I spent much of my life overweight. At some point in my life, I grew tired of the fact, and felt compelled to fix it. I don’t do things the way a normal person does, and my decision about how to lose the weight was no different. The Biggest Loser was my way of getting into shape. Before I could be declared the winner, I would have to be a contestant.

I went onto the internet, and took a look at a site called biggest loser forum, which I found out had all types of information about diet and weight loss, exercise programs, helpful hints and they even had chat rooms where people can discuss the issues surrounding their weight loss program with people who are going through similar situations. The website led me to a place where I could download the forms that supplied all of the information about how to apply for the Biggest Loser. I had to give them a lot of information about my self and tell them why I should be on the show as well as make a tape that was to be submitted. The videotape was supposed to create a compelling story that convince the casting people that I was the perfect candidate for the show. I had to condense my whole life story into just a few minutes that would be fun to watch. My whole life story was hanging in the balance as I prepared all of the necessary materials for the casting department of the show.

I filled out my application, made my video and waited, knowing that if I was lucky enough to be chosen to be on the show I would be taught how to lose weight fast, something that I knew would help me to live a long and healthy life that I could share with my family, and something that I felt was much needed. Despite all of my efforts I was sent a rejection letter. I guess I didn’t fit the needs of the show. I might have been rejected, but I was still fat. Despite the fact that I wouldn’t have the whole world to watch me lose weight, I was still going to lose the weight.

I made the commitment to start to eat healthy and begin exercising, which at first meant doing sets of six pack ab exercises in my living room every night until I was able to get the money together to join a fitness club and get the professional help that I needed to reach the goals that I had set for myself, and to lead me in my new healthy lifestyle. The key to my plan was simple, eat food that is healthier for me and eat less of it. To my great surprise, I began to shed some of the pounds. I was watching the Biggest Loser season and comparing my weight loss to the people I had hoped to compete against. I was changing my life. I had as much help as the contestants on the show had. I stated to enjoy the new way I was doing things. I was becoming more sociable with every passing day. I discovered that the things that I thought I could not do without were not that important after all. And I was smiling more.

I was not held back from achieving my goals just because I wasn’t on television. In the end I regained my life without being on the show. The Biggest Loser did play a part in my journey. The first step on my journey was admitting that I needed help, even when the first person I turned to didn’t accept me. The rejection that they gave me gave me the desire to do something about the issue so I could tell them I told you so. And I did prove them wrong. In my own world I am a weight loss champion.

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