Lean Bodies Consulting

So, it’s 7:40pm and I’m sitting at JFK airport in New York, eating some beef jerky and almonds and waiting to head back home. It took 90 minutes to get to the airport and I just found out my flight is delayed 50 minutes.

So, to recap my short trip to New York ….

I arrived yesterday evening and was picked up at the airport by a nice stretch limousine. From there I was taken to the W ($500/night), a nice hotel in Union Square. As I walked in, I was greeted by lots of noise. I looked to my right to see what looked like the hotel bar. It was only 8pm, on a Thursday night and it was packed – with ’suits’. I guess it was happy hour or something. It was just like TV land. Interesting.

Checked into my room, and headed back downstairs in search of something to eat. I had planned to eat something in the hotel restaurant, but all those suits made me feel like I should head back upstairs to put on a tie or something. Anyway, it was too busy so I decided to take a stroll around New York. Found a place to eat, settled my appetite and headed back. New York is really something else; sirens, honking horns, traffic, and people everywhere, at all hours of the night. I meet up with a friend of mine a little while later and we just walked around the city.

Next morning I ordered room service. I had vowed to stick to my diet while away. So I ordered something simple – 2 whole eggs, 6 egg whites with some various vegetables thrown in plus a green tea. You know what that cost? $65! For eggs!

I was then picked up by another limousine and taken to the studio for the Bridezilla shoot. I was a little apprehensive after getting a quick glimpse of the script. That four-letter word set off alarm bells in my head, but I took care of that within the first five minutes; ‘tone’ became ‘tighten’. Much better.

So first up, was makeup – yep, makeup. Don’t ask me what they put on me because I don’t know; compact or something, plus whatever else they put on you. So I had basically four ‘lines’ to say plus some other non-audio work to do. It was kind of weird having all that focus on me. There were over 10 people there – lights, make up, wardrobe, camera, audio, director, network people, etc., etc. I always had people coming up to give me water, put more make up on my face, fix my shirt, fix my pants, get me food, etc. I could get used to this.

Anyway, I’m not a natural in front of the camera so it took some work to get more ‘energized’. The director was hilarious and made things really easy. So, here’s my lines. I figured many of you who know me would get a kick out of this. Keep in mind that I was there on behalf of NV, a weight loss product (with other ingredients to support good skin, hair, and nails) who is a sponsor of the Bridezilla program (and also was a title sponsor for last year’s Mrs. America pageant, hence my involvement. I do some consulting work with the parent company.)

“Have you vowed to stay sane during wedding prep? Then try these tips from WE TV and NV, the weight loss beauty pil.”

“Snack on foods that will add energy instead of inches. Carry veggies to combat those pre-marriage munchies.” (I’d never say this)

“Try a kickboxing class. It’ll tighten you up and satisfy that Bridezilla urge to hit something.” (I put my fists up for this one … hahaha)

“Try a weight-loss program like NV to keep you fit, make your skin, hair and nails shine and have you feeling your best, when you say ‘I do’.” (Me? Talking about skin, hair and nails?)

Yeah, yeah, I know what you’re thinking. How do you think I felt? Especially when they wanted more ‘energy’ out of me. Fortunately they got what they wanted and were happy with the finished product. Oh, and while I remember, I was told that the two episodes of Bridezilla that I was filmed for are in editing stages. They’ll be on later this year. I’m not sure if I’m going to tell any of you though. I was hoping they’d edit me out of the “Princess Fabio” one. I did find out though that Bridezilla #1 lost 18 lbs and Bridezilla #2 lost 9 lbs.

Then I had to do some kitchen stuff – no talking, just video. I was …. cutting vegetables; carrots to be specific. Finally, they had me don the kickboxing gloves and do some ’shadow boxing’ with the camera. Now this … I just felt silly.

Anyway, that about covered the day. Then I got picked up by yet another limo and here I am sitting at the airport …

I have to say, it was actually a lot of fun.

Related posts:

1. Bridezilla
2. 2008 NPC Junior USAs
3. 2008 North Americans Recap

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