Welcome to our site!  We are Tami and Trent Marshall and we live in Bettendorf, Iowa.  We have been married since' 2006.  We have made a New Year's resolution for 2008...it's to get back to being ourselves.  We met in 2004 and we were both in great shape.  Trent played football and worked out often.  Over the last few years he's hit ups and downs with his weight and he's at an all time high now of 214 pounds.  He wants to get back to his goal weight of 175 pounds. 

 

I have a more complicated story.  When Trent and I met in 2004 I was a size 4 and I was in great shape.  However, I had been getting pains all over and when I went to the Dr.  I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia.  I was prescribed anti-depressants and they made me gain over 40 pounds within a few months.  Although I continued to work out and eat right I kept gaining weight and was unaware of why it was happening!  After a couple of years and finally finding the right Dr. we found that I had an underactive thyroid, adrenal fatigue and hormonal imbalances in addition to the Fibromyalgia.  It has been an uphill struggle.  In the midst of all of the problems I gave up on myself, started eating poorly and stopped working out.  I have gone from a size 4 to a size 2X in the last four years.  I was up to 270 pounds and I've lost 32 pounds so far and am now a size 18.  I now weigh 238 pounds.  I haven't lost any weight in the last two months (mostly because of the Holidays) and I have a long way to go to reach my goal weight.  My goal weight is 150 pounds! 

 

Trent and I have a combined weight loss goal of 127 pounds!

 

We have watched every season of the Biggest Loser and we're big fans.  We would LOVE to win the challenge and get to go to the finale in California.  We would also LOVE to win personal trainers for a year.  We have had a rough time with my health problems.  It has been hard for both of us to deal with.  I have not been myself for a very long time and Trent feels that he hasn't either.  We have really let ourselves go.  We entered the contest because we want to do something to push ourselves to stay committed to being healthy again. 

 

We deserve to win because NOW we are motivated and committed to putting our health first!  We've been through alot of bad and we're ready for some good to come our way!  We would also like to have children but I do not want to put myself or a child in danger by getting pregnant while I'm obese.  I want to get to my goal weight and be able to have a healthy pregnancy.

 

We didn't do a very good job of controlling our eating over the Holidays and we're starting the New Year off right by eating healthy and hitting the gym.  We're ready for our challenge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  We plan to lose the weight by eating healthy and working out as much as possible.  We are team T&T and we want to WIN - for ourselves but most importantly, for our health!  HERE WE GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :)