Great idea Christina!

My name is Krista.

I am 35. I am married to Marc - we eloped in 2008 after dating for 8 years and had our honeymoon in Nicaragua. We don't own a TV, cell phone, or i-anything. (part of the reason I love doing DVD workouts with North End Losers!)

I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at age 10 and am on an insulin pump (the thing I wear that looks like "pager" ). I also have Exercise Induced Asthma, so please ignore all my wheasing and terrible breathing sounds when we workout!

I was born in Newfoundland and lived there until I was 12. My family then moved to southern Ontario and I lived in 4 different cities & towns until I moved to Winnipeg in 2003.

I have a full-time job running the Marketing of a company based out of Toronto, but I work from home in Winnipeg with occassional trips to Toronto for work. I have staff in Canada and India, all who work different times across a 20 hour period per day... so I never have a set work schedule and can be working at any point during a 24-hour period (although I try and avoid middle of the night as much as I can now - the older I get the harder I find working at 3am). Marc and I also have a side business which keeps us busy.

Some of my favourite things to do include: Travel (my favourite, favourite, favourite thing to do!!!), reading, volunteering, and pretty much any fitness-related activity except yoga and volleyball. I've also found myself recently having some interest in nutrition, gardening, and cooking (but NOT baking!).

There are all kind of fitness challenges I would love to be able to do at some point in my life, such as:
- Complete a 10k in under 1 hour (1:09 is my current best time)
- Complete a Olympic/Long Duathlon in 3 hours (I've done this event once and it took me over 4 hours)
- Walk 60k in one day (tried this once but only got to about 52k)
- Walk across Iceleand
- Cycle across multiple countries (like in Europe) or one big country (like Canada or the USA)
- Run a 1/2 marathon (I might consider a marathon depending on how this process went)
- 8 unassisted chin-ups in a row (on a good day, I can do 1 now... j-u-s-t)
- 5 unassisted pull-ups in a row (I can't do any of these right now)
- Squats with 250+ lbs on my back (I can do about 115 lbs now unassisted)
- Leg press more than the average guy - so, maybe 600+ lbs? (I can do about 250 lbs now - maybe a bit more)
- Do the "human flag" (I don't even know how to attempt this yet)
- Be much more flexible: Comfortably touch my hands to the floor, head to knees, do the splits, etc. (I can do absolutely none of this now - I'm no where close to attempting any of it)
- 15 elveated push-ups (I can do 12-15 regular push-ups on a good day now)
- 3 minute planks (I can do 1 minute front, and 40 second side planks now)
- 2 minute wall sits with 45lb weight (I can do 45 second wall sits now, no weight)
... and anything else I see someone do which impresses me. There are a lot of really impressive people out there who can do amazing things with their bodies!
(side note: I got a little carried away with this list but after I started it I thought it would be a great place to write down these goals and then in the future I can look back and see where I was today, and maybe what I can/have done in the future!).

I love to eat and am hungry a good portion of most days. That is what I need the most help with, and it is my main reason for joining North End Losers. I often eat well and don't have too much junk or processed foods in my diet - but too much of even good foods is too much. I have terrible willpower. I am 150.5 lbs right now. I have been this weight a couple of times in the last few years (up and down, up and down)... but I can't seem to break that 150 lb barrier. I want this to be it. If I can reduce my body fat and build more muscle, I know I'll have a better chance of being able to accomplish some of those fitness challenges listed above. Working out is hard (asthma, diabetes, I'm naturally a bit of a lazy person)... I don't need extra weight making it even harder . I want to have a healthy body fat % for my age - I have never had that. Finding this group and being introduced to MyFitnessPal has been such a blessing. I appreciate the support and accountability, and I love the social aspect of doing workouts together!

My final goal is to be more appreciative of where I am now, and what I can do now. I often forget that an injury could happen at any moment (have had that happen before), or something in life might change that will require me to divert my attention from fitness. I need to learn to appreciate what I *can* do, and not always be unsatisfied because I'm not doing what I'd *like* to be able to do. There are a lot of people out there who have conditions and situations which mean they will never be able to accomplish some of the fitness goals I've already achieved. I want to appreciate my lot in life, make the most of it, and know that I truly am lucky to be given the body I have.

I'm Krista #2!

I'm 33 years old, and I'm a Winnipegger, born and raised. I grew up in the North End, moved to another area when I was 16, back when I was 21, and then out again when I was 31. I'm divorced, and am the happiest I've ever been. I have a wonderful boyfriend, and we just celebrated our 2 year anniversary yesterday (where I blew my "better choices" with 2 of the most decadent and worth it cupcakes I've ever eaten!). I live in St. Boniface or East Kildonan, depending on if I'm at home or the boyfriend's. We're not ready to take that "move in together" step yet, even though we're together all the time. I'm a hardcore garage saler, love to read, shop, cook, love watching football, travelling, and willing to try just about anything.

I work at the University of Manitoba, in their research office. I love my job! I'm a former funeral director/embalmer, and I left the profession full time about 5 years ago now. Although I'm not in that profession, that education has helped me land the position I currently have. Funny how things work out!

My weight has always been something I've struggled with (grade 8 was the first time this comes to my mind) and only now at 33, am I realizing that most of my issues were a little deeper than "craving food". I've finally learned to accept things, how to get a handle on my emotions and how I react to them.

Other than that, I don't know much more I can tell you about myself! I have a crazy sense of humor, and a fond appreciation of the ridiculous. I like my beer cold, my music loud, and my pyjamas nice and warm, right out of the dryer. :-)

My name is Tara angeline plexman. I have three boy`s and a loving person in my life. We are a very loving family and love are children challenging they are but we love them alot. I have lived in winnipeg all my life as a little girl I was in and out of foster home my sister and I. My dad is past on god rest his soul . My mom is in a nursing home she is active. But to live buy herself would be a challenge so she is in a place where she can get her medication and be looked after buy wonderful people. we are ukrianun german with alittle bit of cree. I have my sister that I see at my mom`s on sunday`s also once a month M and the boy`s go to her place they love to see there cousin seanna. My niece I have two brother`s that live in bc that I do not see the last time I did see my brother troy was at my dad`s funeral very sad. I am happy to talk to him on facebook when he is on. ok I will finish with I am happy to have met all of you and hpoe to stay friend`s with all of you

Hi everyone!

My name is Karen. My friend, Krista #2, invited me out to NEL last week. I hope to make it out every week on Wednesdays.

I'm 33 years old. My boyfriend, David, and I have been together for just over 2 years. We're looking to buy our first house in the fall, which I'm really looking forward to. No kids, but we do have a kitty together. :P

I was born in northern Manitoba, and moved to Winnipeg when I was 20. I haven't lived anywhere else, but I love to travel when I'm able. I just came back from Alabama/Tennessee. My first time there and I had a blast.

I'm an accountant at a public firm. I'm still working on my designation, taking courses part time in the evenings (I'm taking the summer off and it's wonderful). I work a lot of overtime a couple times of the year, which makes it hard to eat right and exercise. It doesn't leave me with a lot of energy at the end of the week.

I don't have any exact numbers hammered out as far as weight loss goes. I have a lot of weight to lose, so I'll keep going until I'm happy. My goal is to be healthy, stronger, and have more energy.

So, that's me. Nice to meet you all.