Yay!!! Lets go team blue! My name is Ashley and I am a 27 year old mom of 2 boys and I have a step daughter who is 11. I work full time and am really bad about sticking to my goals. I do best when I have challenges to help me stick with the program and I am ultra competitive. I have about 80 total lbs to lose but mostly, I am focusing on being healthy and making better choices, portion control and getting in my exercise daily. What are you all most looking forward to? What are you going to do to hold yourselves accountable? What are you looking forward to at the finish line?

Hello Blue Team!!

I'm Keli. I'm 23 and I have been on this weight loss journey my entire life. I can't remember a time where I wasn't conscious of my weight. But things are different now. I've changed my way of thinking. I've changed my outlook. This is now a battle to be healthy and fit. I have just less than fifty pounds to lose, by estimation. I'll know when I get there that I'm in the right place. I don't know the exact number now, so 50 is just a guess.

I know all the strategies, I know all the work outs, I know all the right foods to eat. The biggest problems for me are the mind games. My emotions and anxiety tend to control my eating habits when they are controlling me. But that's one of the things I'm learning to change. I don't want to be controlled by my stress and anxiety any longer. I am meant for more!

Hello all!

Sorry I'm a little late, I'm also listed as a co-coach! It is nice to meet you all. Glad to be on team BLUE! (Happens to be my fave color!) I'm going to make sure to add you all and keep each other motivated!

My name is Darcie and i just turned 26 this past thursday. I'm a new mom, had my son in July, and is ready to get this baby weight (plus way more) off! My goal is to reach 160lbs. For this challenges my goal is to get out of the 200's and maybe even below 195!

My name is Janet. I am a mother of five(one of which is 29 and has cerebral palsy, who lives at home and is care for my be and my husband of 30 years) and grandmother of five, with two more grands coming in the next six months. I work full time as a credit manager and have tried to lose weight more times than I can think. I was doing great until about 4 mos ago when my mother was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer...I live in South Carolina and she lives in California...so I am flying back and forth about every 6 weeks. She is responding well to the chemo but it has been my "excuse" to go off task. In those last 4 mos I have gained back about 15lbs of the weight that I lost .... I am going to get back on task and I want to participate in this challenge to get the "kick in the butt" that I need.

I have 3 goals that I want to reach (or exceed!) by the end of the next 16 weeks.

1) I want to be down 20 lbs from my current weight
2) I want to feel like I look confident, and no longer look silly in my Body Combat class!
3) I want to be able to run 3 miles nonstop (which I have NEVER done before) and sign up for my very first 5K!!

Exactly! Ive dreamed of being able to run a full 5k!

Hi everyone, my name is Sherry and I am 34 years old. Been married for 15 years this Nov., have 2 kids and I work a very part time job stocking cards/party/holiday supplies for Hallmark in our local stores. I've always struggled with my weight and dream of the day that I succeed at this weight loss journey. I've lost and regained my weight so many times, it makes me dizzy thinking about it.

I don't have the best support system in place, I get a lot of encouragement on mfp but as far as in my own offline world it's pretty bleak. I usually do pretty good once I get in the groove of things, I get my workouts in, eat well and then out of the blue, it goes south, I'm praying this challenge will lead me to a longer and more successful lifestyle.

I have 125 lbs. to lose, as much as I would love to be able to drop that like the contestants on the biggest loser, the hanging fat that would come with it would depress me so I will lose it slower and pray that the skin shrinks back as I lose. I hope to lose at least 40 and hopefully lots more by Feb. 4th.

I have some deep rooted fears that hold me back at times from losing weight and I'm trying to realize that I need overcome them and not worry about things in my past but look forward to good times and the better life that I have now and in the future.

I've never been able to share my weight with anyone because of the embarrassment of the number. BUT with the biggest loser it's all about putting it all out there and moving past our fears and going forward so that is what I am trying to do with this challenge.

I wish everyone the best and hope we all are able to reach new heights in this challenge. GO BLUE TEAM!!!

It has begun! These intro's are emotional. Gotta find a fave

Busy week at work and it's only Tuesday. My name is Lisa and I am married 18 years with two teenagers in high school.

I am a teacher, so food is always a challenge. It seems that parents want to thank us with food, luncheons, snack breaks, breakfasts, etc... So I am learning to say thank you for the goodies, and quickly giving them away.

Last year I lost 20 pounds between Dec. and June, but gained about 7-10 back over the summer. I have dropped 4 since September. I love this group. It will help me stay motivated through conferences, and report cards. My goal for the time with this group will be to challenge myself physically, and to lose 15 pounds. I have learned that this is a SLOW journey for me and rushing it, just causes more stress, and that equals over eating for me.

I loved reading all of your posts and I will commit to logging on once a day to record food, and exercise and check out our group.

Does anyone have a FitBit on our team? I'd love to be friends on that sight, too.

We R Blue!

Hi all! I'm Nicolette and I'm very excited to start this process with everyone!

Hi everyone, my name is Sherry and I am 34 years old. Been married for 15 years this Nov., have 2 kids and I work a very part time job stocking cards/party/holiday supplies for Hallmark in our local stores. I've always struggled with my weight and dream of the day that I succeed at this weight loss journey. I've lost and regained my weight so many times, it makes me dizzy thinking about it.

I don't have the best support system in place, I get a lot of encouragement on mfp but as far as in my own offline world it's pretty bleak. I usually do pretty good once I get in the groove of things, I get my workouts in, eat well and then out of the blue, it goes south, I'm praying this challenge will lead me to a longer and more successful lifestyle.

I have 125 lbs. to lose, as much as I would love to be able to drop that like the contestants on the biggest loser, the hanging fat that would come with it would depress me so I will lose it slower and pray that the skin shrinks back as I lose. I hope to lose at least 40 and hopefully lots more by Feb. 4th.

I have some deep rooted fears that hold me back at times from losing weight and I'm trying to realize that I need overcome them and not worry about things in my past but look forward to good times and the better life that I have now and in the future.

I've never been able to share my weight with anyone because of the embarrassment of the number. BUT with the biggest loser it's all about putting it all out there and moving past our fears and going forward so that is what I am trying to do with this challenge.

I wish everyone the best and hope we all are able to reach new heights in this challenge. GO BLUE TEAM!!!

Glad to have you on team blue! We are all here to motivate and be there for each other. I understand about the getting started, all going well, and then wham it all goes to hell. If you feel as if you are about to get to that point, holla and I'll be there to help.

this!! Have no fears on Team Blue Biggest Loser! There are never any judgments and ALWAYS plenty of encouragements! I know exactly how it is to be weighed down emotionally by the number of pounds on the scale. I know just what it is like to never want to tell anyone what number I'm at---even my own husband. This biggest problem I have isn't finding healthy food to eat. It has always been the choices I make when I'm having anxiety attacks or stress has overcome me. It's like my rational, healthy brain shuts off and runs on autopilot, eating whatever is available. That is what I am here to fight. When an attack comes, I want to learn to keep my head, and stay calm.

We will be here for you whenever you need us!

Hi everyone I'm Kendra. I guess you can say I'm the surprise! I was added to the team and I'm so glad. I'm 25 years old and I'm from a small town in Georgia. I'm pretty sure I was probably 3 months and eating grits. My family is very into cooking traditional southern meals and a lot of it. I grew up eating comfort food all of my life. Majority of the people in my family are obese. I guess people couldn't really tell I was overweight until recently because I'm 5'11. I had more places to "hide" my weight. When I graduated from college I got a job as a bank examiner. I travel so much and I'm rarely home so it means that I eat out a lot. I go to a lot of small towns and they have limited choices of restaurants. Most of the time my team and I end up going to a country cooking place. I've gained about 20 pounds since working this job and I've been working here for 20 years. I don't have a strong support system so I'm depending on you all to help me through this journey. I pray that once I lose weight my family will see that they too can have a healthy life.