The Biggest Loser behind the scenes...

SoDamnHungry
SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
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This article was on cracked today. Thought some of you might be interested in reading it.

http://www.cracked.com/article_21137_5-details-they-cut-from-my-season-the-biggest-loser.html

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  • maab_connor
    maab_connor Posts: 3,927 Member
    we see the mentality here All The Time. "i've ONLY lost 3 pounds in a week!! i should just quit b/c this isn't working"

    shows like Biggest Loser only perpetuate the problem. ppl want a quick fix. and when someone IRL finds out that you're eating better and working out - suddenly they expect BL results too. so it adds societal pressure onto personal pressure. and it's DANGEROUS.
  • The_Enginerd
    The_Enginerd Posts: 3,982 Member
    No real surprises. That show is complete bull**** and epitome of unhealthy weight loss. Is it even still on? I stopped watching it long ago.
  • stephe1987
    stephe1987 Posts: 406 Member
    People need to remember that the show is a contest and that these people move to a ranch where they exercise all day every day. Regular people are not competing nor do they have the time to spend their entire day exercising.

    No, it's not healthy to lose that much weight so quickly. And of course it's not surprising if some of them gain it all back because they did not create sustainable habits. In the "real world" people have work or school so they can't spend all day in the gym.
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    Bump for anyone that missed it yesterday!
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    I will never again watch that show!!....and not just from this article, but because what happen in the last episode.

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