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My name is Zandra, and I am losing weight while also hitting a lot of things in my bucket list. As a child I used to love to run, but I was discouraged from doing so by my elementary coach because he though I was too fat to run track despite me being able to beat all of his best runners. A person with common sense would have got me involved on the team and supported my love of the sport while encouraging me excel with the great side-effect being me getting down to a healthy weight. But meh, prejudice is an ugly thing. So I stopped. I got so sick of hearing that although I was truly excellent at a sport but was too fat. Well, now I'm well-grown and want to get back in touch with that little girl inside of me who makes me dream of running 5K's for charity. So here I am, along with the program Black Girls Run ready to prepare for my first 5K on my birthday weekend in Feb. I may have a janky knee and I honestly may look like a fat Thanksgiving turkey trotting along, but I will be living the dream and will be the happiest and fiercest person there. Even better, I will have friends running with me and my family volunteering so they can cheer me on.
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Hi everyone. My name's Jen. I am 28yo and am a mum to my beautiful 9 month old daughter. I love to exercise and really enjoy walking, especially with my little girl. I am currently at the lowest weight I've been since I was about 13. I would love to lose a few more pounds but know I dont have to as I am within my healthy bmi. So my main goal is to not gain weight and inrease my fitness.
I currently weigh 130 pounds and am 5ft 5 and a half tall.
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Hi all i'm Laura a 25year old (26 this month woop) SAHM to a 1 year old and i'm an army wife with a currently deployed husband. I try to do 10,000 steps a day which is roughly 5 miles but i don't always succeed so i'm going to try get moving with that i'm 187lbs now and been gaining and losing the same 1lb for the past month so want my weight to move downwards oh and i'm only 5ft 4 so ideally want to be 120lbs give or take
Hope i remember to come onto the computer daily to talk on here :flowerforyou:0 -
Hello all.my name is lucy. im 42. and about 30kg overweight. Im looking forward to chatting to you all and committing to this challenge.
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Hello, my name is Megan. I am 27 and have a four year old daughter. I have been serving in the military for the past 7 years and currently struggling with my weight and weigh ins. I need to start changing my lifestyle if I want to stay in. Its not fair struggling at the last minute every 6 months for weigh ins. I would love to lose 20-30 pounds and be able to maintain it. I think Christmas is a great time frame and try to look good for the new year. I am excited for the 30 day challenge. Looking forward to it! Good luck everybody!0
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Hi I'm queene (my nickname because my daughter still truly believes she's a princess at age 28! and every princess should have a mother who needs to "outrank" her, right? :laugh: ). I'm 52 and lost about 25 pounds so far (have about 50 to go)- it took me about 9 months to lose that amount- slow and steady. I spent the summer maintaining my 25 pound loss to learn how to "live" in this new lighter body before I tackle the next 25 pounds. I've been thinking it is time to start "loss" mode again and here's this lovely challenge starting on Monday- perfect timing. I love to walk!
Zandra- my husband was the same way in school- big but great at sports- but he had great coaches who encouraged him- he would surprise every one at track meets by sneaking in and taking the prize when no expected it of this big guy- he even ran and won hurdles! I didn't know him then, but it still makes me laugh to think about their surprised faces!!! He has such great confidence as a result. He's still "big" but he's the best at everything he does in my book. Sounds like someone along the way helped you find your great confidence too and there is NO WAY you are looking like a fat Thanksgiving turkey trotting along! You are an inspiration0 -
Hello everyone! I'm 19 years old. When I was a senior in High School I was 145 and very upset at my weight because I'm only 5'2 and everything just goes straight to my love handles, so before prom I did P90X and joined a swimming class and tried eating a little healthier, in one month I lost 6 pounds. My dream weight would be anywhere around 120-130, I don't care so much on the number, just the way I feel and look. I remember not having such big love handles when I was around that weight so that's why its my goal.
Eventually I just stopped working out because I was satisfied where I was and I slowly gained it back, took me a while to realize I did. Before I knew it I was a freshman in college and I weighed 160. Freshman 15 really hit me hard. I've been working out again changing it up every week doing Zumba, P90X and Insanity. I'm now currently 155, I just want to stick to something so I can really see the changes in my body, so I'm sure my dog is going to be really happy when I take him walking lol.
OH! My name is Julie.0 -
Hello everyone I just started back up on MFP this week ready to go full steam after I realized nothing fits me, and buying clothes I dont like with money I dont want to spend isnt going to help me reach my goals either. Looking to lose5 pounds by the end of the month..0
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Hey y'all! I'm 47 yrs old married mom of 2 boys. I am so excited about this challenge! It's definitely something I can do! Let's do it!!!0
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Howdy. I'm Alyssa. I'm 26, married, starting a business. I started gaining weight after puberty, but managed to keep a handle on it until my early 20s when I shot up about 40 pounds over the course of a year and ended up around 180. Then it crept up a little more until I hit 199 last April and went "Uhm, no. I'm NOT hitting 200!" So far, I haven't! I have lost/gained/lost a little bit over the past 18 months, but I'm not on a "losing" streak again. I'm at 189.6 now. I would love to be at 180 when we finish out this challenge. I would also love to hit 100 miles instead of 60, but I am not comfortable committing to that. lol
I hope you all are having a great weekend so we can all kick butt starting Monday. :-)0 -
Hi, I'm Allie! I'm 28 and a work-at-home mom. I have a treadmill that I love and I've been meaning to get back into walking. This challenge couldn't be timed more perfectly!
Honestly, I'm just going to say I'd like to lose 5 pounds for this because my goal for this challenge isn't scale-related. I just want to see results performance-wise. A couple months ago I could barely walk a half-mile on the treadmill so I'm eager to push myself to 60 miles in 30 days, if for no other reason than just for my own personal bragging rights, haha.
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Hi I'm Tanya, I just joined this site and I'm really excited about this challenge. My only exercising right now is walking but I 'm pretty sporadic with it (2 to 3 times/wk). I'm looking forward to challenging myself to get it in everyday. I really want to be down 20lbs by the end of the year. Good luck to everyone and Zandra you better go girl!0
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Hello, I started my 30 day challenge today 10/13. Iwalked 4miles.0
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My name is Jeanne, I am 60 yrs old and I believe this challenge is just right for me!
I am hoping to gain better health and weight changes and inch loss!, lots of inches
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I am a 44 year old teacher and mother of 4. My current weight is 177 and I hope to weigh 170 lbs by the end of the challenge.0
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Hi! I'm two days late from the start, but I don't think 4 miles will be hard to catch up on I'm 29 and I'm here as part of my attempt to weigh under 200 by my 30th birthday! I have about 11 and a half months (October 1st, 2014) and 95 pounds to get to 199! I don't think losing about 8 pounds a month is impossible - so, here's to beginning the journey! 0
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Good Evening Fellow Challengers!!! :flowerforyou: Sorry I am late. I am a full time college student, which is the reason for my delayed intro; MIDTERMS! :grumble: ... Anywho I'm 23 & would like to lose about 70 lbs & look & feel great for my graduation in May. I LOVE WALKING so I'm OOBER excited about this challenge!
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My name is Jill, I am 26 years old. I joined mfp about 3 months ago, since then I have lost 23lbs. I walk everyday & I try to jog 6 days a week. I know I'm a little late joining this challenge but I wanted to join coz my walking goal every day is at least two miles. I thought it would be a great way to stay motivated.
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