Spotlight On: Dawn Ferullo, Erica Castro and Team Orange!

As a Largest Loser community, we would be remiss not to mention the tremendous efforts put forth by the orange team, and the incredible weight loss results achieved by two of its members.

The orange team is also known as the "warrior team" because they truly are the warriors of the program. This group consists of participants who have gone through the Largest Loser program in the past. They were no longer seeing the results that they worked hard for in previous seasons, and they were eager to hash away at Largest Loser again and seek those health and weight loss goals.

The warrior team regulations are similar but different from the competitive red, blue and green teams. Each week, they would attend workouts, weigh ins, and lectures. However, this team was not eligible to win the Largest Loser program as a result of the number of times they have participated in the program. Although this team did not receive formal recognition, there were two outstanding performers who achieved Largest Loser-winning numbers: Dawn Ferullo and Erica Castro.

Dawn Ferullo

In 9 weeks, Dawn lost an impressive 37.8lbs and 18.1% of her total body weight. If the orange team was eligible to win the Largest Loser competition, she would have been our female Largest Loser. We commend Dawn on her tremendous efforts and results, and we hope her journey continues to be a successful and sustainable one!

Erica Castro

Erica's successes are not one to overlook: 32.8lbs lighter and 16.8% total body weight lost! These figures would have put her at female Largest Loser runner up. We are so proud of her and hope she continues to take the appropriate steps in maintaining her healthy lifestyle.

3 cheers for our warriors, indeed!

Final Week Recap

After ten weeks of food logging, early AM workouts and weekly weigh ins, Largest Loser 2014 is officially over. However, this is far from the end of the fitness journey. Everyone should be proud of their efforts, and we hope this program gives them the momentum (good word, Jess!) to make wise choices long after the conclusion of Loser.

On May 4th at JCC's Vine Auditorium, participants gathered along with friends and family to celebrate their accomplishments over the past two-and-a-half months. After their final workout and weigh in, participants enjoyed breakfast and a slideshow commemorating all of their hard work. The love and respect the teams have for their trainers, for each other, and for the other teams is undeniable. We hope to see you come together for future classes at the JCC fitness center, the Bagel Run, and more!

In case you missed it, here are the results and awards from the final week ceremony, and -- of course -- Laura's rockin' tribute to the green team journey:

The Largest Loser 2014 team is the green team! Total weight loss 276.6lbs and total body weight loss 10.9%!

Robert Salke lost 57.4lbs and 26.2% and Kathy Torres lost 29.8lbs and 16.4% of her body weight!

Largest Loser Team: Green Team -- 276.6lbs and 10.9% total body weight

Largest Loser Male: Robert Salke -- 57.4lbs and 26.2% total body weight

Largest Loser Female: Kathy Torres -- 29.8lbs and 16.4% total body weight

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Red Team

• Best Effort: Olivia
• Team Spirit: Bettina
• MVP: Deb

Blue Team

• Best Effort: Vin
• Team Spirit: Joseph
• MVP: Kathy

Green Team

• Best Effort: Ralph
• Team Spirit: Lisa
• MVP: Sandra

Orange/Warrior Team

• Best Effort: Amy
• Team Spirit: Vicki
• MVP: Sharon

Yellow/Shadow Team

• Best Effort: Mary
• Team Spirit: Barbara
• MVP: Jack

 "Eating Clean": Laura's Ode to Green Team's Fitness Journey!