I dare ya! I double dare ya!

Is there anyone who's roughly at the same place I am (70-100 lbs. to go, 1-6 months after banding, 35-55 yrs. old) who'll take up a challenge from me? Oh, hell, I'll challenge anybody!

Weigh in on Nov. 22 (the 41st anniversary of the JFK assassination), check in again on Jan. 3 (first Monday of the new year). Only rule is: no fasting or other insane food deprivation. Or, if you want, we can have a straight exercise challenge on the honor system; you set the terms, whether it's miles, steps, minutes, etc. One-on-one, in the street, you vs. me. Come on, you competitive bandsters, just try to kick my ass! (Mind you, that's a big target.)

I'll pass on the $50.00 bet, I just had surgery and I still have to pay for it! If y'all want to do the money thing, count me out, I'll sit back and be a cheer leader too!

Greg - You can still post that picture though! :laugh

Okay...no money and no porn. I just can't wait to get started! Oh yeah, I'm supposed to be exercising anyway. :guess I see my doctor Friday and will be able to tell him I have started a regular program now.

Oh, Greg, how's the legs?

I agree, no money required -- but, Greg, go ahead and post that Speedo picture!

OK, everyone, get ready for Monday.

I'm willing to pay $50.00 to see Greg in a Speedo. And I'm a self pay (aka credit card) of TWO surgeries and still need a third!

No money, and Greg posts in a Speedo thong.

Geez, I just wanted to race...you girls are just plain racy! Well, I guess Greg started it.

Almost over my flu bug here and ready to get back to the exercise on Monday. WHOO HOO!! Here I come to challenge all youse guys. LOL!!!

I would love to join in. I will be travelling around a bit and moving on top of that over the silly season so I may not be able to sign in EVERY week, would anyone mind?

And as far as challenges go, here is a site that I am also involved in where challenges are set much like this, but the moderator makes a separate area for challenge discussions so the threads don't get out of hand. You guys can check it out for ideas...http://www.slimmingforlife.com.au/

I would post a picture of me in a pair of thong speedo's. LOL by the time you all recouperate and get out of hospital from the heart trama or pyscialogical damage I will have passed you all up. lol

Greg-I am not sure that THAT wouldn't be illegal! LOL You've got me cracking up here!

Boy, this thread/challenge got really complicated. Can someone summarize it?

Look out, Penni's headed our way. . . and Jodie, please join in. We're not sticklers for form here, so just let us know how you're doing with the challenge whenever you get a chance. You have an advantage over us Yanks: no Thanksgiving food orgies next week! I'll check your suggested web site to try to keep the thread manageable. Thanks.

(Just came back from a 1.5-hr. walk in the park on my day off. I only planned to walk 45 minutes, but the dog went nuts chasing squirrels and wouldn't come back when I was ready to leave. She's had an exercise energy boost too!)

Here's a summary, as far as I understand it. Greg and Becky, you may have different ideas. Anyone interested will weigh in on Monday, Nov. 22, & send a PM to Greg. Then we just start exercising like fiends. Check in on the thread on Mondays if you can & report your exercise for the last week. The challenge runs through Monday, Jan. 3, when we'll report our final weights, and also tell how we're feeling and any NSVs (inches lost, muscle gained, blood pressure down, construction workers whistling, etc.). I don't know if the winner should be chosen based on most exercise, most weight lost, or best description of Greg in his thong Speedo; I leave that up to wiser heads.

That's too much work for me, but I'll exercise for the sake of the challenge since we all get to see Greg in a Speedo. That's how I interprested this thread. When will he be posting it? (Funny how quiet he got.)

He's probably out shopping for speedos. LOL

This sounds like a really fun challenge. I would have joned in but I will be celebrating my 1 year bandiversary next week. I will exercise with the lot of ya anyways just for the sake of moving and grooving. So Greg - when's the pic going up???