The E-LAB Project

Robin Checking In:  (not Rockin' too much!)

Friday check-in:  3 pts

Water:  7 pts

Exercize:  3 pts

Weight:  (DOWN 1 pound! ) 2 pts

Total = 15 points

hi ladies, another birdie AWOL for the summer here

Friday check in for the Roadrunners = 3 points

weight 178.5

Down from prior week = 2 points
New E-LAB low = 1 point
Exercise = 16 points
Daily H2O = 7 points

Extra credit = 1 point, had my annual physical this week and also got my teeth cleaned.

Total = 30 points

OMG, I forgot to check in last Friday.  My bad.

Hummingbird Checking in

Making the Friday Check-in 3 pt

Maintained:  1pt

Exercise 1 point for each 30 minutes of exercise: 8pts

Meeting daily water intake 1 point per day 7 pts

Total points 20 pts

BTH, my DD just got engaged.  I am soooo happy for her, she deserves it.  He first marriage was a nightmare, thank goodness there were no children.

Hi Ladies I keep forgetting Fridays.... darn!! Oh well I must say I have not lot a stinking lb   this frustrates me to no end.  I have cut back on the amount of carb consumption and increased my protein intake.  Unfortunately I took a little spill and messed up my back and ankle so exercise has been out of the question for a while.  LOL!  I guess as we get older we become (or shall I say I become) a clumsy oath.  Oh well hopefully this too will pass.  I really hate BC meds!! I feel like that is part of my problem with the NO wt. loss.  However I must persevere...  Winter is now fast approaching so outdoor activities are limited and the treadmill will be my only source of exercise.  My daughter and I are both going to try and walk, however there is one limitation, my 2 yr old granddaughter loves to try to get on or lay on while one is walking and she is a bundle of fire.  It makes for difficult exercise.  Haha!!  she is in the terrible 2's no less.  Going to forcre myself to start trying to do dreaded situps or something along those lines for the waist.  Pray that it helps.  My incentive is strong... My niece is getting married next summer and I really don't want to look like a blimp in family pics.

 Hugs Renee

I've missed two Fridays in a row - was camping the first Friday (cold out but a needed break) and just plain forgot this past Friday.  I haven't weighed in - haven't been to the gym at all despite signing up for another year.  Tomorrow?  Can I hear a cheer - a word of encouragement?

I've been reading a book called Younger Next Year (for Women) and it recommends 45 - 1hr of exercise 6 days a week (4 cardio, 2 weight/strenght) to keep from suffering the effects of aging so much.  Healthier for longer, feel better, less pain, less illness overall.  Sounds good to me - oh yeah, also cut out the sugar.  Yikes!  I might, if I get really serious, be able to do the 6 days but the sugar - waah!  I'm a sugarholic.  My name is Elaine and I'm addicted to sugar.

hi Elaine, hip hip hooray and {{hugs}}

I read the Anti-Cancer book and that got me to walking 30 minutes every day, more if I can swing it.  I just saw my family doc last week and he said to avoid the white foods: sugar, flour, potatoes & rice.  I can give up sugar but flour is my downfall, I love pasta.  He also said your body can't tell the difference between fruit juice and soda so instead of drinking a glass of juice you may as well eat a piece of fruit, you'll still get the sugar but will also get the fiber.

Maybe this winter I will start making my own bread again with lovely whole wheat flour.

Samsue, I would support points for daily fruits and veggies.

Greetings to all the birdies!  Sorry about the MIA, I had a rough month with BMX on Oct. 3, followed by allergic reaction to the preop skin prep with rash from chin to belly, then got wound infections the next week, then infected seromas that had to be drained twice, reaction to antibiotics .... etc etc etc... Needless to say, I did not check in, did not exercise much, did my best to eat well.  Lost more weight, but this week has been better.  I am getting appetite and energy back, and gradually getting back to usual activities.  I am glad to see everyone still checking in, and would fully support the idea of points for eating the 5 fruits/veggies per day.

I should check in on Friday this week if all continues to go well! 

Dear Linda, good lord what a time of it you had, whatever could go wrong did go wrong!!  So glad you are feeling better now, may this be the start of good mending.  See you on Friday,  ((((((((hugs)))))))) to you , Karen

Linda so sorry you had such a hard time - Oct wasn't good to you! (((hugs & speedy recovery)))

Zogo I'd like the link and info on the "wheat belly"

Today I had lettuce and beans for my veggies and apple for fruit... also had birthday cake. ARG...

hey zogo, I have not heard about Dr. Davis but will look into "Wheat Belly."  I'm with the others who would like the link to the low-carb diet video.  I used to read Dr. Peter Gott's column in the State Journal.  He advocated for a no sugar no flour diet and people swore by it.  I notice you've been steadily dropping pounds so attawoman, good luck Fri for getting under 170.  I finally got under 180 YAY.  Now I need to stay here!!!

Wow Linda what an October you had!! hope you are getting back to feeling like or at least somewhat like yourself.  Geesh!! Allergic reactions are the absolute pits thats almost as bad as a BMX!!  or trying to lose wt (trying to make you laugh)  and cheer you up a bit.  lol !!!   anyway since I last checked in I have had the wonder sinus crud, along with bronchitis.  So very sick and my appetite has almost up and left me.  I have pretty much had to make myself eat and drink anything at all.  I've been a couch potato, had shortness of breath and coughing with major nose bleeds.  Just feeling like yuck!! Dieting has been no problem this week.  I haven't weighed so I don't know if I've lost any weight, but surely I've dropped a pound or a 2.  lol

I hope I don't forget to check in tomorrow, but it's my granddaughter Sidni's 11th b'day party and I have to go help my daughter cook and get ready for the party.  So forgive me if I do.  I can say without a doubt I haven't drank the water, heck I've not drank much of nothing.  yuck nothing has tasted good. Not exercised, no breath to do so.   Maybe next week will be a better week. 

The only positive thing that has happened has been I had a job interview today (sick) and it seemed to go well. She did tell me she would be in touch in a few days.  That there are a few more interviews (negative), but a positive is I do know the lady that interviewed me. So I am praying for good results. I never know how to read these things. Having been an interviewer myself it is so hard. I have told people what she told me and not call them back, but then I have called them back also. The last job interview I had I had to wait almost 3 wks or so before I found out if I was hired and I had 3 interviews. Such a long treacherous journey. She however will be my only interview.

Team Flock member checking in:

Friday check in = 3points

maintained weight = 1 point

water = 5 points (getting better)

exercize = (NOT a good week...so tired)...5

doing something good for me (made a Gp appointment to get my flu shot and ask why my blood pressure is on the low side of normal...and have taken my arimidex for a month!)= 1 point

total = 15 points

ps. Does singing for two hours count as exercize??? I ask because of the breathing and how exhausted I am afterwards?!!

thanks zogo, I'm listening in right now.  Interesting!

BTW if you copy & paste the link, put the cursor at the end, then hit the space bar (or enter key), it'll turn the link active (and clickable).

http://www.cas.usf.edu/news/s/169/#VIDEO

Good luck with your job search, Renee! 

hummingbird checking in

Friday check in = 3

water = 7

exercise = 4

weight = 0 (made some VERY poor food choices this week and gained 2 lbs)

total = 14