Yes Please INTRODUCE YOURSELF Here! Let's Get to Know You!
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What do you like to be called?
What do you like to be called? Donna
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? SparkPeople
How many 5% Challenges have you done? too many to count
What do you like to do for fun? garden
What major city do you live in or near? I am in Mississippi, between New Orleans (LA) and Mobile (AL)
Do you have a pet? no
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? to eat healthy foods and exercise more
How would your pet or friend describe you? quiet, loyal
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. Unpacking from my trip
What is your favorite TV show? The Chosen
What are your favorite summer activities? gardening, fishing, and drinking smoothies (homemade)
What is your favorite type of exercise? walking
Would you rather exercise, wash a car or clean house? wash a car
What always cheers you up? my children - they are all quite humorous
2 fun things about you? I'm VERY short. Babies and pets like me.
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share?
Anything else you would like to share?
Would you like to share a picture of you or whatever you would like?
My Mom and me about to go on a walk along the river where she lives. This was several years ago.
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What do you like to be called? MaryAnn
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? I was in some challenges in the past
How many 5% Challenges have you done? I think the number is 3
What do you like to do for fun? Outdoor activities
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. 30 minutes from Rochester NY, I live 3 miles from Lake Ontario
Do you have a pet? Kitty named Tigger
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? Lose body fat/weight.
How would your pet or friend describe you? Outdoorsy and goofy (I love to laugh).
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can.
What is your favorite TV show?
What are your favorite summer activities? Walking, hiking, camping
What is your favorite type of exercise? I enjoy most forms of exercise and I've been doing great at it lately.
Would you rather exercise, wash a car or clean house? Exercise but washing the car and cleaning is exercise
What always cheers you up? A sunny day.
2 fun things about you? I've been to Jamaica 8 times, I have 3 grand kids.
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Today is the perfect day to start or start over
Anything else you would like to share? I need to get my will power back to stick to a good eating plan more than a week
Would you like to share a picture of you or whatever you would like?
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What do you like to be called?
My username is BodyTalking, so that's fine, my real name is Mairi, so that's fine too, I'm not so keen on b***ch and the like though.
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges?
I was browsing the community section and found it.
How many 5% Challenges have you done?
Zero
What do you like to do for fun?
Watch football on TV, the Euros are on and that's all that matters just now ⚽
Walking in the park is nice too and Wineglish sessions are fun (drinking wine & speaking English).
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live.
Prague, Czechia. I've lived here for 15 years and the city is just lovely.
Do you have a pet?
No, unless spiders count, but I have had a dog, a budgie and rats in the past.
What are your health/fitness goals for this season?
Get my aching knee healed, walk 7k+ steps each day, exercise regularly, stay in calorie deficit, and lose weight in the process.
How would your pet or friend describe you?
A person who's still trying to find themselves and who'd better get a move on.
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can.
Breakfast
What is your favorite TV show?
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
What are your favorite summer activities?
Walking. I like cycling in the rain too. I recently got on a bike for the first time in over 30 years and, because I don't want any catastrophes, I go to the park when it rains and there are hardly any people around.
What is your favorite type of exercise?
Again, walking
Would you rather exercise, wash a car or clean house?
Exercise
What always cheers you up?
Sunshine
2 fun things about you?
I enjoy collecting sea glass whenever I go to a beach (I live in landlocked country, so it's not often).
I come from Scotland but haven't seen as much of the country as I would have liked.
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share?
Control your calorie intake versus how much you use and just enjoy your food, albeit less than you might want but you'll get used to eating less.
Anything else you would like to share?
My slim, fit and healthy body is eager to be let out again...one day maybe. I am trying.
Would you like to share a picture of you or whatever you would like?
I took a selfie while out walking and felt it was very flattering, I still added some filters.
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What do you like to be called? Carol
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? From SparkPeople
How many 5% Challenges have you done? Several
What do you like to do for fun? Sail and go on cruises
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. St. Petersburg, Florida. It's very hot here!
Do you have a pet? No
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? Lose some weight and get into better shape
How would your pet or friend describe you? Friendly
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can.
What is your favorite TV show? Mystery shows
What are your favorite summer activities? Swimming, Biking
What is your favorite type of exercise? Walking,
Would you rather exercise, wash a car or clean house? Exercise
What always cheers you up? Being around the water
2 fun things about you? I love to sail, and I play bass in a band
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Eat less
Anything else you would like to share? I can be quite lazy about posting
Would you like to share a picture of you or whatever you would like?
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What do you like to be called? Judy
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? here on MFP several months ago
How many 5% Challenges have you done? this will be my 3rd
What do you like to do for fun? play mah jongg, knit, crochet, cook, read
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. For most of the year I live in the western suburbs of Philadelphia. For the summer, I live in Ocean City, MD.
Do you have a pet? Sadly, not any more. I have had kitties since I was in college but after my last 2 passed away 2 years ago we haven't had any.
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? I started a mission in September to lose 30% of my body weight. To date, I have lost 20%! My goal for this season is to try to lose another 5% towards my bigger goal. Additionally, I am working on adding more resistance training to my work outs to try and minimize the amount of muscle I am loosing.
How would your pet or friend describe you? Loyal, serious, always there when you need me.
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. My weight training exercises.
What is your favorite TV show? Call the midwife.
What are your favorite summer activities? light gardening - i have herbs and cherry tomatoes on my deck, boating, beach, biking, cooking with all the fresh produce.
What is your favorite type of exercise? i like aerobics with dance music
Would you rather exercise, wash a car or clean house? exercise
What always cheers you up? kitties and chocolate
2 fun things about you? I ride a trike
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? my diet tip is to track everything and stick to the plan. You don't always see results right away but if you stay the course results happen.
Anything else you would like to share?
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Summer July 20, 2024 5% Challenge
Call me Evelyn
I learned about these challenges while on SparkPeople and joined in the Fall of 2010.
I get great pleasure in participating in numerous small groups. I knit prayer shawls for four churches. I enjoy walks in nature and on the waterfront, as well as feeding birds and other small critters.
Northern Wisconsin and Southwestern Florida. With all our back and forth, we have no pets or indoor plants. I've had a request for a slip from a silk African Violet. Fun!
Count me in for providing thirty minutes of fitness daily, which amounts to 210 miles weekly.
Friends would say I have a compassionate heart.
I finished two prayer shawls (basically half afghans or blankets) and have two more two-thirds completed. I’ve also completed 45 jigsaw puzzles in 2024.
I love watching the history lessons I get with Rachel Maddow, likely my favorite television program. I also enjoy Morning Joe (and his wife, Mika).
During the summer I love walking Billings Park, feeding chipmunks on my lap and inviting chickadees to eat peanuts out of my hand. One of my grandkids loves to join me. My favorite exercises include walking, qi gong (healing tai chi), chair and bed stretches. If I had a choice, I’d wash a car. Time with Dan and doing things together cheer me up.
Fitness tip. Just do it. Modify it to meet your personal fitness needs and gradually work up to standards that meet your physical and mental health. Food tip: Nothing is off limits, but do try to grow in food knowledge and a greater variety of unprocessed foods, adding an occasional meat-free meal.
Here's a fun shot of a chickadee leaving my hand with a half peanut. They’re such friendly birds. It's such a good time to be in faith, too. This was on a June Fourth walk.
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What do you like to be called?
- Gaiblin is fine. My IRL name is Gail.
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges?
- Through my internet friend, L Ann.
How many 5% Challenges have you done?
- Not sure - several.
What do you like to do for fun?
- Be in nature; read; work hard as possible sudokus; travel; hang out with friends; be with family.
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live.
- I'm from Illinois, but I now live in Ann Arbor, MI where the University of Michigan is located. I really like this small city! It's slightly hilly here so I jog along the river where it is flat.
Do you have a pet?
- Not right now. We lost our beloved Labrador retriever about 15 months ago. We will probably get another dog when my heart has mended a bit more.
What are you health/fitness goals for this season?
- (1) lose some weight - 5 lbs would be beautiful; (2) work my jogs up to 4+ miles; (3) eat and be as healthy as possible.
How would your pet or friend describe you?
- Good sense of humor; loyal and committed; diligent when I need to be but also fun-loving; not a black-and-white thinker
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can.
- Hmmm..... teaching a course that I designed and created from scratch.
What is your favorite TV show?
- Hmm.... Right now it is The Mole and The Amazing Race. I do like Call the Midwife too.
What are your favorite summer activities?
- traveling; backpacking if I can; generally being outside
What is your favorite type of exercise?
- jogging outside
Would you rather exercise, wash a car or clean house?
- exercise
What always cheers you up?
- sunshine, watching the wild animals in my yard, children, chocolate,
2 fun things about you?
- 1. I enjoy learning languages and know a smattering of several, though I'm not fully fluent in another. Dutch is my best 2nd language now bc my husband is from the Netherlands.
- 2. Peanut butter is my food Achilles heel.
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share?
- It's OK to do something imperfectly.
Anything else you would like to share?
- I work part time as an ESL instructor + curriculum creator. I am taking August off work and will be traveling a lot during that month.
Would you like to share a picture of you or whatever you would like?
- My husband and I getting ice cream a couple weeks ago.
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What do you like to be called? Lisa
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges?
How many 5% Challenges have you done?quite a few
What do you like to do for fun? Play games, read
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live.
NC
Do you have a pet?yes, a ginger cat that we got on Valentine’s Day 2023
What are you health/fitness goals for this season?
To eat healthier and start exercising/ walking more
How would your pet or friend describe you? Loving, helpful, dependable, loyal
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can.
I finished a book finally.
What is your favorite TV show?
Chicago fire
What are your favorite summer activities?
BBQ’s with family, going to the beach
What is your favorite type of exercise? Walking
Would you rather exercise, wash a car or clean house?
Clean house
What always cheers you up? Nature, husband and grandchildren
2 fun things about you? I love to play games
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share?
stay consistent.
Anything else you would like to share?
Would you like to share a picture of you or whatever you would like?
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What do you like to be called?
Charissa or ITLadyee
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges?
A post a couple of years ago from Dianedoessmiles1
How many 5% Challenges have you done?
9
What do you like to do for fun?
Travel, watch movies, play games
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live.
Northwest Suburb of Chicago
Do you have a pet?
Not at this time. Coming up on the first anniversary of losing my dear Yoda (7/18)
What are you health/fitness goals for this season?
Be consistent, stay the course. I lose a few pounds and then gradually fall back to old habits.
How would your pet or friend describe you?
organized, persistent, loyal
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can.
Moving...note I didn't say unpacking
What is your favorite TV show?
Grey's Anatomy, Station 19, Jeopardy, Press Your Luck
What are your favorite summer activities?
Sitting outside
What is your favorite type of exercise?
Weight Training
Would you rather exercise, wash a car or clean house?
clean house
What always cheers you up?
puppies
2 fun things about you?
- I love to travel.
- I'm a game show addict.
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share?
Find what works for you, then stick with it.
Anything else you would like to share?
Good Luck this challenge to All.
Would you like to share a picture of you or whatever you would like?
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What do you like to be called? Cherry
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? Started on SP
How many 5% Challenges have you done? Since 2014 all
What do you like to do for fun? Playing games on the computer, making recipes healthy, walking
What major city do you live in or near? State? Sharon Hill, PA It is a nice quiet community. I live 5mins from SW Philly, 85mins from Atlantic City. The humidity in the summer is unbearable, fall and winter are ok
Do you have a pet? Cat Bella
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? Lose 10lbs/do more strength and stretching exercises
How would your pet or friend describe you? Bella very loveable owner. Friends I would do anything for them as I do
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. Nothing
What is your favorite TV show? I watch channel 6 all day and night. In between Hallmark, cooking and games show channels
What are your favorite summer activities? Walking when humidity lets me, sitting outside on the patio
What is your favorite summer exercise? Walking
Would you rather exercise, wash a car or clean house? Wash a car
What always cheers you up? Talking to certain friends, family and watching a comedy movie
2 fun things about you? I’ve listened to the same radio station since I was 8yrs old I’m 73yrs now. I like the outdoors
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Don’t call a diet a diet instead getting to a new you. Do what you can do not what others do.
Anything else you would like to share? I semi-retired in 2015 to watch my then 4yr old grandson. I work part-time fri & sat 3rd shift and when they need me to fill in during the week. Visit take friends and neighbors to where they need a ride to or pick up things for them
Would you like to share a picture of you or whatever you would like?
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What do you like to be called? Carol
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? Browsing MFP groups
How many 5% Challenges have you done? 3 - fall& winter 2023 spring 2024
What do you like to do for fun? Cooking, reading gardening (actually weeding)
What major city do you live in or near? State? Austin Texas
Do you have a pet? Lost Rosie this year
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? More weights and yoga, more walking
How would your pet or friend describe you? Quiet
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. Just finished book - Why we swim
What is your favorite TV show? Have been watching Vera on Britbox
What are your favorite summer activities? Grilling
What is your favorite summer exercise? Weights - actually all the time
Would you rather exercise, wash a car or clean house? Exercise
What always cheers you up? Talking with my nieces
2 fun things about you? I have a movement disorder but don’t let it stop me, going on a european river cruise in october
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? If you’re old like me eat more protein and fibber and less sweets
Anything else you would like to share? I
I really liked the Thinner Winners
Would you like to share a picture of you or whatever you would like? In my profile
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What do you like to be called? Sue
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? Through Myfitness Pal
How many 5% Challenges have you done? I've lost count
What do you like to do for fun? Read, travel, gardening, spend time with my family & friends, learn about other cultures
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. Green Bay Wisconsin. We are big fans of Packers.
Do you have a pet? Yes, 1 dog Zeus.
What are your health/fitness goals for this season? Consistent with my exercise habits include strength training, cardio, and stretching.
How would your pet or friend describe you? Easy, structured, can be funny.
What is the last thing you finished? Unfortunately, it is work-related - a major platform upgrade.
What is your favorite TV show? I have no single favorite, but I love detective shows.
What are your favorite summer activities? Gardening, visiting different parks, hiking, and traveling.
What is your favorite type of exercise? I recently took up Pickleball, and I am enjoying it.
Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean the house? Exercise and cleaning the house are a toss-up.
What always cheers you up? Spending time with DH & our dog Zeus.
Two fun things about you: I love wearing bright-colored clothes. I think I am funny, and my husband laughs at me for thinking that I am funny.
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? It is a lifestyle change; therefore, find what works for you and that you can maintain/live with.
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What would you like to be called? Joy
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? Through Myfitness Pal
How many 5% Challenges have you done? A lot
What do you like to do for fun? Reading, walking, dancing and singing
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. I live in Villa Park California
Do you have a pet? I have a blue front Amazon parrot and a Portuguese water dog
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? Lose 10-20 pounds
How would your pet or friend describe you? Friendly, sweet,kind, playful and talkative
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can.
What is your favorite TV show? Ghosts and Only Murders in the building
What are your favorite summer activities? Swimming
What is your favorite type of exercise? Walking
Would you rather exercise, wash a car or clean house? Exercise
What always cheers you up? Listening to music 🎶
2 fun things about you? I love the San Diego Zoo
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? NA
Anything else you would like to share? I was born in New Orleans Louisiana
Would you like to share a picture of you or whatever you would like?
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What do you like to be called? Sarah
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? I'm not sure it was when it was on SparkPeople.
How many 5% Challenges have you done? Not sure.
What do you like to do for fun? Read, take walks, watch and listen to podcasts.
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. I live in Owego, NY which is a town outside of Binghamton, NY which is about an hour from Syracuse, NY.
Do you have a pet? Yes, I have my cat Blueberry and she is 15 years old.
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? I have been trying to keep my brain healthy by taking some supplements and want to lose more weight.
How would your pet or friend describe you? Friendly, smart and kind.
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can.
What is your favorite TV show? Young and the Restless, General Hospital and Hacks
What are your favorite summer activities? Going to the gym, walking outside, hanging out with my daughters.
What is your favorite type of exercise? Walking.
Would you rather exercise, wash a car or clean house? Wash a car.
What always cheers you up? My daughters.
2 fun things about you? I like a nice spa and pool at a hotel.
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? The book Food by Dr. Mark Hyman has been helpful to me.
Anything else you would like to share?
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What do you like to be called? Tina
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? MFP Challenges
How many 5% Challenges have you done? 3
What do you like to do for fun? Walk, swim, and paddleboard
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live.
I live near Albany, New York. It is the capital of New York and it is a college town.
Saratoga, which is 45 minutes north, has a race track and a state park with many concerts all summer.
Do you have a pet? No
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? To lose weight
How would your pet or friend describe you? Loyal and fun
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. I finished a good book - Lessons in Chemistry
What is your favorite TV show? Amazing Race and Blue Bloods
What are your favorite summer activities? Getting together with friends
What is your favorite type of exercise? Bike riding, swimming, and walking
Would you rather exercise, wash a car or clean house? Exercise
What always cheers you up? My family and friends
2 fun things about you? I love to travel and try new things
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Slow and steady win the race
Anything else you would like to share? No
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What do you like to be called? Carol
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? I searched for it
How many 5% Challenges have you done? This will be my 3rd 5% challenge on MyFitnessPal
What do you like to do for fun?
Walking spending time with my grandkids, painting along crafts, my dog
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. Prince George British Columbia. Prince George is Central Interior of BC in Canada 🇨🇦. We get al 4 seasons snow in the winter, coloured leaves falling from the trees , snow melting and new leaves on the trees, and warm sunny summers. You can definately tell when one season ends and the next starts. The smell, feel, temperature it tells all.
Do you have a pet? Yes I have a ditzi doodle Dexter, and 3 goldfish.
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? To exercise consistently
How would your pet or friend describe you? Caring, sensitive, creative
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. My taxes
What is your favorite TV show? Chicago PD, med, Fire.
What are your favorite summer activities? Walking, spending time outside
What is your favorite type of exercise?
Walking
Would you rather exercise, wash a car or clean house?
Wash a car
What always cheers you up? My kids and grandkids
2 fun things about you? Love laughing and making people laugh and smile
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Never give ip6
Anything else you would like to share?
Would you like to share a picture of you or whatever you would like?
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What do you like to be called? Gretl
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? I don't remember - saw it on MFP somewhere
How many 5% Challenges have you done? Several
What do you like to do for fun? I love to read. Spend time with grandkids. Do Sudoku puzzles.
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. I currently live in Panama City FL...plan to move to Gainesville FL as soon as I can retire
Do you have a pet? I have inherited my mom's cat - Guapa. She is an odd cat. Stays away from people most of the day...and then insists on being the center of attention at the end of the day.
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? I hope to finally reach my goal weight. I am 5% away from it...but that last 5% can be tough.
How would your pet or friend describe you? Patient, kind, loving, and very very busy.
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. This week I Finished a project for a major client. Finished reading Brian Tracy's book Eat That Frog. Plus two continuing education self study courses. One on Artificial Intelligence applications for business and one on Time Management.
What is your favorite TV show? Recently I have been watching the series The Choosen for the third time. I find new nuggets of wisdom each time I watch it.
What are your favorite summer activities? I enjoy being able to get out and walk in the morning. I love the longer days.
What is your favorite type of exercise? Walking. But I also feel stronger when I do a strength training circuit.
Would you rather exercise, wash a car or clean house? Exercise
What always cheers you up? Funny animal videos. Reading uplifting quotes.
2 fun things about you? I am fearless. I started a new business at the age of 64. I have grown it successfully and I am ready to sell and go to my next challenge. I am starting a new business at 71 to help businesses and people manage their finances to live a Happy and Wealthy Day.
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Consistency. We are each unique so we each need to find what works for us and our body. Plus it changes as we age. I have to consistently do IF 18:6 - where I only eat between noon and 6PM. I eat healthy Keto but have been shifting to increase the protein and decrease the fat targets.
Anything else you would like to share? Accountability makes a big difference. Helps when we work to keep help the team as well as ourselves. Encouragement always helps.
Would you like to share a picture of you or whatever you would like?
Have a Great and Healthy Day!!!
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What do you like to be called?
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? I was on Sparkpeople and read a blog from Healthygrammy the rest is history!
How many 5% Challenges have you done? Since the start of 2010
What do you like to do for fun? Walking!! I LOVE WALKING!! Throw in swimming, hanging with friends, eating out, doing trips.
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. The greater Portland Maine area. Want a lobster this time of year they are 4.99 right off the wharf!!
Do you have a pet? No, I have TWO of them. LOLOLOL Izzy (Brown one) is 14, Oscar is 2 (got him a year ago Feb at 9 months old she HATED HIM!!!) you can see that has changed.
What are you health/fitness goals for this season?
Walk and lose weight if my body will allow it!
How would your pet or friend describe you?
Friendly, outgoing, never know what I'll say next, but likely you'll be laughing or feel very loved.
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can.
Exercise of 90 mins today!! WOOHOO!! Meant getting in the last 60 mins at once. YO!! I try to not do that!
What is your favorite TV show?
Chicago Med/Fire, but I DO NOT care for Chicago Police
What are your favorite summer activities?
Walking, and swimming (though I rarely swim, I am reconsidering it)
What is your favorite type of exercise? Walking
Would you rather exercise, wash a car or clean house?
Clean the house (I LOVE a house very well organized)
What always cheers you up?
Thinking of 3 positive things
2 fun things about you?
I love to make people laugh
My cat Oscar has a youtube channel!
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share?
STAY doing the basics!! Track food, Track exercise , drink water
Anything else you would like to share? HAVE A GREAT CHALLENGE!!
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