Biggest Loser contestant Jules Condon talks to Woman’s Day about her time on the show.
**Starting weight: 126.5kg
Exit weight: 106.9kg**
Your heart condition, atrial fibrillation, is the reason you had to leave The Biggest Loser. How did you feel about leaving in this way given you’ve lived with the condition for two years?
I feel cheated and disappointed. I’m very jealous of the people who got to stay. I really didn’t think that I needed to come home. I could have done with a rest on the weekend and I would have been fine. I didn’t think that I was in any more danger when they sent me home than at the start of the show. I didn’t feel like I was about to collapse or be in any real danger but the doctors decided that it was possibly too risky for me to continue. I wouldn’t do anything to risk my life. The whole idea of being there is to lose weight and to live a lot longer to see my kids grow up.
Is there a chance you might be let back in if your situation improves?
I did ask if there was a possibility that I could go back into the house, if all the contestants were invited back, but they said no.
What is your exercise regime like out of the house?
I’m restricted to the amount of exercise I can do. I’m only allowed to do an hour a day of cardio. I do run but I don’t do anything that isn’t sensible and I’m always with my personal trainer. The biggest thing I have to be careful of now is my calories. I don’t want to blow my diet, and that keeps me on track but I do get tempted. It gets so bad I think I can even taste chocolate.
Who would you like to see win?
The person I’d love to see win is Damien.
Would you do The Biggest Loser again if given the chance?
I loved the exercising, losing weight and challenges but I hate the game and the restrictions that the show placed on us. If it rained we had to stand there no matter what and were told when we could eat and things like that. In terms of what I got out of it it’s an amazing experience and something I’d tell others to sign up for. It’s life-changing.
What are your goals now?
I really want to finish my psychology degree and start working as a psychologist. For my children, their education is a priority and getting them into sports. Publicly, I’d like to get involved with the Leukaemia foundation and raise some money to look for a cure. Weight-wise, I’m not going to reach my goal of 75kg by the finale but that’s okay. It’s a longer journey for me.
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