Thintervention!

I dvr it. Can't wait to watch

I watched it too....loved it! Hoping to learn some good habits watching it!!

Okay, that's ridiculous. 2 oreo cookies are not 140 calories. And I'm pretty sure walking the length of a football field isn't equal to ONE M&M. A whole small bag is about 250 calories and I think that ended up to being like 11 or so calories per M&M. Walk SLOWLY for 2 minutes and you're done.

I loved it when the one call called her a Nazi. LOL
That made me look at cookies in a whole new light too.
I bought some lemon juice this morning after what she said. The weigh in was pretty incredible. Although that guy Joe is already on my last nerve.
Can't wait to see what next week brings.

I watched the show last night as well... I thought it was okay. I used to watch Jackie's previous show, Work Out, and this is a lot like "Sky Lab," which was basically the same program she did at her gym Sky Sport... she would work them out vigorously and have them workout at the beach, etc. So to me, it's just a repeat of what she's already done, except it has a new name, Thintervention, and a familiar face - Gina from Housewives of O.C.

Jackie does give good tips, but her tough, bootcamp style doesn't seem like it will work in the long run for most people. Someone who is overweight or obese, in my opinion, should learn to make reasonable lifestyle changes, not do a complete 180. This may stick for the 13 weeks they are under her program, but what is going to happen afterwards? Usually, after extreme changes (like Jackie is having them do) people "relapse" and end up gaining the weight back because they go back to their old/regular way of eating. Deprivation is usually not a good way to lose and keep off weight... moderation is. Again, my opinion.

I also could not stand that guy Joe... I think that was his name. He basically wants to lose weight so he can get laid. For some reason he thinks he can't take a girl home because of his belly. Newsflash to him: it's your horrendous attitude and personality that makes you unattractive, not your weight/size/abdomen. Calling the other participants "fat *kitten*" just made me cringe. What a complete and total loser.

All in all, it's an okay show... I really hope the people who are on there reach their goals and are given the tools to succeed and keep up the work after the show is over. So many of them seem dedicated and motivated, so I wish them the best on their journey. I just know that type of extreme change would never work for me long-term.

The only trouble is, I hate to see people attacked or belittled for their weight. My sister once told me she thought the reason I was fat was because my husband didn't get on my case enough for it! Seriously, my husband knows that "getting on my case" would make me feel so bad that I'd drown my sorrows in a vat of ice cream or bag of candy. There is a lot of emotion behind our overeating and nobody should be belittled just because they carry around a bit too much weight. I'm sorry, but a thintervention would have made matters worse in my case. I would have been so embarrassed and demoralized that I would have wanted to die.

I will not watch this show.

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WISHES Jackie Warner lived next door to meeeeeeee!!!!

I liked the show. I didn't love it. One complaint I have is they do not provide the height of the contestants. It helps me for my own personal comparison. While Jackie's program is intense, I think she is taking lifestyle change approach with people - cutting out the sugar and processed foods, giving them tasks (i.e. walk or run 2 miles in the morning - and explaining that a stroll with your mother is not the same as working out for yourself), and the group therapy to help people identify with the REAL issues. It is like rehab -- its a jump start and gives people the tools to change but as with everything else, you have to put the work into it to see results.