Welcome to the monthly challenge. December is here and here come all the Holidays!! 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 December 1st then come back every Sunday on the 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th and the LAST DAY OF THE MONTH --Tuesday December 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 December 31st~
Weight on December 1st~
Age~
City/State~
Dietary goal for December~
Exercise goal for December~
Personal goal for December~
Date banded~
Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~
Favorite Holiday Activity~

Name, real or screen~Lisa Holland
Goal weight for December 31st~182
Weight on December 1st~186
Age~almost 40 on Christmas Eve
City/State~Romeoville, IL
Dietary goal for December~What my food intake during the holidays
Exercise goal for December~Get my butt out there and exercise!!
Personal goal for December~Try not to stress over the holidays
Date banded~4/17/12
Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~53
Favorite Holiday Activity~Christmas and my Birthday though not too excited about the big 4-0

Name, real or screen~Lisa Holland Goal weight for December 31st~182 Weight on December 1st~186 Age~almost 40 on Christmas Eve City/State~Romeoville, IL Dietary goal for December~What my food intake during the holidays Exercise goal for December~Get my butt out there and exercise!! Personal goal for December~Try not to stress over the holidays Date banded~4/17/12 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~53 Favorite Holiday Activity~Christmas and my Birthday though not too excited about the big 4-0

You are 40 n fabulous own it

Name, real or screen~reasysetgo611 Goal weight for December 31- 219

Weight on Dec 1st~227.6

Age~ 38

City/State~Brooklyn NY

Dietary goal for December more fresh cooked food not the frozen stuff I have been consuming lately ...

Exercise goal for December -- do the December workout challenge on FB along with regular gym days

Personal goal for December ~live in the moment n enjoy the holidays

Date banded~7/1/13

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~67.4

Favorite Christmas Activity everything love watching the lights on the tree and looking at others decorations. Hosting my annual Christmas party and catching up with friends. Annual gingerbread man decorating contest with the family icing all over the place for from the kids. Seeing the children's happy faces when they see Santa. Wearing a different Christmas theme shirt from now till the 25 btw had to buy new ones the old ones we too big

Name, real or screen~ Bandista
Goal weight for December 31st~ 218
Weight on December 1st~ 227
Age~ 52
City/State~ New Hampshire
Dietary goal for December~ figure out some go-to staples for this new life
Exercise goal for December~ exercise every day -- 31 days of December
Personal goal for December~ mindfulness, noticing where I am in the moment, reducing stress through breathing
Date banded~ 11/05/2013
Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 21 pounds
Favorite Holiday Activity~ Stockings in front of the fire on Christmas morning

Welcome to the monthly challenge. December is here and here come all the Holidays!! 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 December 1st then come back every Sunday on the 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th and the LAST DAY OF THE MONTH --Tuesday December 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 December 31st~

Weight on December 1st~

Age~

City/State~

Dietary goal for December~

Exercise goal for December~

Personal goal for December~

Date banded~

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~

Favorite Holiday Activity~

Name, real or screen:Yahayra

Goal weight for December 31st- 219

Weight on December 1st- 229.5

Age- 37

City/State- Long Island, NY

Dietary goal fo December- practice what I learned, choose quality food vs junk and chew, chew and chew.

Exercise goal for December- workout 5 x a week.

Personal goal for December- Stay away from the scale. Only get on it once a week instead of everyday.

Date banded- 11/18/2013

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet- 15lbs

Edited December 8, 201312 yr by yaya1397

Name, real or screen~ Stephanie
Goal weight for December 31st~ 180 (my 45th birthday)
Weight on December 1st~ 185
Age~ 44
City/State~ Cincinnati, OH
Dietary goal for December~ Increase my Protein, drink more Water
Exercise goal for December~ Complete 5k without stopping to walk
Personal goal for December~ Stay focused
Date banded~ 1/11/13
Total weight loss since banding~ 49 pounds
Favorite Holiday Activity~ Christmas in Mexico on the beach

Name, real or screen~ ineed2dothis4me

Goal weight for December 31st~ 240

Weight on December 1st~ 250

Age~ 49

City/State~ Pittsburgh PA

Dietary goal for December~ decrease fats

Exercise goal for December~ continue to walk everyday

Personal goal for December~ stop swearing

Date banded~ oct 14 2013

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 38

Favorite Holiday Activity~ Watching kids enjoy their gifts

Name, real or screen~Carrie

Goal weight for December 31st~ 229

Weight on December 1st~238.8

Age~27

City/State~Wyoming

Dietary goal for December~ Be mindful of my portions

Exercise goal for December~ Make it to the gym 4 days a week

Personal goal for December~Stay caught up on house work especially laundry and do my daily devotions

Date banded~09/27/13

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 39lbs

Favorite Holiday Activity~ Baking and spending time with friends and family.

Name, real or screen~Andrea
Goal weight for December 31st~229
Weight on December 1st~234.7
Age~31
City/State~Bloomington, IN
Dietary goal for December~eat 3 meals per day
Exercise goal for December~increase weight training
Personal goal for December~eat slower
Date banded~9/17/13
Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~38lbs
Favorite Holiday Activity~watching christmas movies and shopping

Name,real or screen- Anume937

Goal weight for December 31st- 255 lbs

Weight on December 1st- 264 lbs

Age-30

City/State- Dayton,Ohio

Dietary goal for December- eat more veggies

Exercise goal for December- workout more

Personal goal for December- chew more

Date banded- April 25, 2012

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet- 63lbs

Favorite Holiday Activity- watching Xmas movies

Edited December 21, 201312 yr by Anume 937

Name, real or screen~ Deanna

Goal weight for December 31st: 248

Weight on December 1st: 254

Age~ 32

City/State: LK Hiawatha NJ

Dietary goal for December~ eat more veggies with my protein

Exercise goal for December~ work out three times a week

Personal goal for December~ enjoy time not stress over it

Date banded~ September 20, 2013

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 45 pounds

Favorite Holiday Activity~ Decorating the tree with my peanut

Name, real or screen~ Yadira

Goal weight for December 31st~ 230

Weight on December 1st~ 239

Age~ 49

City/State~ Brioklyn NY

Dietary goal for December~ keep choosing healthy food

Exercise goal for December~continue going to the gym three times a week

Personal goal for December~ be able to buy a size 18 dress for christmas

Date banded~11/06/2013

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 24 pounds

Favorite Holiday Activity~ decorate my christmas tree with my kids.

Name, real or screen~ Jami

Goal weight for December 31st~199 (I want to be out of the 200s please please please)

Weight on December 1st~ 208

Age~ 45

City/State~ Miami, Florida

Dietary goal for December~ Make healthy decisions

Exercise goal for December~ walk during the day at work instead of being "strapped" to a desk

Personal goal for December~ don't worry about things I cannot change

Date banded~ 9/13/13

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 34

Favorite Holiday Activity~ spending time with my family & getting extra days off from work. (I still have ONE kid that believes in Santa this year & and she was born on Christmas Eve and her name is Holly (she's 8)! Lol )

Name, real or screen~ Parisshel
Goal weight for December 31st~212
Weight on December 1st~217
Age~54
City/State~France
Dietary goal for December~Stay under 1500 cal/day (protein-heavy calories)
Exercise goal for December~10,000 steps/day during week; 13 km bike rides each Saturday and Sunday. Loving my bike!
Personal goal for December~lose 5 pounds; I've been on a long plateau since September
Date banded~March 20, 2013
Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~47 pounds
Favorite Holiday Activity~ Anything with my teenaged kids--be it dancing to Christmas music, window shopping, decorating...I know that soon they will be out of the house so I'm really focusing on our family time.

Name: David Pelletier

Goal weight for December 31st: 215

Weight on December 1st: 221.8

Age: 34

City/State: Flemington, NJ

Dietary goal for December: Stay on track.

Exercise goal for December: Get back to exercising...if I get time

Personal goal for December: Get more then three hours of sleep, if the twins let me.

Date banded: 8/6/13

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet: ~33 pre-op, ~40 post-op