Hi everyone. I am Jennifer and I live in Austin, Tx, but originally for California. I set my calorie burn goal at 3500, but don't always make it. Now, with a little help from my MFP friends I will reach that goal weekly!

Hi everyone! I am Katie and live in NC. I am 50 but have a dreaded birthday and will be one year older on August 3. I can't even bring myself to type the age yet! Lol! I have been slack the last few weeks and need a kick in the tail to get back on track. Challenges always help me. Lets burn some calories!!!

Hi ! I'm Lisa. I am looking forward to this challenge

My name is Demetria and I am 40 years old. I weigh 209 and would like to see "onderland" sometime soon. So my goal is to lose 25lbs by January 1st. Lately I've been coasting along and losing about .6 lbs a month. Yes, that's less than a pound a month. So, I know something is not right. I'm hoping that this challenge will help reveal where I need to do the most work either diet or exercise. Or do both need to be tweaked.

HI everyone, My name is Lisa and I'm from So Cal, as well. I am 49, have a sedentary job, and gained about 10 lbs while in grad school. I'd like to lose 20, but primarily want to tone up and feel healthy again. Thanks for creating this challenge and for the additional plank challenge! Looking forward to getting and providing support throughout this month .

I made a ticker to track my calories burned.

Hi! I'm Cassie from CA. I am a SAHM to 3 kids. I currently way 159 and my goal is 130, I am 5'6. I am excited about this challenge and to finally shed the back-to-back baby weight. I had a good run losing the weight from jan to may but then slacked off completely! Can't wait to start! Is anyone doing Insanity? I'm starting it today.

Hi, I'm Lesa from Iowa. I lost about 45 pounds on MFP, then my class dropped to 1x/wk, I started getting lazy...and family-size Doritos (entire bag eaten in just TWO SETTINGS..without sharing) and fireballs are my downfall. Gained 22 of those pounds back. I thought I would be to my goal by this summer, but with that setback...

So now I have maybe about 40 pounds to go.

Hello everyone!

Hi i/m Steve from near Chester UK, I cycle a lot so hoping 3500 shouldn't be too difficult

20lbs down on this time last year but time to shift another 20, so have come back after a break

Good luck everyone x

Hi, my name is Megan, and I live in Washington state, on the coast. Current small goal is to get to my drivers license weight by my birthday in October, which is when I need to renew it. That means 26 lbs between now and 10/24. Longer term goal is to lose 150 lbs, more than half of my starting weight of 279.
My primary source of exercise is running, but I also like to do yoga, zumba, and cycling.
I love a challenge so this is perfect for me. Been slacking on getting 3500 a week over the past few weeks, so this will be a kick in my tushie.

Hey folks!

I'm Kelly - 29, 5'5" and 163lbs. I'm from Victoria, BC Canada (eh?)

My goal is 25lbs by October 17th.

I'm currently doing the ChaLEAN Extreme challenge (5 days a week) and am on two ViSalus shakes/day.

It's been a week since I started both routines and while my muscles are killing me and I've only dropped 1.5lbs, I'm still in this to win it!

3,500 calories... wow. That's hardcore. I'm in!

Cheers,
Kelly

Hi my name is Shay and I am fom NJ. I lost 18 lbs at this year, but I have begun to gain some of it back. I have been struggling big tine the last 2 months. I still have at least 15 pounds to lose and I am really hoping this challenge is what I need to get back on track and lose this weight.

Hi Everyone,

My name is Jena, and I'm from Texas. I'm thirty-nine. I was thin when I was young, but as a totally blind person, opportunities for physical activity and fitness can be challenging to find, learn, and even just to get to and from. So in my twenties, I gained weight.

Then a few years ago, some amazing friends encouraged me to train with them, to walk a half marathon. I never imagined I could do it, but I did, and that changed my whole perspective about athleticism, fitness, weight, and self image.

I had every intention to keep the weight off that I'd lost, and to keep losing. But some stressful life events occurred, culminating in a fractured skull which left me completely sedentary for a full year. I was too dizzy to be anything else, thanks to the concussion.

So here I am in 2013, 5.4 and at my heaviest, 244 pounds. . . NOT . GOOD! But with the seizure-induced fractured skull finally explained by a diagnosis of epilepsy, I have my answers, and am ready to move forward and get fit! I am training for my second half marathon next spring!
I'm 5.4, 232 now, and hoping to lose 95 pounds by Christmas 2014. My cardio consists of 45 minutes to two hours of treading water in a swimming pool, and/or walking on a treadmill. I would love to join a gym, if I could get to one, to add some strength training, but for now, I'm at the very beginning level of fitness. So I can't wait to take on my first MyFitnessPal challenge, and I'm looking forward to seeing all the successes everyone will have!

Friend requests are welcome!
Good luck everyone!

Hi!

My name is Sarah and I live in Reading, UK. Currently 138lbs 28.2% bf. My goal is 121lbs and to get my bf as low as I can.

Hi everyone! My name is Julie. I started on here at 204 last October and am down to 148 as of now. I workout 6 days a week doing turbofire and adding in other things like hiking swimming. I am hoping to loose about 20 more pounds!