Hi everyone! This is my first challenge so I'm really looking for this to help keep my motivated in a variety of ways. Plus I don't like to lose! As far as goals...my boys will be 3 1/2 years old by summer and they already love the water. So I thought this was fitting in a way. For one I want to be able to keep up with them and then also not think twice about what to wear or what I look like. My boys, along with my MFP friends, are what pushes me and keeps me going.

Good luck to everyone!!!

- Todd

Hello. This is also my first challenge. I am here to get my motivation going again. My goals for 2012 is to get to my goal weight by this time next year!! No one really pushes me, that is why I want to get into this challenge. To challenge myself and to challenge everyone else!!

Good luck everyone!!

Melanie

Hello, everyone!
My name is Meaghan and my goal is to lose, in total, 143lb. I am 70lb down since my daughter was born in March. Originally my goal was to get to prepreg weight by her first birthday but I was stuck in a plateau for about a month and a half so I'm a little behind on my own schedule. She's 9 months old and seems to be a little ahead of herself, she crawled early and she's now starting to try and walk. I want to have the energy I need to keep up with her, play with her, etc. Ultimately, she's what pushes me to keep going, I want to be healthy for her. I want to show her what all around healthy is so that she doesn't end up with the same problems I've had. My fiance pushes me as well. but... he's never been fat (former marine) so he doesn't know what it's like. I've been fat twice now, haha. I grew up scrawny, got fat in middleschool-high school. Lost 110lb after high school (not in a healthy way-at all, I should probably have died), got chubby being with my fiance and then got huge when I was pregnant. All together, in the last 5 years I have gained 138lb.

HOWEVER, this time I'm doing it right and whatever it is I'm doing is working, being 70lb down, but I need a bit of a push and this group seems perfect for it
I look forward to getting and giving support to all of you lovely people

Hello everyone! My name is Renee and I am looking forward to this challenge. I am just beginning my weight loss journey and have lost 21 pounds. I would like to lose 101 pounds total. I am the mother of 5 children ages 11 to 5 and we spend a lot of time on our local lake and take annual trips to the beach. I would like to look better in a bathing suit:) I have been stuck in the mommy rut for way to long and have decided now is the time to take care of myself. My goal is to be out of plus sizes by our spring break trip in March. I know how much more energy I have when I'm not carrying around all this extra weight and I'm ready to be rid of it lol! On the serious side there is a very prevalent history of estrogen fed breast cancer in my family and estrogen is stored in body fat. My mom has been fighting breast cancer for 11 years and I do not want to go through everything she has. I wish you all luck on this endeavor and Merry Christmas!

Hello. My name in Jennifer and I have between 20-30lbs to lose. I joined MFP in January 2010 and did well until March, gave up for a while, started again in July, gave up in October and back at it mid November. I find that this site is great and really works (when you stick to it). My problem is that i lose consistanly for a month or 2 and then the weight loss stalls and thats when I give up. I have to remember that everyone is different and just because i don't lose 5lbs a week like some people that I can't give up. I would love to see 140lbs by summer (130 would be awesome). I hope that this group can help keep me motivated thru the bad weeks!

Hi Everybody! My name is Andrea and I'm SUPER excited to be part of a challenge. I always seem to do well at the start of a new year and then things go to he**! So...i'm here in hopes of not falling back off track!!!

Last March I was the lightest I had been since high school(ish) and I LOVED it...then work got busy...I'm a teacher and the end of the school year chaos always takes precidence over my workouts! UGH! So then I gained about 4 pounds by June and a total of 8 pounds back now! I'm getting married in June 2012 and I want to be at my goal weight by the time I have to go for my final fitting!!! My dress was orderd back in June and it has been sitting in the salon since October...I'm too scared to go get it because I've gained 4 pounds since I ordered it and it's all in the waist and hips...I'm afraid it won't fit. I had it changed from a corset back to a zipped back...so I have less wiggle room to work with!

This challenge is my hopes of getting a kick in the rear to lose, lose, lose!!!

Let's get moving

Hi I am Stephanie. I am 30 years old and as of Jan 2011 I have lost 40 lbs and hit my plateau. I need to lose about 40 more lbs and I like competition! I lost 25 with the Biggest Loser competition at work so I am excited. I am going to relax for the holidays and start strong Jan 1, 2012!! I am ready to be bikini ready come April 30th!

Hello Everyone,

My name is Tiffany and just like everyone else here, I am here to be challenged into losing a serious amount of weight. I need to lose weight not only for my health, but for my future hubby and future child(ren). I started my MFP weight loss journey on October 24, 2011. I've lost 9lbs so far and I have a goal to lose at least 40 during the challenge. My ultimate goal is to lose 100 pounds. I hope to encourage and receive encouragement as well from this group. We can do this! Feel free to add me and if you can remember, please make sure that you put in the message box that you are a member of the Biggest Loser Group.

Thanks,
Let's be losers real soon!!!

Hello Everyone,

My name is Kathrine and I'm 23 years old. I started MFP on October 17, 2011. My ultimate goal is to lose 50 pounds in a year. I've lost 14 pounds so far which is really good for me I need something to challenge me and help me stay on track. My family is Italian so we eat a LOT of pasta and pastries. I've been doing fairly well keeping that under control. I've even got my youngest sister into losing weight. Diabeties runs in the family and I need to start being healthy now before I end up sick.

Here's to the new year and a NEW YOU

Hi everyone! This is my first challenge like a number of you. To be honest I've never been seriously overweight. I've just gotten lazy and got to the point last year where I was sick of hating how I looked and felt. I got up to 165 at my heaviest (I'm 5'8"). I got engaged in November 2010 and got married in August. I got down to 145 by my wedding, which was my ultimate goal but I still wasn't satisfied. Now I'm back up to about 151. I want to get to 135 and be STOKED by how I can look in a bathing suit again! Looking forward to meeting and encouraging everyone!

HOWDY! This is my first challenge as well. I am currently working on the Jillian Michaels 30 DS. I have always dreaded those sexy bikinis. I am only 130 lbs, but when you are not even 5'2" those 130 lbs look much bigger!! Every little pound I gain is sooo noticable! My goal is to not necessarily lose weight as much as it is to TONE UP!

I am excited to be here! The year 2012 will have A LOT of changes for me: graduating with my Master's in Occupational Therapy, getting an engagement ring (I better....), and much more! My goal is to buy a sexy dress for my graduation that I feel GOOD in!!!!!

Hi everyone! so glad to be here, I am here because I know if there is set rules that I have to do every day/week then I am more likely to do it than if I do not have those guidelines. Plus I thought this would be super fun! I want to be able to go to the stores and buy a bathing suit and not cry as i am trying different ones on. My main issues are my stomach and thighs UGH! My boyfriend tries to push me but he fails at it a lot! So really no one pushes me but me... I am not the best at it either though... my goals are to lose 66 lbs and learn how, when, and what to eat.... not doing too bad at this but after work I crack and am starving or well just want to eat

Well, while I am not new to the challange arena, I am all up for a new one. I enjoy the motivation that challanges bring, and it provides a good way to see how you are progressing. My biggest motivation, is to get healthy. I feel that I have a handle on several other aspects of my life, yet I struggle with my own personal health. Besides, getting healthy, my children are my biggest motivation, as I certainly want to be around for when they do all the fun things in life that happen a little later, and more seemingly when I get older. I would love to be around, healthy and present for those things.