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

    Yes so so so so so so much to celebrate around here!!!!

    Congrats to those reaching new ELAB milestones.

    I weighed in this morning at 141.4 and I did a happy dance before my shower.

    Having a group to be accountable to is MONUMENTAL!!!

    I have forsaken my evening dish of ice cream-snack for the last 10 days or so and with the increased mobility it's exciting to see some progress!!!! Whoohooooo!!!!

    Just in time for the gobble, gobble festivities cross country. We will be having at least 3 different festive meals in 3 different states.

    Must find seat belt to stay in the saddle.

    Samsue. I am so proud of you for adding some running. (Something I never, ever do.)

    Meecie, where are you??? Are you feeling better?

    Zogo you need an award, dearie.

    Conference starts in the morning. I just read my workshop description in the program and in the notes it says its appropriate for elementary and junior high.............. they only missed by a mile and a half!!!! It should have read PreK and Kindergarten. Slamming head against the wall. Who knows if any one will stay once I tell them that its WRONGWRONGWRONG.

    ye gads................

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  • zogo
    zogo Member Posts: 20,329
    edited November 2011
    Faithie, Hope you don't lose your whole audience from the start!  I'm sure many will find value in your presentationSmile
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  • mimi1964
    mimi1964 Member Posts: 2,163
    edited November 2011

    Well I missed Friday check in as I said but the dr appts went well.  I got 2 good reports (one from the GYN and the other from the Med Onco, who insisted that I have a bone density scan done... they called today and I have "excellent bones"!!) Bad news over the weekend caught a stomach bug and was sick all weekend.  Uggh!!! feeling better today thank goodness Smile  hope to see the scales have gone down I haven't eaten much in days.

    Renee

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  • Linda-n3
    Linda-n3 Member Posts: 2,439
    edited November 2011

    Late check in with the Flock:

    Maintaining from prior week = 1 point

    Exercising = not much!  Probably about 5 points.

    Missed the Friday Check-in = 0 points

    Meeting daily water intake = 7 points

    "Extra Credit" points: I spent 3 days in a watercolor workshop, all day Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.  It was good for my soul and mental health.  I also did PCP appointment and made progress with physical therapy - range of motion is nearly 100%, strength about 50% but improving, and I am doing those stretchy-band exercises at least every other day (they only take about 10 minutes right now, but that will increase as I get more exercises to do, then I can count them and get more credit for activity!).  And I climbed stairs to 5th floor DH office instead of taking elevator for the first time since before surgery!  Laughing

    Total: 14 points

    Congrats to all of you who are making progress toward your goals!  Hang in there, I know the holidays pose such a challenge.

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

    Happy Thanksgiving one and all,

    Between holiday prep, house painting and cleaning and not exercising, plus eating and drinking yesterday (even though I made wonderful low carb foods that the whole family liked), I have effectively managed to put on pounds. Yes, thats plural, more than one pound. More like 3, arghh.  But, posting it is good reinforcement to make it lower next week (and get me points on E-Lab).

    So here goes for my check in:

    Friday                 3 pts

    Wt up (171)         0 pts

    Exercise             4 pts

    Water                 6 pts

    Total                  13 pts 

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  • NativeMainer
    NativeMainer Member Posts: 10,462
    edited November 2011

    Roadrunner checking in (sort of)

    weight:  didn't weigh myself this morning.  Ate too much yesterday and a lot more salt than usual so I know my weigh it probably up a few pounds that will come off over the next few days.  

    No ponts. 

    water:  7 points

    exercise:  8 points

    extra credit:  got all my liquid diet meals ready for after sinus/throat surgery on Monday.  1 point

    Checking in; 3 points.  

    Total = 18 points

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  • Ainm
    Ainm Member Posts: 781
    edited November 2011

    Belated Thanksgiving wishes to all the US Birdies!!

    Sorry I missed last week - things have been a bit 'meh' lately.  

    So - Friday check in 3 pts

    Water - 7 pts

    Exercise - I don't know - rushing about at work for a good spell, then sitting in car driving for a good spell - it's hard to quantify the 'exercise' value and I just haven't the time to dedicate myself to specific exercise anymore. 

    Extra Credit - 1 pt as I had to go for a second round of vaccinations for work.

    I wou ld really love to lose about 10 pounds but with Christmas looming I imagine I probably have a better chance of gaining 10 pounds than losing weight!!

    Well keep on keeping on ladies!! 

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  • Linda-n3
    Linda-n3 Member Posts: 2,439
    edited November 2011

    Checking in with the Flock:

    Gaining from prior week for those needing to gain = 2 points

    Exercising = Still not much, but slightly better: 6 points

    Friday Check-in = 3 points

    Meeting daily water intake = 7 points

    "Extra Credit" points: Nothing significant.

    Total: 18 points

    Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving.  Monday is the day I am supposed to get back to my water aerobics and dance classes, so my activity level should be up next week. If it's not,  you all have permission to yell at me!  Wink

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

    Friday check in for the Roadrunners = 3 points

    Up from prior week = 0 point (pumpkin pie is my downfall)
    Exercise = 14 points
    Daily H2O = 7 points

    Extra credit = 1 point, found an affordable 6 p.m. zumba class and start next week! 

    Total = 25 points

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  • samsue
    samsue Member Posts: 757
    edited November 2011

    Checking in for the roadrunners

    Friday checkin ~ which just about confused me since I didn't work yesterday or today.... 3 points

    Weight down .5 = 2 points

    Water = 7

    Exercise = 14 , really did some exercises at the gym and also walking at work and trimming trees & bushes!

    Extra credit = made a pumpkin pie without milk, no crust and used agave for the sugar. It was really good.

    Total for week 27

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

    3 points for checking in on Friday.

    Today was our 2nd of 3 Thanksgiving feasts and today's was out-landish in every possible way.

    We are on the beginning leg of a 10 day road trip. We are now as far as the Carolinas, headed next to DD/SIL in DC-area for a couple of nights and turkey.

    Hugs to all and to all a good hug.

    (BTW: they made an announcement to the entire conference about my workshop description being mucked up in the program -- and indeed I had a delightful crowd of 'my' people!!!! YEAH!!)

    Next up a series of presentations in upper NY, well Binghamton area, do you consider that upper? Followed by a conference in Tenn on the way back to FL. Hubby says it will be a total of 2200 miles. YIKES!!!

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

    Robin checking in - 

    Friday check-in - 3 points

    Exercise - 5 points

    Water - 7 points

    Weight up +2 (170.4)- 0 points 

    Extra credit - Bought a mini stair stepper to use when Curves is closed, 

                        or when I can't make it - 1 point

    Total - 16 points 

    Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We had a nice day with family. Nice to have everyone off work today too. And tomorrow's "another" Saturday!!!! Seems like 2 or 3 in a row! 

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  • bookart
    bookart Member Posts: 564
    edited November 2011

    Roadrunner checking in - believe it or not, I'm still on Friday - 3 pts

    No weigh-in (and haven't done Thanksgiving yet - yikes!) 0 pts

    Water - 7 pts

    Exercise - 7 pts - probably more - I've been working hard at home, but these are good cardio pts

    No extra

    17 pts total

    I'll try to be moderate tomorrow for our Thanksgiving Day.

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

    Roadrunner missed this week.  Scale this morning is about the same but no exercise this week.  I probably got in 5 days of water.  I should get an extra point for chasing after a 15 month old for 4 days since she throws everything her little fingers gets hold of!

    Oh well, next week is here.

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  • Sandeeonherown
    Sandeeonherown Member Posts: 1,946
    edited November 2011

    team flock here- missed the friday weigh in

    weight same-1

    water intake - better!keeping a jug on the counter so I see howmuch I m drinking...have to drink the rest in the evening if I don't get there - 7

    exercize- not a good exercize week really....walking lots...going to pump class iin 45 minutes..no a lot of energy for it...so walking = 6

    went for a massage and signed up for a monthly one so that is what I did for myself this week - 1

    15 points

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

    hey all, yesterday I was listening to the People's Pharmacy on NPR.  They had a FASCINATING show on sugar.  Here's a link to their main site (some interesting stuff posted there), then the specific show.

    http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/

    http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2011/11/26/802-sugar-hazards/

    here are a few thoughts I retained from the show:

    Eat food in its natural state, as it comes out of the ground.  Avoid fruit juice, just eat the fruit.  Anything in a box was processed for self-life.  Shop the outsides of the grocery store (meat & veggies) and stay out of the aisles.  Look for hidden sugar in processed foods. 

    Take the grams of sugar from the food label and divide it by four, that will tell you the number of teaspoons of sugar in a serving of that product.  My 'healthy' non-fat greek yogurt contains 13 grams or 3.25 tsp of sugar - yikes!

    Eat low-glycemic index foods which slow down the absorbtion of sugars in the digestive tract. 

    There was a lot more, about sugar and insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome (very bad).

    Just wanted to pass this along... take care everyone!

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  • samsue
    samsue Member Posts: 757
    edited November 2011

    Thanks Badger for the link.

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  • mimi1964
    mimi1964 Member Posts: 2,163
    edited November 2011

    Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving if you celeberate it! I was one of the unlucky few who spent the weekend on the sofa and in the bed battling a migraine for 3 days and the stomach bug... AGAIN!! I just can't seem to kick this stuff.  I didn't eat very much and i haven't drank very much either I fear I'm a tad dehydrated.  I've got to work on that.  Take care and I hope that I can check in on friday.

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  • karen333
    karen333 Member Posts: 3,697
    edited November 2011

    Dear mimi, it's one stubborn bug, you are better for a bit and it hits again, I'm on my second refill of antibiotics, it turned into a sinus infection, my daughter had the stomach bug, down and out for 3 days with that.  Hope you are feeling better soon, being sick that long is boring and depressing.  Karen

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

    Checking in for Rockin Robins

    Friday:               3pts

    Water:               7 pts  really made and effort on water this week. Got out my Camelback bottle and filled/drank/filled/drank/filled/drank!

    Wt (170.2) Down 2 pts

    Exercise (Lame) 5 pts

    Total                17 pts 

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

    Checking in for Rockin Robins

    Friday:               3pts

    Water:               7 pts  really made and effort on water this week. Got out my Camelback bottle and filled/drank/filled/drank/filled/drank!

    Wt (170.2) Down 2 pts

    Exercise (Lame) 5 pts

    Total                17 pts 

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

    Made it - RoadRunner checking in although it's been a bad week

    Friday check-in = 3 pts

    Water = 5 pts

    Weight maintained = 1 pt

    Exercise = 0 pts

    Total = 9 pts - couldn't even get to double digits - < sigh >

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

    Friday check in for the Roadrunners = 3 points

    Weight down from prior week = 2 points
    Exercise = 2 points (No exercise for ten days per the eye doc.  I had emergency laser eye surgery last weekend for a retinal tear.  I am OK and very grateful to have gotten to the right doc at the right time.)
    Daily H2O = 7 points (zogo I also have a camelback & fill it several times during the day)

    Extra credit = 1 point for being persistent and getting myself to the eye doc right away.

    Total = 15 points

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  • Sandeeonherown
    Sandeeonherown Member Posts: 1,946
    edited December 2011

    Friday check in for TEAM FLoCK- this is a fly by

    fri check in - 3

    water consumption - 5 ( I am keeping a jug onthe counter and Ihave to have it finished by the time I go to bed!)

    exercize = 7

    weight same = 1

    doingnice things for Sandee - 1 (chiropractor, 2 massages, walking and calling friends when I want company instead of sitting alone. )

    total =17!

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  • samsue
    samsue Member Posts: 757
    edited December 2011

    Checking in for the Roadrunners

    Friday check-in for 3 points, water 7, exercise down this week at 7. Weight the same, 2 points and for extra credit healthy juicing drinks a couple of times this week - 1 point

    Total for week 20

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  • bookart
    bookart Member Posts: 564
    edited December 2011

    Roadrunner checking in:

    3 pts for Friday check-in

    2 pts for weight loss yay!

    1 pt for e-lab low (208.8) yay again!

    11 pts for exercise

    7 pts for water

    24 pts total! Wahoo!

    Not sure what I'm doing - just working on it a bit here, a bit there

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

    Robin checking in - 

    Friday check-in = 3 pts

    Water = 6 pts

    Weight down .6 to 169.8 = 1 pt

    Exercise = 6.5 pts

    Total = 16.5 pts 

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  • deborye
    deborye Member Posts: 7,002
    edited December 2011

    OOPS forgot.

    No change, I thought I would gain from stuffing myself on Thanksgiving. LOL 

    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
     

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

    Rockin Robin shivering in the cold and checking in:

    Friday                3 pts

    Wt Dn (167.6)     2 pts

    Elab low             1 pt  

    Water                 7 pts  (I attribute my loss this week to water!)

    Exercuse!           5 pts

    Total                  18 pts  

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

    I have got to get it under control.  We had a meeting at work and two people brought donuts.  Throughout the day I ate 3!  They were right there, and I didn't leave for lunch, but that's no excuse.  Then I took a coworker to his GF's work because she had his car.  She work's at a drive through coffee stop and had a "Jumpin' Monkey" ready for me when I dropped him off. (Her thank you for driving him twice this week.)  I imagine that it held my total suggested coloric intake for the day.

    Since I have been sick the past month I don't do much when I get home other than eat dinner and get to sleep.  I am sure that's not burning any calories.

    This is going to be a tough season for me.

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