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I am checking in early as well.......

SW: 292

CW: 281.6

GW: 282

I met my goal!!! I am so excited ready for November challenge. Let's Go!

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I am checking in early as well.......

SW: 292

CW: 281.6

GW: 282

I met my goal!!! I am so excited ready for November challenge. Let's Go!

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larrypdot,

lets face it, the band is the cheapest of the surgeries and people dont see immediate results, so they see it as not working as well. But i'm glad he questioned me, it helped light a fire under my butt, and made me even more successful! I think I may cancel my next fill, cause I'm pretty comfortable, but I would love to show him what 4 weeks can do to a bandster! lol!!

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FINAL WEIGH IN at 159.4. I did not make my goal weight and did not move from last week but I did go to my group session last week and worked on re-focusing on me and focusing on changing bad habits. I'm excited about next month's challenge. Thank you all for the support and best of luck. See you for the next challenge.

May

Name, real or screen~ MonsterMashMay

Age~41

Weight on October 1st~158.4

Weight on October 8th ~ 160.2

Weight on October 8th ~ 157.0

Weight on October 15th ~ 159.4

Weight for October 29th~ 159.4

Goal Weight was 154!

Exercise Goal for October~ OCTOBER 60 MILE CHALLENGE! Walk. Walk and Walk/Weights 3x a week

Dietary Goal for October~ Stop snacking!

Personal Goal for October~ Stop putting work first - put family and exercise first!

Date Banded~ July 22, 2011

Total Weight Loss Since Banding~ 41.0 lbs.

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Hi, last weigh in at 252 down 1.5 from last week. Didn't make my goal but still lost 6 lbs for the month, so that's better than no loss at all.

Joan,

How about next month we do Turkey Challenge, of course the challenge is not to be a turkey and eat to much Thanksgiving dinner. I am making sugar free persimmon pudding this year.

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Well the 174 didn't last more than a couple days but I really didn't expect it to! It's ok. I will see again soon! My final weight for this challenge is 175. I have consistently lost 2 pounds a month since May or June so this is exactly where I expected to be. Congrats to everybody who hit their goal this month!

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FINAL WEIGH IN AT 237

DOWN just 1 POUND this week, but HIT my goal for the CHALLENGE!

Weird weeks of weight loss this month, some high, then NONE, than ONE!?!

Looking forward to the next one...

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Last weeks results are posted. Very Scary Halloween Challenge. I will get the final results posted by next weekend.

The Very Scary Halloween Challenge award for Most Creative Name goes to

Monster Mash May

The Onederland Award goes to

JulieG (nu2Ywg)

The Best Excuse Award goes to

Laura (Pugsx3)

for "Something must have been wrong with the scale last week"

And the name sorting award goes to

The Letter J

Congratulations to all of the winners.

All winners receive absolutely nothing.

All awards may or may not be awarded next month.

Awards winners are chosen by a biased panel of judges <ME> Bribes are accepted.

Any bribe including complements will be considered.

I can take PayPal.

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Last check in at 215.2. I didn't meet my goal, but I did lose 7 pounds this months so that's good.

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Missed my goal weight by 1 lb this month but still lost 7 lbs - nothing to sneeze at. Final weigh in: 236. Can't wait for the November challenge! :)

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You're very funny Larry, a great guy to have around on these challenges :)

JulieG (nu2ywg) checking in at 198, right on goal and in onederland for the first time in over 11 years. I'm pleased as can be!

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Unfortunately im still the same 184 :(

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Couldn't help myself...I peeked aaaannnnndddd..........

I'm in ONEDERLAND!!!!

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Congratulations!!!!

Hi, last weigh in at 252 down 1.5 from last week. Didn't make my goal but still lost 6 lbs for the month, so that's better than no loss at all.

Joan,

How about next month we do Turkey Challenge, of course the challenge is not to be a turkey and eat to much Thanksgiving dinner. I am making sugar free persimmon pudding this year.

The Turkey Challenge it is. You know the rules, if you do the stats, you name the challenge. I so appreciate you doing this for us!!!

Last weeks results are posted. Very Scary Halloween Challenge. I will get the final results posted by next weekend.

The Very Scary Halloween Challenge award for Most Creative Name goes to

Monster Mash May

The Onederland Award goes to

JulieG (nu2Ywg)

The Best Excuse Award goes to

Laura (Pugsx3)

for "Something must have been wrong with the scale last week"

And the name sorting award goes to

The Letter J

Congratulations to all of the winners.

All winners receive absolutely nothing.

All awards may or may not be awarded next month.

Awards winners are chosen by a biased panel of judges <ME> Bribes are accepted.

Any bribe including complements will be considered.

I can take PayPal.

You are so funny! Thank you for the creativity and humor!

You're very funny Larry, a great guy to have around on these challenges :)

JulieG (nu2ywg) checking in at 198, right on goal and in onederland for the first time in over 11 years. I'm pleased as can be!

ONDERLAND!

Name, real or screen~ Joan

Age~ 50

Weight on October 1st~ 183.4

Goal Weight for October 29th~ 178.4

Exercise Goal for October~ 60 miles in October challenge, plus gym 2X per week.

Dietary Goal for October~ limit ice cream to 3X a week, not 7!

Personal Goal for October~ go to the movies 2X

Date Banded~ December 2, 2010

Total Weight Loss Since Banding~ 42#

I am checking in at 178.4. I met my weight goal for the month. : )

I didn't reach my exercise goal but will continue to work towards this.

Did great on ice cream 3x a week or less, actually.

Only went to the movies once.

I hope this was a good month for one and all and that we'll see you at "The Turkey Challenge", which will start November 1st.

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Checking in at 240. I missed my goal by only one pound--and I originally thought the goal was unrealistic. HA!!

My other goals:

Exercise Goal ~ Use elliptical at least 30 minutes a day, at least five days a week--in addition to attending yoga classes every week. I did okay with this except when I was visiting family in California. But I walked a lot there, so I still did fine.

Dietary Goal ~Track everything that I eat or drink every single day. I did okay with this except when I was visiting family in California.

Personal Goal ~Get back to writing every day (this month: revise last novel). I did not do well with this one. I'm re-visiting it next month!

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10/22/11 - 269

Happy for the 1 lb loss! Had a crazy busy week at work and only made it to the gym twice, but better than never!

10/29/11 - 268

Happy Halloween!! :bat:

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