Welcome to The Turkey Challenge!

This is a fun, motivating, stress free way to set personal goals for the month.

If you'd like to join us, please complete the template below then weigh-in each Tuesday in November: 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29.

Larry wiil do our stats. THANKS Larry!

I hope you join us!

Joan

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Name, real or screen~

Age~

Weight on November 1st~

Goal Weight for November 29th~

Exercise Goal for November~

Dietary Goal for November~

Personal Goal for November~

Date Banded~

Total Weight Loss Since Banding~

This will be great as once again I was out of town on Saturday for the Halloween challenge!

Name, real or screen~Winifred76

Age~ 53

Weight on November 1st~ 189.5

Goal Weight for November 29th~ 181.5

Exercise Goal for November~ 5 days a week walk for at least 20 minutes

Dietary Goal for November~ find new breakfast ideas.

Personal Goal for November~ keep working the plan!

Date Banded~ September 29

Total Weight Loss Since Banding~ 25 lbs!

Anyone have ideas for something besides eggs and sausage/bacon for breakfast? Remember low carb solutions...........

I struggle with breakfast ideas also.... Yogurt and cottage cheese have been some suggestions, but they just don't stay for me. And I find I'm hungry a few hours later. I guess I've resigned myself to an egg with cheese, or sausage, or veggies in the am.

I'd like to join. I was just banded on the 27th. Hopefully this will help me be on track through Thanksgiving and before my first fill.

Name, real or screen~ Jenn S

Age~37

Weight on November 1st~232

Goal Weight for November 29th~226

Exercise Goal for November~Get back to walking 3 miles a day

Dietary Goal for November~Stay on my surgeon's plan for liquids and mushies and protien

Personal Goal for November~get my house organized

Date Banded~Oct 27 11

Total Weight Loss Since Banding~2 total since pre op 22

Name, real or screen~Brittney

Age~26

Weight on November 1st~205

Goal Weight for November 29th~197

Exercise Goal for November~try to figure out my work/gym schedule so I can go at least 3 times/week

Dietary Goal for November~2nd fill on Nov.10-hopefully leading to smaller portions

Personal Goal for November~ staying focused

Date Banded~09/07/2011

Total Weight Loss Since Banding~ 31lbs.

Name, real or screen~ Julie

Age~ 42

Weight on November 1st~ 238

Goal Weight for November 29th~ 225

Exercise Goal for November~ 30 minutes 4 times a week

Dietary Goal for November~ Drink more water, get all my protein in

Personal Goal for November~ Have more happy days

Date Banded~ 09/27/2011

Total Weight Loss Since Banding~ 20

Name, real or screen~Crystal

Age~53

Weight on November 1st~234

Goal Weight for November 29th~230

Exercise Goal for November~walk or do jazzercise tape 5 days a week

Dietary Goal for November~More Protein and veggies

Personal Goal for November~Do well over the holidays

Date Banded~04/20/11

Total Weight Loss Since Banding~11 lbs pre-op, 46 lbs since surgery

Name, real or screen~Amy

Age~39

Weight on November 1st~208

Goal Weight for November 29th~199

Exercise Goal for November~80 miles and the Y 4 times a week

Dietary Goal for November~ WATER !!!

Personal Goal for November~ find a job !!

Date Banded~12/13/2010

Total Weight Loss Since Banding~ 79

Name, real or screen~Amy

Age~39

Weight on November 1st~208

Goal Weight for November 29th~199

Exercise Goal for November~80 miles and the Y 4 times a week

Dietary Goal for November~ WATER !!!

Personal Goal for November~ find a job !!

Date Banded~12/13/2010

Total Weight Loss Since Banding~ 79

Name, real or screen~ Jessica

Age~ 29

Weight on November 1st~ 212.6 (just below my end goal for the Halloween Challenge!! Didn't get it by Saturday, but I got it!)

Goal Weight for November 29th~204

Exercise Goal for November~ at least 60 miles in

Dietary Goal for November~ More protein

Personal Goal for November~ Spend more time with my boyfriend. It's been pretty hectic with work, school and gym time

Date Banded~ July 11th

Total Weight Loss Since Banding~ 35.4 since banding - total of 59.4 pounds

Name, real or screen~ healthyroad69

Age~ 41

Weight on November 1st~ 196.8

Goal Weight for November 29th~ 189

Exercise Goal for November~ Exercise More!

Dietary Goal for November~ Drink more Water.

Personal Goal for November~ Don't have one as of yet.

Date Banded~ 4/13/11

Total Weight Loss Since Banding~ 43.2

Name, real or screen~ ms.lady

Age~ 32

Weight on November 1st~ 254.2

Goal Weight for November 29th~ 243

Exercise Goal for November~ 4x a week

Dietary Goal for November~ less carbs/sodium, more protein, portion control

Personal Goal for November~ many

Date Banded~ 8/11/11

Total Weight Loss Since Banding~ 34lbs

Anyone have ideas for something besides eggs and sausage/bacon for Breakfast? Remember low carb solutions...........

How about oatmeal. I know that oatmeal isn't really low carbs but the benefits outweigh the 27 grams of carbs. Make sure that you eat whole oats and not the packaged instant oatmeal which has lots of sugar added. Better yet try steel cut oats, they take a little longer to prepare, about 30 minutes or you put them in a crock pot the night before but they are heartier and provide more resistance to the band. I eat these for breakfast almost every morning. Throw in a hand full of raisins and you won't need to add sweetener to them. This has pretty much been my breakfast almost every morning through out my weight loss.

Name, real or screen~ Melissa NY

Age~ 36

Weight on November 1st~204.5

Goal Weight for November 29th~190.0

Exercise Goal for November~45 mins a day and goi to the gym once i hit ONEDERLAND

Dietary Goal for November~ less carbs, no more snacking at night

Personal Goal for November~ try and listen more, take every customers serious, sell and not be sold !

Date Banded~3/23/11

Total Weight Loss Since Banding~ 64lbs

ALSO I AM ON MFP If anybody wants to add me ,same name MelissaNY =)

Have I asked you about your slipped band? My band is slipped and will be repositioned on December 8th. I don't know why it slipped but my surgeon says there is a hernia. I had a hiatal hernia repair at the time of my original band. Do you know why yours slipped? How was your recovery after your second surgey?

This will be great as once again I was out of town on Saturday for the Halloween challenge!

Name, real or screen~Winifred76

Age~ 53

Weight on November 1st~ 189.5

Goal Weight for November 29th~ 181.5

Exercise Goal for November~ 5 days a week walk for at least 20 minutes

Dietary Goal for November~ find new breakfast ideas.

Personal Goal for November~ keep working the plan!

Date Banded~ September 29

Total Weight Loss Since Banding~ 25 lbs!

Anyone have ideas for something besides eggs and sausage/bacon for breakfast? Remember low carb solutions...........

I have a Protein shake that I mix myself almost every morning. This works for me because of the extra protein and nutrients.

Name, real or screen~ Joan

Age~ 50

Weight on November 1st~ 179.8

Goal Weight for November 29th~ 173.8

Exercise Goal for November~ 60 Miles in November Challenge

Dietary Goal for November~ eat at least one fruit serving every day

Personal Goal for November~ get ALL my Christmas shopping done and order our Christmas cards

Date Banded~ December 2, 2010

Total Weight Loss Since Banding~ 47# since banding, 54# total

Name, real or screen~ Melissa NY

Age~ 36

Weight on November 1st~204.5

Goal Weight for November 29th~190.0

Exercise Goal for November~45 mins a day and goi to the gym once i hit ONEDERLAND

Dietary Goal for November~ less carbs, no more snacking at night

Personal Goal for November~ try and listen more, take every customers serious, sell and not be sold !

Date Banded~3/23/11

Total Weight Loss Since Banding~ 64lbs

ALSO I AM ON MFP If anybody wants to add me ,same name MelissaNY =)

Have I asked you about your slipped band? My band is slipped and will be repositioned on December 8th. I don't know why it slipped but my surgeon says there is a hernia. I had a hiatal hernia repair at the time of my original band. Do you know why yours slipped? How was your recovery after your second surgey?

This will be great as once again I was out of town on Saturday for the Halloween challenge!

Name, real or screen~Winifred76

Age~ 53

Weight on November 1st~ 189.5

Goal Weight for November 29th~ 181.5

Exercise Goal for November~ 5 days a week walk for at least 20 minutes

Dietary Goal for November~ find new breakfast ideas.

Personal Goal for November~ keep working the plan!

Date Banded~ September 29

Total Weight Loss Since Banding~ 25 lbs!

Anyone have ideas for something besides eggs and sausage/bacon for breakfast? Remember low carb solutions...........

I have a Protein shake that I mix myself almost every morning. This works for me because of the extra protein and nutrients.

Name, real or screen~ Joan

Age~ 50

Weight on November 1st~ 179.8

Goal Weight for November 29th~ 173.8

Exercise Goal for November~ 60 Miles in November Challenge

Dietary Goal for November~ eat at least one fruit serving every day

Personal Goal for November~ get ALL my Christmas shopping done and order our Christmas cards

Date Banded~ December 2, 2010

Total Weight Loss Since Banding~ 47# since banding, 54# total

Name - kkf1979

Age - 32

Weight on Nov 1 - 253.4

Goal weight for Nov - 245.4

Exercise Goal - Stregth training 3X a week, 60 mile walk challenge

Diet Goal for Nov - No whites ( rice, bread, pasta, potato)

Date banded - April 7th 2011

Total weight loss since banding - 56.6

I'm in!!

Sara

Age:42

Weight on November 1st:143

Goal Weight for November 29th:135

Exercise Goal for November:45min 5x's a week

Dietary Goal for November:low carb

Personal Goal for November:none

Date Banded:8-24-10

Total Weight Loss Since Banding:86lbs