Is anyone interested in a New Year / January challenge? Is there an active one already that I couldn't find?

I love challenges and find them fun as well as motivating. If you'd like to join me, we can delelop our ideas for a challenge. I would suggest we each post our starting weight on Monday the 3rd and what our plan is for the month to reach a realistic weight loss goal.

Also to introduce ourselves so we can get to know each other.

Copy and Paste this template:

Name, real or screen~

Age~

Weight on January 3rd~

Goal Weight for January 31st~

Exercise Goal for January~

Dietary Goal for January~

Personal Goal for January~

Date Banded~

Total Weight Loss Since Banding~

Joan

Name, real or screen~ Stef

Age~ 31

Weight on January 3rd~ 189.6

Goal Weight for January 31st~ 182 (-7.6 lbs)

Exercise Goal for January~ walk everyday (im only one week preop so thats all I can do for now)

Dietary Goal for January~ drink enuf Water daily

Personal Goal for January~ keep up with my blog....writing at least every other day

*************Good Luck Guys************************

I want to play!

Name, real or screen~ Heather

Age~ 25

Weight on January 3rd~ 276

Goal Weight for January 31st~ 266

Exercise Goal for January~ 40 minutes on the treadmill 5 days a week

Dietary Goal for January~ Make sure my portion sizes are correct

Personal Goal for January~ I really need to stay focused on the exercise!

Date Banded~ 12/13/10

Total Weight Loss Since Banding~ 8lbs? don't remember the exact amount I lost prior, I think it was 15

Name, real or screen~ Brenda

Age~ 43

Weight on January 3rd~ 247

Goal Weight for January 31st~ 237

Exercise Goal for January~ 5x/week 1hr/day

Dietary Goal for January~ eat slowly (1st fill tomorrow)

Personal Goal for January~ Keep a food journal

Date Banded ~ 11/18/10

Hi Heather and Stef!

I edited the template and added band date, and weight loss since banding.

Glad you have joined me!

Joan

Hi Heather and Stef!

I edited the template and added band date, and weight loss since banding.

Glad you have joined me!

Joan

Hi Brenda!

Please see the above note to Heather and Stef. You and I were posting at the same time.

Joan

Name ~ va_viv

Age~ 25

Weight on January 3rd~ 219.6

Goal Weight for January 31st~ 210 (-9.6 lbs)

Exercise Goal for January~ 4 times per week, 1-1.5 hrs a day

Dietary Goal for January~ watch my portion sizes

Personal Goal for January ~ make better food choices & fit into a size 14

Date Banded~ October 6, 2010

Total Weight Loss Since Banding~ 44 lbs (includes pre-op diet)

Good luck everyone!

i would like to join too, where to we view the results?

Name, real or screen~ Shannan

Age~ 25

Weight on January 3rd~ 220

Goal Weight for January 31st~210

Exercise Goal for January~ walk 1hr/day 5 days a week

Dietary Goal for January~ portion control (no fills yet :/)

Personal Goal for January~ start to understand the band better

Date Banded~12/15/10

Total Weight Loss Since Banding~9 lbs

Name, real or screen~ Bobbie

Age~ 37

Weight on January 3rd~ 169.5

Goal Weight for January 31st~ 160

Exercise Goal for January~ start walking on the treadmill at least 2-3 a week

Dietary Goal for January~ calorie count, watch portion size, more protein, more more more water

Personal Goal for January~ celebrate the loss and not stress when the scale isnt moving as fast as I want

Date Banded~ 2/12/2010

Total Weight Loss Since Banding~ 84 pounds

Is anyone interested in a New Year / January challenge? Is there an active one already that I couldn't find?

I love challenges and find them fun as well as motivating. If you'd like to join me, we can delelop our ideas for a challenge. I would suggest we each post our starting weight on Monday the 3rd and what our plan is for the month to reach a realistic weight loss goal.

Also to introduce ourselves so we can get to know each other.

Copy and Paste this template:

Name, real or screen~

Age~

Weight on January 3rd~

Goal Weight for January 31st~

Exercise Goal for January~

Dietary Goal for January~

Personal Goal for January~

Date Banded~

Total Weight Loss Since Banding~

Joan

Hi Joan,

This may be just the motivation I need! Here's my info:

Name: JaGo

Age: 59

Weight on January 3rd: 242 (was 240, but gained 2lbs)

Goal weight for January 31st: 237

Exercise goal for January: Treadmill / walking at least 3 times weekly x 30 minutes

Dietary goals for January: Watch sodium content in foods,continue low carbs. Increase Water intake

Personal goals for January: Attend in-person support group; talk with psychologist

Date Banded: November 22, 2010

Total weight loss since Banding: 10lbs

Looking forward to the challenge!

JaGo

Ohh I would love to do this tooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Name, real or screen~ Danielle

Age~ 30

Weight on January 3rd~ 230

Goal Weight for January 31st~ 220

Exercise Goal for January~ at least 3x a week; gym and or home

Dietary Goal for January~ Umm... eat more appropriately. Less junk food (with Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas I ate a lot of crap)

Personal Goal for January~ more peace, personal acceptance and forgiveness

Date Banded~ September 7

Total Weight Loss Since Banding~ 20 pounds since pre-op

Name, real or screen~Paula

Age~44

Weight on January 3rd~203

Goal Weight for January 31st~198

Exercise Goal for January~35 min on bike 6 days a week (have a trainer in house), strength training 3 days a week

Dietary Goal for January~eat more protein and keep track of it

Personal Goal for January~start training for the NYC 3 borough bike a thon (or whatever it's called), lay off the kid's chocolate milk

Date Banded~June 2010 (forgot day)

Total Weight Loss Since Banding- 40 pounds

Name, real or screen ~ Counselor is in

Age ~ 33

Weight on January 3rd~ 230

Goal Weight for January 31st ~ 220

Exercise Goal for January ~ 3 times a week at the Y

Dietary Goal for January ~ Eat slower, chew better, stay off the chocolate

Personal Goal for January ~ Continued Couch to 5K progress

Date Banded ~ November 18, 2009

Total Weight Loss Since Banding ~ 64 pounds

Okay so today is the 3rd...

So whats our challenge for this week?

Maybe to add a 5 minute jog (even if its 1 minute at a time) per 20 minutes of walking?

(I read somewhere that adding jogging in between for a few minutes can jump up calorie burn by 10 calories per minute).

Hi Joan!

I'm in...

Name, real or screen~Vicky

Age~45

Weight on January 3rd~299

Goal Weight for January 31st~284

Exercise Goal for January~To work out at least 5 days a week

Dietary Goal for January~To eat slower and journalize my food daily

Personal Goal for January~To regularly attend my surgeon's support group meeting

Date Banded~December 2, 2010

Total Weight Loss Since Banding~16 pounds (26 pounds since pre-op)

Name, real or screen~ Shawnee

Age~ 43

Weight on January 3rd~ 180

Goal Weight for January 31st~170

Exercise Goal for January~ 10,000 steps per day. Weights 3x a week. Yoga twice per week.

Dietary Goal for January~ Starting a 10 week program at Lindora next Monday

Personal Goal for January~ read a book, Blog everyday, Add 20 recipes to my online cookbook

Date Banded~12/06/10

Total Weight Loss Since Banding~11 lbs