Moses Challenge 2006
Today is weigh in day at Weight Watchers. Quick recap: I began WW April 21st, weighing in at 201.8 (this isn't a weight gain, their scale is just about 6 pounds heavier than my home scale, which tends to weigh people lighter). The first week, I lost 2.4, (199.4). Last week I lost 2.8,(196.6).
This week I lost .8 (195.8). That's 6 pounds in three weeks, which is great! I knew I had slowed down a bit this week, but it's still at a good rate and since the Moses Challenge is going to require me to write every bite, I know that next week I'll be able to post bigger losses. At weigh-in, there is one receptionist I know from my last time doing WW and I do *not* like her. I almost had to weigh in with her today, and was literally contemplating letting someone cut in front of me in line because I just KNEW that I'd post a gain if she weighed me.
I mentioned yesterday that Jacky and I decided to start our 42 day challenge today. (Pause: I'm reading my own post to see if I mentioned what I'm about to say here. Ok, nope, I didn't, we are good to go.) So she and I are chatting on IM (Google Chat is too new and cool to be blocked by law firms--yea!) and we have the following convo:
Jacky: I need a challenge. Can you create a challenge?
me: Yes, what kind? exercise?
Jacky: I was thinking a 40 days and 40 nights challenge.
me: ah, the ever popular "Moses" Challenge.
me: Wait, wasn't Moses in the desert for 40 years?
me: was that Jesus in the desert for 40 days?
me: was it Noah and the ark?
me: I'm going to hell.
Jacky: You are going to hell. :)
me: :)
Jacky: Well, let's at least leave good looking corpses!
And the Moses Challenge 2006 was born.
As I told you yesterday, we decided to draft up a contract for our MC'06. Actually, Jacky decided to draft up the contract. This morning, I recieved the following email:
From: Jacky@her job
To: Jem@gmail
Subject: Contract Attached
Per our discussion yesterday, please find attached the relevant contracts. Please review and sign if they meet your approval. Edits can still be made if you have questions or concerns regarding any of the clauses.
Jacky, JD.
And the attached contract (one in each of our names) reads as follows:
Agreement
This Agreement dated May 11, 2006 is by and between Jem "Mother Teresa"* Welsh (JW)and herself.
Background
In an effort to continue the stellar progress in her weight loss and personal health initiative, JW declares her intention to further challenge herself by partaking in the Moses Challenge of 2006 (the "Challenge"). The Challenge shall last for 42 days commencing on May 11, 2006 and concluding on June 22, 2006. The parties have the option to mutually extend teh contract up to and including July 7, 2006.
Intending to be legally, morally, and ethically bound, the parties agree as follows:
I. Obligations of JW
A. JW agrees to complete no less than three workouts per week for the duration of this contract.
B. JW agrees that the weekly workouts shall be of the intensity and duration to result in "28 points earned" based on the Weight Watchers® Points Booster tool. JW agrees that she will fairly and accurately assess the intensity of her workouts using the Points Booster tool. As a general rule, "high" intensity requires profuse sweating, huffing and puffing and the inability to carry on a conversation during the workout.
C. JW agrees to comport her eating with the guidelines set forth in the Weight Watchers program. This includes weekly attendance at meetings, tracking points on a daily basis (regardless of whether JW remains within her allotted points range for the day), and abiding by the 'healthy guidelines' set out in the program.
D. At the commencement of each week, JW agrees that she will establish her "weekly penalty." The weekly penalty will be enforced if JW does not abide by all rules set forth in Sections 1(A) and 1(B) above. The weekly penalty should be of sufficient deterrent effect to motivate JW to abide by said sections. Further, the weekly penalty will be enforced when JW fails to maintain her weight or fails to lose weight when weighed in at her official weekly weigh in.
E. At the commencement of each week, JW agrees that she will establish her “weekly reward.” The weekly reward will be enforced if JW abides by all rules set forth in Sections 1(A) and 1(B) above and either maintains or loses weight at her official weekly weigh in.
F. Further challenges and motivational tools may be implemented during this challenge upon consultation with legal counsel for JW (Jacky).
G. JW does agree to spend the weekend of July 7 at a beach of mutual agreement ("beach weekend") with Jacky. This agreement will be enforced by the threat of loss of friendship if this term is breached. Valid reasons for breaching this term are limited to death, dismemberment, hospitalization aid threat of termination from vocation.
H. Agreement to attend aforementioned beach weekend presupposes duties associated with consultation and/or procurement of suitable garments to wear during the beach weekend.
I. As often as practicable during the challenge, JW will provide motivational counseling to herself and to Jacky. JW agrees to 'initiate'** chats via gmail at more regular intervals than she has in the past.
Obligations of Jacky
A. In return for the concessions granted by JW in I(I), Jacky promises to provide reciprocal motivational counseling to JW during the challenge.
Signed:
Jem Welsh, May 11, 2006
Affirmed by:
Jacky, May 11, 2006
We are really fun, people. Fun!
*The nickname Mother Teresa occured as a result of the following chat.
Scene: Wednesday afternoon, Jacky & I discussing details of MC'06
me: What happens if we don't do it? Do we need a penalty?
Jacky: How about a penalty AND reward system?
me:Ok. Are we talking $$ penalty?
Jacky: I don't know. Where does the money go--to each other?
me: Oh! I know! What about a food penalty? like if you don't meet your goal, you can't have chocolate for the next week?
Jacky: oh boy! or no alcohol for the week (gasp)!
me: whatever hits the hardest. No ice cream bars! Ahhh!
Jacky: so, for the reward, we flip it around? Say you get chocolate if you meet your goal? Or would that be counterintuitive?
me: you can't have food rewards. it's bad psychology.
Jacky: ok pysch guru.
me: well, isn't food rewarding what got us here in the FIRST place? (I DESERVE chocolate, dammit!)
Jacky: Yeah, apparantly I deserved A LOT of food.
me: please. According to my starting weight, I was a freaking Mother Teresa shoe-in.
Jacky: HA! LOL!
me: I'm seriously laughing out loud!
Jacky: me too! I think I just snorted.
me: we are so funny.
**Apparantly, we need couple's therapy. I don't "initiate" enough. :P
This week I lost .8 (195.8). That's 6 pounds in three weeks, which is great! I knew I had slowed down a bit this week, but it's still at a good rate and since the Moses Challenge is going to require me to write every bite, I know that next week I'll be able to post bigger losses. At weigh-in, there is one receptionist I know from my last time doing WW and I do *not* like her. I almost had to weigh in with her today, and was literally contemplating letting someone cut in front of me in line because I just KNEW that I'd post a gain if she weighed me.
I mentioned yesterday that Jacky and I decided to start our 42 day challenge today. (Pause: I'm reading my own post to see if I mentioned what I'm about to say here. Ok, nope, I didn't, we are good to go.) So she and I are chatting on IM (Google Chat is too new and cool to be blocked by law firms--yea!) and we have the following convo:
Jacky: I need a challenge. Can you create a challenge?
me: Yes, what kind? exercise?
Jacky: I was thinking a 40 days and 40 nights challenge.
me: ah, the ever popular "Moses" Challenge.
me: Wait, wasn't Moses in the desert for 40 years?
me: was that Jesus in the desert for 40 days?
me: was it Noah and the ark?
me: I'm going to hell.
Jacky: You are going to hell. :)
me: :)
Jacky: Well, let's at least leave good looking corpses!
And the Moses Challenge 2006 was born.
As I told you yesterday, we decided to draft up a contract for our MC'06. Actually, Jacky decided to draft up the contract. This morning, I recieved the following email:
From: Jacky@her job
To: Jem@gmail
Subject: Contract Attached
Per our discussion yesterday, please find attached the relevant contracts. Please review and sign if they meet your approval. Edits can still be made if you have questions or concerns regarding any of the clauses.
Jacky, JD.
And the attached contract (one in each of our names) reads as follows:
This Agreement dated May 11, 2006 is by and between Jem "Mother Teresa"* Welsh (JW)and herself.
In an effort to continue the stellar progress in her weight loss and personal health initiative, JW declares her intention to further challenge herself by partaking in the Moses Challenge of 2006 (the "Challenge"). The Challenge shall last for 42 days commencing on May 11, 2006 and concluding on June 22, 2006. The parties have the option to mutually extend teh contract up to and including July 7, 2006.
Intending to be legally, morally, and ethically bound, the parties agree as follows:
A. JW agrees to complete no less than three workouts per week for the duration of this contract.
B. JW agrees that the weekly workouts shall be of the intensity and duration to result in "28 points earned" based on the Weight Watchers® Points Booster tool. JW agrees that she will fairly and accurately assess the intensity of her workouts using the Points Booster tool. As a general rule, "high" intensity requires profuse sweating, huffing and puffing and the inability to carry on a conversation during the workout.
C. JW agrees to comport her eating with the guidelines set forth in the Weight Watchers program. This includes weekly attendance at meetings, tracking points on a daily basis (regardless of whether JW remains within her allotted points range for the day), and abiding by the 'healthy guidelines' set out in the program.
D. At the commencement of each week, JW agrees that she will establish her "weekly penalty." The weekly penalty will be enforced if JW does not abide by all rules set forth in Sections 1(A) and 1(B) above. The weekly penalty should be of sufficient deterrent effect to motivate JW to abide by said sections. Further, the weekly penalty will be enforced when JW fails to maintain her weight or fails to lose weight when weighed in at her official weekly weigh in.
E. At the commencement of each week, JW agrees that she will establish her “weekly reward.” The weekly reward will be enforced if JW abides by all rules set forth in Sections 1(A) and 1(B) above and either maintains or loses weight at her official weekly weigh in.
F. Further challenges and motivational tools may be implemented during this challenge upon consultation with legal counsel for JW (Jacky).
G. JW does agree to spend the weekend of July 7 at a beach of mutual agreement ("beach weekend") with Jacky. This agreement will be enforced by the threat of loss of friendship if this term is breached. Valid reasons for breaching this term are limited to death, dismemberment, hospitalization aid threat of termination from vocation.
H. Agreement to attend aforementioned beach weekend presupposes duties associated with consultation and/or procurement of suitable garments to wear during the beach weekend.
I. As often as practicable during the challenge, JW will provide motivational counseling to herself and to Jacky. JW agrees to 'initiate'** chats via gmail at more regular intervals than she has in the past.
A. In return for the concessions granted by JW in I(I), Jacky promises to provide reciprocal motivational counseling to JW during the challenge.
Signed:
Jem Welsh, May 11, 2006
Affirmed by:
Jacky, May 11, 2006
We are really fun, people. Fun!
*The nickname Mother Teresa occured as a result of the following chat.
Scene: Wednesday afternoon, Jacky & I discussing details of MC'06
me: What happens if we don't do it? Do we need a penalty?
Jacky: How about a penalty AND reward system?
me:Ok. Are we talking $$ penalty?
Jacky: I don't know. Where does the money go--to each other?
me: Oh! I know! What about a food penalty? like if you don't meet your goal, you can't have chocolate for the next week?
Jacky: oh boy! or no alcohol for the week (gasp)!
me: whatever hits the hardest. No ice cream bars! Ahhh!
Jacky: so, for the reward, we flip it around? Say you get chocolate if you meet your goal? Or would that be counterintuitive?
me: you can't have food rewards. it's bad psychology.
Jacky: ok pysch guru.
me: well, isn't food rewarding what got us here in the FIRST place? (I DESERVE chocolate, dammit!)
Jacky: Yeah, apparantly I deserved A LOT of food.
me: please. According to my starting weight, I was a freaking Mother Teresa shoe-in.
Jacky: HA! LOL!
me: I'm seriously laughing out loud!
Jacky: me too! I think I just snorted.
me: we are so funny.
**Apparantly, we need couple's therapy. I don't "initiate" enough. :P
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