PROVIDA SUPPORT COMMUNITY

Dear Prospective Students:

It is my honor to inform you that you have been accepted to New Body University. We are delighted to find so many qualified applicants. As a student at NBU, you will find fine living accommodations, experienced advisors, and friends from around the world. But more importantly you’ll be receiving a first rate education. Regardless of your degree track (6WBMO or SMART), you’ll learn all you need to know to make this life style change a permanent one.

We have high academic standards and we expect all our students to attend class (post often), participate in classroom projects and assignments (challenges), and most importantly maintain excellent grade point averages (earn your credits). We also require that our staff attend continuing education classes (stay on plan too) to ensure that we always have the best and the brightest. Each student should have their textbooks (6WBMO black book or SMART workbook) and study it regularly. We want all our students to do their best and set a goal to be listed on the Honor Roll each week.

Your Resident Advisor, BBadger4564, will be here shortly. RUSH week begins  March 16th and you will begin earning your credits on that day. On behalf of the faculty and staff of NBU, I welcome you. Please note that an official copy of the Student Handbook is below. 

Student Handbook

As a new student at New Body University, there are a number of rules and guidelines of which you need to be very familiar.

1. Everyone following the 6WBMO, SMART plan, or who is Living Lean is accepted for admission into this University game. If you have any medical modifications (doctor suggested changes to either the food or exercise portion) please report them to your RA via PM.

2. This semester’s schedule begins with enrollment starting March 7 followed by Move In starting March 11th. Students begin to earn credits during RUSH Week which kicks off on March 16th. We will accept late enrollments until March 16th or until all the dorms are full. At that point, prospective students are encouraged to attend New Body Community College (and participate in campus activities for no credit) until the next semester begins. NBCC enrollments will go through the end of Week 4 (April 12th). Credits will be earned through April 26th and Final credits are to be reported by students ON April 27th.

3. Dorm assignments are made on a RANDOM basis.

4. You will be earning academic credits for following the 6WBMO or SMART plan guidelines (food—7, water—7, accelerated fat loss—5, and body sculpting—2). You will report your credits each week (Sunday through Saturday) by Midnight Central time Monday evenings. Each student should have their textbooks (6WBMO black book or SMART workbook) and study it regularly. We want all our students to do their best and set a goal to be listed on the Honor Roll each week. Those students who earn 100% of possible individual credits (21) each week will be listed on the Provost’s List. Those students who earn 90% (19-20) of individual credits each week will be listed on the Dean’s List. Those students who earn 80% (17-18) of individual credits each week will be listed on the Honorable Mention List. All students who are on the honor roll will add the appropriate icon to their signature. Students who fail to achieve a minimum of 60% (13) of possible individual credits in a week will be sent to Study Hall. Students in Study Hall will be assigned a tutor (someone who has had some success to buddy with) during their study hall period. If they are able to bring their grades back up the following week they will no longer be required to attend Study Hall. If a student is in Study Hall for two consecutive weeks, additional support will be offered.

5. You’ll also be tracking your inch losses as described in your plan. You will report this information with beginning stats, with week 3 stats, and with final stats. Your Resident Advisor will have more information for your regarding this.

6. There will be one thread for each dorm. You are allowed to visit all threads, but attend class (post) only in your own dorm’s thread. You may post all the motivation, encouragement, support, etc. Anything you would like to post that is from any other thread should be done so with full credit to the author via quotes, etc.

7. You are allowed to have excused absences from class but you need to clear it with your Resident Advisor prior to the absence. Your Resident Advisor will go over the details with you in your dorm.

8. If you skip more than 3 classes in a row, you will be considered truant and withdrawn from class. You may apply for reinstatement by contacting the Provost via PM.

9. In an effort to ensure that all recipes posted are on-plan and that we are providing our students with only the best advice and information we are no longer going to allow students to post recipes in the dorms that have not yet been approved by Provida. Having your recipe approved is a simple process. You can submit it via email it directly to recipes@provida.com. This should be done only by the person who created or discovered the recipe and not forwarded by a dorm chef, RA, or anyone else. Once you’ve had your recipe approved, then you’re welcome to share it with your dorm mates, etc. As always, students are allowed to post recipes they discover in the Recipe Exchange (or post the link to the recipe) but those found in the Makeover America Cookbook are not to be shared online. If you are sharing a recipe from an outside source, please include that source so that proper credit can be given. Even if you have made some minor tweaks to the original recipe, we still need to cite the source. We hope these guidelines will help you and your fellow students get the most from this experience.

Hello RoadRunner Hall! 

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Getting to Know
Your Fellow Roadrunners
. . . ABC style!!

First things first -- What is your Provida Name & what name would you prefer to be called...

A is for your current avitar:
B is for your birthday:
C is for your favorite form of Cardio:
D is for your dears (DHusband, DDaughter, DSon, DSignificantOther, DCat):
E is for an essential item you use each day:
F is for your favorite television show:
G is for your goal for Spring09:
H is for hometown or home state:

I is for instruments played:
J is for your favorite job you've ever had:
K is for the habit you'd like to kick:
L is for how much you'd like to LOSE this semester:
M is for your biggest motivator for losing weight:
N is for number of times you've been in NBU:
O is for your occupation :
P is for people you were with today:
Q is for what you do in quiet times:
R is for the ways you relax:

S is for your state of mind:
T is for your time zone:
U is for what you consider unique:
V is for favorite vegetable:
W is for your worst habit:
X is for x-rays you have had:
Y is for yummy food you ate today:
Z is for zodiac sign:

If you complete this before the end of Week One, you will earn this icon...

Getting to Know You ...ABC style!!

First things first -- What is your Provida Name & what name would you prefer to be called... BBadger4564/Pam

A is for your current avitar: 125
B is for your birthday: November 25
C is for your favorite form of Cardio: WATP with Leslie Sansone
D is for your dears (DHusband, DDaughter, DSon, DSignificantOther, DCat): Hubby, two sons (26 and 22) and one future daughter-in-law (Sept. 26)
E is for an essential item you use each day: Coffee Pot
F is for your favorite television show: Don't watch much TV
G is for your goal for Spring09: Supporting my fellow Roadrunners in their weight loss
H is for hometown or home state: Madison, Wis.

I is for instruments played: Cornet/Trumpet
J is for your favorite job you've ever had: Cashier at a grocery
    store while in college
K is for the habit you'd like to kick: See ick and eat it!
L is for how much you'd like to LOSE this semester: 2-5 pounds
M is for your biggest motivator for losing weight: Wanting to 
    be with my family for as long as I can
N is for number of times you've been in NBU: 8 semesters
O is for your occupation : Editor
P is for people you were with today: Serious co-workers and wonderful, funny, and caring computer friends!
Q is for what you do in quiet times: Listen to music/read
R is for the ways you relax: Computer/Wii system that my sons got me for Christmas

S is for your state of mind: Wild and crazy
T is for your time zone: Central
U is for what you consider unique: my compassion for those in need
V is for favorite vegetable: Mushrooms
W is for your worst habit: Not getting enough sleep.
X is for x-rays you have had: I am old and glow in the dark!
    That should tell you everything!
Y is for yummy food you ate today: Turkey from the Crockpot
Z is for zodiac sign: Sagittarius

If you complete this before the end of Week One, you will earn this icon...

Hello ladies!!  My name is Carla, and I could not be MORE THRILLED about being your ARA this semester!  Not only is it an honor to get to work under Pam's wing, but it's equally an honor to get to invest in each of your lives!!  Please bear with me, as I am not yet a "seasoned veteran" of this NBU thing!  This is only my second semester here!!  I had the great privilege of being a Roadrunner in the Winter 2008 semester, right here in this dorm!  Pam was my first RA ever, and I think I was spoiled from the onset!  (Y'all will learn quickly just how absolutely wonderful she is!!!!)

I "officially" started the 6WBMO plan on January 4th, 2009.  (I actually initially purchased the program in 2006, but I stuck the box under my bed, and didn't look at it again until earlier this year.)  My "official" starting weight was 319.3 lbs., but toward the end of last year, I was actually weighing right at 330 lbs.  That last week of December, I turned 30.  I cried all day, and it was just horrible.  LOL  But something in ME snapped!  I guess I finally realized...."Um, this is NOT baby fat!"  LOL  And I knew that if I wanted to lead a healthier life, and if I wanted to be able to fully participate in my son's lives, I needed to make some serious LIFESTYLE changes.  We're not talking temporary bandaids to solve a "problem".  I finally came to the realization that if I didn't learn whole new eating habits, I would be struggling with my weight forever.  And I just didn't want that!!!

My major success during my first semester of NBU was getting below 300 lbs. for the first time in 7 years!! 

I am absolutely passionate about helping all of you ladies during your journeys!!  You will quickly learn that I am a nerd (which is okay by me LOL) and a techie-junkie!  I am online dang near 24/7, and I am so fortunate to work for an employer who is a big fan of my weight loss efforts, and is even aware of my role here in NBU!  If you ever need me, I'm here for you!  I want to be your cheerleader, your motivator, and your behind-kicker if that's what you need!  If you ever have any questions or concerns, feel free to PM me! 

I have just a few tips and hints to offer, as we embark upon this journey together: 

1.  Post daily if at all possible!  You have NO idea how much this will contribute to your success!! 

2.  Post in size 12 fonts!  (Pam has to squint otherwise, and we don't want to give her a headache!!) 

3.  Please, please, please do NOT get overwhelmed with the volume of posts in the dorm - especially these first few weeks.  Pam and I can both help you figure out what's most important to pay attention to until you get better acclimated to how things work.  Our goal is to help you SUCCEED, not become overwhelmed!  Come to us right away if you start feeling that way please!! 

4.  Cheating is just simply not worth it!!  Sadly, I know this all too well from firsthand experience.  I wish I could go back to the very first time I fell off plan, about three weeks into being perfectly on plan, and change the choice I made.  Once you start, it becomes a steep and slippery slope.  My heartfelt advice is to choose moment by moment, meal by  meal, bite by bite to remain PERFECTLY ON PLAN for these next 6 weeks, and you will never, ever regret it!

 

Getting to Know You ...ABC style!!

First things first -- What is your Provida Name & what name would you prefer to be called...  gattigirl/Carla

A is for your current avitar:  15 lbs.
B is for your birthday:  12/29/78
C is for your favorite form of Cardio:  Riding my recumbent stationary bike
D is for your dears:  DSon, Dakota Paul (6 years old), and DSon, Gentry Michael (4 years old)
E is for an essential item you use each day:  My Blackberry!!
F is for your favorite television show:  Just one??  Hmmm...House
G is for your goal for Spring09:  To earn my 40lbs. avi!!
H is for hometown or home state:  Louisiana (born and raised till 7th grade in North Louisiana, but HOME is Cajun country in South LA now!)

I is for instruments played:   Piano
J is for your favorite job you've ever had:   I like the one I have now...I have 2 titles...Office Manager and Rentals Manager for an oilfield rental equipment company....I do it all!  Accounting, Marketing, HR, Inside Sales, Purchasing - all for my company.  Plus I manage the IT department for our sister company next door, and I also manage their Rentals department (they are a commercial diving company)
K is for the habit you'd like to kick:   Justifying eating ICK!!!
L is for how much you'd like to LOSE this semester:   25 lbs.
M is for your biggest motivator for losing weight:   My sons, and how my weight loss will improve THEIR quality of life
N is for number of times you've been in NBU:  Prior to this semester, only once
O is for your occupation :  See "J" above!
P is for people you were with today:  My son, Gentry, and my co-workers at the office
Q is for what you do in quiet times:   Read books, take long baths, piddle online, take naps
R is for the ways you relax:  I love to get massages, facials, pedicures, and/or manicures!!

S is for your state of mind:   Recommitted and Refocused
T is for your time zone:   Central (1 hour behind the East Coast, and 2 hours ahead of the West Coast)
U is for what you consider unique:   ME!!!!
V is for favorite vegetable:   Vine ripened tomatoes! (I know, I know, they are really a fruit!!!  Oh well!!)
W is for your worst habit:   Insecurity in myself
X is for x-rays you have had:  Neck, Back, Hips, Legs, Ankle, Arms
Y is for yummy food you ate today:  Marsala Chicken
Z is for zodiac sign:  Capricorn

If you complete this before the end of Week One, you will earn this icon...

Getting to Know
Your Fellow Roadrunners
. . . ABC style!!

First things first -- What is your Provida Name & what name would you prefer to be called...

A is for your current avitar: 15 lbs lost
B is for your birthday: 6/2
C is for your favorite form of Cardio: eliptical (slow paced)
D is for your dears (DHusband, DDaughter, DSon, DSignificantOther, DCat): DSon (Nicky 2.5 years old) DSon (Matty 11 Months) DHusband (Mike)
E is for an essential item you use each day: IPid
F is for your favorite television show: Biggest Loser
G is for your goal for Spring09: Goal Weight
H is for hometown or home state: NJ

I is for instruments played: piano, clarinet, drums
J is for your favorite job you've ever had: teacher
K is for the habit you'd like to kick: smoking
L is for how much you'd like to LOSE this semester: 25lbs
M is for your biggest motivator for losing weight: multiple weddings I'm in this summer
N is for number of times you've been in NBU: 2
O is for your occupation : stay at home mom
P is for people you were with today: volleyball team I coach, family
Q is for what you do in quiet times: read
R is for the ways you relax: sleep

S is for your state of mind: currently - tired
T is for your time zone: EST
U is for what you consider unique: ?
V is for favorite vegetable: red/orange peppers
W is for your worst habit: See K
X is for x-rays you have had: too many to count
Y is for yummy food you ate today: fresh tuna
Z is for zodiac sign: gemini

P.S.  (Duh)  I'm Kimmie0270 and I go by Kimmie

Hi Kimmie! Welcome to Roadrunner Hall!

Good for you in losing 15 pounds! You stick with us and we will cheer you on to your goal of being 25 lbs lighter by the end of the semester! Woohoo! I know you can do it!

You must be very busy with two little ones at home! And you coach volleyball! How great is that!  What do you coach? Middle school, high school?  I love watching the game!

So glad you are here! I look forward to getting to know you better!

Hi Kimmie!!!  I am so glad to get to meet you!  Way to go on your 15 lbs. lost already!  I think it's really neat that you play so many instruments!  I've always wanted to learn how to play the drums (on something other than the dashboard in my car, ya know?)!!!  :)  I am looking forward to supporting you toward reaching your GOAL WEIGHT this semester!  How exciting!!  Again, glad to have you here, and I'm looking forward to getting to know you better!

Getting to Know
Your Fellow Roadrunners
. . . ABC style!!

First things first -- What is your Provida Name & what name would you prefer to be called...melovejah- you can call me Grace

A is for your current avitar: 0 not or long!!!
B is for your birthday: 11-30
C is for your favorite form of Cardio: elliptical
D is for your dears (DHusband, DDaughter, DSon, DSignificantOther, DCat): n/a
E is for an essential item you use each day: toothbrush
F is for your favorite television show: oprah
G is for your goal for Spring09: to be POP everyday
H is for hometown or home state: in the rockies

I is for instruments played: n/a
J is for your favorite job you've ever had: none
K is for the habit you'd like to kick: procrastination
L is for how much you'd like to LOSE this semester: 30lb
M is for your biggest motivator for losing weight: my health
N is for number of times you've been in NBU: never before
O is for your occupation : banking
P is for people you were with today: can't list all
Q is for what you do in quiet times: read, I heart reading.
R is for the ways you relax: reading, watching movies ect..

S is for your state of mind: grateful
T is for your time zone: mountain
U is for what you consider unique: me
V is for favorite vegetable: cabbage
W is for your worst habit: procrastination
X is for x-rays you have had: chest
Y is for yummy food you ate today:beans with plaintains, yummoooo
Z is for zodiac sign: sagitarius

 

Getting to Know You ...ABC style!!

First things first -- What is your Provida Name & what name would you prefer to be called...  2Bhealthy4me/Rachel

A is for your current avitar:  On My Way
B is for your birthday:  4/13
C is for your favorite form of Cardio:  Hapkido and elliptical

D is for your dears:  DHubby is in heaven and DCat is Punisher
E is for an essential item you use each day:  Toothbrush
F is for your favorite television show:  Chuck and AOTS

G is for your goal for Spring09:  To get back into a routine of healthy eating

H is for hometown or home state:  Missouri

I is for instruments played:   Piano and clarinet
J is for your favorite job you've ever had:   Ride Operator at a theme park
K is for the habit you'd like to kick:   Emotional Eating
L is for how much you'd like to LOSE this semester:   10 lbs.
M is for your biggest motivator for losing weight:   My hubby in heaven.  Losing weight will help improve my chance at a better quality life.  I can't waste my life letting my weight prevent me from doing things.  I have to live my life for the both of us now and I can't let anything (including my weight) prevent me from living it to the fullest.
N is for number of times you've been in NBU:  3

O is for your occupation :  recently laid off
P is for people you were with today:  No one.  I spent it by myself.
Q is for what you do in quiet times:   Read books and watch movies.
R is for the ways you relax:  I love to hang out with my widda friends on the weekends and laugh

Y is for yummy food you ate today:  Chicken and veggie soup
Z is for zodiac sign:  Aries

If you complete this before the end of Week One, you will earn this icon...

 Hi Grace! Glad to see you have arrived at Roadrunner Hall!

 Oh, a woman after my own heart . . . to be POP every day of this semester. I know you can do it! 

 I hope we make your first experience with NBU a pleasant one!  Carla and I plan to make it a fun and a very fruitful 6 weeks for all of the Roadies!

Pop in often and  post, post, post!  Please ask questions if you have any!  We are here to help!

Thanks for being here! So glad to have you as part of our dorm!

Good evening, Grace!  I am so thrilled to see that you have checked in to our dorm!  You are in the best place possible for your first semester here!  We are going to have a ton of fun, and be so incredibly supportive of each other!  I heart reading, too!!  Have you read any super great books lately?  I'm always looking for suggestions.  I hope you have a lovely night, and I am looking so forward to getting to know you better in the coming weeks!

Rachel! Glad to see you have arrived at Roadrunner Hall! Welcome to the Hall of the losers! 

Your goal of losing 10 pounds this semester is so doable! We'll help you along the way!

I am sorry to hear about your husband. I am sure he will also be a motivator for  you along in your weight loss!  I also am an emotional eater! Many of us are! So, we will band together and help each other this semester!

Ok, tell me what a Hapkido is? You have me wondering now! 

So glad to have you as a fellow Roadie! I am anxious to get to know you better!

Hi Rachel!!!!  Yeah!!  I am so glad you've checked in!  It seems quite a few of us play the piano!  Too neat!  I am truly sorry to hear that you've lost your husband.  But I am inspired by the fact that you consider him your motivation!  We are here to help you get on track to that healthy body you desire, however we can!!  I am clearly "out of the loop" because I had to go look up what "widda" meant.  LOL  I hope you have a great night, and I can hardly wait to learn more about you!

Good Morning All.  My 11 month old has been sick for almost a week now.  But he slept from midnight through last night, a nice adjustment from being up every hour the past week.  So I’m exhausted.

Carla and Pam – thank you for taking the time out of your lives to be our RA and ARA.  I look forward to getting to know you both and find tons of support from you both.  You are living proof that the program works and true inspirations to us all.

Pam – congrats on the upcoming wedding.  Are you excited about everything?  Have they chosen their colors (my favorite part of the whole thing is the color scheme).

Carla – I’m a nerd and a computer junkie too.  It’s how I keep myself “sane” being locked in the house all day with the kiddies.  I couldn’t agree more with you about cheating being a slippery slope.  It always takes me days to get back on track after what was supposed to be a cheat “meal.”  I’m pledging to totally be on track 100% POP during NBU.  And I’m a total pampering girl too – I love massages and pedis and such…

Melovjah – Welcome!  Nice to meet you!  Your NBU goals are the same as mine – be perfectly PoP!  We can SOOOOO do this! 

Rachel – sorry to hear about DH.  That must be tough for you.  It is so inspiring that you consider him to be your motivation.  What is hapkido?  I’m always looking for new and interesting ways to work out.

I was going to try to get back to strollerfit today but since Matty’s still a little congested I don’t want to share the germs with the other kiddies.  So I think it’s elliptical and maybe a walk with the boys today…

Talk to you all later.  Have a wonderful day!

Hello Roadies!

Morning has sprung. I have a feeling we will have a full house by tonight! I can hardly wait for all of you to arrive! 

Just run upstairs and pick out a bedroom. Carla has a wonderful presentation for you later today on our dorm. Wait until you see all the amenities --  including some you won't want to miss! Ahhhhh!

I just have one request for the first one up in the morning: Please turn the coffee on! I am an addict. I never was until I started this program, but a cup of coffee at my fingertips seems to help with the cravings when I have them!

Ok, help yourself to the fruit and coffee or tea or water! I will be back!