Happy August 1st everyone!!

This will be our home for the Gone For Good Club – August Challenge.

For any newbies out there, the gone for good Club is our way of “banding” together for support and encouragement as we take off those pounds…(I know, cheap pun)

…Once each pound is lost, we consider it Gone For Good!!!

Weigh ins are on Wednesday in this format: current weight (total loss, this weeks loss) like so: C-350 (-36, -2) This person’s current weight is 350, they have lost 36 lbs so far and they have lost 2 lbs this week.

Feel free to join at any time, by posting a brief introduction for yourself and let us know what you are challenging yourself to. Whether you are banded or not, we are very happy to have your company!

This is not a competition, but just for a little added incentive to each of us, FunnyDuddies has promised a gift to the biggest “loser”, and I will be awarding a prize to the participant with the most creative exercise idea during the challenge.

This month’s challenge will involve keeping a close eye on our BMI’s (Body Mass Index) Here is a link to a BMI calculator so that we can make sure we are all using the same one:

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/adult_BMI/english_bmi_calculator/bmi_calculator.htm

So here’s the challenge: Let’s see how much we can lower our BMI’s over the next few weeks. I want to hear that we are all guzzling our Water, eating healthy, and moving, moving, moving. The more creative the exercise the better! Share your ideas…

And we are all going to try to fight those demons who lurk in closets and cupboards…the one’s that make us crave no-no foods and try to convince us to slip into our old habits and negative patterns. We are united, we are strong and these pounds will soon be GONE FOR GOOD!

Welcome to the club for August, and good luck!!:clap2:

Sunshine

PS

Just a reminder, when posting on this thread, please remember to take out the check mark on "show signatures". This can be such a long thread, that it gets hard for those on dial up to participate. Let's try to keep it as "clean" as possible.

Thanks!!!

Ron Popeil makes that spray on hair stuff.:heh:

I saw it on a late night informercial.

heh heh heh

Just kidding.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

*Telly Boo's Paul*

OMGosh, Telly...did you do it, really?! GI Jane? If anyone could carry that look, it'd be you...oh puleeeeze post a pic!!!!!

As a show of support...

If Telly shaves her head...

I'll shave mine...

Wait...

Nevermind. I don't wanna shave my head.

I'll write supportive posts though!

heh heh heh

I'll bet Telly will look hot no matter what she does to her head! Go for it! Think Sinead O'Connor.

If Telly shaves her head....

AND Paul saves his head....

I will....

Point at them and LMAO!

You two will look like emoticons!

I adore you freaks on the GFG Club thread...but I swear I will NOT shave my head for you people! Bwaaaahahahahahahaha!!!!!!! (((hugs))) all around!

Telly!!! Where's the Pic?!!!!!!

Telly, I think you will look beautiful -- hair or no hair.

I considered shaving my head several summers ago, when I had hair down to my butt. My hairdresser talked me into my current short cut. After feeling my head before cutting, she said I didn't have a head that would look good shaved. Seems I have this pointed ridge at the top of my head -- a lizzard crown.

I guess, if I ever lose my hair, I'll just paint my head green.

Ok girl - did you go and do it? shave it ALL off? oh lordy - it will look awesome on you - because you are beautious anyhow!

I would love to shave my head, but I have an ugly head with scars from surgery when I was 4 years old. I think it would be great to wash my head with a wash cloth and not have to blow dry, curl, pony tail, clip, etc...

Hey girly!! I hope you looked into Locks of Love, like I mentioned to ya! And I SO want to see pictures girl!!!

Good morning all,

Well my vacation was great...lots of swimming...didn't lose or gain so I'll live with that.

C=303 T=-72 -2this week which is a shock really!

Hope you have a good one!

I have done Locks of Love three times. My hair just grows and grows. I did it because I knew someone who had cancer.

Locks of Love is a great organization! Telly, did they say anything more about the weight loss hair thing? You are losing....what about your fingernails, skin. Are those changing texture/consistency too? I would be curious. My hair has thinned since I've aged, but I think it has to do with being on the pill too. I'm sure that you would look kick a## with or without a bald head! It might be liberating...........

H 185/ G 110/ C159...........I gotta get movin!!! (the same.......)

JoyceGA - H 450/ J 409 / G 165/ C 377 lb / BMI 69.3 / 68.9 (-73 lbs total ; 0 this week)

Bummer!! Seems one week each month, I don't lose an ounce. But I did get an ego boost with the measuring tape. I've lost 15 total body inches so far.