Women Today

Kristin Steede and Cathy Skell, Fox Cities residents who competed on "The Biggest Loser" last season, found that it wasn't only exercise that made them drop pounds. Just as important was watching their diet.

"I’m a big believer in food," Steede says. "You could work out every day for a week and have one bad day of eating and it would blow all the exercise you did.

"Food is king. It is so important. I’m a food addict and I struggle twith that every single day.

"You just have to make the right choices and find that strength."

Cathy and her husband have dramatically changed their eating habits.

"I used to be the mom who would wake up in the morning and have my coffee and read the cookbooks to find the best fattening dessert to bring to the next family doing. You always want to be the one who made the dessert."

Pork tenderloin, orange roughy and cauliflower are now some her favorite dishes, and this fall she's looking forward to preparing a healthy Thanksgiving dinner.

"My goals are to be at my goal weight by the end of summer," she says. "That’s my goal."

For more from Kristin Steede and Cathy Skell, see www.mywomenmagazine.com. Also see Krstin's blog at http://www.kristinsteede.com/.