Not sure where to put this - Biggest Loser Magazine

nickybr38
nickybr38 Posts: 674 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Wow, um, I picked up a the Biggest Loser magazine the other day and I was kind of surprised at the information they were giving.

Their suggestion for calorie intake for someone my weight and height who wants to lose weight was 1500 calories per day. They mention nothing about exercise calories. This site suggest 1800 before exercise calories for a 1-pound a week loss and 1550 before exercise for a 2 pound a week loss.

The scary part was for someone much smaller than myself they suggested they eat 1050 calories per day to lose weight. :ohwell:

What the heck Biggest Loser???

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  • nickybr38
    nickybr38 Posts: 674 Member
    Wow, um, I picked up a the Biggest Loser magazine the other day and I was kind of surprised at the information they were giving.

    Their suggestion for calorie intake for someone my weight and height who wants to lose weight was 1500 calories per day. They mention nothing about exercise calories. This site suggest 1800 before exercise calories for a 1-pound a week loss and 1550 before exercise for a 2 pound a week loss.

    The scary part was for someone much smaller than myself they suggested they eat 1050 calories per day to lose weight. :ohwell:

    What the heck Biggest Loser???
  • crystal_sapphire
    crystal_sapphire Posts: 1,205 Member
    well are you really that surprised? i mean look at how much they lose every week :tongue:
  • nickybr38
    nickybr38 Posts: 674 Member
    Yeah, but this magazine is meant for the everyday public. Meant to be a 'healthy' way to lose weight. I was just kind of disappointed they were encouraging such unhealthy behavior.
  • crystal_sapphire
    crystal_sapphire Posts: 1,205 Member
    Yeah, but this magazine is meant for the everyday public. Meant to be a 'healthy' way to lose weight. I was just kind of disappointed they were encouraging such unhealthy behavior.

    you make a good point. that does suck.
  • Nich0le
    Nich0le Posts: 2,906 Member
    I joined the biggest loser website for a short time and my calories were 1500 a day and my exercise was only set to burn 173 calories per day.

    Bob mentioned it this season that the first winner weighs as much today as the day he came to the ranch, many of them do gain most of the weight back. It is sooo extreme.

    The most common reason to gain the weight back is that once people reach their goal they think "Ok, I am at my goal weight, now I can eat again and relax a little bit". This is truly a lifetime committment!

    :flowerforyou:
  • Shannon023
    Shannon023 Posts: 14,529 Member


    The most common reason to gain the weight back is that once people reach their goal they think "Ok, I am at my goal weight, now I can eat again and relax a little bit". This is truly a lifetime committment!

    :flowerforyou:

    GUILTY!!!! embarrassed.gif

    It's a constant battle! :grumble:
  • nickybr38
    nickybr38 Posts: 674 Member
    The problem is it's approached more as a 'diet' than a lifestyle change which is why they gain it back. A diet ends... a lifestyle doesn't. You know what I mean?

    But really if I was eating only 1050 I'd probably go crazy and gain all the weight back too!!! :laugh: :laugh:
  • kammiller
    kammiller Posts: 91 Member
    that is so true i lost 100 pounds in less than a year and have gained 80 back so that is why I am here. So it is not healthy to starve yourself because then we binge and cant make it
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