Slimming contest - is it all a big bull?

I've never been in one before. A slimming contest.



I joined a slimming centre to lose weight because I was sick of being a chunky monkey. Gym doesnt really help me to slim down, maybe lose 5 kgs and I was getting firmer, chunkier with every gym visit but not lithe. My legs, oh my legs, as firm as they are, they made me look like a football player. I have a huge chip on my shoulder about my legs.



Anyway joined this slimming place 5 months ago. I wasnt interested in joining no contest bcos I was low in self confidence to visualise parading my body in front of the press and the public. And I hv inner fear of speaking in public much lest parading! I paid the Ambassador package price bcos it was the most reasonably priced package. (Aint cheap my fellow friends) I think they want their Ambassador contestants to be able to afford a bigger package to get a more perfect figure.

I did everything they ask me to do. Eat according to their diet, did not miss any sessions on treatments (except period time!) and final month before the contest, I came EVERYDAY for sessions to rush for that "perfect" look. I was asked to top up again for the package, buy slim pills and I did, thinking since this is a slimming contest, they must look for the best body to win the contest. Was I so stupid to think so.



After spending a sinful amount of money and sacrificing my precious working time, I was super slim, looking good and feeling on top of the world! Yes, I got what I wanted. I am slim...... yippee!!!



The feeling of euphoria on the contest was surmounting. I was excited bcos I got the stats and I am super confident. I attended every catwalk training dutifully, rain or shine, 7am or whatever, ate carefully (it was tough, man.) never argued with the trainer, listened attentively during teaching, always smiling. Very cordial and quite sampat actually.



Needless to say, had it really been a slimming contest, I would have written a different blog here. It turned out to be a political or a favouritsm contest. Their tagline should be - It's ok to be fat and lumpy, u will still be in the Top 12 as long as someone in the judging panel likes u.

The results are so inconsistent.



If one were to argue they put the big weight losers in Top 12, I can name so many big weight losers that has better body figure than the Top 12 that didnt make it.

If one were to argue they put the big spenders in Top 12, I can show facts many of those who spent over Rm20,000 (even!!) didnt even get it and some of them in Top 12 only spend Rm3000 or lost a few kg only got in.



So where is the consistency and reasoning? I demanded for one simply because I AM A CUSTOMER, not a pageant contestant. I paid to join in!



Again I ask, is this a slimming contest or what contest is this? Is this a big bull?



No one promised me to be in the Top 12 but my eyes cannot lie. They have big legs, big waist, big arse, big hip contestants that beat me. If they are all 12 beavy beauties, ok I concur. I lost to a bunch of beautiful ladies. Losing would be fair.



To lose to 6-7 contestants that has yet to finish tranforming (a 51kg lose to a 70kg - same height contestant) is it fair?



Imagine a women in 70-80kg. She's gonna be big, u know. Yeah, she too beat me.

So I am pissed off. Very.



I worked hard, got the statistics but got the punt. What did I do wrong? I was dumbfounded on the stage, I am still dumbfounded now.



They let 2 judges work with us for a week. One trained us for the catwalk, one was a rude wannabe fashion designer who thinks his shit dont stink.



Best of all, we had to provide our own accessories and own shoes. At the last minute. Imagine 24 hours before the competition Part I (we had 2 parts to the competition), it was a working day, it was raining cats and dogs and we were wondering what accessories we're going to wear and shoes bcos we have no idea what clothes we're asked to wear. The staff of this slimming company, lets call her the nanny, informed half of us at 7-8pm to go buy the shoes for tomorrow's competition and half of us got notified the next working day after the catwalk training. (when we know what colour/ clothes we're wearing, only can we buy right? With our own money u know, no reimbursement nor allowance)

She obviously think we work for this slimming company and that we do not have a day job and we "can" do things last minute. The nanny is mega slack. Many of us were seen scampering the night before (it was raining very heavily thus the jam everywhere) and some on the day of the competition looking for accessories & shoes. What logic is this? We are the sampat contestants. I have never seen a contest like this.



It is not easy to walk in a 5 inch heel shoes and practise catwalk for 2-3 hours at 7am. And what did this nanny feed us? Yogurt and plain water, in pretense we need to maintain our weight. And what did she feed us for lunch? (We have to get our hair & make up done so there was really no time for us to hunt for food. Besides, they promise us food) We received cheap hotdog sausages fm the bakery at about 2pm. Yes, we will maintain our weight eating cheap fatty sausages on bread. At night, we were given plain empty salads and every 2 contestants had to share 1 bowl of salad with each other and eat with their hands in a tent at the back of the stage with no chairs to sit in. (not enough cutlery and not enough salads at Jaya Jusco for u guys.. sob sob) Here we are, dressed in the fashion garb, squatting and sitting on the floor eating. At least get some chicken salad. We dont ask for much, we just want some decent food. We're your customer, not just yr pageant contestants. Anyone that has to pay to enter a pageant is your customer. Period.