Hi I'm Estrees. I'm just starting back and I figure a challenge would be fun and help to hold me accountable.

I'm from the July 4 challenge. I am on maternity leave until next January. I like to exercise but really struggle with emotional eating. Work is generally OK for me because I only eat what I pack for lunch. At home, I struggle with snacking all the time. Plus I feel like I'm making food all the time for my kids. I know what I should do and I know what works for me but after each kid, in find it harder to make the effort.

Hi, my name is Janice, I am 55yrs old. I started using MFP regularly in February 2014, since then I have lost 55lbs. I have went from a size 20 to a size 14, and even some size 12's, but mainly 14's. I have lost around 10 pounds this year, and would like to lose more. Good luck. Janice

Hello i am Carina and I am from the Fourth of July challenge. I am a 40 year old mother of three. Last challenge helped so much and with this challenge I am hoping to lose about 15 pounds and start maintenance. I have been on MFP for about three years and have been up and down a lot. Hoping to maintain this time around. Total loss so far is around 60 pounds.

Hi I'm Eninad.

I'm 46, 5'3" and hit 250 pounds in December 2014. That's when I said I have to fix this.

I am breaking my loss into 20 pound chunks, and I've completed two of those chunks so far on MFP. I have several more chunks to go and will need support during maintenance and continual fitness management, so I'll be here a long time yet.

I'm almost at 50 pounds lost total (41 of them with MFP) and about to hit a my personal Holy Grail: Break 200. I have been up and down and up and down over the past 25 years, but have never broken it. I'm hoping I will next week!

My next goals weight wise are 180, then 160...then the second of my Holy Grails: Break 150.

I also have several NSV (Non Scale Victory) goals and basically don't want to ever return to 250.

Hi. I'm River. I started seriously trying to work on my weight this spring and did well, but now that it's hot it's hard to stay motivated. I'm hoping this challenge will help me get back on track

70s and 80s sounds wonderful! I'm in Florida, so we're upper 90s into the 100s with high high high humidity. All I want is ice cream. I'm refraining though, getting fruit and pudding to get me by

The heat in Arizona, so brutal. 105+. I stopped walking up the stairs (I got to doing 6 flights up every day) the stairwell is like the inside of a car. I stopped walking 30 minutes during the morning or lunch time. Even the mall was oppressive when I went walking this weekend, but I did an hour. It's supposed to have air conditioning and it did, but it was still sticky and warm.

I bought a recumbent bike to rehab my MCL and to have something indoor during the summer here and I'm using it, but I look forward to October for sure. That's when I will be better able to cope and I will go from 1 pound a week to maybe 2 pounds loss.

I have a running friend, he's lost 116 pounds since being here. He runs in Arizona. Every. Day. He runs a lot of miles. He gets up at 4am! I see his journal and I just shake my head. I can't imagine that level of fitness, but I saw him when he was that full weight and it didn't come off overnight. Serious commitment.

One of my NSV's is to be able to run a mile. A single mile. I couldn't even do it in high school when I was 120 pounds, but I still want to do it.

Hi, I'm Samantha. I was also in the 20 pounds by the Fourth of July challenge and I lost 19.2 pounds so I can't wait to actually hit the goal this time since I was so close! I am aiming for a bit more though since this is a longer challenge. I am a married mother of three, ages 5, 2, and 6 months. I am also a full time student majoring in Nursing and Spanish. I joined MFP twice before and lost about 20 pounds but joined this time in early April at 235 pounds and I'm currently at 208 pounds. I had some hiccups along the way but I am still motivated and determined to keep losing! I love challenges because they keep me moving forward.