JanetC

Sarge, my numbers are off a bit... no biggy though. :eek: I do try to be a problem child! (Not really.) LBT Boot Camp Spring Training: Start: 277 pounds, 546.25 inches, 5'5", small frame, bmi: 46.1 Week of: 1. 4/10 275 (-2) 2. 4/17 275 (-0) 3. 4/24 272 (-3) inches 537.25 (-9)

Oh my goodness: :clap2: :hippie: :peace: :flame: Congrats Teresita!!!!! :hail: :first: :cheer2: :eek: That's so awesome!! We're proud of you!!

Woohoo!! Glad to see more of you in the challenge! I gotta tell you, it's working for me. I wanted to cheat, MAN! I wanted to cheat! But Mikey said, "You'll have to write that down on the challenge & not get your 'choices' points." GRRRRR!!!! So I did good. **SIGH!!** And then I didn't want to take my vitamin... but I wanted the point, lol. Hope it's kicking your collective booties into gear like it is mine! Go Diane! I know you can make 10 pounds! Get to drinking that water & moving that bod! You can do it!! Michelle! I love your new icon! Tres chic! And grats on the weight training, that's awesome! It'll help shape your new bod! I'm jealous! Wow Stacey! Awesome with the exercise! Walking AND Gazelle? You moving ok today? Heh. Ouch!! Tamyrn: Welcome to life with no chocolate! First you have to cut your finger, then mail us your blood... just kidding. :eek: Our pact is that we can have a small piece of cake on our birthday & ONE serving of chocolate during that time of the month, heh. Of course some of us have one serving for each other's birthdays & times of the month as well, to support each other. I love your idea of a "food divorce"! I'm getting there... we threw out all the bad stuff. So now we HAVE to eat well, lol. It stinks! But I think I'll be happy in the end. Hi Nanster! To "download" the scorecard: 1. Highlight the blank one with your mouse (I think it's on page 39, depending on how you're setup) 2. Right click & select "Copy" 3. Scroll down to the quick reply box 4. Click inside the box so it has the focus 5. Press Control + V to paste (Or, go up to the Edit menu & select Paste) 6. Click on the "Post Quick Reply" button. Then, when you want to update your numbers, click on the "Edit" button of your scorecard & fill stuff in. That way you can use just 1 card for the entire month. It is a little confusing to find the correct blank, but we'll get the hang of it (I hope). If you can't get it to work, let me know & I can do a scorecard for you. Wow, sounds like you're going to be having a blast when your family comes to town! That's awesome! And I'm glad you're not PBing as much! It sounds like things are going great for you! I'm so glad! Someone, I think it was DonnaB, said something about soaking the pill in water to get the surface to "loosen". Hopefully she'll read this & let us know what she does. I'm pretty sure she's still taking things in capsule form. Oh, and nice ticker!! Wow, Stacey! Congrats on exercising 2 days in a row! I'd give yourself a point in "activity" as well! For breaking through when you didn't want to! Oh my word, Michelle exercised 2 days in a row too? AUGH!!! I'm so behind!! I'm so glad folks are doing well & are using the challenge as motivation! Note: each day is 1 column... it's hard to see when you're in edit mode, but Monday = the first blank for each challenge, Tuesday = 2nd blank, etc. Also, for things like "water" or "exercise", if you get 8 points for the day, just put an "8" in the slot for the day. So for water & exercise, the number can be just about anything. For food choices, it can be a 0, 1, 2 or 3. And now... for the update!! (Drum roll please!) For those that have updated all their numbers: Mikey: 50 Janet: 46 Stacey: 38 Diane: 13 Mikey's killing us with water!!!! He drinks at least 128 oz of water daily. I'm trying to keep up, lol, but haven't made it yet! We can catch him! We just have to exercise more! Or make good food choices... he & I have been falling down on that one this week. Have a great Wed! Half-way through the week!!

Taken from the DFW Bandsters Yahoo calendar: Band Buddies Saturday Lunch: Date: Sat, May 6, 2006 Time: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Type: Lunch Location: Aparicio's Restaurante Mexicano & Tequila Bar 1001 E. 18th St. Plano, TX 972-423-6980 Aparicio's Restaurante Mexicano & Tequila Bar is located 3 blocks east of Central Expressway on 18th Street in Plano, TX (or 1 block west of Ave "K". Restaurant sits on the immediate east side of the DART railroad treacks. food is delicious and the service is accomodating and efficient. The fellowship is the best!!! Let's get a count of how many we're bringing & I'll warn Charlie (the coordinator for DFW Bandsters group). I'm excited, they're a pretty cool group... tons of fun & support. See you there!!

Ya know, there's a DFW Bandster lunch on the 6th... would anyone like to hook up with me & crash their party? They're a nice bunch... I went to their Burleson dinner. And then we can do our "official" one on the 20th? StrawartS? Would that work for you? If so, I'll look up the info for the DFW Bandster bash.

Congrats on your band!! Welcome to the journey! Glad your trip went ok!

There was a study that said it's recommended to wait 3 months post-op before filling... something about there being less incidence of slipping with the greater healing period. (I read it when I was researching... but ignored it when it was time for my fill, heh.) I know that study doesn't help you with the will-power diet, but at least you can soothe yourself by telling yourself your surgeon's being safe & you'll be very unlikely to have complications. (( Hugs!! )) Hang in there! Soon this will be behind you!

Congrats!! What an awesome day!! Can't wait to see the pics!

Oh wow, that's awesome Tricia!! Congrats!

Heya Becky! Good to hear from you! Sounds like you had a great weekend! Yeah, I'm starving during that time as well. I hate it! And I seem to get more restricted, which is strange & irritating! :rant: Though it helps me stay on track, so I should be thankful! 25 pounds is awesome!! And with the weight training you'll compact, you're gonna look great! Congrats on your restriction, Ms Vicki! Glad you got some more fill! Remember to slow down & give yourself time between bites! Be gentle to yourself & feel it out. (I repeat that to myself after each fill... actually, I say it before each meal, lol, Mikey must just love living with me! )

I love that poem, J-Tammy! It is so right about there being many friends instead of one best friend! I'm so glad I found you guys & that we're all along for our weight loss journeys! I'm so excited for us!! We're going to be new people & next year is going to be better then this one!!! (Been a long time since I could say that!)

Wow Jamie, way to go on the 100 pounds loss!!! That's awesome!!!!!!!! Reporting in with a 3 pound loss. I'm excited by it because it just changed me from a turtle to a rabbit, heh. I'm now averaging a touch more then 1 pound a week, woohooo!!

Hey TXTammy (to differentiate from JerseyTammy )! Mikey's & my fills are 4 weeks apart. That seems to be long enough for them to settle in & decide just how much they're going to restrict us. My 2nd fill did take a week to kick in -- weird experience. And now it seems to be backing off again, so maybe it was hormonal swelling. But yeah, I'd think that end of May or sometime in June should do the trick for you! Hang in there, it really does get easier when your fill is working harder! And good job on starting the exercise! You'll be ahead of the game if you do! A few of us have a "no chocolate" pact... you're welcome to join if you'd like! Welcome back from vacation, Michelle! Glad you had fun! And you're just in time to kick it into high gear! :rant: Glad you're joining us for the race! And how is everyone doing this morning? Drinking that water? Looking for ways to increase your lifestyle activity level? Starting some exercise? I've been searching for stairs to climb so I can get another point! Heh, I might be obsessive compulsive! We're about to measure to get our starting numbers... wish us luck!

Yayyyyy Julie!! Enjoy Disney World! We'll look for you on May 8th or there abouts! We'll miss you! Good luck with your eating! Hey Emily! Congrats on the 1/2 mile twice a day! That's awesome! Keep it up & that ol' scale will finally move, I promise! Our body's get used to being fat... it takes them a while to give in & let go of that ol' weight. Stacey, I'm glad your ultrasound was normal, but man that's frustrating, not knowing! Oh my word! That cscan test sounds terrifying!! I hope you hear soon & that they can fix whatever's causing the pain easily & QUICKLY!! :eekB::clap2: Welcome Tamyrn!! :clap2: 32 pounds, awesome!! We're glad you found us! Jump in & start chatting! The water's warm! Sorry in advance for the next few pages being cluttered with scorecards. Once we all get ours in, things should back to normal. I'm excited about the challenge... I'm really competitive, so I'm already thinking of ways I can earn those extra points! (Drink that water, move that bod, change that lifestyle!) Better hit the ground at full speed!! YOU have control of how many points you get, so start earning! ((( Hugs ))) everyone!!! Happy last day of April!

JanetC's Febster May Challenge Scorecard! Starting weight: __272____ Starting inches: __537.25_ Week 1: __ Monday, 05/01 _ Tuesday, 05/02_ Wednesday, 5/03 Thursday, 05/04 Friday, 05/05 _ Saturday, 05/06 Sunday, 05/07 1. Water ____10___ Water ___10____ Water ____12!__ Water ____8____ Water ____10___ Water _________ Water _________ 2. Exercise __4___ Exercise __0___ Exercise __0___ Exercise ____5_ Exercise ___5__ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ 3. Protein ___1___ Protein ___1___ Protein ___1___ Protein ___1___ Protein ___1___ Protein _______ Protein _______ 4. Vitamins __1___ Vitamins __1___ Vitamins __0___ Vitamins ___1__ Vitamins ___0__ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ 5. Calcium ___1___ Calcium ___1___ Calcium ___0___ Calcium ___1___ Calcium ___0___ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ 6. Food log __1___ Food log __1___ Food log __1___ Food log ___1__ Food log ___1__ Food log ______ Food log ______ 7. Choices ___2___ Choices ___3___ Choices ___0___ Choices ___3___ Choices ___1___ Choices _______ Choices _______ 8. Personal __0___ Personal __0___ Personal __0___ Personal ___0__ Personal ___0__ Personal ______ Personal ______ 9. Activity __0___ Activity __2___ Activity __2___ Activity ___0__ Activity ___0__ Activity ______ Activity ______ 10 Weight ___0____ Weight 7 - omg! Weight ____0___ Weight ___0____ Weight ___0____ Weight ________ Weight ________ 11 Inches ___0____ Inches ___0____ Inches ____0___ Inches ___0____ Inches ___0____ Inches ________ Inches ________ Totals Mon___20___ Tues ___26_____ Wed ____16_____ Thurs ___20____ Fri _____18____ Sat ___________ Sun ___________ Mon - Sun total added up: __100__ + bonus points: _________ = weekly total: __________ Week 2: __ Monday, 05/08 _ Tuesday, 05/09_ Wednesday, 5/10 Thursday, 05/11 Friday, 05/12 _ Saturday, 05/13 Sunday, 05/14 1. Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ 2. Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ 3. Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ 4. Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ 5. Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ 6. Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ 7. Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ 8. Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ 9. Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ 10 Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ 11 Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Totals Mon________ Tues __________ Wed ___________ Thurs _________ Fri ___________ Sat ___________ Sun ___________ Mon - Sun total added up: _______ + bonus points: _________ = weekly total: __________ Week 3: __ Monday, 05/15 _ Tuesday, 05/16_ Wednesday, 5/17 Thursday, 05/18 Friday, 05/19 _ Saturday, 05/20 Sunday, 05/21 1. Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ 2. Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ 3. Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ 4. Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ 5. Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ 6. Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ 7. Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ 8. Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ 9. Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ 10 Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ 11 Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Totals Mon________ Tues __________ Wed ___________ Thurs _________ Fri ___________ Sat ___________ Sun ___________ Mon - Sun total added up: _______ + bonus points: _________ = weekly total: __________ Week 4: __ Monday, 05/22 _ Tuesday, 05/23_ Wednesday, 5/24 Thursday, 05/25 Friday, 05/26 _ Saturday, 05/27 Sunday, 05/28 1. Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ 2. Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ 3. Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ 4. Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ 5. Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ 6. Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ 7. Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ 8. Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ 9. Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ 10 Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ 11 Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Totals Mon________ Tues __________ Wed ___________ Thurs _________ Fri ___________ Sat ___________ Sun ___________ Mon - Sun total added up: _______ + bonus points: _________ = weekly total: __________ Week 5: __ Monday, 05/29 _ Tuesday, 05/30_ Wednesday, 5/31 1. Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ 2. Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ 3. Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ 4. Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ 5. Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ 6. Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ 7. Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ 8. Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ 9. Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ 10 Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ 11 Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Totals Mon________ Tues __________ Wed ___________ Mon - Wed total added up: _______ + bonus points: _________ = weekly total: __________ Grand total: Week 1 points: ____________ Week 2 points: ____________ Week 3 points: ____________ Week 4 points: ____________ Week 5 points: ____________ My total points: __________ Ending weight: ______ Ending inches: ______

Febster May Challenge Scorecard! Starting weight: _________ Starting inches: _________ Starting fat %: __________ Week 1: __ Monday, 05/01 _ Tuesday, 05/02_ Wednesday, 5/03 Thursday, 05/04 Friday, 05/05 _ Saturday, 05/06 Sunday, 05/07 1. Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ 2. Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ 3. Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ 4. Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ 5. Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ 6. Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ 7. Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ 8. Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ 9. Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ 10 Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ 11 Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ 12 Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Totals Mon________ Tues __________ Wed ___________ Thurs _________ Fri ___________ Sat ___________ Sun ___________ Mon - Sun total added up: _______ + bonus points: _________ = weekly total: __________ Week 2: __ Monday, 05/08 _ Tuesday, 05/09_ Wednesday, 5/10 Thursday, 05/11 Friday, 05/12 _ Saturday, 05/13 Sunday, 05/14 1. Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ 2. Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ 3. Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ 4. Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ 5. Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ 6. Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ 7. Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ 8. Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ 9. Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ 10 Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ 11 Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ 12 Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Totals Mon________ Tues __________ Wed ___________ Thurs _________ Fri ___________ Sat ___________ Sun ___________ Mon - Sun total added up: _______ + bonus points: _________ = weekly total: __________ Week 3: __ Monday, 05/15 _ Tuesday, 05/16_ Wednesday, 5/17 Thursday, 05/18 Friday, 05/19 _ Saturday, 05/20 Sunday, 05/21 1. Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ 2. Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ 3. Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ 4. Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ 5. Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ 6. Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ 7. Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ 8. Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ 9. Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ 10 Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ 11 Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ 12 Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Totals Mon________ Tues __________ Wed ___________ Thurs _________ Fri ___________ Sat ___________ Sun ___________ Mon - Sun total added up: _______ + bonus points: _________ = weekly total: __________ Week 4: __ Monday, 05/22 _ Tuesday, 05/23_ Wednesday, 5/24 Thursday, 05/25 Friday, 05/26 _ Saturday, 05/27 Sunday, 05/28 1. Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ 2. Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ 3. Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ 4. Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ 5. Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ 6. Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ 7. Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ 8. Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ 9. Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ 10 Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ 11 Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ 12 Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Totals Mon________ Tues __________ Wed ___________ Thurs _________ Fri ___________ Sat ___________ Sun ___________ Mon - Sun total added up: _______ + bonus points: _________ = weekly total: __________ Week 5: __ Monday, 05/29 _ Tuesday, 05/30_ Wednesday, 5/31 1. Water _________ Water _________ Water _________ 2. Exercise ______ Exercise ______ Exercise ______ 3. Protein _______ Protein _______ Protein _______ 4. Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ Vitamins ______ 5. Calcium _______ Calcium _______ Calcium _______ 6. Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ 7. Choices _______ Choices _______ Choices _______ 8. Personal ______ Personal ______ Personal ______ 9. Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ______ 10 Weight ________ Weight ________ Weight ________ 11 Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ 12 Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Totals Mon________ Tues __________ Wed ___________ Mon - Wed total added up: _______ + bonus points: _________ = weekly total: __________ Grand total: Week 1 points: ____________ Week 2 points: ____________ Week 3 points: ____________ Week 4 points: ____________ Week 5 points: ____________ My total points: __________ Ending weight: ______ Ending inches: ______ Ending fat %: _______

May Challenge for the Febsters! Ok, the point of this challenge is to kick our booties into gear. We've been at this for a couple of months now & things are getting old. Some of us have stalled on the weight loss... or we're waiting to get to the correct restriction... or we're tired of chewing... or we're just tired. So these things are aimed at focusing us on the right steps to get back in the groove. If you find any part of the challenge to not be helpful, please ignore it! We're going to track 1 week at a time, so we'll have a weekly winner and an overall winner. If you're out of town this week, say at Disney, heh, no worries, jump in when you get home! You can win one of the other weeks! And if you kick it with water & exercise you could even win overall, even coming from behind! The first week starts tomorrow, Monday, May 1st. I will post a scorecard. Everyone needs to copy / paste it into a post of their own. Each day come back in & edit your scorecard (you may want to bookmark the page with your card on it). That way we'll have daily running totals for all of us. At the end of each week I'll announce a winner for the week & the running totals for the month. You'll know if you need to start kicking it into high gear! A couple of these are subjective, so be honest with yourself! This challenge is for YOU, make it work! If you fall down one meal or one day, get up & get going! You'll have to run, but you can catch up! Challenge 1: Drinking water -- Give yourself 1 point for every 8 oz you drink. Get in your 64 oz for the day, get 8 points! Need to make up some points? Start drinking! Challenge 2: Exercise -- Give yourself 1 point for every 5 minutes of exercise. We're starting with 5 this month... next month's challenge will be higher! (Example: I exercised 45 min today = I get 9 points for today) -- This is a great way to earn extra points! Challenge 3: Eating protein -- Give yourself 1 point for meeting your protein goal for the day. Challenge 4: Multi-vitamins -- Give yourself 1 point for taking your multi-vitamin Challenge 5: Calcium -- Give yourself 1 point for taking your calcium supplement Challenge 6: Food journaling -- Give yourself 1 point for writing down everything that enters your mouth! Challenge 7: Good food choices -- This is subjective. Give yourself 1 point for each meal that you made good choices (up to 3 / day). Challenge 8: Living more active -- If you did something TODAY that made you more active (took the stairs, parked further, walked when you could have driven, etc), give yourself a point for each thing you did. Keep it up! You're changing! (Extra points are screaming to be made here!!) Challenge 9: Personal objectives -- List your daily objectives that aren't covered in other areas here. If you complete your list daily, give yourself 1 point! Example!! Janet's personal daily objectives: 1. Read my daily affirmations 3 times 2. Do one homework for therapy daily (it's a sheet we have to fill out, I hate doing them) 3. No sugar in my diet 4. Get fewer then 20g carbs daily 5. Stop taking naps so my nightly sleep is better If I do everything on the list, I get 1 point for the day. This way we can tailor the challenge to our personal needs. Challenge 10: weight lost -- Give yourself 1 point for every HALF pound lost (2 points per pound). Challenge 11: inches lost -- Give yourself 1 point for every HALF inch lost (2 points per inch). Remember, muscle weighs more but takes up less space, so measuring rocks! I personally add up all my measurements & watch the overall number go down. Sometimes 1 spot will go up (especially if it's a muscle). But overall I go down, so I still win! HINT: The more places you measure, the more you have to lose from! (I measure EVERYTHING... so I can lose from everywhere!) If you want a list of what I measure, let me know! Challenge 12: fat percentage -- If you have a scale or doctor that does fat %, give yourself 1 point for every percentage lost. Challenge 13: Bonus points -- Give yourself 1 bonus point for each perfect week of challenges 1-9. For the water, we're defining "perfect" to be at least 64 oz / day. So if you drank 64 oz+ every day for a week, give yourself 1 bonus point. Ate your protein every day for a week? Get another bonus point! Exercise at least 5 minutes every day? There's another point for you! Go for the gusto! Get a perfect week in every area!! (Total of 9 bonus points per week are possible.) HINT: You can earn extra points for extra water or exercise or active lifestyle! So you CAN come from behind! And weight/inches/fat percentage aren't the deciding factor... if you're not losing enough to keep up with someone else, do some extra exercise! (Which should help with the other part anyway!!) See you on the winner's podium!! :first: NOTE: On the scorecards, only boring fonts keep stuff in line... courier, fixedsys, etc. Sorry! Downside of a bulletin board. :eekB: (Disclaimer: If you don't want to list your inches or weight, we'll trust you to keep track of them on your own. Void where prohibited & prohibited where void. No animals were harmed in the making of this post.)

Hi Dwayne! Welcome to LBT!! Great to see another guy around here! We do have a few, they poke their heads out every now & then to shout. :eek: Congrats on your decision to get banded! We've got a couple of great threads about questions to ask your doctor. I'll link to them here: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=12541 http://www.lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=15595 Keep reading on here... it'll bring up tons of questions for you! :eek:

Hi Gale! Welcome to LBT! You've come to the right place for opinions galore! :eek: Pre-op diets vary from doctor to doctor. Some require you to lose a certain number (like 10 pounds), some require a percentage (like 10% of your body weight), some require a time: 2 weeks of "my" diet, some require all liquid for a week or 2. It really just depends. Ours was a lo-fat, lo-carb diet for 3 weeks. We survived it... mostly, lol. The general rule of thumb for post-op exercise is walking is ok from hour 1. Nothing over 10 pounds for 10 days. Then everything's fine as long as it doesn't hurt. Some doc's have more strigent rules, but the majority seems to just look at the first 10 days. There is some adjustment to fewer calories, but weight lifting & exercising will actually help you a lot. Make sure you're getting enough Protein & be sure & tell your nutritionist that you work out -- she may need to up your calories some! The biggest thing is to communicate with your doctor's office. If you're on the pre-op & are weak, call them & let them know. They may have tips or strategies to get you through it. Keep reading here & ask any questions that come to mind! We're glad you're here!

Welcome to LBT Donna! We're glad you're here! Feel free to pepper us with questions, we love to answer them! :eek:

I don't have a kid... but I could have done ok without Mikey there. On the other hand, heh, I HURT & wanted his hand to comfort me... big case of the poor me's. :eek: But if I'd known he was taking care of our children... I think I would have been fine. Especially after that first nap... then the world is a much kinder place. :eek:

Wow, you look awesome!! I totally see a difference! Congrats on your half-bandiversary! :eek:

I don't have PHCS-PPO, but I'll bump this so others see it. Welcome to LBT!! We're glad you're here! :eek: Ask any questions you can come up with, we love to talk! :eek:

Wow, congrats on your entry into his program! Sounds like you're in for a fun ride! Make sure he has a proctor there for his surgery... you definitely want him to be supervised! (Unless of course he's done 200 in some other location. :eek:) Welcome to LBT, we're glad you're here!

Wooohooo!!! Congrats Ms Joy! :eek: That's awesome news!! Can't wait to see you again! (Sorry I'm late with this... trying to play catch up.)