It’s been a good week, it’s been really busy with a lot of stuff happening. We had the 10km, which was heaps hot, it was impossible.

I was happy enough with my results, I probably could have done better, but I know that now, so I just have to train harder for the next one, the 21km.

It’s been really full-on, we haven’t really had time to process it, really. It’s been go, go, go. After this weigh-in – hopefully if I get through it – I’ll be able to process it a bit more and tackle the week ahead.

I’m a bit nervous about weigh-in, but what’s done is done. I’ve done what I can. If I get sent back home, it’s not the worse thing in the world because I’ll just be home with my family and continue my journey there.

The opportunities we’ve had have been absolutely amazing. I’m just kind of emotionally drained and tired, really tired. It’s all catching up with us, I think, so at the moment we’re all a bit flat and finding it hard to find the motivation to keep going, but we’ll find it somewhere hopefully! It’s full on but it’s worth it. Hopefully we’ll see some results on the scales for all our hard work.

This week everyone’s been pretty good with each other. There have been moments when we’ve been on each other’s nerves because we are just so tired and you want your own personal space. But there hasn’t been anyone who’s been really out there or rude or obnoxious or anything like that, so we’re being pretty tolerant of each other.

I’m my missing my family and friends a lot this week. The phone calls the guys won with the marathon made you realise how much you wanted them. I’d just love to let them know I’m OK and know they’re OK too.

Everything in the house is a bit of a rollercoaster at the moment. I think we’re having a million emotions in one day; you’re tired one minute, you’re excited the next and then you just get a bit angry for no reason at all!

We’re all enjoying it, which is the main thing, even though our bodies are aching and our heads are kind of crying out to stop it sometimes. I think the main thing is just missing your family and your friends back home. You’ve just got to keep reminding yourself that they are there, they are supporting you and they’re proud of you, no matter what you’re doing. It’s only a short time, so you’ve just got to stay strong and get through it.

You use it as motivation as well, when you’re on that treadmill and it’s so boring and painful, you just think if I was at home, Mum and Dad would be saying, ‘C’mon, Teneale, you can do it, just keep going through it!’ Even though they’re not here, you’ve just got to keep telling yourself that. I’m lucky to have Elise here; she’s not only my twin sister but my best friend, so I think I’ve got a bit of an advantage there!

Overall, I’m loving being here and I’m really grateful for the experience. I think it’s only going to get harder but it’s going to get more fun as well, so you’ve just got to be strong while you can and stick it out.

I’m loving living here. Put all these adults into a house together, there’s bound to be issues, but at the same time I think we’re lucky enough to have such a strong, close group. We’ve got some really great friends here that I’ll definitely take with me on the outside as well and it’s people you might not usually meet in everyday life, but it’s a really good change.

I’ve got a really good room with the girls, Daina and Caitlin. We love it and we have our late night talks which are bad because we miss out on sleep! It’s really good, though because sometimes I mightn’t listen to Elise encouraging me but I would listen to Daina or Caitlin saying, ‘C’mon Teneale, you can do it.’

It’s good to have those girls backing us as well and vice versa – we’ll do the same for them, so hopefully one of us in Room Seven will win! We’re backing Caitlin - they really think she can do it!

Hi to my mum, my dad, my older sister Amber, my brother, my sister-in-law and my friends - Simon, Ian, Alice and Kim. I just want to let you guys know I think about you every day and I miss you like crazy, but I can’t wait to see you on the outside when I’m slimmer and healthier!

Teneale