Yes Plz Introduce Yourself - Thanx
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What is your name or nickname? Nancy
Your Team? Fit Force
Your Approximate Location: big city near you, province or state, country. southern Idaho
What is your favorite summer activity? being outdoors on our farms
What do you like to do for fun, interests, hobbies? reading, cooking, baking, sewing, knitting
Your favorite exercise? jogging, swimming
What do you want to accomplish this 5% season? get my sweet tooth under control
What non-scale victories (NSVs) will you accomplish this summer? lose inches from my waist?
What diet/meal plan/style are you following? cooking from scratch with fewer simple carbs
What are your proudest health/fitness/physical achievements? completing three half marathons, and still jogging, pain-free
What health/fitness advice/knowledge has helped you? heart rate monitoring; polarized training, and stretching and strengthening with Essentrics, aka "Classical Stretch" on PBS
2 random fun facts about you? I like to pull weeds, hang clothes outdoors, and iron.
Post a picture of yourself if you like.
Anything else you would like to share? DH and I are both retired. He was a farmer, and I was an elementary teacher. We're both trying to figure out how to make this stage of life meaningful and useful.2 -
What is your name or nickname? Your Team? My name is Day. My team is shape shifter
Your Approximate Location: big city near you, province or state, country. Florida
What is your favorite summer activity? Going to eat by the beach
What do you like to do for fun, interests, hobbies? Movies, play with my dog, kids sports events keep me busy
Your favorite exercise? Dance or kickboxing
What do you want to accomplish this 5% season? Lose the weight that I'm gaining and have gained as we speak while my in-laws are staying with me cooking until Wednesday lol so hopefully meet the 5% goal.
What non-scale victories (NSVs) will you accomplish this summer? I don't like running but I plan to once a week do a workout geared towards going from couch to 5K
What diet/meal plan/style are you following? Calorie counting with the focus on high protein
What are your proudest health/fitness/physical achievements? Losing 40 lb (some of that has come back) and running 5 miles straight
What health/fitness advice/knowledge has helped you? You can't f*** this up -Jordan Syatt
2 random fun facts about you? I'm scared of huge grasshoppers and my favorite season is spring
Post a picture of yourself if you like.
Anything else you would like to share? No thanks1 -
What is your name or nickname? Your Team?
Linda and my team is the Tenacious GR8ters.
Your Approximate Location: big city near you, province or state, country.
I live in London, Ontario but I am a proud Newfoundlander
What is your favorite summer activity?
Swimming, going to the beach, reading in the sun
What do you like to do for fun, interests, hobbies?
Spreading, playing cards, diamond art
Your favorite exercise?
Swimming
What do you want to accomplish this 5% season?
Get settled into onderland
What non-scale victories (NSVs) will you accomplish this summer?
Walking at least 3 times a week
What diet/meal plan/style are you following?
CICO. I want to pay attention to avoiding foods that are causing my high cholesterol.
What are your proudest health/fitness/physical achievements?
My proudest and biggest achievement is becoming a non insulin dependent diabetic.
What health/fitness advice/knowledge has helped you?
2 random fun facts about you? I have a great sense of humour. I broke my leg when I was 18 sky diving.
Post a picture of yourself if you like.
My husband and two of my granddaughters. Me too of course.
Anything else you would like to share?
I am retired due to a disability. I have several health issues but I am determined to not let them get in the way of my weight loss goals. I have lost 63 pounds in the last 3 years and I will lose 40 more even if it takes a few more years.2 -
What is your name or nickname? Sarah
Your Approximate Location: big city near you, province or state, country. New Zealand, Canterbury, Christchurch
What is your favorite summer activity? Swimming
What do you like to do for fun, interests, hobbies? Garden, hike, learn new things
Your favorite exercise? Hiking
What do you want to accomplish this 5% season? Lose more weight
What non-scale victories (NSVs) will you accomplish this summer? Maintain fitness
What diet/meal plan/style are you following? Moderation
What are your proudest health/fitness/physical achievements? 5 day hike last challenge
What health/fitness advice/knowledge has helped you? MFP community/chsllenges and tracking, SP, Noom,
2 random fun facts about you? I can split bananas in half and whistle very loudly
Post a picture of yourself if you like.
Anything else you would like to share? Thank you leaders
Thanks for doing all introductions on this thread so we can all follow each other here.
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What is your name or nickname? Sheryl
Your Team? Red Hot Chili Steppers
Your Approximate Location: I live south of Pittsburgh PA
What is your favorite summer activity?Swimming
What do you like to do for fun, interests, hobbies? Read play computer games
Your favorite exercise? Swimming
What do you want to accomplish this 5% season? I'd like to lose the 5%.
What non-scale victories (NSVs) will you accomplish this summer? More flexibility
What diet/meal plan/style are you following? None right now
What are your proudest health/fitness/physical achievements? My numbers are good except for my weight
What health/fitness advice/knowledge has helped you?
2 random fun facts about you?
Post a picture of yourself if you like.
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What is your name or nickname? Robyn
Your Team? Mission Slimpossible (just requested to join)
Your Approximate Location: Near Virginia Beach (very near!)
What is your favorite summer activity? Bicycling (road bike), hanging out at the beach, exploring the history in this area (I'm new to the area), traveling, seeing friends and family
What do you like to do for fun, interests, hobbies? Bike, swim, run, podcasts, audiobooks, traveling
Your favorite exercise? When weather permits, cycling (road biking) outdoors. I'm also LOVING my new Peloton bike (since December). I'm currently trying out Yoga and core strength classes in addition to spinning.
What do you want to accomplish this 5% season? It would make me happy to lose the 5% and make it just below 140! My ultimate goal is low to mid 130s. I've been stuck in the upper 140s for a while now and yo-yo down and up weekly (weekends are my downfall)
What non-scale victories (NSVs) will you accomplish this summer? I'd like work morning Yoga into my daily routine
What diet/meal plan/style are you following? No food off limits, but eating a lot of vegetables, fruit, berries. Portion control. 1200 calories, 3 meals a day
What are your proudest health/fitness/physical achievements? I ran the NYC and other marathons. Those are in my past now. I have foot issues, but it doesn't stop me from riding bikes like a freak! Most recently, my husband and I rode our bikes on the Capitol Trail from Jamestown to Richmond (51 miles), spent the night, enjoyed downtown Richmond, and rode back the next day!
What health/fitness advice/knowledge has helped you? A couple of tricks that have helped me for years: I brush my teeth sometimes when I'm wanting a snack. It helps stop the craving. Also a peppermint helps with that sometimes too.
2 random fun facts about you? Love hanging out at craft breweries or festivals, etc. and listening to live and good music. I'm also a science-fiction fan.
Anything else you would like to share? I'm new to the 5% challenge group. I'm so happy to find you. I'm looking forward to being part of the group and inspired to lose that 5%.1 -
What is your name or nickname?
ITLadyee
Requested : Red Hot Chili Steppers
Your Approximate Location:
Chicago Suburb
What is your favorite summer activity?
Walking, attending baseball games, grilling.
What do you like to do for fun, interests, hobbies?
Games (card, board, online), Audio books
Your favorite exercise?
Walking
Dancing with my WI
Weight Lifting when I'm mentally ready.
What do you want to accomplish this 5% season?
Staying focused and continuing to lose. I'm 3 months into my journey (this time) and I'd like it to be my last. This is usually about the time that I start to falter.
Get back to 10k steps a day. 1st quarter 2022 - I was at 4000k. 2nd quarter 2000 - at 7700k and trending the same for June.
What non-scale victories (NSVs) will you accomplish this summer?
Purging clothes from my closet
Enjoying the mirror view
What diet/meal plan/style are you following?
Food Fuels on my own but modified to consume 1200 to 1400 calories a day.
What are your proudest health/fitness/physical achievements?
Consistently drinking half my body weight.
Tracking
What health/fitness advice/knowledge has helped you?
Back to basics! You have to consume 3500 calories to gain a pound. So when the scale goes up after what I thought was a decent day, I know it's temporary.
2 random fun facts about you?
I ❤ technology
I ❤ purple 🙂
Post a picture of yourself if you like.
Anything else you would like to share?
I saw all the "5%" on the blogs but had no idea....now I do.
A Long time ago I was a member of a group called walkclub.com. This was pre-Fitbit, we had an auto pedometer called Sports Brain. We use to do group challenges there. It was a lot of fun so I am hoping this is similar!
@Dianedoessmiles1 Thank you for posting the link to this group on the Success Message boards. It's positive distractions like this that keep me focused. I'm excited to begin!2 -
What is your name or nickname? Your Team? Put me on any team
Your Approximate Location: big city near you, province or state, country. Kansas City! House of the Kansas City Chiefs!!
What is your favorite summer activity? Walking outside or swimming
What do you like to do for fun, interests, hobbies? Crochet, watercolor painting, anything arts and crafts related.
Your favorite exercise? Walking
What do you want to accomplish this 5% season? I want to get back to losing. Even if just a half pound.
What non-scale victories (NSVs) will you accomplish this summer? To run a 5k
What diet/meal plan/style are you following? Optavia at first then switched to Skinny Box. Its a low carb diet and I eat 5 fuelings a day. That is their food that I buy. Not a bad program if you have a lot to take off but Optavia is very expensive and Skinny box is better on the on the expense account.
What are your proudest health/fitness/physical achievements? I have lost 100 pounds in 2 years.
What health/fitness advice/knowledge has helped you? MFP has helped in making sure I was eating enough
2 random fun facts about you? I Like the color lavender and I love my cat Sugar.
Post a picture of yourself if you like.
Anything else you would like to share? I really need to lose another 50 pounds and any help I can get is great!2 -
What is your name or nickname? Sue or SueZQ Your Team? I haven't been assigned yet but probably Thinner Winners
Your Approximate Location: big city near you, province or state, country. About 1 1/2 hours south of Washington DC in Maryland
What is your favorite summer activity? Biking and kayaking mostly but anything outside
What do you like to do for fun, interests, hobbies? Read, quilt, read, paper craft and read
Your favorite exercise? Biking / spinning
What do you want to accomplish this 5% season? lose 5%
What non-scale victories (NSVs) will you accomplish this summer? fewer bulges in my bathing suit
What diet/meal plan/style are you following? nothing specific
What are your proudest health/fitness/physical achievements? Proudest achievements include completing a sprint triathlon and a century bike ride (100 miles). It's been a few years since I've done either.
What health/fitness advice/knowledge has helped you? That if the scale jumps 5 lbs in as many days that it's just water weight and nothing to freak out over
2 random fun facts about you? Daffy Duck is my hero. I love a challenge and am usually involved in multiple fitness, reading, FitBit or other challenges at any given time.
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Hi, everyone!
What is your name or nickname? I'm Robyn, aka visual_echo. On SparkPeople, I was RabbitOlm
Your Team? Fit Force
Your Approximate Location: Ottawa, Canada
What is your favorite summer activity? Swimming, gardening, walking/hiking, and playing with my kids and dog.
What do you like to do for fun, interests, hobbies? Reading, gardening (indoors and out), video games, making jewellery, board games...
Your favorite exercise? Judo! I took it up a few years ago, and absolutely love it. I'm also now doing kickboxing, and I also love to run.
What do you want to accomplish this 5% season? Rein in my snacking, build strength, work on mobility/flexibility, especially to protect my knees, & improve my sleep habits.
What non-scale victories (NSVs) will you accomplish this summer? Better pushups! (regular ones, rather than modified. Want to be able to do 25.) Better stamina! Being able to keep at a jogging pace without needing to walk for 10 minutes.
What diet/meal plan/style are you following? Nothing specific, just doing my best to keep to leaner meats, minimal junk food, and mostly whole grains.
What are your proudest health/fitness/physical achievements? Not super recent, but at one point I was able to hold a plank for 2 minutes. Now it's about a minute. Work in progress!
What health/fitness advice/knowledge has helped you? "You can't outrun unhealthy eating." Exercise is a terrific way to build muscle, improve cardio, and so on, but it's not the thing that will bring weight loss. Healthy eating is the piece of the health puzzle that helps with that.
2 random fun facts about you?
1) I started training martial arts in my 40's, and the only negative is that I love it and wish I had started sooner.
2) I love orchids! I have a couple phalaenopsis (the ones you see at the grocery store), as well as 8 other species. Some are easier than others, but they're super interesting plants.
Post a picture of yourself if you like. I have surprisingly few photos of myself.
Anything else you would like to share? I'm looking forward to the summer challenge!2 -
What is your name or nickname? Niki
Your Team? Mission Slimpossible ( just requested)
Your Approximate Location: St. Vincent and the Grenadines
What is your favorite summer activity? going to the beach
What do you like to do for fun, interests, hobbies? Watch tv and sleep
Your favorite exercise? HIIT
What do you want to accomplish this 5% season? Losing 5% of my bodyweight
What non-scale victories (NSVs) will you accomplish this summer? finally feeling comfortable enough to wear a dress again and lowering my blood sugar levels
What diet/meal plan/style are you following? Just calorie counting and trying to cut down on sugar
What are your proudest health/fitness/physical achievements? Lost 10 lbs between March and now, also making it through a full Jeanette Jenkins workout without stopping
What health/fitness advice/knowledge has helped you? Take it one day at a time, be patient, if you don't eat as healthy as you want to/go over calories one day, just pick it back up the next day- "If one of your tyres is flat you won't just slash all the others" one day
2 random fun facts about you? - I love all things purple and I laugh a lot
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What is your name or nickname? Shirley Your Team? Any so far
Your Approximate Location: 2 hours from Indianapolis
What is your favorite summer activity? gardening, walking
What do you like to do for fun, interests, hobbies? Daily Audio Bible, reading
Your favorite exercise? lying leg exercises and dumbbells
What do you want to accomplish this 5% season? Lose the whole 10 pounds
What non-scale victories (NSVs) will you accomplish this summer? Clean out the garage. My sister and I moved last fall to a smaller house. The basement and old garage ended up in the new house garage.
What diet/meal plan/style are you following? The old WW exchange plan
What are your proudest health/fitness/physical achievements? I’m proud to have my sister joining me in the weight loss journey.. incognito though.
What health/fitness advice/knowledge has helped you? We are using more ground turkey and kale, less ground beef and snack foods. Using the rainbow of fruit and vegetables.
2 random fun facts about you? I feed birds, mostly sparrows but a few cardinals and 4 blue jays. I have started several pine trees from found cones.
Post a picture of yourself if you like.
Anything else you would like to share? We are wonderfully made and I would like to keep it that way.
Thanks for doing all introductions on this thread so we can all follow each other here.
We will have the most successful 5% teams ever!
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1. What is your name or nickname? Your Team? MerwanjeeFramjee, no team just yet.
2. Your Approximate Location: big city near you, province or state, country. Oregon Coast, 2 hours outside Portland.
3. What is your favorite summer activity? Beach combing, Watching Kites Fly, Hiking, Being Outdoors
4. What do you like to do for fun, interests, hobbies? I've been learning Japanese. I paint in acrylics. I write. I read a lot of books, non-fiction / biographies mostly. I really enjoy cooking and baking
5. Your favorite exercise? Riding my bike and running.
6. What do you want to accomplish this 5% season? Be healthy enough to run again. Weight loss. Make friends.
7. What non-scale victories (NSVs) will you accomplish this summer? Meditate everyday and get a streak going. Take up Yoga. Be able to run again. A lot less fatigue would be nice.
8. What diet/meal plan/style are you following? Raccoons are my inspiration apparently, I eat about anything.
9. What are your proudest health/fitness/physical achievements? I ride my bicycle trainer every single morning with an app called Zwift. I almost never miss a day and I usually put in an hour a day. (I'm MerwanjeeFramjee on Zwift)
10. What health/fitness advice/knowledge has helped you? I finally stopped watching health gurus / diet gurus on Youtube ... at least for now. Hopefully forever. There is always another food to cut out or an expensive super food to add-in and I really ruined my health with that kinda weird obsessiveness over food. When I moved to the West Coast I didn't fit in and I have a Texan accent and I was just really trying hard to fit - and it went badly. I still don't fit in anywhere, it's kinda tough, it's very isolating. Been trying to find a tribe I guess.
11.) 2 random fun facts about you? I have a collection of vintage bicycle Jerseys that are amazing, I like to photograph Legos. I just discovered videos on International business and I'm kinda hooked. I live in an old fort and there is a watch tower in the backyard. I come from a family of artists and writers. I look like someone who would really be into cats. I'm really into cats.
Starting Weight 188lbs
Bicycle: Vintage Torker, rebuilt 52cm steel frame, rides like a dream
Age: 48 I think? I was born in '75
Health Issues: Fatigue, minor heart issue, trouble breathing, recovering from Covid.
I have a new gym membership though and that's cool!
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What is your name or nickname? Your Team? Courtney and I just posted for Team Red Hot Chili Steppers!
Your Approximate Location: A couple of hours outside of Atlanta, GA, USA
What is your favorite summer activity? Stargazing, but really that's all year long!
What do you like to do for fun, interests, hobbies? Hiking, walking, exploring, building legos and playing video games with our boys, stargazing, nerding out with my husband, and more!
Your favorite exercise? walking and strength training
What do you want to accomplish this 5% season? Finally reaching the 270s decade and create daily healthy habits
What non-scale victories (NSVs) will you accomplish this summer? work up to 10K steps per day, meditate daily, and not be afraid to show my legs!
What diet/meal plan/style are you following? CICO approach with focus on more whole foods and veggies
What are your proudest health/fitness/physical achievements? Completing a triathlon and half marathon!
What health/fitness advice/knowledge has helped you? You have to be honest about your eating habits, especially honest with yourself! So I log it all to see what exactly those are and how to improve.
2 random fun facts about you? I'm a physicist and a giant nerd! I love homemaking and creating crafty things with my hands!
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Hi, team!
Nickname: Jenn,
Team: Rain Dancers
Location: Massachusetts, USA
Favorite Summer Activity: Step aerobics
Fun, Interests, Hobbies: Weightlifting, Yoga, Knitting, Writing
Favorite Exercise: Aerobics, weightlifting, yoga
What do I want to accomplish: 5 lbs of weight loss
NSVs: Increased joy
Diet: whole foods and staying in range
Proudest moments: all of them
What has helped: leading others
2 fun facts: I have a Ph.D. in literatures, and I am a personal trainer
I document my journey on a YouTube channel and website, and hope to open my own virtual studio by next year. I love fitness but am currently at my heaviest weight. I take that as an opportunity to learn more about my body and to practice flexibility and deeper connection.
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What is your name or nickname? Sparkspringtime69, you can call me Spring
Your Team? Shape Shifters
Your Approximate Location: big city near you, province or state, country. South Carolina
What is your favorite summer activity? Golf and the pool
What do you like to do for fun, interests, hobbies? Read, make jewelry, paint and other arts and crafts
Your favorite exercise? Strength Training
What do you want to accomplish this 5% season? I'm hoping to actually lose my whole 5%. I've come close but not totally.
What non-scale victories (NSVs) will you accomplish this summer? I'll build my ST program. My main goal is to be able to do a pull-up and chin-up.
What diet/meal plan/style are you following? I'm a vegetarian working towards 100% vegan - I'm about 90% now.
What are your proudest health/fitness/physical achievements? I just completed a squat challenge a little while ago - 250 squats (5 sets of 50)
What health/fitness advice/knowledge has helped you? Don't beat yourself up if you falter. “Perfection is the enemy of progress.” Winston Churchill
2 random fun facts about you? I like to paint watercolors, but I'm not very good at it. I'm going to start taking horseback riding lessons again.
Post a picture of yourself if you like.
Anything else you would like to share? I just want to thank all of our leaders and co-leaders for all of the hard work they put into these challenges all year long
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What is your name or nickname? SharonWIMSONFLOWER
Team: Mission Slimpossible
Big city near you, province or state, country. Houston, TX USA (about 1.5 hours from our house) (Mostly here now; when in Mexico the closest is Guadalajara, Jalisco (5 hours from ministry house)
What is your favorite summer activity? Bird watching, gardening
What do you like to do for fun, interests, hobbies? Read, write, movies, bird/butterfly watching, crochet, cake decorating (although I've mostly left this behind to stay away from sugar and stress)
Your favorite exercise? Grow with Jo (this gal is FUN!) aka aerobics, walking
What do you want to accomplish this 5% season? Get back down to my previous low
What non-scale victories (NSVs) will you accomplish this summer? Feeling good in my clothes (REFRESH MY WARDROBE!), feeling health balance again
What diet/meal plan/style are you following? Getting back to 17-day-Diet
What are your proudest health/fitness/physical achievements? I guess I'd say that in spite of all my ups and downs, I'm proud that I maintain about a 40lb. loss since 2013 . . . and even when I get derailed, once I get back into exercising I'm always surprised at how flexible I remain and how quickly I'm back in the saddle. It's wonderful to see that I've not fallen all the way back to the beginning--life style changes have happened.
What health/fitness advice/knowledge has helped you? Just keep moving. Keep doing 1 thing better each day.
2 random fun facts about you? Have lived in 3 different countries, multi-lingual
Post a picture of yourself if you like.
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Plz Introduce yourself to your teammates here. Let's introduce ourselves and meet our teammates. Plz copy/paste this template. Thank you.
What is your name or nickname? Katie
Your Team? PS4L
Your Approximate Location: big city near you, province or state, country. Denver,CO
What is your favorite summer activity? Hiking-swimming
What do you like to do for fun, interests, hobbies? Hike, swim, garden, woodwork, work around the farm
Your favorite exercise? walking
What do you want to accomplish this 5% season? to reach a 5% loss , increased fitness
What non-scale victories (NSVs) will you accomplish this summer? increased fitness
What diet/meal plan/style are you following? CI/CO watching carbs
What are your proudest health/fitness/physical achievements? Haven't got there yet..working on it.
What health/fitness advice/knowledge has helped you? team mates, college, Spark People and videos..no MFP
2 random fun facts about you? I love to laugh and make others laugh/ I adore all God's creatures
Post a picture of yourself if you like.
I'm the gray head on the right... :-)
Anything else you would like to share? We can if we think we can....
Thanks for doing all introductions on this thread so we can all follow each other here.
We will have the most successful 5% teams ever!1 -
What is your name or nickname? Larry
Your Team? PS4L
Your Approximate Location: big city near you, province or state, country. Central IL Peoria, IL
What is your favorite summer activity? Bike rides with my wife, daughter, and granddaughter
What do you like to do for fun, interests, hobbies? Gardening, biking and walking
Your favorite exercise? Biking
What do you want to accomplish this 5% season? to reach a 5% loss , Managing portion sizes at all my meals.
What non-scale victories (NSVs) will you accomplish this summer? Continue to meditate 20 minutes each morning.
What diet/meal plan/style are you following? Low fat
What are your proudest health/fitness/physical achievements? Even with neuropathy in both lower legs and arthritis in both knees, I continue to manage daily 2 hours of exercise. Some days are better than others, but by the grace of God, I'm successful.
What health/fitness advice/knowledge has helped you? Keep moving, don't stop, don't quit. Do some form of exercise daily
2 random fun facts about you? Love to travel, short 3-4 day trips and love to read.2 -
What is your name or nickname? Beabria Your Team? Shape Shifters
Your Approximate Location: Upstate NY state
What is your favorite summer activity? gardening!
What do you like to do for fun, interests, hobbies? I love reading, travel (though not actually going anywhere this summer
), and dabbling in photography
Your favorite exercise? weightlifting (and hiking)
What do you want to accomplish this 5% season? I want to lose 14 lbs (~5%).
What non-scale victories (NSVs) will you accomplish this summer? Lose a dress size, reduce blood pressure
What diet/meal plan/style are you following? Low cal ~1/3 each macro
What are your proudest health/fitness/physical achievements? At one point I could squat more than 200lbs - not anymore - but maybe I'll get there again!
What health/fitness advice/knowledge has helped you? Trying a bunch of things and learning what makes me feel healthy isn't necessarily what makes someone else feel healthy.
2 random fun facts about you? I have two standard poodles. No they aren't foo-foo dogs - they are suuuuper active, and I need to get in shape to keep up with them! I live in a very rural area - never thought I would, and like it way more than I would've ever imagined!
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What is your name or nickname? Denise Your Team? Red Hot Chili Steppers
Your Approximate Location: Suburb of Mpls, Minnesota
What is your favorite summer activity? Enjoying being outside.
What do you like to do for fun, interests, hobbies? I love playing games on computer, board games or card games. Reading, travel and dabbling into indoor plants (seeing if I can keep them alive)
Your favorite exercise? strength training, walking or indoor biking.
What do you want to accomplish this 5% season? I want to lose my 5%.
What non-scale victories (NSVs) will you accomplish this summer? Eat better and increase my daily steps.
What diet/meal plan/style are you following? WW and higher protein
What are your proudest health/fitness/physical achievements? That I am still alive!
What health/fitness advice/knowledge has helped you? That I do not have to be perfect. I need to stop being an all or nothing girl. If I have a bad day, immediately work on making the next meal a healthier one!
2 random fun facts about you? I am a nurse and am currently retired.
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What is your name or nickname? Brandi or mlkdud
Your Team? Thinner winners
Your Approximate Location: big city near you, province or state, country. Texas panhandle
What is your favorite summer activity? Swimming
What do you like to do for fun, interests, hobbies? Knitting, needle punching, reading
Your favorite exercise? Walking, swimming
What do you want to accomplish this 5% season? Actually hit 5% this time
What non-scale victories (NSVs) will you accomplish this summer? Being able to walk longer than 20 min at a time
What diet/meal plan/style are you following? Mediterranean
What are your proudest health/fitness/physical achievements? Managing my diabetes
What health/fitness advice/knowledge has helped you? Staying consistent, exercising for even 10 min a day
2 random fun facts about you? I’ve been on MTV, my lucky number is 13 (after years of being afraid of that number!)1 -
What is your name or nickname? Your Team? Veronique - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Your Approximate Location: big city near you, province or state, country. Northern Virginia, DC suburbs
What is your favorite summer activity? none, I HATE summers!
What do you like to do for fun, interests, hobbies? reading, listening to classical music
Your favorite exercise? hiking
What do you want to accomplish this 5% season? slowly regain my mobility (recovering from back surgery)
What non-scale victories (NSVs) will you accomplish this summer? smaller size clothes
What diet/meal plan/style are you following? low carb/Mediterranean
What are your proudest health/fitness/physical achievements? recovering from several joint replacements
What health/fitness advice/knowledge has helped you? starting slowly but consistently
2 random fun facts about you?
Post a picture of yourself if you like.
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What is your name or nickname? Elisa
Your Team? Mission Slimpossible
Your Approximate Location: High Desert, SoCal
What is your favorite summer activity? Hiking
What do you like to do for fun, interests, hobbies? Motorcycle, camping
Your favorite exercise? Cycling, circuit training
What do you want to accomplish this 5% season? Maintain weight loss
What non-scale victories (NSVs) will you accomplish this summer? Cycling mileage and 6-Pack of Peaks Challenge
What diet/meal plan/style are you following? Zone macros and calorie cycling
What are your proudest health/fitness/physical achievements? Meeting weight loss goals
What health/fitness advice/knowledge has helped you? Fad diets never work
2 random fun facts about you? I wrote a book. I cycled over 2200 miles last year.
Post a picture of yourself if you like.
September 2018 vs. June 2022
Anything else you would like to share? I really appreciate the support and accountability of the 5% Challenge!2 -
What is your name or nickname? Serena
Your Team?Tenacious gr8ters
Your Approximate Location: big city near you, province or state, country. Helena, Montana
What is your favorite summer activity? hiking
What do you like to do for fun, interests, hobbies?Hiking, travel, remodel, garden, read, horses, dogs
Your favorite exercise? farm work and hiking
What do you want to accomplish this 5% season? lose 6 lbs
What non-scale victories (NSVs) will you accomplish this summer? get back in shape by working out
What diet/meal plan/style are you following? mostly Nutrisystem since I am fixing up a fixer house and the kitchen is a disaster
What are your proudest health/fitness/physical achievements? Hiking 105 miles between villages in the highlands of Scotland
What health/fitness advice/knowledge has helped you? just knowing I can do anything I set my mind to.
2 random fun facts about you? I raised golden retrievers and will be starting that again next year. I retired last year and just moved to Montana and went back to work for the VA--Beginning all over!
Post a picture of yourself if you like. it's there with my twin grand kids
Anything else you would like to share? This summer challenge I intend to be consistent now that I am out of a very bad situation.
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Name: Evelyn, Red Hot Chili Steppers
Approximate Location: Lake Superior, Gulf of Mexico SW Florida
Favorite summer activity? Waterfront dining and neighborhood and scenic walking. Love Lake Superior and Wisconsin's 15,000+ lakes.
What do you like to do for fun, interests, hobbies? Senior center lunches and special events. Small group activities at church (ie: Knit prayer shawls, stitcher's group, mitten ministry, Bible studies)
Your favorite exercise? Walking.
Want to accomplish? 2-3% weight loss would be great. Baby steps!
NSVs: New set of measurements (Last done April 14)
Basic plan: WW, 5% Challenges and healthy living habits, and Volumetrics.
Sense of pride: Lost 100 pounds.
Advice: Participate fully in these challenges. Ask questions. Share.
Two random facts: Designed four stained glass windows in the 1980s for my church (completed one by myself). I love God's word and being part of His people.
Will post photos on our private team page. A caution to our members: there have been several men who troll for new female friends. Will make sure my friends are 5% team members.
Have a great challenge. May you find joy in your accomplishments. Hug, hug!1 -
Nane- Paulette
Approximate Favorite Summer activities-Gardening, walking, paddleboarding, swimming, sittingoutinthecoolerweathefintheeveningwithfamilyorfriends.
My favorite exercise- Yoga
Want to accomplish during this 5% challenge Iwould like to lose my 5%..
What NSV will you accomplish this summer- Iamworkingonhavingbetterbalance.
What diet/meal plan/style are you following- Don't know if it as a name , more protein and fiber, less fat and salt, lots of veggies and fruits.
What are your proudest health, fitness/physical achievements- I have loss over 50lbs, gotten stronger, have better endurance and learned how to paddle board.
Sense of pride- Ifeel more in control of my life, making changes that I can live with forever.
Advice- Make the commitment and follow through no matter how you feel, I don’t mean if you are sick, other than sickness or a funeral we can always find time to exercise and eat well, be prepared, do the work.
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What is your name or nickname? Cherry Your Team? Red Hot Chili Steppers (RHCS)
Your Approximate Location: I live in Sharon Hill PA 1/2 mile from SW Philly
What is your favorite summer activity? Walking in the morning before it get TOO HOT
What do you like to do for fun, interests, hobbies? Play games on the computer, bake, make recipes healthy
Your favorite exercise? walking
What do you want to accomplish this 5% season? Lose weight
What non-scale victories (NSVs) will you accomplish this summer? Fitting in clothes I can’t now, cut back on chips
What diet/meal plan/style are you following? Mine just eating healthy
What are your proudest health/fitness/physical achievements? Walking 4 miles no rest
What health/fitness advice/knowledge has helped you? none
2 random fun facts about you? Supposed to be retired at daughter’s house by 8am mon-fri. work 20-28 hrs every weekend
Post a picture of yourself if you like.
Anything else you would like to share? I’m for the downtrodden, can’t stop helping people
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Plz Introduce yourself to your teammates here. Let's introduce ourselves and meet our teammates. Plz copy/paste this template. Thank you.
What is your name or nickname? Your Team? Heidi (hicim705). Team: 🌶️Red Hot Chili Steppers (RHCS)🌶️ ✈️I'm a member of the Flight Crew✈️ and a proud 🌶️RHCS Captain🌶️
Your Approximate Location: big city near you, province or state, country: New Jersey, USA. A small town in the western part of NJ 'where everyone knows your name' ~ I'm about 1/2 hour from the Crayola Factory in PA.
What is your favorite summer activity? Longer days; slower pace. I like the warmer weather but would be very happy if it stayed in the 80's without humidity, sadly-I rarely get my wish!
What do you like to do for fun, interests, hobbies? I love musical theatree and am often seen performing in local community theatre. My DD, DSIL and I are currently rehearsing for 'Guys & Dolls' which will be performed at the end of July. It really is nice to be able to be back on stage after the hiatus caused by the pandemic.
Your favorite exercise? Favorite and exercise don't really mix well in my world. I always **USED** to say that I don't like to exercise because I don't like to sweat. I guess things have changed because I do love to walk, especially if the weather is nice enough for me to get outside and walk around my little town. If the weather doesn't cooperate, I rely on YouTube videos and/or Leslie Sansone DVD's to help me move.
What do you want to accomplish this 5% season? I want to get back 'on the wagon' and get more serious about leading a healthy lifestyle and being able to say that I'm a little lighter at the end of the Challenge than I am today.
What non-scale victories (NSVs) will you accomplish this summer? Getting back into a routine when it comes to my health/healthy eating. Consistency is key. Why is it so easy to forget that and so difficult to get back into a routine once again?
What diet/meal plan/style are you following?Trying to eat healthier by incorporating more fruits and vegetables; portion control. Nothing specific, just some common sense and putting into practice once again things that I already know and concentrating on consistency.
What are your proudest health/fitness/physical achievements? Finding the 5% Challenges and becoming a leader. Getting down to my goal (even though it didn't last as eveidenced by the fact that I need to get there once again). Having 5% Challnege members thank me for leading the team and offering support when I can.
What health/fitness advice/knowledge has helped you? I'm still 'always a work in progress'. Before I can answer that question, I think I need to find out what works for me.
2 random fun facts about you? I have DD that got married TWICE during a pandemic. I don't know if that is 'fun' or 'sad' but it is a fact, but a fun fact is that I did become a MIL! When I was younger, I was a travel agent and went on a 3 day cruise that cost me less than $20 out of pocket between airfare/port taxes.
Post a picture of yourself if you like. Can't think of a good one right now. Perhaps I'll get one or two from the show and can post at a later date, iif I remember.
Anything else you would like to share?I can't beleive that I never filled this out way back when I joined the 2022 5% Challenge Community Team. It was an oversight, for sure. I'm glad that it was part of the pre-Challenge activities. Although I started them late, I know that going through these exercises gets me in the proper frame of mind so that I WILL have success in the 2022 Summer 5% Challenge!Heidi (hicim705)
2022 Summer 5% Challenge
Overall Co-Leader, 2022 Summer 5% Challenge hosted on MFP2 -
What is your name or nickname? Nancy
Your Team: Mission Slimpossible
Your Approximate Location: big city near you, province or state, country. St. Louis, MO
What is your favorite summer activity? water walking, being lazy at the pool; gardening
What do you like to do for fun, interests, hobbies? I’m a vocalist/musician so I love performing or listening to others perform. I have been getting into gardening these days - I love it!
Your favorite exercise? I’m allergic to exercise. But I do love water aerobics! 😆
What do you want to accomplish this 5% season? I really want to kickstart my weight loss and learn to be more accountable.
What non-scale victories (NSVs) will you accomplish this summer? I am purging and reorganizing the first floor of my house. I hope to have it completed by mid August.
What diet/meal plan/style are you following? I am eating mostly whole foods and limiting my sugar and carbs. I’m tracking on MFP.
What are your proudest health/fitness/physical achievements? Today I fit into some jeans. I haven’t worn jeans in 15 years!
What health/fitness advice/knowledge has helped you? Being recently diagnosed as diabetic has opened my eyes to how diet affects blood sugar.
2 random fun facts about you? 1. My music students are going to Italy in the spring to sing for the Pope. 2. I live in brown recluse spider territory and I’m PETRIFIED of spiders!
Post a picture of yourself if you like.
Anything else you would like to share? Thank you for letting me join this challenge! As soon as I figure it all out I’ll participate
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