@RangerRickL Thanks again for hosting another one! I had a great time being in your January group, not to mention I've lost 10lbs since Jan 4 Just got my friend @ginainfinite to join too, can't wait to continue this journey with y'all!

@JeffGoodsill you can do it!!! We're here cheering for you working hard for yourself and your family!

@pears734 Hi, Kelsea, nice to meet you! This will be my second UAC and hopefully You and I will make it to the winner's circle this time!

Hi! This will be my first round of this type of challenge. While I have no problem tracking daily, staying within the calorie allotment and working out will be my challenge. I've lost quite a bit of weight and now my focus is gaining strength, fitness, and getting lean. My goal is to lose a couple of pants sizes by May, so this challenge will be a great way to stay motivated. Here's to fat loss and firm muscles !

Hello All! I am a middle aged mom & wife learning to live with FibroMyalgia. I have lost just over 30 lbs in the last 6 months by cutting out sugar & starch. Recently I have stalled and need to re-focus, be more intentional with planning, tracking and especially with exercise. Really excited about this challenge. Any tips from others who have been successful would be very welcomed!! Good luck everyone... let's fill that winners circle!!!!

Welcome all! We have a great group and the best leader! Embrace these simple rules and and stay in the challenge. It will hone your awareness, challenge your mindless eating and improve your habits. See you all soon!

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Hello! This is my first time trying this sort of challenge. My biggest problem when it comes to losing weight is simply giving up and quitting. My goal is to weigh 155 pounds at the end of February. And to pass every day, of course.

Hi everyone! I've been doing MFP for just over a month and am about to end my first 5 week challenge. I've lost a few pounds, but I've started exercising regularly- a win! I'm new to this type of challenge, but need the motivation to keep going. I'm a great starter too, but a lousy finisher. I've gained back my losses- 15 lost and gained just last year. Grrr! I want to be in the winner's circle with you all!

Hi everyone

Looking for some post-holiday accountability. Did well October-December 2016, then abandoned logging, weighing (food and myself) when we hit the beach for a month. My best friends this month will be my walk-obsessed border collie, my fitbit, and pre-cut and washed salad bags.

Hello Everyone! My name is Julie and I live just north of Dallas, TX with my husband and my toddler. Both keep me on my toes, LOL. This is my 4th challenge. I made the winners circle for November and if I behave today, I will make it for January.
This is a great group that really has kept me accountable. Knowing that I have the group to answer to for my goals is so motivating. This group has been super supportive and positive.

I have also entered into a weight loss challenge at work and it ends in early March. I am hoping that I can buckle down and win the $140!

Good luck to all of you! My tips for navigating harder days (days you know you will go out or have large meals) is to pre-log and plan your day. I also tend to look ahead for the month and plan for my pass days when I know I will need them. We can do this!

Hello, all! My name is Tara. The username comes from my favorite form of exercise and the fact that I'm a mom! 4 kiddos, to be exact, and an awesome husband in my corner. I just joined the challenge in January and look forward to being standing at the end of this month!

I loved reading everyone's daily updates last month. It's nice getting to know others on a mission to get to a healthier version of themselves!

Hello - I'm back after a long hiatus which started with Halloween costumes and went downhill from there... but oddly, haven't gained any weight in those months... I attribute that to having found a great trainer at a gym last September. So I think these past few months have been a loss of muscle... Not good, so I may not lose anything this month, but looking forward to building up the muscle mass again so I don't start the inevitable weight gain if I continue doing absolutely nothing!

My gym started a 4-week weight loss kitty mid-January @SheilaCali - the pot is $150, but I just really didn't take the first two weeks seriously and I hear there is one woman in there three hours a day right now! Yikes, with that determination I hope she's the winner!

Anyway, the proud moment for me, even falling off the wagon, I managed to stay in the Overweight zone (BMI 29 now) versus the Obese zone, which meant in December I qualified for the full health insurance Blue Rewards bonus (I only qualified for half the reward last year because of weight). This is like a visa card they give you every year to put toward deductibles and other health-related costs during the plan year... There is a tier for doing the basics and then if your numbers qualify, you get the higher-end reward This meant my daughter's Ray Ban prescription sunglasses didn't cost me a dime! YAY!!!

On the flipside of that good news, my blood numbers also came back pre-diabetic in December Not surprising as it's very rampant in my family and I DO consume a LOT of straight sugar - some people have problems with chips and ice cream, my bane is candy, candy candy!! So I'm cutting that out entirely to see what that does to the numbers in six months...

SOOOOO... I managed to attain the winner circle in September, and I'm here to try again this month. Only one big party this month -- a Robert Burns party, so I should only have one skip day if I'm disciplined enough!! Good luck everyone!! I promised I won't write a novel every time, but I'm making up for four months here

Hi there!
My name is Connie, and I am soooo glad to have found this challenge! I need somewhere to be accountable on a daily basis.

I joined MFP when I retired in 2013. I have been plodding along and have lost 49 pounds as of today. I have been overweight most of my adult life and have been on every. diet. known. to. man. The losing phase this time has been excruciatingly slow, but I am determined this time for very different reasons...mobility, flexibility, and endurance. I do not want my children to have to care for me.

I have changed my diet many times over since being on MFP and have been doing low carb for well over a year. Since I am only losing around 2 lbs a month, I decided last Friday that what I am doing is no longer viable for me. So, I have added more protein, more non-starchy carbs, cut the fat down, and I am paying more attention to macros rather than calories. So far, so good as I am back at my lowest weight since early January. I need to lose 25-30 more.

I love exercise! I walk my dog daily, work with a personal trainer 2x a week at the gym, and do the aqua classes 3x a week 2 of those following the training.

This is probably more than is necessary, but thanks for letting me share. It's good to be able to share with like minded folks. My family loves me, but they don't "get" me. Speaking of family...I am expecting my very first grand baby this month!

Again, thanks @RangerRickL for this challenge!

Thanks in advance, fellow challengers, for your support!

Connie

I have trouble finding this group when I use my phone so I am out of fen challenge. Would like to try again in march. How do I bookmark this site so I can easily find it again?

Karen