This Weeks dance was swing (West Coast). I thought it was okay but I felt like my mind was elsewhere. The judge Lisa Ann felt that I seemed like I was thinking about the steps but that just wasn’t the case. My partner’s performance was good. He always gives me good energy when we hit the stage. I feed off his energy, that’s why I always have a good time on stage. It always feels like the time of my life out there on stage every week. For the most part I liked my dance. I just wish I could have gotten a more upbeat song to dance to. My biggest challenge for swing week was to not think about my family that week because missing them was just stuck in my head. With being #1, making the phone call home, working out hard, knees killing me and trying to find balance for my dance, I just felt it all at one time. It was harder than all the other weeks. I felt like I hit a wall. My biggest competition is always going be my weight and trying to reach that goal of loosing this weight. I think this show is going to be such an inspiration to so many people who face challenges like me and all of the other cast members. I am just glad I could experience DYAO with some of the nicest people in the world. After this show we will continue to fight are battles with weight loss and will always inspire each other. We will continue with our goals of this weight loss.