Wagon Jumpers May 20th - 26th

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 lose, but what you need to do on a daily basis to meet your long term goals.

The idea of Wagon Jumpers was to create a close community where participants could get to know each other, creating a virtual support network as they attempt long term weight management.

This is impossible with an 'always open' group as there would be too many people coming and going. For this reason we have capped group membership numbers to 20 participants.

** If you would like to be a member of this group please contact our wait list manager: the_dragon

There are two rules for Wagon Jumpers:

1. All members must post once per week between Monday and Sunday.

2. All members must check the thread for members who have not posted by Saturday (a short list is posted at the end of the week) 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.

Wagon Jumpers Participants: 17

CURRENT GOALS

By Sunday, May 19th I will...

Bleedtoblue (Blue) - NEW: Exercise 3/week for 9 of 12 weeks. 
Defrog3 (Denise) - Maintenance: Workout 3x week for 9 of the 12 weeks. New: Avoid grain-based carbohydrates 6 of 7 days/week for each of the 12 weeks.Feljones (Debbie) - NEW: log my food 3/days a week, keeping below 2,000 cal; 200 minutes of exercise every week, which includes a minimum of two walks during office hours each week.Figurethefat (Laura) - NEW: Exercise for 1500 minutes every 4 weeks. Eat 5 fruit and veg daily. gertie1birdy (Gertie) - NEW: log each day, stay under, 1300 or 1400 calories.
healthmd (Monica) - NEW: Logging foodevery day and working out 3 times a weekkasbpeace - Kellyonthecoast (Co-moderator) - NEW: I will exercise for 3 of 7 days for 10 out of 12 weeks; I shall take my vitamins 5 of 7 days each week.    
Kyashiis (Kathy) - NEW:  Practice yoga 30 - 45 minutes a day five days a week; maintenance - Veggie starter before meals. 
lisaann7878 New Member!matayas  Welcome Stephanie!mhNYC (Mari) - NEW: Anaerobic exercise (weights, calisthetics) 40 minutes 4 days a week. Maintenance: Get everything done!newdock (Donna, Co-Moderator) - NEW: exercise for at least 30 minutes 3 times a week for 10 of the 12 weeks.   I will drink 8 glasses of water a day  orchid84 (Lara) - Exercise at least one hour every day.runyourlife (Carmela) - NEW:  To stop munching while preparing dinner. I have a hard time not grazing when I’m cooking. Exercise:  run 3x per week + HIIT, leg and upper body workout 2x per weekthe_dragon (Hilary, Co-Moderator) - NEW: Drink 4 pints of water daily; 6 portions of F&V daily.
timermom (Beth)- NEW: will continue logging calories daily; work out 3 times per week indoors, walk one day on the weekend for half an hour.x-lawrence (Lawrence, Co-Moderator) - NEW: I will count calories daily; For exercise row 20 times a month and do 100-200 pushups a day. 

MIA one week:

MIA two weeks:

 MIA three weeks & will be removed from the list if there is no contact by the end of this week:

Wagon Jumpers on Hiatus

Waiting List: 

Wagon Jumper threads now have a separate host for each week, as listed below:

Mid-Week Reminders: x-lawrence (Lawrence)Waitlist Management: the_dragonThread Issues: If there are any issues with a thread, first contact should be the thread host for that week. 

Previous Threads

Wagon Jumpers May 13-19

Wagon Jumpers May 6-12

Wagon Jumpers April 29- May 5th

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