Wagon Jumpers - June 22 - July 5th, 2008 (two week special!)
THIS THREAD HAS BEEN EDITED FOR WEEK 2 RESPONDENTS
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, either leave a note here and I will add you, or send me a PM.
What Are The Numbers Beside The Names?
As our group is getting larger it is becoming more difficult to stay on top of 2 day and MIA reminders for members. While this is not a challenge, and not a competition, the numbers are here to encourage members to stay active in the program by identifying and rewarding those who are most active in the program.
Name - (Rem #/#, %; MIA #/#, %)
REM = Reminder (2 day reminder sent out on Thursday's)
#/# is how many reminders were needed out of how many weeks the person has participated.
% - is what percentage of time has the person been able to actively participate in the program unassisted by reminders.
MIA - is Missing In Action, you end up on the MIA list if you do not post Sunday - Saturday of a given week.
#/# - is how many weeks has the person been on the MIA list of the weeks participated.
% - is how much of the program has the person been active in.
In other words, your goal is to keep your numbers as low as possible and your percentages as high as possible. The way to do this is to make sure you post as early as you can in the week.
Wagon Jumpers Participants
Week 8 Riders - Congratulations on 2 Months!:
Supersized (myself) - (Rem 0/9, 100%; MIA 0/8, 100%)
Jane3001 - (Rem 3/9, 67%; MIA 0/8, 100%)
JCR - (Rem 1/9, 89%, MIA 0/8, 100%) - Traveling July to July 12th, 2008
Karenie - (Rem 2/9, 78%; MIA 0/8 100%) - Bad weather may not be able to post
Kaydeefalls - (Rem 1/9, 89%; MIA 0/8, 100%) - Traveling to July 25th, 2008
Vicki8seekers - (Rem 0/9, 100%; MIA 0/8, 100%) Traveling to July 7th, 2008
FantasyFlight - (Rem 6/9, 33%; MIA 0/8, 100%)
Got2getthin - (Rem 2/9, 78%; MIA 0/8, 100%)
Week 7 Riders:
Kreitter - (Rem 4/9, 56%; MIA 1/8, 87%)
Hopeful31 - (Rem 4/8, 50%; MIA 0/7, 100%)
Defrog3 - (Rem 0/8, 100%; MIA 0/7, 100%)
Week 6 Riders:
Thin27 - (Rem 7/9, 22%; MIA 2/8, 75%)
Healthfirst - (Rem 4/8, 50%; MIA 1/7, 86%)
Rwbsmom - (Rem 3/8, 62%; MIA 1/7, 86%) - travelling July 13 - August 16, 2008
Igrratu - (Rem 5/8, 37%; MIA 1/7, 86%)
Jburgin - (Rem 4/9, 56%; MIA 2/8, 75%)
Week 5 Riders:
Writestuff - (Rem 4/8, 50%; MIA 2/7, 71%) - Iowa, sever weather, may not be able to post
Sarah_11235 - (Rem 2/6, 67%; MIA 0/5, 100%)
Peera - (Rem 1/6, 83%; MIA 0/5, 100%)
Ser25 - (Rem 3/6, 50%; MIA 0/5, 100%)
Ld1984 - (Rem 2/6, 67%; MIA 0/5, 100%)
Lumcti - (Rem 1/6, 83%; MIA 0/5, 100%)
Week 4 Riders - Congratulations on 1 month!:
Madikim - (Rem 6/6, 0%; MIA 1/5, 80%)
Wenchi58 - (Rem 4/5, 20%; MIA 0/4, 100%)
Msmeg1984 - (Rem 0/5, 100%; MIA 0/4, 100%)
The_Vitamin_Dominatrix - (Rem 2/5, 60%; MIA 0/4, 100%)
Week 3 Riders:
Jopi - (Rem 5/5, 0%; MIA 1/4, 75%)
Kroszelle - (Rem 4/5, 20%; MIA 1/4, 75%)
Hurley_Mom - (Rem 1/4, 75%; MIA 0/3, 100%)
Ciosa1020 - (Rem 2/4, 50%; MIA 0/3, 100%)
Week 2 Riders:
Elaughter - (Rem 1/3, 67%; MIA 0/2, 100%)
Shannyshan - (Rem 3/3, 0%; MIA 0/2, 100%)
Ka2007 - (Rem 2/3, 33%; MIA 0/2, 100%)
Tiegurl - (Rem 0/3, 100%; MIA 0/2, 100%)
Week 1 Riders:
Deedee1 - (Rem 2/3, 33%; MIA 1/2, 50%)
M_saluone - (Rem 1/2, 50%; MIA 0/1, 100%)
Unlimitedana - (Rem 0/2, 100%; MIA 0/1, 100%)
Inshapemommy - (Rem 0/2, 100%; MIA 0/1, 100%)
SkinnybyJune9th - (Rem 1/2, 50%; MIA 0/1, 100%)
Platypipearson - (Rem 1/2, 50%; MIA 0/1, 100%)
Lilley1199 - (Rem 1/2, 50%; MIA 0/1, 100%)
Raven21 - (Rem 0/2, 100%; MIA 0/1, 100%)
Jilly_Bean - (Rem 1/2, 50%; MIA 0/1, 100%)
KittyKat596 - (Rem 0/2, 100%; MIA 0/1, 100%)
New:
Justjess_1 - (Rem 0/1, 100%; MIA n/a)
Missing In Action
Newsjunkie1 - (Rem 6/9, 33%; MIA 3/8, 62%)
Marlasinger - (Rem 6/8, 25%; MIA 3/7, 57%)
Tntgal - (Rem 2/3, 33%; MIA 1/2, 50%)
Missing In Action - 1 Week:
Tally-Ho - (Rem 5/9, 45%; MIA 3/8, 67%)
Mpscarlet - (Rem 6/7, 14%; MIA 3/6, 50%)
Hannahrifka - (Rem 4/4, 0%; MIA 2/4, 50%)
Missing In Action - 2 Weeks:
Gettinghealthy123 - (Rem 5/8, 37%; MIA 3/7, 57%)
Previous Threads:
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.
How do you guys learn that? Anyone have any answers? The stress lately has almost been too much. Couldnt get the time off to go to my sister's cabin in Tahoe. Had to take my husband to the ER on Sunday...Had a blockage and wasnt able to pee. Ended up with a UTI and is on Anti biotics.
thanks for your concern
Have a good day!
I have been falling off the wagon a lot. I managed to stay within my calorie intake sometimes this week. I didn't do any exercise. Today I put my foot down because I need to get back on track. I want to run my 5k by the end of the summer and in order for me to do this I need to eat right and start my training. So my goals for this week is to do 30 minutes of exercise from here on out. I'm going to track all my food and stay within my boundaries. I am going to do this. I making myself more accountable with daily goals.
I haven't been able to catch up and see how everyone is doing. I am sorry. Congrats to all who have accomplished their goals and who have surpass them. To all who didn't reach their goals it is okay. Don't beat yourself up over it because today is a new day, you can start fresh. Thanks for the continue support guys. I am ready to ride this wagon all the way to the finish line.
I'm feeling crappy today, which really isn't fair since it's my b-day. The smoke from the campfire continues to kill my throat and it's creeping up to my ears so I'm desperately hoping that it's not a viral infection. I've got dinner and a movie with mum tonight so I need to decide where we're going and what we're seeing. I think tonight will need to involve noodle soup.
peera I love spinach dip, but it's sooooo bad for the calories, oh well, sometimes it's worth it.
Thin27 Welcome Back! I think you've been on and off a few times, the good side is that you are consistently coming back and not going on a 3-6 month binge. Keep trying, see how long you can eat healthy for even if it's only 2 days this week then aim for 3 days next week. Find some small success steps you can build on and feel more positive. Sounds like the bike and the aqua fit are great fun activity ideas for you.
Jopi Welcome Back! Where were you off to?
Karenie That's a tricky one. I think the only thing I can do is ask myself "Am I Hungry?" If I can do that then I often re-think grabbing the ________ to battle the stress. Sometimes water works, I've read that sometimes when you are feeling hungry you are really simply thirsty. For me the stress is the go-go-go so when I sit down to eat it gives me permission to be still for 10-15 min. A bottle of water can do the same thing, and if after I finish the water I'm still hungry then maybe I do need the food.
Jane Welcome Back! How long are you traveling for, I can put a note by your name like I have for the others.
tiegurl 30 min. sounds like a very achievable goal, and even if you only make it a few days this week, then make it one more next week, so on and so forth.
What are those numbers by my name?
I haven't been overwhelmed by people volunteering to help out with the thread, so I need to do something to encourage people to be a bit more regular with the check-in's without reminder and multiple MIA's as that is what take the volume of time.
As you may be aware, CC does not allow group e-mails, so every time I send out a 2-days-left-to-check-in reminder or a MIA reminder I need to do each e-mail individually and CC also puts a cap of 40 per day on a user account.
So I'm putting a tally of how many 2 day reminders each person has had as well as MIA's, I am hoping that when everyone realizes that this is at least 1 e-mail per 2-day-reminder and 2 e-mails per week on the MIA that you can help me reduce the volume of e-mail by trying not to make your number go up higher.
This is not meant to be competitive, but I do need to find a way to manage the volume of e-mail, especially as I don't have any assistants at this point.
Here is this week's 2 day reminder list, please watch for these people to post today and Friday, if there are no posts by Saturday please send them a polite and positive e-mail asking them to post on Saturday and come back to the thread.
Hi Supersized and everyone,
Checking in for week 2, 6/30 - 7/5. Sorry you had a rough time around your birthday Supersized, I hope you feel better.
I slipped a bit earlier this week. I did some late night snacking. They were these chocolate flavored rice cakes. I figured they couldn't do that much harm and so I ended up eating a whole bag of them. 840 calories in all, so that totally through me off for the day. Later in the week I also ate some barbecued chicken from a chinese restaurant in the neighborhood. This was on top of a full meal of chicken with broccolli.
My weight has been bouncing around for the last week or so. Right now I just need to lose about three pounds to reach my first stage goal of dropping 10% of my initial weight. Once I do that I plan on trying to maintain that weight for three months. If I can do that I will try to knock off another 10%. The way things look to me now, maintaining is going to be at least as difficult, if not more so than losing was.
Karenie - I agree with the drink a glass of water theory. However, sometimes I find that even after the glass of water I want something to eat, usually something sweet (my weakness) and it's not because I'm actually hungry I'm just stressed, bored, upset etc. But I find if I stop to think about how I will feel after I eat that sugary treat I realize I'll feel even worse and that has been what has worked for me the past couple weeks. So far my determination to FINALLY lose those last 10-20 pounds that have been plaguing me since my first major weight loss. I will suceed this time and then my goal is to keep it off for good.
Oh and I just thought about another thing that helps me. I think about what the food I'm eating is actually doing to my body (i.e. fruits and veggies have nutrients that my body needs to be healthy, overdosing on candy bars causing my body to work overtime to metabolize the sugar which can lead to longterm damage to my organs and possibly diabetes when I get older), I know this can be a very depressing thought but it's true so I need to remember moderation in all things (except for the veggies of course:))
Don't know if this helps anyone but diversions don't really work for me, somtimes you just have to look at the facts.
Here's my check in for the week. I know my contributions to this thread have slacked off the last two weeks, but I can't check CC on my break at work anymore since they've cracked down on personal internet usage.
Yesterday was officially one full month that I've been eating healthy and exercising. My weight loss seems to have slowed down some, but I'm not going to be discourged and keep at it.
Making the right choices is slowly becoming a habit. I've found that having healthy options on hand is an excellent way to prevent craving cave-ins. I've lost about 8 lbs in the past month, which is just fantastic, and I've made a goal for myself that I'll get below 200 lbs by my birthday in the middle of august; 11 lbs to go!
Wow! Your question is perfectly timed. How to forgive myself from messing up? It seems that's all I've done lately. I get up the next morning and vow to do better, but by the end of the day - I've got to "forgive myself" and start over. And I'm sick and tired of forgiving!!! I want to do it right so I don't HAVE to forgive myself all the time.
In all fairness, though, I've been away from home for the past 10 days. Different eating patterns, more restaurant meals, very unscheduled days. And hubby and I are leaving for vacation for another week this Saturday. (Don't know if I'll have internet access but am taking the laptop along just in case.) If you don't hear from me, that's the reason.
So, once again, I'm gonna try to have a day that's fully in compliance with my eating plan. And tomorrow morning I'll do the same. And the following morning the same. Because if I'm not willing to forgive myself and when I fall off the wagon I refuse to climb back on - well, ALL THE WEIGHT WILL RETURN AND THEN SOME!!
Sorry for the rant. I wish everyone soooooo much success this week!!!
Happy Birthday Sara!!
Lumcti Those caramel rice cakes were a downfall for me, they're very good with peanut butter... I think I will need to look into maintenance patterns once I reach my goals of consistency so that I don't get too frustrated as I watch the numbers on the scale.
Raven21 I also find if I eat junk food then for a few days after I have these intense cravings for it, while if I can be off it for about a month I barely think about it at all. I seriously think this is a detox process.
The Vitamin Dominatrix Don't worry about the volume of contributions, simply need to know you are still here. Congratulations on reaching the 1 month mark on your progress. I'm sure you know that it is normal for weight loss to slow after the first few weeks which are generally that supermotivating water-weight loss. But hopefully it helps to hear it anyways, and that a slow loss is a more maintainable loss.
JCR Where you headed on vacation? If you're having trouble getting back on weight loss track try the maintenance track for your busy away from home time. It could be much easier to manage. And, less having to forgive yourself, build a sense of achievement and all else.
Sarah Mmmmmm cheesecake, I like it, it does not like me! You're back on track today. Go for it!
Hi Supersized and everyone else! Happy Birthday!!! 
This week has been much better and very busy. I am still working out and still watching what I eat. I haven't dared to step back on the scale, but I have worn three pairs of pants that didn't fit before. I am scared to get my hopes up so, I am going to wait about two or three more weeks before I weigh again. Trying Yoga for the first time on Monday. Have a wonderful weekend everyone! 
I haven't been doing so good with my eating (or my posting, obviously, based on my numbers and statistics) the past few days, and I know I'll do pretty bad this weekend b/c I'm going out of town but I'll try hard not to be horrible, and I'll definitely be back on the right track on Monday.
Checking in. I really need to try checking in earlier instead of later. My world is busy. :(
Well, despite the fact that I've been eating pretty poorly, I still managed to drop another pound. Sure it's been over the course of a week or two, but at least its a loss and not a gain!
By eating poorly, I mean probably 4 cheeseburgers, pizza and one night of alcohol fueled adventures in the past two weeks. I only feel bad about this because if I would have eliminated these unnecessary calories, I probably could be sitting at 186 instead of 189 pounds. Regardless, I am out of the 190's (which was a scary time: Believe me).
My play choreography is going to ramp up a whole lot in the next two weeks, so I won't have to worry about getting enough exercise. After the 4th, I will be back on my food plan and will hopefully hit the low 80's by the end of the month.
Hey Karinie,
As for dealing with stress with out food, there are two things that come to my mind. First, what you are doing when you are eating is attempting to relieve the stress. You should never, ever turn to food for anything except hunger. Today is the day to say never again. The new me will only be using food for its rightful purpous, to sustain my body. Eat to live not live to eat.
Easier said than done, right? Well, you have to find something else to fill the void that taking the food away from th situation creates. There are other ways to deal with stress. Some people quit smoking and gain hundreds of pounds. Why? They are filling the smoking void with food. My brother in law went from heavy drug use to gambling. Some people will deal with stress by shopping. I suggest you find something HEALTHY to fill the void. Some people exercise. Not me. I iron, hang laundry, read, take bubble baths. These things really do help me. When I feel that stuff start to bother me, I head to do one of these things.
Secondly, you have to be able to feel the feelings. A lot of times we start using food (or whatever) for comfort during really hard times in our lives. We are so overwhelmed that we stop dealing with the issues or feelings and just try to cover them. If you look back you may be able to pin point when this started to happen. Now, things are different, you are stronger and more capeable. You can change this bad habit that you've started. When you begin to feel uncomfortable (sad, lonely, unhappy, stressed, tired, etc.) Feel that feeling and deal with the issue. I know this sounds like common sence but so often we don't do it. If you are lonely, for example, call a friend. If you are tired, go to sleep.
I hope this helps. These are just a couple of little revelations I have recently had.
Jenny
This week has been better. Weight is stable. Went over by about 700 calories one day this week, and today is bad because of a BBQ where I consumed a whole day's worth of calories at lunch. Tonight I have an ice cream date. Ugh. Can't wait but don't want to think about the cals. Mostly I've been maintaining with a small daily deficit and I'm going to try to get a run in after work to earn that ice cream.
All the travel has really played havoc on my schedule, but at least the few days of not eating so much after break up with boyfriend has had a positive impact on my weight. I am still hopeful he will come around and realise what he is missing, so any of you that are inclined to prayer, please include one for me tonight, that he realises we deserve to at least explore the relationship a little more before breaking up after almost four years< (most long distance).
Anyway, pretty jet lagged, so i think it is bed time, hope you all have good days,
Jane
Just checking in. Since I joined, I had a couple days when I "fell off the wagon", but just told myself the past is the past, I'm moving forward from this moment. My goal is to eat well for an entire month (I usually can't seem to make it past the 2-week mark for some reason). Today we had a HUGE potluck at work, and I made a plan to pick three of my favorite things to eat, and to skip dessert. Well, there were SO many things, I ended up taking a very small portion of about six things :), but my plate wasn't too full, and I didn't have seconds (which I would have done in the past), and I didn't even go near the dessert table. And guess what? I wasn't stuffed, and I realized that I was satisfied. It's hard to get used to that feeling, when for so many years, "stuffed" meant satisifed. And I enjoyed the social event just as well -- probably better because I wasn't feeling guilty. Anyway, I'm going to a cookout tomorrow, and I need to make a plan for that. I find that if I allow myself to relax my vigilance for a special occasion when I'm just starting out on a diet, I'm too weak -- it's like I can't stop.
Inshapemommy, I really appreciated your comments about stress eating, and can totally relate. Like tonight, I'm by myself, and realize that I usually binge when I'm lonely. So I need to do something about that :) Take care, all!
I am trying to get back on track, its been so hard. After my vacay I seem to have gotten so lazy!!! Can't seem to relax after coming home from work and cooking dinner with out sitting down with a cold frosty beer....150+ cals...ugh! Finally went to the gym after almost 3 weeks of being lazy. I thought I'd feel better but instead I left feeling grubby and EWWWW! Felt good about it this morning though when I put on clothes that made me feel tiny. Got a party weekend ahead and then I'll put down the beer!
I am here and checking in. I didn't realize there were 2-day reminders, or I would have posted sooner to save people work. Sorry. 
I have been very on-the-wagon with eating. I'm very proud of that as it hasn't always been easy. BUT I need to get exercising. I sprained my ankle about a month ago and it is just now feeling okay to walk on for any length of time. In this amount of time, I've totally absorbed the time I used to set aside for exercise. I feel like I have no time for exercise now . . . I said I FEEL this way -- but I do KNOW better. ;) Anyway, my big challenge for next week will be to get regular exercise back into my week.
Before that, I need to navigate this weekend. Good luck to all my fellow barbeque-ers this weekend!
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