The Biggest Loser

The Biggest Loser
The site has David advertised as the sentimental favourite. I don't think that's quite true. He was valued as a human being and he was valued because he had to put in far more effort to make a small gain and they were all aware of how serious that challenge was for him on Sydney Harbour Bridge. He had given a lot. He was an emotional support even though he was carrying so much weight he could hold them up as a team in a flat out challenge. His worth was acknowledged but they made the pragmatic decision of letting him go. Seeing how well he looked and how happy and fit he was "out in the wild" was fantastic. He needed to do it in his own way in his own time so that he could come to grips with the massive obstacles he was confronting as a human being. To pile peer pressure on top was cruel. I look forward to seeing him going from surviving to thriving. The blue team looks good on the outside but they do not have the understanding of each other the red team is developing. The red team members are valuing each other as people and are working on the strengths and are compassionate and direct about the weaknesses. As such they have an inner strength and a trust which could serve them well, perhaps not on the show, we'll see, but as they pursue this off the show. I have nothing but admiration for the expertise of the trainers Bob and Gillian who are both very down to earth, direct and very good at people skills and problem solving. They have a way around everything and can very quickly turn negative to positive. It's a wonderful thing to watch them in action. It was a nice touch for them to bring messages from American Losers which our people found moving and inspiring. They are still hurting. They cry a lot! Under all that fat is a lot of grief. I hope later on down the track some of our guys can send messages over to America because the people to people stuff seems to help the resilience of the team members. It's true what the American Losers said about people taking inspiration from a programme like this. I have lost count of the number of people out there walking and who have signed up to fitness classes. I laughed my head off when the blue team was sweating doing yoga, because it is something I have practised for a long time. It's not woosie. It's not dopey, hippie stuff. You actually have to be quite strong and it develops strength and agility. Bit like the ad with all the workers doing Tai Chi. You image of these things can be quite wrong until you actually try and do it yourself. A few people have started to fray at the edges tonight on the programme so it'll be interesting to see how it all goes by the end of the week. I wonder if Bob is going home for good and if Gillian will be the lone trainer?? I love the hands on stuff they do with peopple. I think that is so important to showing approval and getting trust. It's a basic human thing and they seem to do it naturally.