The Biggest Loser and The United States Marine Corps
The Biggest Loser and The United States Marine Corps have more in common than most people would think at first glance. In order for a person to become a United States Marine it requires an inner sense of pride and a desire to achieve something that seems insurmountable. To be a contestant on The Biggest Loser, the players need to have
an inner drive to accomplish something with their bodies that many viewers seem to think is superhuman. Many people think the feats some Marines do is superhuman, but the reality is that the same sense of motivation to accomplish what the individual Marine does is quite similar to being able to lose weight.To be a Marine requires about 13 weeks of boot camp and more physical activity than most humans would want to endure. To win The Biggest Loser a person needs to have that same inner drive to succeed. Granted the Marine training is more diverse in subjects like how to kill people and survive, but where weight loss is concerned there are many things in common with Parris Island and The Biggest Loser Ranch. You may think this is a stretch, but let me explain.
For any person to lose weight they need to have what is referred to as sustained motivation. That motivation must last day in and day out and continue on for months. The reason many individuals fail to lose weight is because they have the notion that weight loss will be over in a few weeks. The reality of weight loss is that if you want to make any real progress you are going to have to work at it for months on end. Sure you will lose pounds quickly at first, but once the routine of the diet plan sets in…weight loss becomes dull and boring and very slow. The average person in the civilian world will not lose the numbers they do on The Biggest Loser. The lack of sustained motivation is what causes so many people to give up early on their weight loss plans and goals.
In Marine Corps Boot Camp one of the buzz words that is in the ears of every Marine is MOTIVATION. This is one word that is used often and is as much a part of a Marines vocabulary as any word you could imagine. That motivation is something that is nurtured and grows within the heart of the fledgling Marine and that is the motivation that a person uses on The Biggest Loser. That same motivation is present in different stages throughout the entire Biggest Loser season, but in different forms and is administered differently as the weeks and episodes occur.
In Marine Corps Boot Camp there is the ever present Drill Instructor and on The Biggest Loser there is Bob Harper
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After a few weeks go by and the individual starts to believe in them-self, the Corps starts to build the recruits into a team, while Jillian tries to dig deep into the issues that causes an individual to become obese. What is really happening at this stage is that the individuals ability is increasing, which is causing a surge of confidence that propels the individual to succeed. That success only comes after the individual starts to feel the pride that every human has only skin deep, yet eludes the masses that roam this planet. Whether you are in The Corps or just trying to lose 100 pounds the principle is basically the same.
If you want to be a United States Marine you need to want to be the best, which means you NEVER give up. If you want to lose weight, on The Biggest Loser or at home where there are no cameras or audiences, the requirement is exactly the same. You will need to understand that weight loss can happen to you and it is waiting for you to make it happen. Once you start to click and to understand your sustained motivation will kick in and carry you to your weight goal.
The Marine Corps and The Biggest Loser may look so much different in what they do, but the reality is that when the training program is dissected, they are amazingly similar. The Marine Corps whips the individual into a Marine that is in superb physical condition, while The Biggest Loser shows the individual that they can achieve what they want, if they are motivated. It is that motivation that separates The Marines from the rest and it is that motivation that propels The Biggest Loser players to succeed also.
The United States Marine Corps, The Biggest Loser and motivation…what does this all have to do with you?
Simple, if you want to lose weight then you just need to get up and get it done and stop the whining and the belly aching. Weight loss will require effort and that effort will require more time than you will believe at first. If you want it, then go get it and be ready to go with it as long as needed. Once you establish the realization in your brain housing unit (brain) that weight loss is not just a dream, it can be your reality…if you can be motivated for as long as it takes.
The United States Marine Corps. The Biggest Loser Ranch. Drill Instructors. Bob Harper. Jillian Michaels. Motivation. Dedication. Determination. Weight Loss….it all comes down to the essential core element of motivation and the desire to not only survive, but to achieve. When all those emotions come together you can have a person of exceptional qualities and abilities. Either way, whatever journey you may be on you will need to understand that your success is manifested through physical fitness. For weight loss to be an ever present reality in your life, that weight loss desire will eventually become secondary to the journey. This is simply because for true and permanent weight loss to be accomplished, your desire needs to be one of becoming physically fit. Once the desire to become fit takes hold… weight loss will occur and that weight loss will become secondary to the motivation that got you there in the first place.
Semper Fi! and I wish you well in your weight loss journey!
