Chris Garling - The Biggest Loser 2007
Well I haven't got around to posting about my experience trainng Chris Garling yet so I thought I'd just pop in for a very brief outline.
Chris started training out of the house with 'The Commando' (Steve Willis). Those 8 weeks not only helped Chris drop about 30kg but also set him up mentally for his time in the house.
Once in the house he was training with Shannan Ponton. Being in the house wasn't that great for Chris psychologically as he was basically on his own. This ended up being a strength for him and over those 8 weeks he dropped another 30kg. He was now leading the final 3 but he didn't have much left to lose and Marty Barrett did!
This is when I met him. I hadn't seen him on TV but when he told me of his losses I was blown away. I thought that the next 7 weeks would be pretty easy as he only had another 10kg that he could lose. But nothing could be further from the truth. On coming out of the house Chris, like most people, found it hard to adapt back into normal life and soon found himself at 97kg. Our training sessions were great but outside of those he was struggling. His weight constantly fluctuated between 89kg and 97kg due to days off training and night time binges.
The final 2 weeks were paramount so we removed him from his home environment. This did the trick and he never looked back!