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Old 03-03-2005, 11:43 PM   #1  
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Exclamation March Challenge: Do-It-Yourself Road Trip Reprise

Okay, gang, I'm shamelessly ripping off 2Cute's February Challenge--AND I'm making you do most of the work. But the February road trip was a lot of fun, don't you think? And we're getting so far into March, it's really time to start.

So here's what I'm thinking: You choose your own trip. It could be the U.S., as in the February challenge, to pick up as many members of 300+ as you can. Or you could just drive cross country, trying to visit all the states, drive around Europe, wherever you like. If you want to fly, you'll have to use BONUS points (see below).

So the first thing you need is a MAP. I'll do a separate posting with some links to places you could find a MAP... or just grab one you've already got.

Then you need a way to record the steps in your journey. In the February challenge, 2Cute was wonderful enough to send us little car stickers. If you can find them, those are fun. Or you could draw little cars. Or just use plain white-dot stickers. Or whatever you like. The point is, you earn up to four "cars" daily:

1 for following your defined eating plan (NO CHEATING)
1 for drinking at least 64 oz. of water
1 for exercising at least 20 minutes
1 for journalling your food/exercise/emotions

Each week (Sun-Sat), you can also earn bonus cars:

1 for reading a chapter of a diet/nutrition/fitness book
1 for posting on one of the 300+ threads daily

You can also earn bonus cars for:

2 cars for losing your 2 pounds for the 2x2 ending March 14
2 cars for losing your 2 pounds for the 2x2 ending March 28
2 cars for weighing less on March 31 than you do on March 6

At the beginning of the journey, you should tell us all where you plan to go, and then keep us updated over the course of the trip. For those who can show us their maps, please do: everyone enjoys seeing your progress.

Here begins the shameless ripping off....

It does not matter if you gained...maintained... or lost weight in the past. Put that behind you.
Today is a NEW BEGINNING .. a new challenge ... a new chance to improve your way of life. So everyone needs to wipe your slate clean. Throw away any guilt you may be carrying. Cast away any doubts. It is time to START ANEW !!!!

By Sunday, March 6 .... step on the scale :
write down your weight
and start at where you are.... as of today.
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GOAL
Our goal for this event is to establish new, healthy and weight loss behavior...While having a little fun.

For some of us this is a CHALLENGE.
We don't like the pressure of a contest, but we do want to challenge ourselves so we can improve our results.

For others of us this is a CONTEST.
We enjoy a little competition and it gives us that little extra push to do MORE.
We not only are competeing against others... we are competeing against our former selves.

Then for some of us this is merely a TOOL.
A tool to use to discipline ourselves. A tool to improve our behavior. A tool to change our bad habits.

We don't have to analyze which aspect we are doing this for.
We just want to utilize it.
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There are 4 main parts to this competition.

FOOD
We need to first "define" what our food plan is.
You may choose any food plan of your choice or make up your own.
It is our goal to have a safe and sane plan of eating.
REMEMBER....What we eat is as important as what we don't eat.
After you have determined your food plan ... record it on the first page of your new journal.
Then each day record your success at following your plan

WATER
In almost every book, article, or diet .... WATER is an important part of weight loss SUCCESS. We are to drink a minimum of 64 oz of water per day.


EXERCISE
Exercise is not only good for your weight loss efforts... it is also good for your physical, mental and spiritual health too. Our goal is to exercise a minimum of 20 minutes per day.
Hopefully your exercise program will include ...
both strength training and aerobic.
For some of us... it is just getting off the couch and moving.
But the choice of exercise is up to you.
Some of us may have to start with 2 sessions of 10 minutes each.

Don't forget the FUN exercises too. Swimming, bowling, dancing, biking, golf, horseback riding, walking the dogs to name only a few.

Last but not least is to JOURNAL.
We already have recorded our food plan on page one.
And we are recording what we eat each day... and HOW MUCH we eat too.
We are keeping track of our water intake.

BUT... we all know how many of us eat to stuff feelings... or to celebrate feelings ... AND WE EAT WHEN WE ARE STRESSED !!!!!
Overeating is as much a MIND GAME as a food problem.
A weight loss attempt that does not deal with our emotions is like a three legged stool with only two legs. It is doomed to fall.

So ... we need to write about our feelings.
It can be as simple as MAD / GLAD / SAD. ?? ...or STRESSED ????
It can be as detailed as you want/need.
The important thing is to WRITE it out.
Maybe write out a gratitude list each day.

Okay... to summarize... we are keeping track of our ACTIONS.
The first step of action we want to do today is weigh ourselves.
Then we want to record it in our new JOURNAL..
Write out our game plan concerning our food and our exercise.
We then follow that game plan.
We need to drink plenty of water.
And we need to WRITE about our day.
That pretty much sums it up.

We are "learning" a new way of life here.
We are "learning" a new way to eat.... and a new way to live....
Our old ways DID NOT WORK.

Okay ladies...
Let's take this opportunity to CHANGEany mistakes of the past.
Let's DO what needs to be done.
Let's WANT IT bad enough to take the ACTION needed to succeed.
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Good Luck my fellow travelers.


Angela (with Shameless Ripoffs from 2Cute)

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Old 03-03-2005, 11:58 PM   #2  
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A great place to go for printable U.S. maps: http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printab...ence.html#list

If you look around on that same site, you can find places to generate maps based on your specifications, too.
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Old 03-04-2005, 12:58 AM   #3  
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Angela .... THANK YOU SO MUCH for starting the new challenge for us.
I really appreciate it. I just did not have the time this month.


I have chosen the Plain black and white States Map and I will not be traveling.
I am just going to see how many states and capitals I can collect.
I have never earned 100 points yet and that is my goal for this challenge.
50 states / 50 capitols.

For each point I will earn a state.
I think I am going to color mine with different colored pencils or crayons.
Then once I collect all 50 states ... I will then start collecting the capitals.
My MAIN goal is to collect all 100 !!!

Thanks again. I will report my progress on Monday.
PS ... I have a cool new idea for April.
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So, the point is how many cars you get...not map distance? For instance, if my car is 1/2 mile long, according to my map legend, that isn't important. It's how many cars I stick end to end on my map. Right?
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O.K. girls. I printed off the blank map and am still going to go alphabetical order to earn my states and capitols. When I was in 5th grade I earned
a 64 box of crayola's for learning the 48 states and their capitols!
Now I probably couldn't even name 1/2 if the states let alone their Capitols.

My weight-loss plan is counting calories and starting at 280.25lbs.
Hopefully this will help me keep on track for this next month. See
everybody in Wyoming my last state for this challenge.

Come on girls lets travel the U. S. Drink your water-journal-exercise-and
stay on your plan. Check in often with your progress and good luck.

VAROOOOMMMMMMM!!!!!
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Yes, Lilion, the point is always to collect as many points as possible.... so drive the longest limo you like!
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Okay, gang, I'm going to try to post my map. I'm going to try to visit all 50 states... my car is awfully big, it's an image of my actual car, lol... and I've put one on there prematurely, as I haven't earned any yet today. But I'm starting at home in Illinois.
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Angela --Good to see your MAP! I was beginning to think I was

all alone traveling the U.S. Come One and All join us traveling the U. S.
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I'm here !! I'm here !!!!
I am keeping track of my accomplishments in my journal.
I need to get busy posting them on my map.

My food is doing pretty good. I really do feel better when I follow my plan.
My water is great too. I am drinking more than my 64oz !!!
My journaling of feelings has been on hold... but I am getting back to that TODAY !!!
And exercise... I am actually doing some. Mainly walking more.
But unfortunately I have not gotten up to the 20 minutes required to earn my state ... but enough to be making progress in my health.

Angela... I love your map. Post an updated map at least once a week.
I will try to figure out how to do that myself. We travelers need to stick together.

Hilta ... You are not alone. I like your idea of posting the states in alphabetical order. Makes for a colorful map instead of being lopsided. lol

Lilion... I hope you decided to join us. We can all fit in the same car so we can do a lot of chatting while traveling.

Well ladies... my husband is on a business conference the rest of the week.
NO EXCUSES to eat off plan. Can't blame him for anything this week.
I make a promise to you that I WILL get my map updated BEFORE SUNDAY when hubby gets home. No saying I will "try".

thanks for taking this journey with me. It is nice to know I am not alone either.
I need to be more vocal about it.
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Hello all! Yes, yes, I'm in! I'm thinking of driving from the bottom tip of South America to the tippy top of Alaska...I always thought that would be cool! Can you drive over the Panama Canal? I just still need to find the right map so for now I'm keeping track on paper. Were we supposed to start March 6 keeping track? I backlogged so I could do it! Off I go!
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I have been watching the Discovery Health Channel and it is about the American Weight Loss Challenge and then more stories about people who have lost weight ... AND KEPT IT OFF.!!!!!

It has been soooooo inspiring !!!! Oh my , they did it.... and so can we.!!!!

Make the DECISION...... then Dedication !!!!
And of course... exercise.

they all did it differently. Some WW, some low carb, some surgery, ... but they all shared the same COMMITTMENT

commitment to the food , to the water, to the exercise.

I must have watched for 2 hours now.... They are alllllll so inspiring.
they all have lost tons of weight. one guy from nearly 500 to under 200.
Lots of women with 165, 185, etc losses.
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One week into our challenge so here is my MAP.


I'm cruising right along enjoying the scenery. See Ya March 20th.

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DARN !!! I wrote a long post for in the Challenge thread off line.
Somehow I have lost it. Grrrrrr

I will make a short summary.

I have earned about 42-46 points so far. My food was good and water.
I have only journaled twice. That is usually an easy one for me.

I will work hard on improving my record. I definitely will get all the states earned... just need to work harder for my capitals.

Hilta... I sooooo LOVE your maps. Thank you for sharing them with us.
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Can someone tell me how to post a picture of my map? I have it on paintbrush and I can't attach it...too big...and it also won't cut and paste? How did you get yours on Hilta???

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Lilion-I took a picture of it with my digital camera and then put

it in My Image Host. I suppose there is an easier way - maybe Thin
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