The Biggest Loser - how do they do it?

JenniferVegas

Although it would be SOOO nice to lose weight that fast, it's not realistic. I believe that if you lose weight at a steady pace you will tend to keep it off for the long term. You have to change your lifestyle and the way you think about food and exercise. At least that is what I am trying to do for myself. I guess we will see how that goes.

I'm a bit worried about losing too fast. While the contestants DO look better (much better), there's a large amount of flabby skin. I'm sticking to 1 1/2 pound to 2 pounds a week since I don't want Batwings. Of course, being in Vegas it might be fun to jump off the Stratosphere and glide though the strip.

But yeah, slow and steady is grate. I've been overweight for so long, what's an extra 6 months or so? I'm less miserable, I learn more realistic habits, and I'm not as likely to gain it back.

JenniferVegas

Then, she said something that totally SHOCKED me. She would only train with me for a month and I was paying her $105 week which is $425 month. So I trained with her and lost a good amount of weight. She said that she won't train with me again until I can lose 20 lbs by myself. She wants me to find my own "formula" and then she'll work out again with me. I'm so grateful to her that she just didn't "take the money". So far, I've lost 18 lbs without her. It's been hard but very rewarding. In fact, I probably won't see her until after the Summer, so that she can REALLY see the change that I did for myself.

Stick in there! You can DO THIS!

Wow. That's very honorable. I bet you're looking forward to surprising her!

writtenINthestars

They aren't working, they're working out 6 hours min a day, and having their food provided.

It's impressive but not realistic for the every day working American.

beccarockslife

They do have a very calorie controlled diet 1200 and bob said on an old episode the other day that they all had to hit 6000 calorie burn.

By maths that's nearly 10lb a week.

funfitfoodie

They have 'biggest loser resorts' and I found this rough schedule:

I assume breakfast is in there somewhere as well?!

6.00am - Stretch class
8.00am - Guided hike (2 1/2hrs)
11.15am - Kick boxing
12.30pm - Lunch
1.15pm - Nutrition Lecture
2.30pm - Circuit training
3.30pm - Cardio Intervals
4.30pm - Water aerobics
5.30pm - Dinner
6.15pm - Nutrition Lecture

ChristieisReady

If you had a chef and spent all day working out, you could do it too.

willimh

I love the biggest loser. I wish I could talk to a contestant 1 on 1. You have to admit, they look amazing.