Biggest Loser Interview

jessudd

I just came across this article, and thought I'd share. Like many of you, I've been inspired by the stories and results I've seen on the Biggest Loser, but this article was a great reminder that extreme results are not the norm and often are not healthy. Like this interview says, sometimes viewers like me see the contestants losing 12 pounds a week and think--"Why am I not getting those results?! It's obviously possible! I must just not be working hard enough!"

We want to encourage each other to meet our goals here, but make sure you are taking care of yourself as well. Be aware of your body and remember that for most of us this is a long-term commitment not a quick fix like you might see on TV!

A Dose Of Reality: My Exclusive Interview With Biggest Loser Finalist, Kai Hibbard:
http://www.bodylovewellness.com/2010/06/09/kai-hibbard-biggest-loser-finalist-part-1-of-3/

karen1003

Thank you for sharing. I read this as well and thought it was a very good reminder that moderate results should not be considered a failure. One pound at a time!

workoutqueen628

Wow, thanks for sharing. This girl is from like one of the first seasons no?? This is horrible. I am starting to dislike this show- it's becoming too extreme.

stormieweather

Wow! I have never watched the show or wanted to, and this just confirmed my thoughts on the matter.

bellanean

wow this is crazy. thanks for sharing!

jessudd

I think the article said she was from season 3. I only started watching this most recent season, and even though I realized that such fast weight loss is unrealistic, I guess I assumed that they must have been doing it in as healthy a way as possible, so I still kind of felt inspired by it. Though I appreciate the inspiration I felt from watching this season, I don't think I will continue to watch -- this article made me realize that people's health shouldn't be a game show.

Sherry1979

I agree, thanks for sharing! My friend & I would watch Biggest Loser and then he would get all into he had to do all this exercise and not eat certain things and overdo it on other foods just to try to lose like they did. Yes he would lose maybe 10 lbs that week while I would lose 1 or 2 but then as soon as he wasn't able to keep up that type of working out/ eating while living a "normal" life, then he would gain it all back just as quickly as he had lost it. . .and usually more because all the foods he had deprived himself of would taste so good he would over-do it. So yes, while I love to watch Biggest Loser and find the stories and success very motivational, it is not a way of life. . .because of just that. . .while they are at the Ranch, losing IS their life! Thanks again for sharing a very good point!!

trickyfoxster710

thanks for sharing

Mari1969

Great article. I was actually bummed out that I only lost 1 1/2lbs this week but I feel better now. Thanks,

cediyam

Thanks for sharing. I wonder if the contestants from oxygen's "dance your *kitten* off" go through the same thing.

Natalie7227

I want to see this article, can you please give me one that works. This one did not work for me.

Thanks

Kpatty

Thanks for sharing that. It's very eye-opening and sad. I hope the truth gets out before more harm is done.

Crysta1976

I understand the concern people have about the show. And with good reason. However, if you read more, other articles...you will learn that is one contestant's bitterness toward her own experience. I personally know 3 other contestants. They will tell you that you know up front what you are signing on for. They are well prepped for the physical, emotional and mental pressures that are placed on you. One of the guys I know was told from the very beginning that if he let the world know he is a minister, that they would exploit any "mistake" he might make while there and blow it up to the fullest, because "that would make good tv!". Each contestant's experience is what they make of it.

The producers and production assistants...and trainers (the SEVERAL that they work with on a daily basis...not just Bob and Jillian) know and understand that you will not be able to dedicate your every move and every thought when you get home, like you do when on the "ranch". Nor do they expect you to! Life happens...and they fully expect that to be the case. The point of the show is to give you an extreme jump start, and plant the seeds of knowledge and motivation you will need to continue a healthy lifestyle when all is said and done.

If Kai's experience was so horrendous...why did she stay to become a finalist? Why would you subject yourself to such horrible treatment if you didn't believe in it? Why follow through to the best of your ability, try to win....just to turn around and ***** about it years later? It doesn't make sense to me.

The 3 contenstant's that I know have maintained the lifestyle to the best of their abilities. One of which was only on the show for 2 weeks. He is a new man! He continues to live it the best he can, every day. He is taking what he learned and applying to his own life. All three of them are. None of them were winners... so it's not about the money. None of them are rich off of endorsements or recognition. They all continue to lead their normal, healthier, lives...

suzyanne

Wow...that was a very fascinating read. Thanks for sharing! Amazing!

trice

wow

ATJune

thanks for sharing!

IsMollyReallyHungry

I realize the show is scripted and unreal. But I still will watch it. People choose to go on the show. I would never ever like to go on the show. I always have said this.

I do not beilieve for one minute Jillian is as mean as she plays on the show. They do that for ratings. When they had that Kim girl replace her for one year no one like her.

It is what it is..... All of these realitie shows are phony to some extent and The biggest Loser is no different.

Thanks for sharing link, it was still very interesting.

cmw72

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing!

I've never watched the show, and I have even less interest in doing so now.

Positively_Me

Bump..so I can watch/read later thanks!

xDeannaGarciax

Thanks for shairng. Great article!

flannan

I think we basically know there is no reality on any reality show. Some people are not there just to lose weight. They could do that in their private lives. They are there to be on tv and will subject themselves to any humiliation possible to be the "lucky one" who gets to stay.
I don't watch any more anyway.
I love Dance your A** Off though! I wonder what their doing?? :-o

leavinglasvegas

I never believed a doggone thing off that show anyways. Anyone on TV who is being paid, does NOT have your best interest in mind. And it is quite clear who is being paid. With all the in script ads, Jillian and her "products", the BL approved Frankenfoods. Its all crap. Eat vegetables and go for a walk. It doesn't take a Hollywood Trainer to figure that out. But the "Media" will not make it look so simple.

IsMollyReallyHungry

Great article. I was actually bummed out that I only lost 1 1/2lbs this week but I feel better now. Thanks,

1.5 pounds is wonderful!!!! I will take a half a pound.....:-) Keep up the good work!

Ms_Natalie

unfortunately, reality TV shows aim to shock and stagger! A steady and slow weight loss is an amazing achievement. I think most shows (like this) in the UK, are introduced with a medical warning!

Don't worry about shows like this...use them for your entertainment and nothing more...You guys are all doing amazingly!

The quicker it comes off....the quicker it goes back on....we are all aiming for a healthier lifestyle..not a quick fix diet plan! we are all doing amazingly :flowerforyou:

heathersmilez

None of that info surprises me and of course you would dehydrate yourself before a weigh in, it’s a $250,000 prize on the line and YES, the contestants were lucky to be there. If you were to add up the cost of personal training, food, hotel and gym 'membership' fees it would easily be over $50,000 and they got all that ‘expertise’ and help for FREE!

Working out to the point of injuries sucks but these people caused this problem for themselves. THEY made themselves morbidly obese to the point that they became or convinced themselves a healthy body was in fact hopeless and so in turn no humane effort like Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers etc could save them.

The producers preyed on the fact that the contestants already saw themselves as worthless and they used that to make money.

Thanks for sharing!

Makers72

Yeah but there are also articles our there from contestants that dispute this. Of course they lose a lot of weight because they workout 8 hours a day. Heck im sure if we were given the time to most of us would do it to lose the weight quicker. It isnt unhealthy if you eat the right amount of calories.

My football coach was a contestant three or so years ago on the red team (the year they had the three trainers, he was on the red team with the Blond girl that disappeared after jillian came back) and he lost over 170lbs, most of it while he was on the show and said he never felt better during the whole process. Obviously 60 year olds and what not may be less physically able to handle these kind of results (he was a 27 year old, former Divison 1 football player for Ohio State) but just because you lose big numbers, with the right dedication and education it is safe.

Now with that being said, for the average person with mediocre willpower, 1-2 lbs a week is great.

Lisa__Michelle

Wow, B.L. was one of my favorite shows but I am never watching it again!!! OMG, dehydrating people sounds like slowly torturing people. I was already starting not to like the show anyway because the whole show seems like one big ad anymore and the trainers are always soooo dramatic. It is WAY too dramatic of a show.

ktanderson05

Personally I think this was her way of trying to stay in the spotlight. If it was so terrible why didn't she leave? As for the dehydration part I doubt it because I always see the trainers pushing them, and then saying take a break and drink some water. Also they are still living a "normal" life in a sense....When they make there meals they choose to have good or bad foods, and they choose how much effort they will put into a workout. So I think she just needs to get off her high horse, and get a life, and be thankful for the amazing opportunity she had.

daddyratty

There was at least one other thread on here that dealt with Kai's interview.

I'm not quite sure why people read ONE complaint from an embittered former contestant and let that completely change their opinion on the show. If you didn't like it before, you probably don't care, but personally I find a lot of motivation from the show. I know that it's not the norm. Clearly most of us can't work out 5 hours a day. If we could we probably wouldn't be in this position (assuming most of us are *over*weight and not on the other side of things).

And Moses lost 41 pounds the first week ... unrealistic? No way. Uncommon? Yes. When he started eating healthy and moving around, he started losing weight quickly. It takes a lot of calories to move a body that size from Point A to Point B.