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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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OLD Gut Busters Week 3 Message

Way to Go Gut Busters! 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, Gut Busters, 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 Gut Busters Players

Utahangel22 (Honourary Co-Captain)
Sonechko 
Han  
Supersized (Captain, Score keeper)  
Renicki  
Tonyamckenzie
j_willis82
writestuff
hubbaji


We'll be awaiting your entries with bated breath!  Good Luck Gut Busters :)

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!

Here are our week 1 scores:

Han - 155 - 100%
Renicki - 155 - 100%
Writestuff - 155 - 100%
Hubbaji - 145 - 94%
Daveka - 135 - 87%
J_Willis - 130 - 82%
Supersized - 125 - 81%
Tonyamackenzie - 120 - 77%
Sonechko - 78 - 48%

The team results are graded out of eight, so we always drop the lowest score.

TEAM SCORE: 1120 (of 1240) - 90%

Brain Buster Answer
EDIT: Sept 14 06, 2:36 EST

Here's my stab at the brain buster answer. Definately post other answers if you like. There is a fair bit of calculation involved, and I'm not sure that I split the various food calculations correctly.

BMI - 28.3 (according to tools on this site)

Calorie Defecit - 929 calories (using my entries, food log & activities on this site) - just realized I needed to change the activity level to "very active".

Just a Brain Bender Hint!  Supersized & JayD nailed the technique when they said... 

Supersized said...

Yup, I just used my own logs. You can log all the food information in tomorrow's food and activity logs, this will give you a blank slate to be able to figure out the calorie deficit.

Also you can go into your tools menu and choose BMI and just quickly edit your own settings (not hard to put them back they're put back automatically from your profile's default settings).

Sorry if this gives everyone a leg up, but I figure this is really about sharing. And, not making life difficult for our beloved Erik and Igor.

Cheers,

JayD said...

 you don't have to worry about your weight log because you can go back and edit your entries for the day. :)

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.

My answer to 6a "Super Foods" Link

Okay this was my favourite link. I think we are just supposed to post our favourite link that we find when we type "super foods" into Google.

I like this link because it's got tonnes of health information, which for the most part seems sound (I say for the most part because I haven't read it all). Also, you can click on any of the "super foods" and get a quick write up that is simple to understand and a great check list for each.

http://www.healthcastle.com/food_supplements. shtml

I get 28.3 BMI - tools on site

But, I have 1273 as a deficit?

For the brain buster- I get:

BMI= 28.3

Deficit = 809 calories

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 :)

My contribution to the week 2 nutrition challenge:

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 .......? 

• Google 2 words "Super Foods"  ~ Find and post your fav link to your team thread by Wed 9/13! After googling 'super foods' I found a plethora of foods I actually like, but I settled on two - the simple but oh so delicious and versatile apple and ever refreshing tea(any tea, all teas,so many to savour). The sites I viewed and found chock full of information or just plain entertaining were:

       &nb sp;     http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/apples/ 

       &nb sp;     http://www.celestialseasonings.com/research/a bouttea/teagood health.php

 

25 points Points!  Post the Link you googled and liked to your team submission thread by 9/20! 

My contribution to week 2 challenge - 'waking the walk' (it may be a bit wordy, sorry):

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. 


If there is one piece of knowledge, information, whatever that I have learned since starting my journey to better health it has to be, "You must eat to survive". Sounds simple enough, don't it? But, how many people truely understand that simple statement? Whether we want to gain weight, lose weight or simply maintain a healthy weight - we have to eat enough in quantity as well as quality to nourish our bodies. It is not a matter of eating or avoiding foods, it is all about sensible, healthy choices. Take care of your body and it will take care of you. Julius Erving said it best, "If you don't do what's best for your body, you're the one who comes up on the short end."




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. 

MOTIVATION for my Gutbusting teamies! ;)

"Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the body can achieve."

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."

I don't know about all of you, but I knew when I was ready to start my journey towards better health.  And, over time, I can look back and claim big victories, but they didn't happen overnight.  Au contraire, my friends!!  :D 

With each little step of progress and each healthy behavior practiced on a daily basis, I get a bit closer to my goal.  My clothes first fit better--and now they're too big.  I'm down from a 3x to an XL or L.  My waist went from 50-something inches to 40-something to 30-something.  My cholesterol went from 209 to 122.  But . . . I had/have hungry days.  I had/have cravings.  I didn't/don't always eat "perfect" or exercise as much as I could. 

I just keep plugging away.  I'm still plugging away.  I'm making lots of little changes as I go and converting them into new, healthy habits.  I may not have gone from couch potato to a 5K runner, but I can walk a little faster or a little longer each time.  And I am getting there!!

The moral of my story??  If I can do it, YOU can!!  Take it slowly.  Believe in yourself and your goals.  Go one step at a time.  If you stop or step off the path, get back on and get moving again.  You WILL achieve.  You will be a thousand miles beyond where you were--mentally, physically, emotionally, and possibly even spiritually--if you stick with it.  And, if you're lucky like I am, you'll also have made some fantastic CC friends along the way!  :)

Enjoy the journey . . .

Hey, Gut Buster gang!

I've put a recipe in my journal for your consideration for the food challenge. The analysis copied a bit wonky but it is there. I know someone else already mentioned a recipe - I'm not sure if we need two or just two people to work together.

Edit: here's the link(I hope)

http://www.calorie-count.com/recipe/5560.html


Who ya gonna call?

Hi Hubbaji ~ Yes... we need 2 people to post a recipe.

Did you put it in the recipe tool here  on calorie count?

http://www.calorie-count.com/calories/recipe_ analysis.php

then post the link to your recipe here :)

Hope this helps!

I think I have 135 points so far.  What's the sir-links-a-lot thing?  I must be confused or missing that one . . .

http://www.calorie-count.com/forums/post/1376 1.html#16

Basically you just have to google a link to a super food and post it :)

congrats on the extra taters btw!

My recipe for the challenge: Sauteed chicken with Hummus...

http://www.calorie-count.com/recipe/5273.html

my super food link:

http://www.nationaldairycouncil.org/