Welcome to the monthly challenge. February is here and I hope Love (and weight loss) are in the air. 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 February 1st then come back every Saturday on the 8th, 15th, 22nd, and the LAST DAY OF THE MONTH --Friday Feb 28th 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 February 28th~
Weight on February 1st~
Age~
City/State~
Dietary goal for February~
Exercise goal for February~
Personal goal for February~
Date banded~
Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~
Do anything special for Valentine's day?~

YES! I met my goal..and I've lost 100lbs since my surgery in September. I'm beyond thrilled So is my doc. He was grinning like the Cheshire Cat yesterday at my appointment!

Thank you for the kind words! I'm now going to start weighing only once a month...so no more weekly check-ins beginning in March. I was starting to see a bad habit forming of weighing more than once in the week and stressing over the numbers...it's not about the numbers for me. So, bye-bye scales.

Happy Thursday to you all!

February 19 253.6

Congrats on a awesome milestone loss 100

Checking in!

February 1st - 336 lbs

February 20th - 330 lbs

YES! I met my goal..and I've lost 100lbs since my surgery in September. I'm beyond thrilled So is my doc. He was grinning like the Cheshire Cat yesterday at my appointment!

Thank you for the kind words! I'm now going to start weighing only once a month...so no more weekly check-ins beginning in March. I was starting to see a bad habit forming of weighing more than once in the week and stressing over the numbers...it's not about the numbers for me. So, bye-bye scales.

Happy Thursday to you all!

Congrats!! I also had my surgery in Sept, I'm down only 75 pounds, but still..we are AWESOME! My surgeon had the same reaction when I saw him last month..and I've lost another 15 pounds since then! We're rockstars!!

YES! I met my goal..and I've lost 100lbs since my surgery in September. I'm beyond thrilled So is my doc. He was grinning like the Cheshire Cat yesterday at my appointment!

Thank you for the kind words! I'm now going to start weighing only once a month...so no more weekly check-ins beginning in March. I was starting to see a bad habit forming of weighing more than once in the week and stressing over the numbers...it's not about the numbers for me. So, bye-bye scales.

Happy Thursday to you all!

Congrats!! I also had my surgery in Sept, I'm down only 75 pounds, but still..we are AWESOME! My surgeon had the same reaction when I saw him last month..and I've lost another 15 pounds since then! We're rockstars!!

You may not have lost 100 but I don't think the word "only" belongs in front of a 75 pound loss my dear. That's incredible!! It's very easy to catch ourselves minimizing how much we have lost when comparing to others. I have caught myself doing it from time to time. Great job!!

You may not have lost 100 but I don't think the word "only" belongs in front of a 75 pound loss my dear. That's incredible!! It's very easy to catch ourselves minimizing how much we have lost when comparing to others. I have caught myself doing it from time to time. Great job!!

I agree..."Only" didn't belong there! And we are all rock stars!!!!

I don't know what's happening, but I keep gaining and gaining. I had a fill about two weeks ago. The first three days, I lost 5 pounds. I was sooooo happy! A few days later, I'm up the 5 pounds I lost plus two more pounds. That's unbelievable! How can I gain 7 pounds in less than a week? Even at my highest weight of 206, I NEVER gain more than two pounds a week. What the heck is going on?

181.8

I don't know what's happening, but I keep gaining and gaining. I had a fill about two weeks ago. The first three days, I lost 5 pounds. I was sooooo happy! A few days later, I'm up the 5 pounds I lost plus two more pounds. That's unbelievable! How can I gain 7 pounds in less than a week? Even at my highest weight of 206, I NEVER gain more than two pounds a week. What the heck is going on?

Have you started a different workout regiment or is it that time of the month? We all have fluctuations that drive is crazy. Try to keep doing what you know is right and I'm sure it'll fall off.

2/1: 167.4

2/8: 164.0

2/15: 163.8

2/22: 160.2

Edited February 22, 201412 yr by goalseeker

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Name, real or screen~readysetgo612 Goal weight for February 28th~ 204 Weight on February 1st~212 Age~38 City/State~Brooklyn my Dietary goal for February~more veggies Exercise goal for February~more toning/weightlifting in the gym Personal goal for February~continue on my positive journey in life Date banded~7/1/13 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~80 lbs Do anything special for Valentine's day?~ unfortunately my initial plans are canceled and back to being single so I plan on cooking a great healthy dinner and having my single friends over refuse to be sad that who I thought was me wonderful was just the opposite .. Picking myself n moving forward ...

Stayed the same 211. Didn't met my weight goal but my body is definitely looking leaner. Onederland I will get there slow and steady. Guess my body is slowing down with the weightloss but I will continue on my journey knowing this plateau will pass eventually I'm more than halfway to my goal 83 down 60 to to go. Definitely a different person physically and mentally from this time last year so it's a win this month as well

Name, real or screen~ Jami

Goal weight for February 28th~ 190

Weight on February 1st~ 196

Age~ 45

City/State~ Miami, Florida

Dietary goal for February~more Protein little carbs

Exercise goal for February~ exercise every single day (something)

Personal goal for February~ get organized at home & work

Date banded - 9/13/12

Total weight loss banding/preop diet~54 pds

Do anything special for Valentine's day?~ spend time with my husband and kids

Feb 8 - 196

Feb 15- 195

Feb 22 - 195

Still the same - hopefully I will go down another pound at least before the 28th If not, I'm ok with it.

Personal goal - I have not gotten organized at all!

Dietary goal - doing good with little carbs!

My exercise goal - I have tried to do something every day (I'm up to over 7,000 steps daily on my fit bit & that's a lot for someone that sits at a desk for over 8 hours) - lol

Checking in @ 209.7

Checking in at 177. Didn't meet my goal ... But I'm only two pounds away. I can't wait for next month's challenge!