Ladies and Gentlemen..In this corner weighing in with a combined total starting weight of 562 pounds and soon to be champions of

Glenda and Phil.....Champions of the Million Pound Match Up!

Occupation:	Construction Worker/Homemaker
Location:	Roy, Washington
Interests:
Glenda and I enjoy spending time together and are seldom apart. We are the best of friends. For enjoyment we love looking through the books at the book store while drinking our Starbucks coffee. Non-fat of course.
Glenda and I are going on our tenth year of marriage this April although we've been together for more then twenty. We have two wonderful Grandchildren named Alexya and Austin whom we enjoy spending time with.They are the light of our lives and a blessing to us both.Beautiful blessings.They are the biggest reason we have for wanting our lives back and losing all this excess weight we've gained. We love their hugs and kisses. Since we live away from the city and out in the country, Glenda and I spend most of our time at home where we enjoy watching television and DVD movies together. We especially like watching the Biggest Loser and Extreme Makeover. These two shows really tug at the heart strings.We're romantics what can we say. When we heard about the Million Pound Match Up we jumped at the opportunity. Not very high mind you but jumped never the less.We are committed to losing weight no matter how long it takes. Icing on the cake would be winning this contest.See you at the finish line.

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Phil and Glenda's book choices

Books to get you on track



	Being Happy! by Andrew Matthews I love this book. It contains so many things to inspire you and to let you know that your not alone in the way you think. Read this book! You wont regret it.

	The Biggest Loser: The Weight Loss Program to Transform Your Body, Health, and Life--Adapted from NBC's Hit Show! by Maggie Greenwood-Robinson

	The Biggest Loser Success Secrets: The Wisdom, Motivation, and Inspiration to Lose Weight--and Keep It Off! by Biggest Loser Experts and Cast

	The Biggest Loser Calorie Counter: The Quick and Easy Guide to Thousands of Foods from Grocery Stores and Popular Restaurants--A by The Biggest Loser Experts And Cast Refer to this book when it comes to counting calories. It will open your eyes to the foods you eat.

	Walk Yourself Thin by David A. Rives I recently flipped through the pages of this book again and can see why I found it so motivational. It makes you feel like nomatter how out of shape you are you can get thin by doing something as simple as walking.I love it and recommend it to everyone.

	The Biggest Loser Cookbook: More Than 125 Healthy, Delicious Recipes Adapted from NBC's Hit Show by Devin Alexander This book has been the key to our making healthy food choices. We have not been disappointed with any of the meals we've tried so far. Highly recommended.

	The Biggest Loser Fitness Program: Fast, Safe, and Effective Workouts to Target and Tone Your Trouble Spots--Adapted from NBC's by The Biggest Loser Experts and Cast A great book to help direct you on the path to a better you.This book is full of useful information on foods to eat as well as an exercise program that's easy to follow.

THIS IS WHAT WE DO!

OUR CURRENT WEIGHT LOSS AND EXERCISE ROUTINE:Combined total weight loss to date 42lbs.



Meals We Eat: Glenda and I keep our daily caloric intake around 1500 calories each. We eat lots of vegetables,fruits and foods that are rich in fiber. Almost every meal we eat has a side of vegetables,usually salads with lite dressing on top.Smaller portions is the key.

PHIL'S WORKOUT PROGRAM Stationary bike: 30 minutes each day Weight Lifting: Mon/Wed/Fri. 6 sets of 10 dumbell bicep curls at 35 lbs each arm. 4 sets of 30 dumbell tricep pulls at 45 lbs both arms. 2 sets of 25 dumbell crunches at 45 lbs each side.

GLENDA'S WORKOUT PROGRAM Stationary bike:15 minutes each Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat. Workout: 30 minute circuit training at Curves 4 days a week.

Glenda's Music Pics

Three of my favorite songs



	You're Beautiful by James Blunt I really love this song. James Blunt has such a beautiful quality to his voice.

	You and me against the world by Helen Reddy I can play this song over and over again.I never get tired of hearing it.

	Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You by Frankie Valley & Four Seasons This is one of the songs I enjoy singing.

Phil's Music Pics

Three of my favorite albums



	Just The Two of Us by Jr. Grover Washington The smooth jazz of the late great Grover Washington JR is so relaxing. It really makes me unwind.

	Aja by Steely Dan Steely Dan is one of my favorite groups. Their music takes me away from all the every day worries.

	The Greatest Hits by Rod Stewart Rod Stewart has always been a favorite of mine since back in the day. His songs have a good feel to them.

Glenda and Phil's Story ......in three hundred words or less.

My wife Glenda and I have been fans of The Biggest Loser since the very first show.

We can relate to the struggles the contestants go through because we too are battling obesity.

Now that we are older, I being 45 and Glenda 50, that battle is even tougher than before. This time it's a battle we refuse to lose.

Glenda' starting weight is 263 lbs and her goal weight is 150. My starting weight is 299 lbs and my goal weight is 190.

We are truely optimistic that these goals are obtainable but realize we must be creative in our approach to the way

we exercise. For the past decade Glenda has been dealing with the excruciating pain that comes with having Rheumatoid

Arthritis and she is also diabetic. I have a bulged disc in my lower back along with arthritis in both my hands from working many

years in the construction industry.

After careful consideration we came up with an exercise program that we feel will benifit us and give us the results we

are looking for. It incorporates moderate weight training as well as cardio which invloves riding the stationary bike three days a week.

After we exercise we show each other support by giving each other high fives and verbally acknowledging each others accomplishments.

As for preparing our meals we've decided to go straight to the experts and follow the guidelines set forth in the Biggest Loser

Cookbook. Who better to direct us in healthy food choices?

Although we need to overcome our physical limitations to be successful in the pursuit of our goals, we hope by our example that

we can inspire others to do the same and ultimately win the Million Pound Match Up.

Kelley and Kristie

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Guys Don't be so hard on yourselves, Don't look back just think about what you're going to do today to make yourself proud and box off those calories. Kelley and Kristie

The Chubbits
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Just checking in on you all.

Your weight loss buddy

Jennifer

Pat and Vangie

March 18 10:02 PM

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You two are doing an awesome. One thing about being sick is you would think this is the time you would lose a ton of weight, but the body does not work that way. It is not surprising you gained or stayed the same. Take care of yourselves and we hope you are feeling better!!!! Your looks GREAT!!!

Pat and Vangie

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Wow!! Congratulations on an awesome loss this week Glenda! Phil, keep on fighting! Overall you both are doing great! Make sure to take care of yourselves while you are sick! That flu is a nasty one and hard to get rid of!!

~Sherry~

TEAM TAMILA & MARK
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I just LOVE yur site, it is so encouraging and fun. KEEP KEEPING AT IT!!!!

EYE OF THE TIGER BABY!!!

((HUGS))
TAMILA

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April 04

Going from bad to worse

I sometimes feel we're on the Titanic. Just when you think everything is going fine here comes that ice burg. As you can tell by the date of this entry I didn't jump right to it to let you know where we stood as far as our weight went. Here it is. I gained one pound and Glenda two. Glenda was shocked but not surprised if that makes any sense. She realizes she didn't do everything she could and expected to brake even on her weight. I expected to brake even and gained one. Not terrible but still a pound gained is a pound gained. All we can say is we are only human. We just need to try harder. Take care. Phil and Glenda. Angry

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March 26

Oh Oh

Hello everyone. Glenda and I had too much Easter cheer. We had too much food for Easter dinner and then went back for seconds. So the tally for our sinful ways goes as is. Glenda gained two pounds and I barely broke even. My current weight remains 270lbs and Glenda jumped back into the 50's. She currently weighs 250lbs. We are kinda bumbed but aren't giving up. We just lost our focus. Tomorrow is another day. Good luck to you all and we hope you're doing well. Take care Phil and Glenda. Sad

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March 20

Phils on FIRE!

Hey guys. I don't know what the heck is going on but look what is happening now. I lost 6 pounds this weigh in and Glenda unfortunately gained 2.

She is a little bumbed but not overly so. She is taking it like it's a little bump on the road to good health. That's my girl. Me I feel so great and I am looking forward to losing more and more. Glenda and I can see the results and it is fun for us. Our clothes are getting too big. We actually started wearing clothes we never thought we could get into. They're from the seventies but hey we still look groovey man. Just joking. Anyway we are over the worse part of our colds and getting stronger every day. Hope you all are in good health and thanks so much for your continuing support and encouraging words. Take care. Phil and Glenda.

Keep punching away at the pounds. Baring teeth

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March 12

Glenda is on FIRE!

I am so proud of Glenda. This week she scored a record seven pound loss. WOW! She was so happy she was full of excitement. Me well not so good. I don't know what happened but I gained one pound. Glenda and I have both been battling this darn flue bug again for the second time. It wont let go of its hold on us. How she lost so much weight and I gain is a mistery. Just the way it is. I am not going to beat myself up over it. It is something I will have to keep an eye on. Hope you all are doing well and hope you're reaching your goals. Keep punching....ACHOOOOO! excuse me. Take care....Phil and Glenda. Embarrassed

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March 05

Yo Adrian we did it!

The spell is broken and the debt of over indulging is paid in full. I lost 5 pounds this week and Glenda lost 1. We are back and fighting better than ever.

We were a little nervous before the weigh in but after we did the deed we were content with the results. Glenda admits she didn't exercise as much as she should

have this past week and said she plans on doing better. I hit it pretty hard and it shows. I am so happy with the outcome. We can contribute a lot of our weight loss due to us incorporating walking in the park on Saturdays and Sundays every weekend. Look what we can do! Take care and keep punching. Yahoooooo!

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