Hi everyone!

This will be my fourth attempt at this challenge with only one successful month so I'm determined to give it another go! I'm hoping to lose those remaining nasty and pesky pounds before Christmas. Wouldn't that make for an awesome gift to myself?!

I'm a 47 year old crazy busy full time working mom of two 'overly' active teenagers ... need I say more! I've started Shaun T FocusT25 program and although this is a 25 min/day program, I need the accountability!! So let's get the party started and trash those lbs for good! WE CAN DO THIS!

Sending out a big HUGE Thank you to caradae for hosting this challenge!

Have a great day everyone! See you all Tuesday!

Hi

I've been binging a lot lately and making up excuses not to eat healthy so I think this challenge will be good for me.
I am currently 120 pounds and my goal weight is 105 hopefully by the end of Feb. i am trying to lose weight very gradually as you can see So far I've lost 10 pounds since I started working towards my goal - hopefully I can keep going!
I joined MFP near the end of August and I'm really liking it so far!

Hello all... Over the past couple of years I've lost 60lbs. I've noticed in the past month some old/bad habit's are creeping back in so it is time to pay attention to what I am doing. This group is a great way for me to get back on track and be accountable. I am 53 years old and I love to walk and will be doing my first 1/2 marathon on Oct. 20th. My husband has been encouraging me to ride a bike more. I ride at the gym but trail riding is still a challenge for me.

Glad to be part of the group.

Hi my name is Shellan. The pounds have slowly bee coming on the last few months I think about 15 of them and I want to blast them off with this challenge.

Helloo Everyone:

I am a teacher at a day care center; I need to lose at least 80 pounds in order to have a normal BMI.

This is my first time joining this group; it sounds like it will keep me on track. I appreciate your dedication to the October Challenge; I hope to stick with the group rules.

Good Luck to all!!!

Hello, Everyone.

I am gus130. October will be my third Ultimate Challenge. I started in August, stayed with it, and lost 18 pounds. Now in September, I have been true to the program and lost another almost 12 pounds. I hope to lose 10 more pounds in October.

I love the idea of having to check in every day. It keeps me motivated and in charge of my own health. It makes me really think about what I eat for each meal. I started out using my aerodyne exercise bike 20 minutes a day, all though August. In September I upped the exercise to 30 minutes a day. Now in October, I think I will need to up the exercise again, to 40 minutes a day, just to keep a good loss going. When I started, I would get off the bike after 20 minutes, and just about fall into the couch, out of breath and sore. Now I can hop off after 30 minutes and go about my business. Much better.

The challenge has been great. The best part is that I am feeling better. I have tons (well, maybe not “tons” but really a lot) of weight left to lose, and I sincerely hope caradae keeps the Ultimate Challenge going.

I wish everyone here the best in their journeys!

Hi everyone

This is the first time I have done this challenge and I think it may be just what I need. I have been trying to lose around ten pounds and over the last month I keep losing and then gaining back the same couple of lbs.

I am a recently married mum of one 14 year old boy and have a 11 1/2 stone english mastiff called Samson. I have no support at home with my weight loss and my hubby believes that golf is exercise. As I am an emotional eater I do find that I have quite a tendancy to fall of the wagon when something gets to me.

Love exercising particularly enjoy doing Bodycombat classes and pump fx and I am starting to do my own gym plan in the gym itself just need to get a grip on the food side of things.

Cant wait to start :-)

Hi, my name is Renee and I am 43. This is my first time joining this challenge and I am very excited. My friend signed me up on MFP site about a year and a half ago, but I only started using it a couple of weeks ago. I need to lose about 30lbs and thought this would be a great way to get me focused. Thank you for starting this group. :happy:

Well this is my first challenge that I really have had. I read through it and I am pretty confident that I can succeed for when I am presented with a challenge I don't give up. I am 23 years old and I work part time right now but occasionally when work wants me to work more do. On top of work I am finishing up some last prerequisites for the Nursing Program which I hope to be starting within this next year. I want to lose about 50 pounds. I know I can do it because a couple months ago when I was really strict with my calories and really tracking them and exercising I lost 10 in two weeks. This challenge I feel will help me immensely especially since I see my friend @Via_14 joined it and she has really been helping me in the support category as well as me helping her. WE GOTS THIS GIRL!

HI everyone,
My name is Bridget and this is my third time doing this challenge. In July I made it halfway or so and then August I fell off the wagon so to speak and stopped using mfp for a while. I have been back for to consistently logging on for about a week or so, but have been slacking in terms of logging and exercise. I hope to make it through the entire month of October as I am looking to lose about another 30 pounds or so by the end of the year. I look forward to meeting you all - Good Luck!!!!

Hello and welcome to all new comers and the ever faithful, I have been doing this challenge for a few months and am very happy with my slow progress, but that's me. I am Margie and I am 58years young, I am the one in this group that will throw mini challenges at you, you do not have to do them but I really think it is a lot of fun if more people join in..we are here for support and to give support, if you have anything to share just put it in the participants update,.. Good luck to all this month and don't forget the water!

Ok, I'm in. Mel here. First challenge and I picked this one because consistency IS my challenge. Have been on MFP a year and have only lost up to 9kg nett because I lose motivation and focus. This might fix that by concentrating one month at a time and having to check- in. I started exercising and tracking again this week already and my biggest issue is eating enough once I cut out the junk food so bear with me while I retrain behaviours. Needing to shed 21kg to get into an 'overweight' BMI. Once I'm in my low 70s I'll be stoked and can decide if I want to then aim for mid 60.

Thanks for hosting this. Let's go!

Good evening!
I'm a 32 y.o. student who's on my way to a healthy BMI. I love the idea of having external accountability, so here I am!

Well this is my first challenge that I really have had. I read through it and I am pretty confident that I can succeed for when I am presented with a challenge I don't give up. I am 23 years old and I work part time right now but occasionally when work wants me to work more do. On top of work I am finishing up some last prerequisites for the Nursing Program which I hope to be starting within this next year. I want to lose about 50 pounds. I know I can do it because a couple months ago when I was really strict with my calories and really tracking them and exercising I lost 10 in two weeks. This challenge I feel will help me immensely especially since I see my friend @Via_14 joined it and she has really been helping me in the support category as well as me helping her. WE GOTS THIS GIRL!

We sure do gurlfriend!! lol Thanks for the shout out and kind words!! You da bomb lol ^_*