In September 2015 I was lucky enough to be picked to Star on ABC’s My Diet is Better Than Yours. The show was different than any other weight-loss reality show I had ever seen. On this show, we (the contestants) got to pick the diet we wanted to try. Then the expert on that diet came and taught us about it. The diet I chose was the “Superfood Swap Diet” written by Dawn Jackson Blatner. Dawn is the nutritionist for the Chicago Cubs and is an overall awesome human! I was super excited to have her as my expert. The experts were with us for 7 weeks, then they went back home so we could continue on the diet without them. In January 2016, we all met at Piedmont Park to run a 1/2 marathon, weigh-in, and see who won. I finished the 1/2 marathon in 2 hours and 48 minutes. Then….it was time for the weigh-in. I was the last one to hop on the scale and I learned I WON!! We weren’t allowed to tell anyone the outcome of the weigh-in so that was very hard. The first episode aired in January 2016 and the rest was history. Being on this show was one of the best decisions I have ever made. It was a once in a lifetime experience and I am so glad I got to go on that journey.
Check out the promos to see me on ABC's new hit reality show, "My Diet is Better Than Yours". During the show I was featured on Entertainment Tonight, People.com, Shaun T's blog, and the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Links to those media outlets below.
I have kept busy after the show. I have done online food blogs for Ingles Supermarket. I have also had the privilege to share my story at the Your Weight Matters convention in Washington D.C. Links to these projects below. (More coming soon).