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!!!

C 265.6 (-39.4 lbs total, +.6 this week)

I'm going to buy a bycycle for exercise - if I can find one with brakes on the foot pedals!! I've never done too well with hand brakes.... I want handle bars that I don't have to lean over to hold too.

Gone for Good Club August 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.

8-02__1__8-03__1__8-04___1__8-05__1___8-06__1___8-07__1___8-08___1__8-09___1__Week's Total___7__

8-10__1___8-11__1___8-12___1__8-13_1____8-14___1__8-15__1___8-16___1__Week's Total___7__

8-17___1__8-18__1___8-19__1___8-20__1___8-21___1__8-22___1__8-23___1__Week's Total___7__

8-24_____8-25_____8-26_____8-27_____8-28_____8-29_____8-30_____Week's Total_____

Bonus earned_____Grand Total_______

Points earned for Rule 2

For each increment of 30 minutes that you exercise this week, you earn 1 point.

Week 1: 8-02_______8-03___8-04___8-05___8-06___8-07___8-08___8-09___ Week's Total__0_

Week 2: 8-10___8-11___8-12___8-13___8-14___8-15___8-16___ Week's Total:__0_

Week 3: 8-17___8-18___8-19___8-20___8-21___8-22___8-23___ Week's Total:__0_

Week 4: 8-24___8-25___8-26___8-27___8-28___8-29___8-30___ Week's Total:___

Grand Total:___

Points earned for decrease in BMI

For each .1 increment your BMI decreases you earn 1 point

Starting BMI__43.5__(at the start of the challenge)

BMI Week 1__43.2_

BMI Week 2__43.2__

BMI Week 3__42.9__

BMI Week 4____

Total decrease in BMI for August___

Points earned for Weight loss

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

Beginning weight 8-02: 245.6

Weigh-in weight 8-09: 244

Weigh-in weight 8-16: 244

Weigh-in weight 8-23: 242

Weigh-in weight 8-30:

Total lost during challenge:

Total points earned for Rule 1:

Total points earned for Rule 2:

Total points earned for weight loss:

Total Challenge points earned:_____

From last wednesdays weigh in I am down 1 lb. 185 lbs is what the scale reads this morning. My BMI is now 33.8. I have started cheerleading this week. My girls practice 3 days a week and I am doing all the cheers and moves with them. Plus I will be teaching them a competition routine that I have to finish making up. I am sweating like crazy when I work on it, so I know that I am moving well. Last cheer season (august 1- October 15th) I lost 9 lbs with no change to my bad eating habits. This year I hope to lose 15-20 with good eating habits, LOL. So, cheerleading is my creative way to excersize.

Sherita - H 314/ S 300.5/ J 277/ G-145/ C 276.4 (-37.6 lbs total,no loss this week.) Start Bmi: 55.6 C-49

So, cheerleading is my creative way to excersize.

VERY creative way to shed those pounds! AWESOME IDEA!!:biggrin1:

H 295/ S 280 / C 263 (-32 lbs total, -.5 this week)

GFG Club August Challenge Score Card for Leila

Points earned for Rule 1

Each day you drink a minimum of 64oz of Water you earn 1 point. Bonus 5 points for perfect month.

8-02_1_8-03_1_8-04_1_8-05_1_8-06_1_8-07_1_8-08_1_8-09_1_Week's Total_8_

8-10_1_8-11_1_8-12_1_8-13_1_8-14_1_8-15_1_8-16_1_Week's Total_8_

8-17_1_8-18_1_8-19_1_8-20_1_8-21_1_8-22_1_8-23___Week's Total___

8-24___8-25___8-26___8-27___8-28___8-29___8-30___Week's Total___

Bonus earned____Grand Total____

Points earned for Rule 2

For each 30 minutes that you exercise this week, you earn 1 point.

8-02_2_8-03_3_8-04_2_8-05_2_8-06_4_8-07_0_8-08_1_8-09_1_Week's Total_15_

8-10_1_8-11_1_8-12_0_8-13_1_8-14_1_8-15_0_8-16_1_ Week's Total_5_

8-17_1_8-18_0_8-19_1_8-20_1_8-21_1_8-22_0_8-23___ Week's Total___

8-24___8-25___8-26___8-27___8-28___8-29___8-30___ Week's Total

Gone for Good Club August Challenge

Score Card for Mo

:biggrin1: My Creative Exercise for August: SWEAT buckets while standing completely still! :biggrin1:

Aug. 5 - Treadmill trudge for 30 minutes - w/JOGGING for 1 minute at each 5 minute increment -- go me! Jogging - that's a first for me!!!

Aug. 10 - Played pool for 2 hours - great for the arms! lol

Aug. 11 - mall walking - keeping up with daughter - 3 hours

Aug. 16 - off my "fibro" butt and walk/jog again as of today!

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.

Week 1: 8-02_1_ 8-03__1__8-04__1___8-05__1___8-06__1__8-07__1__8-08__1__8-09__1__Week's Total__8___

Week 2: 8-10__1__8-11__1__8-12__1__8-13__1__8-14__1__8-15__1__8-16__1__Week's Total__7___

Week 3: 8-17__1__8-18_1__8-19__1__8-20__1__8-21__1__8-22__1__8-23__1__Week's Total__7__

Week 4: 8-24_____8-25_____8-26_____8-27_____8-28_____8-29_____8-30_____Week's Total_____

Bonus earned_____Grand Total_______

Points earned for Rule 2

For each increment of 30 minutes that you exercise this week, you earn 1 point.

Week 1: 8-02_1__8-03_1__8-04_1__8-05_1_8-06_1_8-07_2_8-08_1_8-09_1_ Week's Total_9_

Week 2: 8-10_2_8-11_2_8-12_1_8-13_0_8-14_0_8-15_0_8-16_1__ Week's Total:_6_

Week 3: 8-17_0_8-18_0_8-19_0_8-20_0_8-21_0_8-22_0_8-23_0_ Week's Total:_0__ (not lazy-pinched nerve has me grounded)

Week 4: 8-24___8-25___8-26___8-27___8-28___8-29___8-30___ Week's Total:___

Grand Total:___

Points earned for decrease in BMI

For each .1 increment your BMI decreases you earn 1 point

Starting BMI_43.4_(at the start of the challenge)

BMI Week 1_43.4__

BMI Week 2_"ditto"__

BMI Week 3_43.4__

BMI Week 4____

Total decrease in BMI for August___

Points earned for Weight loss

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

Beginning weight 8-02: 261

Weigh-in weight 8-09: 261 (thank goodness for inches!)

Weigh-in weight 8-16: 262

Weigh-in weight 8-23: 261

Weigh-in weight 8-30:

Total lost during challenge:

Total points earned for Rule 1:

Total points earned for Rule 2:

Total points earned for weight loss:

Total Challenge points earned:_____

:biggrin1: My Creative Exercise for August: SWEAT buckets while standing completely still! :biggrin1:

Hahahaha ew! hahaha!!! You MUST let me know if that works! Not sure if I'd sign up to buy the DVD but I'd do those workouts!!

Sorry guys and gals -- ran out the door to get a new haircut and forgot to weigh myself in my sleepy stupor....will be back tomorrow CS to post my stats - thanks for being patient with me - I think the heat has gone to my head!

aw...but CS....it's so much fun sweating the minute you open your eyes in the morning....drip....drip.....drip....puddle on the floor - oh my! :faint:

Skye! M'girl! :wave:

So good to see you alive and well. How's the fam?

MO!! *gasp* I LOVE the do!! *whistles* Wow!

This weeks weigh in...

C 270.0 (-109.9 lbs total, -1 this week)

Gone for Good Club August 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.

8-02_1__8-03_1___8-04_1___8-05__1__8-06__1__8-07__1__8-08__1__8-09_____Week's Total_____

8-10_____8-11_____8-12_____8-13_____8-14_____8-15_____8-16_____Week's Total_____

8-17_____8-18_____8-19_____8-20_____8-21_____8-22_____8-23_____Week's Total_____

8-24_____8-25_____8-26_____8-27_____8-28_____8-29_____8-30_____Week's Total_____

Bonus earned_____Grand Total_______

Points earned for Rule 2

For each increment of 30 minutes that you exercise this week, you earn 1 point.

Week 1: 8-02__2__8-03_2_8-04_2_8-05_2_8-06_2__8-07_2__8-08_2__8-09_2__ Week's Total_16__

Week 2: 8-10___8-11___8-12___8-13___8-14___8-15___8-16___ Week's Total:___

Week 3: 8-17___8-18___8-19___8-20___8-21___8-22___8-23___ Week's Total:___

Week 4: 8-24___8-25___8-26___8-27___8-28___8-29___8-30___ Week's Total:___

Grand Total:___

Points earned for decrease in BMI

For each .1 increment your BMI decreases you earn 1 point

Starting BMI_46.3_ (at the start of the challenge)

BMI Week 1_45.8__

BMI Week 2____

BMI Week 3____

BMI Week 4____

Total decrease in BMI for August___

Points earned for Weight loss

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

Beginning weight 8-02: 270

Weigh-in weight 8-09: 267

Weigh-in weight 8-16:

Weigh-in weight 8-23:

Weigh-in weight 8-30:

Total lost during challenge:

Total points earned for Rule 1:

Total points earned for Rule 2:

Total points earned for weight loss:

Total Challenge points earned:_____

Also, remember to share the types of exercise your doing, and try to be creative and spice things up. Has anyone gone horseback riding? Completed a workout on the playground while the kids played? Taken a hike? Snuck a Thigh-Master under the desk at the office? Dusted off the ole bicycle?

Ten bonus points will also be split between and participants each week, who show creativity and ingenuity in their workouts.

These points will be reflected in updated totals. (Don't worry about these points)

H 337/ S 322.5/ C 304 (-33 lbs total, -4.2 this week (AGAIN!)) BMI at surgery 55.4 and currently 52.2!

~Gone for Good Club August 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.

Week 1: 8-02__1__8-03_____8-04_____8-05_____8-06_____8-07_____8-08_____8-09_____Week's Total_____

Week 2: 8-10_____8-11_____8-12_____8-13_____8-14_____8-15_____8-16_____Week's Total_____

Week 3: 8-17_____8-18_____8-19_____8-20_____8-21_____8-22_____8-23_____Week's Total_____

Week 4: 8-24_____8-25_____8-26_____8-27_____8-28_____8-29_____8-30_____Week's Total____

Bonus earned_____Grand Total_______

Points earned for Rule 2

For each increment of 30 minutes that you exercise this week, you earn 1 point.

Week 1: 8-02_1__8-03___8-04___8-05___8-06___8-07___8-08___8-09___ Week's Total___

Week 2: 8-10___8-11___8-12___8-13___8-14___8-15___8-16___ Week's Total:___

Week 3: 8-17___8-18___8-19___8-20___8-21___8-22___8-23___ Week's Total:___

Week 4: 8-24___8-25___8-26___8-27___8-28___8-29___8-30___ Week's Total:___

Grand Total:___

Points earned for decrease in BMI

For each .1 increment your BMI decreases you earn 1 point

Starting BMI 52.2(at the start of the challenge)

BMI Week 1____

BMI Week 2____

BMI Week 3____

BMI Week 4____

Total decrease in BMI for August___

Points earned for Weight loss

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

Beginning weight 8-02: 304

Weigh-in weight 8-09:

Weigh-in weight 8-16:

Weigh-in weight 8-23:

Weigh-in weight 8-30:

Total lost during challenge:

Total points earned for Rule 1:

Total points earned for Rule 2:

Total points earned for weight loss:

Total Challenge points earned:_____

no change this week..

Got a fill on Tuesday. My first one! I did it under fluro and had to drink some barium to see the everything. He was very aggressive...2.9cc fill!! I am back on track, so 214.5!!!!