EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS...

DeeDiddyGee

Anyone watching "Extreme Weight Loss" on ABC right now? This chick needs to lose 80 pounds in 90 days?!? Doesn't seem very safe even if it IS supervised. Watching this woman jog/run is, however, motivating me to get off my butt and try c25k!

gigglybeth

I am watching and thought the same thing. Last week on the brother and sister episode, the brother said something like, "I don't want to exercise for 4 hours a day!" How is that maintainable for the average person?

Alidecker

I agree to a point. I lost 50 pounds in 3 months and people told me that was too fast. I have kept it off though, so hopefully she will also. It can work just have to be careful.

plumpncurvy

I'm watching, I find it motivating though. Yes she has the personal trainer, amazing room and help with her food budget, but she has lost weight and is really doing great. I don't think it is realistic for the average person, but it is possible. I figured for her first goal she lost an average of 6 pounds a week, for my first goal I need an average of four pounds a week to hit it, so maybe...just maybe it is possible! :happy:

MMulder68

Wow, she looked awesome!!!!

1PoisonIvy

She is amazing!! But I have to work full time and don't have that type of support.
Bur for an overweight woman that is 24 year old to run is more realistic than a 55 year old woman trying to run, that is the hardest thing for me to do.

but kudos to her!! fantastic job

meeper123

Its sad but most people on that show relapse

DDsMrs

Anything is possible! I will be looking forward to next week's show.

DeeDiddyGee

Although the rate at which the participants lose weight scares me, these types of shows motivate me to get off my fat *kitten*! That's why I watch them on occasion. Can't watch Biggest Loser any more due to the drama and tears and theatrics. Last night was the first time I saw the Extreme Weight Loss show. Cheesy in some parts, but overall, the message was good.

rowanwood

I think these shows are AWFUL. They encourage people to think of a quick fix...if I can just get through this "diet" and get thin, then I'll be "done" like you can just stop and stay where you are....there's a reason they never go back and show all the contestants 3 years later. For the ones that keeps it off, there will be ten who's gained it all back plus five.

There are lots of ways to lose weight and I won't preach, but that's just a way to fail IMHO.

cdjs77

Keep in mind that most of the people on this show are very overweight, so it is much easier for them to lose large amounts of weight in a short amount of time. I like this show better than others, as they have one year for their weight loss, which seems like a more reasonable time frame.
Is the workout regime sustainable? Probably not, but it doesn't have to be. I lost weight by doing two hours of cardio a day plus weights. Once I lost the weight, I have kept it off by eating at maintenance and doing one hour of cardio every other day. No weight loss regime is necessarily sustainable (you aren't going to lose 1 lb a week for the rest of your life), eventually you will go into maintenance mode. The problem with these shows (and diets in general) is that a lot of people seem to think that when they hit their goal, they are done and they can go back to not thinking about eating or exercising. These shows only work on the weigh loss, not the mentality behind keeping it off. It's not that they have to eat 1200-1500 calories and work out four hours a day for the rest of their life to keep the weight off, but they do have to eat differently than they did when they were heavy and exercise for at least 30 minutes a day to stay in shape. Technically, no diet/workout regime has to be sustainable, what you do to maintain does.

dawningr

I gave up last week when they offered the skin removal to the guy who wasn't even at his goal and hadn't maintained anything.
At least Biggest Loser is a bit more responsible with their contestants.

ninerbuff

Its sad but most people on that show relapse

Same with Biggest Loser. What most people are seeing is a transformation in a few months time. That means that these contestants flipped 180 degrees most without real mental preparation and after a long term battle with weight. And while I think they can learn more and gain knowledge, extreme approaches don't seem to pan out in the long term.
And that goes for average people trying to lose say 20lbs. It's also the reason why the average person goes on a diet about 7 times in their lifetime.

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Long_Road

I think these shows are AWFUL. They encourage people to think of a quick fix...if I can just get through this "diet" and get thin, then I'll be "done" like you can just stop and stay where you are....there's a reason they never go back and show all the contestants 3 years later. For the ones that keeps it off, there will be ten who's gained it all back plus five.

There are lots of ways to lose weight and I won't preach, but that's just a way to fail IMHO.

This show is a year long journey and the "contestants" are people that are morbidly obese. People who have tried everything and have given up. Chris Powell doesn't strike me as the "Quick Fix" type trainer, it isn't even about him. Biggest loser(which yes I watch) is a game show/reality show. Not sure of the quick fix or the relapse from the biggest loser (Eric yes and the way they are treated) but this show feels real IMO.

1duffwf

While I see the value of these shows (motivation, show people they can get off the couch and make some changes) I also think they do more harm then good. They set people up to expect a 7lb a week weight loss. Any loss is a good loss....and I think people lose sight of that when they don't keep par with these weight loss shows.

Long_Road

While I see the value of these shows (motivation, show people they can get off the couch and make some changes) I also think they do more harm then good. They set people up to expect a 7lb a week weight loss. Any loss is a good loss....and I think people lose sight of that when they don't keep par with these weight loss shows.

True, very true.

Bankman1989

I think these shows are AWFUL. They encourage people to think of a quick fix...if I can just get through this "diet" and get thin, then I'll be "done" like you can just stop and stay where you are....there's a reason they never go back and show all the contestants 3 years later. For the ones that keeps it off, there will be ten who's gained it all back plus five.

There are lots of ways to lose weight and I won't preach, but that's just a way to fail IMHO.

How can these shows be awful when people are changing their lives. Although I don't believe its safe for everyone IF youy have a trainer, dietician a psycholigist and determination I dont think there is anything wrong with it. Kudos to her.

admegamo

I agree to a point. I lost 50 pounds in 3 months and people told me that was too fast. I have kept it off though, so hopefully she will also. It can work just have to be careful.

My brother recently told me that when he first started losing weight, he lost 50lbs in one month and I was like O_O. But I think it can be ok if you're listening to your body and not burning yourself out. He was 350lbs and now he is 190lb and he's alright.

Long_Road

I think these shows are AWFUL. They encourage people to think of a quick fix...if I can just get through this "diet" and get thin, then I'll be "done" like you can just stop and stay where you are....there's a reason they never go back and show all the contestants 3 years later. For the ones that keeps it off, there will be ten who's gained it all back plus five.

There are lots of ways to lose weight and I won't preach, but that's just a way to fail IMHO.

How can these shows be awful when people are changing their lives. Although I don't believe its safe for everyone IF youy have a trainer, dietician a psycholigist and determination I dont think there is anything wrong with it. Kudos to her.

Totally agree!

msjames1999

I watched the first episode of Extreme Weightloss But, I probably won't watch any more. I stopped watching the Biggest Loser years ago. To me, the quick weight lose seems unrealistic. Who works out 4-7 hours each day? That is not sustainable. Besides, what happens to these contestants once the free gym membership and trainer go away?

fit4lifeUcan2

I like extreme weight loss but not biggest loser. I don't see how berating people and making them exercise several hours a day is going to get them to have any self confidence or maintain that weight loss after the show is over. At least with extreme weight loss its done over a year and they are taught to maintain and shown healthy eating. I just can't stomach the biggest loser.

rainbow198

I watched this show for the first time last night and the host wanted the participant to lose 75lbs in the first 3 months. Wow! And another thing, I was surprised that I didn't see any talk about eating a healthy diet...just her old bad food habits and they did address binging and triggers and lots of exercise talk.

I do wonder if they have where are they now segments. I hope those people are keeping the weight off years later!!

shawnmsaunders

How fast doesn't matter as much - as how long you can keep it up.

"Motivation gets you going, habit keeps it going" ... often times people don't form positive habits and routines that they can maintain through life's ups and downs. Create realistic routines that will endure life's surprises. That is always a challenge for me.

40Marbles

I watched it last night, and was amazed at how unsupportive and disrespectful her family members were.

Life0fbrian

yeah, i dont have cable. lol

BringingSherriBack

I've watch in the past, but these shows are unrealistic. I mean who in the real world can just basically put their life on hold for months at a time to go live with a trainer and exercise for hours and hours a day and then the trainer moves in with them for awhile and then they are on there own sorta for the rest of the year. Yeah we could all lose weight like that if we had nothing to do except focus on our diet and working out for an entire year and had the support of a doctor, nutritionist and personal trainer plus the motivation of if you make certain goals you get a trip, free skin removal surgery and a boat load of money.

But what happens when life returns to normal for these people?

Alidecker

But what happens when life returns to normal for these people?

Totally agree, and she was proof last night when she went home on her own and gained 30+ pounds in 30 days, which made it so she could not have skim removal surgery.