Hi, I'm Terri. I'm a 42 year old mom of a very precocious 8-year old girl. My husband Kevin and I have been married for 17 1/2 years, and have encountered many challenges. A good chunk of my weight gain happened after I encountered many gynecological health issues, culminating in a hysterectomy 14 years ago. (Yes, our daughter is adopted. ) Due to the health issues, my diet went from mediocre to terrible; I was very sedentary; and became depressed, especially when 2 of my best friends and both my sisters-in-law became pregnant within a year of my surgery. After that I had used MFP and successfully lost about 30 pounds. I then became laden with gastrointestinal and neurological issues, so more weight was added due to inactivity and bad diet (especially over the past 1.5 years, partly due to not being able to anything on my own.) My husband has certainly been a great source of support! I now have 100+ pounds to lose. I have two 5K run/walks scheduled in the next few months, and have a personal goal to fit into the seat on my favorite roller coaster by my birthday in August. And as an added incentive, if I meet my personal goal and my husband meets his by the end of the year, we will be experiencing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity next year.

Hello, I participated in April's challenge on a whim and did better than I thought. I am 51 and can't seem to lose any weight at all. I am going to try jump starting my metabolism with a prescription (just 14 days) and will use this challenge to really improve my activity level.

Hi, I'm phylsyl. I'm back for the third month of Apprentice challenge. Retired last July and decided to change my very sedentary lifestyle. Joined the Silver Sneakers program at the gym and the Senior fitness program at the local park. Apprentice has encouraged me to do strength exercises, which I had been avoiding because they weren't buying me extra calories! Glad to be here!

Hello, I am Trish, I am the daughter of Sean and Lisa. I have now been overweight for 7 years. I have lost 17 lbs so far and have another 15-20 to lose. I am a kitchen designer so unfortunately I spend most of my work days sitting in front of a computer. I love this challenge group because it makes me do at the very least one exercise a day. I ran track for 5 years between middle school and high school and did martial arts for several years... I can honestly say that although I was skinnier and fit then, I have never been in better shape or more healthy than I am now. I have more muscle and my nutrition is so much better than it was! As my parents stated we are running our second Tough Mudder this year (my boyfriend Rick is also running it with us). There were a lot of obstacles last year that I was not able to accomplish due to my lack of upper body strength. I am hoping to focus on training for those specific tasks along with running more often. I am really excited about the next month of Apprentice!

My name is Marie and next summer I will be forty so would like to be in great shape by then. I have two amazing children who are both very active and would like to keep up with them. This summer I am doing a 5k with my kidskin hoping this group will help me get more focused on my fitness food wise I am pretty good.

Hi all, I'm Laurie. Glad to be part of Apprentice - May edition; this is my second month with Apprentice. I am 45 and live in Minnesota with my husband of 22 years and my twin 17 yr old daughters. I also have 2 grandkids from my 27 year old step son and his wife.

My weight has been up and down since 2001 and I really need to learn to be on maintenance without gaining back everything I've lost. Currently I have 6 pounds to lose to get to goal weight. Would love to achieve that by end of May!

Love that this challenge has helped me to do more strength training! And that it pushes me to do "just a little more" each day.

Thanks Sean and Lisa!

Go team Trace!

Hi, I'm Jules. I'm 50 yo and have just been diagnosed with COPD as a result of contracting pneumonia. I am determined to enjoy my good days and make the most of them!! Good luck everyone

Hi, I'm Rus, just turned 49 at the end of April and this is my 2nd month doing the Apprentice challenge. I'm married (just celebrated 29 years yesterday) and we have 2 kids that are in college... well, my son just graduated from college this past weekend, so technically just 1 in college. I had so much fun doing this challenge last month that I convinced my daughter to join for May. My son is getting married next month, so we are both trying to shed a few for those wedding pics.