45 points!

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