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How many 5% Challenges have you done? This will be my 26th, not counting the IBCs What do you like to do for fun? Mostly I like to sit at my computer and write, but I also love gardening, playing piano or guitar, and 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzles What major city do you live in or near? State? I live in Hawaii and the biggest…

Only Tenacious Gr8ters for me, please!

Tenacious Gr8ers - so I guess I'll be a Koala again

Is this group still active? Going "grain free" is difficult enough and without support, it can be disastrous! Please let me know if anyone is still active here. If not, perhaps we can get it rolling again.

COUNTDOWN ACTIVITY #4: Exercise Plan I already meet with a trainer for an hour each week, and I try to get into the gym at least two other times during the week. Because I use a walker, I have hesitated to do much walking, but I live in such a beautiful place (Hawaii), so my goal is to use my walker to get around the…

COUNTDOWN ACTIVITY #3: Meal Plan My doctor has recommended that I eliminate wheat and basically all grains for a while to see if that will help me get rid of some stomach issues. She also wants me to increase my protein, as I usually eat lots of Freggies and good breads and forget about the protein. That's not an easy…

Pre-Challenge Activity #2: SET SOME GOALS!* Continue maintaining my weight * Continue getting to the gym at least 3 times each week * Work on my new food plan (eliminate wheat and eat more fresh freggies) * Walk more in my neighborhood using my walker to strengthen my left leg

Are you a mindful eater or more of an emotional eater? I'm primarily a mindful eater - which has kept me on maintenance for so many years. However, I do indulge my inner emotional eater occasionally, but it's always intentional and always, always kept at a minimum. It's become a habit not to give in to someone's attempt to…

What brings you here, and even more importantly - what keeps you coming back! I'm another of those refugees from SparkPeople. It took me a while to get accustomed to the differences in MFP, but now I'm happy with it, mostly because of the people here in these challenges. I keep coming back because I have made some friends…

How many 5% Challenges have you done? Too many to count! What do you like to do for fun? Travel, write, read, play with my orchids, jigsaw puzzles What major city do you live in or near? State? The major city near me is Honolulu, but I live on a different island (state of Hawaii) What are your health/fitness goals for this…

It seems like most of my orchids decided to bloom at the same time. Here are a few of them.

@Catwmncat I haven't lived where we changed from Standard to Daylight Savings since 1983! I think every place should do the same! I love the old Native American saying that "only a white man would cut off one end of the blanket and sew it to the other end to make it longer." 'Nuf said! LOL

Not much to report - weight maintaining, gorgeous weather, happy and busy! What more could a girl want or need?

I'm enjoying this casual "inbetween challenge" - gives me a chance to catch up with myself. Between taxes, writing e-courses, writing books, and singing in the community chorus, I'm busier than I was before retirement. I'd heard people say that in the past and didn't see how it was possible to be busier than I was while…

How many 5% Challenges have you done? 24 regular challenges plus all the in-between challenges. With others, I go all the way back to SparkPeople. What do you like to do for fun? Sing in the community chorus, write, read, my orchids, travel What major city do you live in or near? State? I live in Hawaii and the nearest…

Yes, please! This is MY team! Baggage Handler or anything you need!

Lavalily (Lucy) - Tenacious GR8TERS

List Trigger situations - where you are? who you are with? ** With friends on Friday night when we always go out. They aren't watching their weight, so it's too easy for me to eat what and how they do Trigger foods (red light) that cause overconsumption of calories. **Ice cream is my red light food, but I'm getting better…

10 reasons I want to maintain my weight loss: 1) my clothes are fitting better 2) I feel better physically 3) it helps my back 4) I look younger 5) It's now my way of life 6) setting an example 7) easier to garden 8) less weight on a bum leg 9) just because I don't want to be fat again 10) I'll live longer

Daily routine - Usually up at 4:00 am Feed Katrina Kat (absolutely has to be first as she will tell you) Coffee and snack (so coffee acid won't make my tummy hurt) Check MFP and other emails, respond if needed Plan the day's food and liquids (what I eat isn't a high priority for me, but I do keep track) Then if it's a club…

I pray that 2023 will be a year of reaching a few goals, of joy no matter what, and of having love in our hearts! Hau'oli Makahiki Hou! <3

Do you already have a daily routine that includes your healthy meals, fitness, and your well-being? * Yes, and over the holidays I didn't stick with it too well, but I'm back on the horse. I do best on vegetarian Keto, so I plan to stick with that. I've been on maintenance for about 15 years, but I plan to lose another 5…

How many 5% Challenges have you done? * I have no idea but it's a lot! What do you like to do for fun? * Garden, write, play guitar, read, crochet, teach What major city do you live in or near? State? * I live near Honolulu in Hawaii, but on a different island What are your health/fitness goals for this season? * Go to the…

Do you know what diet you will follow? * Yes, I plan to follow the Keto vegetarian plan Have you followed this diet before? * Yes, and I was successful Found some recipes? * Yes, DietDoctor.com has some good meal plans and recipes that I've used. Grocery list? * Yes, and I almost always plan to have the right foods on…

* I've been going to the gym to work out with a trainer for an hour, but I plan to go at least one more time each week for at least an hour each time. * I will start walking around my new neighborhood. I use a walker, but I can still do the walk as long as I avoid hills that are too difficult. * I am revamping my food plan…

I've been on maintenance for about 15 years, but I feel like I need to lose another 5 pounds and develop a food program that fits my new lifestyle. Now that I'm retired, I find myself a bit more sedentary than I want to be. I still go to the gym, but I want to up my game there, too.

The volcano has stalled. It's still flowing, but stopped forward movement just under two miles from the main cross-island highway! Both volcanoes are active, something of a rarity. But seeing pictures that show the red-hot lava in both volcanoes is certainly humbling. Amazing to see earth forming - can easily imagine the…

Our Moana Loa Volcano began erupting last night so the whole island is in a tizzy. I pray my friends who live in the path of the lava flow are safe. We never know just where it will go, so we're on alert status. Any pictures are both awesome and frightening.

lavalily - Tenacious GR8ters

Ceri, as you know I write an individual blog that everyone is welcome to read. I've written on that blog since 2008 and includes everything from travel to recipes, philosophy to gardening, and more. Would I be permitted to post that link here? Or do you want only blogs that are written on MFP?