Hello everyone. I am a Holiday junkie and I love to cook. This challenge will help me stay on track through the celebrations and focus on this healthy lifestyle and the habits I have been working on. I would love to lose 15 lbs by the end of the challenge. I am working on finding balance in my calories and workouts in a way to make them sustainable long term.

This is just what I need. Thank you so much for inviting me.

My long term goal is 150 pounds! Sounds unattainable at first glance but the stories on MFP have so inspired me I know I can do this. I am 2 1/2 weeks into my new healthy lifestyle and am enjoying it immensely. I have already lost 10+ pounds and several inches (17 inches to be exact, or 4.5% of where I started). I like comparing my weight loss in percentages because people with varying amounts of weight to lose, lose at such different rates.

I work in finance, from home, so live a very sedentary lifestyle, with my cat, Salem. I'm on the computer 10 hours/day plus more now that I'm on MFP. My goal once I'm more mobile is to get moving, starting with water aerobics and progressing to walking again. This is the most important goal for me. Mobility. I have several hikes on my bucket list and I plan on doing them next summer!

I look forward to meeting you all, supporting you all and keeping each other motivated and encouraged throughout our 100-day journey.

Thank you for inviting me! I needed motivation as we approach the winter months! Happy losing, everyone!

Hello :flowerforyou:
Bit worried I am going to put on weight rather than lose it as Ive just started lifting! (Im still quite weedy though)
Still aiming for more or less not overweight though (10.5-11st). Bring it on!

I joined the group but I'm having a problem accessng the spreadsheet. I'm at work now. I'll try to access it at home tonight and see if it works.

This year has been a difficult year full of losses and sorrow for me and my family. I know that I need to takecare of myself and I'm ready to restart my journy. looking forward to sharing this jounry with all of you!

My starting weight will be 180 and in the 100 days I want to lose roughly 30-35. I need motivation as I tend to go into "funcks" and eat whatever I want and then I get discouraged with myself and just not want to do anything. I'm a member of Aspen and recently started with a personal trainer 2x a week, plus I go by myself 4x a week. I plan on continuing this schedule, plus I need to start eating healthy again. I work full time during the day and then I go to school full time until 830pm, so my dinner is either something quick or I'm just too tired to eat anything.

Hi,
This is the first group I joined. I'm excited to see how it goes.
These last 100 days are usually difficult for me because I bake a lot and we have big celebrations each month starting with my birthday, then my daughters birthday, halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, wedding anniversary and New Years. So here is to staying on track, keeping a watchful eye and doing our best.
My current weight is 210, my goal for these 100 days is to end up around 190lb and start the new year under 200.
Best of luck to all of us!!!
Let's do this!

Thanks for sending me the invite! I seem to be desperate with making my goals and time after time I feel like I bomb these challenges. *sigh*

I have been battling back issues for the last 6 months. I am my mother's soul caretaker after a double stroke and after 2 years of transferring my mom I "blew" out a herniated disk. I have been is some serious pain... it was hard to even walk after 20 minutes because of the nerve pain I was having. The doc is working with me and it is getting better but for now I have to do everything low impact. UGH

I have always been very athletic and after becoming a mother of 3 I let myself just go. I can get really mad at myself but instead I chose to show my boys how I still have some fight left in me and I will get back to a healthier weight. I am still active, but the back issue is sapping a lot of my "will" away. I get started, lose some weight, then wham the back has something going on. I was swimming, but now we have closed the pool. I am back to my low impact workouts. I have to be very careful when working my core.... it's that catch 22 ya know? I have to lose weight to help my back feel better, but at the same time, I can't really do anything that will re-injure my back. Maddening!

i am really going to try my hardest and achieve my goals this challenge! I would love to end a year of challenges finally losing something at the end of it! Let's do this everyone!!!

Thanks for inviting me into this group.

I started piling on my weight around 6 years ago and was not happy with myself. I like food too much and have no self control half the time. 4 years ago I had a 10lb baby and let my weight skyrocket. In 2012 I worked really hard and dropped 66 pounds. Then I got pregnant again and had an 11lb baby. I gained back all I lost and then some.

I started working out and changing my calories a week ago and am feeling really positive. I have already dropped five and a half pounds so I know I can do it.

This group has come around at the PERFECT time for me.

Great idea! Thank you for organizing. I am in.

Hello!

My goal is to lose twenty pounds by Dec. 31st! Logging daily really helps me to stay on track

Good luck to all!!