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Edit:  Announcing Team Merger Weekend!!!

Hot News Flash: Merging Gut Busters & Fabulous4Ever! 9/22

We are merging the Fabulous4ever and Gut Buster teams this weekend.  Monday we'll know the new team's name and get everyone their team patches ~ Woo Hoo!!!

Please post your Submissions on the New Official Team Thread for Week 3 here:

http://www.calorie-count.com/forums/post/1481 7.html

Be sure to sign in on your New Official Team Chat Thread Here!

http://www.calorie-count.com/forums/post/1482 0.html

We hope everyone will continue to play!  We'll have a strong team of active & enthusiastic players when all is said and done.  So watch out!  The new team players will be raring to go!  They will take on all the other teams in the Head2Head Games!!!  Woo Hoo!!!

The new Team Captains will be DebCowan and Supersized!  Co-captains will be Jamie0218 and Renicki :)

What to do over the Weekend!  Help pick a Team Name!!!  Check in and Shout OUt that you are in & raring to get started!  Bond!  Make Each Other Friends!  Chat it up and Get to know each other!!!

Don't worry, we will transfer all your points and submissions.  We're picking up and moving it all, including each and every one who still wants to play!!!  So don't be shy!  Join your new team :)

We hope everyone enjoys the Challenge & Games.  We want them to be fun, a bit inspirational and a little thought provoking! A gr8 place to meet new {{{friends}}} and a gr8 way to walk the walk!

{{{hugs}}} jules (united2gether, games hostess)

Please do NOT post to this thread anymore.

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Fabulous 4ever Week 3 Message 

Way to Go Fabulous 4ever! You've completed 2 weeks of the Challenge! 

Week 3 starts Thursday 9/21 and ends Wednesday, 9/27.   Please pick up the challenge and Parts for Week 3 on the Official Challenge thread.

Now that we're all getting into the swing of things, the challenges will be easier to understand.  Remember, this is meant to be fun and inspirational, so please don't feel like you have to spend a lot of time on this...  Maybe 10 - 15 mins each part... If you want to.  Think about stuff in your head or write stuff down.  It's up to you!

Don't let the Challenge overwhelm you.  Maybe do a part or 2 a day and before you know it, you'll be done ;)
What you need to do this week! 

• Give your scorekeeper your points for all the parts you did for Week 3 by Wed, 9/27!  Click here to get a points sheet for week 3!
• Email your answer for the Week 3 Part 3 Brain Bender to brain.bender@hotmail.com (please note the DOT in brain.bender:))
• 2 players from your team need to submit a Main Dish Recipe (part 4, week 3) to this thread by Wed, 9/27.  If it is your own recipe, click here to put it in the new calorie-count Recipe tool. Then, all you need to do is post a link to this thread for your calorie-count recipe!  Otherwise, please post one of your own favorite recipes that you use from any source :)
• For Part 6, week 3, Help your team choose the Team *super food* Link  by sharing your opinion on your Team Chat thread or here! 
  • On or after Saturday, 9/23, Click here to get your team list of Links submitted by your team players during week 2!
  • The Captain and Co-captain will call the ball on the actual link to be used. 
  • Find more on this here in part 6, week 3 of the challenge.
• For Part 7, week 3, Help your team choose the Team Motivation Statement by sharing your opinion on your Team Chat thread or here!
  • On or after Saturday, 9/23, Click here to get your team list of Motivation Statements submitted by your team players during week 2! 
  • The Captain and Co-captain will call the ball on the actual Motivation Statement to be used.
  • Find more on this here in part 7, week 3 of the challenge.

Special Note to our Late arrivals and People who missed weeks 1 or 2!

• you can catch up.  Just go back to the old challenges and do them.
• When you are done, give your Team Scorekeeper your points for the old weeks!
• How to find the old weeks challenge and points sheet.
  • Click here for the old week 2 challenge.
    • Click here for the old week 2 Points Sheet.
  • Click here for the old week 1 challenge.
    • Click here for the old week 1 Points Sheet.   

Other Important links you may find useful: Challenge Directory,  Challenge Roster


We'll be eagerly awaiting your entries on this thread!  Enjoy the Challenge :)

Reserved week 2

Congratulations, Fabulous 4ever, on completing your first week! 

Week 2 starts Thursday 9/14 and ends Wednesday, 9/20.   Please pick up the challenge and Parts for Week 2 on the Official Challenge thread.  

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 ;) 

Post your Challenge & Game Submissions for week 2 on this thread.  

• Your Brain Bender Answers! 
• The Sir Links~a~Lot you googled! 
• Your little Motivation Statements! 
• the Main Dish Recipes and Nutrition analysis from 2 players only!

Team Scorekeepers!!!  Each team will have a Team Scorekeeper to keep everyone's weekly scores!  It may be your Captain or Co-captain or someone else.  Please check with your team to find out who will be the scorekeeper for your team!

Week 2 Points!  Please give your Week 2 points to your team scorekeeper by Wednesday, 9/20.   You can find a points sheet for week 2 here!  Your scorekeeper has an excel spreadsheet you can use to track your weekly points if you want.  Just ask your scorekeeper for it :)

Hot Newsflash!!!  Week 1 Players deadlines extended to Wednesday, 9/20!  Everyone can double back and catch up including the Team Scorekeepers who need to put week 1 points into the new team spreadsheets.   Please give your Week 1 points to your team scorekeeper by Wednesday, 9/20.  You can find a points sheet for week 1 here!  


Other Important links you may find useful: Challenge Directory,  Challenge Roster

Enjoy the challenge!  We hope you will have a minute to chat with your team on your official team thread!   

Be sure to ask your team if you have any questions!  Most importantly, enjoy the Games! Make yourself a Priority this week!  Live!  Love! Laff & Be Happy!  Here!  Together!

Your fellow Fabulous 4ever Players

debcowan (Captain)
jamie0218 (Co-Captain)
ccelis  
phoenix121   
mercedesjag402 
sng4u 
CanadianChick 
GlamStarlette   
baby-creature 

We'll be awaiting your entries with bated breath!  Good Luck Fabulous 4ever :)

Hot off the Press! Get your copy of the challenge Challenge for week 2 here!

Turn your points for the week into your Team Scorekeeper by Wed, 9/20.

Post your Game Submissions Here to this thread by Wed, 9/20!

Enjoy!  We'll be watching for your submissions!

Well, I think I did this wrong, but I got a deficit of 878.5 and a BMI of 28.3. I logged her as very active with the swimming as an extra activity, but I was a bit unsure on that and how to log sleep.

Well I got the same BMI 28.3, but for a deficit I got 374.  I'm going to go try to unbend my brain now!!

I came up with BMI 28.3

Deficit 439 calories

Heads up about Week 1!  

Part 4 has been significantly edited for clarity. No one has to go back at all, but can if you want. We simply want people to start where they are and go from there!   

The deadline for week 1 has been extended for everyone until Wed, 9/20.  

Here's the link to the revised week 1 challenge

http://www.calorie-count.com/forums/post/1376 1.html#3  

Here's the link to the revised exercise part  

http://www.calorie-count.com/forums/post/1376 1.html#7  

Here's the link to the week 1 points sheet  (you can use the point sheet or whatever way your team turns points into your Captain (or Co-captain or team scorekeeper).  

http://www.calorie-count.com/forums/post/1376 1.html#9

and here's the updated text  

• 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 :)
• 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
• c)  [edit Part 3 BMI (enter 1 on line 27), wk 1)]
  • *BMI*
    • Do you know yours?
    • What is it, how do you find yours and how is it calculated?
    • Do you prefer the general tables, the *formula* or a calculator like here?
    • OR you get the points if you know why you personally don't track you bmi
• 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
• 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?
    • ___ 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.

Ok, I came up with a BMI 28.3 and a deficit of 689 ...

She expends 2600 cals on a "normal" day and ate 1911 calories
leaving a deficit of 689 ....

Here is my submission for the recipie

Red Devil Chicken

Not for the faint at heart!

Just got a note asking to have all submissions with actual links instead of hidden behind the word.  So from now on could we do it that way?

Here's the link for Jamies recipe...

http://www.calorie-count.com/recipe/5461.html

Hi Everyone, Happy Monday.

Here is my recipe:

http://www.calorie-count.com/recipe/5472.html

http://www.calorie-count.com/users/canadianch ick

Jamie that looks yummy

:)

Hey everyone :)  Last week when we wrote the challenge in the wee hours of the night in our spare time cuz we're just friends here like everyone... we thought we knew what we were saying.... But... we confused the heck out of everyone!!!  Sad but true!!!  So, we're giving everyone the chance to catch up on week one and make sure you got the right points!

The only points from week 1 last week are from Section 4, the exercise part!  We actually had people who never exercised or only once or twice a week.  Kind of not fair to make them all of a sudden exercise 5 times to get points, huh???

So... we have made a few little changes...

Deadline for week 1 has been extended to Wed, 9/20!!!

The Points from Week 1 were all in Section 4.  You can Look at the Section 4 again from week 1 here:

http://www.calorie-count.com/forums/post/1376 1.html#7

Check your points against the new week 1 points sheet here:

http://www.calorie-count.com/forums/post/1376 1.html#9

Let your team captain (or scorekeeper) know if your points changed for week 1.

Plus... the other parts of week 1 were just for you to work on your own goals and things!  If you did all the parts from week 1, then you get more points this week :)  It's up to you!

Here's the link to the revised week 1 challenge!

http://www.calorie-count.com/forums/post/1376 1.html#3

The stuff from week 2 is also due Wed, 9/20.

Turn your points for week 2 into your team captain or scorekeeper by Wed, 9/20

Players should post their entries on your team submission thread here:

http://www.calorie-count.com/forums/post/1420 2.html

Players do not need to post their goals and other notes from other parts of the challenge... just 4 things this week.

What Players should post on the new Team 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

What to post on the Team Submission Threads...  Please post your:

• brain bender answer, calorie deficit and bmi
  • (from part 3, week 2)
  • http://www.calorie-count.com/forums/post/1376 1.html#13
• the googled super foods link
  • (from part 6, week 2)
  • http://www.calorie-count.com/forums/post/1376 1.html#16
• the motivation statment 
  • (from part 7, week 2)
  • http://www.calorie-count.com/forums/post/1376 1.html#17
• 2 players need to post a Main Dish mediterranean recipe this week (2 players will do this each week)
• (from part 4, week 2)
•  http://www.calorie-count.com/forums/post/1376 1.html#14
• this can be volunteer or assigned...  and if you don't make this part this week, we'll let your team catch this part up next week... )

Link to the week 2 challenge!

http://www.calorie-count.com/forums/post/1376 1.html

Link to the week 2 points sheet!

http://www.calorie-count.com/forums/post/1376 1.html#19

Hope this helps!  If you have a question, please ask :)

Week 2 Challenge Part 7:  Walking the Walk ~ Why should I???

Welcome to CC - more than just a "diet site" you've found tools and a huge community here to support you in finding a healthier lifestyle!  Don't feel like you have to change everything at once.  Little changes add up big time, add something new every day or every week or even every month.  You can do this, and you are worth it!  It's not about becoming the perfect person with the perfect body.  It's about being healthy so you feel good and enjoy all the rest of what life is about!

PART 6, WEEK 2

Any article that boasts tea, soy, and wheatgrass (things I love), is a winner!

Week 2 Challenge Part 7:  Walking the Walk ~ Why should I???

Loving yourself is the most important thing you can do in your life. Everything else will follow. Weight loss is  not a way to be a better person, it is a tool it help you realize how great you really are

Here is a great page complete with super foods and foods to avoid. Enjoy!

PART 7, WEEK 2

In life, we tend to get very caught up in the day to day: working and making enough money, taking care of kids, going to school, investing in relationships, etc. So much of our time and energy is spent on the "outside" -- either on others or in the pursuit of success.

       &nb sp;               &nb sp;       It's time to do something for yourself.


All to often we hear about how overwight we as a society have become, or how unhealthy our food choices are. We know that we need to make changes, but so many of us are unsure, afraid, or unmotivated. Wouldn't it be nice to find a place you could turn to that could help educate you, support you no matter what, and help you become healthy -- for free?  

       &nb sp;               &nb sp;               &nb sp;   You've found that place.


At Calorie-Count.com there are no gimmicks, no fad diets, no empty promises. Just a wealth of honest information that will help you get healthy and stay healthy, and a bunch of people who genuinely care about themselves and each other.

So take a minute and look around. Look up the nutritional content of your favorite foods, read on how to get or stay in shape, or use a calculator to help you figure out your individual caloric needs. Whether your goal is to lose, maintain, or gain weight, or simply to feel supported by like-minded people in a safe enviornment, you've come to the right place. Good luck!

I love berries, so I found this article really interesting.  Not only do they taste good, but they help fight cancer.  Yummy!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13484206