2008 Mid-Year Resolution Challenge, Sign up thread - Page 5

BufoDieter · 05-22-2008, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by cleochatra

COOL! Welcome, bufo! I'll put you on an mark your absence... (like school)....lol

Hey - no fair! I said I'd take the work with me on vacation!
*throws teenage hissy fit, slams bedroom door and turns up music*
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j/k

cleochatra · 05-22-2008, 07:30 PM

Bufo-- can you give me your dates of gone-ness? I'll put it on the spreadsheet so none of us hunts you down

asia12mb · 05-22-2008, 07:41 PM

I would like to join!

70 pounds to lose/0 lost/ 70 pounds to go

BufoDieter · 05-22-2008, 07:43 PM

Sure Cleo -

Departing: Saturday, May 24
Returning: Wednesday, June 11

You can hunt me down if you want though. I'll be in warm, sunny, Tucson! Gawd I miss the desert....

I'll try and pop in once or twice while gone, and I'm making a mental note now to, at the very least, update my stats on Mondays.

mom2carli · 05-22-2008, 07:48 PM

I'm in too!!!

mom2carli: 76 pounds to go/0 lost/76 pounds to go

MsSeattleSlim · 05-22-2008, 07:56 PM

This challenge sounds perfect! I've just rededicated myself to this WOL, and it will be great to be part of this group. And we get to be on teams! Yay!

(I hope I don't get picked last!

)

I'm aiming to lose an average of a pound a week, so my stats are:

MsSeattleSlim 32/0/32 to go!

cleochatra · 05-22-2008, 08:07 PM

Welcome aboard, and prepare yourself for 6 months of kick-bootay fun and frolic!

OnMyWay000 · 05-22-2008, 08:13 PM

Hi All,

Please count me in >

onmyway000: 30 to lose / 0 lost / 30 to go

Look forward to the challenge, it will be a hoot!

fancyface · 05-22-2008, 08:14 PM

Just checked out the spreadsheet -- Awesome! Nearly a ton of weight to lose. Amazing... This is going to rock!!

realityjunkee · 05-22-2008, 08:34 PM

I'm in!

I'm Kim

50 lbs to lose/0 lbs lost/50 lbs to go

realityjunkee · 05-22-2008, 08:40 PM

Oh, by the way, I'll be gone on vacation on Monday for the first weigh in. I'll post it the following Monday!

Kim

hummingbird11 · 05-23-2008, 12:29 AM

this sounds like FUN!! can I play too??

hummingbird 30 pounds to lose/ 12 lost/ 18 pounds to go.

PS: i'm on vaca June 6-15 but I'll have my laptop w/ me

Chelle · 05-23-2008, 02:40 AM

This is awesome Cleo-thank you! I agree with clumsy angie- I start off really well then self sabotage.

So:

Chelle 64 pounds to lose/0 pounds lost/64 pounds to go.

mauitammy · 05-23-2008, 05:08 AM

Hi everyone! Count me in. I really want to get to goal this year.

50 pounds to lose/0 lost/50 to go

sazzie · 05-23-2008, 05:15 AM

Ah, Cleo, another one of your great ideas!!!

Yes, I'd love to join.

I'm VERY post-menopausal, and that is synonymous with slow fat shedding, but I KNOW it can be done, and I'm here to do it.

Thank you!!

15 to lose/0 lost/15 to go

cleochatra · 05-23-2008, 06:03 AM

You're all added! Thanks for joining. I'm putting teams together this weekend. As more folks join, I'm going to continue to assign to teams. As a result, I am going to make more teams, so as to keep folks from being overwhelmed. I want no more than 8 people to a team for your ease.

LoraJR72 · 05-23-2008, 06:22 AM

Hi, Cleo

You must be clairvoyant! How did you know to make Pizza in a Funnel Cone right before Colorado got tornadoes?

I'm glad you are ok!

My nutritionist and I had a very enlightening conversation this morning! I had a tough evening last night and I binged. I only had 3 hours of sleep yet I'm here at work. She said because of the high carba-holic food fest I had to do a strict protein regime for the next couple of days and drink water like its nobodies business!

I am ready to start this challenge!

cleochatra · 05-23-2008, 06:31 AM

LOL Lora-- That is something. It was really surreal. I'd lived in Dallas for 6 years and was used to funnel cloudy stuff, but when I heard the sirens I was pretty surprised. We don't get that kind of stuff here generally. This was certainly a first. It was estimated that the tornado was a mile wide!

Your nutritionist is right on! Eat protein AND fat and some salad veggies. The fat has a lot of staying power.

seb · 05-23-2008, 06:43 AM

Cleo, my husband is big time into spreadsheets; he wants to make one for everything.

This one is great. Thanks for all your hard work.

cleochatra · 05-23-2008, 06:47 AM

Thank you. My husband helped me set this one up. It calculates weight lost and everything! It is really a nice program. I might rework the spreadsheet to reflect the teams and losses per team as well.

LoraJR72 · 05-23-2008, 07:00 AM

Now I hear LA is getting tornadoes and AZ is getting a Foot of Snow (well in Flagstaff) but my sister (she lives in Mesa, AZ) said the temperature is cooler than it usually is.

So much for ((((((cough))))) Global Warming ((((((cough))))))!

I'm armed and ready with protein today, btw!

jogman · 05-23-2008, 08:21 AM

60 to lose/0 lost/60 to go

Therese · 05-23-2008, 08:49 AM

A thought to keep us motivated. A year ago I had lost 40 lbs and only had 18 left and my son said "Mom, just do it" Well needless to say I did not just do it since I now have 42 lbs to go. I told my doctor this last year and when I went fo my annual this year she looked great. She lost 60 lbs on Atkins and told me it was because of what my son said a year ago. So now I say to all of us "JUST DO IT"

hadenuff · 05-23-2008, 09:39 AM

Last year my daughter said something to me that triggered a whole starvation thing. She asked me if I ever wanted to be thin like her teacher was or did I always want to be fluffy? It broke my heart and I started using ALLI and just not eating. I lost 30lbs in a month but also started seriously losing my hair too! This is a much healthier way to lose weight and something I can live with.

MzMelissa · 05-23-2008, 09:48 AM

WOW this is getting exciting and we haven't even had our first weigh in.

Great job Cleo!!!
Good luck to us all.

Arynn · 05-23-2008, 11:01 AM

Eske, Princelina- I am 5'2"

Alot of folks have opened up about some of their triggers and weaknesses. Me? pms and chocolate. It makes me break almost every month especially ones when I have been dropping pounds and burning up fat cells. Makes my hormones crazy! anyway, there's that.

tinatina · 05-23-2008, 11:21 AM

according to fitday I need to lose 1.73 lbs per week to make it to my goal weight. I think that's probably doable, or dang close!

angelgirljen · 05-23-2008, 01:52 PM

So my mom has been on this site for a little while now, and she's got me intrested in it was well. I'm just sick of being FAT and I want to be PHAT...lol. So I'll stick to this and see what happens!

P.S. I want to join!

eske · 05-23-2008, 02:10 PM

Cleo, do we use our weight from sometime this week, with the first losses being recorded this Monday? I noticed someone had 12 pounds lost in their siggy thing. Do we all want to be on the same page with this?

I'm excited about this. I have never been a fast loser, with 40 pounds as my goal, I just need to be consistent - lose at least 1 pound a week, with 9 or 10 weeks of 2 pound losses!

asia12mb · 05-23-2008, 02:11 PM

Hi everyone! I would like to join.

70 pounds to lose/ 0 lost / 70 pounds to go

05-22-2008, 07:56 PM	#126
MsSeattleSlim Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 325 Gallery: MsSeattleSlim Stats: 198/191/135 WOE: Atkins with organic/whole foods emphasis Start Date: re-start May 16, 2008	This challenge sounds perfect! I've just rededicated myself to this WOL, and it will be great to be part of this group. And we get to be on teams! Yay! (I hope I don't get picked last!) I'm aiming to lose an average of a pound a week, so my stats are: MsSeattleSlim 32/0/32 to go!

05-23-2008, 02:40 AM	#133
Chelle Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Humidity City-the sunshine state Posts: 775 Gallery: Chelle Stats: 1st time 235/192, currently 236/236/160 WOE: Low Carb Start Date: which time?	This is awesome Cleo-thank you! I agree with clumsy angie- I start off really well then self sabotage. So: Chelle 64 pounds to lose/0 pounds lost/64 pounds to go. Last edited by Chelle : 05-23-2008 at 02:46 AM. Reason: to edit a number

05-23-2008, 06:22 AM	#137
LoraJR72 Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Over the river and through the woods... Posts: 3,592 Blog Entries: 1 Gallery: LoraJR72 Stats: 136/???/127 - 5'6" WOE: Working on it.	Hi, Cleo You must be clairvoyant! How did you know to make Pizza in a Funnel Cone right before Colorado got tornadoes? I'm glad you are ok! My nutritionist and I had a very enlightening conversation this morning! I had a tough evening last night and I binged. I only had 3 hours of sleep yet I'm here at work. She said because of the high carba-holic food fest I had to do a strict protein regime for the next couple of days and drink water like its nobodies business! I am ready to start this challenge! __________________ Your soul is oftentimes a battlefield, upon which your reason and your judgment wage war against your passion and your appetite. -Kahlil Gibran- My Journey "To eat is a necessity... to eat intelligently is an art." - La Rochefoucauld (circa 1650)

05-23-2008, 08:21 AM	#142
jogman Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 10 Gallery: jogman Stats: 307/262/185 WOE: semi LC less processed junk Start Date: 1/2/2007	I'm in 60 to lose/0 lost/60 to go

05-23-2008, 01:52 PM	#148
angelgirljen Junior LCF Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 20 Gallery: angelgirljen Stats: 304/294/170 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 5/16/08	Praying this works! So my mom has been on this site for a little while now, and she's got me intrested in it was well. I'm just sick of being FAT and I want to be PHAT...lol. So I'll stick to this and see what happens! P.S. I want to join! Last edited by angelgirljen : 05-23-2008 at 02:52 PM.

05-22-2008, 07:30 PM	#122
cleochatra Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 7,721 Gallery: cleochatra Stats: 350/264/125 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 1, 2008	Bufo-- can you give me your dates of gone-ness? I'll put it on the spreadsheet so none of us hunts you down

05-22-2008, 07:41 PM	#123
asia12mb Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 66 Gallery: asia12mb Stats: 220 in 4-08/cw189.2/140	I would like to join! 70 pounds to lose/0 lost/ 70 pounds to go

05-22-2008, 07:43 PM	#124
BufoDieter MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: ♫ Under starry skies above ♪ Posts: 1,115 Gallery: BufoDieter Stats: 5' 8" 221/=8{}/150? (size 8) WOE: I ♥ Atkins, Eades & Taubes Start Date: Original: 8/2001... Restart: 6/2007	Sure Cleo - Departing: Saturday, May 24 Returning: Wednesday, June 11 You can hunt me down if you want though. I'll be in warm, sunny, Tucson! Gawd I miss the desert.... I'll try and pop in once or twice while gone, and I'm making a mental note now to, at the very least, update my stats on Mondays.

05-22-2008, 07:48 PM	#125
mom2carli Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Way up North Posts: 708 Gallery: mom2carli Stats: 301/160('04-'05) 248.5/183/150(current) WOE: Atkins Start Date: Restarted: April 10, 2008 (After baby 4)	I'm in too!!! mom2carli: 76 pounds to go/0 lost/76 pounds to go

05-22-2008, 08:07 PM	#127
cleochatra Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 7,721 Gallery: cleochatra Stats: 350/264/125 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 1, 2008	Welcome aboard, and prepare yourself for 6 months of kick-bootay fun and frolic!

05-22-2008, 08:13 PM	#128
OnMyWay000 Junior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: State of chaos Posts: 51 Gallery: OnMyWay000 Stats: 219/181/160 WOE: Low Carb Start Date: restart April 20, 2008	Hi All, Please count me in > onmyway000: 30 to lose / 0 lost / 30 to go Look forward to the challenge, it will be a hoot!

05-22-2008, 08:14 PM	#129
fancyface Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: NC Posts: 467 Blog Entries: 35 Gallery: fancyface Stats: 306/193/145 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 3 2008 for the second and final time	Just checked out the spreadsheet -- Awesome! Nearly a ton of weight to lose. Amazing... This is going to rock!!

05-22-2008, 08:34 PM	#130
realityjunkee MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 1,653 Gallery: realityjunkee Stats: 326/183.2/150 WOE: Atkins--you betcha! Start Date: March 2007	I'm in! I'm Kim 50 lbs to lose/0 lbs lost/50 lbs to go

05-22-2008, 08:40 PM	#131
realityjunkee MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 1,653 Gallery: realityjunkee Stats: 326/183.2/150 WOE: Atkins--you betcha! Start Date: March 2007	Oh, by the way, I'll be gone on vacation on Monday for the first weigh in. I'll post it the following Monday! Kim

05-23-2008, 12:29 AM	#132
hummingbird11 Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texan w/ Hawaiian Soul living in California Posts: 3,877 Gallery: hummingbird11 Stats: 175/155/145 ~ 5'8" ~ 45 yo WOE: Whole Organic Low Carb ~ No Frankenfoods Start Date: 3/24/08 & Every Day!	this sounds like FUN!! can I play too?? hummingbird 30 pounds to lose/ 12 lost/ 18 pounds to go. PS: i'm on vaca June 6-15 but I'll have my laptop w/ me

05-23-2008, 05:08 AM	#134
mauitammy Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 338 Gallery: mauitammy Stats: 281/199.5/155 WOE: Atkins Start Date: April 2005	Hi everyone! Count me in. I really want to get to goal this year. 50 pounds to lose/0 lost/50 to go

05-23-2008, 05:15 AM	#135
sazzie MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 2,195 Gallery: sazzie Stats: 162/148/140? WOE: low carb	Ah, Cleo, another one of your great ideas!!! Yes, I'd love to join. I'm VERY post-menopausal, and that is synonymous with slow fat shedding, but I KNOW it can be done, and I'm here to do it. Thank you!! 15 to lose/0 lost/15 to go

05-23-2008, 06:03 AM	#136
cleochatra Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 7,721 Gallery: cleochatra Stats: 350/264/125 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 1, 2008	You're all added! Thanks for joining. I'm putting teams together this weekend. As more folks join, I'm going to continue to assign to teams. As a result, I am going to make more teams, so as to keep folks from being overwhelmed. I want no more than 8 people to a team for your ease.

05-23-2008, 06:31 AM	#138
cleochatra Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 7,721 Gallery: cleochatra Stats: 350/264/125 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 1, 2008	LOL Lora-- That is something. It was really surreal. I'd lived in Dallas for 6 years and was used to funnel cloudy stuff, but when I heard the sirens I was pretty surprised. We don't get that kind of stuff here generally. This was certainly a first. It was estimated that the tornado was a mile wide! Your nutritionist is right on! Eat protein AND fat and some salad veggies. The fat has a lot of staying power.

05-23-2008, 06:43 AM	#139
seb Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Washington State Posts: 7,687 Gallery: seb Stats: 205/171/140 5'6" 48 WOE: The Feeding Tube Plan Start Date: Restart on 1-29-07	Cleo, my husband is big time into spreadsheets; he wants to make one for everything. This one is great. Thanks for all your hard work.

05-23-2008, 06:47 AM	#140
cleochatra Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 7,721 Gallery: cleochatra Stats: 350/264/125 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 1, 2008	Thank you. My husband helped me set this one up. It calculates weight lost and everything! It is really a nice program. I might rework the spreadsheet to reflect the teams and losses per team as well.

05-23-2008, 07:00 AM	#141
LoraJR72 Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Over the river and through the woods... Posts: 3,592 Blog Entries: 1 Gallery: LoraJR72 Stats: 136/???/127 - 5'6" WOE: Working on it.	Now I hear LA is getting tornadoes and AZ is getting a Foot of Snow (well in Flagstaff) but my sister (she lives in Mesa, AZ) said the temperature is cooler than it usually is. So much for ((((((cough))))) Global Warming ((((((cough))))))! I'm armed and ready with protein today, btw!

05-23-2008, 08:49 AM	#143
Therese Junior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northville MI Posts: 38 Gallery: Therese Stats: 208/187/150 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Jan 07	A thought to keep us motivated. A year ago I had lost 40 lbs and only had 18 left and my son said "Mom, just do it" Well needless to say I did not just do it since I now have 42 lbs to go. I told my doctor this last year and when I went fo my annual this year she looked great. She lost 60 lbs on Atkins and told me it was because of what my son said a year ago. So now I say to all of us "JUST DO IT"

05-23-2008, 09:39 AM	#144
hadenuff Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 572 Gallery: hadenuff Stats: 205/178/125 WOE: whole foods for health Start Date: Sept 1st 2008	Last year my daughter said something to me that triggered a whole starvation thing. She asked me if I ever wanted to be thin like her teacher was or did I always want to be fluffy? It broke my heart and I started using ALLI and just not eating. I lost 30lbs in a month but also started seriously losing my hair too! This is a much healthier way to lose weight and something I can live with.

05-23-2008, 09:48 AM	#145
MzMelissa Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Florissant, MO Posts: 138 Gallery: MzMelissa Stats: 372/326/180 WOE: Atkins/Southbeach Start Date: May 1, 2008	WOW this is getting exciting and we haven't even had our first weigh in. Great job Cleo!!! Good luck to us all.

05-23-2008, 11:01 AM	#146
Arynn MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Workin' away in the Glass studio Posts: 1,780 Gallery: Arynn Stats: HW:276 SW:196.5/171.0/145 WOE: Moderate Carbs Start Date: Jumpstart June 2, 2008	Eske, Princelina- I am 5'2" Alot of folks have opened up about some of their triggers and weaknesses. Me? pms and chocolate. It makes me break almost every month especially ones when I have been dropping pounds and burning up fat cells. Makes my hormones crazy! anyway, there's that.

05-23-2008, 11:21 AM	#147
tinatina Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: WV Posts: 4,006 Gallery: tinatina Stats: 210/196/130 5'3.5" WOE: South Beach Start Date: Sept. 15, 2008	according to fitday I need to lose 1.73 lbs per week to make it to my goal weight. I think that's probably doable, or dang close!

05-23-2008, 02:10 PM	#149
eske Senior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 101 Gallery: eske	Cleo, do we use our weight from sometime this week, with the first losses being recorded this Monday? I noticed someone had 12 pounds lost in their siggy thing. Do we all want to be on the same page with this? I'm excited about this. I have never been a fast loser, with 40 pounds as my goal, I just need to be consistent - lose at least 1 pound a week, with 9 or 10 weeks of 2 pound losses!

05-23-2008, 02:11 PM	#150
asia12mb Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 66 Gallery: asia12mb Stats: 220 in 4-08/cw189.2/140	Hi everyone! I would like to join. 70 pounds to lose/ 0 lost / 70 pounds to go