So, here we are, another week gone by in the Million Pound Match-up. I am happy to report that things are going well for me. I actually started to lose weight before the holidays and in the past four weeks, I have managed to lose 20 pounds and still eat food!! I have more energy, feel better in general and am never hungry. I rarely have cravings either but every time I see a commercial on TV for Olive Garden, I instantly want Italian!! I miss pizza and pasta. I miss breadsticks and chocolate lasagna (actually, I'm not sure if they still have that at the OG, it's been awhile since I've been there). So overall, I'm very happy with my progress and getting closer to my goal of losing 168 pounds. At a rate of five pounds a week, I could be there as soon as the end of August. Of course, right AFTER swimsuit season - LOL!! But I am not putting that much of a time crunch on myself. The main point is getting the weight off in a healthy way and keeping it off FOREVER!!

One thing I really need to work on is fitness. I have no excuses. Well, actually I can come up with a million excuses but none of them are legitimate for me not getting into some kind of fitness routine. I am lazy - that's all there is to it. I have time, I even have DVDs, exercise equipment and a gym membership and not one of those things is being utilized. It is proving to be my "road block" of sorts. I have finally trained myself to eat better and pass up the sweets, carbs and salty things but I just can't convince myself to get moving!

For all who are losing weight, I want to urge you to look into the health benefits of taking fish oils. They are really good for you - even if you aren't losing weight. My skin is not as dry this winter. My hair and fingernails are much stronger and I am told that the fish oils will help my skin to shrink with me. They are supposed to help the elasticity in the skin. Please check it out and if you do decide to take them, make sure you buy a good brand because the cheaper pills can give you some very icky tastes in your mouth!!

As for my partner, well we are trying to work out a technical glitch so that she will be able to update the blog with her thoughts too. She is doing well and is much better at the exercise part and not as good with food. Looks like we'll make a great team!!

My name is Heidi and I am 30 years old and I live in Fridley, MN. My sister Heather is 37 and lives in Zimmerman, MN. We are both determined to lose weight to become healthy once and for all. We have teamed up to join the Biggest Loser Million Pound Challenge. We are already a team and support each other through everything but now we can show our support to others. I have been overweight my whole life and have a lot to lose. I am going to lose 170 pounds. Heather is the mother of two beautiful children and has some residual "baby weight" to shed. Her goal is to lose 40 pounds. Our dad died ten years ago due to complications of diabetes. Heather and I are both considered “pre-diabetics” and we need to take control of our lives NOW. When we reach our goals, we will have lost a total of 210 pounds as a team and we know we will have made our dad proud! We are both ready to make a life long change and will count on each other to succeed. We would like to win the Biggest Loser Million Pound Challenge because we want to be an inspiration to other people just as the Biggest Loser has been for us!!