February 2006 bandsters unite!!

[nanster 0]

Cashley-thanks for the "ticker" help....I think I got it done!! Now to try to cut/paste the May worksheet from JanetC...wow, ultimate computer challenge, huh???

[skbishop78 0]

Morning all...Ok question?? Do we recopy the chart eveytime or do we go back and edit the one we originally posted? Just wondering?

I exercised again today..I am giving myself a pat on the back because it is 2 days in a row...I know that sounds silly but I felt like crap this morning and wanted to stay in bed...but I made myself get up and do my Gazelle for 30 minutes. BOy....I can feel it in my calves! Just had ot share a personal victory!

[dcmoore 0]

Febster May Challenge Scorecard!

Starting weight: _253________

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 ___8______ Water ____8_____ Water ___8______ Water 8_ Water ___8___ Water ___8______ Water ___8______

2. Exercise ___0___ Exercise ____20__ Exercise __30____ Exercise _30___ Exercise ___0_ Exercise __45 Exercise 30______

3. Protein ___1____ Protein ___1____ Protein ___1____ Protein ____1__ Protein __1____ Protein ____1___ Protein ___1____

4. Vitamins __1____ Vitamins __1____ Vitamins __1____ Vitamins ___1___ Vitamins __1____ Vitamins _1_____ Vitamins ___1___

5. Calcium __1_____ Calcium __1_____ Calcium ___1____ Calcium ___1___ Calcium _1_____ Calcium ___1____ Calcium __1_____

6. food log ____0__ Food log ___0___ Food log ___0___ Food log ____0__ Food log ___0___ Food log ____0__ Food log _____0_

7. Choices ___3____ Choices ____3___ Choices ___3____ Choices ___3____ Choices ___3____ Choices ___3____ Choices ___3____

8. Personal __0____ Personal __1____ Personal __1____ Personal __0____ Personal ___1___ Personal __1____ Personal _1_____

9. Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ___1___ Activity ______ Activity ______ Activity ___1___ Activity __1____

10 Weight ____0____ Weight ___0__ Weight __2___ Weight ____2___ Weight ____1____ Weight _____4___ Weight ___5_____

11 Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________

12 Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Fat % _________

Totals Mon__14______ Tues ___34_______ Wed ___46________ Thurs ___47______ Fri _____16______ Sat __65_________ Sun ___51________

Mon - Sun total added up: __273_____ + 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 __8_ Water __8__ Water _8___ Water _8__ Water _8____ Water ___8______ Water ___8______

2. Exercise __15____ Exercise _20___ Exercise _0__ Exercise _30___ Exercise _15_____ Exercise __0____ Exercise ___45___

3. Protein __1___ Protein 1____ Protein __1__ Protein _1__ Protein _1___ Protein ___1____ Protein __1_____

4. Vitamins _1___ Vitamins _1__ Vitamins __1____ Vitamins _1_____ Vitamins __1____ Vitamins __1____ Vitamins _1_____

5. Calcium ___1____ Calcium ___1____ Calcium _1_____ Calcium _1__ Calcium _1______ Calcium ___1____ Calcium ___1____

6. Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______ Food log ______

7. Choices __3___ Choices ___3__ Choices _2___ Choices _3_____ Choices __3_____ Choices ___3____ Choices ___3____

8. Personal __1___ Personal __0__ Personal _1___ Personal _1____ Personal ____0__ Personal ___0__ Personal ___1___

9. Activity __0__ Activity ___0__ Activity __1__ Activity _1__ Activity _1_____ Activity __1____ Activity _1_____

10 Weight __0__ Weight _0___ Weight __0_ Weight _0__ Weight __5______ Weight __0______ Weight _____0___

11 Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________ Inches ________

12 Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Fat % _________ Fat % _________

Totals Mon__30___ Tues ___34___ Wed ___15____ Thurs _46__ Fri _______35___ Sat ______15_____ Sun __61_________

Mon - Sun total added up: __236_____ + 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 %: _______

Diane

2/15/06

282/246/150

Wow - I am under 250 !!!! Plus BMI under 40 !!!:clap2:

[Dancer 0]

Good Morning Everyone!!!!

How goes it today? I hope that the challenge is going well for everyone!

Mine is going good. Two workouts in two days...and have been eating better. Which means that my head hunger is crazy!

At least hubby and I are going through it together so I have some sympathy at home!

Diane - Your chart looks good! You are doing great!

Stacey - What is gazelle? I haven't heard of it!

Nanster - My Mom just had a total knee replacement on 4/20. So she is still in the icky first two weeks. Poor thing...she is really depressed and just can't get comfortable. I am trying to be her biggest cheerleader and keep her going. We have been told that it gets better after the first couple of weeks...What was your experience like?

Tamyrn - chocolate ban? Hmmm....sounds like it might now be a bad idea. I got really stressed at work yesterday and went straight for peanut m&m's...not good!

Ms. Vicki - Congrats on the second fill. I already scheduled mine. How are you feeling?

Sunta - I know 1 lbs. a week is frustrating. You are doing great! Keep up the good work and I know you will continue and meet your goals!

JanetC & Mikey - Hello there! How are you all?

I know that I have missed a lot of people, but my cheat page ran out! Soryy!

Hello to everyone I missed. Thinking about all of you! Keep up the great work!

Have a good day!:biggrin1:

[JanetC 2]

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!!

[Dancer 0]

Janet - Thanks for noticing my new icon! I figured it was about time you all finally saw what I look like! LOL!!!!

Good grief the Water Mikey drinks! I would be floating to the bathroom every ten minutes! I am on too many conference calls for all that! LOL!

Go Mikey!

[Mikey 0]

Hehe...

I do have some small advantages. First, I work from home - so multiple trips to the bathroom aren't as bad as for some folks... Secondly, I'm HUGE!!! So that much Water isn't as scary for me.

On the other hand, I'm still a ways from doing an hour of exercise, or weighing every day, or some of those other things...

[DonnaB 3]

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.

Have a great Wed! Half-way through the week!!

Man Janet - you have one hell of a memory! If you let your capsule soak for about 2 minutes it will get a wobbly, overripe grape look to it and it becomes very easy to swallow. I got that bit of advise from my band doc. This will not work - at least I don't think it will - with a caplet (tablet that has been coated with the same stuff capsules are made of) (?) (now that I think about it, WHAT ARE CAPSULES MADE OF?) (I probably don't really want to know, huh?).

Enjoy your hump day everyone!

[JanetC 2]

Heh, I think caplets are candy coated -- at least a lot of them are red, lol. (Don't ask me why red = candy!) Hopefully everyone can find capsules instead of caplets. I haven't tried it yet -- so far I've done all liquid. But I just can't stomach liquid Vitamin B, so I may just have to try a capsule!

Yesterday was not a good band-day. I, um, ate all day. Funny, even with restriction, if you try REALLY hard you can overeat, lol. Of course my new definition of overeat is a lot smaller then it used to be... but it's still more then I need. I tried to rationalize & say that it was because I've done so well... that my body somehow NEEDED to eat. Pft! We know we don't believe it, lol.

So back on the wagon today!! While one day won't kill me, it does reinforce the wrong set of habits, so I have to fight hard to not let them come back full time!

One side note, lol, I did manage to drink 12 - 8 oz glasses of water!! How on EARTH does Mikey drink 16? Heh. He does sweat a lot (Texas & summer, yeck), so I guess he needs it.

JerseyTammy? You doing ok? Been thinking of you & missing you & hoping this week's better for ya!

[Gwendolyn 0]

Just jumping in with an update on my stats

Fills: March 30th (1st fill) +3.0, 3.0cc total

April 20th (2nd fill) +3.0cc, 4.0cc total (Huh? Where'd my 2.0cc saline go??)

Current weight: 220.5lbs - Woot!

You guys are awesome! Its so inspiring to see everyone's successes! :clap2:

[cashley 0]

Hey Everyone...

Wow it's hard to get used to this restriction being fickle. It's like on one day you can get normal amouts of healthy food down and then other day it's pain and PB all day.

I love reading here and checking on everyones progress.

Does anyone have any good suggestions on canned Soups. I'm not a veggie person and cambells taste so "blah" but I still eat it. I've been eating some "soup at hand" and they are ok. I wish there was canned Soup that tasted as good as like Applebee's Tomasto Basil or O'Charlies Loaded Potato.

[Jerseytammy 0]

Hello my friends

There is always so much that happens here from day to day that I wont even try to address everyone but will just say this.....wow, you're all doing so wonderfully.

I have made myself an appointment with the my family doctor. I was once on effexor (sure that isnt spelled right) for depression and mood swings. Well before my surgery I had weened myself off of them and was doing ok. But I think I am going to have to start taking them again. I already take a blood pressure pill, a pill for a PVC heart rythmn, and xanax as needed for panic attacks. I so didnt want to add yet another pill to the bunch. Oh and lets not forget my 2 chewable vitamins a day. So I have come to the conclusion, I am going to lose so much weight that I wont need the blood pressure pill any more therefore leaving a space for the effexor. I know I know maybe what I really need is a straight jacket.

It is just so hard being away from all my family ( I am in NJ and they are all in SC), not really having any friends here, 3 teenage daughters, and a husband that lives, eats and breaths golf. Sigh I said I wasnt going to do this, sorry guys, I know I have it alot better than some and some have it a lot better than me. I just need to be thankful for what I have and keep the faith. I am trying believe me!

OK enough of my wooo is me!!

Tell me more about this form I put my weight on, am I suppose to fill it out every day or just once a week?

I am soo far behind, I cant seem to think, someone help me out here!

[JanetC 2]

Wow Gwendolyn!! Great stats!! You're going to see Onederland in no time! Keep it up!

Cashley, I've been using the Campbell's Select (I think). I won't say their restaurant quality, but at least they have their own bowl! One thing that ticks me off, though... that "bowl" = 2 servings, so keep it in mind. They're still not terrible for calories, but why on earth would they package 2 servings!?!

Awwww Tammy-J! Sounds like you're going through it, girl! Hang in there!! If you can, get outside & in the sun for at least 15 min a day. If you can't stand to walk that long, go out & sit on a bench or something! And seriously, get the effexor if it'll help -- we're going through a TON of changes, and when you lose weight you release hormones, like we don't have enough of those already! Talk about mood swings!

On the form, if you want to, go back to the post where you put your score card (it's back a page or so), edit your scorecard post & then put a point value for your weight. You get 1 point for every half pound... so it's 2 points a pound. (Example: I somehow lost 3.5 pounds on Tuesday, so I got 7 points that day. The other days I haven't lost, so I get 0 points).

But seriously, this is just for fun & motivation... if it's not fun or motivating, if it puts stress on ya, then please, please, please, don't do it!

We're here for you, girlie! Love ya! Feel some bandster hugs heading your way!! ((((( Tammy-J )))))

[JanetC 2]

Shhh!!! Be vewy, vewy quiet! We're hunting bandsters!

Hope ya'll are having a great weekend! Miss ya!

[DonnaB 3]

Hi Janet,

Are you going to crash the DFW Bandsters lunch today? I was going to but I woke up in a crappy, mean, pissed off mood. My husband was sooooo thrilled. I was going to go with him to get his hair cut, pick up my engagement ring (loose stones - aaaahhhhhh!) and then go up to Plano for Linner (lunch + dinner = Linner) (or Dunch I suppose). Oh well - it's best for the world if I stay in my house. My poor dogs though. Grrrrr.

Hi everyone else on February Unite thread. I'm too cranky to try to find nice things to say. Sorry. I suck.

I'll be nicer next time. Or at least try. Or keep to myself.