Hi, My name is Sarah. I have been seriously using MFP for 30 days now. I am down 15 lbs so far. I am loving all the movement that I have been getting just by being active!! My usual routine is to get up before my family and go for a walk that is a minimum of an hour. In the middle of the walk then I start up C25k and go through the 28.30 minute walk/jog. I just got back from vaca where I was unable to to get up and do my morning walks. We went camping and have 5 year old twin so waking them up that early would have made extremely long days!!! It has been really hard to get back in the swing of my regular exercising but I am fighting to get there. I hope that this challenge can really get me trained to exercise every day!! I love that it starts on July 1st, which is my birthday!! So this is going to be the ultimate birthday present to myself, getting on a regular exercise regiment!!! It is great to meet all of you and I look forward to checking with with you all every evening!!!

Hello Everyone. I'm ready to start this challenge. The accountability and transparency is exactly what I am looking for. I follow a paleo lifestyle and will also be doing a Whole 30 during the month of July. Good luck, all!

Juliste

Hello everybody, I just joined myfitnesspal and this challenge feels like a great way to get started. Looking forward to all of our progress!

Hi everyone, I just joined MyFitnessPal. My name is Jeanny and I'm 21. A few days ago, I decided to start exercising to get a better cardio because both my grandmother and my mother have heart conditions. It won't be too sad to lose a few pounds while I'm at it.

Hey everybody! I have been on MFP since September 2012, although I took a bit of a break during spring. I have been back at it for a month or so now and have seen amazing progress. I think taking some time to maintain was a great decision while I was working on my BFA thesis and then taking a long vacation in Vegas and California. Now that I've graduated, I'm moving to LA at the end of July, so I think this is the perfect challenge for me! I only have a few more pounds to lose, not sure where I will land.

Other than that, I live in Florida right now and I just graduated from UF. I am a vegan of 2.5 years, artist/photographer, life-long writer, nutrition buff, foodie, and home cook. Former dancer and vocalist. Aspiring amateur bartender and restaurant/bar critic. Regular gamer and fantasy fiction addict. Runner, hiker, urban cyclist, yogi, and lover of free weights. Aaaand... whiskey. All things whiskey. lol

Looking forward to the group!

June 29, 2013 5:36 am
Hello everybody, I just joined myfitnesspal my name is Meshael, I am 31 yers old, this challenge feels like a great way to get started. Looking forward to all of our progress!

Hi everyone! I am a newlywed and I have been putting on more weight and I didn't realize how much until I seen a group photo with me in it! So I need help with consistency and self control, to get fit and healthy. I am excited about this challenge, this is what I believe I need to help me. I started my weight loss journey on this pass Wednesday, with the accountability I believe this will help me stay motivated as I strive to make it to the end.


Friend request are welcome for support. :-)

Hello Everyone, my name Is Graham, and I love a challenge. I am looking to lose 40 pounds or so, and this seems like a great place to keep myself accountable.

Hello! My name is Marni and I'm a 30 year old nurse and graduate student. I've been very very slowly losing weight and getting in shape over the past 5-6 years (with many ups and down) through subtle lifestyle changes and want to commit to slimming down another 15lbs in an official way.

I'm watching both calories and carbs while exercise is primarily running/jogging and yoga. I eat as little processed/pre-packaged food as possible and am always looking for recipes that incorporate more veggies into my diet.

Hello, I am Jennifer. I am 41, single mother of an active 7yr old son who is helping me on my weight loss journey. I am also a full-time college student majoring in Elementary Education. I will be student teaching in the fall, and have a lot of clothes that are perfect for this, but I can not fit into them. This challenge sounds perfect for me. Tracking my food daily, and staying within the limits are not a real problem. Exercising every day is going to be my greatest challenge, but knowing I will get kicked out will really help motivate me! I am looking forward to meeting this challenge and seeing the weight loss results on July 31st as a result of this challenge. Good luck everybody! We are in this together, so please do not ever feel like you are alone. Friend request me if you want and we will encourage each other. I have found blogging and just moving around on this site is very helpful in reducing my eating. When I want to eat but am not hungry I get on here. Started on here Thursday, but it is real similiar to Weight Watchers, which I had success with. Look forward to sharing the victory with y'all July 31st! We CAN do this!

Hey everyone, I'm Jessica. I'm 26 and 5' 8" with quite a lot still to lose. I'm a desk-jockey nine-to-fiver with a husband and I'm in the middle of remodeling/renovating just about my entire house.

I'm currently one of the last members standing in the June challenge... Here's to making it through Sunday!

Hola everybody ,
I am Nala , 18years old .. Trying to get fitter for college

Hi! I'm Shana. I travel A LOT so I need something to keep me honest about staying on top of MFP. This month is going to kick my butt!

I'm Mary Lee. I just participated in the 20 a day challenge for May and again for June. I'm not losing a lot of weight but because we were required to exercise at least 20 minutes a day i've been more consistent with exercise than I ever have been in my life. My husband and I walk on avg at least 4 k a day. I am feeling a difference in my clothes.
I look forward to being accountable.

Signing up.

Hello.

Hey guys im new and hope to be with you all in this group at the end of July!!!!! My Name Is MJ and am really looking forward to doing this as a group and to meet new friends on there weight loss journey.

I just joined MFP today. I am motivated by rules, so I thought this challenge would be a good way for me to kick start my program.

Hi Everyone I'm Gail and thought the strict rules would hold me accountable. I am trying to be more consistent in logging my food diary and getting my workouts in . Thank you for starting this group and putting the work into it, Good luck to everyone!!

I screwed up about half way through last month, but was honestly happy I made it that long. I found the challenge really helped me stay on track, and I was really bummed to report I was out. These past two weeks I have stopped exercising consistently and eating the budgeted calories..I really needed the challenge to stay on track! I'm excited to be back!

Hello, I'm just getting back into the habit of using Myfitnesspal after giving it up during the final months of university. I managed to go from 143lb last August, to 120lb by March this year, by using the site. Most of the time I stuck to 1200 calories.

Now I'm at 121.6lb (and was at 124lb after exams, recently) so I'd like to lose a few pounds. Not too much, maybe get down to 115lb and build some muscle. Really I just want to be healthier, since my diet was just junk food during exams and I no longer do ANY exercise. I might up my calorie goals to 1400 or 1500, just to be more realistic about things.

I'm a strict vegan, too.

Hi! I'm Kathy. I'm the mother of 5 kiddos and live in Nashville TN. I am an elementary school bookkeeper. I've been using MFP since June 1. Today was my 30 days in a row sign in!!! I'm excited to join this challenge to continue with the new habits I'm beginning to have some consistency with for the first time in a very long time. Here goes!!!!

hi caradae`and everyone else, Margie here from oz land, 58 years young. june I did every day and kept up my exercises and under my calorie count but did not do so good, so look out july!.
My starting weight,,, 196lb.
My goal weight by Christmas 155lb.
Mygoal for july, 180lb

I will be doing the 4.3 which is simular to the 5.2, it is on here if you do a search. I loved this group even though it got small it was great to give support and receive it, I may sound very confident but I struggle very hard, so please be supportive to all and good luck everyone.

Hi Everyone!!!

My name is Bridget and I' from Boston, MA!!!
I am 24 years old and have been a member of MFP for a little over a year. In that time I have lost about 50 pounds. I want to continue my journey as I feel I have about another 40 or so pounds to lose before I can say that I want to maintain a healthy weight. With that being said I have hosted several of the Bathing Suit Ready Challenges and enjoy the competition and motivation that comes from challenges. While this challenge does not provide a whole lot in the way of competition the strict daily logging provides wonderful accountability which is EXACTLY what I need.
Feel free to send me a friend request. I love to share stories and motivational tools with others and the support of MFP is truly a contributing factor to personal success.

Good Luck!!!!