The E-LAB Project

Great job everyone, keep it up!  Happy Easter to those who celebrate.

OK, Meece - explain.  Catching fish?  Is this akin to fishing?  Or work related?  I'm so confused!

Also, I'm convinced that some hip pain is actually referred SI joint pain - not all, but certainly some.  Gotta pay attention to that sacrum - sometimes an adjustment can heal the hip pain.  Hope it get better.  Sorry you're feeling disgusted - I imagine that's a common feeling for most of us - I have this horror/disgust/disbelief thing that goes on when I get a side view in the mirror.  I can pretend it's not too bad when I'm full front, but side grosses me out.  So what do I do about that?  It plays bad tapes in my head.

3 pts for Friday check in

no wt loss but no wt. gain (? pts)

Not getting to drink water (not getting to drink much of anything on day shift at work LOL)  all I do is flipping run up and down those darn halls with that 50 lb med cart or answering lights)  I mean I never, ever, never sit down on day shift.)  You would think I would be dropping 5 lbs a week.  Also not getting to eat anything at work.  Geesh!! But my legs and feet are swelling from being on them so much.... UGH!!!!!!!!

Roadrunner checking in

Friday check-in = 3 points

Weight up from last week = 0 points

Exercise = 19 points - walked on lunch breaks (5 pts), walked for an hour Sat & Sun (4 pts), did 60 mins yoga (2 pts) and spent four hrs outside cleaning up the yard (8 pts).  Garden & Sculpt?

Daily H2O = 7 points

Extra credit = 1 point for dental appt Thurs. 

Total = 30 

RoadRunner checking in:

 Friday Check in = 0 points , overslept had to rush to work

Weight 224# = 1 points

Water = 7 points

Exercised =  5 points

Extra Credit--= 1 point  keeping on top of the cold, so far not triggering the asthma

Total =  14 points

Mimi--maintaining weight is good for 1 point!  But you make a good point about health care work.  We don't get to drink like we should, but since we don't get to take bathroom breaks like we should that sorta evens out.  We don't get to sit down or take a break like other people and end up with swollen feet and legs.  Great role models, aren't we?  Not that we have much choice in the matter. 

Bookart--really think there is way more to weight management than calories in and calories out.  Too many times we do everything "right" and still don't lose weight.  Of course, muscle weighs more than fat, so if you are converting fat to muscle you are getting healthier but the scale may be showing an increase.  We need a better way to measure this whole thing! 

A day late, just getting back from spring break...

Friday ~ 0

Wt (down 171.8) ~ 2 pts

Water ~ 7 pts

Exercise ~ 11 pts

Ex Credit ~ 1 pt ~ passed on Sour Dough Bread Bowl of Clam Chowder on Pier 39 in San Francisco. For me, that was MAJOR willpower. I had a chicken caesar salad while everybody else had the bread/soup.

Total ~ 20 pts

Great job everyone! 

Zogo--you have way more will power than I would have had! Kudos to you!

oh my gosh, Mimi, that is not good! You need to take care of yourself, girl. Is this the new standard for healthcare? It sounds like they need to hire some more staff! Take care...

I'm going to be away from a scale on Friday, so I will take the hit on points and hopefully not gain. I'll check in later in the weekend.

((Renee)), how about compression stockings?  One of the girls who started chemo same month as me is in health care and on her feet for hours on end.  She wore them and it helped.

I worked through lunch myself today so cannot chide you.  

Did have a nice bowl of homemade soup for supper, though...

hi birdies, Roadrunner checking in

Friday check-in = 3 points

Weight down from last week = 2 points

Exercise = 17 points

Daily H2O = 7 points

Extra credit = 1 point for making it through this past week without smacking anybody. 

Total = 30 

Roadrunner checking in

3 pts for Friday check in

0 pts for weight gain - 224.2 - my long thursday strikes again

7 pts for water - moved a 2 gallon jug of spring water into my office - even if I can't get off my chair, I can make sure I drink

Started a green day/red day chart - green for 30 minutes of exercise, or good food choices; red for no exercise or poor food choices.  So far, 2.5 red days to 1.5 green days.  Maybe this will help me visualize it. 

1 pt for exercise.  Sad.  Realized that I rely on my partner to set the pace of the day when I'm off - and she's been sick and not up to exercise, and also doing a lot of sit-down studying.  So I do a lot of sit-down reading and no exercise.  I'm going to have to do it for myself.  Sigh.  Each of these realizations help me a tiny bit. 

Thanks, Badger, for the extra point giggle. 

I see a total so far of 73, we know Patoo has at least 3, so we have a minimum of 76 points.  Not bad for rainy, snowy, yucky weather and long Thursdays and slow pace-setting partners. 

Bookart--I like the red days/green days idea, I'm visual too, and something like that would be helpful for me, too!  Just got to figure out how to do it on my work calendar without raising a lot of questions. . .

Good point!  I'll work on setting something up today to start using tomorrow!

NM, for some reason, I picture you with a daily Maxine calendar on your desk.  You could color her coffee cup red or green depending on the day. 

Elaine, it sounds like you have a physically-demanding job so (like Renee) I think you probably give yourself too few exercise points.  At any rate, IMO your red/green idea is worth an extra point.

And that makes 77 so we only need 23 more to reach 100.  Oh, Jane just posted with 21 so we're up to 98 ~ YAY ~ so close!  Hopefully Meece and Renee will check in yet this week. 

BTW, new ladies are always welcome!  The more the merrier!  You get points for healthy behaviors so it's motivating and fun.  And you don't have to give your weight if you don't want to. 

RoadRunner checking in:

 Friday Check in = 3 points ,

Weight 224# = 2 points !!!

Water = 5 points

Exercised =  5 points

Extra Credit--= 1 point found a healthier way to manage workday lunches

Total =  16 points