Want Inspiration: Try Being The Biggest Loser
May 27, 2010 
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This week has been a crazy week at home, lots of couch time as my balky back has decided to torture me for the last few days.
When you have to rest you might as well channel surf and see what is on in the world of reality TV. Have any of you been watching the Biggest Loser on TV?
This story is amazing and it really shows that if you put your mind to something then you can achieve amazing results.
Starting the season at a whopping 526 pounds, Michael Ventrella was the heaviest contestant in “The Biggest Loser” history. By the finale, he had lost 50.19 percent of his body weight, a total of 264 pounds, shattering Danny Cahill’s record of 239 pounds from last year. Weighing in at just 262 pounds on Tuesday night, Ventrella easily beat fellow finalists Ashely Johnston and Daris George for the $250,000 grand prize.
Now before you check out this amazing man and how he did it in the video below. I want you for a minute to write down what is stopping you from your dreams and why you are not going after all that you deserve.
Whether its meeting the opposite sex or going after a career that you desire, what is really stopping you?
What excuses are in your head right now and why are you letting the excuses get the best of you?
This is an amazing story of will and desire!
I challenge all of you to look deep inside and find the strength to be everything you want and deserve to be!
I need to think about this for a moment since it is a very deep blog today.
This is really inspirational….
I am really fond of watching videos like these… It always reminds that the things we complain about “this is not possible”, someone always walks that path to show us that it IS Possible…
Another one I recently saw was “No Arms No Legs No Worries (Nick Vujicic)”
Btw, since you embed videos in your posts can you plz include the link to the video too in the post bcoz feed readers like feeddemon don’t show the video, and one has to guess “Is this a video post”
Great post today!
Your right, all the excuses we invente are bullshit… In fact, nothing stop us of going after our dream, nothing but ourself!
Willpower can move mountains. This guy shot for the stars with success. Life is to fun#*-% short not to to try. My greatest excuse for not taking action is that I don’t feel good enough. I am not aware of the value that I have. when it comes to a job I always feel that I don’t know enough. when it comes to women I always see the positive in her and the negative in me.
thanks David for this blog. can’t remind when I thought about my excuses the last time
What stopped me from going after the opposite sex as far as meeting them etc, was not the fear of being rejected, but more the fear of being embarrased. Embarrasing myself. I have found out though, that this is an ego thing.
Sometimes I still feel this fear and I just tell myself: “Let the ego go”.
As far as other things go in my life, it has to do with plain lazyness and postponing stuff.
Thanks David for sharing this one and challenging us all.
I am working on a few different goals – personally and professionally in 2010 and my life has already changed dramatically. Sometimes even just one or two months can show real results giving more motivation to keep going.
Like this guy says with discipline, persistence and some knowledge you can change your life. I would also add daily. Everything is daily. As long as we continue and not give in (saying I’ve made it) then we can maintain this new life.
Farley,
Sounds like your thinking too much about what others think of you. Do you think strangers care what you think of them? Of course not,so why care what they think?
Kevin,
Thanks for the feedback and the reminder.
I am letting my fear win over what I want in this world. This fear with Ruby has let me to do things that I had never tought of.
I have learned so many new things with her. I have learned a side of me that I had never tapped into.
However, my feelings are so confused towards her. Theres days where it seems like she cares about me and just wants me. However theres times where it seems like she won’t care.
My fears end tonight. EIther she likes me or not. My fear is just ruining my swag. It’s letting me back to the guy I was a long time ago. I;m tired of all this shit!
Tonight I’m letting loose and I’m gonna find who I really am. Or who she really is with me.
I deseve her and she deserves me. However, I cannot like her. I will not. She wants to party then go ahead and do it. I’m gonna do the same thing. Why because I believe that if she doesn’t like me. I will attract someone else along the way. Plus shes leaving to college in august so no need to fall for her.
Tonight I’m being me…no worries and no regrets whatsoever. I completly trust myself and I’m confident enough that everything will come out just right.
Mario
When you fall in love with a girl, as the ABC Documentary ‘Secrets to Love’ reveals, it is really a form of obsessive compulsive disorder!!!
Like you said your fear is ruling you. this has little if anything to do with your lady. I can hear my dad’s voice of wisdom “Cool it.”
Where in your body can you feel your fear? What does it look like? Is is not or cold? What would you say to it if you could talk to it? [when you go towards your fear and express it - it goes away, so even when it comes back you know what to do next time]
Let us know how it goes.
I would say “LEAVE ME ALONE!!”
im tired of looking for love!! I’m too young anyways….I’m going to enjoy my young days…and have fun.
This fear is just too controlling but it has left me now!! I’m too strong for this. If she leaves….then I will bring her good memories. Make me unforgettable in her life.
No matter what happens tonight….I’m not going to be a pussy anymore. Tonight..I will let loose and just do what my heart tells me to do.
If she likes me..great. If not then I had fun in this great journey with her.
I mean good for him, but, that is really unhealthy loosing all that weight in that time span…the best is to lose 1-2 pounds a week…