Welcome to the monthly challenge. May is here, flowers should be springing up! 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 May 1st then come back every Thursday on the 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th and the LAST DAY OF THE MONTH --Saturday May 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 May 31st~
Weight on May 1st~
Age~
City/State~
Dietary goal for May~
Exercise goal for May~
Personal goal for May~
Date banded~
Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~
Favorite Flower?

190.4

down 1.4 not much, but scales moving in right direction

Name, real or screen~ SillyAuntDi Goal weight for May 31st~ 218 Weight on May 1st~ 226 Weight on May 7th 225 Weight on May 14th 220 (Happy Birthday to me!)

Happy birthday

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Edited May 14, 201412 yr by JustWatchMe

Hovering around 247. I fly to Italy tomorrow. My goal for Italy was to fly without a seatbelt extender. We'll see if it happens. Wish me luck!

Edited May 14, 201412 yr by JustWatchMe

oops it Wednesday! LOL

Edited May 14, 201412 yr by Multifacet

Name, real or screen~ Janet Lyle

Goal weight for May 31st~ 220

Weight on May 1st~ 234

Age~ 51

City/State~ Springfield, VT

Dietary goal for May~ get my Protein and fluids in

Exercise goal for May~ walk 20 mins a day

Personal goal for May~ try to stay positive

Date banded~ 5/6/2014

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 22

Favorite Flower? Iris

181.4

Make that 24 instead of 22!!!!

Name, real or screen~ Tinaree
Goal weight for May 31st~ 220
Weight on May 1st~ 240
Age~ 50
City/State~ Winfield, IL
Dietary goal for May~ get my Protein and fluids in
Exercise goal for May~ walk 20 mins a day
Personal goal for May~ try to stay positive
Date banded~ 5/9/2014
Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 17
Favorite Flower? Tulip

Starting weight- 188.8

1st weigh-in- 186.6

2nd weigh-in- 186

For those of you who have been banded for a while can you tell me about how long after your band you really started losing weight? And about how many pounds a month- first year? And years after? I want to set realistic goals and right now I'm am a little frustrated because I ha my surgery in December 2013 and I'm only down 10lbs and that's weight from my surgery. The first 2 fills I for the missed my port so I could eat anything I wanted which was a huge set back. Finally in April I got my first real fill and now I am feeling restricted but still not losing much and since I'm over the toilet a lot I don't think much is going down either.. Please show me the light! Xoxo

Name, real or screen~ Crystal Fisher

Goal weight for May 31st~190lbs

Weight on May 1st~202lbs

Age 31

City/State~Arlington, Tx

Dietary goal for May~Reduce my sweets surrenders

Exercise goal for May~Got to the gym at least 3 times a week for 1 productive hour

Personal goal for May~spring cleaning and getting more organized and focused on work

Date banded~12-12-13

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~12lbs

Favorite Flower? Roses and daisies

Challenge May_May Flowers.xls

Got a couple more people in the challenge, yay! So we want to lose 239.3 lbs now...so far we've lost a little more than 25lbs!

Don't forget to check in!

Crystal Fisher

Goal weight for May 31st~190lbs

Weight on May 1st~202lbs

Weight in May 7-200lbs

Weight on May 14- 199lbs

Age 31

Arlington, Tx

Dietary goal for May~Reduce my sweets surrenders

Exercise goal for May~Got to the gym at least 3 times a week for 1 productive hour

Personal goal for May~spring cleaning and getting more organized and focused on work Date banded~12-12-13

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~12lbs

Favorite Flower? Roses and daisies

Name, real or screen~ SillyAuntDi Goal weight for May 31st~ 218 Weight on May 1st~ 226 Weight on May 7th 225 Weight on May 14th 220 (Happy Birthday to me!)

Weight on May 21st. 218 (now I can go on vacation!)

This will be my last weigh-in for May. I will be out of town next week far away from my scales