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2012 Auld Lang Syne Challenge



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Name, real or screen- Ashlee

Age- 23

Goal weight for January 29th- 240.6

Weight on January 1st- 250.6

Dietary Goal for January- I'm doing pretty good in that department, but I would like to start trying new things.

Exercise Goal for January- try to get some kind of exercise in, it's my weak point.

Personal Goal for January- spend more time on myself.

Date Banded- June 20, 2011

Total weight loss since banding- 97.4 lbs

What is your goal weight for the coming year- 199!

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Name, real or screen~creoleprincess (Nicole)

Age~39

Goal weight for January 29th~230

Weight on January 1st~253

Dietary goal for January~ Drinking 64 oz of Water a day

Exercise goal for January~ Treadmill 5 times a week

Personal goal for January~ This is the year I'm focusing on me and my family

Date banded~12/15/11

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~16 lbs

What is your goal weight for the coming year~ 175

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Name, real or screen-Dimarie

Age-58

Goal weight for January 29th-208

Weight on January 1st-219

Dietary Goal for January- Follow guidelines

Exercise Goal for January-at least 1 hour a day 3 times a week

Personal Goal for January- Acclimate to new job

Date Banded- 12/23/2011

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet- 9

What is your goal weight for the coming year- 145 by end of year

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Name, real or screen-ready4prada

Age-31

Goal weight for January 29th-178

Weight on January 1st-168

Dietary Goal for January- drink more Water

Exercise Goal for January-resume exercising

Personal Goal for January- take care of myself more

Date Banded- 9/21/2011

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet- 41

What is your goal weight for the coming year- 135

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Name, real or screen~ Jessica

Age~ 29

Goal weight for January 29th~ 189

Weight on January 1st~ 196.8

Dietary goal for January~ More Protein

Exercise goal for January~ Keep running (goal of 75 miles for January)

Personal goal for January~ Stress less, enjoy life more.

Date banded~ July 11, 2011

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 75.2

What is your goal weight for the coming year~ 150 (at least for now)

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Name, real or screen~ Allison

Age~ 32

Goal weight for January 29th~ 272

Weight on January 1st~ 280

Dietary goal for January~ Drink the recommended amount of Water every day.

Exercise goal for January~ 30 minutes 3x week

Personal goal for January~ Journal every day

Date banded~ 9/8/11

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 25lb

What is your goal weight for the coming year~ 200lb

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Name, real or screen~ Agnes (Healthy and Happy)

Age~44

Goal weight for January 29th~169

Weight on January 1st~176

Dietary goal for January~pack nutritious Snacks each week for my traveling with work

Exercize Goal for January~workout more when I am out of town for work.

Personal goal for January~Get organized at work and home.

Date banded~August 11, 2011

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~77

What is your goal weight for the coming year~140

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Late check in...added my official starting weight for the challenge:

Name, real or screen~ Lisa

Age~ 42

Goal weight for January 29th~ 225

Weight on January 1st~ 235

Dietary goal for January~ keep writing everything down

Exercise goal for January~gym gym gym, as much as possible.

Personal goal for January~stop swearing!

Date banded~10/25/11

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 38

What is your goal weight for the coming year~ 170

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Just realized that I switched up my numbers on my original post; correction:

Goal weight for January 29th-168

Weight on January 1st-178

Thank-you

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Okay, I am not setting a very good example posting a day late but being it was New Years Day thats what you get

Name, real or screen~Larry

Age~59

Goal weight for January 29th~232

Weight on January 1st~240

Dietary goal for January~Cut out snaking at night

Exercise goal for January~Go to gym twice a week

Personal goal for January~Clean up my work room

Date banded~1/20/2011

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~150

What is your goal weight for the coming year~180

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Name, real or screen~ Mandy

Age~32

Goal weight for January 29th~ 257

Weight on January 1st~267

Dietary goal for January~more Protein

Exercise goal for January~im starting zumba tomorrow so basically im wanting to take a step up on my excercise

Personal goal for January~more more more Water

Date banded~12-29-10

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~174 lbs lost

What is your goal weight for the coming year i would love to be in onderland by the end of this year

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Just realized that I switched up my numbers on my original post; correction:

Goal weight for January 29th-168

Weight on January 1st-178

Thank-you

That's my fault, I switched them around this month cause it makes it easier for me when I cut and paste.

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Not as many challengers this month, but I am sure that we will get a few more after the long holiday weekend. I will add all the new members next weekend. Here is what we have so far.

2012 Auld Lang Syne Challenge

Be sure when you post your weights to include the name you are using for the challenge if it is different from your screen name.

This months winner for the best personal goal goes to Lisa who's goal is to "Stop Swearing!" Good f#!k%&g luck Lisa.

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I would love to join this challenge. I really need it after last month. Unfortunatly I am at work on my phone right now and I can't seem to copy and paste....so as soon as I get home I will join in, If it isn't too late.

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Amy checking in with my start weight of 214.5 !!! thats a .5 loss from the end of last challenge to the start of this one ! i am sooo ready for this new year !! I am going to hit my goal weight this year i turn 40 this year and I am going to buying my first house this year !!! I am a happy girl :)

thanks larry for doing these wonderful stats and if you talk to joan please let her know I miss her soooo much ! she was my big cheerleader ...... I know even with out her band she is going to do fabulas....

thanks !

Amy

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

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        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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