Russian Roulette

The Biggest Loser makes for emotional television, and this season sees genuine animosity between the families. Last night they voted out of spite and voted the "Big Man" Damo out of the game when put up for eviction. And then they had the audacity to cry and bawl as he left. Get real people, its a game. This is not a public health service. The red team gambled and lost. End of story. ( Please get rid of the surprised gasps as people come around for elimination: What, someone has to come don't they?)

Please don't talk about who needs it most. If someone wanted it most, they would have done something themselves. If Damo is fair dinkum, he will continue what he has learnt. Education and personal commitment is the key to any goal. He has more chance of making it sustainable outside in the real world, than inside the artificial world of Biggest Loser.

The Biggest Loser

The Biggest Loser is now back on our screens, and you can't get away from the fact that this makes good television. I am once again sucked into it, and watched the first weigh-in today. I have already have my clear favourites, and the bloke voted out, Greg, already had irritated me to the extent that I am not unhappy to see him go. Whinges, excuses and inability to commit 100% were all the hallmarks of Greg. No wonder he is gone.

But what I don't like about this program, is the artificial atmosphere the contestants are put into. Everyone else DOES not have access to highly credentialed Personal Trainers and people planning food and exercise for you. Most people live in the real world. It is artificial and contrived....

The other area that gets up my goat, is how every contestant sees this as their last chance. Their personal resolve to lose weight outside of the show was negligible at best, and this was evidenced by the week that the trainers spent with each family......Now they are on the show, they talk about "who needs it most". Tonight we heard from a contestant about her mother having a triple by-pass heart surgery.....TWO YEARS AGO, and not wanting to die early for her children. Admirable, but what have you done over the last two years???? There are plenty of programs that work, but they need personal commitment and endeavor...And that is what the contestants lack.

The only person that can motivate you to change your life is YOU. TV Shows cannot, gyms cannot, friends and family cannot....The change must come from you. You cannot win without it.