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!!!

Congrats Dawg -- wow 80 lbs! That is so awesome guy!

I bought some cute new workout clothes and I felt good there today!

P'Nut~ What are we going to do about those hives?

I said it on another thread today.. any excuse to buy new clothes!

I've been taking mega doses of two different kinds of antihistimine and while I'm not broken out (at the moment) and not itching, I have been an agitated, hyper, frustrated, on edge, tense bitch all day. And now, I'm about ready to pass out on the couch for an hour. I hate the way these pills are affecting me, but a day without the hives is just about worth it. Speaking of.. its time for the next dose. Stand back everyone, this could get ugly. *snickers*

My brother breaks out in hives once in a while. It is his allergies. Aparently he is allergic to everything. Have you been tested? Might be a good idea. Good luck. Oh by the way P'nut, I loved the "Hugs" thread! Way to go Mr. P'nut...er...Dawg lol...sheepish grin :-)

Ironically, I've suffered with hives for years. I am clincally allergic to... you guessed it! ME.

True, sad to say. I have a form called Dermatographisgm. My body naturally produces too much histmaine so I welt up and itch frequnetly.

Nothing compared to what my lil P'Nut is going through though :huggie:

We're hoping that once they are under control we can back some of the anti-histamines off and get it down to a management level where we can figure out if it's just stress or an actual allergy.

My weigh-in for the week - not as much as past weeks, but I think female issues have something to do with that...

H 337/ S 322.5/ C 302.2/ CBMI 51.9 (-34.8 lbs total, -1.8 this week)

I REALLY don't want to EVER say the word "three hundred" after next week!!!!

The best me - H 242/ S 223/ J 188/ C 179.0/CBMI 29.8 (-63 lbs total, -2 this week) *HUGS*

Awww, CS, did you give me that *HUG*? Back 'atcha...this month's thread looks great!

Desi, you look fantastic. Can't wait to get back on a horse myself.

I was looking for creative workouts. How's THIS....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv5zWaTEVkI

JoyceGA I loved it.....so how is the new workout coming along. LOL :huggie:

Damn good food in Florida...

Gained 2 lbs over the long weekend... damn seafood...

371...223...189 up two since last weigh-in.

148 lbs gone since Nov. 17, 2005.

On a good note, went in another belt notch. Can wear a 36 pants now, but my ass still wants a 38... damn ass...

Sorry P'nut and Dawg about the hives thing. My dad suffers from something called "giant hives". Don't know what causes it, but he frequently gets these enormous hives all over his body, several times a day! It is horrible to look at, and makes him extremely uncomfortable.

BTW, you two are doing AMAZING! Dawg, how can you do it bandless, I am in awe!

Tricia, welcome back, hope you had a nice trip.

Heather... GREAT WORK! You look teriffic! incredible changes!

Moreorless, like the new avatar... keep up your hard work, you make us all look lazy!

Bestme... Great job, you are doing amazing!

Ericmom... you WILL make it! Twoterville, here you come!

Hope everyone had a better weight loss week than I did!

Hi All,

After a bit of tweeking my protein and calories with my nutritionist last week, I am really starting to see results again!

C 262 (-53 total, -4 this week)

CBMI 42.3 (-1.0)

JoyceGA - H 450/ J 409 / G 165/ C 377 lb / BMI 69.3 / 68.9 (-73 lbs total ; -2 this week)

I lost the two pounds last Thursday and didn't lose an ounce the rest of the week. Weeks like this drive me crazy. I think, gosh, I might get 6 lbs this week, BUT NOOOO, my shoulder devil laughs and makes the weight hang on.

BUT, I think I am losing more inches. I need to get the tape measure out and check. Time to order fall clothes...at least pants that don't fall off. I want the rump that everyone sees in the grocery store to be a side of beef and not ME.

PhotoNut, I've had hives before. Mine tended to be from nerves. Think Doris Day in "A Touch of Mink". Finally, I outgrew it.

With this heat index of 105, I just need to sit on the porch and sweat it off.

Mychevygirl - H 380/ J 351.5/ C 267/ CBMI 45.8 (-112.9 lbs total, -3 this week)

Great week. BMI went down to 45.8 Yeah!! My three lb loss was help by my nieces ! while out boating & camping this weekend they kept untieing the float island and floating off and calling for me to come get them. So off I would swim a 1/2 mile to get them. The last time they did it I ask why they were doing it. They said Auntie you said you didn't get to go to the Gym to work out and would have to swim a lot so they said they were helping me!!!!We figure I swam at least 3 miles over the last weekend. Gota love those :angel:!!!!!!!!!!!!

This week I remained the same and that's OK.

C=185 (-96 total; -0 this week)

Have a great day!

C 186 CBMI 30 (-88 lbs total, -2 this week)

:huggie:

C 229 (-136 lbs total, -3 this week)

C=258 (-37 total; -5 this week)