Welcome to the Gone for Good Club

The members of this "club" are like-minded people who want to challenge each other to keep working toward our goal of weight loss and keeping it off! We have no illusions of the band being a miracle cure, nor do we believe that we will achieve our goals without working for them. We understand that if we continue the lifestyle and eating habits that got us fat in the first place, we will not achieve our goals. We come together in order to strengthen our determination by sharing our dreams, our struggles, and our victories with one another.

Everyone is welcome to join the club - banded, pre-banded, no band - all are welcome to join at any time. To join, please post a brief introduction of yourself and list any information you want posted on the main page. See the list of members below to get an idea of what info you can post. The only requirement for joining the club is a commitment to your own success in your weight loss journey, and the ability to say NO to Girl Scout cookies! (club joke *winks*)

Wednesdays are weigh-in days for those who wish to have us update your progress on this page. Please post a brief note on Wednesdays in the following format: C 265 (-42 lbs total, -3 this week)

We encourage everyone to get to know one another while sharing tips, support, struggles, and encouragement... and a kick in the rear when needed! *grin*

This is not a contest, there is no deadline, and everyone is a winner by being a "loser"!

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(H-highest weight, S-weight at surgery, J-weight when joined this club, G-goal weight, C-current weight)

AliDiane - H & S 224/ J 210/ G 120 (-14 lbs total)

Anillacookie - H 270/ J 214 (-57 lbs total)

Bell - S 300/ J 223/ G 160 (-77 lbs total)

Betje - H 300/ S 286/ J 239 (-61 lbs total)

Chameleon - H 275/ J 269 (-6 lbs unbanded to date)

Cheri - H 266/ J 234/ G 150s ? (-32 lbs total)

Chunk - H 320/ S 300/ J 220/ G 200 (-100 lbs total)

Coyotegirl - H 305/ S 294/ J 220/ G 150ish/ C-213 (-92 lbs total)

Criss Kellogg - H 245/ S 241/ J 211/ G 175/ C 205 (-36 lbs total)

Daisybelle - H 400+/ S 403/ J 343/ C 340.5 (-63 lbs total)

Dawg - 307 (no band)/ J 265/ C 247 (-60 lbs total, -3 this week)

DianeChef - H 258/ J 208/ G 150/ C 202 (-55 lbs total)

Dongger - newly banded!

Drj - H 295/ J 234/ C 232 C-213 (-63 lbs total)

EmileeKaye - H 303/ J 227/ C226 (-77 lbs total, -2 this week)

Fee2Young2B40 - H 278/ J 230/ G 150?/ C 229 (-49 lbs total)

FunnyDuddies - H 372/ J 340/ G 120/ C 355 (band date July 28th)

Gloria37 - H 310/ J 285/ G 190/ C 281 (-29 lbs total)

Gurly - H 365/ S 329/ J 279/ G 190/ C 262 (-103 lbs total, no change this week)

Founder, Resident Hot Chick and Biggest Loser of the Gone for Good Club

Iziksmom - H 274.5/ S 268/ G 135/ C 238.5 (-36 lbs. total, -3 lbs this week)

Jaygerl05 - H 245/ S 243/ J 200/G 165 (-45 lbs total)

Jerseytammy - H&S 308/ J 269 (-39 lbs total)

Jill S - H 320/ S 289/ J 246.6/ G 155/ C 234.8 (-85.2 lbs total)

Joe - H 362/ S 320/ J 269.6/ G 200 (-92.4 lbs total)

Josette - H385/ J 395/ G 220/ C 385

Kaybug - S 360/ J 348 (-12 lbs total)

Kelliebelly - H 265/ J 191 (-73 lbs total)

Kim 8 - H 235/ S 218/ J 192/ C 181.5 C 180.0 (-54 lbs total, -.5 over last week)

Kimbo - S 292/ J 226/ C 212.5 (-79.5 total loss, 5 lbs this week)

Kimmcneely - H 256/ S 218/ J 163/ G 140 (-93 lbs total)

LegallyKristin - H 298/ S 264/ J 251/ G 140/ C 239 (-59 lbs total, -6 this week)

Lianna - H & S 229/ J 204/ C 192 (-37 lbs total, -2 this week)

LindaV - H 315/ J 299/ G 170/ C 296 (-19 lbs total, -3 this week)

LSasha - H 340/ J 280/ C 261 (-79 lbs total, -10 this week) Wow! :eek:

Maggie63- H 285/ S 277/ J 235/ G 190/ C 229 (-56 lbs total)

Marie485 - H 275/ S 270/ J 224/ G 140 (-51 lbs total)

Maryb - H 219/ 1st Dr Visit 207/ S 201/ 1st G 180/ 2nd G 150/ Final G 130/ C182 (-37 lbs total, -2 this week)

MaryPetunia - H 342/ S 333/ J 303/ G -200 lbs/ C 291 (-51 lbs total)

Michelle43mi - S 215/ J 186/ G 125 (-29 lbs total)

Mistjin - H 304/ J 297/ C 293 (-11 lbs total, hoping to be banded soon)

MollyMolly - H 288/ S 264/ J 230/ G 140/ C 228 (-60 lbs total)

MoOrLess - C 276 (-2 this week, waiting to be banded this summer)

Morsaille - S 312/ J 287/ G 180/ C 285 (-27 lbs total)

Mrycrltn - S 189/ J 168.5/ G 125/ C 151.5 (-37.5 lbs total, -.5 this week)

Mychevygirl - H 380/ J 351.5/ C 322 (-57 lbs preband, -5 this week)

NaturalBeauty - S 283/ J 228/ G 185/ C 213 (-73 lbs total, -2 this week)

Nightingale2u - H 257/ J 219/ C 221.5 (-35.5 lbs total)

Papillon - S 291/ J 255.5 (-35.5 lbs total)

Patty103 - (-99 lbs total)

Paula - S 248/ J 185 / G 150/ C 182.2 (-65.8 lbs total)

Penni - H 296/ S 296/ J 252/ G 200/ C 262 (-34 lbs total, +5 this week) *hugs*

PhotoNut - H 307/ S 291/ J 265/ G 130/ C 244.5 (-62.5 pounds total, -1.5 this week)

PinkMary - H 265/ S 265/ J 185/ G 130 (-80 pounds total, no change this week)

Poster child - H&J 258/ G 130/ C 256 (band date May 8th!)

Pugmum - H 250/ J 240 (-10 lbs total)

RHONDAKO - S 270/ J 229/ G 150/ C214 (-56 lbs total)

ScrapKarla - H 321/ S 310/ J 250/ G 190/ C 250 (-60lbs total, no change this week)

ShackDog - (-30 lbs total)

Shauntil6266 - H 223/ J 223/ G 150 (banded March 29th)

Skbishop78 - S 205/ J 185/ G 125/ C 172 (-33 lbs total)

SkyeBlu - H 210/ S 206/ J 191/ G 130/ C176 (-34 lbs total)

Sunta - (-20.9 lbs total)

Tellymelly - H 240/ S 235/ J 219/ G 135/ C 218 (-22 lbs total, -1 this week)

Tess L - S 216/ J 195/ C 187 (-29 lbs since surgery, no change this week)

The best me - H 242/ S 223/ J 188/ C 183.8 (-58.2 lbs total, no change this week)

Tricia K. - H 283/ S 274/ J 216/ G 160/ C 201 (-73 lbs since surgery, - 1 this week)

TwinkleLil_star - J 264 (Band date May 12th)

Txblue eyedqt - H 296/ S 296/ J 224/ G 140-150/ C 210 (-86 lbs total)

Valhallagirl - S 250/ J 238/ G 130/ C 237 (-13 lbs total)

VegasWildflower - H&S 285/ J 265/ G 160/ C 261 (-23 lbs total)

Wendyr - H 230/ S 226/ J 188/ G 135 (-42 lbs total)

Wonkette - S 245/ J 179 (-66 lbs total)

TOTAL GROUP LOSS PRIOR TO JOINING CLUB: 3,053.3 pounds (1 1/2 tons!)

March 2006: 223 pounds Gone for Good!

April 2006: 182.8 pounds Gone for Good!

Total group loss week ending April 05: 63.6 pounds

Total group loss week ending April 12: 39.2 pounds

Total group loss week ending April 19: 30.5 pounds

Total group loss week ending April 26: 49.5 pounds

It's weigh-in day! Here's the format for reporting. Copy and paste in your own numbers:

C 244.5 (-62.5 pounds total, -1.5 this week)

By the way, thats mine this week.

C 262 (-103 lbs total, no change this week)

Guess I am at my first plateau... but I have been watching extra hard what I put in my mouth and I am confident the scale will move down with our new lovely challenge that Susan is getting started!!!

P'nut~WAY to go on your 1.5 loss this week!!! You are kicking butt girl!

I'm with you mychevygirl--by this time next week I'll have my band too! It's hard to believe it's finally here.

Pnut--I really enjoyed the walk yesterday--WHAT A SHOCK - I ENJOYED EXERCISING!! It was probably more the company than the exercise. Either way, I'm looking forward to tomorrow. Here are my stats:

H 313/ S May 1st:high5:/ J 299/ C 296 (-3 lbs this week)

Have a great day everyone!!!!

C 151.5 (-37.5 lbs total, .5 this week)

I/2 a pound. OMG, I have slowed down. I was looking forward to seeing the scale hit below 150. Oh well. Maybe next week.

Thank you lord! I was at a dormant weight of 219 for the past 4 - 5 days and I was getting really upset about it. I just joined this club and I'll be damned if I don't progress some kind of way.

Ok, this morning I weighed 219lbs and I got so furious, I put on my sauna jacket, jumped on my treadmill and did a 2 mile run at a varying pace of 3.2 - 4.5 (5.0 for about 1 minute, almost died) and then my kids were making a whole heck of alot of noise, couldn't hear my ipod, and my DH wasn't helping so I got even more upset and jumped on my bike and took it for a 2.5 mile mini bike ride (with the jacket on). I came back, took off my jacket and water just poured out like I just got out of the pool. **NOTE*** when you wear the sauna jacket, drink lots of water before and after your workout so you don't dehydrate.

TMI here so: Every single clothing item off, completely dried off for about 5 minutes, then hopped on the scale....

I'm now 217.5lbs but I don't do the halves so I rounded it off to the nearest.

Here are my stats...

C 218 (-22 pounds total, -1lb this week)

P.S., still drinking water..

Ok, I think I solved the problem with trying to get columns to work. Below is a copy of the score cards we will use during the challenge. I am going to be closing this thread after I get in all of the weigh-in and new member updates completed tonight, and then I will start a GFG Club - May 2006 thread that we will put the score cards on. I will post the score card and instructions on how to update the card on the new thread. If anyone sees any mistakes I've made in the score card, please let me know so they can be corrected prior to everyone copying the card! Thanks!

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Gone for Good Club Spring Challenge

Score Card

Points earned for Rule 1

For each day that you drink a minimum of 64oz of water, you earn 1 point.

You may earn a bonus of 5 points for a perfect month.

4-26_____4-27_____4-28_____4-29_____4-30_____5-01_____5-02_____5-03_____Week's Total_____

5-04_____5-05_____5-06_____5-07_____5-08_____5-09_____5-10_____Week's Total_____

5-11_____5-12_____5-13_____5-14_____5-15_____5-16_____5-17_____Week's Total_____

5-18_____5-19_____5-20_____5-21_____5-22_____5-23_____5-24_____Week's Total_____

5-25_____5-26_____5-27_____5-28_____5-29_____5-30_____5-31_____Week's Total_____

Bonus earned_____Grand Total_______

Points earned for Rule 2

For each day that you exercise for a minimum of 30 minutes, you earn 2 points.

You may earn a bonus of 5 points for a perfect month.

4-26_____4-27_____4-28_____4-29_____4-30_____5-01_____5-02_____5-03_____Week's Total_____

5-04_____5-05_____5-06_____5-07_____5-08_____5-09_____5-10_____Week's Total_____

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5-25_____5-26_____5-27_____5-28_____5-29_____5-30_____5-31_____Week's Total_____

Bonus earned_____Grand Total_______

Points earned for Rule 3

For each day that you do not eat foods that contain flour or sugar, you earn 3 points. (sugar substitutes are allowed)

You may earn a bonus of 5 points for a perfect month.

4-26_____4-27_____4-28_____4-29_____4-30_____5-01_____5-02_____5-03_____Week's Total_____

5-04_____5-05_____5-06_____5-07_____5-08_____5-09_____5-10_____Week's Total_____

5-11_____5-12_____5-13_____5-14_____5-15_____5-16_____5-17_____Week's Total_____

5-18_____5-19_____5-20_____5-21_____5-22_____5-23_____5-24_____Week's Total_____

5-25_____5-26_____5-27_____5-28_____5-29_____5-30_____5-31_____Week's Total_____

Bonus earned_____Grand Total_______

Points earned for Weight loss

For each pound that you lose during the challenge, you earn 1 point

Beginning weight 4-26:

Weigh-in weight 5-3:

Weigh-in weight 5-10:

Weigh-in weight 5-17:

Weigh-in weight 5-24:

Ending weight 5-31:

Total lost during challenge:

Total points earned for Rule 1:

Total points earned for Rule 2:

Total points earned for Rule 3:

Total points earned for weight loss:

Total Challenge points earned:

no change ;(

PNut, I am ready to commit to the Challenge! My biggiest challenge is exercise, so this will kick my butt into action!

Have I ever told you all just how much you rock!? Well you do! What a fantabulous group of losers you are! I'm so happy and proud to be in this group with such caring, hard working, determined and big hearted people.

I love this Club!

Grats to everyone on doing such a great job this past week! :clap2:

C226 (-77 lbs total, -2 this week)

I am SO excited for the challenge!

OK it's been awhile since I posted but there has been good reasons. Well reason for me anyway. I am still gaining. I am up to 262 right now and I am NOT a happy camper. Will this insanity every end?

Anyway, I am doing NS meals religiously now since I am back home. I hope to see a loss next week. Pray for me.

OK it's been awhile since I posted but there has been good reasons. Well reason for me anyway. I am still gaining. I am up to 262 right now and I am NOT a happy camper. Will this insanity every end?

Anyway, I am doing NS meals religiously now since I am back home. I hope to see a loss next week. Pray for me.

Best of luck to you, Penni!

Have I ever told you all just how much you rock!? Well you do! What a fantabulous group of losers you are! I'm so happy and proud to be in this group with such caring, hard working, determined and big hearted people.

Right back at ya, woman!

:welcomeB: to the Gone for Good Club

:clap2: Chunk and Tellymelly!!:clap2:

I'll get you both added to the Member's Page tonight.

Chunk - I hope you didn't join and then disappear on us!

Kimmers - Drink more Water. It eliminates the water retention.

Kristin - SIX pounds! Wow!!!

Tricia - OMG girl. You must be nearly insane by now. Onederland has been so close for so long! I just know you're going to explode with joy the day you finally see those numbers.. 1..9..9! Did you get your pedicure for the "feet on the scale' pic yet?

DeAnn! One week away! Finally!! You've done so well on your own, I'm sure that you're going to amaze us with your band!

Maryb - That is such great news about your daughter! I saw your post about Capitl One approving her in two hours. That's just awesome! :clap2:

Heather - Thank you for being so encouraging. You have done such a fantastic job on your journey and I'm so proud of you and happy for you!

Linda - Walking with you and Judah yesterday was so awesome! I'm sorry I flaked out on you today. I was so sore! *laughs* You did great and put me to shame! What stinks is that today is the first day of the challenge and we need that 30 mins for our points today. I might call you later and drag you out this evening when it cools down some, so be prepared! :woot:

Mary - 150.. oh.. my.. god! I will be in heaven when I see 150 on the scales again! You go girl!

Tellymelly! Welcome to the club and I have to tell you that I've really enjoyed your addition to the club already. I love the way you think! :Banane33:

Emilee - Down 2 this week! Alright! :rockon:

Penni - Welcome back, I've missed you! Join the challenge with us! I know it will help. And you can trust that I'm praying for you. Remember that a lot of this battle is in our heads. Force yourself to think positively about your ability to make good choices. Stand up for yourself when those food demons whisper temptations and thoughts of failure! You are a beautiful person inside and out, talented and loving, and you deserve to be treated better... by YOU! *big hugs*

So.. the challenge starts today everyone! Focus on getting your points earned for the day and sometime tonight I'll have the new thread started so you can record what you earned today.