@gebeziseva walking minutes count. Any exercise counts plus we have specific nutritional and physical activity detours plus road blocks. Some one person in a team does, others everyone pitches in.

Hello everyone!! My name is Lizabeth am a mother of two beautiful boys ages 6 years and 7 months. I have always struggled with my weight. I lost 100 pounds after having my first son and kept it off for 4 years. Then little by little over 2 years I gained some weight back, then got pregnant and gained more weight lol. My goal now is to not only lose the weight again but to keep it off for good and get in the best shape of my life!! I started at 284lbs 6 months ago and I have lost 59lbs so far. I really have to thank all my friends on MFP they really motivate me to challenge myself and to never quit!!

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Hello everyone! Jessica here from NY. I've been doing pretty good with my weight loss journey as long as I can keep being held accountable. I hope this group will keep me motivated to get to the finish line (27 lbs to go)

Nice to see ya here, Jessica!

Hello everyone!! My name is Shelby, and I'm 24 years old. Currently at 210lbs looking to get back into the 100s by May, which is my birthday month.

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Hi everyone . My name is Ria. I fought hard for three years to get to my goal weight and almost made it. But a change of job, country, lifestyle and death in the family has found me weighing more than I ever have in my life. 239lbs. I'm joining this group because I know having other people see that number and sharing the battle helps. If anyone out there is looking for an accountablility buddy to coincide with this challenge I would happy to go on that journey with you.

I am fairly close to you in weight and have a similar expérience! I would love to have an accountibility friend.

Hi I am Gayle, my 52nd birthday will be day before this challenge ends. I changed the way I eat and started exercising on April 21, 2015 and work with my Health Dept Prevention of Diabetes class. I live in North Idaho. I have lost 97 lbs. I have stalled and spent the month of Feb sick. I am recommitting for this challenge. I also do a Hogwarts challenge. I reached onderland on Feb 14th. I am 32 lbs from goal. I love challenges. I like to work out with my Wii and at the local pool.

Hi, Im Brittany. I'm new to MFP. I'm 27, a wife and mother of 2 little ones. I joined this challenge to have support to become more active. Add me, I like accountability:-)

Hi all, I'm Pam. I joined MFP in 2014 after realizing I weighed more than I did during my last pregnancy. And that was 15 years ago. I'm 56 years old and 5 feet tall. I lost 30 pounds and have been yo-yoing the last 10. I would love to lower my body fat, continue to gain muscle. I've just discovered cross-fit, also love to bike and hike. I look forward to this challenge and getting to know you all.

hello everyone! My name is Shelley, I am 49, am 5'4", currently weigh 167 and my goal in this challenge is to get to 155 and be able to walk/jog/run a 5k in 45 minutes. I joined MFP in 2011 when I was my heaviest ever, 170 and lost 25 pounds, as you can see, I have gradually added those back on. I have 3 kids, 21, 18 (she turns 19 this week) and a 13 year old. I have a very busy home daycare with kids extended hours including most evenings until at least 7:30, 2 overnights a week and most weekends. My time is limited but I am totally committed.

Howdy! I began my weightloss/fitness journey Jan 1 and this group is just what I need to keep myself moving forward in the right direction. I still have 40# to lose but I am plugging away!

Hello, I am a 36 year old divorced mother of 5. My oldest 2 are grown and out of the house. I work full time at a desk job and need to get healthy. I do Zumba 3 days a week & try to go to the gym during my lunch break. I have lost 10 pounds so far and I know I can do it. Its just hard to keep motivated. I want to have a great summer with my kids without having the body shame.

Hello I'm 37 & a wife and work at home mom. My boys are14&10.
This will be my very first challenge.
I am not pregnant and haven't been for ten years. BUT I am at my highest weight I have ever been! I'm 190. This is very discouraging and I need motivation! Because I am lacking in the wheel power category. BUT give me a challenge and I get very determined. Soooooo I'm here and ready for the challenge. I can really use some support.

Hi everyone! I'm Lucia, I'm 27 years old and have lost weight using MFP before but gained it all back and some but I want this to be the last time I go through this so I plan to stick with MFP to my goal weight, into maintenance and anytime I feel like I need to get back on track. I'm currently 215 and hope to ultimately get down to about 130 depending on how I look/feel. I have lost 4 pounds so far and feel good! It's nice to see the scale going in the right direction. I've never participated in any challenges but I feel like it would be what I need to stay on track and continue to work hard. I work a lot and don't get home until late so when I go to the gym it's usually very late at night so I'm hoping this will get me out the door on those nights when I'm "just too tired" because I know I always feel good afterwards and never regret it. Good luck to everyone!!

@RoseTheWarrior truly delighted to see you here

Hello, I'm Daniel and I started my journey to get healthy last September and so far have lost 49 lbs. My ultimate goal is to be at a healthy weight and live a healthy life. I love to work out with weights in the gym and I'm looking forward to the Amazing Race challenge to start and see what I can do. Let's have fun and get healthier at the same time.