THE HOME VIDEO

Hours, days, weeks went by and I didn’t hear anything back from Biggest Loser  

So I naturally forgot about it.

At the cattle call (pun intended) we were told that if the show was interested in you, you would get a same day call back.

I waited

& waited

& waited 

and no one called me.

So I just assumed they forgot about me and I moved on.

Then, on one epic spring morning, I got a phone call from someone at casting. 

“Hey, I remember you did that funny rap for your interview. Would you mind making a video and sending it to us?”

I was so surprised that they even remembered me. I later found out that I was one of the few, if not only, finalist who made it to california without getting a same day call back at a casting call. 

I think someone at casting told me this, or maybe it’s just something I feel it to be true but 

THE ONLY REASON I MADE TO CALIFORNIA WAS BECAUSE OF MY HOME VIDEO.

(I’m gonna quickly digress so I can show you this video. I’m super embarrassed of it, but if it got me there, I can’t be too mad at it right? Ok, So here it is… no making fun) 

After they saw my home video, BIGGEST LOSER started talking to me every single week! Every email asking for more and more information. I kept thinking 

“they must like me, why would they need to know so much about me?”

I knew that the deadline would be in the beginning of May. If I didn’t hear anything positive by May 9th, then I knew it was all over. All the high hopes and dreams I had for this show would be gone forever and I would forever doomed to a life of mediocrity.

It was on may 6th that I got the call. 

I remember exactly where I was when I found out. I was in a supermarket buying snacks for a friends party. I truthfully don’t remember anything that was said other than “You’re going to California!” 

Everything else was a blur. I was so excited at that moment. I thought

THIS IS IT!

This is my moment!

My life has just officially changed forever.