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Age: 52
Gender: female
Married? yes
Kids? 3
Goal weight: 135
Current weight: 155
Height: 5'3
Favorite exercise: Zumba
Least favorite exercise: biking
Pets? 5 dogs, 3cats, 2horses, 1mini donkey, 6 chickens. Not all inside!
Calorie goal: 1200
Special dietary needs: none
How often do you work out? 4/5 times a week
Current program you're using: treadmill/elliptical
Best workout song: Mandisa- Good Morning
Worst workout song: none
In the gym or at home: Gym
Outdoors or indoors: weather permits, outdoors
State you live in: Mississippi
Fastest mile: Not sure
Heaviest lift: Not sure
Favorite healthy food: Sushi
Favorite naughty food: fries0 -
Age: 28
Gender: female
Married? Engaged
Kids? No
Goal weight: 55ish kg
Height: 164cm
Favourite exercise: yoga, bush walking, weight training, cycling
Least favourite: reverse lunges, elliptical
Pets: 1 pug 1 ferret
Calorie goal: 1200 + exercise calories
Special dietary needs: vegan and gluten intolerant
How often do you work out? 6 days a week
Current program you're using: calorie counting and a routine at my gym customised by a personal trainer plus yoga and Pilates classes
Best work out song: Hole - Plump
Worst work out song: anything by one direction
Gym or home? Gym and walking tracks in the bush
Outdoors or indoors? Both
State you live in? Victoria ( Australia)
Fastest mile: I have no Idea I don't time myself
Heaviest lift: I've only just started weight training, it's only been a month, I usually use 4kg
Favourite healthy food: berries, melon, avocado, celery
Favourite naughty food: cheesy savoury vegan pancake, Masala Munch, vegan carrot cake0 -
Age: 19(20 in summer)
Gender: Female i think
Married? no
Kids? no except for kittens
Goal weight: 115
Current weight: 130
Height: 5'1
Favorite exercise: crunches/any ab ones
Least favorite exercise: running/push ups
Pets? 2 kittens and a ferret and some fishies
Calorie goal: 1250?
Special dietary needs: extra water because i have no large intestine
How often do you work out? not as much as i should
Current program you're using: insanity
Best workout song: haha foreign techno
Worst workout song: anything slow no beats
In the gym or at home: either but im usually at home
Outdoors or indoors: indoors
State you live in: shhh;D
Fastest mile: haha on my bike???
Heaviest lift: 125
Favorite healthy food: chef salad or veggie soup
Favorite naughty food: loads and loads of melted cheese on anything...0 -
Age: 41
Gender: Female
Married? Yes
Kids? 2 step-children (all grown up now)
Goal weight: 125 lbs
Current weight: 135 lbs
Height: 5ft 4
Favorite exercise: swimming (but I don't do it!)
Least favorite exercise: running
Pets? one dog
Calorie goal: 1500
Special dietary needs: none
How often do you work out? 2/3 times a week ideally
Current program you're using: Davina Intense and just joined a Pilates group
Best workout song: don't have one
Worst workout song: don't have one
In the gym or at home: at home
Outdoors or indoors: indoors
State you live in: UK Wiltshire
Fastest mile: 10 mins
Heaviest lift: don't know
Favorite healthy food: lean meat
Favorite naughty food: haribo0 -
Age: 27
Gender: female
Married? No
Kids? No
Goal weight: 55kg
Current weight: 77kg
Height: 168
Favorite exercise: weights
Least favorite exercise: Crosstrainer
Pets? Dog ....we love walking together :P
Calorie goal: 1550 (currently)
Special dietary needs: None
How often do you work out? 4 times a week at gym and walking the dog once a day
Current program you're using: Just what my PT set up for me at the gym
Best workout song: Slam : Pendulum
Worst workout song: any thing with a slow tempo
In the gym or at home: Gym or walking along the beach with the dog
Outdoors or indoors: Outside/Inside
State you live in: Brisbane
Fastest mile: Ummmmm I should really find that out!
Heaviest lift: 17KG (I'm only 2 weeks in atm)
Favorite healthy food: Blueberries!
Favorite naughty food: Pizza0 -
Age: 26
Gender: female
Married? no living together
Kids? one 2 1/2 year old girl
Goal weight: 140
Current weight: 176
Height: 5ft3
Favorite exercise: crosstrainer altho i dont use it very often and walking
Least favorite exercise: rowing machine and skipping
Pets? none
Calorie goal: 1400 atm
Special dietary needs: none
How often do you work out? every day
Current program you're using: none
Best workout song: any upbeat music
Worst workout song: none
In the gym or at home: at home
Outdoors or indoors: both
State you live in: UK derbyshire
Fastest mile: unknown
Heaviest lift: unknown
Favorite healthy food: grapes
Favorite naughty food: chocolate0 -
Age: 37
Gender: male
Married? happily
Kids? 2
Goal weight: goal reached and maintain (175-188)
Current weight: 185
Height: 6'0"
Favorite exercise: anything
Least favorite exercise: nothing
Pets? nope
Calorie goal: 1800-2200
Special dietary needs: none
How often do you work out? almost everyday (avg 6 days a week)
Current program you're using: hybrid P90X 1&2, Free Weights, Boxing
Best workout song: too many to choose
Worst workout song: none
In the gym or at home: both
Outdoors or indoors: either
State you live in: now that's TMI ;-) (DC/MD)
Fastest mile: 6 minutes
Heaviest lift: 315lbs Bench, 625lbs Leg Press, 390lb Squats
Favorite healthy food: any green leafy veg and grilled fish
Favorite naughty food: Pizza and wings0 -
Age: 32
Gender: F
Married? No!
Kids? No!
Goal weight: 110
Current weight: 154
Height: 5'2"
Favorite exercise: Dancing
Least favorite exercise: Anything upper body
Pets? No
Calorie goal: Usually 1,250
Special dietary needs: None, but like to be vegetarian
How often do you work out? Now 5-6days/ wk
Current program you're using: Currently doing Insanity
Best workout song: Anything!
Worst workout song: There's bad ones?
In the gym or at home: At home
Outdoors or indoors: Indoors
State you live in: CA / OR
Fastest mile: I don't run
Heaviest lift: ?
Favorite healthy food: I make good broccoli/ spinach/ zucchini
Favorite naughty food: If I could, I'd eat a pound of cheese every day0 -
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Married? nope
Kids? none that i know of
Goal weight: 170
Current weight: 218
Height: 5'7
Favorite exercise: pushups
Least favorite exercise: pull ups just because i cant do them
Pets? 1 dog
Calorie goal: 1860
Special dietary needs: none
How often do you work out? 6 days a week for 1.5-2 hours
Current program you're using: insanity, swimming, my own weight regiment
Best workout song: Call to Arms-Manowar
Worst workout song: anything that is not metal
In the gym or at home: both
Outdoors or indoors: both
State you live in: Iowa
Fastest mile: 12:49 1.5 miles
Heaviest lift: squat 35
Favorite healthy food: pita and hummus
Favorite naughty food: peanut m&m's0 -
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Married? yes
Kids? 2
Goal weight: 140
Current weight: 166
Height: 5'4"
Favorite exercise: tennis
Least favorite exercise: weight training
Pets? dog
Calorie goal: 1200
Special dietary needs:
How often do you work out? 4-5 x's a week
Current program you're using:
Best workout song:
Worst workout song:
In the gym or at home: both
Outdoors or indoors: mainly indoors
State you live in: NE
Fastest mile:
Heaviest lift:
Favorite healthy food: roasted veggies, hummus, fresh fish
Favorite naughty food: cookie dough, pizza, ice cream0 -
Age: 28
Gender: MALE
Married? ENGAGED
Kids? NO
Goal weight: 14st
Current weight: 12st
Height: 5ft 10"
Favorite exercise: WEIGHT LIFTING & FOOTBALL
Least favorite exercise: ANYTHING ON A DVD
Pets? DOG CALLED LENNOX
Calorie goal: 2,850
Special dietary needs: N/A
How often do you work out? 3-4 TIMES WEEKLY
Current program you're using: HIGH PROTEIN HIGH CARB
Best workout song: JOURNEY DONT STOP BELIEVING
Worst workout song: ANYTHING BY BRITNEY SPEARS
In the gym or at home: HOME
Outdoors or indoors: INDOORS
State you live in: MERSEYSIDE ENGLAND
Fastest mile:
Heaviest lift:
Favorite healthy food: CHICKEN PASTA
Favorite naughty food: CHIPS, CHIPS,CHIPS
ADD ME PEOPLE I'M NEW TO THIS0 -
I know I look boring with no photo or info, but I assure you, I am DELIGHTFUL and AWESOME.
Age: 37
Gender: F
Married? Not anymore!
Kids? A tweenage girl
Goal weight: Over 125, under 160. More interested in fitness.
Current weight: 240
Height: 5'5
Favorite exercise: Dancing.
Least favorite exercise: Things that hurt. Push ups hurt.
Pets? Four cats and a pug (laziness may run in the household)
Calorie goal: 1600 or so.
Special dietary needs: No needs, but trying to be "clean" (groan)
How often do you work out? Every couple of days, trying to motivate to more often.
Current program you're using: No single specific program. Bits of many.
Best workout song: Songs I like!
Worst workout song: Songs I hate!
In the gym or at home: Home.
Outdoors or indoors: Indoors, where no one can see me.
State you live in: Michigan.
Fastest mile: I walk it at about 20 min. Don't judge
Heaviest lift: I get myself out of bed... uh, every day I get myself out of bed.
Favorite healthy food: Smoothies.
Favorite naughty food: Cheese in general, chocolate on occasion.0 -
Hi all,
hope I will find here friends as it would be easer to loose weight together!!!!
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Married? Yes
Kids? No
Goal weight: 60kg
Current weight:118kg
Height: 1.65cm
Favorite exercise: Walking,swimming,aqfit
Least favorite exercise: running
Pets? Yes-dog Jack Russell
Calorie goal: 1200
Special dietary needs: no
How often do you work out? 2 week
Current program you're using:
Best workout song:
Worst workout song:
In the gym or at home: swimming pool
Outdoors or indoors: indoors
State you live in: Cambridgeshire UK
Fastest mile:
Heaviest lift:
Favorite healthy food: crackers with light cheese
Favorite naughty food: Chinese food take away0 -
I am new too!0
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Hi everyone! I just joined today! I need A LOT of encouragement, I have fallen off the 'healthy' bandwagon so many times and this summer I am determined to feel confident in my bikini once again!
Please add me for mutual support and motivation
Age: 28
Gender: female
Married? no
Kids? no
Goal weight: 145lbs
Current weight: 169lbs
Height: 5'10''
Favorite exercise: walking
Least favorite exercise: running
Pets? 1 dog
Calorie goal: 1200
Special dietary needs: no nuts!
How often do you work out? once a week ... :-/
Current program you're using: none
Best workout song: david guetta - sweat
Worst workout song: sexy & I know it!
In the gym or at home: home
Outdoors or indoors: indoors
State you live in: England :P
Fastest mile: not yet done!
Heaviest lift: dunno!
Favorite healthy food: grilled chicken
Favorite naughty food: chocolate0 -
Age: 33
Gender: F
Married? divorced twice
Kids? 2 boys
Goal weight: 135
Current weight: 209
Height: 5'3
Favorite exercise: none
Least favorite exercise: all
Pets? cats
Calorie goal: 1900
Special dietary needs: type 2 diabetic
How often do you work out? rarely but I am way more active than I've been in years
Current program you're using:
Best workout song: Love music...anything fast
Worst workout song: no music/ or slow music
In the gym or at home: at home
Outdoors or indoors: indoors
State you live in: Idaho
Fastest mile: LOL..walked in 16 min in high school
Heaviest lift: hell idk..been 20 years
Favorite healthy food: stir fry veggies, smoked oysters, mushrooms
Favorite naughty food: chicharones, and chocolate..not together..lol0 -
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Married? Yes
Kids? No
Goal weight: 140
Current weight: 180.9
Height: 5'3
Favorite exercise: Running
Least favorite exercise: YOGA, I am just not that flexible.
Pets? Yes, Brody he is a Corgi.
Calorie goal: 1500 a day
Special dietary needs: Atkins diet, started Feb 1st.
How often do you work out? Not often.
Current program you're using: Nothing besides Atkins and MyFitnessPal
Best workout song: Two Door Cinema -- What You Know
Worst workout song: Anything too slow.
In the gym or at home: HOME
Outdoors or indoors: indoors
State you live in: Texas
Fastest mile: 14 min.
Heaviest lift: unknown
Favorite healthy food: Lean Cusine Pizza.. haha
Favorite naughty food: CHIPS AND SALSA0 -
Age: 23 (for a week and half anyway! )
Gender: Female
Married? Yes!
Kids? Two
Goal weight: 120
Current weight: 180
Height: 5'3"
Favorite exercise: Running
Least favorite exercise: Wall sits!! Ugh!!
Pets? Two cats and two dogs!
Calorie goal: 1200
Special dietary needs: None
How often do you work out? Trying to do 30 mins everyday
Current program you're using: My own personal one
Best workout song: Anything with a great beat
Worst workout song: Rock Lobster. It's such a weird song
In the gym or at home: I prefer the gym, but it's so expensive so at home it is!
Outdoors or indoors: OUT
State you live in: Idaho
Fastest mile: 6:10 in my prime back in the day
Heaviest lift: I don't lift
Favorite healthy food: Strawberries
Favorite naughty food: That darn Little debbie!0 -
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Married? No way
Kids? Nope
Goal weight: 128
Current weight: 135.8
Height: 5'8''
Favorite exercise: Running, Smithmachine Squats
Least favorite exercise: Dumbbell lunges
Pets? Lab mix named Harmony
Calorie goal: 1590 (need to increase it though for the muscle building I'm aiming for)
Special dietary needs: Nada
How often do you work out? 6 times a week, usually an hour and a half a day.
Current program you're using: Muscle group splits with cardio last 3 days. In the process of getting a new one.
Best workout song: Always changes for me! Anything with a good beat.
Worst workout song: Slow songs that come up on shuffle
In the gym or at home: gym for sure
Outdoors or indoors: indoors
State you live in: New york
Fastest mile: 7:58
Heaviest lift: Not very heavy yet
Favorite healthy food: CHICKEN
Favorite naughty food: Chocolate and Red Mango0 -
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Married? No
Kids? No
Goal weight: Pretty much at it
Current weight: 117
Height: 5' 6"
Favorite exercise: Elliptical, I guess..... lol
Least favorite exercise: Running, push ups, sit ups, and pull ups
Pets? 4 cats, 3 dogs
Calorie goal: 1400
Special dietary needs: No
How often do you work out? Mainly the weekends, but I try to make the most of my time during the weekdays as well.
Current program you're using: Mixture of cardio and strength. Focusing on more strength and toning.
Best workout song: Good beats and high energy
Worst workout song: Anything rap (I don't like it) and anything slow....
In the gym or at home: In the gym and at home!
Outdoors or indoors: Both, depends on what there is to do...
State you live in: New Mexico
Fastest mile: ah.... I really have no idea....lol
Heaviest lift: 50 lbs... I think.... (I'm a loser at weights.... I know....)
Favorite healthy food: Brown rice and dried mangoes
Favorite naughty food: chocolate and chips (especially Pringles)0 -
Age: 39
Gender: F
Married? Y
Kids? Y
Goal weight: 165
Current weight: 211
Height: 5'9
Favorite exercise: yoga
Least favorite exercise: treadmill
Pets? Y
Calorie goal: 1620
Special dietary needs:
How often do you work out? 5x week
Current program you're using: yoga, walking and starting 30 day shred tomorrow.
Best workout song:
Worst workout song:
In the gym or at home: home
Outdoors or indoors: both
State you live in: Canada
Fastest mile: wouldn't know
Heaviest lift: ditto
Favorite healthy food: berries
Favorite naughty food: buttered popcorn with m and m's.0 -
Age: 29 for 8 years now
Gender: Female
Married? Not anymore
Kids? Yes
Goal weight: 125
Current weight: 152
Height: 5'2
Favorite exercise: Zumba
Least favorite exercise: Pushups (but I will conquer them)
Pets? 1 dog
Calorie goal: 1330
Special dietary needs: None
How often do you work out? 5-6 days/wk about 40mins to an hour
Current program you're using: Insanity
Best workout song: When lifting, Papa Roach Last Resort, Cardio Bruno Mars Locked Out of Heaven
Worst workout song: ?
In the gym or at home: both
Outdoors or indoors: both
State you live in: DE
Fastest mile: I don't know
Heaviest lift: Don't know that either
Favorite healthy food: Lately I have been loving Mojo Bars, my favorite is the Sweet n Salty Trail Mix
Favorite naughty food: There are naughty foods? Oh, darn.0 -
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Married? Yes
Kids? 2 girls, 1 boy
Goal weight: 126
Current weight: 192
Height: 5'2"
Favorite exercise: horse riding
Least favorite exercise: not found it yet
Pets? Border Collie
Calorie goal: 1400
Special dietary needs: vegetarian
How often do you work out? 6 x week
Current program you're using: c25k and 30 day shred, want to start lifting too
Best workout song: Vaccines - Norgaard
Worst workout song: anything slow
In the gym or at home: home
Outdoors or indoors: both
State you live in: Scotland
Fastest mile: not there yet
Heaviest lift: not there yet
Favorite healthy food: bananas
Favorite naughty food: chocolate0 -
Age: 45
Gender: M
Married? Y
Kids? 2
Goal weight: 220
Current weight: 245
Height: 6'4"
Favorite exercise: Yuengling
Least favorite exercise: Exercise
Pets? Dog
Calorie goal: 1850
Special dietary needs: Beer
How often do you work out? Rarely
Current program you're using: NA
Best workout song: NA
Worst workout song: NA
In the gym or at home:
Outdoors or indoors:
State you live in: TN
Fastest mile:
Heaviest lift:
Favorite healthy food:
Favorite naughty food:0 -
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Married? Yes
Kids? 2, 1 girl 1 boy
Goal weight: 125
Current weight: 145
Height: 5'6"
Favorite exercise:Running
Least favorite exercise: Squats
Pets? None
Calorie goal: 1200
Special dietary needs: None
How often do you work out? 4-5 x week
Current program you're using: 30 Day Shred, Insanity
Best workout song: Anything up-beat
Worst workout song: Anything without a beat
In the gym or at home: Either
Outdoors or indoors: Stuck indoors but would love to be outdoors
State you live in: Utah at the moment
Fastest mile: 6:15
Heaviest lift: Don't know
Favorite healthy food: Apples and Bananas
Favorite naughty food: Chocolate, and sweets0 -
Age: 26
Gender: FEMALE
Married? NO
Kids? NONE OF MY OWN
Goal weight: 115
Current weight: 152
Height: 5"0
Favorite exercise: ZUMBA!
Least favorite exercise: RUNNING/JOGGING
Pets? NONE
Calorie goal: 1500
Special dietary needs: LACTOSE INTOLERANT, ALLERGY TO SOME FRUITS
How often do you work out? 3-5 TIMES WEEKLY
Current program you're using: INSANITY
Best workout song: "LOSE YOURSELF" BY EMINEM TO START IT OFF, SOMETHING LIKE "MAKE A MAN OUT OF YOU" AND ANYTHING BY DON OMAR IN THE MIDDLE FOR MOTIVATION, AND ENDING WITH "HOLDING ON" BY FERRY CORSTEN
Worst workout song: SAPPY LOVE SONG.
In the gym or at home: I MAKE IT WORK WHEREVER I GO!
Outdoors or indoors: INDOORS, I CAN STAY FOCUS AND AM MORE CONTROLLED
State you live in: MINNESOTA
Fastest mile: 9 MINUTES BUT I HAVEN'T TIMED MYSELF FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW
Heaviest lift: MY OWN WEIGHT, IF PULL UPS COUNT
Favorite healthy food: I'VE GOT A BUNCH BUT I LIKE BANANA, OATMEAL, AND TOFU
Favorite naughty food: BEER, LIQUOR, AND BACON
WOOT!!0 -
Haha! I did read some of these so I guess I did have time to lurk just not fill one out.0 -
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Married? Love my single-ness too much
Kids? 1 knuckle head (17yo)
Goal weight: 135
Current weight: 160
Height: 5'7
Favorite exercise: Walking (I have tons of audio books)
Least favorite exercise: Running (even though I used to run marathons)
Pets? 2 cats
Calorie goal: net 1200
Special dietary needs: Need african food
How often do you work out? Everyday
Current program you're using: None
Best workout song: Scream by Usher and On the floor by J-Lo
Worst workout song:
In the gym or at home: Home
Outdoors or indoors: Both
State you live in: DC
Fastest mile:
Heaviest lift:
Favorite healthy food: Spinach
Favorite naughty food: Rice0 -
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Married? No
Kids? No
Goal weight: 140 lbs preferrably (anywhere between 130-150 depending how I feel)
Current weight: 266.5 lbs
Height: 5'5
Favorite exercise: Elliptical and/or Turbokickboxing class.
Least favorite exercise: Treadmill
Pets? no
Calorie goal: MFP Goals
Special dietary needs: No
How often do you work out? I try for 3-7 days a week
Current program you're using: n/a
Best workout song: Girlfriend by Avril Lavigne
Worst workout song: Any song that doesn't have lyrics that I can relate to wanting to change my life or push myself to exercise harder
In the gym or at home: Both
Outdoors or indoors: either
State you live in: California
Fastest mile: idk
Heaviest lift:idk
Favorite healthy food:Broccoli, no, Zucchini, no, eggplant... this is a hard one.
Favorite naughty food: Pasta!0 -
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Married? Yep:)
Kids? Yep
Goal weight: 230lbs
Current weight: 286lbs
Height: 6'
Favorite exercise: Inverse planking...on my Sealy Posturepedic
Least favorite exercise: Burpees
Pets? English Mastiff and English Bulldog
Calorie goal: 1860
Special dietary needs: None (But I do want some Taro from time to time)
How often do you work out? Twice a week.
Current program you're using: Nothing in particular. I've been finding workouts on YouTube and I just ordered JM 30 Day Shred
Best workout song: Anything Dub Step, Reggae, 90's Rap, etc.
Worst workout song: Europe's Final Countdown. Haha
In the gym or at home: Usually at home. I prefer the Gym and used to do it, but I've been slammed at work for at least the last six months, solid.
Outdoors or indoors: Outdoors
State you live in: Hawaii/Utah (split time)
Fastest mile: Dunno
Heaviest lift: 635lbs Squat (It's been a while, though.)
Favorite healthy food: Almost any fish.
Favorite naughty food: Flaming Hot Cheetos.0
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