Yes Please INTRODUCE YOURSELF Here! Let's Get to Know You!
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How many 5% Challenges have you done? Several!
What do you like to do for fun? I've been enjoying drop-in classes at the YMCA.
What major city do you live in or near? State? Calgary Alberta, Canada.
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? Work out regularly, no ultra processed foods.
How would your pet or friend describe you? Fun.
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. A cup of coffee.
What is your favorite TV show? I don't watch TV.
Would you rather exercise, wash a car or clean house? Exercise.
What always cheers you up? Friends, my dogs.
2 fun things about you? I can keep a conversation going and have lots of stories to share.
Anything else you would like to add? Here's to everyone losing 5%!1 -
How many 5% Challenges have you done? I did the Otters InBetween and the Winter Mission Slimpossible
What do you like to do for fun? Lunch with the gals
What major city do you live in or near? State? Fort Wayne Indiana
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? Consistency to strength training and learn a few more
How would your pet or friend describe you? Too much sitting with the laptop
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. Just baked two pies.
What is your favorite TV show? zero TV. I did watch Mary Berry in the Bakeoffs a few years ago.
Would you rather exercise, wash a car or clean house? wash the van. It goes a lot faster than cleaning house or exercising.
What always cheers you up? A visit from my lake friend.
2 fun things about you? I learned to make sourdough bread this winter. I'm a coffee addict who waited till this winter to get a single serve machine. It makes good hot coffee.
Anything else you would like to share? I've been retired 18 years.0 -
How many challenges have you done?
Not remember, but has been since SparkPeople days.
What do you like to do for fun?
Legally only? Just kidding. Playing with grandkids, gardening, flower growing, reading.
What major city do you live in or near? State?
Akron, Ohio
What are you health/fitness goals for this year?
To refocus on and using info on healthy journey routine.
How would your pet/friend describe you?
Determined, loyal, and a wee bitzy!
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can?
A book......Shadow Rider
What is your favorite TV show?
I am not much of a TV watcher. The only show I can remember being adamant about watching was the old Dark Shadows series.
Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean house?
Exercise
What always cheers you up?
Hearing my grandchildren laughs.
Two fun things about you!
I cut up/say things just to get someone to laugh. I really love kids!
Anything else you would like to share?
I have a strong tendency to put others before myself. That I don't begrudge. It just leaves me forgetting about and putting myself off. We all seem to do that. Belonging here keeps reminding us that we are just as important.
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Hi everyone, I’m Nancy. Back from a short hiatus.
How many 5% Challenges have you done?
I think this is around my 6th?
What do you like to do for fun?
I love to sing!
What major city do you live in or near? State?
St. Louis, MO
What are your health/fitness goals for this season?
I want to get back in the habit of eating healthier and exercising regularly.
How would your pet or friend describe you?
Absentminded, creative, and a day dreamer.
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can.
Wow. I have ADD so I rarely finish anything!
What is your favorite TV show?
I don’t really have time for TV.
Would you rather exercise, wash a car or clean house?
Hmmm. Probably clean house.
What always cheers you up?
Seeing my music students perform.
2 fun things about you?
I was recently nominated for a Peabody award for my global music education radio program and I am starting to love gardening.
Anything else you would like to share?
I’m glad to be back!3 -
How many 5% Challenges have you done? I did many on Sparkpeople. Took a long break but found it on MFP and just completed the winter challenge with some success.
What do you like to do for fun? I enjoy playing Mah Jong each week
What major city do you live in or near? State? Suburb of Atlanta
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? Re-learn and get a handle on new/better habits
How would your pet or friend describe you? Good listener/compassionate
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. Finished reading Into the Magic Shop by James Doty, MD
What is your favorite TV show? Survivor & Amazing Race
Would you rather exercise, wash a car or clean house? Wash a car
What always cheers you up? Getting away from my caregiving duties and visiting with friends
2 fun things about you? I love to be creative and am a huge crafter always trying to make something
Anything else you would like to share? I think accountability is important for successful results and that's why I am back.1 -
How many 5% Challenges have you done? None looking forward to trying one
What do you like to do for fun? play ukulele, walks at local parks and beaches with friends
What major city do you live in or near? State? Toronto, Ontario, Canada
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? to tone my body up and fit into my original "bigger size"
How would your pet or friend describe you? fun, adventurous and loyal
What is the last thing you finished? My workout on the rowing machine this morning
What is your favorite TV show? Seinfeld, an old classic
Would you rather exercise, wash a car or clean house? exercise to give me energy to clean lol
What always cheers you up? ukulele
2 fun things about you? Everyday is a new adventure and new challenges can be fun
Anything else you would like to share? I love being around positive inspiring people and I'm very much looking forward to being part of a team.1 -
How many 5% Challenges have you done? Not sure. I'd guess about 30 or more. I was doing it on SparkPeople for about 10 years, I think.
What do you like to do for fun? DATE NIGHT and birdwatch, garden, write, bake, sing, get together with friends/family.
What major city do you live in or near? Houston, TX
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? I seriously need to take off the extra 25 pounds I've found Stateside and get back to being more physically fit.
How would your pet or friend describe you? I asked my hubby, and he said "smart, thoughtful, sensitive, and discerning."
What is the last thing you finished? Just made it to spring break! Teaching school again at 70 has been a challenge, but I love proving that I can do it.
What is your favorite TV show? We mostly watch Netflix series. Hubby and I don't always like the same stuff. Heartland was a favorite. Virgin River. Recently checked out This is Us, and am surprising hooked.
Would you rather exercise, wash a car or clean house? Exercise
What always cheers you up? Music . . . especially if my DH is playing the piano. A warm hug from him will also do it EVERY TIME!
2 fun things about you? Playful and creative
Anything else you would like to share?1 -
Hi! My name is Darlene. I'm 66 years old. Although I've been told I look much younger. Recently, a couple of my high school friends came up to visit. I hadn't seen my friend Sue in over 20 years. When she got out of the car she said, "How did you get to be so old?". Then she said she had been planning on saying that the whole trip (700-800 miles) and then said "You look so young!"
How many 5% Challenges have you done?
None.
What do you like to do for fun?
I like hiking and just going for drives. I also enjoy working in the yard.
What major city do you live in or near? State?
I live in SW Oregon. I live in a small town of approximately 7000 people. I'm not counting the cows, sheep, goats, etc The largest city in our county is Roseburg with a population of approximately 25,000.
What are you health/fitness goals for this season?
My greatest goal is to quit drinking alcohol. I was doing really well. But I recently got a bit out of hand. My husband is helping me and I hope to be successful very soon. This challenge begins April 6th (I believe). So I should be good to go!
I would also like to lose 40-50 lbs. That's about what I gained when I started drinking regularly again. When I quit back in November of 2021, I lost 30 lbs in three months without even trying.
I would also like to start begin more active again. A few months ago, I started exercising and was feeling real good. But, I started drinking again and everything went downhill. I'm really not into going to the gym. But I have a few good books. And I like to do some bodyweight exercises, dumbbells and floor exercises.
How would your pet or friend describe you?
Kind, intelligent, organized. And my cat loves me because I spoil her. She is 16 years old.
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can.
I actually received my Associate of General Studies degree from our local community college. It took me 40 years. But, what the heck!
What is your favorite TV show?
I like Chicago Med.
Would you rather exercise, wash a car or clean house?
Well, since I only wash my car once a year (whether it needs it or not), it wouldn't be that!
What always cheers you up?
Seeing the numbers on the scale go down.
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How many 5% Challenges have you done? This will be my first!
What do you like to do for fun? Hang out with friends, walks in nature, live music
What major city do you live in or near? State? Christchurch, New Zealand
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? Drink more water and lose a little weight so I don't feel so 'heavy'
How would your pet or friend describe you? Loyal, there when needed, honest, fun
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. Breakfast??
What is your favorite TV show? MAFS Australia
Would you rather exercise, wash a car or clean house? Exercise
What always cheers you up? Music
2 fun things about you? I own a three-legged greyhound & I'm a recent empty-nester woo-hoo!!!
Anything else you would like to share? I have had gastric sleeve surgery but after a messy divorce gained some weight back. I would like to get back on track1 -
How many 5% Challenges have you done?
28 plus the In-between challenges, which I forgot to count.
What do you like to do for fun?
Write, read, crochet, play piano and guitar, work with my orchids, sing
What major city do you live in or near? State?
State of Hawaii - major city is Honolulu on a different island
What are you health/fitness goals for this season?
Keep trying to add steps to strengthen my legs and maintain weight.
How would your pet or friend describe you?
Reliable, loyal, loving
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can.
The introduction to a non-fiction book I'm writing on older active, vibrant women - I call them "Perennials"
What is your favorite TV show?
I rarely watch TV, but if I do it's British mystery shows.
Would you rather exercise, wash a car or clean house?
Exercise!
What always cheers you up?
My four adult children. We text/chat several times a week as a group and I always come away with a smile.
What 2 fun things about you?
I lived on my sailboat for about 5 years with my youngest son when he was a teenager.
I was a college prof until 87 when I retired.
Anything else you would like to share?
I'm an author and you'll find my books on my Amazon author page under Lucy Lee Jones.3 -
How many 5% Challenges have you done?
I HAVE LOST COUNT. I HAVE BEEN DOING CHALLENGES SINCE I JOINED SPARK WAY BACK WHEN!
What do you like to do for fun?
I love to read, cook, bake, spend time with my husband finding new spots to explore, and keep in touch with my friends.
What major city do you live in or near? State?
I live in Tega Cay, South Carolina which is only 15 minutes from Charlotte, North Carolina.
What are you health/fitness goals for this season?
My health goal is to try and get my hypothyroidism and blood pressure under control.
My fitness goal is to work on expanding the different types of workouts I can use by adding more yoga and chair workouts.
How would your pet or friend describe you?
My friend would say I am compassionate and thoughtful. Someone they rely on and know will always be there for them.
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can.
I just finished reading 3 books in 2 weeks, the last one being the 6:20 Man.
What is your favorite TV show?
I rarely watch TV but I do enjoy FBI, The Equalizer and Tracker.
Would you rather exercise, wash a car or clean house?
Runner up between exercise and cleaning the house.
What always cheers you up?
Seeing my grandchildren, talking with friends and my husband's sense of humor.
2 fun things about you?
I can’t sit still when I drive because I love to listen to music and move with it. People always wonder what the heck I am doing when they pass me.
I hate sitting in traffic so will get off any road and find a new way to where I want to go.
Anything else you would like to share?
I love to learn and I'm always reading and researching to have more than a basic understanding.2 -
How many 5% challenges have you done?
Zero, this is my first one. I’m excited!!!!!
What do you like to do for fun?
I love swimming and playing piano and looking at cute cat videos on instagram. I also love learning German aber ich nicht sehr gut.
What major city do you live in or near? State?
I live in California wooo!!
What are your health/fitness goals for this season?
My fitness goals are to lose 10 lbs by the summer, and help my shoulder recover for swimming.
How would your pet or friend describe you?
Honestly I have no clue😭😭. Focused, random.
What is the last thing you finished?
I finished the German tv show series Dark it’s amazing it’s like stranger things but about time travel and in German. It’s on Netflix 10/10 recommend if you like sci fi they have English subtitles.
What is your favorite tv show?
Right now Dark it was amazing!!!!!
Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean house?
Exercise or clean house, probably exercise.
What always cheers you up?
Talking to kind people, cat videos, swimming, and piano.
2 fun things about you?
I DONT KNOW I FEEL LIKE I SAID EVERYTHING I JUST LEARNED IM HYPERMOBILE SO THATS COOL!!!! I ALSO HAVE A DOG.
Anything else you would like to share?
I just joined this group and just used the community tab on my fitness pal for the first time today so I don’t really know what I’m doing but I’m happy to be here and happy to partake in this challenge!! 😃1 -
How many 5% Challenges have you done? First one
What do you like to do for fun? yard work, quilting, casinos, wineries, lakes
What major city do you live in or near? State? Middle of no where, midwest, USA
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? Getting my weight down
How would your pet or friend describe you? hard headed, take charge kinda gal
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. Coffee
What is your favorite TV show? Not sure I have one. Watching The Outsiders on Hula right now
Would you rather exercise, wash a car or clean house? exercise, but the responsibility of house work usually wins
What always cheers you up? A good walk to clear my head
Anything else you would like to share? I quit smoking last year. This year is about losing the weight that I put on last year. I can usually hit my goals when I put my mind to it. But, alas, me and food do not have a healthy relationship...
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How many 5% Challenges have you done? Several I've lost count
What do you like to do for fun? Read and Exercise
What major city do you live in or near? State? Near Joplin Mo but I'm in Kansas
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? Finally see abs and reach goal.
How would your pet or friend describe you? Loyal and Loving
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. Morning Motivation
What is your favorite TV show? All Chicago Shows and Law & Order Shows
Would you rather exercise, wash a car or clean house? Exercise
What always cheers you up? Watch Instagram Stories with dogs and kids
2 fun things about you? I rarely listen to the radio in my car I listen to Pandora. I love to learn new things.
Anything else you would like to share? I've been a member of the same gym for going on 12 yrs.1 -
How many 5% Challenges have you done? a few, trying to be consistent over last couple years
What do you like to do for fun? historical sites, travel, Thai food, dancing
What major city do you live in or near? State? Los Angeles, Calif
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? Bring weight down and get back on a bike
How would your pet or friend describe you? best person ever who scratches and walks and feeds
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. A little planter in back yard - put liner and rocks in.
What is your favorite TV show? Naked and Afraid
Would you rather exercise, wash a car or clean house? exercise
What always cheers you up? peppy music & laughter
2 fun things about you? humor and compassion
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How many 5% Challenges have you done?
Lots and lots and lots, so many I've lost count. I think I joined Sparkpeople in 2007 and somewhere after that I did my first challenge on Sparkpeople.
What do you like to do for fun?
Hike, walk, fitness bike, spend time with my husband, animals, and outdoors, and read or listen to books everyday
What major city do you live in or near? State?
Near Abilene, TX
What are you health/fitness goals for this season?
After eight operations in a little over a year, I probably have one more big one coming up this year. I want to get back in shape after having so many restrictions on my activities although I'll have restrictions again after this next surgery. Still, I want to continue to eat healthy foods, keep moving one way or another even if it's not how I usually stay in shape, and get back to a lower weight again.
How would your pet or friend describe you?
Food dispenser (pet), fitness encourager (friend)
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can.
Putting up my bright garden flag and I'll name it "Putting up my bright garden flag" 😂
What is your favorite TV show?
I can go years without watching TV but a recent book I read/heard reminded me of how much I enjoyed the China Beach series
Would you rather exercise, wash a car or clean house?
Exercise, always. But if I had to choose between cleaning the house and mowing the lawn, I'd rather mow the lawn
What always cheers you up?
Our pets and all the wild animals living around our house, on our property, they are a part of our everyday lives
2 fun things about you?
I made a goal to read 200 books this year but it will probably be closer to 300 books this year. I love to read and I can also listen to books while I'm on my treadmill, activity bike or other equipment
My husband and I competed in running and triathlon events for decades and we've never stopped working out and training for our health. For that reason we have LOTS of exercise machines and equipment at home and we actually use these things throughout each week.
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Hi I'm Suzib, I have been with my net diary for 3 years, just changed to mfp! This is just what I needed. I have a goal of 150 lbs. Last year's goal was to get back on a horse after 35 years! At 65 I started to learn to play a ukulele. My friends would describe me as a strong Christian Women!1
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How many 5% Challenges have you done? This will be my first
What do you like to do for fun? Cooking is my hobby, I also like to watch sports (football/hockey), go the zoo and museums with my grandkids, hang with friends and family, read, gardening, going for walks outside in nature, play billiards; when I get fit enough again, I will want to be able to go hiking again
What major city do you live in or near? State? Denver Metropolitan area, Colorado
What are you health/fitness goals for this season? Lose weight and get fit/tone/stronger
How would your pet or friend describe you? Crazy lady who feeds us and talks as if we’re really listening
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. My treadmill workout (iFit)
What is your favorite TV show? The Voice/HGTV
Would you rather exercise, wash a car or clean house? Wash a car if it's nice weather
What always cheers you up? My grandkids/nature
2 fun things about you? I’m a naturist and I absolutely love being outside in the mountains, forest or at the beach
Anything else you would like to share? I have 5 grandkids
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