Yes Please INTRODUCE YOURSELF Here! Let's Get to Know You!
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How many 5% Challenges have you done? I haven't kept track but I think maybe about 4/5 years worth
What do you like to do for fun? I love reading, drawing and Netflix also like walking outside with the family when possible and enjoy working out in general.
What major city do you live in or near? State? Liverpool, England
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? I'm trying not to put a number on it but losing a stone would be a great start
Anything else you would like to share? I'm really looking forward to the challenge and I'm challenging myself to do more on the social side of things so if anyone needs a buddy to check in with let me know.1 -
How many 5% Challenges have you done? Too many to count
What do you like to do for fun? Crafts/Card making, Graphic art/photography, being with family and friends
What major city do you live in or near? State? Near Sarasota Florida
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? Get to my age 65 goal. 5lbs to go!
Anything else you would like to share? I'm on the RED HOT CHILI STEPPERS 5% Team.3 -
How many 5% Challenges have you done? Several. I have lost count how many.
What do you like to do for fun? Walk, read, dance, watch sports, do arts and crafts
What major city do you live in or near? State? I live in Toronto, Ontario
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? My health and fitness goals for this season are to continue to stay on track with my eating and exercise.
Anything else you would like to share? I have a 16 year old daughter and two budgie birds.I like to volunteer whenever I can, including at local tennis tournaments.1 -
How many 5% Challenges have you done? Coming over from SP I have done many 5% challenges. This is my 3rd challenge with MFP
What do you like to do for fun? Water aerobics, family time, movies and read
What major city do you live in or near? State? Deland, Florida which is Central Florida mid way between Orlando and Daytona Beach.
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? Getting back on track! Losing my 5% weight
Anything else you would like to share? I am retired teacher, married, 2 adults sons. Grateful to be here with you all. Love all the support and encouragement from friends on MFP.3 -
How many 5% Challenges have you done?
~ I cannot tell you how many... All I know is that after joining SP back in April 2009, I did join up a 5% challenge about 5 months in. I left for a while and then came back and never left. The 5% challenge keeps me accountable.
What do you like to do for fun?
~ I love to walk, dance, exercise, read, sew, and learning new things.
What major city do you live in or near? State?
~ I live in the outskirts of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
What are you health/fitness goals for this season?
~ I want to lose the weight I have put on since arriving in Canada at the end of January 2020 and continue on my journey to fitness.
Anything else you would like to share?
~ I live with my husband Michael and have a 12 year old dog named Mimi. We brought her back with us from Senegal. She has adapted to Canada extremely well. We are the parents of two children, and they both have two children each. We also have a niece who we consider as a daughter because she lived with us for 17 years in Dakar, Senegal before she left and came to live in Canada. We are very happy to be closer to family. People always ask why we left the sunshine to come to live in Canada, and the answer is that both Michael and I truly prefer the cooler weather and that we wanted to be closer to family.1 -
How many 5% Challenges have you done?
This will be my 21st challenge
What do you like to do for fun?
Write, read, jigsaw puzzles, music (piano, guitar)
What major city do you live in or near? State?
Honolulu (but it's on a different island) Hawaii
Kailua-Kona (my island) Hawaii
What are your health/fitness goals for this season?
Maintain weight loss and strengthen my legs for walking
Anything else you would like to share?
Recently retired (Sept. 1) as a college professor of psychology
Long ago retired (2003) as a United Methodist minister
Mother of 4, grandmother of 9, Great-grandma of 11
Happily living alone so I can write and create1 -
How many 5% Challenges have you done?
I have done a few.
What do you like to do for fun?
Gardening and tracing my ancestry.
What major city do you live in or near? State?
I live outside of Boston, Massachusetts
What are you health/fitness goals for this season?
Lose 8lbs and consistently do 2 strength training sessions a week
Anything else you would like to share?
I live with my hubby and two cat sisters. I have a good life and feel grateful every day.4 -
How many 5% Challenges have you done? I've done a few on Sparkpeople and maybe 3 since we've moved to MFP.
What do you like to do for fun? I love to journal, travel, and read
What major city do you live in or near? State? Indianapolis, IN
What are your health/fitness goals for this season? I would like to, of course, lose weight, but I would like to build muscle mass as well.
Anything else you would like to share? Looking forward to the next challenge.1 -
How many 5% Challenges have you done? So many I've lost count, so happy to see them continue here!
What do you like to do for fun? read, craft, hike, play games
What major city do you live in or near? State? I'm in NJ closer to NYC than not.
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? get back to increasing my walking milage...I don't mind slow right now, running can wait for a while.
Anything else you would like to share?1 -
How many 5% Challenges have you done?
Many-started in 2018.
What do you like to do for fun?
Read, played Pokémon go, exercise
What major city do you live in or near? State? An hour west of NYC
What are you health/fitness goals for this season?
Gotta lose 10 lbs -weight and blood pressure are way too high
Anything else you would like to share?
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How many 5% Challenges have you done?
A few on sparks. I started the 1st one on MFP but was unable to complete for being a caregiver for my Mom.
What do you like to do for fun? Read, walk, play with gs, puzzles.
What major city do you live in or near? State?NC
What are you health/fitness goals for this season?
I’m trying to get back on track after numerous health issues.
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How many 5% Challenges have you done? I think that this is my 7th. I know that I did 3 or 4 with Sparkpeople as an Awesome A
What do you like to do for fun? Travel, camp, garden, kayak, bike, read, play piano, and read to my granddaughters
What major city do you live in or near? State? In southeast Wisconsin between Milwaukee and Madison.
What are your health/fitness goals for this season? I want to be consistent with calories, workouts, and water/liquids. I would love to lose at least 5 pounds.
Anything else you would like to share? I am so happy that the leaders of these groups found a way to continue this on MFP!!! I love the challenge and the group!
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How many 5% Challenges have you done? Counting the Winter challenge that just finished, one.
What do you like to do for fun? Cycling, walking, movies, reading, music, camping and family.
What major city do you live in or near? State? Melbourne, Australia.
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? I'm going to get to me goal weight, which is so, so close now. And then I'm going to stay there.
Anything else you would like to share? Thanks to the leaders for their efforts to pull these together.1 -
How many 5% Challenges have you done?
11+ years with SP and an OG since moving to MFP = I've lost count but will start a new count once I reach 1 year with MFP
What do you like to do for fun?
Spend time with family, camp, play puzzle games, garden and enjoy swimming in our pool once it warms up.
What major city do you live in or near? State?
Southern California... small coastal town in Orange County an hour and a half North of San Diego and an hour South of Los Angeles.
What are you health/fitness goals for this season?
Lose the weight I gained during Covid and regain the strength and fitness I lost with weight-gain, age and back issues.
Anything else you would like to share?
We have a big family vacation planned for July/August this year that I want to be able to participate in without using a walker/wheelchair. Family is more than willing to push me around but I want to be able to walk so I'm very motivated.... Glacier National Park/Yellowstone/Bryce Canyon/Las Vegas-OR-BUST!!!!!!!!!!
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How many 5% Challenges have you done? None on MFP but did several at Sparks with Determined Daisies.
What do you like to do for fun? Play computer games, playing cards with my family, read, do puzzles and spend time with my husband.
What major city do you live in or near? State? I live in a suburb near Minneapolis, Minnesota.
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? My health and fitness goals for this season is to start to make the scale move in the right direction. I will accomplish this by getting back on track with my eating and exercise.
Anything else you would like to share? I am almost 62, my birthday is coming up later in March. I will be married 8 years in November. We have no children and no pets currently. I am a retired nurse for the last year (hard to believe it has been a year already) I plan to use my spare time to try and get healthy by losing weight and exercising more.2 -
How many 5% Challenges have you done?
Since 2013.
What do you like to do for fun?
Read, walk, knit, crochet, watch TV, do my own soaps.
What major city do you live in or near? State?
Grecia, Alajuela, Costa Rica
What are your health/fitness goals for this season?
Create a habit: to eat well. Lose weight.
Anything else you would like to share?
Have fun. Life is short.3 -
How many 5% Challenges have you done? Was On SP for years, so many, here on MFP it's my 3:rd.
What do you like to do for fun? Spending time with my daughter and my dad, and of course visit friends and family in the states! Also, binge watching shows while playing games on my phone
What major city do you live in or near? State? I'm down south in Sweden, in Malmö, but the closest major city would be Copenhagen, Denmark. (20 min drive across the bridge)
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? Focus on planning, prepping and portion my food.
Get back into my schedule of planning on Saturdays and cooking on Sundays
Anything else you would like to share?
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How many 5% Challenges have you done? I believe I have done 4 challenges
What do you like to do for fun? I love photography and helping with our Pride Organization
What major city do you live in or near? State? I live in Michigan near Kalamazoo called Battle Creek
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? My health and fitness goal this season is to lose weigh this time.
Anything else you would like to share? I am the WL for Fit Force and I love it here.3 -
How many 5% Challenges have you done?
Attempted 1, not so good
What do you like to do for fun?
Cook, walk, hike, go boating, lift weights, P90X exercises, play with my German Shepherd baby
What major city do you live in or near? State?
Indianapolis, Indiana
What are your health/fitness goals for this season?
Eat cleaner, lose weight, get away from sugar and bad carbs, get more cardio and walking in
Anything else you would like to share?
You all seem so wonderful, just the kind of people I need in my life for success. I’ll be cheering you on too
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How many 5% Challenges have you done? - Lots, too many to remember. I was Kayelene on SP and CL of the Cloverleafs team.
What do you like to do for fun? - Read, crafts and play with my grandson
What major city do you live in or near? State? - I'm near to Perth in Western Australia
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? - To build muscle and lose some body fat. I need to stay fit and healthy, playing with a 3 year old is exhausting.
Anything else you would like to share? - I would like to thank everyone involved in these challenges for making the transition from SP to MFP a great success.2 -
How many 5% Challenges have you done?
2
What do you like to do for fun?
Gardening, hiking, cuddling with my cat and dog
What major city do you live in or near? State?
Minnesota
What are you health/fitness goals for this season?
Continue to lose some weight and build up stamina for hiking after a lazy winter 🤣
Anything else you would like to share?
Let’s make this next challenge count!!!3 -
How many 5% Challenges have you done? This is my first one!
What do you like to do for fun? Cook, watch movies, listen to spooky podcasts.
What major city do you live in or near? State? Windhoek, Namibia.
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? I want to ease the pain in my joints.
Anything else you would like to share?1 -
How many 5% Challenges have you done? I think this is #14
What do you like to do for fun? now that I am retired, I hike, bike, kayak, and make quilts.
What major city do you live in or near? State? south east of Birmingham, AL
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? I do hope to reach my goal weight. I'm 8 pounds away.
Anything else you would like to share? Thanks everyone for your support. With your help I have lost a total of 52 pounds. Just 8 to go and I'm at goal.2 -
How many 5% Challenges have you done?
This is my first on MFP. I've done a few on Sparkpeople.
What do you like to do for fun?
Read, puzzles, play games, yard work, but only in agreeable weather.
What major city do you live in or near? State?
Closest major city is Grand Rapids, MI.
What are you health/fitness goals for this season?
Create some healthy habits and lose weight
Anything else you would like to share?
Just that I am excited to be here!1 -
How many 5% Challenges have you done?
A couple on Sp
What do you like to do for fun?
I like read, sometimes I play pogo games.
What major city do you live in or near? State?
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan north of North Dakota.
What are your health/fitness goals for this season?
I aim to increase my walking time. I am also going to start adding chair palates.
Anything else you would like to share?
I am hoping that I will start to lose again as I've been vasselating around the 250 mark for too many months. I have lost 60 pounds in total.1 -
How many 5% Challenges have you done?
None
What do you like to do for fun?
Boxing, reading, gaming
What major city do you live in or near? State?
Somerset, UK
What are you health/fitness goals for this season?
Overall weight loss while building muscle to achieve a more toned appearance as well as improving my fitness and boxing performance.
Anything else you would like to share?
I've managed to lose 7.5kg currently, with about 20kg more to go to achieve that 'normal' bmi. Turning 30 in 4 months and want to feel happy with my body.3 -
How many 5% Challenges have you done? 5
What do you like to do for fun? Cycling, hiking, concerts.
What major city do you live in or near? State? 80 miles from Los Angeles, CA - for a few more months, anyway....
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? Cycle 2500 miles in 2022, SoCal Six Pack of Peaks Challenge
Anything else you would like to share? I really appreciate the support and accountability from this group.2 -
Hi 👋🏻 I’m Bendiz from Norway. This will be my first 5% challenge. I’m doing this to stay motivated with my workouts and to continue with good choices everyday. My overall goal is to lose some body fat while building strength/muscle. I lost 35 kg’s, but the last belly fat is being a pain in the *kitten* 😌 My goal is to do atleast 3 days of strength training every week and atleast 2 cardio sessions. Getting rid of that last 5% once and for all 👊🏻
For fun I like to play around with web development and play video games 😃2 -
How many 5% Challenges have you done? Many between MFP and SP.
What do you like to do for fun? Camping, swimming, beach and ocean
What major city do you live in or near? State?
Near Penn State University in Pennsylvania. Right in the middle of the state.
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? To eat better and stick to some kind of fitness plan
Anything else you would like to share? Married for nearly 33 years with a blended family of 5 children and 8 grandchildren2 -
How many 5% Challenges have you done?
I have done enough that I lost count. This will be my third one on mfp.
What do you like to do for fun? Swim, walk, read, crochet, watch TV,
What major city do you live in or near? State?
Pittsburgh, PA
In Maryland , Hagerstown
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? To get stronger and have better balance.
Anything else you would like to share?2
