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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.

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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

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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************************

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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

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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

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Hi Heather and Stef!

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

Glad you have joined me!:D

Joan

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Hi Heather and Stef!

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

Glad you have joined me!:D

Joan

Hi Brenda!

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

Joan

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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!

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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

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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

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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

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

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

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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

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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

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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).

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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)

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