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 ~ Lori

Goal weight for June 29th ~ 306

Weight on June 1st ~ 314

Dietary goal for June ~ No fast food.

Exercise goal for June ~ Swim 4-5 times week & increase endurance.

Personal goal for June ~ Remain positive & squash negativity.

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet ~ 70 pounds

Favorite summer activity ~ BBQ & swimming with family & friends

Name, real or screen~ Amy (gale1016)

Goal weight for June 29th~ 226

Weight on June 1st~ 234.8

Age~ 36

Dietary goal for April~ eat more Protein, less carbs

Exercise goal for April~ start exercising

Personal goal for April~ stop associating food with happiness

Date banded~ April 23

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 25.8

What is your favorite summer activity~ celebrating summer birthdays

Name, real or screen~ Agnes "Healthy and happy"

Goal weight forJune 30~170

Weight on June 1st~183 (Shamefully)

Age~45

Dietary goal for June~Stop eating all the ice cream and other junk food that I have been eating lately!!

Exercise goal for June~get as much outdoors exercize as possible. Biking, swiimming, etc.

Personal goal for June~ Working towards running a half marathon in Sept so I want to be running 6 1/2 miles in an hour before the end of June

Date banded~August 11, 2011

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~70 pounds- had lost more but gained a few back

What is your favorite summer activity~swimming, jetskiing, waterskiing, riding my bike, beach, I love it all. Love the sweet summertime!!!

I need to get serious now! I didnt even participate in mays challenge weighing in like I should because I was too embarrassed to post my weight. I am gonna do it up right in June!

Name, real or screen~ Annette T

Goal weight for June 30th~208

Weight on June 1st~218

Age~ 40

Dietary goal for June~ measure EVERYTHING!

Exercise goal for June~ 1.5 hours every morning before work

Personal goal for June~ Stay motivated every minute of every day and Keep my eye on the prize-MY HEALTH!

Date banded~ 3/1/12

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~57

What is your favorite summer activity~ boating and spending time at the beach

Even though I claimed I was going to make an effort to keep things here updated I am starting off badly. I couldn't seem to log in on Thursday to post my starting weight and spent all weekend at the World Ukulele Congress, well most of the weekend, the rest I spend recovering from the World Ukulele Congress. So here is my starting weight,

Name, real or screen~ Larry

Goal weight for April 29th~ 220

Weight on April 1st~ 226

Age~ 59 and 10/12

Dietary goal for April~ Stay on track on the weekends

Exercise goal for April~ Bicycle 1 hour at least 3 times per week plus 1 round of golf

Personal goal for April~ Work on memorizing songs

Date banded~ 1/20/2011

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 165

What is your favorite summer activity~ Music Festivals

Name, real or screen~ Wanda

Goal weight for June 29th~ 205

Weight on June 1st~ 217

Age~ 35

Dietary goal for June~ Stay away from Carbs!

Exercise goal for June~ Eleptical for 30 minutes 3 days a week.

Personal goal for June~ To be happy.

Date banded~ 5/2/2012

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 22

What is your favorite summer activity~ Swimmng

Today is Tuesday...arent we checking in today?

I thought it was the 1st, 8th, 15th etc. If so, that's Friday. If it's Tuesdays then I'm checking in at 225.6.

Hello everyoney. I am so very excited...I am down 1 pound (242.5). I know this doesn't sound like much, but I went on a girls weekend and am so happy that I am down 1 pound because I could have been up a whole lot more.

Today is Tuesday...arent we checking in today?

No we always check in on the 1st, 8th, 15th. and so forth regardless of what day it is.

Folks I need to apologize but it doesn't look like I will get a table with the weigh ins completed anytime soon. Way to much going on this month with three weekends of music festivals and two grandkids with birthdays my weekends are pretty much used up.

If there is anyone who would like to create something, even an exel or word document would do, let me know.

I know Larry won't be able to make a chart this month, but I would still like to log my progress to help keep me accountable. So...

Logging in with a 1 pound loss at 172.

Thanks, Terri

Do we have to be banded to join? I'm waiting on my insurance to clear and then I will be scheduling my surgery, hopefully soon! In the meantime I am trying hard to eat better and slowly starting to work exercise back in. I would love to join you guys in this challenge if its ok?

Holding at 225.6.

Todays the 8th so, I'm checking in and hopes everyone does. Started the month at 187 goal is 177 for the month of June. Today I am 184, down 3 lbs. Yay, go me! Of course it helps that I have pockets of pus all over my tonsils, and can't hardly eat c:

Checking in at 209.4. Lost 1.4 whoo hoo!