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~

Checking in at 233 , 3 pounds to make my goal , so happy ))

December. 29. 229

Make my goal 230

So happy. )

Happy New Year everyone!!!!

Goal was 219 weigh in on 12/30 at 218 up a pound from last week very unusual since u started this journey but still made my goal I'll just lose it this week

I weighed in today at 265.

Checking in : Dec 1 - 208

Dec 8 - 207

Dec 15 - 206

Dec 22 - 205

Dec 29 - 203

Dec 31 - 203

Did not meet my goal of 199, but 5 pounds lost in the month of December - I'm gonna take it! You would not believe all of the junk food I passed up! Lol So much food!!!

Next month 199 is my goal & hopefully I will be out of the 200s for good! Good riddance to 42 pounds that I've lost this year thanks to being banded!! One hundreds here I come for 2014!!!

December 1 - 227

December 7 - 230

December 14 - 224

December 22 - 223.5

December 31 - 224

Well, I did not make my goal but that's okay -- looking forward to January. Plus I think I may be in one of those places where my body is about to let go of a few pounds. I seem to hold then drop, with a little up and down on the scale in-between to keep things interesting.

Overall a three pound loss in a month when I might have seriously gained is pretty great. Also I am in the process of getting fills to find restriction and I know in this two-month post-op phase prior to green zone I am basically just dieting.

I did not exercise every single day of December as I hoped, but I'm doing pretty well with that.

187.8 ugh wrong direction. Bring on the new year!

Checking in: December first I was at 217; my goal was to lose five pounds by today. This morning I weighed in at 211 so I hit my weight goal and went over it by one pound! Exercise goal was completely unmet due to a stress fracture brought on by too much exercise. So I'm currently on crutches

Happy New Year everybody! May 2014 cover you with good health, boundless energy and new goals to meet and exceed.

Goal weight for December 31st~ 229 Weight on December 1st~238.8 December 6th~235.2 December 13th~232.6 December 20th~231.2

December 31st~230.2.

Missed my goal by a couple ounces but that's ok. I am happy with an 8.6 lb loss for a month where I ate pretty badly!

December 1st weight: 338

December goal: 328

December 31st weight: 328.8!!!!!

I can't believe I lost 10 pounds during the holidays!!!!

Total loss since my surgery: 41 pounds!

Goal was 229. I was 230.4 on Dec 31st...soo close!

Name, real or screen:Natasha Woolley

Goal weight for December 31st- 318

Weight on December 1st- 326.4

Age- 29

City/State- Somerset, ky

Dietary goal for December- starting to eat regular solids.

Exercise goal for December- Being able to workout again.

Personal goal for December- learn how to live life with the band.

Date banded- 11/22/13

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet- 21.6

Well I almost hit my goal, went to the doc today for my second fill but doc decided not to fill me because I dropped 6.5 lbs on 2.5ccs in 2 weeks and only expects 4 lbs in 2 weeks. Im 319 and wanted to be 318 but im happy because I have lost 59 lbs some on my own 2 months before surgery but 27 pre op & post op. Excited for 2014!!

Challenge December-Happy Holidays.xls

We lost 119.5 in December! Way to go Challengers!

On to the NEW YEAR!

Sorry I'm so late! Checking in at 247.5 and I think my goal was 245. This month has been tough with all the Christmas goodies everywhere!