Welcome to the monthly challenge. August is here and Summer is still swinging! This 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 Thursday August 1st then come back every Thursday on the 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th and the LAST DAY OF THE MONTH --Saturday August 31st 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 challenge please leave a short introduction.

Name, real or screen~

Goal weight for August 31st~

Weight on August 1st~

Age~

City/State~

Dietary goal for August~

Exercise goal for August~

Personal goal for August~

Date banded~

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ Favorite End of Summer Activity~

126.4 lbs gone! Final check in tomorrow 8/31 and I'll try to set up Sept soon!

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Congrats to all making your goal this month and for those who didn't including myself use this past month journey to motivate you for the next month

Weighing in today at 179.4! My goal was 175. I lost 6.2 pounds. That is good considering I never went to the gym this month. I was too busy with back to school stuff.

Congrats to all making your goal this month and for those who didn't including myself use this past month journey to motivate you for the next month

Final weigh in at 165.6 feeling awesome right now I didn't make my goal but I'm back to my pre vacation weight so motivated for sept

Final weigh in at 196.

Checking in I'm down to 165 woot woot ...

192.5

179!

Final weight is 178... Happy about that. Anxious to see the scales continue to go down this coming month!

Name' date=' real or screen~ Sandie

Goal weight for August 31st-190 Weight on August 1st - 200

Age~ 36

City/State~ Litchfield Park, AZ

Dietary goal for August~ Get in ALL my calories.

Exercise goal for August~ learn to fit work out in with new job

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 26 lbs.[/quote']

Weighing in at 191! I'll take it.... still feeling some uncomfortable port issues so this is WITHOUT being able to work out this month :-) looking forward to September.

144.3 final talley for August...Bring on September!

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Nitecap46

Forgot to check in on the 29th and the end of the month

Goal weight for August 31st~ 164

Weight on August 1st~ 172

Weight on August 8th~170

Weight on August 15th~165.8

weight on August 22nd~165.4

Weight on August 29th~164.6

Weight on August 31st~164.6

Date banded~ 8/2/12

Made goal woohoo, well within 6/10th over