Hate them or love them, reality shows are here to stay and are among the biggest TRP generators in Television entertainment. Reality shows provide some pretty good entertainment and usually feature people willing to do just about anything for those precious moments of fame. However for, some Television reality shows can actually change their lives for the better as in the case of Sam Rouenn who you may have seen on the Australian “The biggest loser Australia” back in 2006. Today things are changed.
10 years ago, “The Biggest Loser” debuted on screens and hosted by the same woman who acts as Aunt Hilda in Sabrina the teenage witch, Caroline Rhea. This one with the pun in the title was an instant hit with viewers clocking almost a million every week. The Australian version started in 2006 and one contestant caught the eye of the nation and now ten years hence, he is again in the limelight and you won’t believe how he looks now. Sam Rouen has come a long way from the overweight boy to an incredible hunk.
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Sam Rouen was the winner of the Biggest Loser way back in 2006. At the time he was just 19 and weighed 154.6 kg at the start of the show. He looked real chubby and was miserable about his bulky weight and wanted to do something about it. His determination and discipline of the show paid off and by the end 12 weeks which was the length of the programme, he had lost a whopping 71.7 kg. That was a fantastic feat on his part. This is Sam before the show.
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‘The biggest Loser” was meant as a competition for obese contestants and involved a cash prize for the person who lost the most weight. Sam Rouen went on to win the show losing 71 kg. After the show, he looked like this. Sam Managed to lose 156 pounds and after 10 years he now shares his story. In a comparison photo which he shared, you can see how incredibly toned his boy looked at the end of the show of ‘The Biggest loser”. He took to Facebook to tell the world that today he is even better than before although it has taken him a lot of dedication to stay fit. He shared a photograph on the day he had won the contest. He was 19 at the time.
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If you look at Sam now, he looks gorgeous. The twenty nine year old works as a firefighter and decided to share a reflection of his days on the biggest loser. He is certainly an inspiring man. He says he wasn’t really sure of sharing this post and that ten years have gone by but “What a time, he described, “'So much has happened, good, bad, everything between. Highest highs and lowest lows, All I know is I've got some amazing people in my corner and I'm unconditionally appreciative of that.'
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Sam’s muscular build is barely recognizable in comparison to the 154 kg nineteen year old ten years earlier who appeared on the Chanel 10 series in 2008. He is now a firefighter in New South Wales and has also appeared in a calendar featuring Firefighters. Hers how he looks now and as you can see his transformation is incredible. Sam Rouen is one man who appreciated the fruits of his labor and has not allowed it to go to waste. He works hard at maintaining himself.
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Sam is a regular feature in the New South Wales Firefighters Calendar where he flaunts his incredible figure. He is also engaged to girlfriend Daniella Schot who works as a flight attendant. The couple were engaged last year.
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Sam usually shares his pre-transformation photos of how he used to look when he weighed 154kg. Perhaps it is to remind him and his fans that one should never take anything for granted and if you have changed for the better, you can’t afford to lie back but keep working at it.
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In spite of his magical transformation, Sam says he is still shy of posing and taking of his shirt. In an interview he said “I still don’t like taking my shirt off — even at the beach. I’m still extremely self-conscious… I just tried to keep in mind that it was for a good cause.
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If you see the NSW firefighter’s calendar 2018, you can’t help admiring all the handsome hunks featured in the calendar. However the Calendar for 2018 has been done with a twist where every shot has Firemen posing with puppies and Australian native animals from Steve Irwin’s zoo to create awareness about wildlife conservation. Sam too has been featured in the calendar as he is a regular.
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There are many people in the world struggling with a weight loss journey of their own. It is stories like these and people like Sam who inspire with progress pictures of their own. It help motivate those with the idea that yes, dramatic weight loss is a reality. As long as you work hard and believe in yourself, you can achieve wonders like Sam Rouen did.
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Sam revealed how he is now addicted to keeping fit and working out. In an interview to an Australian paper he said “I’m addicted to working out now, I definitely love running and working out with my brother. I play a bit of sport to stay in shape and also work out in the gym.” Just goes to show that finding an exercise you love can completely change your life and your figure!
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The “biggest loser” Sam Rouen has truly emerged one of life’s winners from that overweight chubby nineteen year old. It has been an incredible ten years for Sam who now chooses to share his story after all, he has every right to feel proud of himself and his achievement because it isn’t all that easy to lose weight by just sitting back and wishing it so.
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