Wagon Jumpers - July 20 - 26th, 2008 (Closed, Waiting List Available)
Welcome
(Sorry we're closed to new members until the group is less than 30 members)
Welcome to the Wagon Jumpers weekly thread. We are a group of CC members who have identified that one of our main challenges with achieving our weight loss, maintenance or general health goals is consistency.
This thread is designed to encourage long term commitment to our goals by publicly declaring them and asking the other members of this thread to hold us accountable.
Each member on this thread (listed below) has agreed to check into the thread at least once per week. If any member does not check in by the end of the week, we ask all members to politely and positively PM that member and encourage them to make a post and stay on track (or get back on track).
If you would like to be a member of this thread please see the guidelines below and send me a PM if you are still interested (there may be a waiting list).
Why is the participation capped?
The original idea of Wagon Jumpers was to create a close community where participants could get to know each other and hopefully form virtual-life and perhaps even physical-life bonds to create a support network as they attempted long term weight loss.
Over the first few weeks we experimented with an "open to all" concept and found that the thread became too long and confusing and as a result no one got to know each other and it became too much work for many members.
With a mid sized group (30) I am hoping to maintain the community and supportive goals of the original thread, and have enough people that if we are not all daily posters (as the only requirement is a weekly post) that the thread is still motivational and has new content day to day.
Interested in Joining?
General Guidelines for Joining
1. Are you a wagon jumper?
Do you know how to loose weight, you often have success but then you find yourself loosing interest in your plan, or sabotaging your plan. It's not the "how" to loose weight that is the problem, it's the "how" to stay motivated.
2. Do you have a long way to go?
This group is designed so that members can get to know each other and support each other. Ideally you are planning to be a CC member and part of this forum for at least 6 months or more to achieve your goals and hopefully stay in motivation for a further 6 months or more.
Yes. This is, a long term plan.
Still interested? Send Supersized a PM.
Wagon Jumpers Participants
Week 11 Riders:
Supersized (myself)
Karenie - Bad weather may not be able to post
Kaydeefalls - Traveling to July 25th, 2008
Week 10 Riders:
Week 9 Riders:
Healthfirst - Traveling to July 23rd, 2008
Week 8 Riders - Congratulations on 2 Months!:
Rwbsmom - traveling to August 16, 2008
Ld1984 - Traveling to August 1, 2008
Week 7 Riders:
Week 6 Riders:
Week 5 Riders:
Week 4 Riders - Congratulations on one Month!:
Week 2 Riders:
Unlimitedana - Traveling to August 15, 2008
Missing In Action
Missing In Action - 1 Week:
Missing In Action - 2 Weeks:
Current Membership: 39
Current Waiting List: 3
Previous Threads:
Wagon Jumpers July 6 - July 21st, 2008 (another, two week special!)
Wagon Jumpers June 22 - July 5th, 2008 (two week special!)
Wagon Jumpers June 15-21, 2008
Wagon Jumpers May 25 - 31, 2008
Wagon Jumpers May 18 - 24, 2008
Wagon Jumpers Week 1 (May 4 - 10)
Wagon Jumpers - Anyone Need a Lift? (initial thread)
As always all members are encouraged to tag this thread so that it is easy to find.
Hey all, I definitely fell off the wagon the end of last week as well as the weekend. I moved out of my apartment this past weekend so the last 10 days have been hectic for me.
I really need to get back on the wagon, cause I was doing so well!! Being home seems to be harder for me because I don't have a gym at my disposal like I do when I am back at school. I am going to re-evaluate my goals for the next two weeks until I move back to school.
Igrratu It's a journey not a sprint. It's a journey not a sprint. It's a journey not a sprint. Yeah, I just keep saying that over, and over and over. Maintenance is good. As long as you are keeping sight of your goals, you know you're not going to loose the weight overnight. So keep on an even keel this next week and then try not to go too wild (on the food side) on vacation and come back and set new goals. Really it's when you fall off the wagon and gain all + more that it really sucks. Maintenance is good!
Writestuff You are more ambitious than I. I'll admit to being a reasonably good cook, but I'm a terrible baker. I make pastry just like my mother did, it has a remarkable texture, colour and taste that I dare anyone to say does not exactly replicate cardboard! My partner does all the baking in my house.
I think one of my problems with the skipping meals is that when I was a teenager and into my early 20's I was seriously anorexic, and I don't think those tendencies ever really went away. I think it's part of my self sabotage. Part of me is really really scared of being overweight, and part of me is really really scared of being all out anorexic again. So now that I am overweight, once I start having success I start doing stupid things like skipping all my meals. This is one major reason I'm not looking at the scale right now. Even if I have the "quick n' easy" I don't generally use it when I'm in these moods. The good news is that I know this about my self now, and I ate breakfast today. YAY!
Msmeg Hey maintenance is good! Maybe work your way down slowly, if you're at 2000 cal and need to get to 1500 instead of going there right away try 1900, then 1800 so on and so forth. As long as you are maintaining then it's better than falling off completely.
m_saluone I know what you mean there are lots of areas for me to improve upon, or start working on. It's a matter of prioritizing what you think you can succeed at first getting that going on a consistent basis and then adding. Good job on the water, that's one of my "will work on later" ones.
got2getthin I added weight training to my work out last, partly because I don't like the sore muscles and partly because I feel like I'm working and can feel results with cardio, and even though I know muscle building does help me a lot it just doesn't seem to progress or show results as quickly. The good news is the sore muscles do go away with I find the first two weeks as long as I don't up my weights drastically.
KittyKat596 That's a hard one, I keep trying to get myself to do more physical non-gym activities, it will be one of my "to work on later" goals. Stuff like tennis with friends, swimming, bike riding. It's just harder to get a feel for how much these are helping.
I went to the gym today, I ate breakfast today, I was under cal (but not by too much yesterday). One day down three days to go. I can't loose my momentum on the exercise now that I'm so close to my calorie goal. I need to finish this.
Two weeks until I am finished phase I of my plan, just two weeks if I can stay on plan! Need to keep that in sight.
So a little disappointed in myself over the weekend. After working out and not giving into the candy bar monster on Friday I succumbed on the weekend, grrrr. I don't understand it sometimes, it's like I'm totally oblivious to the fact that it's not good for me and that I don't really want it, I mean I want it but I don't want the negative feelings afterwards.
So here's my answer to this week's question. I am going to focus on not falling off the wagon on weekends. And to be proactive I have bought a bag of Baskin Robbins hard candies (light) which contain only 60cals in 3 pieces. This is the little sweetness that will keep me away from the candy bar. I know I can't give it up completely but at least I can have alternatives around (and I know someone will say have a piece of fruit) but honestly when you want chocolate fruit won't do it. (It's also that time of the month so chocolate is at the forefront of my mind).
And the second part of my answer is that I will keep on track with exercising. I'm doing pretty good so far so I just need to stay the course. I also have my 10yr reunion in exactly 1 month so I'm thinking that will be good motivation, also my new exercise dvd is Jillian Michael's 30 day shred, so let's see what you can do for me Jillian!
Congrats to everyone who is either meeting their goals or has met them. Keep your eye on the goal everyone!
Just a quick note. Been eating with in calorie limits and exercising. Trying to do 2 miles off and on today. Hope to get it in 3 times today. Have only done one trip today, so I better get with it! lol
Have a nice evening!
Raven21 The substitutes are a good idea. One big difference for me this time from many previous times is that if this is going to work I can't deprive myself of stuff. Noting can really be off limits. I can have anything I want to, so long as I eat it in moderation and try to fit it into calorie intake. This may mean buying the 100 cal small chocolate bar instead of the big lindt bar with 40 squares. But, it's got to start somewhere. The good news is that I've notices that as I've indulged my cravings in moderation I am able to increasingly satisfy them in moderation and make them go away over the long term all together.
Momof2funykds Keep up the good work!
JCR I can't say how much the averaging has helped me. Since I do it across 7 days I'm still not going to meet my goals if I have a 4000 calorie binge one day, but I will be able to meet my goals if I eat at 2000 one day and the rest keep close to on track. It makes it much easier to manage dinner out with friends / family, weekends, and forgive myself. I think it also helps in so far as I'm not eating the same thing all the time which I think prevents boredom and hopefully (although I'm not weighing) plateau's.
I kicked my butt out of bed again this morning. My Dad called last night and checked up (in a good way) on how I'm doing so I was motivated to get out of bed today. Unfortunately I still had issues doing it, the alarm went off at 6:00 am and I got out of bed at 6:46 am.... which is better than yesterday's 6:47 am..... I need to make more progress than 1 minute though.
A friend of mine who is doing a weight loss blog posted a link that talks about how to get up in the morning. Basically you are supposed to practice. Like middle of the day get into your PJ's simulate sleep time and then practice getting up to the alarm. I don't know if that will actually work. It sounds like a lot of work for something that's not likely to work. I have to admit I'm skeptical.
Here's the link for anyone who is interested: How To Get Up Right Away When Your Alarm Goes Off
Thanks supersized. Nice to see that other people have the same experiences I do. I would like to say that I ate very well yesterday and after the humidity died down a bit last night (like around 10:00pm) I did my work and and boy did it feel good. The only bad thing is I was really hot when I went to bed (shower didn't help to cool me down that much). I also spent the evening cleaning the house, around the husband for the most part because he's sick with the flu, so I ended up taking care of him as well :) Today started out pretty good as well. Got up with the dog and went walking (2km) and I plan on doing my workout this evening again. I endulged in a western sandwich breakfast this morning (I was super hungry after the workout last night and I didn't eat) but I'll just have soup or a salad for lunch so that will balance things out. I think the western is only about 350 calories anyway.
What I need to improve the most is getting up at the right time in the morning, planning my day, and actually following my plan. Whenever I get into the routine the right way I'm on the straight and narrow the whole day, but when I get off on the wrong foot I end up skipping breakfast or not packing enough food to last me until dinner or sometimes not even packing food at all, leaving me at the mercy of convenience food. The worst part is that when that happens I'm not the only one paying the price. My poor fiance goes without decent fare that day too.
I think I'll take advantage of that link on the previous post. Thanks, Super.
I am just checking in briefly. This is the week of my play, and everything is nonstop busy. Plus I will be out of town next week. I wish I could comment more, but time is VERY VERY VERY VERY not on my side.
Talk to you in a week and a half or so. Good luck everybody.
I dragged myself out of bed at 6:35 am this morning, some improvement a whole 10 minutes. I turned the alarm completely off when it first went off at 6:00 am and I think that gave me more fear of sleeping through entirely. I have one more day (tomorrow) to exercise and I've met my full 4 days for the week. That is feeling good.
I'm trying to remind myself of the good things right now, and that I have made progress. I put on a pair of jeans that I haven't fit into since last fall. It's sort of bitter sweet. When I bought the jeans last fall they were my first pair of plus sized jeans... my "fat" jeans. Then the winter went poorly and I grew out of them to the point that I had a big giant muffin top if I wore them. So, on the one hand I'm really really happy that I fit into them again comfortably with no muffin top. On the other hand I'm kicking myself for letting myself go so far past that point, that now I'm simply returning to a size I was not happy with 9 months ago.
Of course there is only one answer for all of that and that is to keep doing what I'm doing. If I stop myself now for pity or sabotage I'll just be back here in another year and complaining that I've just got myself back to this point yet again.
Reminder List
It's that time again! Here is the list of people we have not yet heard from, I'm sending out the 2 day reminders today, please watch for these people to post today and tomorrow, if they have not posted by Saturday please send them a polite and positive reminder to come back and stay on track, the sort of reminder that would motivate you to come back if you were slipping.
Missing In Action
Missing In Action - 1 Week:
I'm alive and here. My work has been hectic. I'll be back on track once all these kids go back home.
I'm alive and here. My work has been hectic. I'll be back on track once all these kids go back home.
Sorry guys! I've been away from the computer more than usual lately!
I've gotten one workout in this week so far...I have one today and one over the weekend. Food is about on target!
What area of your plan do you most need to improve to meet your goals? How are you going to do it?
The area of my plan that needs improvement is food. I get the workouts in and am active. But I need to do better at eating.
I have to stop eating out so much/drinking out so much....and start making good breakfasts. Usually my day is determined by what I eat in the morning! No more McD's breakfasts!
Honestly, I've worked out three days this week, and am sore, sore, sore. I hate it. I know it is good for me, so I rationalize it, but I am not very active. I prefer reading to running, playing on the computer to playing soccer, and listening to music in my favorite chair to listening to music while drowning in sweat on the elliptical. But, on the flip side, I plan my menus, shop efficiently, know the night before what I'll have for breakfast, and don't drink out at all or very rarely. Maybe we can help each other figure this out . . . what would really be wonderful is if you could exercise FOR me, haha! just kidding! LOL.
thanks for the reminder to check in.
I've been doing loads better with exercise (from none to 3x/wk. 2 of the 3 days including Zumba aerobics with friends :) Food I've been hit and miss but making more and more healthy choices gradually.
So... I'm still on the preverbial wagon... but not currently seeing many results. Going to get the Hungry Girl cookbook this weekend and try out a few dishes.
Hope all are well... til next time..............
but remember how very healthy you will be:)
What area of your plan do you most need to improve to meet your goals? How are you going to do it?
Hi! Just checking in quickly! I'm back from vacation, but very busy catching up at work. I did ok...lots of walking. I'll pop in again later and reply more.
I most need to improve on my consistency with exercising and I am just going to buckle down and do it. I have a friend at work that is helping hold me accountable.
By the way....Canada was great!
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