Welcome to the monthly challenge. April showers bring May flowers so this months May Showers Challenge is a fun way to keep track of your monthly weight loss while gaining and giving support to other bandster's.

Copy and post the template below and fill in the information that you are comfortable sharing on Sunday May 1st the come back every Tuesday on the 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 30th and post your updated weight. I will keep track of the weights and try to get a table listing everyone's results on the following weekend.

Good luck to everyone and remember this isn't a contest it's a challenge and you are a winner no matter how much you loose.

The first three items are required all others are recommended. If you are new to our monthly challenger please leave a short introduction.

Name, real or screen~

Goal weight for April 29th~

Weight on April 1st~

Age~

Dietary goal for April~

Exercise goal for April~

Personal goal for April~

Date banded~

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~

What is your favorite flower~

Checking in at 262

226.9.Up 2lbs:(

Checking in at 229 I don't think that I have changed from last week. Well I actually did, I gained 4 lbs after a long weekend of debauchery but I lost it again on Sunday and Monday. Unfortunately the coming weekend is Memorial Day and in Indianapolis that means either you go to the race or you go to a party or both. None of which transfers to good eating and drinking habits.

Good morning...im down 184.4....and all I can say is ...its been a struggle..I have had 2 fills and still feel NO restriction...so im working on pure will power and some days...i feel like the fisherman that talks about how big the fish he hooked was....my sence of measuring 1/4 c is...laughable....

Checking in at 231, up a pound from last week.

Hey Larry Gracious here checking in at 176.......

Thanks again for your hard work

I'm at 197 this morning. I leave for vacation Friday morning, going to the North woods in Wisconsin. I should be pretty active, so hope to be ok. I'll be staying with my parents, and they want me to get the weight off, so they're planning to have healthy food for me. I'm finally getting help from my band after my last fill, and I have to say the last week has been wonderful. Anyway, I'll post my final weight before I go, as I won't have a scale with me.

Checking in today at 173.

Weighed on at 199.5 this morning. After the week I had, I'm not too disappointed. I'm going to see a lot of friends from my old job that I haven't seen in 6 years next month. If that's not motivation, I don't know what is.

172, Why can't I get this stupid scale to move?

Hi Everyone, Checking in at 207.2. Thank you Larry. Nichole

at 236 (but should have a good loss wid tomorrow!)

Checking in at 213.6

Checking in at 186!

Checking in. Still 148. Thanks Aunty flo :-(

Yes baby!!! 199 this morning!!

Went to take a picture of the scale....but if I hold the camera I weigh 200.......Have to wait until tomorrow to get the picture.