The Biggest Loser show has received much criticism over the past year.  The bulk of the criticism centers around the fact that these individuals are taken completely out of their normal routine, and put into an environment where they focus 100% of their time and energy on weight loss.  They lose massive amounts of weight quickly, and as history is showing, re-enter their normal lives and end up gaining some weight back as they don’t have the same amount of time to focus on managing their weight and health.

But I take a different view on the show.  Millions of consumers watch the show.  If it motives even a small percentage of these viewers to make changes towards a healthier lifestyle, it’s a good thing.  After all, who can watch the show, see the amazing amount of work they do and fortitude the contestants have and not think “If they can do this, I can do something” to be more active or eat more healthfully.  Workplaces and communities have gotten into the action, with Biggest Loser team competitions occurring across the country.

Three paragraphs in, this brings me to the topic of this blog – motivation.  Most of us know we could make changes to live a healthier life, but we don’t necessarily do so.  The trick is finding the trigger that makes a healthier life meaningful to us personally.

The company I work for, NuVal LLC, recently heard from a mom who has lost 115 pounds in the past 18 months, by exercising and using NuVal® Scores to make more nutritious food choices at her local Hy-Vee grocery store.  What interested me most about Sally Galvin’s story was the trigger that tripped for her, the signal that she started her down the pathway to better health.  For Sally, it was an upcoming trip with her husband and two kids to Walt Disney World.  She wanted to be fit enough to enjoy all the parks and keep up with her kids. 

Sally Galvin lost 115lbs using NuVal Scores

Can you follow the lead of Sally and all those contestants on the Biggest Loser and find the trigger that will send you down a pathway of healthier living?

Visit NuVal to learn more about Sally’s story and the NuVal® Mom of the Month program.