Alrighty! I am excited to get started on this! Here is a recap from a previous post for those who are just checking in…….
I am ready to get back to feeling healthy and looking good in a bathing suit again!
Who’s with me?
I have put some unwanted poundage back on since Shane and I got married. Let me tell you what’s rolling around in this head of mine!
I love Emily Falconbridge’s Deck of Me cards she makes every week!!!! She has inspired me with an idea! I am going to take advantage of my girls being gone for 6 weeks and use the time to jump-start a weight-loss goal of mine!!! I want to get fit and healthy again! So in an effort to track and motivate myself with this goal…. I am going to make a mini-album like Emily’s with playing cards….I am using the JUMBO size. 
Every Monday I am going to post a new card and some sort of prompt or theme to journal or decorate my card with that goes along with the goal of weight-loss!!!
I AM DEALING MYSELF THE WEIGHT-LOSS HAND!!!!!!!!
Who wants to play? I think it would be fun to come here and inspire & motivate each other and check out your blogs or links to see who is making progress!!!! And I want to see what your cards look like! You can visit here each week and post links to yours! WHO’S IN??? Let’s get healthy ladies! And THANKS to Emily for the inspiration!!!
The FIRST card prompt: THE GOAL….let’s see it! What do you want to accomplish?
I made a “front-page/title card” for fun…..you can do one if you’d like. I also added a bit of journaling on the back of my first card. You can include your stats on the back of this card if you’d like. I will be adding mine soon. You can choose to share this with us or keep it personal!
TO MAKE THIS MOTIVATIONAL & FUN…… Here’s the deal! In a few months from now when I have reached my goal or gotten REALLY close to it…I am going to do a BIG prize giveaway! It’s going to be a BIG box of scrappy goodies and good-health themed goodies!!! Every week that you participate in this challenge and link your card to the weekly posts then your name will go into a big jar and I will draw the lucky winner! The more you participate, the more entries into the drawing you get!!! Sound fun? You are probably asking yourself why I am doing this This is going to hold me accountable! I want to accomplish my goal! We all need and want support & encouragement along this little journey to change our lifestyles. You can participate in this even if you don’t need to lose weight! If you want to change something about yourself or have some other goal you are trying to attain then join in and play along too! Can’t wait to see what you accomplish and create along the way! I will be featuring some of my faves you create in my posts so if you DON’T want that to happen then don’t post them! LOL! YAY!!!!!
One more thing…sorry this post is so long. I just wanted to say that this is supposed to be fun. NOT stressful. Create your cards each week based on your mood or how you’re feeling! Don’t restrict yourself creatively! Keep it simple some weeks and more involved on others. Do what you can. Just have fun tracking your progess!
Okay now go get started on CARD DEAL #1!!!
June 4th, 2007
June 4th, 2007 at 2:50 pm
Shell Mackay Says:
F A N T A S T I C IDEA - I am so on this one!!
Guess I better get some cards organised!
June 4th, 2007 at 3:52 pm
Deanna Says:
Hey where did you pick up your jumbo cards? I want to play too. I don’t know what to do yet but I will think about it this week. Thanks for the challenge. Oh and I love the cards you did and the books you did for the girls. Great stuff!
June 4th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
Administrator Says:
Deanna! I got my Jumbo playing cards at Walgreens! Glad you will play! And welcome to Shell too!
June 4th, 2007 at 5:14 pm
Lori B Says:
Ok, I’m going to do my best on getting this done!!! I so need to lose some weight!!! It must be the marriage thing, 10 years this week!! I’ll head out tonight and try to find some cards!! I love yours!!! Beautiful as always!!
June 4th, 2007 at 6:42 pm
identicaltriplets Says:
I love this challenge. I just started my journey on May 1st. Tomorrow morning I will weigh myself but as of last Tuesday I had lost 9.5 lbs. And darn, I was just at Walgreen’s an hour ago! I hope I can join you and keep up. Will you be e-mailing or posting on 2Peas? Thanks for the awesome idea. Love your cards!
June 4th, 2007 at 7:53 pm
Shell Says:
I am SO going to do this! Yay!
June 4th, 2007 at 8:29 pm
Lesli Asay Says:
Sounds like a great challenge - I don’t know if I can find the cards here. If I can - you can count me in.
June 4th, 2007 at 9:44 pm
Lisa Z Says:
I’m so going to do this!
I’ve been doing WW since January- I’ve hit a major plateau & need to keep plugging along. This will really help. Plus I get to be creative, too! What a bonus!!
Don’t know that I can post pics- yeah, I’m not too computer savvy- but I promise to keep up.
Thanks for sharing your very cool idea!
Can’t wait to read the rest of your blog.
June 4th, 2007 at 9:46 pm
Lisa Z Says:
What an awesome idea…I am so doing this. Can’t say I will post a pic of my cards, cuz I’m not too tech savvy, but I promise to keep up.
I’ve been doing WW since January & have hit a major plateau- I so need to keep motivated now and bonus I get to be creative, too!
Thanks for sharing this idea- can’t wait to read the rest of your blog, too.
June 5th, 2007 at 1:47 am
Heidi Erickson Says:
Shanna I love this.. Awesome Idea.. I so need to shed some pounds before my wedding day and this is the inspiration I need.. thanks for doing this.. Im so in.. I have to figure how to link photos though since I can’t figure the whole blog thing out.. Ill find a way. Ill pick up some jumbo cards tomorrow.. and get to work.. Chat with you soon..
June 5th, 2007 at 7:51 am
Darcie Says:
Very cool, Shanna! I made some cards out of chipboard because I couldn’t wait to get started. I guess I will figure out how to post my first one somewhere. A big HI to everyone doing this challenge!
June 5th, 2007 at 11:51 am
Barb Says:
I am so in!
I started an album to document my journey when I embarked back in 2003. I am 45 pounds lighter now than I was 4 years ago, but no where close to goal! This looks like a fun (and much more portable) way to document and remind myself of my goals, where I’ve been, and what I’ve accomplished so far.
June 5th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
FLA Lisa Says:
What a great idea!!!! I will do my best to join along. I definitely need to take off some lbs!! Thanks for the encouragement Shanna.
Lisa
June 5th, 2007 at 1:10 pm
Amie Says:
OK, so I made my title page. Hopefully before Friday, I’ll make my goal card. I just used 3×5 cards and decorated those. Check out my blog for my first one. =)
June 5th, 2007 at 1:39 pm
JKL Says:
Awesome idea! I’ve been trying to think of a way to document and motivate without doing a boring journal and this sounds like a winner. I’m going to go and search for some jumbo cards, but if I can’t find any, I think I’ll do the index card thing. Here goes…the start of a healthier me. Thanks!
June 5th, 2007 at 4:23 pm
Michelle G. Says:
I love this idea!!! I am doing Em’s cards as well– but this is awesome and inspiring!! Hopefully it’s not too late to sign up!! I’m sure my personal trainer will be thrilled- I need all the motivation I can get!! Thanks for starting this!! Here’s to losing
June 5th, 2007 at 4:51 pm
ag Says:
Hi Shanna - I saw your post on 2peas. I too have been looking a fun way to journal my weight loss. I even bought a really pretty album to start but the fun factor just wasn’t there. Thanks for doing this and I look forward to meeting everyone.
June 5th, 2007 at 6:57 pm
Genelle Says:
Hi Guys! I saw the post on 2peas and i’m in! I’m in Bermuda and don’t have access to the cards that you’re talking about BUT i do have index cards. i’m going to use those so that i don’t spend too much time trying to built a book or whatever. PLUS i’m new to sbing, so whatever i come up with may not be very cute… but i’m in on the challenge!! i want to cycle to work and i was earlier trying to think of a plan for getting on my bike tomorrow ;-))
June 5th, 2007 at 8:11 pm
Michelle G. Says:
Will we be linking our post here or at 2ps- does it matter? Way excited to get going!!
June 5th, 2007 at 8:14 pm
Alex Says:
He this sounds super fun! I need some motivation here to get my booty in gear for my wedding next summer!!! How do you post pictures here though?
June 5th, 2007 at 9:23 pm
Liz D Says:
I’m in. I started ww a couple of months ago and have wanted to have a way to keep up. I am down 30 lbs and want to stay motivated.
June 5th, 2007 at 9:31 pm
JILL Says:
This is a great motivator…I’m in.
June 6th, 2007 at 12:07 am
Sherry Haupt Says:
fun idea to document weight loss goals and success-your cards are really cute!!
June 6th, 2007 at 12:22 pm
Deene Says:
Shell send me this link! COOL!! I’m in! Only thing is, my scrapbook stuff is in limbo, I’ll have to wait on making the cards till I get it put back. But I’ll post on my blog my success! Thanks for organizing!
June 8th, 2007 at 8:58 am
Shelley Moore Says:
I am all over this one! What a fabulous idea!
June 12th, 2007 at 3:41 am
Mira Says:
This is such a cool idea. Thanks for sharing
June 19th, 2007 at 5:22 pm
edy Says:
I saw your card posted on Two Peas and I fell in love with the idea immediately. I am so looking forward to doing this challenge along with you and although I haven’t started it yet, I do have my ideas and just got some cards so I can begin…. I can’t wait to see what the next challenge is!!
June 26th, 2007 at 6:34 pm
Katie Says:
Is it okay to join in late? I’ve just started doing something similar with a friend and these prompts look great!
July 4th, 2007 at 4:18 pm
Barb Says:
Better late than never…
Card #1 is up on my blog! 