Question

Is anyone intrested in starting a new month begining July 4th?  Please let me know, I realize that we are all busy during the summer but I thought I would ask anyways.

Thanks,  Wenona

Wenona's Points 5/23/11

Points: 120
Weight lost: 0

our modem went down and that docked me a lot of points but it wasn't a very good week anyhow.  Thanks Chris for sticking in there with me I really need the support to loose this weight.  I hope we can see everyone else join back in soon.  We miss you!

Answer for Wenona

When you want to make changes to the blog rather than clicking on your internet explorer icon (you know the big e on you desk top) to open up your internet - well you need to use a different internet connection like Safari.   Do you have the Safari icon?  If not, get it!  It will save you loads of time in deleting those extra spaces that for some reason happen when you use blogger through the internet explorer search engine.   I don't know why they can't fix it but they haven't.  All I know is that Safari doesn't create the same problem in blogger.

However, if you fix things on the blog while in internet explorer and then go to Safari you will have the same problem the first time until you fix it and save it.  Once it is saved (while in Safari) you can go back into the blog time after time and it will not put those extra spaces in every time you make changes to the blog.

So - just get in a habit of always opening our blog spot through Safari and you'll never have that problem.  I have gone in and fixed it through Safari so you should be able to go right in (if you use Safari) and not have extra spaces.

Good luck and thanks for keeping up with the blog!  I'm glad you're still in the game.  It'd be lonely otherwise.
Chris

Chris Points 5/23/11

Not such a great start this week.

Chris: 200 points
Weight Loss: 0

I am going to lose this week!!!

Chris

Question for Chris

Hey Chris you talked about using a diferent browser to do the editing for the blog can you tell me how I can do that?

Thanks Wenona

Congratulations Chris!!

Chris is our May winner!! Way to go!

I'm sorry I dropped the ball on letting everyone know that a new month was coming up I'll make sure that you all know a week in advance next time. However, now that a new month is started we need plans from everyone I know that it is Wednesday but lets not let that deter us. So far it is just Chris and Wenona participating this month we hope more will join us!

Wenona's Plan

Chris your an inspiration to me thanks for keeping me going.

Here is my plan for this next month.

Water: 8 cups
Food Plan: 1800 Cal. diet
Exercise plan: 2 hrs. per week plus Wii yoga (= 15min.) 6 days per week.
Good habit: Read scriptures 10 min. every day and 1 conference talk per week
Bad habit: Don't eat after 9:30pm
Weekly weight goal: 2lbs

Chris's Points 5/16/11

Well, I had another great week!

My points:  290
My Weekly weight loss: 2 pounds!
My Monthly weight loss: 8 pounds

Yay!

Well, Wenona, looks like you and I are motivating each other on!  Let's keep up the good work.  You should move your name up by mine since it's just you and I (I just put it in alphabetical order for convenience).  I think we are starting a new month, so we need plans from everyone since it started today.  Here's my new plan.

The contest goes from May 16 - June 13.

My Plan:
Water: 7 cups
Veggies/Fruit:  2 servings per day
Food Plan: Weight Watchers Food Plan
Exercise Plan:  3 hours per week, plus 1 min. plank, 2 sets of round the world and 2 sets or arm reps, 20 push-ups 5x a week
Good Habit:  Read 8 pages in scriptures a day
Bad Habit:  Don't Eat after 9:00 pm 6x a week and make my bed every morning
Weekly Goal:  2 lbs for 3 weeks and 1 lb for 1 week (doesn't matter which weeks I loose the different lbs)
Monthly Goal:  6 lbs.


Good luck all,
Chris


Hope the rest of you come back and join us!!

Chris' Points 5/9/11

Didn't do so good this week point wise, but better on weight loss than last week.

Points: 215
Weight Lost: 2 pounds

Chris

Wenona's Points 5/9/11

Well I am one happy person,

Points: 220
Weight Loss: 2 lbs  (Yeah!!!)

Our Weekly Winner Is....

Congratulations CHRIS!!

 Keep up the awesome work Chris and Deb your awesome for the six pounds this last week way to go!

Wenona's points 5/2/11

Well I improved slightly since last week, that's something.

My points: 175
Weight loss: .4 lbs

Deb's points 5/2/11

Whatever! I can't keep track of points lately. I have no idea what they are, but I know this:

I finally reached the 150's!!!!!!!! Wahoo!! I weighed in at 159 this morning.

So far, for this year, I have lost 36 pounds. I'm lovin' it!

So, I'll try to do better at my points, but there's my weight loss, anyway.

HAVE A GOOD DAY!!

Love,
Deb

Chris' Points 5/2/11

I may have done well over the holiday week, but this week got me with all the candy around!

My Points:  265
Weight Loss: 1 pound

Whew that means I have to either lose 4 pounds this week or 3 the next two weeks to keep up with my monthly goal.  I am happy with my loss though.

Thanks for keeping up with the blog Wenona!

Chris

Wenona's points 4/25/11

Well as you can see I am posting on Wednesday, I forgot to post my measly points of 160 on Monday and I was traveling on Tuesday so here we are.

There was no weight loss so overall not a great week.  Hopefully this week will improve.

Wenona

Last Weeks Winner!!!

Our last weeks winner is: (drum roll)

   CHRIS!!!!

Great job Chris you left us all in the dust, and you definitely earned a gold star for doing so awesome on a holiday week.

I think we are all a bit rusty after the break we took from this blog, but I know we can get ourselves, and each other back on track. 

Keep up the good work.

I did not have any points or weight loss for Mike and Deb, I recieved points for mom but no weight information, and Michelle you may have not been able to tally points but did you have any weight loss?  Let me know on these thing and I'll add it to the blog.

Thanks,  Wenona

Chris's Points 4/25/11

Not to bad last week, but this week has been a bit tough, so far.

My points: 300
Weight Lost: 3 pounds (YAY)

Chris

MOM'S POINTS 4/25/11

Points - 185
That's all I have to report for last week. I'm trying to get used to following my chart and writing things down once again. I'm working towards a better week!

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter. It was no family for us this year.....lonely. But we filled the gap a little with friends.

Love, Mom

Michelle's NON points

OK so I was really motivated at the beginning of the week. I was going along just great, keep track of my points and everything and then mid week all went wrong. So I do not have an accurate point total to post today. I am hoping to do better this week.
Michelle

Easter week is proving to be hard!

We have all this easter candy stored where the kids wont find it, But, I still know where it is :) I am worried about this weeks score :(

Mike

Deb's weight loss

This is Deb. I have lost 30 lbs this year!!!! Since January. I'd love it if you could count that in our weight loss total this year...cause I've worked hard to get it off! I believe Dad has also lost 25 lbs, maybe 30 by now. This should also count!!! Thanks Deb

EVERYONE PARTICIPATING PLEASE READ!!

As you'll see we lost 101.2 pounds last year.  Pat yourselves on the back!!  We did amazing!

Now - If anyone has gained any weight between January and April - don't worry about it as far as keeping track of where you were at last year verses this year.  We are going  to start with a clean slate this year.  Our start weight is whatever we weighed in at this morning!!!  We will have fun seeing how much weight we can lose this year!  Does that sound good with everyone!  GOOD!

Next - If you have lost weight between January and April, please SEND AN EXTRA post this week with how much weight you have lost this year.  Otherwise we are at 0 pounds lost so far for this year.

The blog is all updated and I have handed the administrative stuff over the Wenona and Deb this year.  The rules are below as usual.  I will email the tracker chart now and I believe that gives everyone what we need so far.  

Good luck everyone!

Chris

WENONA AND DEB

Okay,  the blog is updated and ready to go Wenona and Deb.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR KEEPING UP WITH IT.

It's much simpler now that we don't have to keep track of money. You just have to post points sometime on Tuesday of every week.  Post the Weekly Winner, post the monthly winner, make sure that you send a notice out the 3rd week to get the new monthly participants and goals from everyone so we are ready to go by the next contest time and update the weight loss in 2011 each month.  You also need to email the tracker chart to everyone with any changes if any of the rules or points change.

With our move to Palmer, I know I just can't keep up with the blog, so again thanks cause I think we all benefit from it and it helps motivate us along.

Wenona,  I learn a helpful tip.  If you use ff, chrome or safari browser instead of internet explorer to make changes in the gadgets it won't add the extra spacing which you have to manually remove every time you make a change to something.  It's a huge time saver.  The spacing problem is something within ie (internet explorer browser).  Weird huh, but I'm glad I figured that one out.  Just don't ever use internet explorer when you are making changes and life will be much easier on you!!!

Chris

Mike's Plan

Hey everyone, Deb called me last night and said we were going to start the blog again, yea. Here is my plan for the next four weeks Food Plan - Calorie's - Each day I will set a goal for that day based on that day's planned activities. Exercise Plan - Each day I will set a goal for that day. Good Habit - Read in the Old Testament each Day. Bad Habit - No pop or sugary drinks. Weight loss goal - Week 1 - 5 lbs Weeks 2-4 2 lbs each week. My starting Weight is 215 lbs. Here we go!! Mike

Mom's plan

Drink 7 cups water daily. Eat 2 servings of fruits/veg daily. Eat oatmeal for breakfst, 5 days a week plus 1 Reliv shake and 1 Cardio drink, 6 days a week. Exercise 3 hours a week. Good habit: Work on family research 2 hours a week and study 15 min. in Preach My Gospel, 5 days a week. Bad habit: Don't eat after 9:30, 6 days a week. Lose 2 pounds by May 15

Ready, set......Go!

DEB'S PLAN ALSO

I will also do the veggie serving thing.

Deb's April 2011 Plan

Drink 7 cups water Exercise Plan: Wasatch Back Relay Training Food Plan: Not over 900 calories per day, 5 days per week, keeping closer to 700 calories Good Habit: Read 5 chapters per day in scriptures, or 35 chapters per week Bad Habit: Do not eat after 7:30 p.m., 5 days per week Week goal: lose 1.5 lbs per week Month goal: lose 5 lbs per month

Wenona's Plann

Yeah!! I'm glad everyone is back doing this I really need the help.  So here is the plan:

8 cups of water each day.
1800 Calorie diet
30 min. of exercise Monday thru Saturday
Good habit: 10 min. scripture reading, 10 min. food storage
Bad habit: Do Not Eat After 9:30 pm
Lose 1 lbs per week

The Jorgensen Healthy Weight Challenge for 2011

Thank You SOOO much for starting the blog again. I need it for sure!! Here is my plan Water- 7 cups Fruit, Vegi -2 servings a day Exercise- 3 hours a week Food- Jenny Craig diet Good habit- scriptures for 15 minutes a day Bad habit- Don't eat after 9:00 Weight loss goal- 1 pound a week/ 4 pounds a month I hope everyone else will jump on board too. I will start tomorrow! Michelle

LET'S GET GOING EVERYONE!!

I know it's short notice but lets get this blog going again starting this week.  Send your plan in today and we will start up tomorrow morning!!  The contest goes from April 18 to May 15.

My Plan:
Water: 7 cups
Veggies/Fruit:  2 servings per day
Food Plan: Weight Watchers Food Plan
Exercise Plan:  3 hours per week, plus 1 min. plank, 2 sets of round the world and 2 sets or arm reps, 20 push-ups 5x a week
Good Habit:  Read 10 pages in scriptures a day
Bad Habit:  Don't Eat after 9:00 pm and make my bed every morning
Weekly Goal:  3 lbs the first 2 weeks, 2 lbs the last 2 weeks
Monthly Goal:  10 lbs.

Chris

Good luck everyone! Spring is here and I am ready to shed some more weight!

Talking to myself???

I'll send this cause I think it will go into your email......cause I don't see much action on the blog!

Drinking water at the correct time maximizes its effectiveness on the human body:
2 glasses of water after waking up - helps activate internal organs
1 glass of water 30 minutes before a meal - helps digestion
1 glass of water before taking a bath - helps lower blood pressure
1 glass of water before going to bed - avoids stroke and heart attack

Love, Mom

Mom's Points 2/7/11

Points: 155 (that's my closest guess cause I didn't mark down a few days - must do better at keeping exact score)
No weight loss (actually gained 2 lbs)

I keep blogging because soon I'll be walking again and that will help motivate me to work on all my points. I haven't done well for a few weeks.....time to recommit!

Mom

Mom's Points 1/31/11

Points - 145 - pathelic, I know
Weight loss - 0
I forgot to weigh this morning and if I weigh right now, I know it won't be good!
I'm not sure how Feb will go since I can't exercise much right now.....unless some of you can tell me about some exercises that don't involve my right leg and arm which I'm trying to heal. One thing that might help is Dad and I are going to go to Gibbons Hot Springs in the morning with John and Linda Blaylock so maybe I can do a few simple water aerobics. We'll see.

Love you all, Mom

Michelle's points 1-31-11

Is this month over yet?

My excuse for not keeping my points this week is...
I was just waiting for a new month to start out fresh.

I have went 1/2 of an entire day on my diet. Now that's saying something.

I am playing this month. I hope all of you are playing too.

Michelle

thanks

Deb called so I asked for help in getting to the blog on the house computer. I'm now connected!!
Thanks!
Mom

help

Can anyone help me get onto the blog on the computer we just installed in the house? Don't remember how to get the blog up and going. I can use it out here in the shop, but want to eliminate cold walks to the shop!

MOM

Mom's Points 1/24/11

Points - 175
No weight loss
It really bites not to have any exercise points (among other things!). Until my hip stops hurting, I'll have to do those elderly exercises I've seen........you know, sit in a chair, raise one leg 5 inches off the floor, then raise the other, raise one arm, then the other; rest 5 minutes, then do it again....or not! Hm-m-?!
I'm still sticking with the blog and hope all of you are as well. I'll soon heal from this fall I had and be stronger!

Love to all,
Mom

Michelle points 1/24/11

I wont even try to lie ... I did not keep track of my points this week- AGAIN!!. And the truth of the matter is I really didn't do very well anyway.
Better luck this week.

Michelle

Mom's Points 1/17/11 - revised

Oops! I forgot to deduct for being two days late posting.

Points - 165
No weight loss

Mom's Points 1/17/11

I was going to post points when I got back from grandma's Monday , but she wasn't feeling well so we ended up staying all night.
The next morning when I left her house, I slipped on a one and only patch of ice that I didn't notice and experienced quite a direct blow to my hip and elbow. Xrays showed no broken bones so I'm very grateful. I am quite miserable and bruised and I won't be exercising this week. I'll try to keep up with some of the other things, but it probably won't be a lot. That's my story, now here's last weeks points:

Points: 205
No weight loss

Michelle's Points 1/17/11

Sorry I never posted my points. I was doing really good Mon, Tues. and Wed. and then we went to Utah and I lost track of everything. I hope to keep track of things this week.

Michelle

Chris's Points 1/17/11

Okay,I thought I was late posting my points - where is everyone?

Points: 180
Weight lost: 0 (at least I didn't gain any!)

Not so good this week!
Chris

woo-hoo!!!

Woo-hoo!! I love winning by default. :) Way to go Mom!

Hey, I love the picture of healthy food...makes me just want to go eat healthy fruits and veggies!

Thanks Chris...
Looks great!

Love,
Deb

Caught up!

Okay, I am all caught up on the points for December.  Deb, you can figure out who won what amount for last year and send everyone their winnings since we aren't doing a fee this year.  Thanks for keeping track of it! 

I am still working through blog issues, if any of you have suggestions, please let me know.  Wenona made one, which helped.  I would like to get it complete by the end of next week.  I almost have it figured out how to center the text in the columns, which is what I would like it to do, but you have to program it to do it and I have had to learn how to do that.  I can get the titles centered just not the text yet.  Wish me luck I want this blog to be done for the year and then next year ---- I would love to pass it on to someone.

Chris

1/3/10 WEEKLY WINNERS

CONGRATULATIONS MOM AND DEB!!

Partnership scores for 1/3/11 are:
Mom and Deb: 1175
Kristy and Chris: 620
Michelle and Mike:  0

Way to Go!!
Chris

12/27/10 WEEKLY WINNERS

CONGRATULATIONS MOM AND DEB!!

Partnership scores for 12/27/10 are:
Mom and Deb: 1225
Kristy and Chris: 0
Michelle and Mike: 400

Way to Go!!

Mom's Goals

I guess I needed to add a monthly weight loss goal: 1 lb weight loss

Mom

MOM'S THOUGHT

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

12/20/10 WEEKLY WINNERS

CONGRATULATIONS MOM AND DEB

Partnership scores for 12/20/10 are:
Mom and Deb: 1430
Kristy and Chris: 1135
Michelle and Mike: 535

Way to Go!!
Chris

Notice the FREEBEE DAYS IN THE RULES!!

Yes, my birthday today prompted me to add this to the rules!  WE ALL NEED A FREE DAY ONCE IN AWHILE!  We just don't want the freebee days to turn into weeks and months!  But it is nice to have 1 day to look forward to!  Hope you all won't mind this new rule.  See the rules for details.

Chris

Another Year Older!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHRIS! HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY. WE LOVE YOU.

MOM AND DAD

Chris' Plan

Water: 7 cups
Fruits/Veggies: 2 servings/day
Exercise: 5 hours per week
Food Plan: Flex plan but MUST journal daily
Good Habit: Make my bed, say my morning prayers, read scriptures15/day
Bad Habit: Don't eat after 8:30 pm
Lose: 1 pound/week
Lose: 5 pounds/month

Glad you like the blog -- sorry it isn't done.  I will try to do some on it every day for the next few days to get things caught up and the rules more legible and a chart done.  I will start with the chart tonight, since that is most helpful to all of us this week.  Is it just us 4 girls doing this?  Well, we will look great this year!

Love you all,
Chris

THANKS, CHRIS

THANKS FOR ALL YOUR WORK IN PUTTING TOGETHER THE 2011 BLOG. IT LOOKS GREAT!! LOVE, MOM

MOM'S PLAN

7 cups water
Food Plan: 3 servings vegetables, 2 servings fruits, no sweets
Exercise: 4 hours a week
Good Habit: family research - 4 hrs week
Bad Habit: No food after 9:00 p.m. - one free day
Weekly Weight Loss Goal: 1/2 lbs
Monthy Weight Loss Goal: 2 lbs

I'm really trying to cut out sugar, it's so hard on the immune system and so many things! I realize that many foods turn to sugar after you eat them, so why add to it with candy and such.

Good luck to all! It's going to be a great year!

Love, Mom

Michelle's goals

Chris, Thanks for all the work you have put into the blog. It really does look Amazing!!

My goals are:
Jenny Craig diet/1200 Cal.
3 hours of exercise a week
15 min. of scriptures a day
2 fruits/vegi
7 cups water
Do not eat after 9:00
Lose 1/2 pound a week
Lose 2 pounds a month
This years goal is to get down to my goal weight of 120 and stay within 5 pounds for the rest of the year!!

I am excited to be starting up again. I gained about 5 pounds over the holidays. So this month all of my weight loss will not be New weight loss but Oh well!!

Good luck to everyone!
Michelle

Deb's Plan, and THANKS, CHRIS!!

This looks really great, Chris...Thanks! I think 2 veggies/fruit is good. One is too easy. Thanks for all you are doing to keep this going.

Deb's plan is:

Exercise: Train for AZ Ragnar
Food: Small Plate, salads for dinner at least 4 days, one dessert per week
Good Habit: Sex every day....ha ha....Don wants me to put that....really it's to: Read 5 chapters in scriptures daily, or 35 per week...this will help me achieve my goal of reading the entire standard works before the end of the year. yippee!
Bad Habit: Do not eat after 7:30 p.m., 5 days per week. This works really well for my diet!

Weight loss goal: 2 lbs per week
Monthly goal: lose 8-10 lbs per month
Year goal: lose 40 lbs

Hasta la vista,
Deb

HELLO!!

Okay, I have been working hard at getting a new blog for the new year - trying to make it look a bit different for the new year.  It takes time though.  DO YOU LIKE IT?  I have not gotten the new rules posted yet, so if things don't look quite right yet on the blog - they aren't!!  It takes awhile to reconfigure everything.

I will work on it some more tomorrow.  In the interim, just post your plan by Sunday - we will start on the 10th regardless of where I am at with the blog.  It is usable at this point.  Below is what you will need for your plan.  I will recreate a new chart as well (hopefully tomorrow).

7 cups of water per day
2 servings of fruit or vegetables per day (1/2 cup will be our serving size)
Your Exercise plan
Your Food Plan
Gain a Good Habit
Lose a Bad Habit
Weekly Weight Loss Goal
Monthly Weight Loss Goal

We added a few new items after speaking with everyone.  DOES THIS WORK FOR EVERYONE OR SHOULD IT BE 1 SERVING OF FRUIT/VEGGIES? The new year will be great to continue on with our Healthy Life style goal.

Love Chris

Michelle's points 1/4/11

Once again I have No clue what my points are. But... I am doing better this week and then I find out we are not doing it this week- WHAT?!?!

That's just fine. I will be in the weight loss mode for next week when we start officially.

Michelle

Mom's Points 1/3/11

Points: 685
Weight loss: 0

Looking forward to this new year!

Mom

New Year plan for 2011

Hey, I've talked to almost everyone on the phone and got some good suggestions. Chris and I are going to work up a new plan for 2011 based on all the input and suggestions. Give us a few days to work up the plan...be thinking about your own exercise and food plans and new goals for good/bad habits, and we'll hopefully be ready to start on Jan 10th.

One thing we've all decided is: NO ENTRY FEE this year. So EVERYONE can just join in the fun! LET'S DO THIS!!!

We're working on the rest. Watch the blog this week....and be ready to send in your goals.
Thanks,
Love
Deb

Deb's Points 01/03/11

490 pts

no weight loss

Happy New Year Everyone!!!
Love
Deb

Kristy's points 1/3/11

Opps, I guess I spilled the beans a little too soon. :)
Thanks for the post mom, you are so sweet. I WAS just going to say "APRILS FOOLS - JUST KIDDING ABOUT BEING PREGO" haha. Oh well, life goes on.
I guess I have no excuse to get fat anymore.:):):)

Points- 620
Weight loss- 2lbs........ go figure.:) haha (not sure if these should count:):):)

Here's to a NEW YEAR everyone. Great Job!!!!!!!!