I first met Roger while my husband Adam and I were contestants on Season 6 of NBC’s The Biggest Loser. If you remember the premise of the show, you’ll remember that each episode contestants are voted off the show and return home to attempt to lose weight at home. Adam and I were eliminated the first episode. We returned home motivated to continue our weight loss journey, not only for ourselves but for our children. We decided to join a gym close to our job, where Roger worked as a personal trainer.
I’ll never forget the day we met him. He was a literal ball of energy, full of excitement. That energy carried us through many of his tough workouts during the hot summer of 2008. As time passed, we saw him more than our trainer - he was a part of our family. Under Roger’s training and guidance, Adam and I lost a combined 145 pounds and kept it off in the years following.
Stacey Capers