After saying goodbye to her mother, Shellay, in week five of The Biggest Loser Families, Amy Cremen toughed it out until week ten, losing an impressive 100 pounds while she was on the show. Although Amy was determined to remain on the show and win the quarter of a million dollar prize as this year's Biggest loser, Amy's fate was sealed a week earlier when she voted off Ohio native Coleen Skeaback to continue losing her way to the finale. This week, after a workout visit by San Francisco 49er legends Jerry Rice and Steve Young, Amy found herself sitting next to one of the show's most formidable competitors, Heba Salama of North Carolina, but couldn't crack the bonds of the mother - daughter team of Renee and Michelle and the loyalty of Heba's husband Ed.

With tears flowing and emotions running high after a good run, Amy became the latest contestant to leave The Biggest Loser Families.

The next morning we stepped on our scales and then hopped on the phone with Amy to find out how she felt about her time on the show, how she'll be leading a healthier lifestyle, and what she'll be avoiding on the Thanksgiving dinner table.

THE DEADBOLT: Does it burn you a little that you left just before the New York makeovers?

AMY CREMEN: Yeah, it does actually. We were actually thinking in our week we were doing a makeover show that week and then they’re like, ‘It’s NFL week.’ I think Vicky was the only one excited for it. She loves football and I don’t even watch football but it was fun. We got to meet Jerry Rice and Steve Young. But no, I wanted a makeover [laughs].

THE DEADBOLT: What did you think of the NFL themed workouts?

AMY C.: The NFL competition that we did was actually pretty cool. I mean, it may have looked easy but it was really hard, especially when we were going back and forth from the cones. We were out of breath and we’ve been working out for ten weeks and it was so really really hard. But it was nice to break it up and not be in the gym for half a day.

THE DEADBOLT: With the way the voting went down, do you regret voting Coleen out last week?

AMY C.: You know, I had people pulling me in different directions that week and it’s like when you’re isolated from the world, your mind’s in a different place. But if I could’ve done it differently I probably would’ve done it a little different.

THE DEADBOLT: I guess hindsight is 20/20, right?

AMY C.: Absolutely.

THE DEADBOLT: So what will be different this year at Thanksgiving?

AMY C.: We’re actually staying home. My mom and dad and I are staying home. My brother lives in Florida, so he’ll be there. But we’re not going to anybody’s house because of all of that temptation and it’s so close to the finale I can’t have any temptation in my way. My mom’s going to cook a turkey breast, which I don’t eat meat anymore, so I’m not even going to be eating turkey. And she’s going to make cauliflower mashed potatoes, salad, and she says that my dad can have Stove Top Stuffing but we’re not allowed to have any. And squash of course. But it’s just going to be low key and we’ll probably be going to go right to the gym, because that’s what we do.

THE DEADBOLT: I noticed your tattoos and I was wondering if you’re going to get another one to mark this achievement?

AMY C.: Well, I actually already have. Obviously you guys haven’t seen it, and it’s right by my Jesus fish tattoo, and it says "Inspire". So you’ll see that at the finale.

THE DEADBOLT: Now that you’re home, are you and your mother competing against each other?

AMY C.: Well, we are, we’re both competing for the $100,000. But we had made a pact at the beginning, before we even went to California for the show, that if we won anything we would split it 50/50.

THE DEADBOLT: You’ve lost close to 100 pounds so far, so what is your final goal? How small do you want to get?

AMY C.: Well, for the finale I want to get to 125 pounds. I’d like to maintain for the rest of my life, between 130 and 135.

THE DEADBOLT: What did you enjoy the most about the ranch?

AMY C.: I guess just - I mean, the obvious experience and learning. I knew nothing about nutrition and nothing about exercise. And just having that unique opportunity to be isolated from the rest of the world, learn - I mean, I have a wealth of knowledge from the trainers and the nutritionists and everybody. That’s really probably the thing I cherish the most and now I can pass it on to other people.