The E-LAB Project

Jumpin' Jack Rabbits, It's Friday.

I just got the memo...............

Check-in: 3 points (just barely, had to turn my laptop back on)

Water: 7 points

Exercise: 13 points

Weight: Down a smidge, 2 points

Extra point: Got my real-live, physical bicycle out and road around the big-block several times. I love riding my bike up here (northern WI, for summer) and last summer my LE arm kept me to going round and round the block. The previous summer I rode 837 miles. I am going to go very slowly and see if I can get off the flat-lands and out into the real world, but one way or another I will be riding. ONE POINT!!

Total = 26 points

Kudos to everyone who continues to stick with the program, welcome back Don23, keep at it folks. keep at it. Being accountable to the group is worth a ton of points!!!

Ainm. You have every reason to have taken a break. We're here with open arms.

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Meece--I've found that dollar store batteries won't even start to run my digital camera, or much of anything else either.  What a pain! 

Ainm--no apologies allowed!  

Good for you, O2B!  I like being on the bike, watching TV or listening to a book on tape or music.  Unfortunately, at my house there's no room inside, so it stays in the sunroom which is too hot now.  So I go to the gym when I can stir my conscience and my bod.

hey zogo, to answer your question, I started a walking program in March 2010.  Mostly, it was based on advice I got here to stay active during chemo.  I set a goal of 500 miles based on a song by the Proclaimers.

At that time, I didn't have a pedometer so I mapped out three routes with my car's odometer.  A really short walk (a quarter mile around the block), a medium walk and a longer walk (2 miles).

By Dec 31, I had racked up 496 miles so considered that goal met.  I bragged about it to my onc and he said to increase the goal to 600 for the next year.  So I did.  That's the 1,100 miles you see in my signature line.  I will reach that goal soon, then increase it to 2,000.  

My advice is to start slow but try to walk every day, even if it's just around the block.

Also buy a five-dollar pedometer, wear it all day long, and keep track of your mileage.

Hope that helps!  {{hugs}}

Aw, bcinco - keep working on it!  Glad you managed the water - that 's a plus.

Hello friends - Finally have internet at home as of late last night - a bad storm went through on May 29th (uprooted a huge tree in the back part of our 10 acres) - we didn't loose power but lost cable and internet.  It's been very painful   So busy at work that this is rare in the past few weeks that I've been able to get on BC.org. 

I'm way up on the weight after Mum and I had our fun cruise.  I started following the Dr. Oz superfast slim down plan this week and am hoping for some good results.  It seems like a very healthy and well balanced eating plan.  Need to find time to exercise.  UGH.  Such a busy time of year.

Now that I have internet again at home I will get the Robins caught up on their summaries.  Keep it up ladies.

So sorry about your dad Deborye.  It's so hard taking care of parents when something bad happens to them.  My FIL was immobile his last two years and the homecare expense was incredibly expensive.  I wish I was closer and I could help you a little bit.  Best wishes for his speedy recovery.

I agree!

Yikes! Must have been a bad week for getting on that wagon! Sorry to let the Flock down this week - was out of town with family over the weekend, forgot to check in, but DID manage to gain a pound and get some walking in.  I forget whether the Friday check-in point is for the previous Friday or the day we are checking in....

Friday check in - 3 from last week (so won't get one this next week?)

Water intake - 7

Exercise - 8

Gained weight - back to 88 - 2

Total - 20 points 

Have been thinking of you all.  Have a great rest of the week and will try to see you here again on Friday!

Linda

Thank you Faith!

I made two great choices for breakfast and my snack - I had a small california blue crab roll with brown rice (thanks to Dr. Oz for that suggestion - not for breakfast but for a meal and I say why not breakfast) and 1/2 a cup of Kashi go lean crisp (w/o milk cause milk reeks havoc on my tum-tum).  Woo Hoo

I won't be able to say much this afternoon cause the gals at work ordered me a special Banana Cake with cream cheese frosting (my very favorite) for my birthday.

Lets go ladies!

Happy Birthday Suz, will now do 15  minutes on the bike with the fan in front of me.  We too are in the 80's today with high humidity, great for Western New York!   Karen

Roadrunner checking in:

Friday check in = 3 pts

wgt is up from last wk = 0 pt

water intake = 7 pts

exercise = 6 pts

Total = 15 pts.  

Roadrunner here:

Friday check-in = 3 pts

Maintain from last week = 1 pt

Water - 4 pts

Exercise - 9 pts

Total 17 pts

Hummingbird:

Same weight: 1 pt

Friday: 3 pts

Exercise: 4 pts

Water: 7 pts

Total:15

Have a great weekend!