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Hi!
I just found this site and I'm thrilled to be here.
My name is Annette, I'm 41, and have a starting weight of 261.9 (05/14/09).
My oldest daughter (Lynn ) was watching that show The Biggest Loser this last season and got me and my youngest daughter (Mandi) watching it toward the end. We were so inspired with the show (and I don't even watch TV lol) that after the last one I suggested we try to get on the show (we're all heavy).
Lynn explained that it's too late to get on the next one so I suggested we start our own competition with public accountability. They went for it so we started on 05/14/09 (our first weigh-in). We even have a cash prize :) Each week we are putting in $20 and our final weigh-in is Dec 31. Lynn's husband even decided yesterday to join us- he goes by Dizzle lol (yay, more money lol)
Because of how we are we need public accountability to do this, so we set up a youtube first, then I decided to get a site too (kind of like this one, without the forums etc- it is just documenting what we do and our progress). I'm going to link this site on ours as well. :)
Anyway, if I'm not exercising or cooking (I'm the "menu planner" for our group) then I'm online so I'll probably be here a lot and once I tell Lynn about this place, she probably will be too.
If anyone wants to see our stuff you can search for biggestlosercontest on youtube.
I'm so glad I found this forum!!!

Welcome to 3fc! Surf around and settle in! We have forums based on age, eating plan, exercise and more! :wave:

We have a few BL threads around too!

Hi Annette, welcome! Good luck on your weight loss efforts!

Thanks to both of you. BTW, I found fitday just yesterday... I LOVE it.. I love how it counts calories for you too. I was able to eat out today for the first time in a long time because it kept track of everything, so jazzed about that.