Biggest Looser - motivating or not?

I don't find the biggest loser motivating at all. It is unrealistic and their trainers have endorsed some pretty stupid things that any good trainer wouldn't want their name one (Jillian Michaels cleanse and detox pills for example).

The show doesn't promote healthy weight loss or proper eating and exercise. These people are forced to workout for hours a day. Their weeks are not 7 days long.. but longer. They get dehydrated before weigh ins. I really don't know why this show is still around.

Biggest Loser is disgusting and exploitative. They CHILDREN on there for pete's sake. I have no respect for Jillian Michaels because of it, and I won't buy any of her products.

I normally agree that the show is very exploitative, but I will give them credit, they have done very well with the kids this season. They are not weighed in, are not subject to nearly the same treatment as the adults (I don't think any of the trainers have raised their voices to the kids once, and for good reason. Can you imagine the national outrage if those kids were yelled or sworn at?), and the emphasis for them is on fun activities and sports to get fit, not just a number on a scale. I hope if they continue to bring minors on the show that they continue in that fashion.

I love Biggest Loser! I find it very motivating.

this is the first year I have watched and can't say those ladies that weigh less than I do look any skinnier than I do.. I think they drop the weight to fast and have lost a lot of lean body mass.

Well that kind of depends on the day. This past Monday, I had already done my run in the morning so I was watching happily, wolfing down thin mints (and still managed to stay in under my calorie goal). Last week however, I missed my Monday run so in the middle of it all, I started doing jumping jacks, and created my newest profile pic which is my current weight and my goal (or rather, where I was 5 years ago and want to get back to).

I do like biggest loser, but I do wonder whether they manage to keep it off though once they go back to normal lives?

I enjoy the biggest loser because the trainers often have great tips. I like watching how they train and sometimes try to emulate what they do when I go to the gym. But reality is, my asthma...I have had it since I was about 10 doesnt always cooperate and sometimes turning the knob up on the treadmill to 5 or 6 makes me have to reach for my inhalor. I just dont understand how those people who have medical issues dont die on set. You have to listen to your body and a trainer screaming at you isnt going to change the fact that I have asthma. Anyway. It is also not reality for most people to dedicate 7 days a week 8 hours a day to exercise, gym and physical activity, so to drop 10 pounds is just not going to happen for me. I am happy when I drop point 5 pounds. LOL Take it all in stride. A loss is a loss no matter how fast it comes off. Keep plugging away.

What really gets my panties in a knot is this: What exactly am I learning by watching the show? They never say what nutrition/how they are eating. They exercise for hours a day, Personal trainers, doctors, and other professionals monitoring them everyday. You never find out if the weight loss is LBM or actual weight. To me the show is just a form of product placement and unrealistic weight loss that can not be maintained in the real world. I also dont like the attitude of how the BLer is saving their lives and if they leave the ranch they will fail or not be able to lose the weight, its almost border line abusive imo!

I don't find it motiviating but I do find it entertaining.

It inspires me...even though,like most things we see on tv, is unrealistic in our everyday life. It's still exciting to see people making a positive change in their life.