BIGGEST LOSER GREEN VS. PURPLE 1st WEIGH IN:

How do you decide what color your on?

My screen name is lfafnis, my current weight is 253. I believe I am on the green team. Off to exercise off some weight. GL everyone!!

Nov. 7/10 - Official start weight: 282.0 lbs

This week I struggled with working out. I had a short work out one day and convinced myself I'd "finish" the next day in addition to what I was already doing. Repeat. I got caught up but holy crap it sucked!

Name: Liz
Current Weight: 189.8
Team: Purple
This week I'm struggling solely because it's TOM and I start feeling really lazy. One tip I have is to avoid eating out, it cuts the sodium intake drastically.

Name: Kat
Current Weight: 308.6
Team: GREEN
Struggle: Water intake. I always have a hard time taking in the right amount of water. It's a daily struggle but I'm working on it.
Tip: If you mess up make a better choice the next time. Don't beat yourself up but don't allow yourself to mess up all day just because of one mistake.

*Happy Note: I lost 3.2 pounds last week and that brings me to a 22 pound loss in just over 2 months. It's a great accomplishment for me, I'm definitely happy!!

GOOOOOO GREEN!!!

Name: Joanna
Current Weight: 243 lbs

My struggle was 3 words of evil in a box: Girl Scout Cookies! I don't even think it is GS Cookie season, so I don't know why they had them. I walked out of the grocery store with healthy options, and the girl scouts were selling my weaknesses of delicious Thin Mints and Tagalongs. I had the giddy OMG TAGALONGS! moment. Then, I smiled at the girls and walked right past them. Victory!

Tip: Get in a routine for working out. I set aside a specific time everyday to exercise. This works for me because I feel guilty if I try to procrastinate.

HELLO EVERYONE!!! Please include Name (if you don't feel comfortable, just your screen name), current weight, team color & two of the following three choices: 1 thing you struggled with this week (can be anything that is anyway related to your success here on MFP), 1 thing you a grateful for in your life, and 1 tip (something you do that helps you, whether it be diet related or exercise related).

THANK YOU FOR JOINING!!!

Oops! I almost forgot! I didn't think it was so soon!

Name: Emily
Current Weight: 204 pounds
Team Color: Green
1 Thing I Struggled With: Making room for left-over Halloween candy AND my dinner. I've got a thing for sweets lately for some odd reason. I've been having to eat light for lunch or dinner, so that I can have a treat... Like that powdered sugar donut this afternoon. Yum! Haha, don't judge me! I promise I won't let the Green Team down.
1 Tip: So, in order for me to have the will power to lose weight, I use my calories however I'd like. You don't have to eat 100% green or vegan or healthy to lose weight. (Thought it's nice if you do! I should really try. :P) If you want pizza, have some. If you want ice-cream, have some! Go light on the cheese and toppings, try the low fat skinny cow ice-cream, etc. It's all about not "depriving" yourself. Otherwise, you'll binge eat... Like I did the in the very beginning because I was making myself miserable eating only lean cuisines. Today, I've had pizza and a donut, and you know what? I'll still lose weight next week, because a calorie is a calorie. Use them on whatever you'd like, but remember: Once they're gone for the day, they're gone! And, you don't get any more until you exercise or just wait until tomorrow. So, don't blow all your calories away by lunch, but eat whatever and however much you'd like. AS LONG AS IT FITS in your calorie goals.


Are we going to have "challenges?" I think it'd be interesting to have like weekly goals to work toward... Like maybe drinking more water, having a healthy, home-cooked meal instead of going out, exercise an extra hour, etc.

howdy names lance reppin purple weigh 203.8 ish haha
one thing i struggled with was not binging at my moms wedding i had gained back all the weight from the week before but i was still able to lose that 2 plus another 3 so im proud of that

um my tip is dont drive around the gym looking for a close parking spot near the fron if your just going to go to the treadmill

i'm on the purple team, my name is sandra. i'm at 237 as of now (down 123 from highest weight already) as for struggle....this past week was pretty awesome....it was a fluke week where i lost like 7 lbs but if i have to pick something.....it's actually having the desire to get on my treadmill at night. i've been so sleepy lately.

Helina CW: 243.4 GREEN TEAM!!!:D One struggle i had this week was keeping my motivation going. and trying not to eat bad foods.

Hey everyone, I can't wait to get to know you all, we have a pretty large group of people here, stick with it and know that YOU can do this!

NAME: Kim, not too far off my screen name :P
WEIGHT: 210 lbs
TEAM PURPLE

The one thing I struggled with this week was getting my workouts in. I need to up my game with that this week. I am grateful for my husband, without his support with so many things in my life I would truly be alone in this struggle, I appreciate that most of all.

Purple Team!
My name is Brittany
SW:172lbs
I'm the worst when it comes to snacking I aways go for junk food. I'm so grateful that I have my three kids in my life I love them so much and they always help me get off the couch and move.

My name is Tari and I am on the PURPLE TEAM!.

I weigh in at 174.8. I struggle with my saturday night beer drinking habit:grumble: goal is to not drink like that this weekend.
I am very grateful for my children and husband who love me no matter what my weight is!

Hi everyone I'm UltimateLover, my current weight is 160lbs. I'm on the green team, yay I have struggled with keeping motivated this week. I seem to want to snack a lot this week.

One tip for everyone is to join a team if you can. If you don't show up, you are not only letting yourself down, you are letting others down as well. Good luck to everyone

Very true I hope everyone stays with this until the very end.