Welcome to the monthly challenge. October is here and so is Fall. 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 October 1st then come back every Tuesday on the 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th and the LAST DAY OF THE MONTH --Thursday October 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 October 31st~

Weight on October 1st~

Age~

City/State~

Dietary goal for October~

Exercise goal for October~

Personal goal for October~

Date banded~

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ Favorite Halloween Activity~

184 this morning!

Down 7 pounds!!

Name' date=' real or screen~ Stacy Goal weight for October 31st~ 180-185 Weight on October 1st~ 191 Age~ 30 City/State~ kentucky Dietary goal for October~ More water Exercise goal for October~ 3-4 days week Personal goal for October~ Smaller size Date banded~ 11-30-2007 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 50 lbs Favorite Halloween Activity~ haunted houses!![/quote']

Checking in@ 265lbs (-1lb)

You can tell I'm new to this' date=' I thought we just only checked in at the end of the month too!

Weight today was 370.8

Looking like I may be on track to meet my goal weight of 365 for the month![/quote']

Had my first fill.... Down to 367.8 as of this morning!

Name, real or screen~ Brandy

Goal weight for October 31st~ 313

Weight on October 1st~ 321

Age~ 36

City/State~ Conway, AR

Dietary goal for October~ Eat more fruit/veggies

Exercise goal for October~ Walk no less than 5 times per week

Personal goal for October~ Organize and clean out closet

Date banded~ 08-09-13

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 43 lbs since pre-op (7-25)

Favorite Halloween Activity~ Throwing my annual Halloween party!!

I met my goal weight 8 days early! Weighed in at 312 yesterday 10-23. Whoo-hoo!

140 lbs gone!

Challenge October Autumn Challenge.xls

Name, real or screen~ Missy

Goal weight for October 31st~ 189

Weight on October 1st~ 193

Age~ 40

City/State~ Michigan

Dietary goal for October~ Eat more veggies

Exercise goal for October~ Walk more

Personal goal for October~ start Christmas shopping

Date banded~ January 2012

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 228 pounds

Favorite Halloween Activity~ avoiding it, I don't like Halloween

Checking in at 189- met my October goal

286 today!! My official weigh-in at my post-op appt. I started this process on July 2nd at 336! I'm now at 286!! 50 lbs lost!! <3 I also bought my Halloween costume today! This is the first time I've ever fit in a plus sized women's costume!! I'm squeezing into a sailor girl costume and next year I'll do the same thing because October will be my bandiversary, so I wanted before/after to be Halloween costumes. I chose a sailor girl because my grandfather, who passed away a year ago, is a navy veteran, and he was always encouraging me to lose weight.

Went down, then up, then down, a bit. I'm roughly stuck at around 285.. I hope I don't climb back up.. I don't really know why I'm like that, but I'm just trying to heal right now anyways. I haven't had my first fill yet, I don't think I'm gonna panic. xP

WOOOOPS. I thought check in was the end of the month lol.

Currently at 261.2 so a loss of 6.4 so far!

I don't think I will get down to 245 by Oct 31st, that wasn't realistic. I'm hoping to be at 258

Down another 2.8!

Weighed in at 258.4 this morning!!

Total loss so far 26.6

Checking at a -1.0

Check-in 206 - I guess I wont make 205, we'll see Thursday!

Name, real or screen ~ LessLee - just call me Lee if you want

Goal weight for October 31st ~ 205

Weight on October 1st ~ 211.6 (I weigh Fridays)

Age ~ 37

City/Province ~ Ottawa/Ontario, Canada

Dietary goal for October ~ Get in 8+ cups of Water on weekends & stay focused/track more on weekends.

Exercise goal for October ~ Add Strength Training (arms) 2x/week (started today), continue Yoga practice at home to improve in class, finish C25K week 4&5 - so far done and finished C25K Week 4,5&6!

Personal goal for October ~ Finances and budget for xmas shopping.

Date banded ~ June 21st, 2013

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 32 lbs

Favorite Halloween Activity ~ I used to like dressing up, think I will this year when I take my daughter out!

187.4

Oct 1 246.8 Goal for oct 31 was 235 at a standstill this week at 236.8 no change from last week but staying focused maybe ill hit it by Thursday already looking to drop my10 for November ... Scale the same but body sure us changing

Almost 150lbs gone...don't forget to check in one last time before the end November's challenge is right around the corner...and Turkey day too! Ahhh the holidays!

Challenge October Autumn Challenge.xls

Name' date=' real or screen~ Maria

Goal weight for October 31st~ 166

Weight on October 1st~ 174

Age~ 42

City/State~ Miami, Florida

Dietary goal for October~ Stay away from carbs!

Exercise goal for October~ Cardio at least 3 times a week

Personal goal for October~ Get organized at work

Date banded~ June 28

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 32 lbs.

Favorite Halloween Activity~ Watching the grown-ups dress up.[/quote']

Weighing in at 170. Not too happy but at least four pounds is better than nothing.

sadly checking in at 194.