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Ceriusly1

Please copy these questions to your post in the comments.

What do you like to be called?

How did you learn about the 5% Challenges?

How many 5% Challenges have you done?

What do you like to do for fun?

What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live.

Do you have a pet?

What are your health/fitness goals for this season?

How would your pet or friend describe you?

What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can.

What is your favorite TV show?

What are your favorite fall activities?

What is your favorite type of exercise?

Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean the house?

What always cheers you up?

2 fun things about you?

Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share?

Anything else you would like to share?

Would you like to share a picture of you or whatever you would like?

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SweetPeasMom55

What do you like to be called? Sue

How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? Just scrolling online

How many 5% Challenges have you done? This is my first

What do you like to do for fun? DIY projects or gardening

What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. Buffalo, N.Y.

Do you have a pet? one cat named Sweet Pea

What are your health/fitness goals for this season? Log my food and daily exercise

How would your pet or friend describe you? pet would describe me as a push over. Friend would say I'm adventurous.

What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. fixed up and painted my parents shed.

What is your favorite TV show? Not a big TV person but love PBS

What are your favorite fall activities? Planning the gardens for next year

What is your favorite type of exercise? walking and aquasize

Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean the house? exercise

What always cheers you up? watching comedy

2 fun things about you? I love airbnb's and I try to take a different route when I do road trips just because you never know.

Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Being overweight is hard, getting in shape is hard, choose your hard.

Anything else you would like to share? Over 50 and a caretaker for my parents.

Would you like to share a picture of you or whatever you would like?
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GettinFitWithMe

What do you like to be called?
Nicole

How did you learn about the 5% Challenges?
I learned about the 5% challenge after seeing a post that was posted by someone in another group.

How many 5% Challenges have you done?
This is my very first one!

What do you like to do for fun?
I love taking photographs of nature, crocheting, cooking, and sewing!

What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live.
I live near Raleigh, North Carolina and we have some cool places to visit such museums, parks, farmers markets, ect.

Do you have a pet?
No pets.

What are your health/fitness goals for this season?
My goal is to create a healthier me!

How would your pet or friend describe you?
Kind and caring.

What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can.
The last thing I finished was crocheting a Jack Skellington for one of my children.

What is your favorite TV show?
I don't spend much time watching TV, but when I do, I enjoy shows such as Halloween Wars, Carnival Eats, and anything cooking-related!

What are your favorite fall activities?
I love baking homemade pies and cookies with my children.

What is your favorite type of exercise?
Glute bridges aren't bad.

Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean the house?
My personal preference would be to clean the house.

What always cheers you up?
Doing crafts.

2 fun things about you?
Every Sunday I make it a point to get out in nature and I like to stay up late and read, craft, etc.

Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share?
I hear that eating protein keeps you full, less carbs to lose, and lots of steps!

Anything else you would like to share?
Not Applicable

dawnd72

What do you like to be called?
- Dawn
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? - On the App

How many 5% Challenges have you done? - None

What do you like to do for fun? - Mini golf and gokng to the movie theater

What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. - Pittsburgh, PA

Do you have a pet? Yes, a cat

What are your health/fitness goals for this season? - Losing weight and toning up

How would your pet or friend describe you?- Clumsy and impatient

What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. Laundry

What is your favorite TV show? Forensic

What are your favorite fall activities? Haunted Houses

What is your favorite type of exercise?
Walking

Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean the house? Exercise

What always cheers you up? Good conversations

2 fun things about you? I'm an Aries and always looking for the perfect job and mate.

Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Keep focused

Anything else you would like to share?
Not at this time

ameyer145

What do you like to be called?

How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? Through the Success Stories forum

How many 5% Challenges have you done? More than 5

What do you like to do for fun? Be outside, read

What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. I live in Georgia

Do you have a pet? Sadly, no. Cat allergies in the house and too busy for a dog

What are your health/fitness goals for this season? Eat less, move more (and make it a sticky habit)

How would your pet or friend describe you? Loyal, low-key

What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. Binge-watching Big Bang Theory

What is your favorite TV show? Young Sheldon

What are your favorite fall activities? Anything outside in fall weather

What is your favorite type of exercise? Yoga

Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean the house? Wash a car

What always cheers you up? A really good book with an ending I didn't see coming

2 fun things about you? I always know which size container the leftovers will fit in perfectly. I cut my own hair.

Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? I've got lots of "what not to do." I guess the best tip I have is be easy with yourself. Humans aren't perfect; no reason losing weight should be.

Would you like to share a picture of you or whatever you would like?

bbonet3

What do you like to be called? Bruni

How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? I was in Sparks and followed the group when we came over.

How many 5% Challenges have you done? I think I have participate on all but one of the MFP challenges

What do you like to do for fun? I love being with family, friends, reading and since I now have a pool I like to use it as much as I can.

What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. I live in Deland, Florida which is north of Orlando and South of Daytona Beach

Do you have a pet? We have a small mix chihuahua, dachshund named Dandy. It belongs to my son but he is with us so he is a family dog

What are your health/fitness goals for this season? I want to continue to improve my health and go back to some strengthening/toning

How would your pet or friend describe you? Loving, good listener, fair

What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. I have been binge reading so I have finished quite a few books but yesterday I organized my towel closet

What is your favorite TV show? Blue Bloods, Master Chef, .. a few but I record them and then when I have time I watch them.

What are your favorite fall activities? Walking outside

What is your favorite type of exercise? Walking, swimming

Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean the house? Exercise while I attempt to clean the house

What always cheers you up? My granddaughter, Izzy, when they FaceTime me during the evening. She is 16 months

2 fun things about you? Retired school teacher, oldest of 7 siblings

Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? I try to eat healthy and just keep up with my exercise to help if I don't

Anything else you would like to share? I am married, 2 sons, 1 GD and I have lived in 7 different states.

Would you like to share a picture of you or whatever you would like? This is when I went to see Izzy for her 1st Birthday in May She has changed a lot and is walking/running all over the place.

paceka2

What do you like to be called?

What do you like to be called? Kathy

How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? A former SparkPeople Challenge Leader, brought to MFP 5% Chalenge through a friend.

How many 5% Challenges have you done? More than I can count

What do you like to do for fun? Read, Take Daisy for a walk, Gardening

What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. I live in Champlin, MN which is a Northwest suburb of Minneapolis.

Do you have a pet? We recently said goodbye to our 18 year old cat. We have an 11 year old Cocker/Golden dog.

What are your health/fitness goals for this season? Continue recovering from my spinal fusion surgery on 8/20.

How would your pet or friend describe you? Friendly, helpful, dependable.

What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. The entire Eternity Springs series by Emily March, including the earlier books set in West Texas and the last 3 also set in West Texas. About 25 books in all. Something to do wile waiting for surgery.[/b

What is your favorite TV show? NCIS & Blue Bloods

What are your favorite fall activities? Fall Colors in Northern Minnesota

What is your favorite type of exercise? Pilates, especially Pilates on the Reformer.

Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean the house? Exercise any day

What always cheers you up? Spending time with Daisy

2 fun things about you? My son took me to Norway in 2017 where I met relatives I didn't know I had. I have 5 children, 3 daughters and twin boys.

Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? It's important to have a routine and a set schedule - you may have to alter it from time to time but you need to have that commitment.

Would you like to share a picture of you or whatever you would like? Daisy's warming up my bed for me - had to sleep by myself for the first few days after surgery.

davisps552

What do you like to be called? Shirley

How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? I did a few on SparkPeople and a couple here too.

How many 5% Challenges have you done? Hmmm, maybe 5

What do you like to do for fun? I enjoy Jigsaw Planet online puzzles. If the weather is not to hot, I like to work in the garden.

What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. I live in Fort Wayne, IN (the northeast corner of the state of Indiana, USA). in the oldest house in the neighborhood, over 100.

Do you have a pet? Just the sparrows that I feed in the garden

What are your health/fitness goals for this season? I want to be faithful in tracking my food, losing, and coming in line with the doctor’s recommendations to bring blood pressure down.

How would your pet or friend describe you? She’s mostly a doer, but a kind one. At 80 she’s learning to relax.

What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. Put an eggplant Caponata into the oven.

What is your favorite TV show? I do not watch any TV.

What are your favorite fall activities? Changing the front planter out to mums (done v) and buying a few pretty pumpkins if I see a good price soon. Pumpkin pie of course. If the weather ever cools I will begin baking bread again.

What is your favorite type of exercise? I have to make myself do it, whatever it is. We have dumbbells and a treadmill.

Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean the house? I enjoy taking the van to the car wash.

What always cheers you up? Knowing God is for me.

2 fun things about you? My sister (whom I live with) and I are addicted to Flylady who keeps us organized and motivated to stay on top of things. I have raised 3 fir trees from cones.

Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? 1) Add more veggies. 2) I’m hearing drink water 30 minutes before a meal, not with a meal. 3) Avoid as many bags and boxes as possible at the grocery store.

Anything else you would like to share? I'm an early bird.

Would you like to share a picture of you or whatever you would like. This picture of my sister, left, and I, right, was taken in 2017 in front of the family home we sold two years ago. I look about the same now.

Dpecora653

What do you like to be called?
DEBBIE

How did you learn about the 5% Challenges?
BEEN DOING THEM SINCE SPARK

How many 5% Challenges have you done?
TOO MANY TO COUNT SINCE STARTED ON SPARK AND HAVE NOT MISSED ANY SINCE THEN.

What do you like to do for fun?
PLAY WITH MY GRANDKIDS, EXERCISE, READ, TALK WITH FRIENDS, PUZZLES

What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live.
I LIVE 5 MINUTES FROM CHARLOTTE, NC. THE COMMUNITY I LIVE IN IS RIGHT OFF A GOLF COURSE AND A WALK AWAY FROM THE LAKE. IT HAS LOTS OF WALKING TRAILS AND PARKS TO DO THINGS.

Do you have a pet?
NO PETS NOW, BUT I DID HAVE A DOG AND PARAKETTS.

What are your health/fitness goals for this season?
MY GOAL IS TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN MY WEIGHT AND BLOOD PRESSURE. I WANT TO NOW WORK ON BEING ABLE TO GET MY THYROID TO FUNCTION WITHOUT MEDICATION.

How would your pet or friend describe you?
PASSIONATE, GIVING AND OPEN.

What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can.
I JUST FINISHED THE EDGE, BY DAVID BALDACCI

What is your favorite TV show?
I DO NOT WATCH A LOT OF TV BUT I DO ENJOY FBI

What are your favorite fall activities?
I LOVE WALKING IN THE FALL AND LOOKING AT THE CHANGING LEAVES.
I ALSO LOVE APPLE PICKING AND ENJOYING BAKING DIFFERENT THINGS USING APPLES AND PUMPKIN.

What is your favorite type of exercise?
CARDIO BY FAR THE BEST, IT IS THE EXERCISE THAT ALWAYS MAKES ME FEEL INVIGORATED.

Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean the house?
ABSOLUTELY EXERCISE

What always cheers you up?
MY HUSBAND’S JOKES, MY GRANDKIDS AND HEARING FROM MY GROWN STUDENTS

2 fun things about you?
I AM WAITING FOR MY HUSBAND TO RETIRE SO WE CAN TAKE UP PICKLEBALL, I HAVE HAD 2 CAREERS THAT WERE BOTH OVER 10 YEARS- MY FIRST WAS IN RETAILING- FOR 17 YEARS, AFTER HAVING MY 3 KIDS WENT BACK TO TEACHING FOR 25 YEARS.

Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share?
FIND WHAT WORKS FOR YOU, EVERYONE’S BODY IS DIFFERENT AND YOU NEED TO FIND WHAT WORKS FOR YOU. I KEEP TRYING NEW THINGS, IF I LIKE IT AND IT HELPS I HONE IT SO IT WORKS FOR. STAY CONSISTENT AND MAKE THINGS BECOME A NATURAL PART OF YOUR LIFE.

Anything else you would like to share?
STAY CONSISTENT AND MAKE THINGS BECOME A NATURAL PART OF YOUR LIFE.

MY HUSBAND & I AT BLOWING ROCK.

Would you like to share a picture of you or whatever you would like?

DRC200971

What do you like to be called? Trish

What do you like to be called?
Larry

How did you learn about the 5% Challenges?
I migrated from SparkPeople.

How many 5% Challenges have you done? Since migrating to MFP, I have completed all but one and many more on SP.

What do you like to do for fun? Travel, gardening, bike riding

What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. I live in a rural community of 2,500 population 35 minutes north of Peoria, IL and 25 minutes south of Prinction, IL.

Do you have a pet? We have 2 cats Coco and Bean 2 sisters from the same litter.

What are your health/fitness goals for this season? As a diabetic, I always want to keep my A1C below 7 and to exercise 6 of 7 days a week.

How would your pet or friend describe you? Loyal, dedicated

What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. Decluttering all the closets in our house.

What is your favorite TV show? Several but Fire County and or all the Chicago Series, Med, Fire, PD

What are your favorite fall activities? Watching football, Thanksgiving, Spoon River Drive in October

What is your favorite type of exercise? Cycling with my wife on our 3 wheel adult tricycles

Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean the house? Exercise

What always cheers you up? Our grandkids, Willow and Aaron, they are now teenagers, but so very precious. Both will go far in life and be so very blessed and successful

2 fun things about you? We have season tickets to our local minor league baseball and local college division I basketball teams. From March to March, we are in a gymnasium for a baseball field

Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Dash Diet/Mediterranean Diet

Anything else you would like to share? This Saturday, I'm leaving for Ontario, Canada to tour Niagara Falls. I'm looking forward to the Hornblower Cruise in front of the falls.

Lopeyp

What do you like to be called?
Diane

How did you learn about the 5% Challenges?
Originally from SP.

How many 5% Challenges have you done? Many.

What do you like to do for fun? I'm recently retired and have been spending time in the garden and traveling.

What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. I live North of Boston Massachusetts

Do you have a pet? We have 2 feline sisters: Lucy and Ricki

What are your health/fitness goals for this season? I am trying to lose a few pounds and keep moving.

How would your pet or friend describe you? The best.

What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. Expanding one of my gardens.

What is your favorite TV show? Will Trent, Tracker, Reacher and most things on BritBox.

What are your favorite fall activities? Ancestry

What is your favorite type of exercise? Aerobics and strength training

Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean the house? Exercise

What always cheers you up? My cats.

2 fun things about you? I've been told I have a great sense of humor; I live on the same street that I grew up on.

Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Tracking what you eat. It'll keep you honest.

Anything else you would like to share? We have a trip planned to Italy in October.

azhkrgrl

What do you like to be called?

How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? Through Myfitnesspal.

How many 5% Challenges have you done? I have lost count.

What do you like to do for fun?

What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. Madison, WI

Do you have a pet? Yes, a Portuguese water dog named Zeus

What are your health/fitness goals for this season? Lose body fat & weight, strength train & improve my flexibility & mobility

How would your pet or friend describe you? Regimented but fun.

What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. Summer Challenge.

What is your favorite TV show? Lately have not had much time to watch TV.

What are your favorite fall activities? Walking in nature and enjoying the fall colors.

What is your favorite type of exercise? Anything outside in nature.

Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean the house? Probably both cleaning the house & exercising.

What always cheers you up? A good worship song or a good podcast.

2 fun things about you? My family is a mini UN & English is not my first language.

Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? It is a lifestyle change, something sustainable, & it is a journey not a race.

Anything else you would like to share? NO.

Would you like to share a picture of you or whatever you would like?

anydae

What do you like to be called? Dae

How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? I saw it being mentioned on fb, in the sparkpeople group

How many 5% Challenges have you done? None

What do you like to do for fun? Listen to music or family time

What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live.
I live in the Caribbean - specifically Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹

Do you have a pet? No I don't

What are your health/fitness goals for this season?
I want to actually lose the 5% of my weight which would be about 14.7lb

How would your pet or friend describe you? My friends would say I talk too much 😀

What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. Nothing really - but I am a good "starter"

What is your favorite TV show? I don't watch tv

What are your favorite fall activities? N/A

What is your favorite type of exercise? Elliptical or spin

Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean the house? Exercise

What always cheers you up? Food but I'm working on changing that

2 fun things about you? I play 'clash of clans' it's a game on the Google play store - been active on and off for years. I love karaoke - haven't gotten a chance to attend any events for a while though

Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Weight loss is mostly diet - we can exercise for hours but if you don't change your eating habits... no results

Anything else you would like to share? I am the mom of a little girl

Would you like to share a picture of you or whatever you would like? I'm not sure how to add a picture, but I'll try and figure it out

Lulabelbo

What do you like to be called? For the challenge I like to use lulabelbl

How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? I think my first was winter 2024

How many 5% Challenges have you done? 3

What do you like to do for fun? I like to try out new places for weekend brunch, movies in theaters and streaming, going to plays and concerts

What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live.Austin, Texas - live music everywhere

Do you have a pet? Sadly not right now.

What are your health/fitness goals for this season? I want to continue working out with weights - main focus.

How would your pet or friend describe you? My dog would have said that I am sometimes cranky

What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can.i just finished putting together a Birdfly bird feeder

What is your favorite TV show? I watch streaming crime shows, often from Britbox

What are your favorite fall activities? With the cooler weather I like to get out and walk more

What is your favorite type of exercise? I work out with youtube videos - my favorites are Kayleiigh Cohen and Seniorshape fitness wirh Lauren

Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean the house? Exercise

What always cheers you up? My friend Pam

2 fun things about you? I’ve been a birdwatcher since I was 14 and still can’t identify all tthe birds I come across. And I hate swimming

Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Cosistency

Anything else you would like to share? We are doing a 2 week river cruise in October from Amsterdam to Budapest.

Would you like to share a picture of you or whatever I have a new photo in my profile. Can’t move it over here.
I should mention that I changed my email on MFP and ended up deleting my account. So as you can see I am here but MFP Thinks I’mm a new member.

Marileighea

What do you like to be called? Mari

How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? Google search

How many 5% Challenges have you done? Many

What do you like to do for fun? Puzzles of all kinds, reading/watching

What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. SoCal/Central Coast. Small town. Ideal weather…most of the time

Do you have a pet? Had cats. Now responsible for feeding Crows, Scrub Jays. Possums, raccoons, skunks, squirrels, and cats take strolls through the back yard.

What are your health/fitness goals for this season? Keep the blood sugar, blood pressure, an weight down; an the spirits up.

How would your pet or friend describe you? Dependable, available, good natured.

What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. I’m a concluder/producer, so I finish something frequently, and will have a few projects running simultaneously. Recently mastered programming the Roomba and myself to get the floors done before noon. Yes. It was a feat. 😎

What is your favorite TV show? Until January: NFL

What are your favorite fall activities? Favorite time of year to take walks, work in yard. Lucky me, DH doctor said no more treadmill for him —he needs to walk outside (which he hates) so now I have his companionship (which is nice for both of us).

What is your favorite type of exercise? Walking

Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean the house? I love to clean my house…good exercise

What always cheers you up? Seeing photos of and being with my family

2 fun things about you? I can sing a song about everything. I am the ‘help desk” for all things electronic for friends and family.

Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Be patient. Try to be consistent. Forgive yourself for slips.

Anything else you would like to share? I’ve been with ShapeShifters for several seasons; we have the best team leaders, always!

Would you like to share a picture of you or whatever you would like?

aalley5

Ceriusly1 wrote: »

Please copy these questions to your post in the comments.

What do you like to be called?
aalley5
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges?
Too long ago!
How many 5% Challenges have you done?
Over 50
What do you like to do for fun? Everything

What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live.
Florida
Do you have a pet? Nope

What are your health/fitness goals for this season?

How would your pet or friend describe you?

What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can.

What is your favorite TV show?

What are your favorite fall activities?

What is your favorite type of exercise?

Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean the house?

What always cheers you up?

2 fun things about you?

Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share?
Everything
Anything else you would like to share?
Nope
Would you like to share a picture of you or whatever you would like?

Nope (no pictures)

michellewolan61

What do you like to be called? Michelle

How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? Looking around my fitness pal. Link on the bottom.

How many 5% Challenges have you done? This is the first

What do you like to do for fun? Read watch movies

What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. I live in Alabama

Do you have a pet? 1 cat named Jilly Jill

What are your health/fitness goals for this season? Just to lose weight. I can't exercise much due to age and heart issues. Recording my food and slowly but surely losing weight.

How would your pet or friend describe you? Friendly and a people person.

What is your favorite TV show? So Help Me Todd

What are your favorite fall activities? Walking

What is your favorite type of exercise? Walking right now my cardiologist is telling me max of 15 minutes at a time, but keep an eye on my heart rate.

Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean the house? Clean the house

What always cheers you up? My youngest grandchildren

2 fun things about you? I bake bread with my grans & I am a Nana daycare, lol

Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Consistency is key and record everything even if you go over.

Anything else you would like to share? Mom of 3 wife and Nana of 6

annliz23

What do you like to be called?
Annliz

How did you learn about the 5% Challenges?
Saw it a few years ago on here

How many 5% Challenges have you done?
A couple

What do you like to do for fun?
Read, art and dog grooming

What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live
Uk Shropshire

Do you have a pet?
2 standard poodles

What are your health/fitness goals for this season?
Lose weight and tone belly fat

How would your pet or friend describe you?
Helpful, kind , busy

What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can.
Dog leggings for the winter

What is your favorite TV show?
Quiz shows

What are your favorite fall activiPlanks Olanks

What is your favorite type of exercise?
Hiit

Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean the house?
Exercise

What always cheers you up?
My dogs

2 fun things about you?
Fun and consistent

Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share?
Eat in moderation

Anything else you would like to share?
Be consistent

itladyee

What do you like to be called?

ITLadyee or Charissa

How did you learn about the 5% Challenges?

From a post on MFP

How many 5% Challenges have you done?

I'm starting to lose count but I think this will be my 10th.

What do you like to do for fun?

Play games, watch movies, read/listen to books

What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live.

A suburb near Chicago. Just moved to a "new" neighborhood (less than a mile from my old neighborhood) and enjoying meeting all my new neighbors.

Do you have a pet?

Not at this time, but soon.

What are your health/fitness goals for this season?

Establish a consistent schedule/plan and then do it. I need to reexamine the big picture.

How would your pet or friend describe you?

Reliable
Organized
Honest

What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can.

A book, Chasing Fireflies

What is your favorite TV show?

Jeopardy, Press Your Luck, Grey's Anatomy, Station 19

What are your favorite fall activities?

sitting by a nice cozy fire

What is your favorite type of exercise?

Strength Training

Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean the house?

Wash a car!

What always cheers you up?

Puppies

2 fun things about you?

I love to travel
I love technology

Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share?

It's not a diet, it's a health plan or journey. Planning is the key.

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Evamutt

What do you like to be called? Eva
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? saw it on MFP

How many 5% Challenges have you done? 5 I think..started summer 2023

What do you like to do for fun? walk, read

What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. fresno, Ca love the weather here except for the hot summers. Lots of greenery, trees, lovely place to walk & it's near many state parks & rivers

Do you have a pet? we currently have 6 dogs. they were either strays or foster fails

What are your health/fitness goals for this season? I'd like to get more fit(already started this past challenge) after having to cut back on some forms of exercise due to medical reasons, a few I can't do anymore but want to keep increasing the ones I can do

How would your pet or friend describe you? I've been called calm & patient

What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. painted the front door today

What is your favorite TV show?I really like more than 1 I mostly watch BBC shows like Endeavor & Call the Midwife & silent witness

What are your favorite fall activities? I love being outdoors in every season, walking & enjoying surroundings wherever I am with my dogs but no special fall activities I can think of

What is your favorite type of exercise?#1 cardio #2 weights

Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean the house? exercise

What always cheers you up? prayer, being with dogs & helping others

2 fun things about you? I never know how to answer this...I have fun when I volunteer with animal rescue

Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? yes, some of the things that helped me lose weight & keep it off is eat what I like, not anyone else's diet, no gimmicks or shortcuts, add new foods that are good for me, don't overly restrict are a few. After I was doing these I discovered "half size me" on YouTube & she talks about these plus more that have helped.A couple are: not to compare myself with my past self & the other that I'm doing is not to focus on a number on the scale I want to weigh, instead notice a lifestyle I can live with comfortably (amount of calories & exercise) & stop at that weight so I can sustain it

Anything else you would like to share? I really enjoy being in the challenge & learning about new things, like the 9" plate

Would you like to share a picture of you or whatever you would like? I'm using husbands PC for now so I have no pictures on his

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cinebibliophile

What do you like to be called?
Jay

How did you learn about the 5% Challenges?
Post in the “Health & Weight Loss” section of the MFP Community pages

How many 5% Challenges have you done?
I’m fairly certain I did a few of these years ago on SparkPeople, but it’s been a LONG time

What do you like to do for fun?
Listen to 80’s & 90’s music, watch TV & Movies, crochet blankets for donations to Project Linus

What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live.
I am a Bostonian -- live near Boston, work in Boston. I moved around in my 20’s (former military wife) to Key West Florida & Ogunquit Maine but always bounce back to Boston

Do you have a pet?
Two (or three) – Cat (19) & Dog (9) with me, and Cat (10) – lives with kiddo at school

What are your health/fitness goals for this season?
Lose weight, tone up, build muscle – work toward my goal of not being embarrassed in photos when kiddo graduates with their Masters in May 2025

How would your pet or friend describe you?
My pets would say that I work too hard & too long, that I get grouchy often, but that I take care of them and love them. I don’t have many friends, but I hope they would say I’m loyal, supportive, and caring.

What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can.
Rewatch of JAG tv series

What is your favorite TV show?
Three-way tie: ER, NCIS, West Wing

What are your favorite fall activities?
I don’t know

What is your favorite type of exercise?
Still trying to figure that out

Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean the house?
Wash the car

What always cheers you up?
Sitting in the sunshine on a warm day, watching Free Guy, spending time with someone (especially if its at their suggestion)

2 fun things about you?
I collect Stitch and Peanuts items; I used to teach cake decorating

Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share?
I don’t think so – I’m trying to lose weight again for about the millionth time.

Anything else you would like to share?
I am new to this challenge (or at least it’s been so long since I participated, I feel like I’m new), and I am looking forward to getting to know you! I recently participated in a study following an Intermittent Fasting regimen and I feel like my body responded well to it. Now that the study is over, I need some sort of accountability, and I think this challenge will be perfect to keep me honest!

Would you like to share a picture of you or whatever you would like?
Not right now ... that's a level of vulnerability I'm not comfortable with .... :'(

Grannysue91

What do you like to be called?

What do you like to be called? I go by Sue or Susie. I use Sue here on the team.

How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? I joined the SUDS team on Spark People and I met Diane1. She helped me get started with the 5% challenge.

How many 5% Challenges have you done? I have been doing these challenges since 2011. Where this team goes I go.

What do you like to do for fun? I love to go shopping even if it is only window shopping. I also like to play games on my phone and computer. Spending time with my GKS and GGKS is also so much fun.

What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. We live about 40 miles from Memphis, TN. We got stationed here in 1992 and my husband retired in 1997. It was just a little ole town when we moved here. Now it is a big town with all kinds of shops and eating places. My husband said if we weren't old we would sell our house and move some where else. Of course when a town grows and gets bigger, the crime rate goes up too. Three of our children live here so that was another reason for staying here.

Do you have a pet? We have 2 chihuahuas. They are Chico and Paco. They are so spoiled that it is not funny.

What are your health/fitness goals for this season? I had breast cancer and the surgery and treatments and then medications really took a toll on my body. I am working on eating healthier, exercising and getting in a routine for better sleep and the time I eat my meals. I have started losing some weight again, so I will see how this break ends and decide to stay in maintenance or go back to losing weight weekly.

How would your pet or friend describe you? I would hope that my fur babies and friends would know that I am crazy and I love to have fun. I always want to be there for them and that all of the things they tell me will not be told to anyone ever.

What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. The Summer 5% Challenge.

What is your favorite TV show? I love the Chicago shows, The Med, The Chicago Fire and the Chicago PD. The new season starts tomorrow night and I am excited to see it.

What are your favorite fall activities? I love to go hiking in the woods and look at all of the beautiful colors. I also like to sit in our gazebo and have a fire in the fire pit.

What is your favorite type of exercise? I love to walk outside. It has been so hot here that doing that has not been possible. I also like doing aerobics.

Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean the house? I like doing all 3 of these. You get a good workout doing them. I think I would pick cleaning house.

What always cheers you up? Seeing any of my 12 GKs and any of my 3 GGKs. They melt my heart and I love them all.

2 fun things about you? I love to laugh and have a good time. I have a very positive attitude.

Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? I follow a pre-diabetic diet. I don't want any part of diabetes.

Anything else you would like to share? I am a caregiver for my DH. He has so many parts of his body that are messed up from a 40 foot fall he took off of the flight deck of an air craft carrier when he was 27. He has severe scoliosis of his spine and his body is twisting to his left side and all of his organs are being pushed that way too.

SparkSpringtime69

What do you like to be called? Spring
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? Long-time participant from Sparkpeople
How many 5% Challenges have you done? I've lost count
What do you like to do for fun? Make jewelry, paint watercolors (although I'm not very good at it), read, play golf and travel.
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. I am originally from NJ, but moved to SC about 3 years ago.
Do you have a pet? No
What are your health/fitness goals for this season?
Health Goals: Cut out a lot of processed foods, and cut way back on the amount of wine I drink.
Fitness Goals: Get back into a regular gym routine - I've had a lot going on this last couple of months and have not been to the gym in quite a while.
How would your pet or friend describe you? Energetic but a bit low-key.
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. Painting my BIL's future bed/bath suite.
What is your favorite TV show? I'm currently enjoying Tulsa.
What are your favorite fall activities? Bike riding and golf.
What is your favorite type of exercise? I like all of the exercise I do: step classes, yoga, tai chi and ST.
Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean the house? Definitely exercise!!
What always cheers you up? Music
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Take one day at a time, and always be kind to yourself no matter what type of day you're having.

maddeelou

What do you like to be called? Beth aka MaddeeLou

How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? Was a part of the challenge for many years on Spark

How many 5% Challenges have you done? Lots.

What do you like to do for fun? Spend time with Friends and Family, Knit, Read, Agility with my puppy

What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. I live in east central Illinois. Closer to Indy than Chicago

Do you have a pet? Do I have a pet? HA! Three dogs--Baxter (13), Emme (3.5) Elle (just turned 1)
Eight cats--Macie, Gracie, Carly, Max, Oliver, Jasmine, Flower

What are your health/fitness goals for this season? Well, my knee surgeon says I need to lower my BMI...

How would your pet or friend describe you? Caring. Generous. A little bit of a control freak. LOL.

What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. I made a little crochet bird for the Yarn Club I sponsor at school.

What is your favorite TV show? Ted Lasso

What are your favorite fall activities? Not being hot!

What is your favorite type of exercise? Strength.

Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean the house? Definitely exercise.

What always cheers you up? My puppy

2 fun things about you? I lived in Germany and Korea when I was a kid.

Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Find an exercise you like--it makes all the difference. I have gone from I have to exercise to I get to exercise.

Anything else you would like to share? I teach anatomy and physiology, AP biology and chemistry. This is my 32nd year, all at the same school. I retire in 2.5 years.

Yiche912

What do you like to be called?
~ My name is Lise (pronounced Lees).

How did you learn about the 5% Challenges?
~ I saw it advertised online on SP back in 2010 I believe.

How many 5% Challenges have you done?
~ I cannot tell you. I have missed a few and once I rejoined, I never left.

What do you like to do for fun?
~ I enjoy playing with animals. Mimi loves everyone and every dog around. She has no issues so it is easy to interact. Apart from that, I love to dance and will join a line dancing class on October 3rd. I love music and listen to all types with the exception of country and heavy jazz.

What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live.
~ I live in the Ottaw region of Ontario, Canada.

Do you have a pet?
~ Yes, I have a nearly 15 y.o. dog named Mimi. She still enjoys her walks so we go out twice daily. The walks are shorter now because she can no longer take the long walks.

What are your health/fitness goals for this season?
~ Oh, I just want to lose some of the weight I have gained since coming back to Canada.

How would your pet or friend describe you?
~ Caring and loyal.

What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can.
~ I finished an afghan.

What is your favorite TV show?
~ Nothing worth mentioning.

What are your favorite fall activities?
~ Cleaning out my gardens.

What is your favorite type of exercise?
~ Walking and dancing. Then comes Tai Chi.

Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean the house?
~ I like doing all of these, so...

What always cheers you up?
~ Having my grand-puppies come and visit.

2 fun things about you?
~ I love dancing (still do at 76!) and I like to cook.

Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share?
~ Weigh your food and endeavor to exercise for at least 30 minutes a day.

Anything else you would like to share?
~ I can't think of anything right now.

Would you like to share a picture of you or whatever you would like?

cmoak54

What do you like to be called?

How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? A search for challenges on MFP.

How many 5% Challenges have you done? 3

What do you like to do for fun? Read, play computer games, camp, garden.

What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. Live in a very small tourist town an hour north of Green Bay, WI

Do you have a pet? no

What are your health/fitness goals for this season? Lose 5% of my weight, get my health journey back on track, I kind of fell in a ditch over the summer.

How would your pet or friend describe you? Independent, friendly, helpful, moody.

What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. Cleaning up the onions out of the garden getting them ready for winter storage.

What is your favorite TV show? NCIS, FBI, West Wing

What are your favorite fall activities? Being outside, walking in the woods. I Love the smell and colors of fall, my favorite time of the year. (I love Halloween and Thanksgiving, so it works out well.)

What is your favorite type of exercise? Walking, You Tube videos

Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean the house? Clean the house

What always cheers you up? My Grandkids, reading a good book

2 fun things about you? Our family ran a Haunted Hayride on our farm for 15 years, we stopped because it was getting too big and too much work (and not enough help).
I have 13 siblings and I host our annual family reunion for over 100 people.

Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Don't give up.

Anything else you would like to share?

Would you like to share a picture of you or whatever you would like?

Bovinity55

What do you like to be called?
Bovinity55 or Christine

How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? - On Spark People

How many 5% Challenges have you done? - 2

What do you like to do for fun? Camping, walking with my dog.

What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. - I live in Alabama, in a rural area, halfway between Huntsville, AL and Birmingham, AL

Do you have a pet? Yes, a Labrador retriever mix named Arnie. He’s my walking buddy

What are your health/fitness goals for this season? Maintain my current level of fitness while following a healthy eating plan.

How would your pet or friend describe you? My dog would say I was the best thing ever, my friends know I can be counted on.

What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. A jigsaw puzzle.

What is your favorite TV show? Bluebloods, and sports of any kind.

What are your favorite fall activities? Walking in the park - it’s very pretty.

What is your favorite type of exercise? Walking.

Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean the house? Exercise

What always cheers you up? Seeing my grandkids!

2 fun things about you? I am an Air Force Veteran, and I love to watch auto racing.

Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Keep a logbook of everything you eat and of all your exercise.

Anything else you would like to share? Enjoy the journey!

Would you like to share a picture of you or whatever you would like? See picture of Arnie below, sorry it is so big, I didn’t know how to resize it.

Bovinity55

Arnie

AdahPotatah2024

What do you like to be called?Adah

How did you learn about the 5% Challenges?Community Board

How many 5% Challenges have you done?zero

What do you like to do for fun?Art, reading, hiking, comedies, museums

What major city do you live in or near? I live in the Southeastern US

Do you have a pet? Yes, a dog- yellow lab mix

What are your health/fitness goals for this season? Eat healthy and lose 5-7 pounds

How would your pet or friend describe you? Easy-going and friendly

What is the last thing you finished? Sugary coffee latte

What is your favorite TV show? Comedians in cars getting Coffee

What are your favorite fall activities? Hiking,road trip to mountains, Halloween parade

What is your favorite type of exercise? Walking/hiking

Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean the house? Exercise

What always cheers you up? Comedy shows, old late night show interviews

2 fun things about you? I'm funny...and like to have fun.🤪

Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? My best tip is to eat simple, real food.

Anything else you would like to share? Thanks for organizing the fun challenge.
Best of luck to everyone!🌻
Would you like to share a picture of you or
whatever you would like? This is pretty much what I look like, but older-

k9kiddie

What do you like to be called? Cammie
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? Sparkpeople
How many 5% Challenges have you done? I've lost count...
What do you like to do for fun? I like to hike, garden, hang out with my son...
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. I live about 30 miles southwest of Scranton Pennsylvania.
Do you have a pet? I have three black cats. Lucy, Marcie, and Sally.
What are your health/fitness goals for this season? I need to get back into the right mentality to keep with my plan. I'm having a hard time with that lately. When I am in that 'space' I do great. If I'm not... it's bad.
How would your pet or friend describe you? Friendly, loyal, dependable.
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. I knitted up some washcloths.
What is your favorite TV show? Currently my son and I are watching 9-1-1, but my ultimate favorite is Outlander.
What are your favorite fall activities? I like to go for a drive to see all the colorful trees. We also try to do a hayride every fall.
What is your favorite type of exercise? Walking.
Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean the house? Wash a car... I find it fun. And if you do it by hand, you could count it as exercise!
What always cheers you up? Hanging out with my son, and my kitties.
2 fun things about you? I can play the clarinet, and I love to ride rollercoasters.
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? I like to go out for a walk on my two breaks every day. That way that 30 minutes of exercise is built right into my day and I don't have to worry about doing any exercise after work.
Anything else you would like to share? Although I am really looking forward to the fall... I am not liking that winter is on its way.
Would you like to share a picture of you or whatever you would like? The first picture is from a recent hiking trip with my husband and son. The second is our recent road trip... to Illinois! My son wanted to see the only working Bigboy so badly, and the furthest east it goes is Illinois. So we drove there and back in one weekend! It was a little crazy, but we had a great time!

KellyBisciotti

What do you like to be called? Kelly or Kit. My SP username was KitGoesFit.

How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? From the SparkPeople Alumni Group (and before that from SparkPeople).

How many 5% Challenges have you done? A few back in the day.

What do you like to do for fun? Read, play video games, listen to music, 3D puzzle, explore my city.

What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. Rochester, NY - about 6 hours from NYC. It's a great medium-sized city along Lake Ontario, with just about every activity you can think of.

Do you have a pet? Nope

What are your health/fitness goals for this season? Increased activity, continued slow and steady weight loss.

How would your pet or friend describe you? I work hard and I relax hard.

What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. Watching Young Sheldon with my son.

What is your favorite TV show? Don't have one, but I enjoy sitcoms like Big Bang Theory, The Office, Brooklyn 99.

What are your favorite fall activities? Farmers Markets, nerd conventions (gaming, comic, etc.), festivals

What is your favorite type of exercise? Dancing - freeform, club

Would you rather exercise, wash a car, or clean the house? Exercise BY cleaning the house

What always cheers you up? Music

2 fun things about you? 1. Despite my age, I still love 90's/00's alt rock and club music. 2. I moderate several large online gaming communities.

Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? If something doesn't work for you, that's ok. Try something else. Keep trying until you find what works for you. And weight loss isn't 100% linear.

Anything else you would like to share? Excited to be back in the community!

Would you like to share a picture of you or whatever you would like?