Last night's episode of "The Biggest Loser" kept the drama coming, didn't it? As someone who just started watching the show last season, I have been kind of shocked to see the level of anger and nastiness this season. There was way more love and support in the last go-round than in this couples edition.
Melissa seems to take a little too much pleasure in the role she's playing on the show. You can't blame her and Lance for using strategy, but there always seems to be some extra "moouah-ha-ha" with her, doesn't there? In the midst of the heated exchange between her and Miggy and Migdalia at the weigh-in, she shot a little wink to them that was NOT playful or nice at all. Can't say that I'm rooting for them. At all.
I felt genuinely sad for Miggy and Migdalia last night, as both women showed classic signs of self-sabotage. The anger, the negative talk, and the lousy results all pointed to the real issue that is holding them back, and I don't believe, regardless of what Migdalia said, that she's at a point where she could afford to go home. Her follow-up package showed this, as she actually gained ten pounds after returning home and then got re-focused, but still hasn't had the kind of results others have enjoyed after returning home.
When we have an emotional void in our lives, many people turn to food to fill that void. If you look at the way that Miggy and Migdalia handled themselves over the weeks, they often used anger as their way of revealing the frustration, tiredness, and sadness that they were feeling just like the other contestants. They got into it with Bob in one episode, and Jillian in another, and then with Melissa. Migdalia talked about quitting on more than one occasion, and she finally gave in and did so. There's no lesson learned there, just reinforcement of her own tendencies.
Anger is a necessary emotion, and it protects us from certain threats and dangers, but it's an emotion that is overused in our current culture. It's a destructive emotion when it's triggered and used improperly. It can be easy to look around yourself and point out all the times you see others being angry, and therefore rationalize to yourself that the ways you use anger isn't any different, but if you want your life to be in balance, then you have to be honest about how often, and why, you're getting angry. Anger really shouldn't play into your life on a daily basis. If it does, think about talking to someone about it. Getting your anger under control will lead you to a happier, healthier life.
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