Hi Everybody! I just thought I'd introduce myself since I'm new to the TBL boards. I'm feeling really excited and positive about this and I'd be happy to participate in any mini-challenges as well. I'll answer the questions Barbara posted so you all can learn a bit more about me, and a very very big thanks to chellez, this is fantastic!

1. What would you like us to call you? Denice

2. What eating plan are you using? WW Flex

3. What do you do for exercise? Hike, dance class, walking

4. What is one area you struggle with? social eating and drinking my calories

5. Tell us something about yourself that you are most proud of...and it cant be kids or family. reversing my bad habits early in life

6. Where are you from? *optional* all over the west coast

7. What is your FS4 challenge goal? stay OP!!!

1. What would you like us to call you?

Bliss is fine with me!

2. What eating plan are you using?

I eat all vegan, whole foods, mostly organic and lots of vegetables!

3. What do you do for exercise?

I do yoga a minimum of 2 hours a week (will be upping that to 4) and I plan on walking or biking a minimum of 2 hours weekly.

4. What is one area you struggle with?

I struggle with eating too much (even of healthy foods) and eating in the evening.

5. Tell us something about yourself that you are most proud of...and it cant be kids or family.

I am proud of my grades and of all the qualities that make me a good mom, partner and friend.

6. Where are you from? *optional*

San Diego, California. I travel all around the West Coast and in the Summer, the East Coast.

7. What is your FS4 challenge goal?

My goal is to consistently eat well (and just the right amount), drink lots of water, exercise, take good care of myself and burn through a fair amount of these pesky fat stores!

Hello, blue team!! I'm so excited about this!!

1. What would you like us to call you? Rebecca

2. What eating plan are you using? calorie counting

3. What do you do for exercise? walk and chase kids lol

4. What is one area you struggle with? social eating

5. Tell us something about yourself that you are most proud of...and it cant be kids or family. I've lost 15 pounds in a month, i know its not healthy, but i'm doing the right things and it's just happened

6. Where are you from? *optional* oooooooooooooooklahoma (where the wind comes sweaping down the plains )

7. What is your FS4 challenge goal? about 8-10lbs a month, heck i dont even know when this is over lol

So I haven't introduced myself! I'm Marianne, 22yrs old, live with my boyfriend, working p/t and going to university p/t. I am a former athlete turned lazybutt, and working to switch that equation around. In my spare time, I'm a Brownie leader, I play sports in a very social (ie: drinking) league, and go out for dinner a lot with my friends!

Great idea with the questions, Utahgirl!

1. What would you like us to call you? Marianne or PL work!

2. What eating plan are you using? The "less crap" plan. I supposed you could say I try to live by Canada's Food Guide, more or less.

3. What do you do for exercise? I'm at the early stages of Couch to 5K, I use resistance bands for strength training, and I occasionally do Pilates, and aquacise.

4. What is one area you struggle with? ONE?! Eeesh. Mostly emotional eating and mindless eating, I think.

5. Tell us something about yourself that you are most proud of...and it cant be kids or family. By the time this challenge is over, I will be about to start final exams, and then GRADUATE baby! I am so excited to be almost finished university, it's a little silly.

6. Where are you from? *optional* I grew up in Victoria, BC, and this will be my fifth year living in Vancouver, BC. Yay west coast!

7. What is your FS4 challenge goal? To get my act together, and get below 180.

1. What would you like us to call you?
Kim, Otto, Ottoette, just not late for dinner! :-)

2. What eating plan are you using?
High protein/good carb, designed by my nutritionist

3. What do you do for exercise?
Not enough, mainly focusing on daily 15 min walk and every other day dumbbell work-out

4. What is one area you struggle with?
Gee, just one? Exercising daily and Not snacking

5. Tell us something about yourself that you are most proud of...and it cant be kids or family.
How far I have come in my career without a college degree

6. Where are you from? *optional*
Mostly East Coast USA. I have lived in 12 states, including Alaska and Hawaii

7. What is your FS4 challenge goal?
180!

Hi all! A little about myself . . my name is Liz, I am 24 y/o, and live with my BF in Northern Virginia. I am a legal secretary (which can be **** sometimes) with an intellectual property law firm. I started WW back in April of this year with my BF at a weight of 187.8, am now down to 157 (woo-hoo 30 pounds gone!) (I don't go to meetings, but follow the points plan and eating guides I borrowed from a friend - free is so much better than paying for it!) I have never been a skinny person, but have never gotten as big as I did this past year when I shot up to 187.8. I am determined to lose this weight and change my eating habits, and I love the Biggest Loser! I watched some shows randomly over the past few years but really got into it these past few months watching the reruns on the Style Channel. I am so excited about this challenge and can't wait to see how everyone does! I would definitely be up for some challenges with water and exercise and whatever else we can come up with. Bring it on!!

1. What would you like us to call you? Liz

2. What eating plan are you using? WW

3. What do you do for exercise? WATP, TBL workout DVD, Elliptical, Several weight videos using handweights (whatever looks less painful that day basically)

4. What is one area you struggle with? Getting enough exercise . . I've been trying to get in at least 4 days a week, but struggle some weeks and only get in two. This is something I want to work on during this challenge.

5. Tell us something about yourself that you are most proud of...and it cant be kids or family. Hitting my 30 pound mark this weekend - I never thought I would be able to lose 30 pounds when I started WW in April. About 18 more pounds to go!

6. Where are you from? Grew up in Blacksburg, VA (Go Hokies!), now living in Northern Virginia outside DC

7. What is your FS4 challenge goal? to get down to 145 pounds. That will be 5 pounds from my goal. Also to exercise more consistently.

Hey Chellez.....how about we start a challenge against the red team...I looked in your previous challenges and I think this would be an awesome one. What do you guys think????

I think that mini challenges would get a lot of motivation going!! LET'S GO!!!!!

1. What would you like us to call you? Tina

2. What eating plan are you using? Portion control

3. What do you do for exercise? I do the treadmill, elliptical, ski machine, and I do weights upper and lower body 3-4 times a week. I try and work out a min. of 5 days a week.

4. What is one area you struggle with? My thighs and butt...LOL! Eating...I work everyday trying to get in under control!

5. Tell us something about yourself that you are most proud of...and it cant be kids or family. I am proud of keeping the weight I've lost off for over 2 years now. In the past it came right back and then some!

6. Where are you from? *optional* Illinois

7. What is your FS4 challenge goal? To reach my goal weight, so I think I need to lose about 17lbs.

Good morning ladies! Well I made it to the gym this morning, and got in a great workout! I worked on lower body today and then did 45 min. on the ski machine....I think that's what it is. It's not the ellptical, but sorta like it! I don't know I feel like I'm skiing so I call it that! I had to start a little notebook with all your names so I could jot stuff down as I read your posts. I think you'll find it is a bit overwhelming in the beginning trying to keep everyone straight! So, I am super pumped to start this week off right! I am going to aim for good eating all week along with a min. of 5 days of exercise. I seem to be in a plateau with my weight, and I'm hoping to break free of it this week. Today I am going to help with my youngests class! I am looking forward to seeing him in action. He has a pretty bad speech problem, so I want to see how well he interacts with the kids. I have to say though I see a great improvement. I get really down sometimes about it, but I know he will come around and he is getting great therapy at school. It is just so hard watching your baby stuggle with anything! Let's have a kick butt week ladies!

Have a fantastic Monday everyone!

1. What would you like us to call you? Selina

2. What eating plan are you using? low fat, 1200-1600, sometimes less, but not extreme. Healthy.

3. What do you do for exercise? walk, jog in place while I'm watching TV, esp. Biggest Loser, toning for arms and legs, watp sometimes, etc. Wear my pedometer every day. Strive for 8000 steps a day, if I have time I do more. I allow one day a week for 4000 if I've been in the car the whole day or something like that.

4. What is one area you struggle with? I never manage to meet my water goals.

5. Tell us something about yourself that you are most proud of...and it cant be kids or family. I lost 79 lbs b4 in less than a year 2 yrs ago, healthy way. So I know I can do it again. This time I will be reading lots of books on maintaining so I don't mess up and gain it back!!

6. Where are you from? *optional* Texas!!!

7. What is your FS4 challenge goal? You mean how much do I want to lose by the end of this? I want to be down to at least 207. That will be 70 lbs off my highest. It's all downhill from there. :

Why didn't my questions stay blue?

Looking forward to getting to know you all better. We will have a great fall season and a great competition!!

Hugs, Selina

Well my boss just left the office so I have some time to sneak in here and post until it's back to invoicing!

1. What would you like us to call you? Michelle or Chelle

2. What eating plan are you using? WW Flex

3. What do you do for exercise? Umm Nothing ATM but I used to walk on the treadmill and jog around my apartment complex

4. What is one area you struggle with? Exercising! I rarely have time!

5. Tell us something about yourself that you are most proud of...and it cant be kids or family. I'm most proud of the fact I got through my wedding and honey moon without gaining a gazillion pounds

6. Where are you from? *optional* Yorktown, Virginia - Birthplace of America & Freedom

7. What is your FS4 challenge goal? My FS4 challenge goal is to lose about 20 lbs so I can meet my 10% WW goal and my Christmas goal.

Woo. So I have to call the court house here in a few minutes and get like 10 copies of my marriage license. That's 25 bucks gone for the week! I'm so horrible... I've been married almost a month and I haven't changed my name legally yet. I'm a little scared to cause I don't want the government to mess up my taxes etc. Not to mention I'm really not used to writing such a short last name. My maiden name was Ferguson now its Wright and I'm really not good at making that look pretty! W's really suck for me. So I'll be spending my lunch break going to get my marriage licenses.

I've been on plan for a few days now and I'm feeling good. I made 2 point chocolate chip biscotti last night and its delish! That's my snack before I head off to school tonight. I'm hoping I get out at a decent time so I'm not eating dinner at like 10 then going to bed. I think the teacher said we get out of our lab at 8:30 so I should be ok.

There's a few VA girls in this challenge (truth is I kind of wanted to put us all on the same team ) I think we are all from a different part of the state too. I'm in the southeast, Liz is in the North and I don't know where likenoother is from (she's on the red team.)

I think we should definately do another mileage and water challenge but I probably won't make them as long this time. They will definately be mini challenges.

Let's do a "Hot by Halloween" Mini Goal for everyone. I notice some of you have Halloween goals already so just let me know what your Hot by Halloween Goal is!

My Hot by Halloween Goal is : 10.5 lbs to lose - 179.50 (trying to say goodbye to the 180s!)

Well I better run. I have a stack of papers to finish before I head out! TTYL

Chellez-- I'm in the "W.O.W Halloween Challange", but I can have the same goals for the mini goal. I actually want to lose 19 pounds by Halloween. It's lofty, I know--but that gives me something to work toward!

Chelle - Good to see another girl from Virginia (BTW - thank you for putting this whole thing together! You sound like a very busy person and I think it's awesome you take the time to put this together - you rock!) I am getting familiar with the Yorktown area. My BF is from that area, and his parents still live there so we go down there several times a year. He took me around the colonial part of Yorktown last Christmas and it was beautiful. Not a bad place to live.

My Halloween goal is going to be 150. I'm hovering between 157 and 158 right now, and there are 7 1/2 weeks until Halloween from today. My weight loss has been pretty slow lately, about .5 to 1 pound a week, so I'm setting a realistic goal for 150. I can't wait to be in the 140s! It's been years since I was that weight!