Happy New Year! Welcome to the monthly challenge. January is here and time to work on New Beginnings! Happy 2013 January Challenge is a fun way to keep track of your monthly weight loss while gaining and giving support to other bandsters

Copy and post the template below and fill in the information that you are comfortable sharing on Tuesday January 1st then come back every Tuesday on the 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th and post your updated weight. I will keep track of the weights 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 lose.

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 January 29th~

Weight on January 1st~

Age~

Dietary goal for January~

Exercise goal for January~

Personal goal for January~

Date banded~

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~

What is your favorite New Year Activity?~

Name, real or screen~ Future mrs. H

Goal weight for January 29th~ 195

Weight on January 1st~ 206.5

Age~ 27

Dietary goal for January ~ get cleared to work out

Exercise goal for January~ start zumba possibly insanity

Personal goal for January~ get a fill and not go over board for my bday

Date banded~12/20/12

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 11.5 pounds

What is your favorite New Year Activity?

Name, real or screen~Sommers4977. Goal weight for January 29th~ 249. Weight on January 1st~ 256. Age~ 35. Dietary goal for January~ more protien and water. Less carbs. Exercise goal for January~ elliptical twice a day Personal goal for January~ get to the green zone. Date banded~ 10/3/12. Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 40.

Name: April

Goal on Jan. 29: 230lb.

Weight on 1-1: 238.

Age: 34.

Diet Goal: Dont go over 1200 calories a day.

Date Banded: 10-22-12.

Total Weight Loss: 25 Lb.

Name, real or screen~ Terri

Goal weight for January 29th~ 150

Weight on January 1st~ 159.4

Age~ 45

Dietary goal for January~ protein. Go back to the basics

Exercise goal for January~ start moving again.

Personal goal for January~ be happy.

Date banded~ 8/16/11

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 77

What is your favorite New Year Activity?~ Having that new fresh start.

Name, real or screen~ Justdoit130

Goal weight for January 29th~ 210

Weight on January 1st~218

Age~42

Dietary goal for January~ LOG everything and do the Carb Cycling

Exercise goal for January~ workout at least 4 x a week

Personal goal for January~ To get back on track and start losing instead of gaining.

Date banded~ 1/26/12

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 66 lbs

What is your favorite New Year Activity?~ Toasting at midnight and going right to bed!

Name, real or screen~ Colleenjoy

Goal weight for January 29th~ 242

Weight on January 1st~ 247.8

Age~40

Dietary goal for January~ log everything that I eat or drink

Exercise goal for January~ get back into the C25K program

Date banded~ 5/21/12

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 81

Name, real or screen~ shook

Goal weight for January 29th~ 148

Weight on January 1st~ 154

Age~ 28

Dietary goal for January~ increase my water intake

Exercise goal for January~ exercise 4 days a week

Personal goal for January~ not get stressed out with the start of a new semester

Date banded~ 7/11/12

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 60lbs

What is your favorite New Year Activity?~ sledding!

Name, real or screen~ Lindsay (Corona518)

Goal weight for January 29th~ 234

Weight on January 1st~ 242

Age~ 30

Dietary goal for January~ keep with it

Exercise goal for January~ get back into it after being sick for so long!

Personal goal for January~ fit into my "skinny" grey suit pants!

Date banded~ 13 Oct 2012

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 31 pounds

What is your favorite New Year Activity?~ instead of an activity I want to just say that this year is the first year I have ever felt like my weightless resolution will work! By the end of 2013 I want to be fit and healthy!

Name Joanne

Goal 1/29/13 227lbs

Weight 1/1/13 235lbs

Age 49

Dietary goals handle each new stage successfully

Exercise goals minimi's 100 mile walk

Personal goal take nothing for granted

Date banded 12/17/12

Total lost 22lbs

New Year activity Do Over and do it better!

Name, real or screen~Nitecap46

Goal weight for January 29th~199

Weight on January 1st~213

Age~45

Dietary goal for January~ to eat slowly, smaller bites

Exercise goal for January~walk 100 miles

Personal goal for January~ to get caught up at work

Date banded~8/2/2012

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~still holding at 44.4

What is your favorite New Year Activity? Anticipating spring

Name, real or screen~ nvnoemi23

Goal weight for January 29th~ 229 (-15)

Weight on January 1st~ 244

Age~ 31

Dietary goal for January~ drink water!

Exercise goal for January~exercise 3x day!

Personal goal for January~ be patient with myself

Date banded~ 9/27/2012

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 30lbs

What is your favorite New Year Activity?~

Name: Kelly

Goal weight for Jan 29: 246.5

Weight on Jan 2nd was 253.0

Age 42

Dietary goal for Jan: track food at least 5 days a week on myfitnesspal app

Exercise goal for Jan: cardio at least 30 min 3x/week

Personal goal for Jan: spend at least 8 hours sorting/packing/organizing my storage area to begin preparing for move to CO August 1

Date banded: 6/16/11

Total weight loss since being banded: 54 lbs - but only 5 of those were in 2012! My first 2013 goal is to lose more in January than I lost in all of 2012!!

What is your favorite New Year activity?: Filling in my new fresh planner

Hi,my name is Sylvia.... I was banded about 6 months ago and i lost 55 pounds, but gained about 5 in the last month or so.... soooo i'm back on track now! I used to hang out on these boards a lot and I think that really helped keep me focused, so now i'm back and hoping this will help me refocus and stay focused. Name, real or screen~ Sylvia u

Goal weight for January 29th~ 239

Weight on January 1st~248

Age~ 33

Dietary goal for January~ back to low carb diet

Exercise goal for January~ zumba 2x wk and 5k training

Personal goal for January~ getting back on track

Date banded~july 2, 2012

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~50 lbs

What is your favorite New Year Activity?~ being with family

Name, real or screen~Nayelli

Goal weight for January 29th~345

Weight on January 1st~361

Age~26

Dietary goal for January~ stop eating carbs

Exercise goal for January~ start exercising again

Personal goal for January~ to stop falling on old habits again

Date banded~8/21/12

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~

What is your favorite New Year Activity?~

Name, real or screen~ Anume937

Goal weight for January 29th~ 277lbs

Weight on January 1st~ 284lbs

Age~ 30

Dietary goal for January~ Eat more vegetables

Exercise goal for January~ Workout 3-4 times a week

Personal goal for January~ Be stress free

Date banded~ April 25, 2012

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 41 lbs

What is your favorite New Year Activity?~ Don't really have any Jan. activities I'd like to do