Wagon Jumpers - June 21 - 27th, 2009 (Closed, Waiting List Available)
Welcome
(If you are interested in being on the waiting list, please read below and e-mail me. We currently have 3 people on the waiting list.)
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. The primary focus of wagon jumpers is not how much weight you have lost, or need to loose, but what you need to do on a daily basis to meet your long term goals.
There are two rules for Wagon Jumpers:
1. All members must post once per week between Sunday and Friday.
2. All members must check the thread for members who have not posted by Saturday (a short list is posted on Thursday) or are on the MIA list on Sunday and send them a polite and positive message to stay involved in the group and on track with their goals.
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).
Medium Size Group = Some Time Commitment
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.
We quickly discovered that this was impossible with an 'always open' group as there were too many people coming and going. For this reason the group is finding its optimum level is between 20 and 25 participants.
A medium sized group means that we have an active thread that produces between 30 - 45 posts per week. Members do not need to read / respond to every post every week. I do notice that those who respond regularly do tend to keep their goals top of mind, and have a better chance to achieve them. I estimate the average time spent by an active member on Wagon Jumpers to be between 1-2 hours per week.
If you are looking for an always open group on CC there are several that operate by different weight criteria, similar motivational patterns etc... There are also many small groups that cap their numbers between 4-10 people to keep the group more intimate, and easier for members to keep up with.
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.
3. Do you have the time?
This is a medium sized group, the thread does move fairly quickly each week. If you do not have regular internet access this is likely not the group for you.
Still interested?
Send Supersized a PM. (Please do not reply on the thread)
An overview will be sent to you, you will have a chance to ask questions and an invitation will be sent to you once a spot is open.
Google Group
We have recently added a google group as an option for members, past members, and members on the waiting list. If you would like access to the google group (and are in one of the above categories) send a message to beaglesmuggler (at) roger.com with your username and e-mail address and I will add you to the google group.
Wagon Jumpers Participants
Year 1 - Week 7 Riders:
Supersized 
(myself)
Year 1 - Week 3 Riders:
Week 51 Riders:
Week 49 Riders:
Week 48 Riders:
Week 45 Riders:
Week 39 Riders:
Week 35 Riders:
Week 31 Riders:
Week 30 Riders:
Week 29 Riders:
Week 28 Riders - Congratulations on 7 Months!:
Week 27 Riders:
Week 24 Riders - Congratulations on 6 Months!:
Week 23 Riders:
Week 6 Riders:
Week 4 Riders - Congratulations on 1 Month!:
Week 3 Riders:
Week 1 Riders:
Missing In Action:
Missing In Action - 1 Week:
Missing In Action - 2 Weeks:
Current Membership: 21
Current Waiting List: 3
Outstanding Wait List Invites: 0
12 Week CONSISTENCY GOALS
(as set w/o April 5th, 2009)
By June 27th, I will be...
Msmeg1984 - Maintenance: I will continue to eat less than 1800 cals/day on average New: Exercise at least 3x a week at least 9 of the 12 weeks.
Defrog3 - To continue eating healthfully for me and my little fetus, which means I need to stick to 2,000 balanced calories/day. My NEW goal is to start exercising regularly, meaning moving my butt in some fashion for 30 minutes, 3 days a week.
Cawilder - NEW: Attain a 30 / 30 / 40 food combo 80% of the time. MAINTENANCE: Running @ least 5 hours / week and 2X weight lifting.
Unlimitedana - Maintenance goal: Eat 1550-1650 cals a day. New Goal Achieve the 40-40-20 at least two days per week.
Raven21 - 1. Exercise at least 3 x a week (maintenance) 2. Average daily calorie intake of 1450-1650 (new)
Figurethefat - For maintenance: I will continue to complete a minimum of 1,500 exercise minutes per month. New goal: I will drink at least 1.5 litres of water per day.
Supersized - MAINTENANCE: Continue to eat at or below 2,000 cal/day average for at least 6 of 12 weeks, and never over 2,500 cal/day average. NEW: start going to the gym (again), and achieve at least 4 weeks where I attend the gym 3x/week.
Lam7 - NEW GOAL: Participate in our Navan Walking Club 10 Week Program (Tuesdays) starting April 21-June 26; as well as attend 6 "Spring into Spring" Interval Classes which will run on Thursday evenings starting April 9th, 2009.
Constanza - (new) Eat an average of 1700 calories/day. (maintenance) Exercise at least twice weekly (calculated by average)
Kyashiis - Maintenance goal:Exercise for a minimum of 20 minutes a day 5 days a week. New goal: I will zig-zag on my food intake consistently throughout the week and end up with an average daily calorie count of 1,200 cals.
Nannygabber - Maintenance goal of doing NROLFW 3x per week with an allowance of two weeks slack for this 12-week session.
Pelkeyjm - Maintenance: Exercise a minimum of 30 minutes at least 3x per week. New Goal: Log ALL food on calorie count.
Previous Threads:
Wagon Jumper - June 14 - 20th, 2009
Wagon Jumpers - June 7 - 13th, 2009
Wagon Jumpers May 31 - June 6th, 2009
Wagon Jumpers May 24 - 30th, 2009
Wagon Jumpers - May 17 - 23rd, 2009
Wagon Jumpers - May 10 - 16th, 2009
Wagon Jumpers - May 3 - 9th, 2009
Wagon Jumpers - April 26 - May 2nd, 2009
Wagon Jumpers - April 19 - 25th, 2009
Wagon Jumpers - April 12 - 18th, 2009
Wagon Jumpers - April 5 - April 11th, 2009
Wagon Jumpers - March 29 - April 4th, 2009
Wagon Jumpers - March 22 - 28th, 2009
Wagon Jumpers - March 15 - 21st, 2009
Wagon Jumpers - March 8 - 14th, 2009
Wagon Jumpers - March 1 - 7th, 2009
Wagon Jumpers - February 22 - 28th, 2009
Wagon Jumpers - February 15 - 21st, 2009
Wagon Jumpers - February 8 - 14th, 2009
Wagon Jumpers - February 1 - 7th, 2009
Wagon Jumpers - January 25 - 31st, 2009
As always all members are encouraged to tag this thread so that it is easy to find.
Carrie - I am with ya there on the second version of your goal. You know I am all about stating what we are "going" to do, as opposed to what we are "not going" to do...
I just had this thought...
At the end of your rope? Let all the "nots" out, and free-fall until you can fly.
How's that? LOL!! The sun is out today, its 83 degrees, low humidity, and absolutely beautiful here. I am feeling overly inspired. I suppose the point of that comment is that positive things lift you up!
Healthgain to all,
~Julie
Welcome back Wenchie!!
Thanks also to Sara and Carrie (Raven) for the mid-week reminder.
I'm going to state a goal next week as 500 cal defecit daily and 3x exercise weekly. In general I seem to be able to get about 50% of this equation right most of the time. Sometimes I'm eating right or exercising right but usually not at the same time!
Have to run - busy week! Hope everyone's enjoying some nice summer weather :-)
-Carrie
Thanks for the advice everyone. I think chooseing the excercise as my goal will probably work out the best for me in the long run. If anything it will at least get me out of my apartment to enjoy the summer instead of sitting here at the computer all day. Since I don't excercise on a regular basis at all what do you think would be a reasonable ammount to set as my goal. I'm thinking thirty minutes but not sure if I should make it 2,3, or 4 days a week?
Carrie Sounds like you have the beginning of two good goals, are both of them for all 12 weeks inclusive? Or are you giving yourself some room for error? Also, which of them is a maintenance goal? If they are both new goals please choose one.
Jacqueline For a new exercise goal my default has always been 3 days, this of course is a personal preference. The way I see it is if you do 4 days and your goal is 3 then you are happy, whereas if you do three days and your goal if four you are not. There is of course always room to build next round. The other thing to think about is if you are going to commit to all 12 weeks, or try to get a success margin of 10,9,8,6... my personal goal is 4 out of 12..... I truly thought I was setting the bar low there, but I missed it. My rule of thumb for beginners (and myself) is pick a goal that I think sounds good, then I half it, that will be an achievement in 12 weeks.
I am amazed at everyones' goals and achievements. It has made me put a little more thought into what I want to achieve in the next 12 weeks.
Having spent the last few days feeling miserable from overindulging during the last week and not exercising, I have decided to focus on exercise. I find that I am more motivated to eat well if I have been exercising regularly. I am setting my goal is to exericise 4 times a week 9 out of 12 weeks.
Wenchie: My mother is a severly resticted diet due a life long heart condition. She had herr first heart attack at 22 and bypass at 32. She is restricted to 1500 mg of sodium a day. I have been taking care of her for several years now and I might be able to help in this area. This is one of the reasons I wanted to join this group. I know how to eat uber healthy I just can't seem to stay on track.
Thanks Raven and Sara for once again sending me a nice lil' reminder.
Goal questions.....hmmmm....I dont think I have any....weekly update.....I have been doing pretty good since finally getting out of school for the summer. I have worked out almost everyday. Today I did my normal power pump class and tried to up the amount of weights I used. Boy o boy was it tough. I kept having to switch back and forth but the instructor said thats good because before I know it I wont need to keep switching. After that class I did kick boxing for the 1st time. It was fun and I havent sweat that much since...well...I dont even know when. I tend to be a little uncordinated but I think I will get the hang of it.
My weekly goal....is to get back on track with logging. I know I'm getting in extra calories since I havent been logging.
Declanphineas Sounds like you have the idea of the goal setting down pat, don't forget to post it next week. I'm sure as we get into summer and heat that your knowledge of low sodium diets will be a big benefit to this group.
Jessica I'm a little confused if you are not setting a goal (which is 100% okay, as they are totallly optional) or if you are making a goal to 'get back on track with logging'... if you are setting the food tracking goal, what are your measurements, how often do you need to do it to be successful, is it logging all of your food, or a few days a week, or only particular meals?
I'm sorry...I thought the actual goal setting was next week and this week was for questions.
Sara, I would give myself an 80% on reaching my goals. I was on target for the zigzagging, and until the last three weeks, I was on target for exercise... And, I've lost a couple of kilos over the interim. YAYYYY!!!
I might as well get started on next week's topic. I have thought about my goals and maintenance goals for the next 12-week period.
Maintenance goal: I will zig-zag on my food intake consistently throughout each week and end up with an average daily calorie count of 1,100 cals.
New goal: Run a minimum of 3 kilos 12 times over the 12-week period. (That's running, not wogging or jogging or walking or hiking.)
I think this is incredibly easy. I would like to do it weekly as a minimum level of exercise. I'm setting the bar low, as my goal is to be 100 % on target for this challenge.
On the calorie levels, I know the minimum for women is 1,200 cals a day, but at under 5 ft in height and with a somewhat sedentary lifestyle, this seems reasonable. My burn level is only 1,400 cals a day, so that is only a leeway of 200 cals a day. It's no wonder I have trouble with getting down to a healthy weight. I am still in the obese range. This seems like what I have to do to get to a healthy weight. Also, I eat healthily every day and get all my nutrients in usually. My average is an A or A- for nutrition 99% of the time. The only times, I have lost weight (7 kilos over the last 12-month period), I have been eating between 1,100 to 1,200 calories a day.
Wenchie, if you're looking for recipe ideas, can highly recommend the site, DrGourmet.com--its been great for healthy ideas for me (without any major diet restrictions), but there are plenty of recipes that are listed as "coumadin-safe," and/or "low in vitamin K," and/or "low-sodium". While I admit that I haven't done an evaluation of the site for someone with as restricted a diet as you have, it might be worthwhile for you to check out!
Good luck in your search. I cannot imagine how frustrating it must be, to have so many dietary limitations! I tend to whine about the do's-and-don'ts of pregnancy eating--I should learn to quit my belly-achin'!
Here I am!!! Sorry for the late post.. it's been a craaaazy week! My 12 week goal was 68% successful. It's a weird number I know but it's been a really good 12 weeks despite not logging barely any food on cc. I have lost inches off of my waist and become incredibly active. I've pretty much made activity mandatory in my life which is a huge success. My eating habits have not been perfect but I've adopted habits that are 110% better than myself 6 months ago when I began using Calorie Count and joined this thread. I'm not sure if I should adopt new goals right now because I really should focus on the old ones. Maybe I could tweak the ones I have so that I can achieve the later part of my goals better.
I will be posting some more later!! I have yet another busy day...
I hope everyone is having a great day!!!!
Jen
Thanks defrog...I will check out that site. Thanks to all of you for your responses. I have soooo many possibilities for 12 week goals...I have spent this week deep in thought of narrowing it to something manageable! I'll get there.
Hi all!
Very busy this week. I took some days off from work and got real busy. Will try to read all the posts and comment on the weekly topic.
Thanks to Sara, Nannygabber, Raven and Costanza for the reminders.
Have a gret weekend all!
Jessica Sorry for the confusion, goal setting week is June 28 - July 4, however since you posted a goal that I had a question about I figured better to ask it this week during question week in the hopes of having it resovled.
Kathy Great Job on getting 80%!! Sorry for underrating the success! Your goals for next week sound great, don't forget to post them on the thread next week.
Jen Great to hear the improvements especially on making exercise a regular part of your life. Glad you did well on your goals!
Germaica Happens to the best of us, glad you squeeked in at the end of this week!
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