Losing Big, Biggest, Best
Posted by Joy M at 10/20/2009 11:27 PM 
Categories: Working Out, Motivation, Diet and Nutrition
Tags: Transformation Fitness Health
Categories: Working Out, Motivation, Diet and Nutrition
Tags: Transformation Fitness Health
2 Corinthians 12:10 That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
I'm liking this season of the Biggest Loser a little more than other seasons. It is not that this 'cast' is better than others. They may be or maybe not. It is that I'm looking at it a little differently. The whole premise of this challenge is that only one person can win the prize. The relationships formed have the added challenge of doing their personal best individually and trying to knock others out of the show. The irony is that those who 'play the game' are often thought of negatively.
I think we should take a moment to look at our lives as a playing a game. This is not a game of manipulation, but a game of navigation of how to get the best outcomes for ourselves while working with others. Some of our decisions can be completely selfless. Yet, there are times we need to focus on ourselves and put the needs of others after us. The 'cast' of the Biggest Loser demonstrates teams of people who did not put themselves at the top of their priority list. Clearly, they need to do a better job of playing the game of life.
In the losing before the end, they can still be the best winners. The losing should not be thought of as a moment of weakness, rather it can be a moment of strength. With the knowledge, plans and action, they can each put themselves back on their priority lists and know that they don't have to do it alone. This past week when Dina went home, her son helped her with her workouts. This not only a bonding moment for them, it will help him build healthy habits along with developing a greater sense of how strong and determined that his mother truly is.
I'm liking this season of the Biggest Loser a little more than other seasons. It is not that this 'cast' is better than others. They may be or maybe not. It is that I'm looking at it a little differently. The whole premise of this challenge is that only one person can win the prize. The relationships formed have the added challenge of doing their personal best individually and trying to knock others out of the show. The irony is that those who 'play the game' are often thought of negatively. I think we should take a moment to look at our lives as a playing a game. This is not a game of manipulation, but a game of navigation of how to get the best outcomes for ourselves while working with others. Some of our decisions can be completely selfless. Yet, there are times we need to focus on ourselves and put the needs of others after us. The 'cast' of the Biggest Loser demonstrates teams of people who did not put themselves at the top of their priority list. Clearly, they need to do a better job of playing the game of life.
In the losing before the end, they can still be the best winners. The losing should not be thought of as a moment of weakness, rather it can be a moment of strength. With the knowledge, plans and action, they can each put themselves back on their priority lists and know that they don't have to do it alone. This past week when Dina went home, her son helped her with her workouts. This not only a bonding moment for them, it will help him build healthy habits along with developing a greater sense of how strong and determined that his mother truly is.
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