The Biggest Loser

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  • SHBoss1673
    SHBoss1673 Posts: 7,161 Member
    Nice, I love Jillian, I think I can actually see the pain in her face when they force her to do those stupid ads about extra sugar free gum and ziplock (or whatever they are). I can see her mind working overtime through the whole thing "better to have the small evils to get the good word out."

    I just hope they address the issue of caloiric deficit to the audience this year. If I hear one more person say "but Jillian doesn't say to eat your exercise calories" I think my head will pop! Jillian uses a different program people, but the end caloric results are the SAME as MFP!
  • havingitall
    havingitall Posts: 3,728 Member
    One thing that you are forgetting. They signed up to do this. Nobody forced them to be there. I can guarantee that for the small amount that get on, there are hundreds if not thousands who wished that they did.

    I for one would be thrilled to have Bob and Jillian yelling and swearing at me and making me lose the weight like they do on that show
  • southernletteXO
    southernletteXO Posts: 20
    You know what though, if I working out with Jillian, I honestly wouldn't give her a reason to cuss at me like that. I know that they're bigger than normal, but when I saw Shay get off the ladder for no reason, Jillian had every right to call her a quitter because its exactly that !
  • beckyi88
    beckyi88 Posts: 604
    As always, SHBoss, nailed it on the head! :smile:

    I also think there is a bit of *tearing down* old habits and thought patterns to help them change from the inside out. It works for our military!
    It's going to take something extreme to change people who are so unhealthy!

    And I agree with the poster who said that they volunteered for this and they knew what they were getting.

    As far as treating any of the contestants without dignity or respect or *less than human*????...never once has Jillian said *YOU are *ing lazy, loser, whatever* She's just using some extra exclamations in her sentences. If it offends you, change the channel.
  • jlefton1212
    jlefton1212 Posts: 171 Member
    I totally agree with SHBoss!

    I think a LOT of people respond to this type of training. In fact, think of Harvey on Celebrity Fit Club (a drill instructor that was fond of shouting) and all of the boot camp style fitness workouts that have sprung up in communities. Some people actually seek out this style of training!

    I know it isn't for everyone.... I personally respond well to it. I want to be pushed beyond what *I* think I can actually do, because I know that I am stronger than I give myself credit for. Sometimes getting challenged in that way provides the adreneline boost I need to push myself beyond the wall.

    And an old coach of mine used to say, "The way to build confidence is to do something that you never thought you could do."
  • April0815
    April0815 Posts: 780 Member
    Just like Beckyi88 said, It's not like she is calling them names, she is just a very passionate person when it comes to health and helping people. So what she screams and curses. I remember last season Bob flipped out too and went off on the one that was kind of crazy, Carlas partner. If they babied someone everytime they felt like they couldn't do an exercise they would never have time to train the rest. When I signed up with my trainer I let her know from the beginning I want you to push me further than I would ever push myself. She does just that. She doesn't curse and yell but I don't give her a reason to. I have never told her I couldn't do something. If I did and she yelled and cursed it would make me work harder to show her I could do it.
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