1. First Name: Heidi
2. Where does your MFP user name come from? It's my name.
3. What inspired you to join MFP? I wanted to lose weight and keep track of my eating
4. What healthy habit would you most like to create? Working out every day. Eating healthy, and keeping track of what I eat.

5. What’s something you do every day that renews you and makes you happy? Playing with my kids, crafting

6. Share a random fact about yourself or your life. I have 5 children. I'm the color guard instructor for the local H.S. I have a flock of backyard chickens.

1. First Name: Mary

2. Where does your MFP user name come from? Long story....I am the mother of 3 sons. One day I was was standing with my hands on my hips and my legs spread (imagine the Peter Pan stance). scolding my boys for some infraction or another. Breaking the tension my husband yells out "look boys it Pinky Pan!" My boys loved it and I laughed too. I am big Peter Pan fan. Dave has called me Pinky since our first date 20 some years ago. I was very small and he told me I was no bigger than his pinky finger.

3. What inspired you to join MFP? After 2 spinal fusions surgeries and a heart attack my doctor told me that I had to lose weight and start walking a mile every day. I told him it was a struggle to walk down the driveway let alone a mile. He told to to Google Leslie Sansone Walk at Home and start there. I quit smoking and started moving. Then a friend told me about MFP and I have never looked back.

4. What healthy habit would you most like to create? AND/OR What healthy habit have you created that’s been the most impactful to you? I have learned that I have to keep my body moving too manage my chronic pain and to be healthy. I try not to sit most of the day. There is always music playing and I walk in place or dance. Weather permitting I am outdoors golfing, walking or gardening,

5. What’s something you do every day that renews you and makes you happy? My list is long....I sing, dance, do yoga and meditate. I also have a special someone, my grandson Jonny. We are the best of friends and rarely a day goes by that I don't see him. I get him on and off the bus most days. I have taken care of him since he was 27 days old when my DIL returned to work. He is my sunshine.

6. Share a random fact about yourself or your life. After only 3 years of golf I managed to get a hole in one last October.

Nice to "meet' you everyone! This is a great challenge and I LOVE it! Thanks Denise for posting. This group is getting better and better! I really hope you meet and alien @themedalist. I am super curious so I will have tons of questions to ask you. hahaha

@PinkyPan1 that is too cute! You are the best NANA ever! HOORAY on your hole in one
@77tes love love love the meaning of your name.
@carolbrady1 beer belly here too and lefty and super awesome that you write. Love Taran. Sounds intriguing.
@Heidijens123 Color guard is awesome. My daughter did it for a year in HS and all my neighborhood girls do it. Most weekends all you see are the flags flyin


1. First Name: Marta

2. Where does your MFP user name come from? prgirl39mfp : pr stands for Puerto Rico, where I am from. 39 is the year I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and mfp is MyFitnesspal

3. What inspired you to join MFP? When I was diagnosed I had no idea where to turn to so I Googled and found a site called Ditch the Carbs and they mention a lot about counting macros so my second search on Google was " counting Macros" and MFP site came up. Been a member on and off for all these years. So far, 2018 has been the year I have been here the longest without quitting.

4. What healthy habit would you most like to create? AND/OR What healthy habit have you created that’s been the most impactful to you? When I started I had no idea what to so. I have never considered myself sporty of super freaky with exercise so I went down to basics which it was walking. When I started I could not even walk 10 minutes. The longest I have walked is 15 miles. I have done everything (COMBAT, HIIT, Zumba, Cross Fit, etc) but walking is my thing. I love it. It is therapy for me. I have anxiety and depression so it does clear my head.

5. What’s something you do every day that renews you and makes you happy? I always go to sleep thanking God for my blessings and I wake up and do the same. Also getting dressed up with my exercise clothes, making my bed in the morning and asking myself " How are we going to spend our day, what good choices am I making today". Sounds silly but it has brought me so much happiness and direction for the past 6 years I would not change it for the world. Not everyday is easy or good but the intention is there.

6. Share a random fact about yourself or your life: I am an introvert; I am obsessed with documentaries about psychopaths and criminals, I am scared of heights. I am a realist borderline pessimist so believe me when I tell you that I have to work very hard on this "think happy be happy" stuff!

First Name: Tracie

Where does your MFP user name come from? I started out with OConnell5483, which is my last name and an old address. I recently changed it to PackerFanInGB for a few different reasons. I chose it because it doesn't have my actual name or identifying info in it, and because I'm a Green Bay Packers fan.

What inspired you to join MFP? I joined long ago, lost some weight but then was diagnosed with Stage III breast cancer. I had several surgeries including bilateral mastectomy, 4 months of chemotherapy (three different kinds) and 6 weeks of daily radiation. During chemo, they load you up on steroids so you don't have allergic reactions. It makes you really nauseous, causes everything to taste bad and gain weight. I went through a phase where I had to eat or drink whatever I could keep down and that ended up being food that was not healthy...waffles, vanilla shakes, etc. During chemo, I gained 35 lbs and had to buy clothes to fit me. I have not been able to lose that weight and it's been over 6 years. I've actually gained more even. I'm terrified of having the cancer come back and I want to be the healthiest version of me that I can be so that I will know I did everything I could to be healthy if it ever returns. (Too much info? Sorry! It's the truth.)

What healthy habit would you most like to create? I actually have many, and I don't know which one I want more. I'll share a few though. I want to take daily walks and actually look forward to it AND I want to kick sugar. I feel like if I could do these two things, I would become so much healthier! I am 3 weeks postop a hip repair, so hoping the daily walks can begin in the next month or so... God only knows when I will be able to say no to ice cream without going through withdrawal!

AND/OR What healthy habit have you created that’s been the most impactful to you? Logging into My Fitness Pal daily and logging my food, being accountable, is a habit that has kept me from giving up! If I didn't log into MFP every day, I know that I would be in worse health than I am both mentally and physically. I also write in a gratitude journal every night...I write 5 things I'm grateful for that day, big or small. It sets me on a positive note before I go to sleep.

What’s something you do every day that renews you and makes you happy? I like to listen to podcasts on my drive home from work. Also, every evening after everyone has gone to bed, I turn off the TV and spend quiet time reading and listening to a "white noise" app that plays the sound of rain and a distant thunderstorm. I need quiet time, and that's the only time I get it.

Share a random fact about yourself or your life. I'm a dreamer. I'm 58 years old and still haven't given up on my dreams, although realistically I know I won't achieve most of them. I love nature. I love fishing. Being near water is my happy place. I've always been a Tomboy.