Julie Hadden spent most of her life battling her weight. She went from a chubby kid to overweight adult and finally after marrying and having a baby found herself classified as morbidly obese.

After years of bad habits in relation to her health and nutrition she felt she was spiraling out of control. In what she considered a desperate long shot, she auditioned – along with 250,000 others – for a chance to be cast as part of Season 4 of the hit reality show "The Biggest Loser." As one of 18 contestants selected, she embarked on a journey that chronicled her emotional battle with obesity on national television for the entire world to see.

It was previously a private struggle that became very public. But the process transformed Julie's life and to her own amazement has provided inspiration to others as well. On December 18, 2007, Julie became the "Biggest Female Loser" of Season Four; finishing as First Runner Up to the overall title. She lost nearly 100 pounds (which translated into a staggering 44.5 percent of her body weight) in about eight months.

She has worked as a special correspondent for "Got Milk?", done commercial work for Nordic Track, and writes a weekly article for Guideposts.com. Julie is a sought-after speaker, often addressing groups by sharing her story and providing inspiration on healthy living, fitness and how extraordinary things really do happen to ordinary people. But she's quick to tell you that being on reality TV isn't the "extraordinary" thing that happened to her. It's the total transformation – body, mind and spirit – that came from what she's been through.

Julie is the author of the book Fat Chance: Losing the Weight, Gaining My Worth which was released in December 2009.