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New blog & website!

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:29:56 GMT

Hey, just in case there is someone who still reads this (in addition to Aaron), I thought I'd put a link to my new blog. I got tired of the whole myspace blog thing - it's pretty ugly, and decided I really like wordpress; you don't have to be a member to post comments and that just appeals to me. Every blog should let anyone post! Anyway, I've made a new site and all ... at the moment the address is www.MattMcNutt.wordpress.com, but in another few days it will be www.MatthewMcNutt.com (at the moment I'm having domain transfer issues, so it still goes to my old site).

Anyway, check it out and let me know what you think! And subscribe to the RSS feed! : )

Monday, November 12, 2007

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:44:06 GMT

Wow ... it's been officially over a year since I've written anything here ... that's because I blog over on my myspace account now; www.myspace.com/matthewmcnutt

I also have facebook ... but I don't really do too much with it. I'm mostly just aware it's there ... but that's about it. I have a feeling I'll be facebooking like crazy in another year or two, but that's just a hunch. I tend to do whatever the teens I'm working with are into; six years ago it was all about AOL instant messenger, four years ago it was xanga, now it's myspace ... but as teens are graduating into college, they're apparently graduating into facebook ... so my usage of that is slowly picking up!

Anyway, just a couple ramblings for the two people who read this!

NEW WEBSITE!!!

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 16:23:42 GMT

Okay, so I couple things to update y'all on ... I finally have my new website up! I still want to make some changes and additions (audio, video, etc.), but it's up and live! Check it out: http://www.matthewmcnutt.com

Meanwhile, I've been blogging and adding video to my MySpace page, so check that out, too: http://www.myspace.com/matthewmcnutt

And finally, don't forget to watch ME on The Biggest Loser at 8pm tonight on NBC!!!

Friday, October 06, 2006

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 03:32:13 GMT

Hey, my latest blog entries are over on my MySpace account ... www.myspace.com/matthewmcnutt

Thursday, September 28, 2006

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 19:55:01 GMT

Week two results have been posted on NBC.com! And I am pumped. Week one I dropped twenty pounds ... not bad, but not the best. My friend John, from Arizona had an amazing 24 lb drop which made him #1 out of all 50 contestants. However, week #2 I managed to work off 16 pounds. SIXTEEN. And at that point, my system was already cleaned out from week one! Now here is where I am particularly satisfied ... including the ranchers, the number one loser for number of pounds at this point in the competition is Ken, the rancher from WA, with an impressive 38 pounds total lost at this point. Tied for second place is Marty, the rancher from Missouri, and myself. The at home contestant from Maine!!! We've both lost a total of 36 lbs at the end of the seond week. SWEET! My goal all along has been to at the very least match the ranchers ... and so far I'm beating all but two of them. I'M LOVIN' IT!!! I never knew I was this competitive before!

Everyone just assumes you can only drop big numbers if you are living on the ranch with personal trainers and people doing your grocery shopping for you. Not true. It's all about making the decision to put in the work wherever you are. For me, that meant working out about two and a half hours a day. Any more than that was impossible because I work full time and have a family to take care of!

So NBC has updated the webpage; to see my latest photos (I'm not thrilled with them so I didn't post any here), and latest video updates, click here: http://www.nbc.com/The_Biggest_Loser/36_at_home/me_matthew/bio/

And keep tuning in to the show every week! Who knows when I might get a highlight segment!

Thursday, September 21, 2006

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 15:31:24 GMT

Okay, so the premiere finally happened and I got about 47 seconds of screen time. I'll admit, I had hoped for some more, but at the same time there are fifty of us and there's just no way they could tell everyone's story in one show. At the same time, I really enjoyed hearing the stories of my fellow at-home contestants and finding out more about them. We've all become such good friends that it really was a joy seeing some of them singled out!

Now, in case you don't know ... even though I didn't get picked by Bob or Kim for the ranch, the website at NBC.com is going to have weekly updates on my weight loss progress, video journals, written journals, updated photos, and more! If you go there now, you'll see that I dropped 20 lbs the first week - our weights are the same days as the ranch contestants. Gotta say, I'm pretty proud of that 20 lbs ... considering only a couple of the ranchers outdid me, and only just barely! Who needs the ranch to lose a ton of weight? And lets face it, they're letting the top two losers back into the game and I'm gunning for it. So, if you wanna see my week one videos and stuff, check out this link to my profile: http://www.nbc.com/The_Biggest_Loser/36_at_home/me_matthew/bio/index.shtml

I think the hardest moment watching the show was after the final ranch contestant was chosen. I really flashed back to that day. You know, at the time we really didn't know what all was going to happen ... and to have survived from 250,000+ applications to the show down to the final 50 - well, to be blunt, I was feeling pretty confident. I had survived so many rounds of casting already, you know? And a lot of my friends that I had already made at that point we're telling me that they thought I would be in the fourteen for sure. Anyway, in that moment I was so disappointed ... crushed at the thought that I went that far only to be headed home. But I wasn't really aware of the other at-home contestants. Seeing their reactions last night was an intense thing for me - kinda choked me up. It was the hardest part of this whole process.

Finding out we could get back onto the ranch, though ... that lit a fire in me! And finding out that we were all still a part of the competition was really an exciting thing for me. Knowing what I know now, I would still sign up in a heartbeat. Someone wrote somewhere that we were "ranch rejects," as though not getting to live on the ranch made us somehow unworthy or just a marketing gimmick. Not so! Yeah, we didn't get much screen time, but I have been having the experience of a lifetime! And NBC has only begun to hint at the story of the 36!

So keep watching! And check out NBC.com for my weekly updates!

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 02:27:03 GMT

Hey, I'm just reminding everyone that the season three premiere of NBC's reality show, The Biggest Loser, is this Wednesday night!!! 8pm on NBC! My network debut! You can check out my profile on NBC.com, and other stuff about the show.

If you're one of the people in the Boothbay area, come to the premiere party in the church basement! We'll be watching it on the big screen!

Sunday, September 17, 2006

Sun, 17 Sep 2006 03:38:34 GMT

Yes, that is indeed me riding a bull. Two, actually. Back when I was fifteen years old, we had a rodeo at my boarding school for missionary kids in Bolivia (yup, I'm a missionary kid). As a youth worker now, I can't believe we actually did that ... but I'm glad we did! Got some good memories! However, as it turns out, bull riding is NOT one of my gifts.

Saturday, September 16, 2006

Sat, 16 Sep 2006 17:13:18 GMT

Micah had his first soccer game today, which was fun. Maybe I'll youtube some video of it ... lol ... I'm all into youtube now. Basically, he's four and a half years old, so it's a bunch of kids chasing the ball all over the place and accidentally kicking it now and then. Wildly interesting for parents of the kids on the field ... not so much for anyone else. Meanwhile, Caleb was playing with a soccer ball and showing some surprisingly good moves with it. For a three year old, he's actually really good with the ball.

Now I'm home for a quick lunch break while I'm working on our new house. I am a painting machine today, which means I'm a bit of a mess ... but the house is starting to show some progress, which is gratifying. Back I go!

Saturday, September 16, 2006

Sat, 16 Sep 2006 01:45:03 GMT

Wow ... the premiere is literally only days away. I have to admit, I'm kind of nervous about the whole thing. I can't wait to see it, but at the same time I wonder what people's reactions to it will be. Maybe that doesn't make complete sense - I'm pretty pumped that I look different from when this all began, which is what people will see. At the same time, I didn't realize at the time just how bad I had let it all get and now I look back at those pictures and video and I'm kind of embarrassed. So it's a strange combination of pride over what I have already accomplished, but embarrassment that I got there in the first place. I think I also worry about people's responses, as though they'll watch it and be unimpressed. Strange. I didn't audition for the show for other people (I'm losing the weight for others, but that's a different thing), I did it so I could have a unique experience, which I most certainly have. So I have succeeded in all that I have set out to do so far ... yet there is a nervousness that grows with each day.

At the end of the day, I have been given a tremendous gift. Made many new and wonderful friends. And had a truly unique adventure that is still not over! I still can't believe I was chosen!