Choices

Did anyone watch Biggest Loser last night? If not, spoiler alert - Arthur was voted off. This show drives me bonkers sometimes. Karma can come back & bite you in the butt which is what happened to Arthur unfortunately.

A few episodes back he thought that he would take his position on the ranch into his own hands, trying to stay as long as he could, and ended up sabotaging himself last night. There came a point in the episode where the contestants where doing a 5K, and as long as they didn't finish last, they got to choose who their trainers would be. My friend Sarah, didn't want to have to make that choice since she'd worked out with both sets of trainers and really liked them. But something snapped in her, and she realized that she couldn't let the fate of her position on the ranch be in the hands of someone else. She kicked into high gear and finished the 5K, in second to last place. She chose to stay with the Black team. Ultimately, Arthur came in last, got put on the Red team, and the Red team voted for Arthur to go home.

Why am I bringing this up? Last night/today Sarah, on her Facebook profile, was ridiculed by people for her choice to stay with the Black team, making it so Arthur got voted off. Are you kidding me? I understand why people are upset that Arthur went home, because he clearly needed to stay, arguably more than anyone there....however, to pin that on Sarah is unfair. She made a choice that she felt was best for her to ensure that she stayed on the ranch for at least one week longer, which had NOTHING to do with sending Arthur home. Arthur made his choice long ago, to play the game, and it ended up biting him in the butt.

It's all about accountability. We all have made choices that have led us to this point in our lives. Some have been good, and some are obviously bad, which is why we are in this competition. But I believe that doing this, is more than just winning the money. It's about figuring out why we are doing the things that we do to make us gain the weight, and fixing it. Sarah went on the Biggest Loser to take back her life, and is doing an outstanding job. We may not have the luxury of being able to have a personal trainer, planned meals, scheduled work outs like she's had. But we do have the luxury of starting to have this support system to help us get to the person that we've longed to be. We have to find a balance to make this work, which I admit I have been struggling with. But I'm not going to give up. It may take longer than I would like, but I have the ultimate goal in site, and I will accomplish it. How about you?