👋 Introductions: Please Say Hello and Help Us Get To Know You! 👋
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What do you like to be called? Beverly, or Bev
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? I've been here since SparkPeople days
How many 5% Challenges have you completed? over 20 I think
What do you like to do for fun? When I have time I love to hike, bike, kayak, and make quilts.
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. I'm in central Alabama
What are your health/fitness goals for this season? I have got to get my eating back under control.
How would your pet or friend describe you? My cat thinks I'm a warm cushion.
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. A quilt for a friend of mine, we named it Grammy Hugs.
What is your favorite TV show? The Repair Shop, followed closely by Ted Lasso.
Do you like Winter? Why or why not? I do like winter because I hate the heat of summer.
What are your favorite winter activities? hiking and quilting
What are your favorite winter comfort foods? Have you modified it to make it healthier? Soups and stews of all kinds. I haven't modified any of my recipes, but have cut out the cornbread and crackers.
What is your favorite type of winter exercise? love my hikes in the woods
Would you rather build a snowman, shovel snow, or clean the house? build a snowman, by far my favorite
Does your self-care routine change in the winter? What do you do differently? In winter I moisturize more, and exercise indoors.
What always cheers you up? lying in my hammock and watching the trees sway around me
2 fun things about you? I love having family game nights. I hoard fabric.
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? If it tastes good, spit it out.
Anything else you would like to share? Small steps can lead to big adventures.
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What do you like to be called? Dorothy
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? Sparkpeople
How many 5% Challenges have you completed? 10 plus
What do you like to do for fun? Walk my dogs
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. Calgary
What are your health/fitness goals for this season? Lose at least 10 pounds
How would your pet or friend describe you?
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. Book 10 of Wheel of Time series, 4 more to go
What is your favorite TV show? Don't have one, Currently subscribed to Britbox, but don't watch a lot of tv.
Do you like Winter? Why or why not? No, it's physically demanding for seniors in Canada.
What are your favorite winter activities?
What are your favorite winter comfort foods? Have you modified it to make it healthier? Hot Chocolate
What is your favorite type of winter exercise?
Would you rather build a snowman, shovel snow, or clean the house? Build a snowman
Does your self-care routine change in the winter? What do you do differently? No
What always cheers you up? making a genealogy discovery.
2 fun things about you?
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share?
Anything else you would like to share?1 -
What do you like to be called?
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? My Fitness Pal Community posts, I was exploring.
How many 5% Challenges have you completed? This will be my second
What do you like to do for fun? Read watch Christmas movies, listen to music, watch you tube.
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. Birmingham, Alabama. We moved to this city a little over 4 years ago to be closer to my kids and grands.
What are your health/fitness goals for this season? To maintain weight or lose a little, but not to gain.
How would your pet or friend describe you? Sometimes silly but can also be serious.
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. Christmas shopping for this season.
What is your favorite TV show? British Bake Off
Do you like Winter? Why or why not? Yes its cooler and I can get outside more.
What are your favorite winter activities? Walking. Drinking coffee on the porch.
What are your favorite winter comfort foods? Have you modified it to make it healthier? Idk
What is your favorite type of winter exercise? Walking
Would you rather build a snowman, shovel snow, or clean the house? Clean the house
Does your self-care routine change in the winter? What do you do differently? Moisturize more, lol
What always cheers you up? Church
2 fun things about you? I like to dance with my grands, I like to laugh alot!
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Yes, drink more water and eat more veggies 👍🏻
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What do you like to be called? Brooke
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? It was on my homepage of MyFitnessPal
How many 5% Challenges have you completed? This is my first
What do you like to do for fun? I like to read, do photography, travel, decorate cookies
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. near Victoria, TX. Not sure that's major city so I'm on the Texas coast 2 hours from Houston 2 1/2 hours from San Antonio and Austin and 1 1/2 hours from Corpus. I live in a tiny fishing community on the coast. We have a nice beach I do like to walk along.
What are your health/fitness goals for this season? To lose weight. To get more in shape so I'm not winded walking up our stairs and to finally get my foot stronger from my 2 foot surgeries 2 years ago.
How would your pet or friend describe you? A happy person who is a little odd, but in a fun way.
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. My bag of Salted Caramel Beaver Nuggets. D*mn you Bucee's.
What is your favorite TV show? I don't watch a lot of tv, but when I do its cooking shows.
Do you like Winter? Why or why not? Yes, its definitely cooler here and I love the holiday season.
What are your favorite winter activities? Traveling to see snow since we never get any and walking on the beach when its finally not 100 degrees.
What are your favorite winter comfort foods? Have you modified it to make it healthier? Sweet Potatoes and winter squash. I roast them now.
What is your favorite type of winter exercise? Unfortunately, exercise is something I need to start doing.
Would you rather build a snowman, shovel snow, or clean the house? Definitely build a snowman.
Does your self-care routine change in the winter? What do you do differently? Nothing changes.
What always cheers you up? Traveling with my honey
2 fun things about you? I'm almost always in a happy mood and up for anything silly!
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Ummm. Not really.1 -
katiecondy1 wrote: »What do you like to be called ? Katie
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. Colorado Springs..
lots of military bases, on the edge of the prairie and foot of the mountains. Close enough to the mountains to get there with a short drive and be able to get out in nature often.
Hey, another C-Springer! *waves*1 -
What do you like to be called? Eva
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? from here on MFP
How many 5% Challenges have you completed? since summer of 2024
What do you like to do for fun? walk, read, spend time with family/friends
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. Fresno, Ca love the weather except for the hot summer
What are your health/fitness goals for this season? focus on good choices for health & progress on fitness
How would your pet or friend describe you? calm, caring
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. cleaning out the walk in closet
What is your favorite TV show? mostly British shows, Endeavor, call the Midwife to name a few
Do you like Winter? Why or why not? I love the California winters because I'm on the warm side & it feels good to be cooler
What are your favorite winter activities? walking, baking, trying new recipes, make soups, enjoying the weather
What are your favorite winter comfort foods? Have you modified it to make it healthier? soups, stews yes I see how I can modify each recipes
What is your favorite type of winter exercise? walking
Would you rather build a snowman, shovel snow, or clean the house? clean house
Does your self-care routine change in the winter? What do you do differently? I spend a little more time with self care because there's more time in the day to spend inside
What always cheers you up? My dogs, talking to my kids, meeting up with friends
2 fun things about you? I don't know how to answer this
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? yes, I was never successful to keep weight off until I stopped following other peoples way of eating & stuck with how & what I was satisfied to eat the rest of my life with some modifications & trying new foods of course
Anything else you would like to share? glad to be here1 -
What do you like to be called? Sue
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? Perusing the community challenges
How many 5% Challenges have you completed? 0
What do you like to do for fun? avid gardener, cooking and baking, Hiking
What major city do you live in or near? State? New York state, just south of the city of Rochester. I live in the Finger Lakes region in a small town called Bristol.
What are your health/fitness goals for this season? to lose weight, increase flexibility and lead a healthier lifestyle.
How would your pet or friend describe you? My cat would describe me as a loving human and food dispenser.
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. Refinished a kitchen table, Mom's freebie.
What is your favorite TV show? Jeopardy
Do you like Winter? Why or why not? I hate the cold and snow typically but I love x-country skiing and hiking in the Winter and I love that I have more free time.
What are your favorite winter activities? Hiking, x-country skiing and snow shoeing.
What are your favorite winter comfort foods? Have you modified it to make it healthier? Casseroles and soups. I try to find healthier recipes for my favorites.
What is your favorite type of winter exercise? Hiking
Would you rather build a snowman, shovel snow, or clean the house? build a snow man but I don't mind shoveling occasionally.
Does your self-care routine change in the winter? What do you do differently? I do more yoga, facials and relaxing.
What always cheers you up? Being in the outdoors, sunshine and nature. Talking to my neighbors horses helps too, they're great listeners.
2 fun things about you? I am a garlic farmer in my spare time and I probably have the most extensive spice collection of anyone I know.
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Writing down meal plans helps keep me on track with healthy eating.
Anything else you would like to share? Small steps can lead to big adventures.1 -
What do you like to be called? Sandra
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? Stumbled on it here in MFP
How many 5% Challenges have you completed? None, this is my first one.
What do you like to do for fun? Quilt, play euchre, theatre, travel and be with friends and family.
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. I’m in St. Thomas Ontario Canada. 🇨🇦 known as “The Railway City” and home of Jumbo the elephant.
What are your health/fitness goals for this season? I want to become more physically active. I golf a couple times a week in the summer and have been taking a cart because I don’t have the stamina to walk the course. My goal is to be able to walk 9 holes when the season opens in April and work my way into 18 holes before the season is over.
How would your pet or friend describe you? I am very transparent and I always try and find the good in people and situations. I’ve been told I’m a very optimistic person.
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. A quilt that I struggled with for a year. Last month I was determined to finish it. I did and was very happy with it in the end.
What is your favorite TV show? Survivor
Do you like Winter? Why or why not? Not really. I find winters where I live are very gloomy. We don’t get much snow but it’s damp. When we do get snow it doesn’t stay long.
What are your favorite winter activities? None 😊
What are your favorite winter comfort foods? Have you modified it to make it healthier? I make an oven stew which I really enjoy as well as a real hearty soup.
What is your favorite type of winter exercise? I’m not a fan of exercise but this fall I joined a beginners pickleball class once a week for 2 hrs which I’m really enjoying.
Would you rather build a snowman, shovel snow, or clean the house? Clean house.
Does your self-care routine change in the winter? What do you do differently? Not really.
What always cheers you up? My grandkids.
2 fun things about you? My husband says I don’t think inside a box because I don’t know there is a box.😊 I have a very creative mind.
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Not really
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Hello everyone, I am really excited to join the 2025 5% Winter Challenge. I am a new member on MFP and this is my first challenge.
What do you like to be called? Kapre
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? MFP discussions group
How many 5% Challenges have you completed? None
What do you like to do for fun? Gardening, doodling/coloring, YouTube learning, planning, reading (finding a book that sticks is hard though)
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. I live in West Lafayette, Indiana on Purdue University campus. This is a very student-friendly town and I love it here, but I miss the abundant restaurants and weekend activities that cities have.
What are your health/fitness goals for this season? To be more active, build strength, lose some weight and enjoy the healthy lifestyle.
How would your pet or friend describe you? Introverted, cheerful, optimistic.
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. Solved a 3x3 Rubik's cube!
What is your favorite TV show? Recent favorite - Gilmore girls.
Do you like Winter? Why or why not? I did not like winter for a long time, but I am starting to like it since last year. I took the Zephyr Amtrak train last Christmas and fell in love with the Colorado winter - absolutely breathtaking! I wish Indiana had some mountains
What are your favorite winter activities? Nothing outdoors really. I like long drives through beautiful terrains, and seeing Christmas decorations. But I am still learning to stay active and cheerful in Jan-Feb.
What are your favorite winter comfort foods? Have you modified it to make it healthier? I like a cup of hot coffee, chai, and any vegetable soup.
What is your favorite type of winter exercise? Nothing yet.
Would you rather build a snowman, shovel snow, or clean the house? Clean the house.
Does your self-care routine change in the winter? What do you do differently? Moisturize (hate it though).
What always cheers you up? Many things - music, good food, fun w. friends and family, gardens, mountains and forests!
2 fun things about you? I love commuting in not-very-crowded trains and buses. Staring out the window from a moving vehicle makes me philosophical. I can get obsessed with planning and organization.
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Focus on addition (vegetables, fiber etc.) instead of elimination. I tell myself to eat healthy foods first and then eat whatever I want. I end up eating less unhealthy foods and even if it doesn't help in calorie restriction, my cravings decrease, and I feel more energized.
Anything else you would like to share? I wish you all the very best for your journey and hope we all succeed!0 -
What do you like to be called? Ronnie
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? Searched through MFP
How many 5% Challenges have you completed? 3 + 2 IBC
What do you like to do for fun? Go dancing, to concerts, hang out with friends and family, go for walks, social events.
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. Denver Metro area, Colorado
Do you have a pet? 2 dogs, Bella (2.5 yo obnoxious girl) and Buddy (10 yo calm old man)
What are your health/fitness goals for this season? To restart my exercise routine and lose another 8-10 lbs to keep my A1C and cholesterol in check.
How would your pet or friend describe you? Crazy lady who feeds us well
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. Laundry?
What is your favorite TV show? The Voice
Do you like Winter? Why or why not? No. I don’t like the cold and ice.
What are your favorite winter activities? Cooking
What are your favorite winter comfort foods? Have you modified it to make it healthier? Lasagna soup
and green chile; I use the healthier version of the recipes from Skinnytaste.com for these dishes.
What is your favorite type of winter exercise? Rowing machine and walking
Would you rather build a snowman, shovel snow, or clean the house? None of the above 😊
Does your self-care routine change in the winter? What do you do differently? I work out indoors instead of outside; I have to give up my swimming in the winter.
What always cheers you up? My grandchildren
2 fun things about you? I love to go dancing. My husband and I were married at a nudist club in the Rocky Mountain foothills on 9/16/2006.
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Healthy eating and one must include exercise – it works; slowly, but it does work.
Anything else you would like to share? Green chile is my favorite food!
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