Week two results have been posted on NBC.com!  And I am pumped.  Week one I dropped twenty pounds ... not bad, but not the best.  My friend John, from Arizona had an amazing 24 lb drop which made him #1 out of all 50 contestants.  However, week #2 I managed to work off 16 pounds.  SIXTEEN.  And at that point, my system was already cleaned out from week one!    Now here is where I am particularly satisfied ... including the ranchers, the number one loser for number of pounds at this point in the competition is Ken, the rancher from WA, with an impressive 38 pounds total lost at this point.  Tied for second place is Marty, the rancher from Missouri, and myself.  The at home contestant from Maine!!!  We've both lost a total of 36 lbs at the end of the seond week.  SWEET!  My goal all along has been to at the very least match the ranchers ... and so far I'm beating all but two of them.  I'M LOVIN' IT!!!  I never knew I was this competitive before!

Everyone just assumes you can only drop big numbers if you are living on the ranch with personal trainers and people doing your grocery shopping for you.  Not true.  It's all about making the decision to put in the work wherever you are.  For me, that meant working out about two and a half hours a day.  Any more than that was impossible because I work full time and have a family to take care of!

So NBC has updated the webpage; to see my latest photos (I'm not thrilled with them so I didn't post any here), and latest video updates, click here: http://www.nbc.com/The_Biggest_Loser/36_at_home/me_matthew/bio/

And keep tuning in to the show every week!  Who knows when I might get a highlight segment!