2006 Cal-Counters Fall Lifestyle Challenge
This is the 2006 Fall Lifestyle Challenge from September and October! You are welcome to do it on your own. You can find week 1 here or an index to the whole challenge here.
Glad you found the Games Forum ~ Want to Participate in the 2006 *New Traditions for the Holidays* Lifestyle Challenge? Click here to join us ~ It's calorie-count members and friends playing together with friends :)
Want to do the original 2006 Fall Challenge.
The 2006 Fall Challenge was originally structured with points for individual players and teams, but the primary focus is really {{{you}}} ~ your goals, how you eat and exercise, nutrition, motivation, health & more! It's meant to be fun, a little inspirational and a little thought provoking. So feel free to do the challenge on your own.
Just ignore the instructions for the teams and points and things. Instead, click here to go Post your submissions on the New Results and Submission thread for the original 2006 Fall Challenge. Don't be shy!
This all started with a few members thinking about doing 2 teams like Survivor and vote people off each week! It quickly became much more!
Original Ideas for the 2006 Fall Games!
Watch for more member organized Challenges & Games ~ Let's have fun together! Most importantly, let's stay here & play while we work on our goals together!
Challenges can be anything, anytime! Feel free to do one that interests you!
Remember Slappy's Ab Challenge? Potterhoney's weigh in? Tag with Salome? What's your idea? Post it! Let's Play it ~ Together :)
Glad you found the Games Forum ~ Want to Participate in the 2006 *New Traditions for the Holidays* Lifestyle Challenge? Click here to join us ~ It's calorie-count members and friends playing together with friends :)
Want to do the original 2006 Fall Challenge.
The 2006 Fall Challenge was originally structured with points for individual players and teams, but the primary focus is really {{{you}}} ~ your goals, how you eat and exercise, nutrition, motivation, health & more! It's meant to be fun, a little inspirational and a little thought provoking. So feel free to do the challenge on your own.
Just ignore the instructions for the teams and points and things. Instead, click here to go Post your submissions on the New Results and Submission thread for the original 2006 Fall Challenge. Don't be shy!
- Main Dish Cuisine of the Week Recipes
- google*me*this Sir Links~a~Lot, , and anything else you would like share Here on this Thread :)
- Motivation statements
This all started with a few members thinking about doing 2 teams like Survivor and vote people off each week! It quickly became much more!
Original Ideas for the 2006 Fall Games!
- to be open to anyone who wanted to play
- to keep people involved through the whole game
- to help people *explore* their own food and exercise goals and plans
- to have fun & play games ~ individually and as a team
- get to know each other better
- study the food pyramids and guidelines and
- write 2 full sets of weekly meal plans (1 @ 1,500 cals & 1 @ 2,000 cals) from each team each week.
- Do huge nutrition quizzes.
- Learn about different healthy cuisines like mediterrranean and caribbean.
- Have people do 10 goals each week (a point each goal).
- Have people write essays on health and nutrition.
- Google for information on nutrition.
- Learn about all kinds of Exercise.
- Have people do 5 exercise sessions a week and
- also points for something extra like longer or more intensity...
- Talk about body image, self-esteem, and eating disorders
- myth busting about bad diets and exercise.
- write recipes and have a cookoff.
- Compare old recipes to new better recipes.
- Learn to use all the tools on calorie-count like logging food and exercise and weight.
- learn how nutrition & exercise affects health
- track weight, measurements and bmi
Watch for more member organized Challenges & Games ~ Let's have fun together! Most importantly, let's stay here & play while we work on our goals together!
Challenges can be anything, anytime! Feel free to do one that interests you!
Remember Slappy's Ab Challenge? Potterhoney's weigh in? Tag with Salome? What's your idea? Post it! Let's Play it ~ Together :)
2006 Cal-Counters Challenge & Games Table of Contents & Index
Challenge Table of Contents
Original 7 week Fall, 2006 Games
Challenge Table of Contents
Original 7 week Fall, 2006 Games
- Week 1, 9/07 - 9/13, Start Where You Are
- wk 1, Part 1 Personal Goals
- wk 1, Part 2 Nutrition
- wk 1, Part 3 Meal Plan
- wk 1, Part 4 Exercise
- wk 1, Part 5 Brain Bender Game
- wk 1 Point Sheet
- Week 2, 9/14 - 9/20, Make Yourself A Priority
- wk 2, Part 1 Strive & Be Happy
- wk 2, Part 2 Eat Well & Appropriately
- wk 2, Part 3 Brain Bender
- wk 2, Part 4 Main Dish Mediterranean
- wk 2, Part 5 Get Up & Move
- wk 2, Part 6 Google Me This Sir Links~a~Lot
- wk 2, Part 7 Walking the Walk
- wk 2, Part 8 The Grand Event
- wk 2, Points Sheet.
- Week 3, 9/21 - 9/27, Sounds Fishy to Me
- wk 3, Part 1 Strive & Be Happy
- wk 3, Part 2 Eat Well & Appropriately
- wk 3, Part 3 Brain Bender
- wk 3, Part 4 Main Dish Latin ~ Tex Mex
- wk 3, Part 5 Get Up & Move
- wk 3, Part 6 Sir Links~a~Lot
- wk 3, Part 7 Walking the Walk
- wk 3, Part 8 The Grand Event
- wk 3 Points Sheet.
- Roll Call Deadline Sun, October 1st.
- Week 4, 9/28 - 10/04, Roll Call & Merge Week
- Week 5, 10/05 - 10/11, In a Heart Beat
- wk 5, Part 1 Strive & Be Happy
- wk 5, Part 2 Eat Well & Appropriately
- wk 5, Part 3 Brain Bender
- wk 5, Part 4 Main Dish Afro ~ Caribbean
- wk 5, Part 5 Get Up & Move
- wk 5, Part 6 Sir Links~a~Lot
- wk 5, Part 7 Walking the Walk
- wk 5, Part 8 The Grand Event
- wk 5 Points Sheet.
- Week 6, 10/12 - 10/18, Attitude Is Everything & Eye of the Beholder
- wk 6, Part 1 Strive & Be Happy
- wk 6, Part 2 Eat Well & Appropriately
- wk 6, Part 3 Brain Bender
- wk 6, Part 4 Main Dish Pacific Islanders ~ Asian
- wk 6, Part 5 Get Up & Move
- wk 6, Part 6 Sir Links~a~Lot
- wk 6, Part 7 Walking the Walk
- wk 6, Part 8 The Grand Event
- wk 6 Points Sheet.
- Week 7, 10/19 - 10/25, Emerge A Butterfly
- wk 7, Part 1 Strive & Be Happy
- wk 7, Part 2 Eat Well & Appropriately Quiz Me This
- wk 7, Part 3 The Brain Bender
- wk 7, Part 4 The Main Dish
- wk 7, Part 5 Get Up & Move (reply #70)
- wk 7, Part 6 Google Me This Sir Links~a~Lot
- wk 7, Part 7 Walking the Walk
- wk 7, Part 8 The Grand Event ~ The Game Plan
- Week 7 Holiday Game Plan Statements from Players
- Directory & Links to 2006 Fall Team Threads & Accounts
- Fall 2006 Team Rosters & Games Coordinators
The Cal-Counters Story
Week 1 ~ Introduction
A Little Story about an unusual Island known throughout the Galaxy and it's inhabitants, the Cal-Counters of calorie-count!
Once upon a time... in a land far away out in *Cyber-space*, there was an Island unto itself, *calorie-count* ~ It's members, the *Cal-Counters*, were rather an eclectic bunch of people. They arrived from all points *North, South, East & West*. They traveled by Rocket Ship & Slow Boats & every imaginable mode of *ISP* at all speeds, slow & lightning fast to arrive at this wonderful *Safe Haven* ~ teeming with others who had always felt kind of alone before finding *calorie-count*
*BEWARE THE THREE WEEK SYNDROME*
A few travelers wandered in and only paused briefly, sad but true ~ just a *pixel* or 2 of time in the space continuum. Hardly enough time. They just didn't quite make their stay a *priority* in life and sadly wandered away.
A few stayed longer but never quite made that promise to themselves to take a moment or two a day and focus on their *personal goals & dreams & needs* ~ Sadly, they too wandered away... after 3 days, 3 weeks, even 3 months, and never quite discovered so very many of the wonderful features provided by calorie-count: "completely free weight loss tools, nutritional information, and a vibrant and supportive community to help you lose or maintain weight, safely and effectively." Sadly, they wandered away... planned to come back one day soon... I wonder, did they????? ever??? *Only time will tell*
But others wandered in ~ looked around ~ explored ~ and *started by creating a free account* ~ set up a *profile* and headed to the *forums & journals* to make *friends* ~ All built for them by the *Eriks & Igors* of calorie-count. :::snaps fingers::: Just that Fast! The Traveler morphs into a *Cal-Counter* and joins the community (Special Kudos & Thanks to Erik & Igor for Creating this wonderful site, calorie-count! :)
Curiosity leads the traveler to explore further... WoW!!! *Forums* ~ full of *friends* who want to chat ~ in all sorts of manners including *Net Speak like Gr8 & 1derful & U Rock*!!!
They chat about *Weight Loss* ~ *Motivation* ~ *Food* ~ *Recipes* ~ *Exercise* ~ and oh so much more ~ *Profiles* ~ *Journals & Comments* ~ *Tools* ~ *Calorie Values* ~ even a *Library* :)
Now, people always come & go in our lives... but some become {{{friends4life}}} ~ the ones who stay here day after day, week after week, month after month... *sharing chatter, motivation & support* ~ playing *Games & Challenges* ~ Nudging Each Other to try yet 1 more time ~ to get up, dust off & keep on walking. Here! Together!
Week 2, Chapter 1: *BEWARE THE THREE WEEK SYNDROME*
If you'll recall, last week we began with a little story about an unusual Island, known throughout the Galaxy as calorie-count and its inhabitants, the Cal-Counters, who arrived from all directions of cyber-space...
A few only stayed for the blink of an eye, never finding the forums teeming with fellow wanderers who share support and encouragement with each other. Sad, but true! They simply abandoned their hopes and dreams. Threw down their towels and wandered away, just as most people tend to abandon goals or those New Year's Resolutions after just a few days, 3 weeks or 3 months.
But others, like you and me, connected in the forums with {{{friends}}} ~ chatting about life, what works, what doesn't. Friends who ask "Have you made yourself a Priority today?" Get up! Walk with me! Let's Persevere together! Here!
Week 3, Chapter 2: Tall Tale Blues
If you'll recall, we've been telling tall tales about an unusual Island, known throughout the Galaxy as calorie-count and its inhabitants, the Cal-Counters, who arrived from all directions of cyber-space...
GullieBelle ran around the big palm tree right into her best friend LuvLeeLilac. Crash! Blue paint flew all over the place! LuvLee stands up and exclaims, "Belle! What's the blue paint for?"
GullieBelle replies, "I was listening to my satelite dish tv this morning and they said to 'Paint your Kitchen Blue!!! It will suppress your appetite!!'"
LuvLee almost sprayed coconut juice out her nose she laughed so hard! "Belle, that's just an old wives tale! Really!" Her friend looked so crestfallen that LuvLeeLilac gave {{{Belle}}} a big*squishy*hug and then another one ~ all the while suppressing peals of laughter!
Finally getting a grip, LuvLee manages to put on a straight face and explain to GullieBelle, "Appetite is affected by stuff like hormones in your body, how long since you've eaten, if you exercised. You really don't need to Paint your kitchen Blue to Lose Weight! Oh How I wish!!! I would buy a bucket full." ;)
Week 5, Chapter 3: Nutty4Nuts
If you'll recall, we've been telling tall tales about an unusual Island, known throughout the Galaxy as calorie-count and its inhabitants, the Cal-Counters, who arrived from all directions of cyber-space...
GullieBelle ran around under all the big trees looking for pretty flowers. Out of breath, she had to stop.
Flop!
Right under the tall old nut tree, and there she sat when her best friend LuvLeeLilac came along and stumbled right over GullieBelle.
Crash!
LuvLeeLilac's nuts and Gullie's flowers flew all over the place! Belle scrambled to pick up her flowers and frowned, "LuvLee! What's up with all those nuts?"
LuvLeeLilac replies, "Belle! Nuts are wonderful. I use the shells to make a path to my garden. The nutmeats are just yummy all spiced up and roasted, but the best part is the secret my Doc told me!"
Belle's ears perked up and her head whipped around. "Secret," she trilled, "I luvs secrets. Do tell, please!! Purty Please!!!"
LuvLee sighed remembering her Gramsie and sat down next to Belle. "Remember all those yummy nuts and desserts gramsie would make for the Holidays?"
Belle nodded, her mouth watering at the thought.
"Grams always said they were a special treat, but Doc said they were a good everyday eat! Heart healthy benefit, the Good Fats, a good alternative protein... Oh, I forget all he said, but it sounded so good I decided to get me some ol' nuts"
:::Peals of laffter & giggles rang out through the trees as LuvLee & Belle took off nut hunting:::
Week 6, Chapter 4: Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder!
If you'll recall, we've been telling tall tales about an unusual Island, known throughout the Galaxy as calorie-count and its inhabitants, the Cal-Counters, who arrived from all directions of cyber-space...
GullieBelle stood at end of the dock leaning over and gazing into her reflection in the cool still water of the lake. Her best friend LuvLeeLilac tiptoed up behind Belle hoping to surprise her with a Looking Mirror when all of a sudden GullieBelle turned in tears and ran up the dock and into the woods sobbing.
Dismayed, LuvLee scurried to catch up to her friend, wrapped her arms around her while Bell sobbed. "Oh Belle! Why are you crying?"
Belle sobbed "Because I'm so ugly! Look at this wild hair of mine!!!"
"Oh Belle, your hair is beautiful. I adore how it flies in the wind, especially when you run!"
Belle sniffed and swallowed her tears. "You really think so?"
"Yes, Belle, your hair is gorgeous. In fact I always wanted hair like yours! Really!" and wiping Belle's tears, straightening her hair, Luvlee gave Belle another huge hug and pulled her up from the forest floor.
:::Peals of laffter & giggles rang out through the trees as LuvLee & Belle admired each other in the Looking Mirror:::
Week 7, Chapter 5: Emerge A Butterfly!
If you'll recall, we've been telling tall tales about an unusual Island, known throughout the Galaxy as calorie-count and its inhabitants, the Cal-Counters, who arrived from all directions of cyber-space...
One fine Fall Day, GullieBelle was chasing beautiful butterflies around the meadow when her best friend LuvLeeLilac finally found her. "Belle! Belle!" Luvlee gasped. "Come to Gramsie's with me. She's baked fresh cookies!!!"
Belle took one last look at the beautiful butterflies, and they headed to Gramsie's cottage. Gramsie was just setting out a plate of fresh warm cookies and a pitcher of milk when the girls burst into the cottage, all giggles and laughter. They chattered about the butterflies as they settled at Grams feet for a story about life, the journey and the struggle.
"A Butterfly"
A man found a cocoon for a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared, he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through the little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and could go no farther. Then the man decided to help the butterfly.
He took a pair of scissors and snipped the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily. Something was strange. The butterfly had a swollen body and shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither happened. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and deformed wings. It was never able to fly.
What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand, was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the smallopening of the cocoon are God`s way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon. Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life.
*Make Yourself A Priority* ~ If you slip, Get Up, Dust Off & Start Again!
*Live, Love, Laff & Be Happy* ~ Let's Walk the Walk Together ~ Here!
Week 1 ~ Introduction
A Little Story about an unusual Island known throughout the Galaxy and it's inhabitants, the Cal-Counters of calorie-count!
Once upon a time... in a land far away out in *Cyber-space*, there was an Island unto itself, *calorie-count* ~ It's members, the *Cal-Counters*, were rather an eclectic bunch of people. They arrived from all points *North, South, East & West*. They traveled by Rocket Ship & Slow Boats & every imaginable mode of *ISP* at all speeds, slow & lightning fast to arrive at this wonderful *Safe Haven* ~ teeming with others who had always felt kind of alone before finding *calorie-count*
*BEWARE THE THREE WEEK SYNDROME*
A few travelers wandered in and only paused briefly, sad but true ~ just a *pixel* or 2 of time in the space continuum. Hardly enough time. They just didn't quite make their stay a *priority* in life and sadly wandered away.
A few stayed longer but never quite made that promise to themselves to take a moment or two a day and focus on their *personal goals & dreams & needs* ~ Sadly, they too wandered away... after 3 days, 3 weeks, even 3 months, and never quite discovered so very many of the wonderful features provided by calorie-count: "completely free weight loss tools, nutritional information, and a vibrant and supportive community to help you lose or maintain weight, safely and effectively." Sadly, they wandered away... planned to come back one day soon... I wonder, did they????? ever??? *Only time will tell*
But others wandered in ~ looked around ~ explored ~ and *started by creating a free account* ~ set up a *profile* and headed to the *forums & journals* to make *friends* ~ All built for them by the *Eriks & Igors* of calorie-count. :::snaps fingers::: Just that Fast! The Traveler morphs into a *Cal-Counter* and joins the community (Special Kudos & Thanks to Erik & Igor for Creating this wonderful site, calorie-count! :)
Curiosity leads the traveler to explore further... WoW!!! *Forums* ~ full of *friends* who want to chat ~ in all sorts of manners including *Net Speak like Gr8 & 1derful & U Rock*!!!
They chat about *Weight Loss* ~ *Motivation* ~ *Food* ~ *Recipes* ~ *Exercise* ~ and oh so much more ~ *Profiles* ~ *Journals & Comments* ~ *Tools* ~ *Calorie Values* ~ even a *Library* :)
Now, people always come & go in our lives... but some become {{{friends4life}}} ~ the ones who stay here day after day, week after week, month after month... *sharing chatter, motivation & support* ~ playing *Games & Challenges* ~ Nudging Each Other to try yet 1 more time ~ to get up, dust off & keep on walking. Here! Together!
Week 2, Chapter 1: *BEWARE THE THREE WEEK SYNDROME*
If you'll recall, last week we began with a little story about an unusual Island, known throughout the Galaxy as calorie-count and its inhabitants, the Cal-Counters, who arrived from all directions of cyber-space...
A few only stayed for the blink of an eye, never finding the forums teeming with fellow wanderers who share support and encouragement with each other. Sad, but true! They simply abandoned their hopes and dreams. Threw down their towels and wandered away, just as most people tend to abandon goals or those New Year's Resolutions after just a few days, 3 weeks or 3 months.
But others, like you and me, connected in the forums with {{{friends}}} ~ chatting about life, what works, what doesn't. Friends who ask "Have you made yourself a Priority today?" Get up! Walk with me! Let's Persevere together! Here!
Week 3, Chapter 2: Tall Tale Blues
If you'll recall, we've been telling tall tales about an unusual Island, known throughout the Galaxy as calorie-count and its inhabitants, the Cal-Counters, who arrived from all directions of cyber-space...
GullieBelle ran around the big palm tree right into her best friend LuvLeeLilac. Crash! Blue paint flew all over the place! LuvLee stands up and exclaims, "Belle! What's the blue paint for?"
GullieBelle replies, "I was listening to my satelite dish tv this morning and they said to 'Paint your Kitchen Blue!!! It will suppress your appetite!!'"
LuvLee almost sprayed coconut juice out her nose she laughed so hard! "Belle, that's just an old wives tale! Really!" Her friend looked so crestfallen that LuvLeeLilac gave {{{Belle}}} a big*squishy*hug and then another one ~ all the while suppressing peals of laughter!
Finally getting a grip, LuvLee manages to put on a straight face and explain to GullieBelle, "Appetite is affected by stuff like hormones in your body, how long since you've eaten, if you exercised. You really don't need to Paint your kitchen Blue to Lose Weight! Oh How I wish!!! I would buy a bucket full." ;)
Week 5, Chapter 3: Nutty4Nuts
If you'll recall, we've been telling tall tales about an unusual Island, known throughout the Galaxy as calorie-count and its inhabitants, the Cal-Counters, who arrived from all directions of cyber-space...
GullieBelle ran around under all the big trees looking for pretty flowers. Out of breath, she had to stop.
Flop!
Right under the tall old nut tree, and there she sat when her best friend LuvLeeLilac came along and stumbled right over GullieBelle.
Crash!
LuvLeeLilac's nuts and Gullie's flowers flew all over the place! Belle scrambled to pick up her flowers and frowned, "LuvLee! What's up with all those nuts?"
LuvLeeLilac replies, "Belle! Nuts are wonderful. I use the shells to make a path to my garden. The nutmeats are just yummy all spiced up and roasted, but the best part is the secret my Doc told me!"
Belle's ears perked up and her head whipped around. "Secret," she trilled, "I luvs secrets. Do tell, please!! Purty Please!!!"
LuvLee sighed remembering her Gramsie and sat down next to Belle. "Remember all those yummy nuts and desserts gramsie would make for the Holidays?"
Belle nodded, her mouth watering at the thought.
"Grams always said they were a special treat, but Doc said they were a good everyday eat! Heart healthy benefit, the Good Fats, a good alternative protein... Oh, I forget all he said, but it sounded so good I decided to get me some ol' nuts"
:::Peals of laffter & giggles rang out through the trees as LuvLee & Belle took off nut hunting:::
Week 6, Chapter 4: Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder!
If you'll recall, we've been telling tall tales about an unusual Island, known throughout the Galaxy as calorie-count and its inhabitants, the Cal-Counters, who arrived from all directions of cyber-space...
GullieBelle stood at end of the dock leaning over and gazing into her reflection in the cool still water of the lake. Her best friend LuvLeeLilac tiptoed up behind Belle hoping to surprise her with a Looking Mirror when all of a sudden GullieBelle turned in tears and ran up the dock and into the woods sobbing.
Dismayed, LuvLee scurried to catch up to her friend, wrapped her arms around her while Bell sobbed. "Oh Belle! Why are you crying?"
Belle sobbed "Because I'm so ugly! Look at this wild hair of mine!!!"
"Oh Belle, your hair is beautiful. I adore how it flies in the wind, especially when you run!"
Belle sniffed and swallowed her tears. "You really think so?"
"Yes, Belle, your hair is gorgeous. In fact I always wanted hair like yours! Really!" and wiping Belle's tears, straightening her hair, Luvlee gave Belle another huge hug and pulled her up from the forest floor.
:::Peals of laffter & giggles rang out through the trees as LuvLee & Belle admired each other in the Looking Mirror:::
Week 7, Chapter 5: Emerge A Butterfly!
If you'll recall, we've been telling tall tales about an unusual Island, known throughout the Galaxy as calorie-count and its inhabitants, the Cal-Counters, who arrived from all directions of cyber-space...
One fine Fall Day, GullieBelle was chasing beautiful butterflies around the meadow when her best friend LuvLeeLilac finally found her. "Belle! Belle!" Luvlee gasped. "Come to Gramsie's with me. She's baked fresh cookies!!!"
Belle took one last look at the beautiful butterflies, and they headed to Gramsie's cottage. Gramsie was just setting out a plate of fresh warm cookies and a pitcher of milk when the girls burst into the cottage, all giggles and laughter. They chattered about the butterflies as they settled at Grams feet for a story about life, the journey and the struggle.
"A Butterfly"
A man found a cocoon for a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared, he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through the little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and could go no farther. Then the man decided to help the butterfly.
He took a pair of scissors and snipped the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily. Something was strange. The butterfly had a swollen body and shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither happened. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and deformed wings. It was never able to fly.
What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand, was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the smallopening of the cocoon are God`s way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon. Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life.
*Make Yourself A Priority* ~ If you slip, Get Up, Dust Off & Start Again!
*Live, Love, Laff & Be Happy* ~ Let's Walk the Walk Together ~ Here!
Week 1 Challenge Main Post Significantly Edited for clarity
Week 1 starts Thursday, 9/7 through Wednesday, 9/13.
Please note major edits for Week 1:
Week 1 is one of the biggest weeks to understand and get everyone organized! It is a lot easier than it appears, and the rest of the weeks will seem like a walk in the park!
This is not a test and you don't have to spend a lot of time... Maybe 10 - 15 mins each part... If you want to. You don't have to write anything down, unless you want to.
Don't let the Challenge overwhelm you. Maybe do a part or 2 a day and before you know it, you'll be done ;)
A word about the Points for Week 1: Essentially, the only part that has points week 1 is the Weights & Measurements (section 4, titled Part 4 Weights~n~Measurements in the main post for week 1). We will do this same stuff again the last week so we can look back to compare and see how things have changed during the games!
Although there are no specific points in the other sections of the week 1 challenge, won't you do it for your own personal satisfaction? We will also do the Personal Goals Part again the last week for the same reasons. Things change over time. It's easy to forget if you never wrote this kind of stuff down some place... Just getting your thoughts down some place private will allow you to look back and see how you have changed! It might surprise you :)
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Welcome to the 2006 Cal-Counters Challenge & Games!
Let The Games Begin: Week 1, Thursday, 9/7/2006, a meet & greet week :) Next week (Thurday, 9/14), we continue with 6 weeks of Games & Challenges ~ focused on your own personal goals and your exercise & meal plans! We may even toss in a Mongo Quizzical Brain Bender at the Grand finale. But don't Blink! We'll wrap up before you can say Trick or Treat!
~ Todays Challenge 9/7/2006 ~ Start Where You Are ~
~ Introducton to the Cal-Counters Story
Just for fun we start with a Little Story about an unusual Island known throughout the Galaxy and it's inhabitants, the Cal-Counters of calorie-count!
Once upon a time... in a land far away out in *Cyber-space*, there was an Island unto itself, *calorie-count* ~ It's members, the *Cal-Counters*, were rather an eclectic bunch of people. They arrived from all points *North, South, East & West*. They traveled by Rocket Ship & Slow Boats & every imaginable mode of *ISP* at all speeds, slow & lightning fast to arrive at this wonderful *Safe Haven* ~ teeming with others who had always felt kind of alone before finding *calorie-count*
*BEWARE THE THREE WEEK SYNDROME*
A few travelers wandered in and only paused briefly, sad but true ~ just a *pixel* or 2 of time in the space continuum. Hardly enough time. They just didn't quite make their stay a *priority* in life and sadly wandered away.
Click here to read more of the story!
Just to think about for a moment! Now, people always come & go in our lives... but some become {{{friends4life}}} ~ the ones who stay here day after day, week after week, month after month... *sharing chatter, motivation & support*. Nudging Each Other to try again, yet 1 more time ~ to get up, dust off & keep on walking. Here! Together!
*Make Yourself A Priority*
*Get up & Move* ~ *Eat Well & Appropriately* ~ *Live, Love, Laff & Be Happy*
Now Grab your challenges and Let's get started :)
Click Here to get Section 1 (aka Part 1) ~ The Personal Goals Challenge found in reply #4 to this thread.
Click Here to get Section 2 (aka Part 2) ~ The Nutrition Challenge found in reply #5
Click Here to get Section 3 (aka Part 3) ~ The Meal Plan Challenge found in reply #6
Click Here to get Section 4 (aka Part 4) ~ The Exercise Challenge found in Post reply #7
Click Here to get Section 5 (aka Part 5) ~ The Brain Bender Game found in post #8
Click Here for the Week 1 Point Sheet
That's It! Questions? Go chat it up with your team! Don't Fret! It's a lot simpler than it sounds :) Most Importantly, Enjoy!
~ Weekly Food to Explore ~ Water ~
Water! We're 90% water! Click here to Read all about water and alternative sources. How much should you drink for optimum health and why ~ Do you know?
~ Weekly Inspiration ~
"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible." ? St. Francis of Assisi
Week 1 starts Thursday, 9/7 through Wednesday, 9/13.
Please note major edits for Week 1:
- This is the Main Post for Week 1
- We have added this edit at the beginning for clarity.
- We have edited the 5 Challenge Sections (called "parts" in Main Post) for week 1
- We have made the edits for clarity and to match the Week 1 points sheet here.
- Team Scorekeepers should use the new spreadsheets emailed to Captains on Thursday, 9/14.
Week 1 is one of the biggest weeks to understand and get everyone organized! It is a lot easier than it appears, and the rest of the weeks will seem like a walk in the park!
This is not a test and you don't have to spend a lot of time... Maybe 10 - 15 mins each part... If you want to. You don't have to write anything down, unless you want to.
Don't let the Challenge overwhelm you. Maybe do a part or 2 a day and before you know it, you'll be done ;)
A word about the Points for Week 1: Essentially, the only part that has points week 1 is the Weights & Measurements (section 4, titled Part 4 Weights~n~Measurements in the main post for week 1). We will do this same stuff again the last week so we can look back to compare and see how things have changed during the games!
Although there are no specific points in the other sections of the week 1 challenge, won't you do it for your own personal satisfaction? We will also do the Personal Goals Part again the last week for the same reasons. Things change over time. It's easy to forget if you never wrote this kind of stuff down some place... Just getting your thoughts down some place private will allow you to look back and see how you have changed! It might surprise you :)
/end edit
Welcome to the 2006 Cal-Counters Challenge & Games!
Let The Games Begin: Week 1, Thursday, 9/7/2006, a meet & greet week :) Next week (Thurday, 9/14), we continue with 6 weeks of Games & Challenges ~ focused on your own personal goals and your exercise & meal plans! We may even toss in a Mongo Quizzical Brain Bender at the Grand finale. But don't Blink! We'll wrap up before you can say Trick or Treat!
~ Todays Challenge 9/7/2006 ~ Start Where You Are ~
~ Introducton to the Cal-Counters Story
Just for fun we start with a Little Story about an unusual Island known throughout the Galaxy and it's inhabitants, the Cal-Counters of calorie-count!
Once upon a time... in a land far away out in *Cyber-space*, there was an Island unto itself, *calorie-count* ~ It's members, the *Cal-Counters*, were rather an eclectic bunch of people. They arrived from all points *North, South, East & West*. They traveled by Rocket Ship & Slow Boats & every imaginable mode of *ISP* at all speeds, slow & lightning fast to arrive at this wonderful *Safe Haven* ~ teeming with others who had always felt kind of alone before finding *calorie-count*
*BEWARE THE THREE WEEK SYNDROME*
A few travelers wandered in and only paused briefly, sad but true ~ just a *pixel* or 2 of time in the space continuum. Hardly enough time. They just didn't quite make their stay a *priority* in life and sadly wandered away.
Click here to read more of the story!
Just to think about for a moment! Now, people always come & go in our lives... but some become {{{friends4life}}} ~ the ones who stay here day after day, week after week, month after month... *sharing chatter, motivation & support*. Nudging Each Other to try again, yet 1 more time ~ to get up, dust off & keep on walking. Here! Together!
*Make Yourself A Priority*
*Get up & Move* ~ *Eat Well & Appropriately* ~ *Live, Love, Laff & Be Happy*
Now Grab your challenges and Let's get started :)
Click Here to get Section 1 (aka Part 1) ~ The Personal Goals Challenge found in reply #4 to this thread.
Click Here to get Section 2 (aka Part 2) ~ The Nutrition Challenge found in reply #5
Click Here to get Section 3 (aka Part 3) ~ The Meal Plan Challenge found in reply #6
Click Here to get Section 4 (aka Part 4) ~ The Exercise Challenge found in Post reply #7
Click Here to get Section 5 (aka Part 5) ~ The Brain Bender Game found in post #8
Click Here for the Week 1 Point Sheet
That's It! Questions? Go chat it up with your team! Don't Fret! It's a lot simpler than it sounds :) Most Importantly, Enjoy!
~ Weekly Food to Explore ~ Water ~
Water! We're 90% water! Click here to Read all about water and alternative sources. How much should you drink for optimum health and why ~ Do you know?
~ Weekly Inspiration ~
"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible." ? St. Francis of Assisi
Week 1 Part 1: Personal Goals! edited for clarity:
No points available for this section week 1, but won't you do this for your own personal satisfaction? Do part or Do All ~ Just think about your goals.
We will do this all again the last week so you can look back to see how things have changed in your life :)
/end edit
*Personal Goals* ~ Your *Hopes & Dreams*
Let's figure out where we are and get it jotted down some place so you can see what has changed when we do this again 6 weeks from now!
This is NOT a test!!! You do NOT have to answer each question in writing!!! It is just a guideline for your thoughts ~ to help you think about your goals ~ that's all. Ready to start?
No points available for this section week 1, but won't you do this for your own personal satisfaction? Do part or Do All ~ Just think about your goals.
We will do this all again the last week so you can look back to see how things have changed in your life :)
/end edit
*Personal Goals* ~ Your *Hopes & Dreams*
Let's figure out where we are and get it jotted down some place so you can see what has changed when we do this again 6 weeks from now!
- In your personal records or your journal.
- You can share it with your team if you want, but remember the thread will be read by the public!
- Don't hesitate to keep this information personal and private... Afterall, it's all about {{{u}}}
This is NOT a test!!! You do NOT have to answer each question in writing!!! It is just a guideline for your thoughts ~ to help you think about your goals ~ that's all. Ready to start?
- a) *Weight* a Minute!!!
- Do you want to gain, maintain or lose weight?
- Do you Like to Weigh yourself & How Often?
- Have you been thinking about changing what you do
- Take a moment to write down, in some personal place, just what you do, why and what you would like to change over the next 6 weeks?
- If you don't get weighed, that's ok! Sometimes it's better to put the scales in storage! The point is to figure out what you do and why! Then let's keep doing it as long as it works for us in our lives :) Everyone adjusts what they do when something quits working! Including Weighing ourselves :)
- b) *Get Up & Move*
- Do you Exercise and How?
- Do any activity intentionally during the weekdays or on weekends?
- Have you been thinking about changing what you do?
- Take a moment to write down, in some personal place, just what you do, why and what you would like to change over the next 6 weeks?
- If you have already thought about this and intentionally avoid a formal Exercise Plan, that's ok! Sometimes it's better to just get up and move spontaneously! The point is to figure out what you do and why! Then let's keep doing it as long as it works for us in our lives :) Everyone adjusts what they do when something quits working! Including How & When we Exercise :)
- c) *Eating Well & Appropriately*
- Do you know follow a formal meal plan or eat spontaneously throughout the days?
- Have you been thinking about changing what you do
- Take a moment to write down, in some personal place, just what you do, why and what you would like to change over the next 6 weeks?
- If you eat a specific way for personal, religious or health reasons and won't be changing a thing, that's ok! We all have to do what works for us! The point is to figure out what you do and why! Then let's keep doing it as long as it works for us in our lives :) Everyone adjusts what they do when something quits working! Including Weighing ourselves :)
- d) Strive to *Be Happy*
- Enjoy!
- Do you have any other *Health* Related Goals
- Life Goals?
- Happy Making Goals?
- Now's the time to just take a minute someplace quiet and get your goals recorded somewhere :)
- e) Our *Daily Goals* [edited for clarity]
- No regular points this week, but won't you please do this for your own personal satisfaction!
- record what you normally do each day or week
- What would you like Change over the Next 6 weeks
- No Bonus Points this week, but won't you please keep doing your normal goals this week or try setting up goals if you haven't been using short term goals!
- each regular *goal* you do
- try 5 Goals for the week (3 daily and 2 weekly)
- No Bonus Points this week, but won't you please try 1 something *extra* goal this week?
- whatever your *heart* desires :)
- No regular points this week, but won't you please do this for your own personal satisfaction!
[edited for clarity: No points available for this section week 1, but won't you do this for your own personal satisfaction? Do part or Do All]
Week 1, Part 2: *Nutrition 101* ~ *Google Me This* Sir Links~a~Lot!
Hmmm.... Wonders... Just what is *Nutrition* all about?
Btw, what is your Favorite Fruit or Veggie?
Week 1, Part 2: *Nutrition 101* ~ *Google Me This* Sir Links~a~Lot!
Hmmm.... Wonders... Just what is *Nutrition* all about?
Btw, what is your Favorite Fruit or Veggie?
- United2gether's Favorite Fruit is Cherries
- Lookie Lookie what she found when she Googled just 2 simple words: Cherries Nutrition
- Google yours and share your fav link with your team!
- We all win from finding & sharing information with each other :)
[edited for clarity: No points available for this section week 1, but won't you do this for your own personal satisfaction? Do part or Do All]
Week 1, Part 3: Something *Old* ~ Something *New* ~ No Longer Blue!
Although we may not recognize that our food preferences *morph* as we count our calories ~ we wondered.... How Have Your Tastes Changed?
Have you ever used the *food log* ~ a calorie-count way cool tool? Wanna try it?
Week 1, Part 3: Something *Old* ~ Something *New* ~ No Longer Blue!
Although we may not recognize that our food preferences *morph* as we count our calories ~ we wondered.... How Have Your Tastes Changed?
Have you ever used the *food log* ~ a calorie-count way cool tool? Wanna try it?
- Oldies we thought were Goodies!
- Think back to before you came to calorie-count. Just what was your most favorite meal of all time?
- Log it!
- Check the Nutritional Analysis!
- My New *Gotta Rave About It* Favorite!
- Do you have a new favorite meal you really enjoy?
- Log it!
- Check the Nutritional Analysis!
- Surprised at all? Realize Anything? Have a Happy Making *epiphany*?????
- Take a minute and write down your epiphany with your *Hopes & Dreams*
- Share it with your team ~ if you dare ;)
Week 1, Part 4 significantly edited for clarity:
This is the section that has points that count for week 1 and matches to the week 1 points sheet here.
Please submit your week 1 points sheet to your Team Scorekeeper by Wednesday, 9/20.
All of these count! So check with your team if you have any questions about this part! We will compare the stuff we do again at the end of the challenge.
/end edit.
Week 1, Section 4 (called Part 4 in the main post) ~ Weights & Measurements
Time for a Check~up! It's all about you! Do part or Do All ~ It all counts towards Personal and Team Points!
Let's figure out where we are and get it jotted down some place so you can see what has changed when we do this again 6 weeks from now!
This is NOT a test!!! You do NOT have to answer each question in writing!!! It is just a guideline for your thoughts ~ to help you think about your goals ~ that's all. Ready to start?
This is the section that has points that count for week 1 and matches to the week 1 points sheet here.
Please submit your week 1 points sheet to your Team Scorekeeper by Wednesday, 9/20.
All of these count! So check with your team if you have any questions about this part! We will compare the stuff we do again at the end of the challenge.
/end edit.
Week 1, Section 4 (called Part 4 in the main post) ~ Weights & Measurements
Time for a Check~up! It's all about you! Do part or Do All ~ It all counts towards Personal and Team Points!
Let's figure out where we are and get it jotted down some place so you can see what has changed when we do this again 6 weeks from now!
- Take a minute to think about your Exercise Goals.
- Why don't you write them down someplace like in your personal records or your journal.
- You can share it with your team if you want, but remember the thread will be read by the public!
- Don't hesitate to keep this information personal and private... Afterall, it's all about {{{u}}}
This is NOT a test!!! You do NOT have to answer each question in writing!!! It is just a guideline for your thoughts ~ to help you think about your goals ~ that's all. Ready to start?
- a) [edit: Part 1 Weight Questions (enter 1 on line 10, wk1)]
- *Weight* a Minute!!!
- How Much Do {{{you}}} Weigh?
- How often do you Weigh?
- Why?
- OR you get the points if you know why you don't weigh yourself. (If you don't get weighed, that's ok! Sometimes it's better to put the scales in storage! The point is to figure out what you do and why! Then let's keep doing it as long as it works for us in our lives :) Everyone adjusts what they do when something quits working! Including Weighing ourselves :)
- *Weight* a Minute!!!
- b) [edit: Part 2 Weight Log (enter 1 on lines 18 - 20), wk1)]
- *Weight Log*
- Have you considered tracking your weight in the free and cool tool *weight log* here at calorie-count or some other place like your computer at home or in a paper journal?
- On the calorie-count weight log, do you understand the *blue line*?
- Do you understand the *green line*?
- OR you get the points if you know why you personally don't track your weight
- *Weight Log*
- c) [edit Part 3 BMI (enter 1 on line 27), wk 1)]
- d) [edit Part 4 Measurements (enter 1 on line 43), wk 1)]
- *Measurements*
- take yours, any or all that you prefer!
- Neck, upper arm, forearm and wrist
- Chest (all), Breast for Women
- Waist and hips
- Thigh, Calf and ankle
- OR you get the points if you know why you personally don't track measurements
- take yours, any or all that you prefer!
- *Measurements*
- e) [edit Part 4 Exercise (100 ponts possible from 3 parts
- *Exercise*
- ___ 25 regular points (enter a 1 on line 46, week1)
- write down someplace what you normally do each week for an exercise routine.
- What are your exercise activities?
- how long
- how often
- how intense or level, incline, weight amount, reps, etc...
- why you don't or can't exercise right now
- What are your exercise goals that you would like to do or change in the next 6 weeks?
- write down someplace what you normally do each week for an exercise routine.
- ___ up to 50 Points (enter 5, line 53, week 1)
- for doing your normal exercise routine this week! you get 10 points for each normal exercise *session* you do. Up to 5 exercise sessions count.
- OR you get 50 points (enter 5 on line 53) for doing your normal routines if you normally do less than 5 sessions
- OR you get 50 points (enter 5 on line 53) if you work on an exercise plan that is realistic for you because you have not been exercising.
- ___ 25 points (enter 1 on line 56, week1) for doing 1 something *extra*
- for adding a *new* exercise, or
- adding an extra *workout*
- doing more, longer or farther, or
- increasing intensity
- OR just getting started for the first time
- OR just starting to think about why you should start exercising if you don't.
- ___ 25 regular points (enter a 1 on line 46, week1)
- *Exercise*
[edited for clarity: No points available for this section week 1, but won't you do this for your own personal satisfaction? Just try it?]
Week 1, Part 5: The Brain Bender
Unscramble this phrase ~ the answer is right before your *i*s!
E R T W N R E B R T S K H W D E Y M E A E E H E O E
Read carefully! You never know when it might come in handy, even perchance, part of a *mongo quizzical Brain Game in the Finales*
psssttttt! 1st person to post to their team thread... er, um... wins a *cyber-prize*
Week 1, Part 5: The Brain Bender
Unscramble this phrase ~ the answer is right before your *i*s!
E R T W N R E B R T S K H W D E Y M E A E E H E O E
Read carefully! You never know when it might come in handy, even perchance, part of a *mongo quizzical Brain Game in the Finales*
psssttttt! 1st person to post to their team thread... er, um... wins a *cyber-prize*
Week 1 Points Sheet for week 1 Challenge (Thursday, 9/7 - Wednesday, 9/13)
Da Points!!! Please submit your Week 1 points to your Team Scorekeeper by Wednesday, 9/20. Points you can earn by Part for Week 1
Da Points!!! Please submit your Week 1 points to your Team Scorekeeper by Wednesday, 9/20. Points you can earn by Part for Week 1
- 10 points part 1
- 10 points part 2
- 10 points part 3
- 25 points part 4
- 100 points possible part 5
155 points possible week 1Week 1 Points Sheet to submit to your Team Scorekeeper by Wednesday, 9/20.
- Part 1: &nb sp; 10 points (enter a 1 on line 10)
- for weighing and recording your weight some place
- OR knowing why you personally don't get weighed
- Part 2: &nb sp; 10 points (enter a 1 on all 3 lines, 18 - 20)
- for tracking your weight some place like here or in your records
- OR knowing why you personally don't track your weight
- Part 3: &nb sp; 10 points (enter a 1 on line 27)
- if you recorded your BMI some place
- OR know why you personally don't track BMI
- Part 4: &nb sp; 25 points (enter a 1 on line 43 only)
- if you took any or all of your measurements and recorded them some place
- OR if you know why you personally don't track measurements
- Part 5 (100 points possible)
- Part V(a): &nb sp; 25 points (enter a 1 on lines 49 and 50)
- if you think about your exercise plan
- Part V(b): &nb sp; up to 50 points (enter 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 on line 53)
- 10 points each time you do your normal exercise sessions this week. Enter the number of times you exercise. 5 sessions max!
- OR you get 50 points (enter 5 on line 53) for doing your normal routines if you normally do less than 5 sessions
- OR you get 50 points (enter 5 on line 53) if you work on an exercise plan that is realistic for you because you have not been exercising.
- Part V(c): &nb sp; 25 points (enter 1 on line 56)
- if you do something extra with your normal routine this week
- Part V(a): &nb sp; 25 points (enter a 1 on lines 49 and 50)
Week 2 Challenge Thurs, 9/14 to Wed, 9/20 ~ Make Yourself a Priority!
Don't Fret! This is the biggest week to understand and get everyone organized! It is a lot easier than it appears, and the rest of the weeks will seem like a walk in the park! This is not a test and you don't have to spend a lot of time... Maybe 10 - 15 mins each part... If you want to. You don't have to write anything down, unless you want to.
Don't let the Challenge overwhelm you. Maybe do a part or 2 a day and before you know it, you'll be done ;)
Please check with your team captain or co-captain to coordinate when and where to turn in your points and entries next Wed, 9/20. Check your team thread often for updates and to chat with your friends. If you have a question, just ask! This is meant to be fun and help each of us with our own Goals, Meal & Exercise Plans!
So let's get started :) We begin each week with another chapter of the story Cal-Counters story...
Chapter 1: *BEWARE THE THREE WEEK SYNDROME*
If you'll recall, last week we began with a little story about an unusual Island, known throughout the Galaxy as calorie-count and its inhabitants, the Cal-Counters, who arrived from all directions of cyber-space...
A few only stayed for the blink of an eye, never finding the forums teeming with fellow wanderers who share support and encouragement with each other. Sad, but true! They simply abandoned their hopes and dreams. Threw down their towels and wandered away, just as most people tend to abandon goals or those New Year's Resolutions after just a few days, 3 weeks or 3 months.
But others, like you and me, connected in the forums with {{{friends}}} ~ chatting about life, what works, what doesn't. Friends who ask "Have you made yourself a Priority today?" Get up! Walk with me! Let's Persevere together! Here!
*Make Yourself A Priority*
*Get up & Move* ~ *Eat Well & Appropriately* ~ *Live, Love, Laff & Be Happy*
Time to Grab your challenges and get started :)
Click Here to get Part 1 (10 points) ~ Strive & Be Happy Challenge found in reply #11 to this thread.
Click Here to get Part 2 (10 points) ~ Eat Well & Appropriately Challenge found in reply #12
Click Here to get Part 3 (10 points) ~ Brain Bender Challenge found in reply #13
Click Here to get Part 4 (25 points) ~ Main Dish Challenge found in Post reply #14
Click Here to get Part 5 (100 points) ~ Get Up & Move Challenge found in reply #15
Click Here to get Part 6 (25 points) ~ Google Me This Sir Links~a~Lot found in reply #16
Click Here to get Part 7 (25 points) ~ Walking the Walk found in reply #17
Click Here to get Part 8 (50 points) ~ The Grand Event found in reply #18
Da Points!!! Turn in your points for weeks 1 and 2 to your Team Scorekeeper by Wednesday, September 20th!
Click Here to Get the Points Sheet for Week 2 found in reply #19
Click Here to Get the Points Sheet for Week 1 found in reply #9.
1 other leeetle thing...Links to the New Official Game Submission Threads
Slappy's Kick A$$ Team
Neeners Nightmares
Jayd's Phat Fighters
Team Dyn-o-mite
Eliminators
Fabulous4ever
Gut Busters
Hard Body Hooligans
Inchredibles
Hot Newsflash ~ Hot off the Presses!!! The Gazette ~ Pick up your copy here & read all about it!
HEADS UP ON THE BRAIN BENDER! First person from each team to post the correct answer to your Team Submission thread wins Bonus Points! If your answer is different than a prior entry, be sure to post your answer.... u just might be right ;)
~ Weekly Food to Explore ~ Blueberries ~
Don't be blue! Eat Blueberries! Click here to Read all about this leeeeetle berry that packs a whopping nutritional punch!
~ Weekly Inspiration ~
Trying and persevering?but failing?to see your goals realized can be frustrating. Margaret Thatcher once said "You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it," and she was absolutely right. You've got to believe that you will succeed! Never admit defeat as long as time and effort remain. Our greatest asset is patience; our greatest weakness is throwing in the towel. Banish discouragement and feelings of impossibility by working hard, doing more, and not giving in! A diamond was only made beautiful after hundreds of years as a lump of coal. - babyfit.com
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Don't Fret! This is the biggest week to understand and get everyone organized! It is a lot easier than it appears, and the rest of the weeks will seem like a walk in the park! This is not a test and you don't have to spend a lot of time... Maybe 10 - 15 mins each part... If you want to. You don't have to write anything down, unless you want to.
Don't let the Challenge overwhelm you. Maybe do a part or 2 a day and before you know it, you'll be done ;)
Please check with your team captain or co-captain to coordinate when and where to turn in your points and entries next Wed, 9/20. Check your team thread often for updates and to chat with your friends. If you have a question, just ask! This is meant to be fun and help each of us with our own Goals, Meal & Exercise Plans!
So let's get started :) We begin each week with another chapter of the story Cal-Counters story...
Chapter 1: *BEWARE THE THREE WEEK SYNDROME*
If you'll recall, last week we began with a little story about an unusual Island, known throughout the Galaxy as calorie-count and its inhabitants, the Cal-Counters, who arrived from all directions of cyber-space...
A few only stayed for the blink of an eye, never finding the forums teeming with fellow wanderers who share support and encouragement with each other. Sad, but true! They simply abandoned their hopes and dreams. Threw down their towels and wandered away, just as most people tend to abandon goals or those New Year's Resolutions after just a few days, 3 weeks or 3 months.
But others, like you and me, connected in the forums with {{{friends}}} ~ chatting about life, what works, what doesn't. Friends who ask "Have you made yourself a Priority today?" Get up! Walk with me! Let's Persevere together! Here!
*Make Yourself A Priority*
*Get up & Move* ~ *Eat Well & Appropriately* ~ *Live, Love, Laff & Be Happy*
Time to Grab your challenges and get started :)
Click Here to get Part 1 (10 points) ~ Strive & Be Happy Challenge found in reply #11 to this thread.
Click Here to get Part 2 (10 points) ~ Eat Well & Appropriately Challenge found in reply #12
Click Here to get Part 3 (10 points) ~ Brain Bender Challenge found in reply #13
Click Here to get Part 4 (25 points) ~ Main Dish Challenge found in Post reply #14
Click Here to get Part 5 (100 points) ~ Get Up & Move Challenge found in reply #15
Click Here to get Part 6 (25 points) ~ Google Me This Sir Links~a~Lot found in reply #16
Click Here to get Part 7 (25 points) ~ Walking the Walk found in reply #17
Click Here to get Part 8 (50 points) ~ The Grand Event found in reply #18
Da Points!!! Turn in your points for weeks 1 and 2 to your Team Scorekeeper by Wednesday, September 20th!
Click Here to Get the Points Sheet for Week 2 found in reply #19
Click Here to Get the Points Sheet for Week 1 found in reply #9.
1 other leeetle thing...Links to the New Official Game Submission Threads
Slappy's Kick A$$ Team
Neeners Nightmares
Jayd's Phat Fighters
Team Dyn-o-mite
Eliminators
Fabulous4ever
Gut Busters
Hard Body Hooligans
Inchredibles
Hot Newsflash ~ Hot off the Presses!!! The Gazette ~ Pick up your copy here & read all about it!
HEADS UP ON THE BRAIN BENDER! First person from each team to post the correct answer to your Team Submission thread wins Bonus Points! If your answer is different than a prior entry, be sure to post your answer.... u just might be right ;)
~ Weekly Food to Explore ~ Blueberries ~
Don't be blue! Eat Blueberries! Click here to Read all about this leeeeetle berry that packs a whopping nutritional punch!
~ Weekly Inspiration ~
Trying and persevering?but failing?to see your goals realized can be frustrating. Margaret Thatcher once said "You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it," and she was absolutely right. You've got to believe that you will succeed! Never admit defeat as long as time and effort remain. Our greatest asset is patience; our greatest weakness is throwing in the towel. Banish discouragement and feelings of impossibility by working hard, doing more, and not giving in! A diamond was only made beautiful after hundreds of years as a lump of coal. - babyfit.com
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Week 2 Challenge Part 1: *Personal Goals* ~ Strive & Be Happy
What are your health, eating and exercise goals? Can you name 3 things you try to do daily? 2 you try to do weekly?
Do part or Do All ~ Tell your scorekeeper you did this for 10 points (enter a 1, line 10) for week 2 by Wed, 9/20 deadline.
If you have questions, chat it up with your Team!
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What are your health, eating and exercise goals? Can you name 3 things you try to do daily? 2 you try to do weekly?
- In your personal records or your journal.
- Make them realistic ~ what you really can do ~ what you really want to do!
- United's favorite daily goal is to get out of bed each day, shower, get dressed, put a smile on & go meet the day Head On! Live Life! No wallowing... ok, well really, that's like 6 maybe 10 things, hehehehe ;)
- You can share it with your team if you want, but remember the thread will be read by the public!
- Don't hesitate to keep this information personal and private... Afterall, it's all about {{{u}}}
Do part or Do All ~ Tell your scorekeeper you did this for 10 points (enter a 1, line 10) for week 2 by Wed, 9/20 deadline.
If you have questions, chat it up with your Team!
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Week 2 Challenge Part 2: Logging it to Eat Well & Appropriately!
Why? Why?? Why do we do any of this??? Check out *Better Health & You*
Have you ever explored how nutrition can keep us healthier and feeling better than Junk Food???
Have you ever explored why and how you eat? Recorded everything you eat in a log, like here on calorie-count, on paper in a notebook like united, elsewhere like on detailed Excel spreadsheets??? bahaaawaaaahaaaaa...
All joking aside, keeping a food log can help us begin to understand why, how and when we eat! Now you don't have to! You don't have to at all... Just thought we'd mention it. Try it for awhile sometime ~ you just might be surprised! Click here for a gr8 article on keeping a food log, including notes about emotions & stuff that trigger people to over-eat! Has a great sample paper log!
Why ~ How ~ When ~ What! All crucial to understanding ourselves and creating meal plans that are appropriate for our own self.... unique to each of us... Just for us! We each need to figure out what we like to eat and how we can eat, year after year. Not just while we're on some temporary *diet*... We need to figure out what we can do and live with, that makes us happy... Understanding things like why, how, when & what you eat is simply a place to start.
So think about yourself this week. Watch how you eat! Think about why you eat...
You get 10 points for just thinking about it! Tell your Team Scorekeeper you did this week 2 (enter a 1 on all 3 lines 18 - 20) by Wed, 9/20. Does not matter if you write it down or share your thoughts with anyone...
If you have questions, chat it up with your Team!
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Why? Why?? Why do we do any of this??? Check out *Better Health & You*
Have you ever explored how nutrition can keep us healthier and feeling better than Junk Food???
Have you ever explored why and how you eat? Recorded everything you eat in a log, like here on calorie-count, on paper in a notebook like united, elsewhere like on detailed Excel spreadsheets??? bahaaawaaaahaaaaa...
All joking aside, keeping a food log can help us begin to understand why, how and when we eat! Now you don't have to! You don't have to at all... Just thought we'd mention it. Try it for awhile sometime ~ you just might be surprised! Click here for a gr8 article on keeping a food log, including notes about emotions & stuff that trigger people to over-eat! Has a great sample paper log!
Why ~ How ~ When ~ What! All crucial to understanding ourselves and creating meal plans that are appropriate for our own self.... unique to each of us... Just for us! We each need to figure out what we like to eat and how we can eat, year after year. Not just while we're on some temporary *diet*... We need to figure out what we can do and live with, that makes us happy... Understanding things like why, how, when & what you eat is simply a place to start.
So think about yourself this week. Watch how you eat! Think about why you eat...
You get 10 points for just thinking about it! Tell your Team Scorekeeper you did this week 2 (enter a 1 on all 3 lines 18 - 20) by Wed, 9/20. Does not matter if you write it down or share your thoughts with anyone...
If you have questions, chat it up with your Team!
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Week 2 Challenge Part 3: Da Brain Bender ~ Try it!
This is Diane?s current entry in her journal?
I stopped in at the doctors office today. I?m shrinking in every possible way and I?m only 35! I lost half an inch off of my height making me 5 foot 5 even..well, okay, I may have gotten that extra inch from some fab 80?s hair back in the day, but the big news! I?ve lost another 3 pounds! Woo. 170lbs is nothing to scoff at considering I used to weigh 210.
Cranky today, only got 4 hours of sleep compared to my usual 7. Arrgh, and today was a busy day too. Well, all my days are busy, I?m a very active gal! But today I took my niece swimming at the pool for about an hour. She slid down the water slide half a zillion times while I did slow leisurely laps. Very relaxing despite the dozens of screaming kids. :) (And no, cuteshoooes I didn't forget to log my extra activity it this time! I couldn't believe I could burn so many calories swimming!)
Feeling a little guilty about my food today, had breakfast at McDonalds, egg mc muffin, a hashbrown and a large coffee. Ugh, the grease on that hashbrown? Then at lunchtime the boss took me to a working lunch at Olive Garden and I had a breadstick, minestrone soup and Chicken Giardino. Joe made an Easy Breezy Casserole from a recipe he found on this site for supper. It was so yummy but I only managed to eat half of a serving. Joe had brought home dessert from Schlotzkeys Deli...New York Creamstlye Cheesecake! Ah, to die for. Despite not being able to finish supper I scarfed down two slices of cheesecake.
After dinner we went for a drive like we used to when we were dating. Stopped in and split a banana split from Dairy Queen!
What is my caloric deficit for the day? And what is my BMI?
Do part or Do All ~ You get 10 points for just trying to figure it out. Tell your scorekeeper that you tried this (part 3, enter a 1, line 27) by Wed, 9/20 for week 2. Hint ~ use the free tools right here on calorie-count!
Extra Bonus Points Available! First Person from your team to post the correct answer on your Team Submission Thread wins bonus points! No cheating! You must figure your own answers! We will let you know next week what the *official* answer is :)
So... don't hesitate to post your answer if it's different than your teammates! Maybe you will be right!!! bahhaaahahhawaaaaahaaaa....
Links to the Teams Submission Threads
Slappy's Kick A$$ Team
Neeners Nightmares
Jayd's Phat Fighters
Team Dyn-o-mite
Team Eliminators
Fabulous4ever
Team Gut Busters
Hard Body Hooligans
Team Inchredibles
.
This is Diane?s current entry in her journal?
I stopped in at the doctors office today. I?m shrinking in every possible way and I?m only 35! I lost half an inch off of my height making me 5 foot 5 even..well, okay, I may have gotten that extra inch from some fab 80?s hair back in the day, but the big news! I?ve lost another 3 pounds! Woo. 170lbs is nothing to scoff at considering I used to weigh 210.
Cranky today, only got 4 hours of sleep compared to my usual 7. Arrgh, and today was a busy day too. Well, all my days are busy, I?m a very active gal! But today I took my niece swimming at the pool for about an hour. She slid down the water slide half a zillion times while I did slow leisurely laps. Very relaxing despite the dozens of screaming kids. :) (And no, cuteshoooes I didn't forget to log my extra activity it this time! I couldn't believe I could burn so many calories swimming!)
Feeling a little guilty about my food today, had breakfast at McDonalds, egg mc muffin, a hashbrown and a large coffee. Ugh, the grease on that hashbrown? Then at lunchtime the boss took me to a working lunch at Olive Garden and I had a breadstick, minestrone soup and Chicken Giardino. Joe made an Easy Breezy Casserole from a recipe he found on this site for supper. It was so yummy but I only managed to eat half of a serving. Joe had brought home dessert from Schlotzkeys Deli...New York Creamstlye Cheesecake! Ah, to die for. Despite not being able to finish supper I scarfed down two slices of cheesecake.
After dinner we went for a drive like we used to when we were dating. Stopped in and split a banana split from Dairy Queen!
What is my caloric deficit for the day? And what is my BMI?
Do part or Do All ~ You get 10 points for just trying to figure it out. Tell your scorekeeper that you tried this (part 3, enter a 1, line 27) by Wed, 9/20 for week 2. Hint ~ use the free tools right here on calorie-count!
Extra Bonus Points Available! First Person from your team to post the correct answer on your Team Submission Thread wins bonus points! No cheating! You must figure your own answers! We will let you know next week what the *official* answer is :)
So... don't hesitate to post your answer if it's different than your teammates! Maybe you will be right!!! bahhaaahahhawaaaaahaaaa....
Links to the Teams Submission Threads
Slappy's Kick A$$ Team
Neeners Nightmares
Jayd's Phat Fighters
Team Dyn-o-mite
Team Eliminators
Fabulous4ever
Team Gut Busters
Hard Body Hooligans
Team Inchredibles
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Week 2 Challenge Part 4: The Main Dish! Mediteranean ~ *cuisine of the week*
We may not recognize that our food preferences *morph* as we count our calories. Somehow along the way our tastes begin to change as we design our meal plans and learn about new *cuisines* ~ like Asian, Mediteranean, Mexican, American, Italian... :::drools::: just thinking of the food!!! :::giggles & grins ear2ear:::
Each week we'll explore a new cuisine ~ Think about how we can *morph* our old favorites ~ make them healthier, better, more appealing!
~ Week 2 ~ The Mediterranean Cuisine!
Heard all the hoopla about the Mediteranean Diets??? Why don't you Google "Mediteranean Diet" and check it out! What are the good things from the cuisine that you can add to your meal plans??? Explore! Or not!!! It's up to you! But aren't you even a teensy bit curious?
From the American Heart Association link here: There's no one "Mediterranean" diet. At least 16 countries border the Mediterranean Sea. Diets vary between these countries and also between regions within a country. Many differences in culture, ethnic background, religion, economy and agricultural production result in different diets. But the common Mediterranean dietary pattern has these characteristics:
Each week! 2 people from each team will share an all time fav and yummy for the tummy Main Dish!!! Four weeks!!! Two people each week!!! That's 8 Main Dishes each team!!! Then we'll have the judges *drool* and rank them on things like:
If you have questions ~ need help with *Googling* for more information, help with the *recipe analyzer tool* or running the *nutritional analysis*, just ask & chat it up with your Team!
Links to the Teams Submission Threads
Slappy's Kick A$$ Team
Neeners Nightmares
Jayd's Phat Fighters
Team Dyn-o-mite
Team Eliminators
Fabulous4ever
Team Gut Busters
Hard Body Hooligans
Team Inchredibles
.
We may not recognize that our food preferences *morph* as we count our calories. Somehow along the way our tastes begin to change as we design our meal plans and learn about new *cuisines* ~ like Asian, Mediteranean, Mexican, American, Italian... :::drools::: just thinking of the food!!! :::giggles & grins ear2ear:::
Each week we'll explore a new cuisine ~ Think about how we can *morph* our old favorites ~ make them healthier, better, more appealing!
~ Week 2 ~ The Mediterranean Cuisine!
Heard all the hoopla about the Mediteranean Diets??? Why don't you Google "Mediteranean Diet" and check it out! What are the good things from the cuisine that you can add to your meal plans??? Explore! Or not!!! It's up to you! But aren't you even a teensy bit curious?
From the American Heart Association link here: There's no one "Mediterranean" diet. At least 16 countries border the Mediterranean Sea. Diets vary between these countries and also between regions within a country. Many differences in culture, ethnic background, religion, economy and agricultural production result in different diets. But the common Mediterranean dietary pattern has these characteristics:
- high consumption of fruits, vegetables, bread and other cereals, potatoes, beans, nuts and seeds
- olive oil is an important monounsaturated fat source
- dairy products, fish and poultry are consumed in low to moderate amounts, and little red meat is eaten
- eggs are consumed zero to four times a week
- wine is consumed in low to moderate amounts
Each week! 2 people from each team will share an all time fav and yummy for the tummy Main Dish!!! Four weeks!!! Two people each week!!! That's 8 Main Dishes each team!!! Then we'll have the judges *drool* and rank them on things like:
- mass appeal
- ingredients that are easy to get (not like Truffles or Safron ;)
- overall nutritional value with heart & other healthmaking benefits... like healthy fats! (yes, she said HEALTHY fats ;) Antioxidant super powers...
- Gr8 Ingredients, and
- an A Grade from the Analysys tool
- Easy to prepare
- Nothing fancy schmancy! It's all about *edible* for the every day person!
- 25 points this week for doing a recipe
- you will get bonus points at the end if your recipe wins Best of Games!
- the team will get bonus points at the end if a team recipe wins Best of Games!
- thinking about the cuisine and how it fits into your own meal plan or not!
- For reading your teammates recipes & drooling!
- Chatting the cuisine up with your teammates ~ what you adore, are afraid to try, disliked, think you might change or add to your meal plan...
If you have questions ~ need help with *Googling* for more information, help with the *recipe analyzer tool* or running the *nutritional analysis*, just ask & chat it up with your Team!
Links to the Teams Submission Threads
Slappy's Kick A$$ Team
Neeners Nightmares
Jayd's Phat Fighters
Team Dyn-o-mite
Team Eliminators
Fabulous4ever
Team Gut Busters
Hard Body Hooligans
Team Inchredibles
.
Week 2 Challenge Part 5: Get Up & Move ~ Physical Activity ~ Why should we?
Do you? Having trouble getting started? Wondering how to get started? Just a beginner? Want to kick it up a notch? Need cool tools? Know your BMI, Target Heart Rate, and what is appropriate for your age and physical condition?
A little birdie whispered in uniteds ear earlier this year... Did you know that if you do 30 mins of aerobic exercise 5 days a week, that you will rev up your metabolism? You will need to eat more food??? Well you better believe my *earballs* perked up at that!!!
Did you know that it doesn't even have to be all 30 mins at once? That just 10 mins of brisk walking 3 times a day will do the trick? Kick start your metabolism, i mean???
Well, that's about when united decided to start walking... just 3 mins a day because she *detested* exercise ~ Had always been allergic, yanno... And 6 months later, she's still working towards that goal of 30 mins a day, 5 days a week... What's more important is that she's a walking, even still...
What about you? What can you do??? Walk? Chair exercises? Tai Chai? Yoga, Bicycling? Running after toddlers in the playground? Doing amateur sports & marathons? It's all good!
25 regular points for considering how you exercise and how it fits in your life... (enter a number 1 on line 46 of the spreadsheet)
Remember to turn your points sheet into your Team Scorekeeper for week 2 by Wed, 9/20!
Do you? Having trouble getting started? Wondering how to get started? Just a beginner? Want to kick it up a notch? Need cool tools? Know your BMI, Target Heart Rate, and what is appropriate for your age and physical condition?
A little birdie whispered in uniteds ear earlier this year... Did you know that if you do 30 mins of aerobic exercise 5 days a week, that you will rev up your metabolism? You will need to eat more food??? Well you better believe my *earballs* perked up at that!!!
Did you know that it doesn't even have to be all 30 mins at once? That just 10 mins of brisk walking 3 times a day will do the trick? Kick start your metabolism, i mean???
Well, that's about when united decided to start walking... just 3 mins a day because she *detested* exercise ~ Had always been allergic, yanno... And 6 months later, she's still working towards that goal of 30 mins a day, 5 days a week... What's more important is that she's a walking, even still...
What about you? What can you do??? Walk? Chair exercises? Tai Chai? Yoga, Bicycling? Running after toddlers in the playground? Doing amateur sports & marathons? It's all good!
25 regular points for considering how you exercise and how it fits in your life... (enter a number 1 on line 46 of the spreadsheet)
- think about how you normally exercise each week
- What are your exercise activities?
- how long
- how often
- how intense or level, incline, weight amount, reps, etc..
- What would you like to do or change now that you've read some of this stuff?
- 10 points for each exercise *session* you do, up to 5 sessions count.
- enter the number of exercise sessions you do on line 49 of the spreadsheet, 5 max!
- Note: If you have not been doing 5 exercise sessions each week, then do what you normally do and enter a 5 on line 49.
- Note: If you have not exercised for a long time, you can enter 5 on line 49 if you work on an exercise plan that will be right for you.
- for adding a *new* exercise, or
- adding an extra *workout*
- doing more, longer or farther, or
- increasing intensity
- just getting started for the first time
- actually exploring your options and making a plan to get started.
Remember to turn your points sheet into your Team Scorekeeper for week 2 by Wed, 9/20!
Week 2 Challenge Part 6: Google Me This Sir Links~a~Lot!
Have you ever explored *super foods* ~ foods with anti-oxidant mega whopping nutritional values??? Blueberries, Grapes, Pomegranites, to name a few! Ever searched the net, aka googled, and found a good reference like here? Ever take the time to explore a food a week, like *blueberries* ~ one of uniteds first & most favorite super foods!
Lookie! Lookie!!! what United googled one day ~ her 1st and favorite link on Super Foods (although she never bought the book!!!! This is not an endorsement ;)
Remember to turn in your Points to your Team Scorekeeper for week 2 (enter a 1 on line 58 of the spreadsheet if you did this) by Wed, 9/20.
If you have questions ~ need help with *Googling* or *Posting a Link to your team thread* or something ~ chat it up with your Team!
Links to the Teams Submission Threads
Slappy's Kick A$$ Team
Neeners Nightmares
Jayd's Phat Fighters
Team Dyn-o-mite
Team Eliminators
Fabulous4ever
Team Gut Busters
Hard Body Hooligans
Team Inchredibles
.
Have you ever explored *super foods* ~ foods with anti-oxidant mega whopping nutritional values??? Blueberries, Grapes, Pomegranites, to name a few! Ever searched the net, aka googled, and found a good reference like here? Ever take the time to explore a food a week, like *blueberries* ~ one of uniteds first & most favorite super foods!
Lookie! Lookie!!! what United googled one day ~ her 1st and favorite link on Super Foods (although she never bought the book!!!! This is not an endorsement ;)
- Google 2 words "Super Foods" ~ Find and post your fav link to your team thread by Wed 9/13!
- We will use these links next week!!! So don't be shy! Don't spend a bunch of time ~ Google and read a few links, choose one and post it to your team thread. No big deal!
- We all win from finding & sharing information with each other :)
Remember to turn in your Points to your Team Scorekeeper for week 2 (enter a 1 on line 58 of the spreadsheet if you did this) by Wed, 9/20.
If you have questions ~ need help with *Googling* or *Posting a Link to your team thread* or something ~ chat it up with your Team!
Links to the Teams Submission Threads
Slappy's Kick A$$ Team
Neeners Nightmares
Jayd's Phat Fighters
Team Dyn-o-mite
Team Eliminators
Fabulous4ever
Team Gut Busters
Hard Body Hooligans
Team Inchredibles
.
Week 2 Challenge Part 7: Walking the Walk ~ Why should I???
Three new people come to Calorie-Count. One has an eating disorder and is looking to count calories to make sure she eats enough. One is a person who just hit their goal weight and is looking for ways to tone and be healthier. One has over 100 lbs to lose to get to a healthy weight. You have only one motivational post that everyone will read.
Your challenge is to draft that post! Make it about 2 - 4 sentences. What do you wish someone had told you to get you started a long time ago? What would you tell your daughter, your best friend, someone you meet who's feeling blue? Why should they? Why should they do it here? Why should they persevere and make themself a priority? Why? Why?? Why???
Well, it's your job to 'splain ;) Just pretend you are talking to your best friend and tell them why they should bother with their health, their goals, how they eat and exercise? Why do it here?
Just say it, ok?
Write it down and turn post your motivational statement on your Team Submission Thread by Wed, 9/20.
Next week, we'll do more on this... So, er, yes... people will read what you wrote... Don't fret the english, spelling or grammar! Netspeak works for us cuz u r 1derful!!!
25 points for everyone who submits a statement. Tell your Team Scorekeeper you did this week 2 (enter a 1 on line 67) by Wed, 9/20.
~ inspirational quote ~
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. -Leo Buscaglia
Links to the Teams Submission Threads
Slappy's Kick A$$ Team
Neeners Nightmares
Jayd's Phat Fighters
Team Dyn-o-mite
Team Eliminators
Fabulous4ever
Team Gut Busters
Hard Body Hooligans
Team Inchredibles
.
Three new people come to Calorie-Count. One has an eating disorder and is looking to count calories to make sure she eats enough. One is a person who just hit their goal weight and is looking for ways to tone and be healthier. One has over 100 lbs to lose to get to a healthy weight. You have only one motivational post that everyone will read.
Your challenge is to draft that post! Make it about 2 - 4 sentences. What do you wish someone had told you to get you started a long time ago? What would you tell your daughter, your best friend, someone you meet who's feeling blue? Why should they? Why should they do it here? Why should they persevere and make themself a priority? Why? Why?? Why???
Well, it's your job to 'splain ;) Just pretend you are talking to your best friend and tell them why they should bother with their health, their goals, how they eat and exercise? Why do it here?
Just say it, ok?
Write it down and turn post your motivational statement on your Team Submission Thread by Wed, 9/20.
Next week, we'll do more on this... So, er, yes... people will read what you wrote... Don't fret the english, spelling or grammar! Netspeak works for us cuz u r 1derful!!!
25 points for everyone who submits a statement. Tell your Team Scorekeeper you did this week 2 (enter a 1 on line 67) by Wed, 9/20.
~ inspirational quote ~
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. -Leo Buscaglia
Links to the Teams Submission Threads
Slappy's Kick A$$ Team
Neeners Nightmares
Jayd's Phat Fighters
Team Dyn-o-mite
Team Eliminators
Fabulous4ever
Team Gut Busters
Hard Body Hooligans
Team Inchredibles
.
Week 2 Challenge Part 8: Where does time fly in the Blink of an eye!
Wow! Here we are, kids are back to school and by the time we're done playing these games together, it will be time to say Trick or Treat. Week 1 of the Games is already over, and now we start week 2... Yowser!
Funny thing is... we can put off making ourself a priority, ignore our needs, perhaps, never even get started. Or, we can get up and get going, work on our goals and our lives, the way we eat & exercise ~ a little bit each and every day, eh?
When this is over and we look back, just imagine how you will have changed! How your goals and meals and exercise plans will have morphed. Who you will have {{{friended}}} and shared support with here!
Well, let's stop for just a 2nd right now. Learn anything last week about yourself??? Any *epiphanies* ~ Enjoy getting to know others? We sure hope so! It's the whole point really ~ to walk the walk and move forward in our journey ~ to do it together ~ share laffter, tears & support . Here! Together!
HOT FLASH!!! Week 1 Challenge DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED so everyone can catch up this week. The new deadline for week 1 is Wed, 9/20.
If you ever worked on Week 1 at any time, this week or last week, then you get 50 more points! Just tell your Team Scorekeeper that you did Part 8 for week 2 (enter 50, part VIII, line 79, week 2) by Wed, 9/20. ~ Woo Hoo!!!
We hope you enjoy the challenge & games. Week 2 wraps up Wed, 9/20 when everything needs to be submitted to your Team Scorekeepers and the Team Submission Threads.
So Go! Chat it up with your team. Play! Make yourself a Priority! Laff & Be Happy :)
~ inspirational quote ~
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. - Confucius .
Wow! Here we are, kids are back to school and by the time we're done playing these games together, it will be time to say Trick or Treat. Week 1 of the Games is already over, and now we start week 2... Yowser!
Funny thing is... we can put off making ourself a priority, ignore our needs, perhaps, never even get started. Or, we can get up and get going, work on our goals and our lives, the way we eat & exercise ~ a little bit each and every day, eh?
When this is over and we look back, just imagine how you will have changed! How your goals and meals and exercise plans will have morphed. Who you will have {{{friended}}} and shared support with here!
Well, let's stop for just a 2nd right now. Learn anything last week about yourself??? Any *epiphanies* ~ Enjoy getting to know others? We sure hope so! It's the whole point really ~ to walk the walk and move forward in our journey ~ to do it together ~ share laffter, tears & support . Here! Together!
HOT FLASH!!! Week 1 Challenge DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED so everyone can catch up this week. The new deadline for week 1 is Wed, 9/20.
If you ever worked on Week 1 at any time, this week or last week, then you get 50 more points! Just tell your Team Scorekeeper that you did Part 8 for week 2 (enter 50, part VIII, line 79, week 2) by Wed, 9/20. ~ Woo Hoo!!!
We hope you enjoy the challenge & games. Week 2 wraps up Wed, 9/20 when everything needs to be submitted to your Team Scorekeepers and the Team Submission Threads.
So Go! Chat it up with your team. Play! Make yourself a Priority! Laff & Be Happy :)
~ inspirational quote ~
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. - Confucius .
Week 2 Points Sheet for week 2 Challenge (Thursday, 9/14 - Wednesday, 9/13)
Da Points!!! Please submit your points to your Team Scorekeeper by Wednesday, 9/20 for week 2. Points you can earn by Part for Week 2
Da Points!!! Please submit your points to your Team Scorekeeper by Wednesday, 9/20 for week 2. Points you can earn by Part for Week 2
- 10 points part 1
- 10 points part 2
- 10 points part 3
- 25 points part 4
- 100 points possible part 5
- 25 points part 6
- 25 points part 7
- 50 points part 8
255 points possible week 2Week 2 Points Sheet to submit to your Team Scorekeeper by Wednesday, 9/20.
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Part 1: &nb sp; 10 points (enter a 1 on line 10)
- for thinking about your goals, try to set and do 5 goals
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Part 2: &nb sp; 10 points (enter a 1 on all 3 lines, 18 - 20)
- for thinking about why and how you eat
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Part 3: &nb sp; 10 points (enter a 1 on line 27)
- if you try the brain bender
- bonus points available to the 1st team member who posts the correct answer to the Team Submission thread
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Part 4: &nb sp; 25 points (just enter a 1 each line 33 - 37)
- if you submit a recipe (2 people submit each week
- or if you work on the personal parts
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Part 5 (100 points possible):
- Part V(a): &nb sp; 25 points (enter a 1 on line 46)
- if you read the blurb and think about your exercise plan
- Part V(b): &nb sp; up to 50 points (enter 1,2,3,4 or 5 on line 49)
- 10 points each time you do your normal exercise sessions this week. 5 sessions max!
- OR you get 50 points (enter 5 on line 49) for doing your normal routines if you normally do less than 5 sessions
- OR you get 50 points (enter 5 on line 49) if you work on an exercise plan that is realistic for you because you have not been exercising.
- Part V(c): &nb sp; 25 points (enter 1 on line 52)
- if you do something extra with your normal routine this week
- Part V(a): &nb sp; 25 points (enter a 1 on line 46)
- Part 6: &nb sp; 25 points (enter 1 on line 58)
- if you post a Sir Links~a~Lot link to your team submissions thread by Wed, 9/20
- Part 7: &nb sp; 25 points (enter 1, line 67)
- if you submit a motivation statement to your team submissions thread by Wed 9/20
- Part 8: &nb sp; 50 points (enter 50 on line 79)
- if you worked on all parts of the Week 1 Challenge by Wed, 9/20
Links to the Teams Submission Threads
Slappy's Kick A$$ Team
Neeners Nightmares
Jayd's Phat Fighters
Team Dyn-o-mite
Team Eliminators
Fabulous4ever
Team Gut Busters
Hard Body Hooligans
Team Inchredibles
.
Slappy's Kick A$$ Team
Neeners Nightmares
Jayd's Phat Fighters
Team Dyn-o-mite
Team Eliminators
Fabulous4ever
Team Gut Busters
Hard Body Hooligans
Team Inchredibles
.
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