The Biggest Loser Asia 1 [ David @ Indonesia - Juara!]

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Thailand 2 orang kan? Gary dengan sorang mamat jadi chef tu..
gjoy_chester Post at 11-12-2009 12:15 PM

Mamat jadik chef tuh? ntahla.. aku pun x ingat sgt.. x hapal laik..maklumler.. baru dua mingu layan..
hehehe!!!

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setelah membuat kajian kat website TBL asia ni yg aku dpt

blue team

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indonesia-2
singapore-2
hongkong-1
thailand-1
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india-1
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sosimple Post at 11-12-2009 03:36 PM

mmg masa memula seingat aku pinoy ada 5 org.. aku ingat sbb dorg paling ramai..yg lelain aku x ingat.. laikla aku konpius ngan melayu S'pore n Mesia.. hehhe!!

SoSi.. kalo ko jumper bio dorg sesorg.. tepek la sekali.. leh kami mengenali mereka dgn lebih mendalam.

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Anyway, aku memang sokong Blue Team especially minah Hong Kong tu (lupa nama)...cute giler..
gjoy_chester Post at 11-12-2009 12:17 PM

Samala kiter 'TaeYang'!!
Aku pun suke rminah HK tuh gak.. kut sgt..even dia tuh gempal la gak.. tapi pandai gak bergaya kan?
dia paling muda kan? 19 tahun.. Martha nama dia..

eh jap aku try godek2 website TBL Asia nih.. kot aku leh tepek sini..

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K,since aku rajin.. print scree edit sumer kat BLA nyer website..
mehla kiter kenal2 ngan mereka nih sumer..

1st.. Blue Team dlu!!! Sbb ni fav team aku..

Blue Team

Taeyang!! Nih tuk ko!!

This animal lover works as a pet shop sales assistant and groomer. Martha says this is the only job that she could get because of her weight. Like most young people she wants to be accepted and not victimized by others because of her size. A kind and loving person, it is sad that when she looks in the mirror “she wishes she'd never been born.”

The daughter of a Brazilian Father and Chinese mother, she feels stuck between cultures and rejected by her father who now lives in Macau and whom she feels “doesn't really seem to care if I'm alive or not.”

Martha feels the constant arguing with her mother is making her very unhappy and her life has become very boring. She feels she has nothing to be proud of and wants to start a new chapter in her life.

She thinks that everyone in Hong Kong is thin and that it is hard to find overweight people there. Because of this she feels extremely self-conscious and alone. Martha is upset that people stare at her and make hurtful comments and she doesn't understand why people don't seem to care about her feelings.

The fact that she flew from Hong Kong to Singapore to audition for the show and created a very moving online application, shows her intense commitment to change and is both courageous and impressive. Martha is a very loving, sensitive and caring person and will no doubt find the love that she yearns for as she gains confidence in herself. She hopes to be 85kg and be the first winner of the Biggest Loser Asia.

Marilyn has been married to a loving and supportive husband for 5 years and is devastated by the fact that she has been unable to conceive children. Her doctor advises advised her that being overweight could just be the factor that is preventing her from realizing her dream. Marilyn feels that she is failing as a wife and a woman, and this is a constant source of depression and anxiety. Marilyn often cries alone as she feels unable to really share this grief with anyone.

Marilyn has tried all sorts of diets, including forgoing carbs and rice for a year with no results. Her mother frets because of the strong history of diabetes in the family. Her grandmother and great-grandmother both died at the age of 53 from diabetic related illnesses.

Marilyn suffers from low self-esteem and would rather stay at home than go out and be social. She is embarrassed and humiliated by her weight and feels that life has passed as she has hid herself from the world because of the lack of self-confidence. While you would often see a smile on Marilyn’s face it is because she does not want to be to others as “a sad, fat person”.

A huge fan of The Biggest Loser on Hallmark Channel, Marilyn watches the show religiously and identifies strongly with the contestants. She feels that she has been in a dark room for a long time and now she can see the light again. Marilyn hopes to lose 80kg in order to reach her optimum health, to have a family, and finally learn to accept herself.

Mietta who describes herself as “A bit of a drama queen”, was born in a small city in Indonesia to extremely poor parents. At one point they had no rice and no gas to cook either.

Her father died of a heart attack 4 years ago and her mother died last year from a massive stroke while preparing for her little sister's wedding. Now she lives by herself in a boarding house in Bintaro, South Jakarta. And while her sister lives in Bekasi with her family.

Sometimes she feels lonely, but she is thankful that she has a lot of friends surrounding her. Friends from her boarding house and office are a great source of support. Mietta feels that people are there whenever she needs them.

Mietta has a boyfriend of six years who she plans to wed very soon. The couple who has never been apart for long will have to endure the distance while Mietta is away at The Biggest Loser Asia camp.

Mietta originally auditioned for the show for fun but soon realized on the day that she truly had a serious weight problem when the medics told her she had to lose 51kg. She wants to lose the weight to ensure that she will not only be healthy and gorgeous on her wedding day but to secure a future where she will be able to attend her future children's weddings.

The eldest of five siblings, Leonore is oft described as a kind soul, which has sometimes worked to her disadvantage. She too has struggled for years to fit in, having been bullied throughout her school days partly because of her weight issues.

“It was during college that I embraced my individuality. From then on I stopped apologizing for who I was. To this day, the friends I made during those exciting days remain some of the most important people in my life.”

She auditioned for the show because she saw an opportunity to slim down. She admits, “I know no matter how I try to rationalize it, being overweight has stopped me from fulfilling my full potential.”

“People treat you differently if you are not a size zero. They can be cruel and unthinking with their jokes. Clothes are more expensive and limiting in design and colours. It’s as if being overweight also affects a woman’s fashion sense! Shopping is a nightmare and the phrase that I hate the most is, ‘one size fits all.’ It’s a misnomer that is misleading and humiliating.” She adds.

But truth be told, Leonore is bent on slimming down and being the first Asian Biggest Loser. She constantly feels out of breath. There are times when she will go up a flight of stairs and feel as if her heart is about to explode. Sometimes in the middle of her daily activities, the pain in her legs would be so severe that she would find herself temporarily incapacitated.

Whilst shedding the pounds is her main aim, winning the prize money too is a much needed bonus for Leonore as some of her family members lost everything when the major Typhoon Ondong recently hit the Philippine shores, and she would like to be able to help them recover from this tragedy.

She firmly believes that it can only get better after The Biggest Loser Asia and exclaims, “I WILL be Asia’s Biggest Loser!”

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This gentle giant desperate to lose the weight to retain his job as a paramedic arrived at 6am to be the first in line at the Singapore Biggest Loser Asia audition.

As a paramedic, Mohammed spends his work life attending to medical emergencies and as such he worries that he might become a medical emergency himself if he doesn't slim down soon enough.

Mohammed finds the extra weight a pain. He reveals, “Being overweight restricts my movement and has made me breathless. I frequently feel pain in my joints and legs because of the weight straining on them.”

Being the breadwinner of the family, Mohammed says it is important for him to be healthy and fit for him to continue working to provide for his family and hopes The Biggest Loser Asia is his turning point. In his spare time Mohammed loves playing computer games, surfing the Internet, watching videos and listening to songs.

Married and a proud father to two beautiful daughters under 2 years old, Aaron is a loving family guy who used to be an active sportsman. Aaron too loves his job as a copywriter but finds the long hours tough as they take him away from his little girls who are asleep when he leaves for work and asleep when he gets home.

Aaron wasn’t always overweight and was actually a very active child. One year he was sent to stay with his grandparents for a few months and that’s when things changed. When his mom saw him next he had gained a bit of weight and had developed a ferocious appetite. As much as he loved swimming, running, cycling, football, and climbing, he also loved his food. This ensured that he was always a few kilos heavier than his peers. Being overweight did not stop Aaron from representing his school and college in field hockey, rugby and football. He even played rugby for the state league.

Aaron gained the most weight in the last 4 years and now feels anxious to live a healthy lifestyle as he feels a need to be around for his children so that they have the best childhood. He says, “The Biggest Loser Asia came around at the perfect time. I just hit 30 and I can’t afford delaying my weight loss any more. The fat has to go. I’m nervous about joining the show, but at the same time, I’m excited to be given the opportunity to beat the kilos and start living life to the fullest.”

Standing tall at 6 feet, David is successful salesman who prides himself on his ability to convince others. This confident young man considers himself a kind person, also admits to being easily angered and having a short fuse.

David grew up with a big loving family, which has always supported him in every endeavor. He lives with his father and 2 siblings and he recently became engaged to a beautiful woman whom he loves dearly.

Ever since he was a small child David has been extremely overweight and has loved eating more than anything. As a result of excessive eating he has gained a huge amount of weight and is at the point where he feels heavy and uneasy carrying his weight around. Being a sports lover, David is disappointed that his weight has impaired him from playing lots of sports.

David loves his work, which sees him traveling around Indonesia as part of his job, and is actively involved with his local church ministry. He is concerned that being overweight is abuse to his body and is in contradiction to the teaching of his faith.

What is motivating him to lose weight for good? David reveals, “I want to honour God with my body, to look compatible to my fiancée, have good health and a long life, and make my family proud.”

Tony is a hardworking and talented chef and business owner, that who commits himself totally to his career to overcome his weight issues about being overweight.

Tony was born into a family that is totally passionate about food and it was inevitable that he would end up running his families restaurants.

Tony says his grandmother was a great cook, and that he was always surrounded by good food and overweight family members that became his social norm. Consequently, Tony did not feel any shame growing up even though he was overweight.

As a child, Tony had his own tailored school uniform as he was too big for the store bought uniform. He also had to sit at the front passenger seat of the car as he took too much room at the back. And always, Tony had better and more choices of food than others because he just needed more. He liked the special treatment and being overweight ultimately felt like a privilege.

Tony has worked so hard to achieve in his business and to produce great results that others often notice his success. Tony says, “I enjoyed the attentions, the praises and the compliments but the truth remains, I don’t love myself”.

Having realized that the extra pounds he has been carrying all his life is really a burden, Tony is sick of not paying attention to his body and secretly hates the fat him and wants finally to feel that he deserves the compliments and praise of others. He views his opportunity to be part of The Biggest Loser Asia as a war against himself that he needs to win!

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Rashmi is a persistent and strong lady who was determined to pursue her dream of being part of The Biggest Loser Asia. A proud homemaker from India she traveled from Bangalore, India to Singapore in hopes of getting professional help to lose the pounds once and for all.

Rashmi's biggest motivation in life is her daughter. Rashmi says she that she wants to enjoy the simple things in life and show her daughter how wonderful the world is. She does not want her daughter to grow up overweight too. Because of her lack of energy, she feels that playing with her daughter has been pretty much torture. She is unable to run around and interact with her daughter as much as she would have liked.

Rashmi has suffered from serious thyroid problems for the past seven years and this has contributed to her weight gain. She has all sorts of diets and going to the gym to no avail, which has been intensely frustrating.

Her husband says she is the most beautiful woman in the world and loves her just as much as when he met her and fell in love 10 years ago. Rashmi thinks he deserves the good looking and slim woman that she was as a reward for loving her so unconditionally.

Christine's motto is to “live life with no regrets!” and she joined The Biggest Loser Asia because she is fed up with her weight getting in the way of her living life to the fullest.

Born in Japan, the chirpy and vivacious Christine is what you would call a global citizen. She has lived in many countries, as her father was in the US military and moving was part of her life. She traveled a lot and with that comes a lot of eating out.

Christine's weight has been her lifelong struggle. As a child she was very shy and was constantly teased by kids at school. As early as 9 years old she had already started on fad diets, but when she became a teenager she got over her shyness and fell in love with fashion, hair and makeup. In high school she became known for trying new trends and constantly changing her look. Nowadays Christine says, “It’s frustrating looking for stylish clothes in my size. I just want to fit into a pair of skinny jeans. When I can do that, I’ll be the happiest person in the world!”

Christine wants to show the entire world how determined she is to succeed. For the trainers, Christine has three words for them “BRING IT ON!”

This single mother of 2 beautiful kids is not afraid to admit that she really wants to win the US$100,000 prize money!

Nadia started putting on weight when she was a teenager and would eat hamburgers on the bus on the way home from school. She continued this habit for 2 years despite tipping the scale and becoming increasingly depressed. Her schoolmates would tease her and this just made the problem worse as she grew angry and turned to food for comfort.

Nadia believes that “beauty sells” and was recently demoted from a sales position because she was not confident when presenting to clients. The lesser role meant a reduction in salary and she feels that she was demoted because of her looks.

Nadia says her biggest motivation for joining the show is her children, but places the prize money as a close second as it will change their lives forever. She says, “my goals are to lose 80 kilos and to look and feel good, to win USD 100k and to be able to wear a size 10 and not 24.”

This vivacious tutor has been through serious marital and financial problems and still remains positive. She is the mother of two gorgeous children and works full time to support them.

Last year, her husband married another woman and Aisha felt very betrayed by this experience. She also recently lost her tuition business and may be threatened with bankruptcy. Even though she faces these challenges, Aisha refuses to give up and says, “I resolve to emerge from this NOT broken”.

Aisha has systematically put on weight over the years and acknowledges that it is probably an unconscious effort to comfort her soul from the emotional struggles and pain.

At school she was active and energetic and with the weight gain, she feels that her health has deteriorated. A hormonal imbalance problem has made it even tougher for Aisha to slim down. And like many mothers she has invested a lot in the lives of others she loves deeply and feels she has forgotten to care for herself.

Aisha saw the advertisement to audition for The Biggest Loser Asia on the Hallmark Channel on the first day she had her cable installed and knew in an instant that it was her calling for a life-changing experience.

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Kevin is one of the largest applicants to The Biggest Loser Asia and one of the bravest. Kevin found the courage to audition even though he had not left his house in the daytime for 5 years now because of his weight. Kevin's father and brother are also morbidly obese and he thinks it high time that he gets a new lease of life.

Kevin says, “I don’t have a job, I still live with my parents and I never had a girlfriend. When I look into the mirror I see a little boy who has been fat all his life, I feel like I’m still stuck there and my real life has yet to begin.”

Kevin has been overweight since he was a child and had to take his own chair to school. He says that being overweight is tough and he finds it difficult to endure the ridicule of others. He feels trapped in his body and powerless to change.

“It felt like I won the lottery when I got the call,” Kevin about being chosen for the show. He says he already feels like a winner. Finally, he has found THE motivation to do something about his massive weight.

Garry is an extremely emotionally open person, who is willing to share his stories and frustrations with others. He took a daring chance in traveling to Malaysia from Thailand to audition for The Biggest Loser Asia at the last minute and is thrilled that his spontaneous decision paid off.

While honeymooning in Phuket, Garry and his wife fell in love with Thailand's beauty and culture. They packed up their lives in the UK to pursue their dreams of living there permanently and now call Thailand home.

A massive part of Garry's previous life was his career as Mr. Jelly Belly, a children’s entertainer. As the name would suggest, the character certainly suited his physique and was the ideal excuse to retain his ‘rotund’ shape. Whilst Mr Jelly Belly was often in the spotlight, Garry now realizes that his persona was a mask to hide behind the reality of his weight problems.

Garry has followed the journeys of past Biggest Loser contestants in awe and has always yearned for such an opportunity. He says, “I want it to be me at the finals, to make my wife so proud and see her jaw drop to the floor. Goodness knows I owe it to her after putting up with me for so long!”

Garry sees the Biggest Loser Asia as an opportunity for a new beginning, and is willing to do whatever it takes - give blood, sweat and tears - to be successful on this journey.

When Del isn't writing for a men's magazine, he's busy working as a freelance Fight Director, Sports Commentator and Event Host.

Del is an intense character with heaps of attitude, who says what he thinks and is not afraid to be himself. He is proud of his involvement in mixed martial arts but no longer gets in the ring as a fighter.

Del admits that the reason he is overweight is due to “pure laziness”. For years he has made excuses not to work out or diet because he loves eating more than anything. Del feels that being on the show is just what he needs as he can focus on nothing else but dieting and training instead of having to worry about family, work and life responsibilities.

Easily annoyed by people, Del says he can be mean and unpredictable and admits he can sometimes be a jerk too.

On the weekends he shows his gentler side, as he loves to spend time with his two children, watching movies, hanging out and just being a dad. He wants to stick around a bit longer to see his kids reach their future potential and he wants to receive a gift from them that actually fits without seeing their disappointed faces. Even though he wants a future with his kids, don't be fooled. Del says “money drives him” and he has the prize money firmly in his sights.

An easy-going and soft-spoken guy, Carlos was born into a family of chefs and foodies. His mother is an excellent cook whose dishes are featured in magazines, and his great grandfather was a famous pastry chef in Manila in the early 1900s.

When he was 11, he learned how to cook, helping his mom with her catering business. When his older brother became a chef, he quickly followed in his footsteps and has now been a professional chef for 14 years.

Having lived in major cities Sydney, Australia and San Francisco, California, USA, Carlo has cooked in many prestigious restaurants, like Luke Mangan’s Salt Restaurant, and David Rayner’s Vault in Sydney. He moved back home to the Philippines in 2003 and is currently the executive chef of award-winning restaurants Sala Restaurant and Sala Bistro in Manila.

Being around food all the time has caused Carlos and his entire family to be overweight. And now that Carlos is married, his new bride is encouraging him to live healthily. The newlyweds are keen to start a family and Carlos wants to have the health and energy needed to cope with small children.

He heard about the show from his sister-in-law who is currently battling cancer. The Biggest Loser is her favorite show. He was excited to be a part of the show as he has already been trying to lose weight and saw it as his golden opportunity.

Diagnosed with hypertension, high cholesterol and obstructive sleep apnea, Carlos now sees that he is killing himself slowly on a diet of pork belly, duck confit and foie gras! Carlo says, “I want to be Asia’s first Biggest Loser to be a better husband and chef!”

credit : image upload by me + www.biggestloserasia.com

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Aisha dah kuar.. who's gonna vote out in the next episode..

We'll see on HallMark channle every Tuesday at 9.00PM..

hadi1978

Dametha yg pompuan indon bertudung tuh kan?
kan masa memula kaki terseliuh menjerit2 sakit tuh kan?
yg mintak maaf byk kali sbb dia sakit tuh..

apsal plak ko rasa dia akan jadi masalah?
sbb di ...
JUSTcircle Post at 10-12-2009 15:42

Bukan soal dia muslim atau bertudung...apa daaa... aku pun muslim gak.. Tapi aku tengok dia lemah le.. macam xde semangat.. Of coz le sokong THE BLUES..

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Bukan soal dia muslim atau bertudung...apa daaa... aku pun muslim gak.. Tapi aku tengok dia lemah le.. macam xde semangat.. Of coz le sokong THE BLUES..
hadi1978 Post at 12-12-2009 10:05 AM

oo lemah ke dia?
ntah la.. aku pun cam x pasan la plak...
k, selasa nih aku layankan nengok dorg camner.. maklumler baru 2 minggu.. belum bebetul kenal dorg nih laik..
Tapi aku suker la tengok dorg2 nih.. kewl jerk.. even badan besar.. tap kewl jerk cam org kurus yg normal..

kalo tengok muvi2 pasal org gemuk.. pengarah suker buat cam org gemuk nih sifat kurang sabar la, kuat makan sgt la..
Garang la.. mcm sifat tuh dah sebati kat org2 mcm tuh dorg buat..
walhal tengok la.. ok jerk... biasa jerk.. kerjaya dorg laik la..
sorg paramedik.. cheff.. cikgu.. penjaga haiwan. salute aku ngan dorg ni.

cinta_ungu

slalue je sebak sampai nak nangis bile tgk biggest loser nie..(poyo sangat kan..iskk..:re
rase sangat kepayahan & kesungguhan diorang nak kuruskan badan..
sampai cakap kejayaan mengurangkan beberapa kg dalam masa x sampai 5 hari tue
adalah lebih gembira drpd sambut birthday...:cry:

gjoy_chester

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TaeYang katanya...huhu...

aah, Martha nama dia...kalau kurus nanti mesti cantik giler..

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slalue je sebak sampai nak nangis bile tgk biggest loser nie..(poyo sangat kan..iskk..:re
rase sangat kepayahan & kesungguhan diorang nak kuruskan badan..
sampai cakap kejayaan mengurangkan bebera ...
cinta_ungu Post at 13-12-2009 01:25 AM

hahaha.. aku x derlah sampai nangis.. tapi kira leh la rasa terharu gak ngan kejayaan dorg.. cam masa HAFIZ nak measure berat dia plak.. aku yg cam kegembiraan lebih sbb dia boleh turun giler byk...

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186# JUSTcircle

TaeYang katanya...huhu...

aah, Martha nama dia...kalau kurus nanti mesti cantik giler..
gjoy_chester Post at 13-12-2009 09:37 AM

TaeYang tuh ko ler.. kan ko pakai avvy mamat tuh.. hehehe!!!

tu la.. martha pun kompom comel kan kalo kurus nanti..
siyus dia comel.. dah la suker menatang.. penyayang tul..
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gjoy_chester

197# JUSTcircle

huhu...i know...tapi skang dah convert kat 2PM plak, dah x layan Big Bang...=)

aikee04

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geee....that was great. A full list!
TQ

atira

kenapa waktu timbang berat BL asia ni.... dia tak ambik kira percentage ye??
result based on total kg lost...
tak aci laaaaaaa......
yg US punye aku tgk dia kira percentage lost.....

katak hijau

kenapa waktu timbang berat BL asia ni.... dia tak ambik kira percentage ye??
result based on total kg lost...
tak aci laaaaaaa......
yg US punye aku tgk dia kira percentage lost.....
atira Post at 14-12-2009 16:19

tula.. aku pun heran..

buahcinta

tak semestinya nak kena ikut 100%.

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huhu...i know...tapi skang dah convert kat 2PM plak, dah x layan Big Bang...=)
gjoy_chester Post at 14-12-2009 03:03 PM

2PM? Beast la.. laik best!! ekekeke!!
x per. aku layan semua jerk..apsal jarang nampak ko kat umah AC?

sorry TT OT sat..