Okay so our first episode aired last night for Season 8 of The Biggest Loser and I have to tell you that I was BLOWN AWAY!!! I absolutely loved the emotion that was filling up two hours of prime time television. First, when I saw Daniel coming back and his “hero’s welcome”. I thought it was fantastic and he looked great. I remember when that boy walked into our house last season weighing over 450lbs, scared and eager and then all of a sudden here he comes back weighing just over 300lbs and feeling stronger mentally and physically. It was great. All of a sudden there they are about to do their first challenge and poor Tracy just pushed herself way too hard. That competitive spirit in her really got the best of her that day but thank god that she ended up being ok. Some people asked me today if that had any reflection on mine or Jillian’s training and I just want to go on the record to say, NO WAY!!! Jillian and I push people very hard and we get crazy in that gym (something I will discuss in a moment) but there is no way in the world that Jillian or I would have them running on the beach in the middle of the afternoon for a mile…NO WAY!!!!
Now let's talk about Shay….OMG!!! Did you just fall in love with that girl last night!! Shay is the biggest person we have ever had on the show, 476lbs and the girl has been beaten down by life but she wants a second chance and let me tell you, Jillian and I are going to give it to her. I just thought Shay showed so much honesty and vulnerability and the WANT to change and that is an excellent start. Now let's talk about Abby. A woman that had the unthinkable happen and now she is figuring out a new way to live because, just like she said on the scale, she is no longer afraid of death. Abby is an inspiration to us all because she represents the will to live. I love her so much and I think so many of us can relate to just taking one day at a time, one hour at a time. I think that you must look at every day as a blessing and a mission to find purpose. Some days might be better than others but you find that will to live every day and you get out there and FIND YOUR PLACE in this world. Thank God for Abby. I will talk more about other contestants next week.
So now lets talk about all that cursing….. Watching it last night, I realized that it needs to be dialed back and I apologize. I know that our show has become a family show and at times it sounded inappropriate. All I can say is that we live in our own little world out there and we spend HOURS and HOURS on that campus and sometimes it just gets dirty. We lose all concept of the camera crews that are all around us and we just get into a zone. I'm really not trying to make any excuses I'm just trying to show you a different perspective. It is like a locker room in that gym and we all get raw and exposed so that is basically where I'm coming from regarding this matter. I hope that you never lose sight of the compassion, respect and love I have for the contestants, this season or any other season. I welcome any and all contestants from the show to comment on our life out there to give insight to the “outside world”. Anyway, I think it was a great and CRAZY start to what promises to be a very exciting season so please….stay tuned!!!