Buddy Shuh is a pastor from Wayne, Michigan. He studied at Ohio State University, where he played football, and at Eastern Michigan University, where earned his bachelor's degree in mathematics. He gradually gained weight especially after the loss of his five and a half-month old daughter. Now weighing 403 lbs., he suffers from high blood pressure and sleep apnea but plans to change his life for the better by joining The Biggest Loser season 13.