Welcome to the monthly challenge. 2014 and January is here!! 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 January 1st then come back every Wednesday on the 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th and the LAST DAY OF THE MONTH --Friday January 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 January 31st~
Weight on January 1st~
Age~
City/State~
Dietary goal for January~
Exercise goal for January~
Personal goal for January~
Date banded~
Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~
New Year's Resolution~

My new year /life started June 11 2013 when I got the approval for my lap band. I was banded July 1,2013 only regret not doing it sooner !!! Name, real or screen~readysetgo611 Goal weight for January 31st~ 205 Weight on January 1st~216.4 Age~ 38 City/State~ Brooklyn NY Dietary goal for January more veggies ~ Exercise goal for January~cont 5-6 days at gym and win the transformation challenge at the gym can't wait for it to start Personal goal for January~live in the moment and enjoy all the wonderful things that are happening at the present moment and own it !! Date banded~7/1/13 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 80 lbs !!! New Year's Resolution~ continue my healthy lifestyle and continue on being happy .

Ok after no loss up some weight finally checking in with a loss of -1lb checking in at 214.8 not looking like I'm making my January goal so ill just hit a little later.

Nearly 60lbs gone!

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80 lbs

Late...

1/1/14 260.3 lbs

1/8/14 264.6 lbs (+4.3 lbs)

1/15/14 263.8 lbs (-0.8 lbs)

1/22/14 262.5 lbs (-1.3 lbs)

1/1/14: 328

1/6/14: 336 (yikes!)

1/13/14: 330

1/20/14: 328

1/27/14: 326

Finally a loss! -2 pounds.

I had a fill of .5cc to 6/10cc on 1/20/14 and boy do I feel it now. Last night I had 5 bites of chicken for dinner and I was full! So different from my full plate of food the week before!

Jan 1 - 202

Jan 28 - 196

Ok after no loss up some weight finally checking in with a loss of -1lb checking in at 214.8 not looking like I'm making my January goal so ill just hit a little later.

sooner !!! Name, real or screen~readysetgo611 Goal weight for January 31st~ 205 Weight on January 1st~216.4

1/25/14 after a up/down month last check in at 212.8 didn't make my January goal of 205 maybe 11,lbs lost was over zealous seeing the weight loss slowing down but a loss is a loss plan to be on onederland by midmarch

I am the same as last week. 217.2 (TOM is in town) I'm glad is not a gain but is the first week since surgery that I have not lost something. My goal for January 31st is 215 but if I don't get there this week, It's ok because I know I'll ge there sooner than later!!

I missed checking in on the 22nd, but need to check in for the 29th:

Goal for January: 240

January 1: 249

January 8: 247.3

January 15: 245.7

January 29: 243.2

I'll check in again probably on Saturday. Not sure I'm going to make my goal, but still making progress!

182.6

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67.4 lbs gone!

Name, real or screen~ yaya1397

Goal weight for January 31st ~ 215

Weight on January 1st~ 222.7

Age~ 37

City/State~ Long Island, NY

Dietary goal for January~ Choose quality food

Exercise goal for January~ 5 days a week

Personal goal for January~ work toward my goals

Date banded~ 11/18/2013

Total weight loss since banded/pre op diet~ 22lbs

New year's resolution~ (short term: get to Onederland) Long term: Reach my weight goal, 150lbs

Woohooo!!! I'm so excited! I made my goal for the month.

January 31st ~ 215.4

Name: Tammie AKA: HealthyNewMe

Goal Weight on January 31: 225

Weight on January 1: I don't know. My husband

HID my scale and we can't find it.... I only

weigh at my doctor's visits..... Last weigh in

was on 12/2/13...... I weighed 234.5. I'll

weigh again on Jan. 13.

Age: 53

City: New Orleans, Louisiana

Dietary Goal for January: Weekdays-- 2 meals

per day, with one of those meals being a

Protein shake with frozen fruit. The other

meal to be Proteins and vegetables.

Weekends---splitting restaurant meals with

my husband.

Exercise Goal for January: Gym 5-6 days/week

60 minutes of cardio every other day. 45

minutes of cardio, plus weight resistance

circuit on days in between.

Ultimate Exercise Goal: LEARN HOW TO

RUN !!!!!!!

Personal Goal for January: Get my paperwork

organized and filed, so that I'm not doing

that the night before I do my income tax.

Date Banded: August 22, 2013

Highest Weight: 327

Weight on Band Date: 271

Total Weight Lost Since Pre-Op: 92.5+ pounds

New Year's Resolution: For the first time in

DECADES, it is NOT: 1. To lose weight

2. To diet

3. To exercise

I'm already doing all of that.... This year,

My resolution is TO FORGIVE MYSELF

FOR YEARS OF SELF-LOATHING !!!!!!

I may have met my weight goal, but I have not weighed since Jan. 13, and I weighed 229 on that date. I won't weigh again until Feb. 8th. On 1/13, I was at a 98 pound weight loss.

I surpassed most of my exercise goals..... I went to the gym TWENTY-SEVEN out of thirty-one days this month. I logged in ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT MILES on the elliptical. I only did the weight resistance circuit SEVEN times this month.... This goal I did NOT meet.

Regarding my goal/dream of becoming a runner.... I did "run" once this month..... 2.5 miles..... I made the decision to try this again, but after taking off more weight.

I started the goal of organizing the freaking PAPER WORK...... Ugh..... I now have fourteen piles of papers to file, but at least I started..... Just need to finish.

I am keeping up my New Year's resolution...,,I am forgiving myself !!!!!!!

JANUARY WAS A GOOD MONTH!

Checking in! Goal for January: 240 January 1: 249 January 8: 247.3 January 15: 245.7 Slowly but surely!

Final check-in at 242.3!

Didn't make my goal of 240, but still happy with my progress. Way to go everybody!

Name, real or screen~skinnyhereicome

Goal weight for January 31st~175

Weight on January 1st~182.5

Gained 3 lbs on vacation this month but finished strong.

Final weight for January 179.9

One year banded 50lbs. Gone...Yay