BIGGEST LOSER TRUTH - FROM CONTESTANT

elfie9863
elfie9863 Posts: 337
edited September 24 in Motivation and Support
http://www.bodylovewellness.com/2010/06/09/kai-hibbard-biggest-loser-finalist-part-1-of-3/

I AM JUST BLOWN AWAY BY THIS.

It is a 3 part article/and a TAPED interview with Kai, who was in the Third Season Biggest Loser. (I think was the Third). She tells the true story, at the risk of being sued by the BL people, about what REALLY went on.

Just do yourself a favor and READ THIS. Seriously, it has changed my outlook on being frustrated about my own weight loss. Someone else posted this in another area, which I subsequently lost after I went to the site and read it all.

Totally disgusting what TV has come to.

Wow...
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  • emmaleigh47
    emmaleigh47 Posts: 1,670 Member
    bump for later....
  • JeninBelgium
    JeninBelgium Posts: 804 Member
    bumping for later too
  • smiley01x
    smiley01x Posts: 93 Member
    bump
  • crystaltrejo
    crystaltrejo Posts: 263 Member
    WOW, that is all I can say, thanks for sharing.
  • loria30
    loria30 Posts: 263 Member
    bumping for later also
  • NMandaMarie
    NMandaMarie Posts: 234 Member
    Bump for later
  • Mishy
    Mishy Posts: 1,551 Member
    Thanks for posting. I've only watched the show a few times. My husband has a problem with it (basically the article pointed out/confirmed everything he's ever said he doesn't like about the show - except of course of the behind the scenes details).
  • busygirl1
    busygirl1 Posts: 217
    I read it and was shocked, especially at the length of a week changing! no wonder they are losing 15lbs + in a week if the week is 14 days long and they are dehydrated on purpose. I was a big fan of the show as it advocates hard exercise and calorie control over surgery (which I think is just plain wrong) but this article really disappointed me.
  • aprilmssmith
    aprilmssmith Posts: 35 Member
    I've always thought that those "last chance workouts" were dehydration sessions.
  • tonisteedley
    tonisteedley Posts: 44
    WOW !!! This is sooo terrible... And so sad at the same time...
  • fitzie63
    fitzie63 Posts: 508 Member
    Thank you very much for sharing that link. I read all three parts of that interview. It was a real eye-opener. Now, we know that those huge weight losses on the Biggest Loser tv show are not correct.

    That was season 3 that Kai was in..a long time ago. Probably not much change, if any.

    Maybe watching that t.v. show is why I've been feeling so down about being in a plateau for such a long time.
  • TaraMaria
    TaraMaria Posts: 1,975
    Seriously this is fascinating...
  • tolygal
    tolygal Posts: 602 Member
    Bump - I'm curious too, but don't have time to read it right now...
  • BeckyJill7
    BeckyJill7 Posts: 547 Member
    wow-
  • Boomerof51
    Boomerof51 Posts: 43 Member
    Bump
  • SweetToothMelissa
    SweetToothMelissa Posts: 137 Member
    bump for later!
  • sarakaufman
    sarakaufman Posts: 58 Member
    I watch the show and I hae alway thought how the hell do they lose all that weight in one week. WELL thats just unreal. I think I won't be watching that anymore. unbeliveable I can't even say what I want to say cuz its all swearing. JUST UNREAL. That really makes you think after reading that.
  • vanzeem
    vanzeem Posts: 107
    bump
  • catcrazy
    catcrazy Posts: 1,740 Member
    Never seen it but am watching the UK version and I do think a lot of it is very staged...but wow, just WOW!
  • teasdino
    teasdino Posts: 228 Member
    I could never watch the show. When I saw the advertisements and they had ppl on the stage in just their spandex...I thought that was not needed. And then to promote people losing lots of pounds in a week? And to have someone who is very overweight doing hard core exersize for hours on end? Not to mention on the commercials they showed the trainers yelling and screaming at the people. I had heard before they were involved in hours upon hours a day of working out. And I have heard that their mind set is to 'kick start' their losing so they will continue. I just never thought it was realistic for their future. Its not even healthy to work someone really out of shape that hard. I was just curious how no one ever had a heart attack. Hearing this come at no surprise to me.
    I know allot of other people will say 'well then...they should have just left it'. On the surface that seems to be logical. But if you are being manipulated and brow beaten it goes far deeper emotionally. You have to have some compassion for these people. They didnt get that way over night. I am sure that some time in their life someone has said mean and nasty things to them about how they look. I would think the screening process would weed out the more secure and stubborn, logical thinking, people. hahah...hmmmm No way would they let my foot in the door eh? :laugh:
    I just hope that people on here will work toward their goals in a steady MAINTAINABLE lifestyle change. It didnt take me 2 months to get like this, so I wont expect it to take 2 months to get healthy. Slower and steady has been proven to be the way to keep it off in the long run. Isnt that what we should set our minds to accomplishing?
    Just my rambling ;-]
    love, kisses, and carrots to all my friends :flowerforyou:
    jac
  • katapple
    katapple Posts: 1,108 Member
    WOW!
  • cahira
    cahira Posts: 163
    Thanks for sharing. It helps me to feel better about the little losses I have each week - and to know their results are crazy!
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
    wow, what a fantastic article...thank-you so much...I've always hated the BL...and the Village on a Diet doesn't look any better...
  • Oompa_Loompa
    Oompa_Loompa Posts: 1,099 Member
    that is horrible. Ive never watched the show and after reading this i never will
  • NMandaMarie
    NMandaMarie Posts: 234 Member
    I could never watch the show. When I saw the advertisements and they had ppl on the stage in just their spandex...I thought that was not needed. And then to promote people losing lots of pounds in a week? And to have someone who is very overweight doing hard core exersize for hours on end? Not to mention on the commercials they showed the trainers yelling and screaming at the people. I had heard before they were involved in hours upon hours a day of working out. And I have heard that their mind set is to 'kick start' their losing so they will continue. I just never thought it was realistic for their future. Its not even healthy to work someone really out of shape that hard. I was just curious how no one ever had a heart attack. Hearing this come at no surprise to me.
    I know allot of other people will say 'well then...they should have just left it'. On the surface that seems to be logical. But if you are being manipulated and brow beaten it goes far deeper emotionally. You have to have some compassion for these people. They didnt get that way over night. I am sure that some time in their life someone has said mean and nasty things to them about how they look. I would think the screening process would weed out the more secure and stubborn, logical thinking, people. hahah...hmmmm No way would they let my foot in the door eh? :laugh:
    I just hope that people on here will work toward their goals in a steady MAINTAINABLE lifestyle change. It didnt take me 2 months to get like this, so I wont expect it to take 2 months to get healthy. Slower and steady has been proven to be the way to keep it off in the long run. Isnt that what we should set our minds to accomplishing?
    Just my rambling ;-]
    love, kisses, and carrots to all my friends :flowerforyou:
    jac


    I concur. :bigsmile:
  • asj0901
    asj0901 Posts: 141
    This just confirms my suspicions. I was just telling my husband a week in the realworld and a week in "reality tv" are two totally different time frames. I knew they were dehydrating. What its going to take (and this really sucks) is when someone drops dead on the show before real questions start being asked by the public.
  • 1113cw
    1113cw Posts: 830 Member
    bumping for later!
  • ToniAnn411
    ToniAnn411 Posts: 83
    I heard about this a long time ago. Biggest Loser was not happy with her.. But you know what, she showed the truth... they are constantly talking about doing it the "right" way, the "healthy" way. That's why so many of them put the weight back on. It's a shame, you go into this in hopes of changing your life and they treat you like freaks.
  • _SpeshK_
    _SpeshK_ Posts: 496 Member
    wow.....devastating
  • knittygirl52
    knittygirl52 Posts: 432 Member
    Realistic expectations are important. I just spent the last 2 weeks sick as a dog with something flu-ish, totally unable to exercise and drinking way more tea with honey than is good for anyone trying to lose weight. Today was my first day "back" and I was only able to accomplish a very mild walk as a workout. I will show a weight gain this week. I seriously would not want or need anyone yelling at me about it.

    Healthy attitudes are at least as important (and actually more important) than healthy eating and exercising. Quick weight loss, unrealistic expectations about food intake, exercise, or ability to lose are not at all helpful to us. I once lost 56 pounds only to struggle with borderline anorexia. When I finally began to gain weight again it was so demoralizing to me that 10 post-baby pounds became a total gain of 135 pounds (please note that I am only trying to lose 115 of those pounds), which have stayed with me for YEARS.

    There is more to this than eating and exercising, but everything we do needs to be done with honesty and realism.
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