By JONATHON HOWARD
WHEN former Biggest Loser contestant John Morrall stepped off the plane in Sydney and was ushered to the house with 30 other very overweight people to face the judges (trainers), he was going through a roller-coaster of emotions.
“I’d hit rock bottom, had no idea about the show, in fact didn’t even know there was prize money until a day before the first casting meeting… I was very scared and nervous” he said.
“It was one of the hardest things I’d ever had to do, but here I was I’d made it this far I couldn’t turn back now.”
To John’s amazement the trainers picked him to become a part of the group, but the worst news was about to drop.
“I was soon told I could no longer win the $250,000 prize money, I could not become the Biggest Loser, I’d have to be monitored the whole time on a restricted exercise regime and my heart rate could not exceed 100BPM,” he said.
The restrictions were due to a previous suspected heart attack John had recovered from.
But inside he was coming around to the idea that now was the time to make a change.
“I knew this was it, I’d come this far and needed to get control of my life and weight so I had to give this everything I could,” he said.
“So I stuck to the rules and tried to focus on my diet to lose the weight, while still undertaking the restricted exercises.”
John would make an incredible turn around, even wowing the judges with his determination and losing 10.6 kg by the first weigh-in.
Today John is the franchise owner of Jetts Noosa and he’s launched his own 12-week Weight Loss Journey to change the lives of others.
Entries are already starting to flow for the Jetts’ Noosa 12-week Journey in partnership with Noosa Today – but more are needed.
Potential contestants have to simply write to Noosa Today with a brief story outlining why they feel they should be a part of the Jetts’ 12-week Journey.
Jetts Noosa franchise owner John Morrall said the 12-week Journey was open to 24 competitors, who would be divided into four groups of six and each group would be assigned a Jetts’ personal trainer.
John said being a contestant on the Biggest Loser was one of the toughest challenges of his life.
“This is something I have wanted to do for a long time and now I have the club and the motivation to make a difference in other people’s lives,” he said.
John said he has several special surprises for the participants.
“There will be some amazing prizes to the top three participants, but no one will be eliminated,” he said.
“I want to show others how they can work towards changing their lives.”
Participants will be required to pay a weekly fee and more details around prizes and additional details will be revealed in good time.
But for now get those emails started and send your Weight Loss Journey application to competitions@noosatoday.net.au
