I love this Bird This will be 4th month for me. Thank you @RangerRickL for the brilliant idea to keep other people on track. I am so happy to discover this community

I'm back for month seven.

I'm hoping to see @JacquelineCharmander continue with us for June too! You did so well in May!! And welcome to all the newcomers!

To the regulars: "Hi again, UAC family!"

This bilingual Canadian's goal? Maintain my body fat in the low 20% range (or, gulp, high teens) since I've never been able to do that before. Along the way, getting stronger, more flexible, running a sub-60 minute 10 km and working on mobility improvements are fun bonuses.

I'm in a body recomp phase right now and will likely be in this phase until autumn.

Ultimately, I'm here to stay with UAC because this part - the body fat and weight loss - is easier for me. Once the recomp is done, the maintaining might be a heavier mental struggle/commitment to self.

JUN Exercise: Theresa DePasquale's 90-day workout program (Phase 2, umm, yes...again), 10 km pace improvement and stair climbing

JUN Nutrition: Hit my protein macro (40%) at least twice a week 😭 and keep fat macro between 25%-29% for the month's average

@Winner_in_Life I was also tickled to bits by the owl this month!

Everyone who has posted so far already know me. But for the new folk.......

First joined Oct 2020 and hit what was then my goal weight some time in January. Was nervous about the transition to maintenance so dabbled with an eased up calorie deficit for February, but lost a little more. Went officially into "maintenance" at March challenge and yes for me maintenance is a greater mental challenge plus I was dealing with the dynamics of Florida. There food/stress were an issue though exercise was fantastic. March and April, I was out of the winner's circle by a long shot - 18 passes for march and I think 15 for April. BUT I stayed with the UAC. As I am writing it is May, again out of the winner's circle, at 7 passes for the month but am continuing my accountability by recording efforts (or lack there of) for each day and these positive habits are reflected on my scale.

I'm a 59 year old grandma with two adult kids. Hubby and I live what I call a nomadic lifestyle - we live in Maine, Massachusetts and Florida, depending on the day.

Looking forward to continuing with UAC friends and also looking forward to the company of our new.

Hello hello,
Last year I joined this challenge and had a 6 month streak, where I lost 30 lbs. I took a break from MFP to test my lifestyle without calorie counting and am happy to say I kept my weight off and have continued on track with a healthy lifestyle!
I'm back because I'm ready to get back on track and head toward my final goal weight This challenge played a huge role in my weight loss and I'm glad to be rejoining, it will certainly be interesting to see how well I can stick to calorie counting after a year off!

Hi, I think I just joined this challenge and, frankly, I'm a bit scared of y'all. However, I need to be better about my accountability, especially with what I eat and drink. I weigh in every day. I walk the dog every day, sometimes more than once if I'm not working that day. But I don't always log everything I eat and I haven't been keeping track of what I drink either. So, maybe this challenge is what I need. (Sometimes I seem to do better when I think other people are "watching," whether they really are or not). So.... I have been on and off MFP for several years now. This time around, as of today, I've been here for 363 days. This time around, I've lost 37.5 pounds, but for the past 4-5 months, I've been yoyo-ing within 3-4 pounds either side of 180 and I need to lose another 30 pounds to get where I want to be.

On a more personal note:

I'm 62, for another few months at least, from southern AZ. Divorced. I'm mom to 3 adult children, "gamma" to two dogs and a cat. One child is a teacher (7th grade social studies/GEM/coach). One works for the athletic department of one of the State universities and we don't see each other nearly as often as I'd like. One of my children is SMI and unable to work at this time so lives with me. She's undergoing treatment that requires me to be with her for 8 hours afterwards for two days of each week. The remaining 3 weekdays I'm at work in a sedentary, sit on my @$$ job, although I try to get in at least some walking during each day. And sometimes I'll try to get some stretching or "dancing" done at my desk. Other than that, my primary exercise (besides walking the dog) consists of riding my bike on the weekends. I try to do some running, but am dealing with heel pain right now which makes that uncomfortable. Oh, and to be honest, "running" is a word I use pretty loosely. I run (slowly - about a 14 minute pace at best) and I walk even more slowly. But when I was out, I'd do 4-6 miles. My bike rides are usually about 20 miles at about 10-12mph. I'm a bit of a nerd. I enjoy reading, dancing, listening to music, and spending time with my friends. (I zoom monthly with friends from elementary school - my age is above, you can do the math to figure out how long we've known each other. I don't do math. Hahaha!) I use two spaces after periods and the Oxford comma with regularity. I'm verbose when writing and tend to ramble at the best of times, so I'll just shut up now. Nice to meet all of you.

Hi everyone! I just joined and am looking forward to the added accountability for the month of June. I've been successful the last two months of my weight loss journey but, June will take me out of my comfort zone with travel for work and family. I'm already encouraged reading posts from many of you and am looking forward to this journey in June.

Hello everyone,

I joined MFP a couple of weeks ago because I really needed to start tracking my calories. I started exercising regularly a couple of months ago, but actually gained a lot of weight. MFP has shown me that I was consuming too many calories. I am struggling to create a meal plan that will fit into my daily 1,500 calorie budget, and fuel me properly for my hard workouts.

I really need accountability to help me get on track to finally reach and maintain my goal weight. I look forward to participating in this challenge!