👋 Introductions: Please Say Hello and Help Us Get To Know You! 👋
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What do you like to be called? Beverly, or Bev
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? I've been here since SparkPeople days
How many 5% Challenges have you completed? over 20 I think
What do you like to do for fun? When I have time I love to hike, bike, kayak, and make quilts.
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. I'm in central Alabama
What are your health/fitness goals for this season? I have got to get my eating back under control.
How would your pet or friend describe you? My cat thinks I'm a warm cushion.
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. A quilt for a friend of mine, we named it Grammy Hugs.
What is your favorite TV show? The Repair Shop, followed closely by Ted Lasso.
Do you like Winter? Why or why not? I do like winter because I hate the heat of summer.
What are your favorite winter activities? hiking and quilting
What are your favorite winter comfort foods? Have you modified it to make it healthier? Soups and stews of all kinds. I haven't modified any of my recipes, but have cut out the cornbread and crackers.
What is your favorite type of winter exercise? love my hikes in the woods
Would you rather build a snowman, shovel snow, or clean the house? build a snowman, by far my favorite
Does your self-care routine change in the winter? What do you do differently? In winter I moisturize more, and exercise indoors.
What always cheers you up? lying in my hammock and watching the trees sway around me
2 fun things about you? I love having family game nights. I hoard fabric.
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? If it tastes good, spit it out.
Anything else you would like to share? Small steps can lead to big adventures.
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What do you like to be called? Dorothy
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? Sparkpeople
How many 5% Challenges have you completed? 10 plus
What do you like to do for fun? Walk my dogs
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. Calgary
What are your health/fitness goals for this season? Lose at least 10 pounds
How would your pet or friend describe you?
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. Book 10 of Wheel of Time series, 4 more to go
What is your favorite TV show? Don't have one, Currently subscribed to Britbox, but don't watch a lot of tv.
Do you like Winter? Why or why not? No, it's physically demanding for seniors in Canada.
What are your favorite winter activities?
What are your favorite winter comfort foods? Have you modified it to make it healthier? Hot Chocolate
What is your favorite type of winter exercise?
Would you rather build a snowman, shovel snow, or clean the house? Build a snowman
Does your self-care routine change in the winter? What do you do differently? No
What always cheers you up? making a genealogy discovery.
2 fun things about you?
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share?
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What do you like to be called?
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? My Fitness Pal Community posts, I was exploring.
How many 5% Challenges have you completed? This will be my second
What do you like to do for fun? Read watch Christmas movies, listen to music, watch you tube.
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. Birmingham, Alabama. We moved to this city a little over 4 years ago to be closer to my kids and grands.
What are your health/fitness goals for this season? To maintain weight or lose a little, but not to gain.
How would your pet or friend describe you? Sometimes silly but can also be serious.
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. Christmas shopping for this season.
What is your favorite TV show? British Bake Off
Do you like Winter? Why or why not? Yes its cooler and I can get outside more.
What are your favorite winter activities? Walking. Drinking coffee on the porch.
What are your favorite winter comfort foods? Have you modified it to make it healthier? Idk
What is your favorite type of winter exercise? Walking
Would you rather build a snowman, shovel snow, or clean the house? Clean the house
Does your self-care routine change in the winter? What do you do differently? Moisturize more, lol
What always cheers you up? Church
2 fun things about you? I like to dance with my grands, I like to laugh alot!
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Yes, drink more water and eat more veggies 👍🏻
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What do you like to be called? Brooke
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? It was on my homepage of MyFitnessPal
How many 5% Challenges have you completed? This is my first
What do you like to do for fun? I like to read, do photography, travel, decorate cookies
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. near Victoria, TX. Not sure that's major city so I'm on the Texas coast 2 hours from Houston 2 1/2 hours from San Antonio and Austin and 1 1/2 hours from Corpus. I live in a tiny fishing community on the coast. We have a nice beach I do like to walk along.
What are your health/fitness goals for this season? To lose weight. To get more in shape so I'm not winded walking up our stairs and to finally get my foot stronger from my 2 foot surgeries 2 years ago.
How would your pet or friend describe you? A happy person who is a little odd, but in a fun way.
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. My bag of Salted Caramel Beaver Nuggets. D*mn you Bucee's.
What is your favorite TV show? I don't watch a lot of tv, but when I do its cooking shows.
Do you like Winter? Why or why not? Yes, its definitely cooler here and I love the holiday season.
What are your favorite winter activities? Traveling to see snow since we never get any and walking on the beach when its finally not 100 degrees.
What are your favorite winter comfort foods? Have you modified it to make it healthier? Sweet Potatoes and winter squash. I roast them now.
What is your favorite type of winter exercise? Unfortunately, exercise is something I need to start doing.
Would you rather build a snowman, shovel snow, or clean the house? Definitely build a snowman.
Does your self-care routine change in the winter? What do you do differently? Nothing changes.
What always cheers you up? Traveling with my honey
2 fun things about you? I'm almost always in a happy mood and up for anything silly!
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Ummm. Not really.1 -
katiecondy1 wrote: »What do you like to be called ? Katie
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. Colorado Springs..
lots of military bases, on the edge of the prairie and foot of the mountains. Close enough to the mountains to get there with a short drive and be able to get out in nature often.
Hey, another C-Springer! *waves*1 -
What do you like to be called? Eva
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? from here on MFP
How many 5% Challenges have you completed? since summer of 2024
What do you like to do for fun? walk, read, spend time with family/friends
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. Fresno, Ca love the weather except for the hot summer
What are your health/fitness goals for this season? focus on good choices for health & progress on fitness
How would your pet or friend describe you? calm, caring
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. cleaning out the walk in closet
What is your favorite TV show? mostly British shows, Endeavor, call the Midwife to name a few
Do you like Winter? Why or why not? I love the California winters because I'm on the warm side & it feels good to be cooler
What are your favorite winter activities? walking, baking, trying new recipes, make soups, enjoying the weather
What are your favorite winter comfort foods? Have you modified it to make it healthier? soups, stews yes I see how I can modify each recipes
What is your favorite type of winter exercise? walking
Would you rather build a snowman, shovel snow, or clean the house? clean house
Does your self-care routine change in the winter? What do you do differently? I spend a little more time with self care because there's more time in the day to spend inside
What always cheers you up? My dogs, talking to my kids, meeting up with friends
2 fun things about you? I don't know how to answer this
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? yes, I was never successful to keep weight off until I stopped following other peoples way of eating & stuck with how & what I was satisfied to eat the rest of my life with some modifications & trying new foods of course
Anything else you would like to share? glad to be here1 -
What do you like to be called? Sue
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? Perusing the community challenges
How many 5% Challenges have you completed? 0
What do you like to do for fun? avid gardener, cooking and baking, Hiking
What major city do you live in or near? State? New York state, just south of the city of Rochester. I live in the Finger Lakes region in a small town called Bristol.
What are your health/fitness goals for this season? to lose weight, increase flexibility and lead a healthier lifestyle.
How would your pet or friend describe you? My cat would describe me as a loving human and food dispenser.
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. Refinished a kitchen table, Mom's freebie.
What is your favorite TV show? Jeopardy
Do you like Winter? Why or why not? I hate the cold and snow typically but I love x-country skiing and hiking in the Winter and I love that I have more free time.
What are your favorite winter activities? Hiking, x-country skiing and snow shoeing.
What are your favorite winter comfort foods? Have you modified it to make it healthier? Casseroles and soups. I try to find healthier recipes for my favorites.
What is your favorite type of winter exercise? Hiking
Would you rather build a snowman, shovel snow, or clean the house? build a snow man but I don't mind shoveling occasionally.
Does your self-care routine change in the winter? What do you do differently? I do more yoga, facials and relaxing.
What always cheers you up? Being in the outdoors, sunshine and nature. Talking to my neighbors horses helps too, they're great listeners.
2 fun things about you? I am a garlic farmer in my spare time and I probably have the most extensive spice collection of anyone I know.
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Writing down meal plans helps keep me on track with healthy eating.
Anything else you would like to share? Small steps can lead to big adventures.1 -
What do you like to be called? Sandra
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? Stumbled on it here in MFP
How many 5% Challenges have you completed? None, this is my first one.
What do you like to do for fun? Quilt, play euchre, theatre, travel and be with friends and family.
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. I’m in St. Thomas Ontario Canada. 🇨🇦 known as “The Railway City” and home of Jumbo the elephant.
What are your health/fitness goals for this season? I want to become more physically active. I golf a couple times a week in the summer and have been taking a cart because I don’t have the stamina to walk the course. My goal is to be able to walk 9 holes when the season opens in April and work my way into 18 holes before the season is over.
How would your pet or friend describe you? I am very transparent and I always try and find the good in people and situations. I’ve been told I’m a very optimistic person.
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. A quilt that I struggled with for a year. Last month I was determined to finish it. I did and was very happy with it in the end.
What is your favorite TV show? Survivor
Do you like Winter? Why or why not? Not really. I find winters where I live are very gloomy. We don’t get much snow but it’s damp. When we do get snow it doesn’t stay long.
What are your favorite winter activities? None 😊
What are your favorite winter comfort foods? Have you modified it to make it healthier? I make an oven stew which I really enjoy as well as a real hearty soup.
What is your favorite type of winter exercise? I’m not a fan of exercise but this fall I joined a beginners pickleball class once a week for 2 hrs which I’m really enjoying.
Would you rather build a snowman, shovel snow, or clean the house? Clean house.
Does your self-care routine change in the winter? What do you do differently? Not really.
What always cheers you up? My grandkids.
2 fun things about you? My husband says I don’t think inside a box because I don’t know there is a box.😊 I have a very creative mind.
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Not really
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Hello everyone, I am really excited to join the 2025 5% Winter Challenge. I am a new member on MFP and this is my first challenge.
What do you like to be called? Kapre
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? MFP discussions group
How many 5% Challenges have you completed? None
What do you like to do for fun? Gardening, doodling/coloring, YouTube learning, planning, reading (finding a book that sticks is hard though)
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. I live in West Lafayette, Indiana on Purdue University campus. This is a very student-friendly town and I love it here, but I miss the abundant restaurants and weekend activities that cities have.
What are your health/fitness goals for this season? To be more active, build strength, lose some weight and enjoy the healthy lifestyle.
How would your pet or friend describe you? Introverted, cheerful, optimistic.
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. Solved a 3x3 Rubik's cube!
What is your favorite TV show? Recent favorite - Gilmore girls.
Do you like Winter? Why or why not? I did not like winter for a long time, but I am starting to like it since last year. I took the Zephyr Amtrak train last Christmas and fell in love with the Colorado winter - absolutely breathtaking! I wish Indiana had some mountains
What are your favorite winter activities? Nothing outdoors really. I like long drives through beautiful terrains, and seeing Christmas decorations. But I am still learning to stay active and cheerful in Jan-Feb.
What are your favorite winter comfort foods? Have you modified it to make it healthier? I like a cup of hot coffee, chai, and any vegetable soup.
What is your favorite type of winter exercise? Nothing yet.
Would you rather build a snowman, shovel snow, or clean the house? Clean the house.
Does your self-care routine change in the winter? What do you do differently? Moisturize (hate it though).
What always cheers you up? Many things - music, good food, fun w. friends and family, gardens, mountains and forests!
2 fun things about you? I love commuting in not-very-crowded trains and buses. Staring out the window from a moving vehicle makes me philosophical. I can get obsessed with planning and organization.
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Focus on addition (vegetables, fiber etc.) instead of elimination. I tell myself to eat healthy foods first and then eat whatever I want. I end up eating less unhealthy foods and even if it doesn't help in calorie restriction, my cravings decrease, and I feel more energized.
Anything else you would like to share? I wish you all the very best for your journey and hope we all succeed!1 -
What do you like to be called? Ronnie
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? Searched through MFP
How many 5% Challenges have you completed? 3 + 2 IBC
What do you like to do for fun? Go dancing, to concerts, hang out with friends and family, go for walks, social events.
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. Denver Metro area, Colorado
Do you have a pet? 2 dogs, Bella (2.5 yo obnoxious girl) and Buddy (10 yo calm old man)
What are your health/fitness goals for this season? To restart my exercise routine and lose another 8-10 lbs to keep my A1C and cholesterol in check.
How would your pet or friend describe you? Crazy lady who feeds us well
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. Laundry?
What is your favorite TV show? The Voice
Do you like Winter? Why or why not? No. I don’t like the cold and ice.
What are your favorite winter activities? Cooking
What are your favorite winter comfort foods? Have you modified it to make it healthier? Lasagna soup
and green chile; I use the healthier version of the recipes from Skinnytaste.com for these dishes.
What is your favorite type of winter exercise? Rowing machine and walking
Would you rather build a snowman, shovel snow, or clean the house? None of the above 😊
Does your self-care routine change in the winter? What do you do differently? I work out indoors instead of outside; I have to give up my swimming in the winter.
What always cheers you up? My grandchildren
2 fun things about you? I love to go dancing. My husband and I were married at a nudist club in the Rocky Mountain foothills on 9/16/2006.
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Healthy eating and one must include exercise – it works; slowly, but it does work.
Anything else you would like to share? Green chile is my favorite food!
Would you like to share a picture of you or whatever you would like?
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What do you like to be called? Marilyn
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? eons ago on SparkPeople
How many 5% Challenges have you completed? bunches and bunches over the years
What do you like to do for fun? hiking, exercise, reading, spending time with my husband and pets
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. Near Abilene, TX. We live in the country, very rural but still not that far from hospitals, stores, and everything we need
What are your health/fitness goals for this season? Get back to better shape, I've spent a year with doctors and surgeries (two years of surgeries, actually) and now that I have had my Inspire device implanted, over time it should help me deal with my sleep apnea problems
How would your pet or friend describe you? comfort
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. A book, Hold Strong
What is your favorite TV show? Haven't watched TV in years
Do you like Winter? Why or why not? Winters are okay because they are usually mild here and I like to be outside everyday
What are your favorite winter activities? Hiking, spending time with my pets and husband, same year round
What are your favorite winter comfort foods? Have you modified it to make it healthier? Oatmeal year round, I have oatmeal with fruit and flaxseed every morning, it's always healthy
What is your favorite type of winter exercise? Same as year round, walking, indoor biking, DVDs, hiking
Would you rather build a snowman, shovel snow, or clean the house? shovel snow
Does your self-care routine change in the winter? What do you do differently? Same self-care routine year round
What always cheers you up? my pets
2 fun things about you? I read 300 books this year and we've marked an entire trail system that takes me an hour to walk on our property
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Keep moving
Anything else you would like to share? I had the Inspire device implanted in Nov and am slowly having the settings increased each week to find the sweet spot to best treat my lifelong sleep apnea.1 -
What do you like to be called? pedal__power
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? Found it looking for a challenge group for Jan 2025 on MFP.
How many 5% Challenges have you completed? Zero - this will be my first!
What do you like to do for fun? Sports and arts! I play and coach hockey in the winter and love cycling in the summer. I also play music in a community group and love musical theatre.
What are your health/fitness goals for this season? Lose 15lbs, 12.5K+ steps/day + get stronger.
How would your pet or friend describe you? Loyal
What is the last thing you finished? A grilled cheese sandwich.
Do you like Winter? I learned to survive winter by learning how to cross country ski and play hockey. I'd appreciate it more if it weren't so long (Nov to March where I live).
What are your favorite winter activities? Aside from exercise, playing music and doing puzzles inside.
What are your favorite winter comfort foods? Have you modified it to make it healthier? Warm foods and chocolate.
What is your favorite type of winter exercise? Dog walking, hockey, cross country skiing
Would you rather build a snowman, shovel snow, or clean the house? Shovel snow or clean the house.
Does your self-care routine change in the winter? What do you do differently? Yes, I have a harder time with waking up early to exercise because of the darkness and cold.
What always cheers you up? Going to dinner with friends
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What do you like to be called? Mary
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? Discovered on spark people
How many 5% Challenges have you completed? Many
What do you like to do for fun? Read, play games (all types), walk
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. An hour west of NYC. Beautiful area in NJ
What are your health/fitness goals for this season? Lose weight, use self control
How would your pet or friend describe you? Loyal,
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. A book. Project Hail Mary
What is your favorite TV show? Today show? 60 minutes? Not really sure
Do you like Winter? Why or why not? Not really hard to walk and travel in ice and snow
What are your favorite winter activities? Sledding, walking. Reading?, making snowman?
What are your favorite winter comfort foods? Any hearty soup
Have you modified it to make it healthier? More veggie
What is your favorite type of winter exercise? Walking?
Would you rather build a snowman, shovel snow, or clean the house? Clean house
Does your self-care routine change in the winter? What do you do differently?less steps due to weather
What always cheers you up? Talking to a good friend
2 fun things about you? I love book challenges, I enjoy listening to 5th grade beginning band
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share?
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What do you like to be called?Sue
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? Through MyfitnessPal.
How many 5% Challenges have you completed? I have lost count.
What do you like to do for fun? Hike, travel, listen to podcasts, read, gardening.
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. Madison Wisconsin.
What are your health/fitness goals for this season? I want to lose body fat and weight, strength train, and improve my flexibility.
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? I have not really watched TV lately, so I do not have a Favorite show at the moment.
Do you like Winter? Why or why not? Yes, I do. I love how everything looks beautiful after the first snowfall, and I love the holiday season.
What are your favorite winter activities? Snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.
What are your favorite winter comfort foods? Have you modified them to make them healthier? I like chili and sourdough bread. I use lean ingredients and lots of veggies in the chili. I am learning how to make sourdough bread. I try to eat in moderation.
What is your favorite type of winter exercise? Snowshoeing.
Would you rather build a snowman, shovel snow, or clean the house? Clean the house.
Does your self-care routine change in the winter? What do you do differently? Not really, but I try to focus on rest.
What always cheers you up? A scripture that speaks to my soul and a good uplifting song.
2 fun things about you? My family is a mini UN, and English is not my first language.
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? This is about a lifestyle change and a journey.
Anything else you would like to share? No.
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What do you like to be called? Patti
How did you learn about the 5% Challenge? My sister recommended my fitness pal and I saw the challenge in the Groups.
How many 5% Challenges have you completed? None - this is my first
What do you like to do for fun? Read and play cozy games like Stardew Valley
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. I live in Cincinnati in southwestern Ohio.
What are your health/fitness goals for this season? I would ultimately like to get to a BMI under 40 but the 5% goal is a good start. That would put me at 236.5.
How would your pet or friend describe you? Sometimes quiet but funny.
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. A piece of cheesecake? lol
What is your favorite TV show? Currently, Bob’s Burgers. All-time - Lost
Do you like Winter? Why or why not? Yes. I’m really into the cozy. I am also a Winter baby, born on December 24!
What are your favorite winter activities? Curling up with a good book and a cup of hot apple cider!
What are your favorite winter comfort foods? Have you modified it to make it healthier? Soup. I’m trying to choose healthier options like lower sodium.
What is your favorite type of winter exercise? I’m trying to walk more around my apartment. I have severe arthritis in both knees, so it’s a challenge.
Would you rather build a snowman, shovel snow, or clean the house? I’d like to move without pain before I try any of those lol
Does your self-care routine change in the winter? What do you do differently? No not really. I try to drink more water because my skin gets dry.
What always cheers you up? Watching Chicks on the Right every weekday morning!
2 fun things about you? I love mangoes. I love to read supernatural romance.
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Not yet.
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What do you like to be called? Ute or Schnootie is fine
How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? Sparkpeople sbd Facebook
How many 5% Challenges have you completed? Quite a few witj SparkPeople and 2 with MFP
What do you like to do for fun? Playing World of warcraft, knitting, reading, cooking, geocaching, learninh Spanish on Duolingo
What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. Just moved to the Lower Sacony area in Germany from Upstate NY
What are your health/fitness goals for this season? Just getting bsvk to a regular Yoga, strength and walking routine. Put on 15 lbs of moving stress weight on my body.
How would your pet or friend describe you? Food source, entertaining
What is the last thing you finished? Give it a name if you can. Application for German passport
What is your favorite TV show? New Girl
Do you like Winter? Why or why not? Snow. Dont like to clean it, drive in it or freeze. So no.
What are your favorite winter activities? Cuddling up on the couch with a book or my laptop
What are your favorite winter comfort foods? Have you modified it to make it healthier? Sour lentil stee with egg noodles. I use water and flour instead of milk and butter to thicken the stew.
What is your favorite type of winter exercise? I love ice skating but dont get many opportunities
Would you rather build a snowman, shovel snow, or clean the house? Probably shovel
Does your self-care routine change in the winter? What do you do differently? Lots of teas and skin care for dry skin
What always cheers you up? Finding a geocache or a treasure, pet or mount in World of Warcraft.
2 fun things about you? I have twins girls and was born and raised in Germany.
Do you have a diet or fitness tip to share? Keep your fitness equipment in plain sight and remember anything you do, will get you closer to your goal.
Anything else you would like to share? I love the color lime green.1
