The E-LAB Project

And the winner is.............

PATOO - congratulations!!!!

PM me your name and address and I will organise sending you a little prize - but don't get too excited I did say 'little' prize.

And with that I hand the challenge baton to patoo - when you see fit you can pose another mini challenge - maybe sometime our commitment is flagging!!

Thanks to everyone for the good wishes and vibes - I'm sure all will go well but it's just hard not to feel a titchy bit nervy!! 

Congrats, Patoo! Way to go!!!! 

Ainm - I didn't meet the goal of one point more than last week, unfortunately. If I would have lost .2 instead of gaining .2 - maybe! And if maintaining means exactly the same amount - not even .2 more - then I don't even get the one point for maintaining! This week should be better - I worked outside for 2 hours. That will boost my exercise points! (Except that I had to miss my hour Curves workout today!!!). One step at a time.......Another week, another try - to eat less, move more!

Down from last week - 2 points
Exercise - 4 points (lame this week)
Friday Check-in - 3 points
Daily water intake - 7 points 

Extra credit - stuck to my food allowance (per dr. oz) every day!  1 pt.

17 points total for Rockin' Robins!

Hummingbird checking in:

Friday check in = 3 pts

Exercise = 10 pts (Yes for more than usual!)

Water = 7 pts

Weight maintain = 1 point

Total = 21 points

Roadrunners check in

Weight is way up  0

Friday check in 3

Water 7

Exercise  14

TOTAL   24

PS: I feel like I'm a fake because Im not really watching my food intake.

Today launches a whole new era!!!!!

I woke up a LaQuinta where the shower curtain was imprinted with the words:

"Wake up on the bright side."

I realize that this shower-curtain sentiment is not exactly Shakespeare-profound, but it really felt like it to me this morning!!!!

A.) I woke up.

B.) This is the right side of the dirt, the bright side!

Have no idea what my weight is as it's been another week on the road, eating out for all meals of the day..... which is never a good thing for me.

BUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

(yes, that's a very big butt: LOL)

It all starts anew today.

I get 3 points for checking in.

I'll take another 7points for the water, as I drank more water in the past week than in the past month. (That was the only way to 'preserve' my voice thru all 14 concerts -- the most I've undertaken in a such a consolidated time in I don't know how long! Made it!!)

Exercise??? Hmmm. I'll take 14 points. Each concert was an hour long and I was wringing wet after each one, having jumped and danced with dozens of children for an hour at each one.

I'll grab 1 point for extra credit: for making a conscious & determined decision to order from Appleby's low-cal menu on the two occasions that we were there.

I'm quite certain from the way my pants fit that I receive 0 points for my weight goal.

*****I can't wait to hear what your challenge to us will be, Patoo!! I'm seriously psyched today, having made it thru my most recent professional marathon. I'm really revved!!

I too get wet noodles for captain-hood, but we can aspire to being better for the rest of the summer!! Thanks for the acceptance, Hummers!!!

Total = 25 POINTS!!

A whole new beginning??

PRICELESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, some of you won't have a problem but others of us will have to work extra hard. 

My challenge is a 25 point week, not including the extra credit.  Okay, that might be a little high so I will extend it that you can do it either week ending July 7th or week ending July 14th.  Do it both weeks and you get two chances in the hat.  Winner will be pulled July 16th after all have had a chance to post on Friday, July 15th.

So if you check in Friday (3), water every day (7), lose (gain for those who need) (2), then you only have to do 6-1/2 hours of exercise (13) to make 25 pts.  Doesn't sound that hard, right?  And, since I can't win, I still must make it at least one of those weeks or... (I'll think of something!). 

No change, same o same o:

 Humming Bird Check in: 3pts

Maintained Weight: 1pt

Exercise: 17pts 

Water: 7pts

TOTAL: 28 pts 

Robin checking in:

Firday check-in:  3 points

Water:  7 points

Weight down 1 pound:  2 points

Total = 12 points

Checking in for Hummingbird Karen333

water 7pts

Friday check in 3pts

weight maintain 1pt

exercise14 pts

extra credit 1pt.annual gyn visit

total = 26 pts.

Checking in - 

Friday check in = 3 points

New E-Lab low = 1 point

Weight loss = 2 points - down 1.6. Met my Goal !!!!!!! Now have a new goal of 160#

Water = 7 points

Exercise = 11 points  (Gardens and weeds needed attention!)

Extra credit = 0 points? Still taking my lunch to work, avoiding the brownies and cookies, but nothing new this week.  

Total = 24 points             

I'm guessing that patoo won Ainm challenge? For some reason I don't see this announcement. I'll try for the 24 points....I really think that the more points, the more weight loss. Time will be a challenge this week though.... 

Can anyone tell me how to post without the spaces between the lines? If I "enter" at the end of "Water = 7 points" - it leaves a space between the lines. If I "space" clear to the end of the line - it will put each line next to each other, but then any editing changes all the spaces below and requires lining everything up again! I've noticed that some of your posts have no extra spaces and some have the extra spaces like mine. What am I missing?

Wow - am I glad I hit "preview". What showed in my screen all lined up with no spaces was quite a scramble of spacing when it would have posted! So I "entered" at the end of each line and hopefully this will work - but with the spaces between lines!  

I usually just go to the orignal post by Meece, copy the points section, paste it into my reply box, then change the numbers by editing, put my extra credit comments in. 

Uhhh, deboye, uhhhhhhh, 2 days early.  You already celebrating with fireworks!!