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Meeting 'The Biggest Loser' Couples
Ah yes, it's January 2nd. The day when most of us have decided we need to get back in the gym, start eating healthy and lose our unwanted excess weight. Now granted at a size 4, it's not like I'm a candidate for the "The Biggest Loser" and really don't need to worry about such things - but if you have heard the saying 'the camera adds ten pounds' then you know why women who work in Hollywood are crazy about their weight.
So, I too will be hopping on a treadmill with the masses and trying to keep my New Year's Resolution to get in shape and shed ten pounds by April. Did you know that only 1 percent of people who make resolutions actually keep them?
In order to not be part of the 99 percent failure rate, I've decided that while at the gym I'm going to use the brand new Biggest Loser contestants as inspiration. Season five started last night on NBC with the reveal of 20 new contestants, this time paired together as couples. While we were shoving our faces with Halloween candy, Thanksgiving stuffing and Holiday cookies they have been at the ranch working their tails off to lose the weight since October.
Admittedly, I only ever tune in for the finale to see the transformations which are nothing short of amazing - but this time I plan to watch the entire season, as I had the chance to meet and interview the couples back in October.
What an incredible group of people. If you watched the first episode last night you would have seen that. I give them all credit. It can't be easy to go on national television in front of millions of people only in workout clothes showing every flaw but they do it because they need to change their lives.
Having met them all I think the nurse, Kelly, has the best chance of winning this competition. She's got the heart and the motivation to really pull off an incredible transformation. I'm pulling for the Fat Camp counselors, Jenn and Maggie. They are so small and so full of life and most of all too young to be carrying around that much weight! I felt so bad for Neil last night on the treadmill. He and his wife Amanda are so sweet, so in love and it was hard for me to not want to root for them. I also loved Bette Sue and her daughter. Bette is a crack up!
Each and every couple I spoke to had the same story... life took over...the kids, the job, the stress led to the McDonalds, the Burger King, the Taco Bell. It all comes down to a time commitment. If you don't have time to spare then the easiest thing to do is turn to fast, convenient food to feed yourself or your family. No spare time also means no time to hit the gym. No time to hit the gym means less energy and more of a need to consume sugar, starch and fat to keep us going. It's all one big ugly cycle.
All those past 'Losers' have proven it can be done. So, I encourage you to tune in this season as a motivator too!
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