Biggest Loser is back! :(

LHWhite903

amusedmonkey wrote: »

Actually I remember seeing a study done on biggest loser contestants that shows an extreme metabolic adaptation to where they were burning 500 calories less in average than they should have been at their new weight despite maintaining a good muscle mass. This kind of extreme adaptation is only seen in starving people, which biggest loser contestants practically were because their calorie intake did not account for the amount of exercise they do.

That's why I've slowed down. I set mine to lose 1/2 a pound per week and I'm currently getting an allowance of 1440 net calories. I am so done with that happening to me like it did when I had the diet mentality of an anorexic and I'm pretty sure that watching the show would bring that mindset back.

KittyInBoots

i actually like watching this show as a form of motivation but I do have some issues with it.

I have to agree with others, the biggest issue with it is they don't focus on the food part of it, which is the most important! They just say,"Ok, hit the gym!" and then it shows them wearing tight tops to emphasize every flab roll for the viewers' amusement. They do not show them eating less in comparison to exercise. The message it gives is, people are fat due to lack of exercise and as soon as you hit the gym you will lose it. This is why some people make fun of overweight people.

Notice how they always zoom in on unpleasant parts too, like they are just walking to an event or something, and they will zoom in on their flabby backs and cellulite thighs, or when they are running they zoom in on somebody's flab bouncing around.

The commercials are at annoying parts too at the weigh in. They get depressed if they "only" lose 8lbs a week and stuff. And too much time wasted on voting a person out. They sit there crying while they analyze why to vote them out. It makes me depressed lol.

However, it is a lot better than some other stuff on tv these days!

Ryan70286

PetiteInProgress wrote: »

1200 isn't unrealistic. To get a 500 calorie deficit and maintain a lb per week loss, I'm on 1200!

Depending on how big you are 1200 might be to low. All of these contestants on average are over 300 lbs. So 300 lbs person male or female 1200 is to low. That doesn't include exercising.

Ryan70286

I use to watch this show very long time ago. Now it's just becoming rediculious. It makes fun of fat people and portrays them as lazy. They make exercising like the magic bullet to losing g weight. For people who are obese like the contestants on the show. Exercising that much is dangerous.

Ryan70286

I would say focusing on your diet and gradually incorporating regular exercise regiment. But this idea doesn't get ratings lol.

pitcherday

You should not be pushed so hard you are getting stress fractures. Then basically be told to put some tape on and suck it up. I remember one episode where the teams had to create a meal under a certain number of calories and the best meal won an advantage. One team used butter because butter tastes better than butter flavored cooking spray. It was still under the calories, and the judges berated them for using real butter. It was like a tablespoon and the dish was supposed to be tasty. They acted like they used a pound of lard. They disqualified them for using butter. I would think it would have been a good thing, being able to have a little indulgence and still making a healthy meal. I can't imagine restricting my diet like that. I couldn't keep my weight off if certain foods were completely off limits, no matter what. Cooking spray grosses me out. I always use real oil from an oil sprayer. I'd be disqualified in five seconds.

1cand0it2

I have never watched a full episode, and only a couple minutes the maybe 3 times I've glanced at it. Maybe I saw the wrong 2-minute segments, but it was cringe-inducing for me, watching people's real-life struggles being reduced to entertainment. Sad.

Ryan70286

I think it needs to be taken down, it exploits fat people and I read that 90% of the contestant either gain all the weight back or gain more weight. How could you say this show is successful in changing peoples lives. When 90% of the contestant gain back the weight? Yes, it is nice and motivating to see the contestant transform, but you have to look at this way. If you work out 4-6 hours a day and eat 1200 calories, you are going to lose weight no matter what.

Losing weight needs to be a lifestyle change not temporarily changing your lifestyle and expecting the weight to not comeback.