WOW!!!! 10 Pounds in one week...

A few seasons back a young woman had to leave the ranch because she had a stress frature in her hip. Yeah, no thanks.

i hate t think of the damage they are doing to their metabolism while on that show. if they thought it was bad before... yikes

Judging by the people who've kept large amounts of I'd say their metabolism are fine. People worry about that way too much in my opinion. Eating 400 calories and netting 400 calories is totally different and a concept many don't understand.

netting 400 calories is in no way healthy. period.

Depends on your weight. It's fine if your very overweight. It reversed my high blood pressure , high heart rate and reversed my type 2.diabetes. Once you get close to goal it isn't healthy, but when over weight it's fine I've worked with many professionals, and my stats show it's done me good. My bloods are now perfect. I know once I get to 180lbs I'll increase calories, but for now it's absolutely fine, just as it is for BL contestants.

Also on 6 months bed rest, I maintained weight whilst eating a good amount, so my metabolism is fine. I'm not saying 400 net is right forever, but it's fie when you have a lot to lose!

Way back in 2000, I lost 10lbs in one week. I did nothing different. I was on a low carb diet. Went from 185lbs->175lbs. I knew that I had lost some weight because none of my clothes were fitting properly, but I was rather shocked when I went on the scale.

I then ate a slice of cheesecake that night.

Its not like they're on some fad diet....they're working hard

They are on a TV show; giving up their normal life to spend most of their day exercising and having their food monitored. What happens when the TV show is over and they have to resume their normal lives; their jobs, the school runs, the family BBQs?

There has been quite a few of them that have gone on to take part in the exercise DVDs for the show, become marathon runners, personal trainers, etc.
I know it's just a TV show but I believe they are given sound advice to keep the weight off and they are taught a lot about fitness and diet in the time they are on the show.
I'd imagine quite a few of them manage to keep it off.

You guys are hung up on the TV aspect of it...I'm not concerned if they gain their weight back....What I'm saying is..weight lost can be done at a calorie deficit and rigorous training....people on this site seem to think the contrary..don’t get ,e wrong..I love this site

I was losing a lot of weight when I was throwing up everything I ate. So I guess you're right, it can be done. I just wouldn't recommend it.

In order to keep the weight off you need to deal with some of the demons that got you to put it on in the first place. One thing about Biggest Loser is that the coaches seem to try to identify and root out some of those demons. They will and do come out in the intensity of the show and some of those moments are pretty sweet when the trainer sits down and works through it with the contestant.

There has been quite a few of them that have gone on to take part in the exercise DVDs for the show, become marathon runners, personal trainers, etc.
I know it's just a TV show but I believe they are given sound advice to keep the weight off and they are taught a lot about fitness and diet in the time they are on the show.
I'd imagine quite a few of them manage to keep it off.

Well I was curious so I did some Googling and found a list of 58 contestants spanning from Series 1 to Series 11. Here is the breakdown of those 58:

Since end of program
Gained weight - 48
Lose weight - 5
No change - 0
No data - 3


From that it would seem that, in fact, most do not maintain their losses and it is, perhaps, more a case that a few 'stars' go on to be celebs in the fitness industry and give the impression that the show is rather more successful than it it.

i hate t think of the damage they are doing to their metabolism while on that show. if they thought it was bad before... yikes

Judging by the people who've kept large amounts of I'd say their metabolism are fine. People worry about that way too much in my opinion. Eating 400 calories and netting 400 calories is totally different and a concept many don't understand.

netting 400 calories is in no way healthy. period.

Depends on your weight. It's fine if your very overweight. It reversed my high blood pressure , high heart rate and reversed my type 2.diabetes. Once you get close to goal it isn't healthy, but when over weight it's fine I've worked with many professionals, and my stats show it's done me good. My bloods are now perfect. I know once I get to 180lbs I'll increase calories, but for now it's absolutely fine, just as it is for BL contestants.

Also on 6 months bed rest, I maintained weight whilst eating a good amount, so my metabolism is fine. I'm not saying 400 net is right forever, but it's fie when you have a lot to lose!

so you don't think that you would have been able to achieve those same results if you would have eaten at 20%, or even 25% if you have a lot of weight to lose, under your TDEE? You think you still would have had high BP and your diabetes wouldn't have been controllable with a good, healthy diet?

It is the premise of the biggest loser that "extreme exercise" coupled with calorie goals cause dramatic weight loss. I've seen the show's doctor say that in an interview. I think the contestants eat a 1200 calorie diet and workout four hours a day.

I was just trying to make a simple point as to how training and calories effect weight loss...I'm not trying to lose 10 Ibs in a week....I know its just t.v....it just shows everyone can lose weight no matter your age or size..

Except that it doesn't. A few months back, I took a couple of weeks to experiment with water manipulation. At 5'4" and 145, I "lost" 4 pounds in 24 hours, and was down a total of 6 pounds in three days. I mean, I guess that proves that everyone can lose "weight", but that's not generally what people mean when they say that's what they want to do.