Week 6 Recap

In addition to the Week 6 workout and weigh-in, the Largest Loser competitors were treated to a nutritional lecture on the Mediterranean Diet and an olive oil tasting with Bill Bradley, RD.  Participants learned how they could emulate the lifestyle of the people of Crete, and they learned how they can consume (healthy) fats while reducing their risk of heart attacks and diabetes.

Bill Bradley, RD, lecturing on the Mediterranean Diet and Lifestyle.

Largest Loser is getting closer to the end now, but for some, the weight loss journey is finally starting to take flight. While there are plenty of participants who experienced weight loss from the beginning, there were others who did not see the results so quickly. However, the latter group is learning that patience and understanding how weight loss works ultimately ends with positive results. With a supportive team and staff to back them up, some participants are finally seeing the 5-pound drops this week, that they had hoped to see this competition.

This week, the Green Team ("The Greenies") took the lead in total weight loss. Following in second place was the Blue Team, then the Red Team, Orange Team, and Yellow Team.

Additionally, the top 5 men and women are as follows:

Men

1. Robert
2. Steve G.
3. Owen
4. Marc
5. Adam

Women

1. Erika
2. Dawn
3. Kathy T.
4. Melissa L.
5. Maureen 

Green Team

Green rules the scale again!!
Even being down one team member we came in first for the weight in this  week. We are moving and shaking up the competition with two of the top male losers, Robert and Steve.

With the upcoming holidays, our goals are to maintain our journals, get the steps in and keep moving!!

GO GREEN.

Blue Team

We are nearing the end of our Largest Loser program, and within the last few weeks of this program, many of us are working hard to try and either reach our goals, come close to reaching our goals, or committing to make the necessary changes in our lifestyles to continue towards a healthy lifestyle. 

On Sunday, April 13th we were introduced to the Largest Loser Part 2 program, and other options that we all can consider utilizing to continue towards maintaining or continuing with our weight-loss journey. As we look towards the light at the end of the tunnel we should all look towards that way being extremely proud of the work we have done. We still have some time to go, but Blue Team...we have done a great job.  

Red Team

Red Team had another great week of workouts with Vince & Lisa. Thanks for continually pushing us! Vince also took our measurements again and they showed some pretty dramatic results. Some members of the Team lost up to 6 inches - wow! It reinforced that it's not always about the number on the scale. One of our members, Deb, was recognized today as the team member who showed the greatest commitment and passion. I think everyone on our team would agree with this and a big thank you to Deb also for our "Red Rules!" headbands. It was also announced that Mark is currently one of the top five male Largest Losers and Melissa and Maureen are in the top five females. That's a real accomplishment, congrats! Keep going and keep strong Red!

Orange Team

With only three weeks left to the program, it's crunch time!

Great lecture today about the Mediterranean Diet. A common theme we have heard from all of our guest speakers is to keep food simple and get back to basics: lots of fruits and vegetables, healthy fats and lean proteins.

Congratulations to Dawn and Erika. Both ladies are in the top five for female contestants with the greatest percentage of weight lostl. Our team did a great job on the scale this week. Everyone who weighed in was down. Keep up the good work, Warriors!

Wishing everyone a Happy Passover and Happy Easter. -The Orange Team

Yellow Team

At the Wednesday, April 9th workout there was a moment when all one heard in the aerobics room was the grinding excitation by the "Losers".  We all crossed a threshold that evening from 'loser' status to that of finely tuned athletes (well not quite, but you get the idea).   The dream that our personal goals were being realized provided the additional momentum that will be needed to maintain the grueling effort of dieting and exercise for the remainder of the program.

Great job this week, everybody!  Hope you enjoy your purchases from Sunday's lecture.