Announcements
๐ท๐ฅณ๐ท2025 Spring 5% Challenge Community ๐ท๐ฅณ๐ท
The Spring Community will open to the public Saturday morning, 3/8, as soon as I am up and about. Please join and choose your team as soon as possible. Bookmark the page. During the break, check often for announcements.
Week 8 All Teams Final Report
This Post is "Conversation Friendly!" Please support all Teams! Week 8 Final Results! All Teams Weight Loss: Unfortunately, a mistake in the formulas on the Weight Tab of the Team Spreadsheets went unnoticed until the end of the challenge. Thanks for catching it. Individual member weights are not affected, and personalโฆ
๐Caring Hearts๐ Prayer Requests and Positive Thoughts
We value you and your families! Please use this space to share prayer requests and any need for positive affirmation for team members, friends, or family members.
Week 7 All Teams Final Results
This Post is conversation Friendly! Please support all Teams! Week 7 Final Results! All Teams Weight Loss: Percentage! Points are always based on percentages. Race Healthy Habit 1: Healthy Habit 2: Healthy Habit Focus @Everyone, keep up the great momentum! Note to self: Graphics need to be resized. ๐
๐New Survey Link๐What Do You Think? Survey Monkey Link!๐
This is the same survey as the first one! If you have already completed it, you don't need to do it again. Survey Monkey limits the number of responses to a survey. The great news for us OALs is that your responses have reached that limit. That doesn't mean we don't want more responses. It would be great if every memberโฆ
Week 6! All Teams Final Results
This Post is conversation Friendly! Please support all Teams! Week 6 Final Results! All Teams Weight Loss: Percentage! Points are always based on percentage. Race Healthy Habit 1: Healthy Habit 2: Healthy Habit Focus @Everyone keep up the great momentum!
๐๐ New Members Will Be Added Throughout the Challenge! Request a Team Here!
The 5% is an ongoing Community. Although the official 5% Challenge is held four seasons a year, we have activities in between to keep our members engaged if they choose to stay accountable. We accept new members and find a place for them anytime during the challenges. If you are interested in participating on a team,โฆ
โ Blogging With The 5%โ
If you are interested in writing or reading blogs, please read all instructions so we can keep the page running smoothly. Thanks! 5% Community Bloggers Page Please post the link here each time you write a new blog.
RULES: A Brief Outline of the Rules to Stay Active! Mandatory Read and Sign Off!
Rules to Stay Active 1. Post your points to the weekly Healthy Habits Challenges. Please post daily if you can. 2. Post your exercise minutes at least weekly. Please post daily if you can. 3. Post Weekly Weigh-Ins (you may post any day but no later than Saturday at 11:59 p.m.). 4. All numbers must be posted no later thanโฆ
Weight Corrected in Comments: Week 1 Results
Week 1 Final Results! All Teams Weight Loss: Percentage Weight Loss: Pounds Race Healthy Habit 1: Journaling Healthy Habit 2: Meet the Cheerleaders Healthy Habit 3: Measurements Healthy Habit Focus Everyone keep up the great momentum!
Posts
VIP LOUNGE! Welcome to the 2025 Winter 5% Challenge!
Welcome to the VIP Lounge! We are so glad you have made the choice to join us! This is where you get your questions answered, share feedback, and get to know your fellow challengers. Please don't be shy! Let's make this a noisy, happy place to be! Please do all chatting here! Have fun, ask questions, and get acquainted!โฆ
Discussion forโWeek 7! Visions of Conquering the Number on the Scale: Non-Scale Victoryโ
Please share your NSVs here! It's early in the day, and I hope to have more, but I actually remembered to take my meds right away!
๐ฅ Challenge Week #8: Saturday - March 1st through Friday, March 7th, 2025 ๐ฅ
๐ฅ Challenge Week #8: Saturday - March 1st through Friday, March 7th, 2025 ๐ฅ Healthy Habit: Visions of ๐ ๐บ DANCE ๐บ ๐ and ๐ ๐ Non-Scale Victories (NSV) ๐ ๐ UPDATED MEASUREMENTS for Week #8 (IF you took your measurements in Week #1) ======================================================== The challenge begins on Saturdayโฆ
โWeek 7! Visions of Conquering the Number on the Scale: Non-Scale Victoryโ
Week 7! Saturday, February 22, through Friday, February 28! This weekโs challenge officially kicks off on Saturday morning, February 22. Before that time, Exercise โNon-Scale-Victory,โ Take Time To Breathe, and Healthy Habit Focus will not count! ๐This posting is for information only. PLEASE POST YOUR RESULTS ON YOURโฆ
Taking Time to Breathe!
Please share your thoughts about this Healthy Habit here.
Visions of Satiety: Am I Hungry? Am I satisfied?
I'm posting this discussion a bit earlier than usual because @DNjoys shared an excellent post on the VIP Lounge. Thank you, Dee, for sharing that post here. I'd love to see more discussion about the Healthy Habits and the changes they help our members make. All feedback is welcome. Please share your thoughts!
Sleep: Visions of Sweet Dreams
Please use this space to discuss your thoughts about the week 3 Healthy Habit, Sleep
Visions of Self-Care: Me Time!
Please use this topic to share your thoughts on the benefits of Me Time.
Water: Visions of Hydration
Please share your thoughts and ideas here. I've tried every trick I can think of, but the bottom line is I don't like water and have to force myself to drink it, especially in the winter. I am not doing well with this Healthy Habit! Someone, please help me!
Week 5 Final Results, All Teams
This Post is "Conversation Friendly!" Please support all Teams! Week 5 Final Results! All Teams Weight Loss: Percentage! Points are always based on percentage. Race Healthy Habit 1: Me Time Healthy Habit 2: Am I Hungry? Healthy Habit Focus @Everyone keep up the great momentum!
