I am from Wisconsin and a huge packer fan. I need motivation for the wintertime, cause hate running or walking outside. I have a treadmill, but lose my motivation during the winter. I would love to build up my milage early on in the year. I run half marathons and 1 marathon a year.

I'm in! My name is Monita. I live in OK with my husband and 2 boys. I have already decided on running a half marathon on March 17th! The most I've ever done is a 5K. I plan on walking, running and biking to make my goal of a 60 lb weight loss in 2012...and it may just take 2,012 miles to achieve my goal.

My son-in-law is from Wisconsin and a Packers fan, also! In face, he gave my daughter a big Tervis tumbler with a Packers logo on it this Christmas. LOL

Thanks for putting the January goal up. Now I know what to shoot for without having to do the math myself. :laugh:

And, oh my gosh, four kids from 6 to newborn?? You HAVE been busy!

Hi! My name is Liz and I'm from Newport Beach in California. I am a full time student at UCI and am graduating this year I started running a few years ago to lose weight and got hooked- I ran one marathon and two half marathons since then. I really would like to do the big LA Honda Marathon this March and I think this group is just perfect for me!

I struggle with being persistent after running for a good two weeks and then I lose all motivation :x I also definitely want to try being better with my eating habits.. like everyone else haha!

Ooh! I also take a cardio kickboxing class and I'm absolutely in love with it!

I'm good at texting and messaging via the fitness pal app Hope to get to know you guys all and I plan to be there to support and encourage you guys this 2012

Hi everyone! My name is Denise and I am so excited about trying to do all of these miles. I have 2 beautiful children and a wonderful husband. I hope that my husband and I can start running together. WE CAN DO THIS!

Denise

My name is Christina & Im a wife of 20 years & have 4 kids ages 18, 17, 14 & soon to be 13. (3 boys & a girl) diabetes & high blood pressure run in the family & even though i stay active for ME, its important that my kids watch me live a healthy lifestyle. I love this challenge and look forward to working with all of you in 2012!

Hi I'm Tracey,
I'm a working mother of 4 older kids (A son 20, twin sons 18 in 2 weeks, and a daughter 13) I live in Nottingham, England.
I am just coming to the end of my own personal 1million steps challenge and was looking for the next challenge... I believe I have now found it
I have lots of weight still to lose, so hopefully this will help me achieve this goal too.
My plan is to walk the whole amount... but if I start to feel adventurous, I may just try to relearn how to run

Its good to meet you all, and hope we all have success on this journey

Hi, I'm Gail and I'm 60 years young. I teach kindergarten and have lots of stress from many areas of my life each day. My greatest challenge is finding the energy at the end of a long day to get my walking in. I bought a treadmill a few weeks back and love it! I've gotten lots of walking in during the Christmas break so I know how good I can feel if I succeed with this challenge. Jan 1st is a great day to begin! Let's get walking and rack up those miles!

Hello everyone,

I had seen the message board for this and I thought why not? I am a walker and jogger but right now I have decided to walk a goal of 5 miles per day. Today is day 3 of my walk goal. I want to get fit and trim in 2012 and I am determined to do so. I do own a treadmill so it should not be too difficult.

ABOUT ME:
I am a divorced mother of 1 child, my age 33, and I live in the State of Michigan close to Lake Michigan. I am in the SW part of my State which is the opposite side of the Detroit area for those unfamiliar. I am also a college student heading for my Bachelors Degree in Health Care Administration. After the receipt of my Bachelors Degree I will start my Masters Degree in the same field. I want to be part of running a hospital one day in the State of Michigan.

My current weight is 201
My goal weight is 124 or less

I already have 10.4 miles in of the 2,012 miles so mathematically it should take me approximately 402.4 days at the current 5 miles per day I am doing. Wow, I guess I am gonna have to kick it up a notch.

Cheers and happy new year

TEXAS IN DA HOUSE! Yes, I am a dork, but a fun one...lol. I'm Kat, 33 but that will change on the 31st. :noway: I'll be married 5 years in June. Married to the military that is, my husband is a C130 J pilot, I am a SAHM. We currently have 3 children, 15 yrs, 2 1/2 yrs., and 10 months. I say currently because we are foster parents. My husband has been deployed since early Sept., (which I received my placement while he's been gone so it'll be interesting to watch the first meeting...lol...since the rest of us have all already bonded) since then I have lost 25 pounds, went from 202 to 177.2 :drinker: I'm hoping to see at least 169 before he gets home, which is soon but not soon enough! We have 2 pain in the bo-tay's....Blitz, doberman, and Latte, teacup poodle.

I love the idea of this group! I just finished up Chalean Extreme and will be doing Turbo Jam this month, followed by Slim In 6, and then P90X. I have been wanting to up my miles though. I'm going to start C25K on tues. and thurs., when the babies are at MDO, and will walk the other days when the weather and babies permit.

GOOD LUCK TO ALL......WE CAN DO THIS! :flowerforyou:

Hi - from Florida here, so I have no reason not to get moving, except motivation.. Would like to run my first 5k in April and this should help me get started!

Hello all!!
My name is Jayme, I am a 33 stay at home mom of 3 kids, and a full time student. I consider myself to be a runner but have never actually counted my miles. This is the perfect group to keep me motivated and log my miles!!
I look forward to getting to know everyone!! Add me if you like

Hi there! I'm a CO gal who loves to try new challenges. I love the idea of completing 2,012 miles this year. What a great motivator!

I am Jan Taylor, a 56 yr old woman and I have been married many years to my wonderful husband. We live on the Texas Gulf Coast in a small town called Edna, Texas. My husband is retired and I am a Banker.

We have a small hobby farm and raise fresh vegetables. We also have an endless supply of eggs from our very content hens. This spring we hope to be able to produce enough fresh vegetables to open up a farmers market in the community as well as start a "first pick" program for subscribers.

I started my weight loss program for 2 reasons;

1. I didn't know I was that heavy! I had always been thin and knew I was putting on a few pounds ...but until I saw myself in a picture last fall I didn't have a clue. See the picture on my profile in the upper left? I looked like a blooming idiot and had not seen John Wayne in almost a year....talk about embarrassed....

2. In September my husband had a near fatal heart attack. He coded on me twice and I have never been so scared in my life...those were a very long 12 minutes....He also needs to shed some major pounds and is working on it although he is still under the watchful eye of his cardiologist and a team of others. Blessing abound - in mid January he has been cleared to start a cardiac rehab program at the hospital. Once the cardiac rehab doctor gives the go-ahead he will be "full steam" on weight loss. Until then he is forbidden to get on our exercise equipment and do nothing more than eat sensibly and mull around the house. So...I am starting it early to figure out what works and what doesn't and to become quite a good nutritionist.

I try to bang out 25-30 miles a week on an exercise (fan) bike....guess I am going to have to get my fanny (pardon the pun) to peddling a little further!

Hello everyone. I'm Kemeko from Florida. I'm trying to get in shape and train for my first 5K run. I've signed up for two in February, but they will most likely be walks. By the end of the year, I hope to be running them!

Looking forward to participating in this group!