NBC’S “The Biggest Loser!”

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The Producers of “The Biggest Loser” and ABC’s newest hit “Extreme Makeover Weight Loss Edition” have a new daytime talk show for ABC that will help you shed the weight and get your life back!

We are looking for inspirational and relatable WOMEN who are ready to drop 50-100lbs and regain control of their lives. On this show, we will provide you with a trainer and nutrition plan to help you lose the weight within your own environment.

Have career, family, life situation or kids taken control of your weight?

Have you overcome challenging circumstances that have caused you to gain the weight?

Are you constantly giving to others or just neglecting yourself?

Is it finally time to lose that extra weight?

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Additional Open Casting Call dates have mostly positive but some negative implications for anyone who has already applied for or is thinking of applying for The Biggest Loser. Let’s start with the negative implications of NBC opening up additional Open Casting Calls.

Negatives
If you have already applied to be cast on the show and received a call back or ‘On Camera Interview‘ then you will now have more competition for being cast on the upcoming season of show. This should just make sense since more open casting calls equal more potential contestants equal more competition.

More competition is bad for current applicants right?  Well, if competition from other potential applicants worries you then your probably not going to make it on the show anyway. The casting directors typically cast ‘Type A’ personalities and we tend to think the planet revolves around us – lol!  So actually additional Open Casting Calls are not really a negative if you’ve done a good job with your casting video or have made a great impression on the Casting Directors at an Open Casting Call.

Positives
If you have not yet applied to become a contestant on The Biggest Loser and even if you have applied but did not receive a call back,  right now may be the perfect opportunity to make a great impression. Now is the time to make an impression that stands out above everyone else. Here’s why:

A couple of years back a casting director told me that when NBC – 3-Ball schedules a late Open Casting Call they are obviously looking for additional potential contestants. But it also means they are looking for ‘specific’ people or groups of people.

For example, Casting knows what potential contestants they have. To use a card game analogy they know what cards they have in their hand. Now they just need to ’round out the deck’ so to speak with a few specific cards.

Here’s another way of saying it: Lets hypothetically supposed that NBC is casting for teams and they are missing a Mother – Daughter team. Then additional Open Casting Calls are announced. Well at those additional Open Casting Calls they are looking at everyone but specifically they are looking for a Mother – Daughter team. Make sense? In other words casting may be looking for that final piece of the casting puzzle.

An example of this was the last minute Open Casting Call in the winter of 2008. I remember the day. The weather was horrible, single digits and a snowstorm to boot. I remember that a guy flew all the way from the west coast and ended up being the very first person in line.

Well this ‘last minute’ open casting call ended up casting Mother – Daughter team, Amy and Shellay Cremins and Father – Daughter team Jerry and Colleen Skeabeck all for that upcoming Season 6. In addition Mother – Daughter team Helen Phillips and Shannon Thomas were noticed and eventually were cast for Season 7 and of course Helen ended up the eventual champion of Season 7. That means that 6, count them 6, contestants were cast from one Open Casting Call that happened to be a last second addition to the schedule.

In conclusion, if you are serious about being cast on The Biggest Loser then one of the late or recently added open casting calls could very well be your best opportunity to make it on the show. Check here for the dates of the upcoming casting calls including the one here in Michigan.

Make sure you check out my website for the newsletter andFor the whole series of articles and Casting Call tips:

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Lastly, if you dont get cast you can still Lose Weight Like a Biggest Loser.

Talk to you soon and remember,
There’s a Winner Within You!

Pete Thomas

Home is Where the Heart is

The show starts off as each of the contestants return home to hero’s welcome.  The contestants weigh in again in front of their families and then Alison Sweeney magically appears on the scale and informs the contestants that surprise, surprise, there will be an annual ritual for the contestants.  The Biggest Loser Marathon.

As the contestants use different methods to prepare for the Marathon we see each and every struggle that being away from the ranch can bring.  Koli decides to re-locate to Las Vegas and Daris struggles with his eating.  Every contestant struggles with their old environment from one degree or another.

Run Forest Run!

At the Biggest Loser Marathon former contestants and family members join the final four to encourage them to make it through the entire 26.2 miles.  Only The Biggest Loser can take something as boring as a marathon and make it emotional.  Daris smokes the field and finishes in just over 4 hours.

And The Finalist Are:

At the weigh in the contestants lose the following amounts of weight in the 30 days since they last stepped on the scale

Michael loses 23 lbs

Koli loses 13 lbs

Ashley loses 18 lbs

Daris gains +2 lbs and ends up tearfully admitting that his eating struggles have sabotaged his efforts.

Daris and Koli fall below the yellow line and America will vote on which contestant will join Michael and Ashley as a finalist.  You can vote for your favorite by going to http://www.nbc.com/the-biggest-loser/vote/register.shtml

Next week we will have special behind the scenes footage from the special Live Finale of NBC’s The Biggest Loser.  It will be amazing!

Talk to you soon and remember,

There’s A Winner Within You!

Detroit, Mich. – Over a third of Americans are not just overweight, they are obese. The question is, are you ready to change your life?  If so, then here is the first courageous step you need to take. Season 10 of NBC’s hit television show “The Biggest Loser” will be visiting cities all across America and we want to see you, your friends and family all there to make this healthy change. One of our world famous trainers, either Bob Harper or Jillian Michaels, will be in each city to reveal some of the contestants who will be on season 10 of “The Biggest Loser.”

That’s not all: the selected cities will be given a fitness challenge led by either Bob or Jillian and we want as many people there as possible! It is not just about our contestants anymore, it is also about you and the millions of Americans who deserve to change their lives. Although this is not a casting call, our casting team will be there and want to hear your stories. Who knows, you just may be on a future season of the show.

Are you up for it? If so, then we’ll see you at one of the cities listed below. Make sure to wear proper work-out attire with no visible logos. You must be at least 18-years-old in order to participate in the fitness challenge. The first 300 people to show up at each city will get a Biggest Loser t-shirt! There will be a maximum occupancy so make sure to arrive on time!

*If you chose to attend this event, you need to plan on being there for at least 8 hours (eat before you come; bring healthy snacks and water).
*Leave your bags in your car or have someone watch them while you are participating. We are not responsible for your personal items.

Continue to check back for updates, locations, check-in times and more information at nbc.com/casting

Sunday, May 16, 2010
Ford World Headquarters
1 American Road
Dearborn, MI 48126
Check-in is from 6am-9am Be there ON TIME or you will not be permitted
*Look for the “BL10 Ep.1 Line Starts Here” signs

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Pete Thomas’ Before and After (& Current) Pictures & Media Kit Info

Tons of Texans

Bob Beats up The Regulars
Bob visits a local 24 Hr Fitness gym and works out the local folk. It was really neat to see him punish some regular sized folk.  I love to see him spread around!

Hotel Hell
Where do you work out when your stuck in a hotel?  In the hotel of course!  Mike, Darris and Ashley work the stairs in the hotel to make sure they get their calories burned.

That’s Bull!
At the State Fair of Texas the contestants have to corral cattle for the coveted prize of immunity.  As usual Sam and Koli combine and assure Koli immunity for the week.  They have this teamwork thing down!

Heartbreak High School
In a preview of Jillian’s upcoming show Losing It (just kidding) Jillian and Abby from Season 8 go to Maybank High School in Texas and in one of the most heart wrenching moments in the shows history. Jillian takes questions from students and one students shares how she does not think she will ever be able to be slim or live her dreams.  It is amazing how the human spirit can be crushed by the mean taunts of others and the excess weight of the flesh.  An encouraging word may be all someone needs to be re-directed toward a life of achievement. Who have you encouraged today?

Where Winners Work
With O’Neal away attending the funeral of his brother with Sunshine, five contestants were left to be pushed to limits they had never gone before. 2 Trainers. 5 Contestants.  It is almost painful to watch.  Naw. not really. I loved seeing it!

Was the Work Enough?
The contestants weigh-in at the American Airlines Center and see their old selves on the big screens. All of the contestants do great on the scale.  Except for O’Neal and Sunshine who had to miss workouts due to the funeral and ultimately both fall below the yellow line. O’Neal requests to be sent home and he is doing amazing at home.  It appears that nothing will keep him from his goals.

Next week is Makeover week.  It should be sweet!

Special kudos to the Governor of Texas, Rick Perry, who is using the Biggest Loser to try and motivate his State to lose weight.   It just makes sense to capitalize on one of the most watched shows in the world to motivate others.

You can win $10,000. just by losing weight. That’s right! We are running our own Weight Loss Challenge!  You can win $10,000.00 by grabbing some team members and signing up over at http://healthywage.com/wellness/contest/biggestloserteam

Talk to you soon and remember,

There’s A Winner Within You!

Food, Food Go Away

Stairway to Heaven
In an ode to childhood games of blocks the contestants have to build a block tower to lift them off the ground up to a metal ladder.  Once they climb the blocks to reach the ladder they then climb even higher up the ladder until they reach their colored flag.  Darius wins this challenge and also receives a 1 pound advantage at the weigh in.  ONeal stumbles and injures his knee and receives a one pound disadvantage.  The pain in his knee does not compare to the pain in his heart as ONeal receives word that his brother has passed away from cancer.

Beauty and the Beach
In a special advertising segment for Danskin and Starter, Pro Volleyball star and Model Gabrielle Reece puts the contestants through a beach workout and then a splash in the ocean.  No one mistakenly called Greenpeace.

Weigh-in Woes
In a very up and down week for the contestants Koli overcomes his calorie binge to lose 3.7% of his weight.  ONeal also has an amazing week by overcoming his knee and his hurt heart and loses 8lbs. However his daughter Sunshine falls below the yellow line with Victoria, both for the first time.

Koli chooses Victoria to be eliminated.  This is expected since she has had the least amount of time to develop relationships on the ranch and gets scolded for her work ethic.  She is looking amazing at home with her Mom Cherita who also looks great.

Next week Jillian and the contestants go to Texas to help the people of one of the most obese states in the Union to change their habits.

Talk to you soon and remember,

There’s A Winner Within You!

Sink or Swim
In this week’s challenge the players head to the pool for a swimming challenge.  Each player competes to pick up 100 1 pound weights from the bottom of a swimming pool.  The winner receives an all expense paid trip to the Biggest Loser resort. The last place competitor will receive a 1lb penalty at the weigh-in. After finishing the race, each contestant can go help others finish.  As contestants flock to help first O’Neal and then Mike, Melissa comes in last place and it is obvious that she has no allies on the ranch.

Hard Times
Dr. H explains some of the dynamics of fat loss to the contestants and they proceed to work out nearly around the clock as well as debate the best time to hit the button and weigh in.
In sort of a surprise, Victoria is the first contestant to hit the magic Staples ‘That Was Easy’ button to weigh in. She hops on the scale and reveals weight loss of 3 lbs.  3 lbs short of her 6 lb goal.
The next contestant to hit the button for immunity is Sam who needs to lose 6 lbs and ends up losing 10 lbs or nearly 4% of his body weight.

The Scales Tell All
In an up and down week for the contestants Melissa and Andrea fall below the yellow line and of course Melissa gets sent home.

Next week Bob and Jillian take a bath.  That is must see T.V.!

Talk to you soon and remember,

There’s A Winner Within You!

Back to Singles Plus One

In week Eleven of the Biggest Loser Allison informs the contestants that they’ll be competing as individuals again instead of teams but their elation is short lived as they find out that the eliminated players are vying for a chance to come back on the ranch.

However, in an unusual twist the current contestants will actually vote for the contestant who returns. In seasons past the returning player was determined by actual weight loss.

The eliminated contestants actually have to plead their case to the current contestants as to why they should be allowed back onto the Biggest Loser Ranch. In essences they are begging for their lives.  In a tight vote the current contestants vote to allow Victoria back on the ranch.

Get To Stepping!!

In another surprise the rest of the eliminated players begin a step-up challenge.  The first player to reach 1,000 steps wins a second spot back onto the Biggest Loser Ranch.  Of course this challenge favors the lighter weight contestants so it is no surprise to see Melissa make it back on the ranch.
I can guarantee that the newest additions to the Biggest Loser family, Victoria and Melissa, will not last very long.  This game is about weight loss and relationships and Victoria has not been able to build any relationships and Melissa damaged all of her relationships during her previous stint on campus. For this, however, Melissa and Victoria have immunity.
Emotional Damage

As the show rolls on the contestants begin to grate on each other’s nerves and Ashley questions Stephanie’s motives.  This is undoubtedly an omen of things to come as Stephanie is apparently struggling with the competition aspect of the ranch.

Weighty Weigh In
At the weigh in Sam and Stephanie fall below the yellow line and plead their case.  Stephanie ends up going home and will have to wait awhile before she is able to talk to her beau Sam again.  Yes it is true Sam and Stephanie have been dating since Week Three of the show.  By the way Biggest Loser has had more marriages than The Bachelor.  Stephanie is currently a size 12 and continuing to kick butt.

Biggest Fan
In a twist Wayne Vandenlangenberg appears live on the Biggest Loser scale to show that he has gone from 674lbs to 258lbs for a loss of 416 lbs.

Next week the contestants challenge each others to be the first to lose 2% of their body weight before any other contestants in order to secure immunity.

Talk to you soon and remember,

There’s A Winner Within You!