😊💐I am constantly amazed by my success!! TY 2025 Spring 5% Community Challenge Team!

Dianedoessmiles1

Yesterday (March 8th) I finished a challenge so close to my heart the 2025 Winter 5% Community Challenge team!! WHY is this so close to my heart?

I've been able to go from 288 lbs to 175 lbs over my years with the 5% Seasonal challenges, and maintain for 7 years this weight around the 175 mark (From 163 to 180 but no higher and not often there) The hardest part of weight loss is not only losing the weight, but KEEPING IT OFF!!

My body has decided it would not feel well, it's been 3 years of this, finally they realized its my heart and an illness that will continue to affect not only my heart, but also kidneys and brain. I know in my heart if I throw in the towel something I had thought I WOULD do at this stage, will only make me worse in the end, and an earlier death. I thought I was okay with that, but the more my body starts to fight (THANKS to the 5% Challenge!) to feel better, the more I WANT THAT!!! The 5% Challenge will be helping us with Health Habits to create success with ALL members!!

I am excited to extend not only my life, but to offer this to you, and MORE!! For me, its to extend my life, for many not only will you achieve this long term, but give pause for a moment, is there something you can not do at this point? That you'd like to do a year from now? DO IT WHILE YOU CAN!!! Three years ago I wanted to do a zip line, I didn't get around to it, now I simply can't. My bones will not handle it under any situation. PLEASE DO NOT MAKE this same mistake, I thought "Oh I can do it next year." But, we never know.

Take that goal and hang it where you'll see it often. HINT also take a picture of yourself now, hang that also where you'll see it. COME AND JOIN US and next year you may be able to take a new picture of yourself doing that goal!! IMAGINE THAT!!

Here's the description of the 2025 Spring 5% Community Challenge team:

🌷🥳🌷You are cordially invited to join the 5% Seasonal Challenge Community to help us celebrate 15 years as a Community! Please join us for 8 weeks of fun as we race to reach our goals and celebrate the victories!🌷🥳🌷

What to do to join you ask? WELL THANK YOU!! We'd LOVE for you to join us, if it's your first time in starting to lose weight WOOHOO WELCOME!! If you've been at this at bit and have some experience, WELCOME ALSO!! How about if you are like me? And have hit your goal and just wish to not gain it back and tweak things more (or maybe you have tweaked them enough) ALSO WELCOME!!

Once you hit the link below be sure you hit the JOIN BUTTON it's under the above team description (IF you can not post on the team please DOUBLE check the JOIN button is no longer showing that means you are a member)

After you hit JOIN please look over this feed (post) This is a MUST

💡💡Start Here - You Must Choose a Team💡💡

EVERYONE MUST HAVE A POST FOR A TEAM CHOICE Please look below for your team. Click on the link and sign up just once. Please do not chat on this topic or on team sign-up. Note - We need to balance tea…

Here's the LINK to the

🌷🥳🌷2025 Spring 5% Challenge Community 🌷🥳🌷

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/147669-2025-spring-5-challenge-community

Sparkuvu

The 5% Challenge keeps me accountable to my team mates and in turn, that keeps me moving forward! If you think that would help you, too---come join us!

Dianedoessmiles1

@Sparkuvu TY TY TY TY!! Its been so much fun having you with us!! GREAT JOB too!!

Ronnie_happy2ranch

@Sparkuvu same here! Working on making the healthy habits reality and permanent! 😉

Ceriusly1

@Dianedoessmiles1 @Sparkuvu @Ronnie_happy2ranch

Love you all! Thank you all for being an outstanding member of our community and for faithfully supporting your teams! Your OALs are excited about the https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/147669-2025-spring-5-challenge-community

Diane, thank you for sharing your story! You inspire us all to strive to thrive!

Retired_Sue

The 5% challenges helped me to lose over 60 lbs 8-9 years ago and have helped me to maintain that loss (with occasional gains that I work to get rid of again) ever since. I'm still working on losing a few pounds, but without the 5% Challenges, I'm not sure how long I would have kept that weight off.
I don't love to exercise, but the 5% Challenges ensure that I stay committed to exercising and I can say that I'm far more fit now than I was 10 years ago when I was too much of a couch potato. Staying active s a key to longer life, and my mom lived to be 100! I'd love to see if I can match that!

If you need something to help you "stay the course" in your weight loss journey; if you want to develop some healthy habits that will help you to get to your goal, then check out the 5% Challenges. It might just be the right fit for you as you travel on your healthy living journey!

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/147669-2025-spring-5-challenge-community

Uptoit59

The 5% challenges have helped me to maintain my weight lose for years and years! Being accountable to my MFP friends and acquaintances makes all the difference for me. Love these challenges and am very grateful that they are available to me!

Dianedoessmiles1

@Ceriusly1 Awww TY TY TY Ceri, your own story is AMAZING If you'd like to also write it up and share it as we have (IF You have the time) it need not be long. Ceri is an Over All Leader who has helped to guide us through many challenges and changes. Her zeal and loving kindness helps us all. Her example spurs us on!
@Ronnie_happy2ranch Dearest Ronnie watching your progress has been so amazing!! Your love of eating well, your knowledge, the way you and @Go_Gal_Grow interact to teach us so much, has been helping many of us along our journey! TY TY TY TY!! Ronnie we'd LOVE for you to write up your story also!! Please tag the 2025 Spring 5% Community Challenge team!!
@Retired_Sue , Oh Sue we go back aways!! Sue is a Challenge Leader of one of the teams. The way she helps to motivate the team and herself is very catchy!! If you happen to end up on her team you'll NEVER regret it!!! Your success is inspiring and how you've been able to keep it off has given many hope! Sue, my dear, would you also please write up your story and share it here also? Please do tag the 2025 Spring 5% Community Challenge team.
@Uptoit59 Your support to the team has meant a lot!!! CONGRATS on your success!! Like you, we are also grateful the challenge exists and is OPEN TO OTHERS!! We'd LOVE to read your story also!! Could you also write your own story up and share it under the success stories? It need not be long, it's up to you. You are also inspiring!! Please do tag the 2025 Spring 5% Community Challenge team.

MFP members this is an amazing challenge (Group/Team) with hoping you'll join us and write your very own success story!!!

deskjockey925

Congratulations Diane 🎉 Your story is inspiring !!

Dianedoessmiles1

@deskjockey925 Awww TY TY TY Diane, yours is also!! If you'd like to write up your success story please let me know!! I'd LOVE to read it!! And if you can let others know about the SPRING 5% Challenge WOOHOO!!! TY TY TY Diane for being with us!! @deskjockey925 is also one of our lovely leaders on a team within the Seasonal 5% Challenges!! TY TY TY TY for helping us out so much!

hicim705

@Dianedoessmiles1

Love your story! Thank you for sharing!!

The 2025 Winter 5% Challenge helped me to finally get back to basics and to finally have my weight going in the 'right' direction. For the first time in all the time I have been with the Challenges (since 2010), I lost more than 5% of my weight and that loss has excited me enough to keep going and to work toward reaching my goal.

Season to season, I look forward to the 5% Challenges. They are my constant; a comfortable place for me to come and connect with like-minded friends. Recently, the 5% Challenges have moved to a more 'Healthy Habits' based format and we, the Overall Leaders, try to research things that we hope will positively impact YOUR 'Healthy Habits' journey.

Once again, thank you for sharing. . .

SweetPeasMom55

This challenge helped me immensely. I lost the 5% and have friends I can chat with about life. Had I not been chatting I probably would have gained weight. This group is like the Ultimate accountability challenge back in 2015. If you were part of them or would like to join a community that cares this is the group for you.

Dianedoessmiles1

@hicim705 you have helped me in SO MANY WAYS!!! This Winter challenge watching you, being a part of your journey has been very inspiring!! AND LOOK at where it is leading us for the 2025 Spring 5% Community Challenge team!! WOW!! The Healthy habit list is amazing!! Getting back to basics because you helped so show us this was the WAY TO GO!! TY TY TY TY
@SweetPeasMom55 What an HONOR to have you back with us and to watch your success also!! WOW!! Life has not been easy for you (She's a caregiver for both her parents who are together) it is NOT easy, but she's right!! On this group/challenge/team we do support each other. You all know the nights you want to eat and eat and eat because of being upset? Sue that would of certainly of been easier, but!! You chatted with us, and we with you, you helped us, and we helped you. WOW AND the weight loss numbers built up, but WAY more so the support has helped each of us to grow as people while buying smaller clothes!

DNjoys

Diane has been through so much, yet she demonstrates that even with tremendous obstacles, it can be done. She is a shining light in our 5% Challenge - always cheerful, faithful, encouraging, and caring.

Thanks, @Dianedoessmiles1 for demonstrating how to be successful in the midst of the "hards" of life, by choosing health and positivity and looking for alternatives when your path is blocked.

Ready to choose your hard and move toward your goals? Come join us. We'll start getting on our teams sometime next week.

kittyCarol707

Thanks for your inspirational story, Diane. @Dianedoessmiles1

I love the 5% challenges. They have helped me tremendously and I am looking forward to our spring challenge!

Carol

Dianedoessmiles1

@DNjoys Aww TY TY TY TY!! Your own story is amazing also!!! I used to have a sign I made hanging on my wall for quite a while that said "CHOOSE YOUR HARD!" Indeed no matter what course we decide to take none of them easy, yet some of them are very rewarding as you also well know! TY TY TY!!
@kittyCarol707 TY TY Carol!! So good to see you here with us!!! Ty for your lovely comment and the example you also set!!

The 2025 Spring 5% Community Challenge team will be inviting their teams to start Practice week soon. If you are reading this please come and join us! Click on the link above we'd LOVE to see how you do.

marg750me

The 5% challenges keeps me accountable, helps me to not just go off the wall when things get tough. Here we are all in the same boat getting to or maintaining a new you. We all have slips and here you are not condemned for them instead it's encouragements you get to keep going. I'm happy you can state just about anything that is going on in your life and receive help with it. I’m thankful the challenge is here. Come join us for the Spring challenge especially the Red Hots

Dianedoessmiles1

@marg750me What a great testimony to the 5% Challenge!! I love how accepting of each other where it is we are at, in good times, and the rough ones, how we support each other through them all. TY TY TY for a wonderful testimony!!!