I want to thank everyone who has supported me all along. I went to Cincinnati, Ohio this past weekend to attend an open casting call for NBC's Biggest Loser. My wife was awesome enough to come with me for support! She is the best! I felt like all of you were there with me and maybe that is why in the end I felt kind of bummed about everything that happened. No sour grapes here, I didn't expect that I would walk through the doors and they would say "wow, we can just pack it in right now because we have our next contestant." I'm not naïve enough to think that. I guess once I got to tell them my 30 seconds of why I am even auditioning, I think the magic of the experience escaped me in that one instant. Several things went wrong, which I won't get into, but in the end I felt that I gave it my best and sometimes the best just has to be good enough.
Lets face it, this show sees thousands and thousands of people each season to choose a select few to be on the show. I went in with the "if it happens, it happens" attitude. It didn't happen so I'm re-focusing on my goals, and making strides to accomplish them on my own. I was REALLY inspired by some of the people I met in line and in my group. These are sincere, genuine people that are (like me) at the end of their ropes with the obesity issue. One lady had brought a whole armful of medals from marathons she had been in recently, despite her size she feels compelled to challenge herself to attend these marathons!! Very cool! Another guy had an entire team of people with him, all wearing shirts in support. Another guy was from Kentucky and he recently lost someone close to him as well, the thought of dying from being overweight scared him and he wanted to make a change for the better. If I take away anything from last weekend, it is simply that I'm not alone. I appreciate the experience and I would definitely attend a casting call again for Biggest Loser. Everyone who works on the casting staff is nice, but more importantly they made sure to explain that this isn't the end of every one of us. No matter if we make it or not, it is in our control to keep going and making those goals count.
Thanks again for all the support and I'll be updating you with my progress as I walk this road (a long, twisting road but one that I will eventually enjoy). Be Better, Live Life!
