Posts by taurus_a

Name: taurus_a

Age: 32

Height: 5'4"

Start Weight: 212lbs

Goal Weight (by January 29): 205lbs

1/1/09: 212

8/1/09: 211

15/1/09:  212 (Harrumph!)

22/1/09:

29/1/09:

Total weight loss: 0

8731/17500

Name: taurus_a
Age: 32
Height: 5'4"
Start Weight: 212lbs
Goal Weight (by January 29): 205lbs

1/1/09: 212
8/1/09: 211
15/1/09:
22/1/09:
29/1/09:

Total weight loss: 1

3020/17500

I think I'm doing alright, but my calorie intake (as calculated by CC) is lower than I would expect.  I'm going to spend this next week paying closer attention to portion size to make sure I'm getting accurate numbers.

70/1000

I have been AWOL for months now, but want to recharge and remotivate.  I will start with a goal of 1000 minutes this month.

I am a little late to join, but would like to participate.  I hope the accountability and challenge of being in a group like this will keep me motivated...  Good luck everyone!

Name: taurus_a
Age: 32
Height: 5'4"
Start Weight: 212lbs
Goal Weight (by January 29): 205lbs

1/1/09: 212
8/1/09:
15/1/09:
22/1/09:
29/1/09:

Total weight loss:

edit:  typo in starting weight

Original Post by spacedreamer01:

Good question nev2179!

For physical challenges, you get 1 point for doing the challenge at all. So if you do the minimum set of 10, you get 1 point. To keep things fair (since some of us can do more than others) you only get 1 point per challenge completion - so you get only 1 point whether you do 10 crunches or 100. Of course, you get major kudos from me if you do more ;)

This is good to know...  I'll stop sending you messages that include the number of sets I've done!!

I teach in a high school, and I know that there is a nurse who comes in once a week to provide completely free, completely confidential health care.  I don't know if there's something like that in the school your friend attends or in your community, but if there is, that might be something to suggest as a way for getting good nutrition and health advice.

Your friend has taken an important step in talking to you.  Since you are best friends, you obviously care very much about her.  Help her as much as she lets you and wants you to, and hopefully she will continue to gain weight in a healthy way.  But, if she starts to lose more weight and won't listen to your concerns, you might need to make a hard decision and tell someone else (like your parents or hers) that you're worried about her health.

Good luck!

Original Post by koilady63:

What are the two most beautiful words a teacher can here ar 6:00 a. m. ? SNOW DAY!

Hear hear!  (or is it "here, here"?  This is a group of teachers - settle this one for me, will you?? )

I'm a high school science/biology teacher in southern Ontario.  The staff room and cafeteria are NOT my friends...  but my busy schedule tends to keep me out of those places.  Besides teaching, I coach girls' soccer and I am a staff advisor for our Student Council.

I've been teaching for 8 years - I spent the first one in Leeds, England, earning a few quid and traveling Europe.  The next year I was broke (obviously!) and moved back into my parents' basement and taught in my old high school.  I then found a position in a small rural community in the snow belt (hence my delight at the "snow day") and I've been at the same school ever since.  I was a little thinner when I started there!

It's good to find you all!

Hey, I had (what I think is) a great idea for a personal challenge...  on this journey to make our bodies more healthy, why not take a step to make our planet more healthy too?  So I'm suggesting a personal challenge to do something new/different to be more environmentally friendly.  I don't mean something you have to do every day (I recycle paper, cans, plastics, etc. in my blue box on a daily basis, so I wouldn't count that).  I mean make a new change.  Some suggestions:

• If you normally drive to work, walk or ride your bike a couple of times a week (I know, for those of us in the northern hemisphere, it's a bad time of year for that kind of thing)
• Change some incandescent light bulbs to compact fluorescents
• Start a vermicomposter in your basement (I promise the worms won't escape!) or a composter outside (if the weather is nice in your part of the world)
• Buy cold water detergent and/or phosphate-free cleaning products next time you go for groceries
• Do an online carbon footprint quiz, and try some of the suggestions for reducing your footprint
• The list goes on and on...