The Biggest Loser! - a Motivational Winner!

If you think it is tense to watch your scales in the morning, imagine all of America watching it with you.

Normally it would be a humiliating nightmarish chapter of your life - taking months of therapy to recover. This is exactly what will happen to 18 new contestants on The Biggest Loser! Alison Sweeney hosts as these contestants work and workout their way to the biggest losses they will every experience in their life.

Week one dismissed 6 people in one grand stroke. However, the surprise is they were not actually sent home, but on an exhaustive, intensive, and separate training program. What will happen when the other teams have to compete against this supercharged sleeper team? Time - and the ratings on that episode - will tell.

From experience we know the touching stories are captivating. As an audience we are immersed in their lives as they experience rewards for their accomplishments. It is truly sad to see anyone sent home.

Since most weight is often poor habits, correcting these tends to drop a severe amount of weight. I'd say the first 2 weeks will tell you which team will take a serious lead. With over 100 lbs on the first week, blue team will probably be the team that maintains the lead for some time. Black team is a wildcard that can go either way, but Red team will not have the endurance to recover. High ratings are predicted for this series, but will it have the endurance to continue?

What is the lineup and who is your hero?

Blue Team:

Jerry is a 62 year old man from Illinois. Previously an athletic man, he now looks forward to again accomplishing physical feats with his family.

Kae is a 27 year old woman from New Jersey. Formerly in the military she longs for the days when she was much thinner.

Neil is a 25 year old man from Massachusetts. An accident at 14 started his journey to weight gain and hopes to impress his girlfriend with his losses.

Nicole is a 26 year old woman from Pennsylvania. A DJ with a body for radio is ready to change all that and be a skinny bombshell.

Patty is a 34 year old from California. With a serious disease called NASH threatening her life, it is doctor's orders to lose weight.

Ryan is a 29 year old man from New York. Inheriting his eating habits from family puts a hard road ahead for this Corporate Litigations Attorney.

Red Team:

Amber is a 30 year old woman from Texas. Being a paramedic she knows the toll that weight puts on the body and is in no way ready to give up. She was the first to be eliminated, but is not giving up. Now back home, she has already joined a gym and completely changed her habits and hopes to show up those left on the show at some point in the future.

Amy is a 28 year old woman from New York. She loves the outdoors with a model for a husband. Will she stack up to hubby?

Bryan is a 29 year old man from Georgia. Previously on American Idol, he is a popular high school music teacher who hopes to once again have a shot at impressing America.

David is a 31 year old man from Tennessee. Overweight since the age of ten he hopes to make a lasting impression on 4 healthy children.

Lezlye is a 34 year old woman from Louisiana. A Katrina victim is ready to take charge in her life.

Phil is a 27 year old man from Ohio. He is ready to get back on track for his goal of being a firefighter.

The illusive black team:

Bill is a 40 year old from New York. Losing his father to a heart attack isn't his primary motivation, but being a good husband.

Hollie is a 28 year old from Arizona. Once captain of the cheerleading team in high school, she wants to be a better role model for the younger generation.

Isabeau is a 21 year old woman from Tennessee. With a passion for singing, she hopes to accomplish her dream of singing professionally.

Jez is a 24 year old man from Kansas. Hoping to break the cycle of bad eating habits in his family and be a role model for other children, Jez is ready to be healthy.

Jim is a 40 year old man from New York. Brother to Bill on the same team he hopes to make some serious changes and be healthy.

Julie is a 34 year old woman from Florida. A chubby kid growing up she made changes and even entered beauty contests. But pregnancies put her off track and now she will is ready to win.

While the black teams results are hidden except to web community members, Blue team has already jumped way ahead of Red. Blue teams losses so far are 109 lbs while Red team has dropped only 87 lbs. certainly quite an accomplishment either way.

America, who can empathize with each contestant on many levels, will be watching and hopefully learning how to eat better and find the motivation to be fit.