Welcome to the monthly challenge. June is here and time to start working on those summer activities. The Summer 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 Friday June 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, and make a better effort at it than last month, 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, but the last one is the most fun. 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 summer activity~

Name, real or screen~ dee257

Goal weight for July 31st 170

Weight on June 30 th~ 177

Age~ 54

Dietary goal for July~ to eat smller portions

Exercise goal for July~ do the Wii fitness longer

Personal goal for July~ get our pool up

Date banded~ Feb 22nd 2012

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet..33lbs

What is your favorite summer activity~ walking

Name, real or screen~Anume937

Goal weight for July 31st~270

Weight on June 30th~283

Age~29

Dietary goal for July~ add more fruits & veggies to meals

Exercise goal for July~Go to gym more

Personal goal for July~ Spend more time with my family

Date banded~ 4/25/2012

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 42lbs

What is your favorite summer activity~swimming

Are we adding July challenge to this thread??

I believe so

Hi Guys Back from Vegas...I'm going to update the June Summer Challenge here and then I will make a new thread for July Summer Challenge so others can see and get in if they want too...I will update the july with the ones that have already put their goals here. Final June should be up in a little while...thanks

Final Tally of June Summer Challenge is below, my vacation to Vegas (no exercise but walking and lots of good food that I shouldn't have eaten) put me up 4 lbs! Yikes...not a good way to end the challenge. Gotta get back on Track...

Again I will make a new thread for July, here's June:

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Name, real or screen~ DeAna

Goal weight for July 31st~ 215

Weight on June 30 th~ 223

Age~ 41

Dietary goal for July-40g carbs Max daily

Exercise goal for July~ 30 min 3 times a week

Personal goal for July~ log everything I eat

Date banded~ not yet

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~N/A

What is your favorite summer activity~ walking

My information for the July Summer Challenge

Well. I messed up. I need another fill. I gained the few that I lost. Back up to 186.

Hey all!

I'm new to the Summer Challenge. I was just banded on 5/18 and so far feel fantastic. Here's my info:

Name, real or screen~ Jen, or jen_1381

Goal weight for June 30th~ 210 lbs

Weight on June 1st ~ 220.6 lbs

Age~ 28

Dietary goal for June~ Transition into the regular eating plan (I'm on mushies now!)

Exercise goal for June~ Do something active every day, rain or shine.

Personal goal for June~ Get my husband eating healthier too!

Date banded~ 5/18/12

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 22 lbs

What is your favorite summer activity~ Jogging along the Columbia River.

A little update on my challenge: I hit my goal weight for June! My new goal for July is to be at 198 lbs. My weight today, July 6th, is 203.4. I have been active every single day, even jogged 4 miles yesterday along the Columbia in this beautiful summer weather. My husband has started eating more fruits and veggies and cut out most of the junk food. My total weight loss to date has been 40 lbs. June was good to me!

I am down 2lbs to 184.

Checking in at 293. That's 46 lbs total so far since pre op 3/23 banded 4/6 !! :-)

Cking in at 182. With more 2 lbs down.

I have also started walking one mile a day on the treadclimber. So far, I have done it everyday for 8 days.

It is a love/hate relationship. Uuggghhh.

You know what I am talking about.

198!

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Doing really well this month everybody almost down 100lbs as a group!! Yea! Some people are still checking in on the June Summer challenge, but I picked those up on here as well.

I did well by drinking shakes for breakfast and lunch all week, now going on vacation to Kentucky so we'll see if I can keep it up!

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You guys inspire me!!