I TURNED THEM DOWN
Ballys total fitness corporate contacted me and wanted to use me and my transformation as part of their 2009 ad campaign. The contract that they wanted me to sign was ridiculous. The contract stated that I must be 100% honest and that is fine with me. Honesty is ALWAYS THE BEST POLICY. However as I read on, Ballys didn’t want to be honest whatsoever. They wanted me to give them permission to DISTORT and ALTER MY PHOTOS, permission to be able to use my LIKENESS, and permission to use a REPLACEMENT of my IMAGE and VOICE if needed in their campaign. I know that there are a lot of people out there who would have gone along with all of this but it is against my principles. Needless to say, I turned them down and have no regrets.
I still have the remnants of the stomach flu that is going around. Missed a few workouts this week but the rest did me good. Haven’t been eating as often but have kept my nutrition and diet in good form. My shoulder is about 85% better and most of the aches and pains in it have subsided.
Going down to 6 degrees tonight and then 4 degrees for tomorrow night. The cold breath of winter is definitely upon us. Made a big pot of homemade chicken soup with fresh low carb vegetables to take the chill off. It turned out great- want some? I made 3 gallons of it.
It will be great when I hit my goal weight of 170 pounds and I am not that far away. I stopped being obsessed with losing weight when I got down to 180 pounds. I will drop the remaining 8 pounds in time and it will happen when it happens. When someone loses a lot of weight the entire body changes and has to adapt and that takes time. Once I reach my goal weight of 170, then it will be great to bulk up. When I reach that point, I decided that I am going to switch over to a new supplement. Will begin taking low carb Isopure with 230 calories per serving and 50 grams protein. Should be good for putting on muscle.
I am taking things one day at a time and staying focused on my goals.
January 15, 2009 at 9:50 pm
Yeah if they’re going to lie about everything, I think it’s good that you skipped their offer. I didn’t realize all of the tricks that could be used to make someone’s achievements look even better.
And three gallons of soup? Wow that should keep you full for a while.
January 15, 2009 at 9:52 pm
You did the right thing. Your transformaiion can TRULY be seen on your BodySpace page. Congratulations in advance on reaching your goal. I know you’ll get there.
January 15, 2009 at 10:08 pm
Even thought things didn’t work out what an accomplishment to even be asked to do it. Great job.
January 15, 2009 at 10:25 pm
Screw them. So use your story, but not you yourself. Wow, talk about shitbags. Way to stick to your principles, dude. Keep on rockin
January 16, 2009 at 7:04 pm
yeah, I agree with the others and respect your response. If they didn’t think the physique was perfect as it is, they shouldn’t have troubled you. ‘also agree - it has to feel pretty cool to be asked in the first place.
hot soup? nice !
January 17, 2009 at 6:10 am
Huge props & much respect for what you did.