Hello,

I am Jen 37 years old and my challenge is to burn 16,000 calories this month. I work long days so this will be a real challenge. Usually when I get home from work I head straight to bed so I am going to have to start waking up ealier and tring to sneak a walk break throughout the day. Hopefully joining this challenge will motivate me and kick start my weight loss. I would like to not look scary when I wear my swimsuit this summer.

Hi....I'm Kat from the UK and I love the sound of this group.

I'm in 2 other groups..one that focuses on distance and one that focuses on weight loss so this group will go well with those and will hopefully inspire me to work hard to burn off all the calories that I can't stop eating!!

I have a lot of weight to lose and at the rate I am losing it I will be on MFP until I am 124 years old unless I do better!

I have a knee injury too which sometimes means I have to rest but if it can take it I'm aiming for 16000 for the month.

Feel free to add me as a friend if you are an active and supportive friend and I will do my best to do the same.

Looking forward to this.

Kat :drinker:

Hi guys

after getting my FT4 and realising I'm not burning as many cals as I thought...I'm reducing my cal goal for May to 10,000

looking fwd to this challenge

Hi Everyone!
I just joined, want to be more accountable for my workouts.I'm 47and want to a better example for my kids and granddaughter. Want to be able to keep up with my granddaughter(3) and nephew (2). Not sure what my goals are, have to start somewhere. Just get moving. Hoping to get inspired a bit from this group.

Excited about the challenge! I think this is a great idea

Hello All,
My name is April - AKA alotalove4u,
Well I am excited about joining this group, I was looking for a challenge that will motivate me and where I have to check in to be held accountable. And since I am the queen of "I'LL START MONDAY", This just seems perfect to me.. Lets all get ready and make this month really count.. My calorie goal for the month is ( DA DA DA drum - roll please) ..... 10.000 calories burned!!!!
Thanks God Bless!!

Hi, my name is Kimberly. I'm 39 and a single mom. I work full-time and go to school part-time. At my biggest I weighed about 430 lbs. Yes, 430. I'm now down to 358...32 of those pounds I have lost this year and MFP has totally been a blessing to help me with that. Also, my membership to the Y which I've had for a while but haven't utilized it much until the first of this year. When I first starting exercising in January...I couldn't even walk....not for exercise and barely for the necessary treks to the car, bathroom, store, etc. I started with swimming. I remember the first day at the pool...it took me forever to do a lap and I only did six in about twenty minutes. I started with a goal of three times per week...I was sick a lot so I missed the mark but I was continuing to go when I felt I could. I started at about 2,500 calories per day (that was nothing compared to before). I slowly increased my swim sessions by time and by frequency, until I was swimming for one hour, three times per week. In February, I decided that to stay motivated I would need to switch things up. I took a chunk of my tax refund and bought a personal training package at the Y. Yes, it's expensive but I felt like it was worth it. I schedule sessions to start in March with a personal trainer meeting three times per week. On April 13th I walked in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Walk, three miles. I did it! Now, I work out almost every day and sometimes up to and hour and a half. I've signed up for a The Biggest Loser 5K in DC for July. I'm now eating 1,900 calories per day (six months ago I was eating about three times that much). I've lost at least 12 inches off my waist. There are people that recently, did not recognize me. I'm excited about this challenge because it was already something that I had decided to do when I got my Polar HRM this weekend, especially since things have slowed down a bit. Good luck, everyone!

Hi! I'm Jana, the dinosaur of the group, I'm sure, at age 53 going on 18. :laugh: I'm a syndicated (family humour) columnist, freelance writer, and author of 2 books. Moved to Canada from Ohio in the late 1990's to marry my Canuck. I have three kids, ages 24, 21, and 13. (Yes, the last one was a midlife "oops" baby....went to the doc and said, "Doc, I think we need to talk estrogen. No period for 3 mos." She replied, "Jana, I think we need to talk prenatal vitamins instead!" WHAAAAA? :laugh:)

I've been on MFP since Sept. 2012 and have lost 45 pounds. If *I* can do this at MY age, ANYone can!! :glasses:

I have two really bad/damaged/messed up knees, so exercise is whatever I can do without pain. I'm sure I won't "win" this challenge (is this a competition?)....but I'll be happy just to find encouragement from the "groupies" here! :drinker:

Hi, I'm Christina and I am 25 years old. I am a kindergarten teacher and a grad school student. I love school and I love to learn. My babies help me stay on track! They are constantly telling me to stay away from the junk food. Hahaha. I am a newly wed and I am so lucky to have my husband as he supports me in every thing I do. He is encouraging me to loose weight. He is dieting and exercising with me! Since January I have lost 33 pounds. I'm ready to do more! I am hoping to burn 4,500 calories a week! (Eek I hope I didn't set that to high). Excited I be a member of this group! Hopefully it will help encourage me to not miss any days at the gym!