biggest loser fan

gilramirez14
gilramirez14 Posts: 104 Member
edited November 2024 in Motivation and Support
Who isa fan of the biggest loser show I love it truly motivational

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  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    I'm not. Participants go through unhealthy programs for drastic weight loss and gaining back is common after the show ends.

    http://nypost.com/2015/01/18/contestant-reveals-the-brutal-secrets-of-the-biggest-loser/

    http://healthyeater.com/biggest-loser-then-now
  • rachelnumberone
    rachelnumberone Posts: 15 Member
    Since I found out Gillian is a lesbian I might have to become a fan.
  • Azexas
    Azexas Posts: 4,334 Member
    brianpperkins wrote: »
    I'm not. Participants go through unhealthy programs for drastic weight loss and gaining back is common after the show ends.

    http://nypost.com/2015/01/18/contestant-reveals-the-brutal-secrets-of-the-biggest-loser/

    http://healthyeater.com/biggest-loser-then-now

    ^^This. I used to watch the show until the articles started coming out about what they put contestants through.
  • jonsmithkidd
    jonsmithkidd Posts: 1,204 Member
    The trainers are great, the producers not so much. Sometimes I work out with it on in the background and do find it quite motivating.
  • AislingHunter
    AislingHunter Posts: 71 Member
    brianpperkins wrote: »
    I'm not. Participants go through unhealthy programs for drastic weight loss and gaining back is common after the show ends.

    http://nypost.com/2015/01/18/contestant-reveals-the-brutal-secrets-of-the-biggest-loser/

    I just read the article, and that is disgusting. I can't believe no one has sued the show!
  • gilramirez14
    gilramirez14 Posts: 104 Member
    rachelnumberone wrote: »
    Since I found out Gillian is a lesbian I might have to become a fan.

    Lol I never knew for so long
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    brianpperkins wrote: »
    I'm not. Participants go through unhealthy programs for drastic weight loss and gaining back is common after the show ends.

    http://nypost.com/2015/01/18/contestant-reveals-the-brutal-secrets-of-the-biggest-loser/

    http://healthyeater.com/biggest-loser-then-now
    This^^^

    herrspoons wrote: »
    It's probably the worst thing ever from a weight loss point of view because it sets unrealistic expectations and teaches nothing about how to maintain weight when you reach target.

    and this^^^
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    brianpperkins wrote: »
    I'm not. Participants go through unhealthy programs for drastic weight loss and gaining back is common after the show ends.

    http://nypost.com/2015/01/18/contestant-reveals-the-brutal-secrets-of-the-biggest-loser/

    http://healthyeater.com/biggest-loser-then-now

    +1

    I abhor this show. I feel sorry for the contestants, I don't find them motivational at all. I think the show has done at least as much to distort people's perceptions of what weight loss should be as the diet industry has. It's not how any normal or sane person would go about losing weight and I've seen far too many people come into these forums upset because they aren't losing weight as fast as they think they should be. It has also spawned far too many "office challenges" where people pool money and the person who loses the most weight in so many weeks wins the pool. People cause damage to themselves that way.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,042 Member
    The stats that the Biggest Loser doesn't put out is that out of the 250+ contestants that have been on the show, 90% have gained a significant amount of weight back (including winners of the show). Statistically it's about the same result as any other diet program.

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  • myheartsabattleground
    myheartsabattleground Posts: 2,040 Member
    Let's just say that all prisoners should go through the torture of Biggest Loser.
  • jjnt007
    jjnt007 Posts: 302 Member
    I have never missed a season. I love Dolvett and Bob.
  • prattiger65
    prattiger65 Posts: 1,657 Member
    Meh, its a reality show, not a weight loss program. If you like reality shows, its ok. I have watched it some but I find the story lines contrived and boring. As far as "torture" and what the contestants "go through", they should have known that before they signed up, its not a secret. I have no sympathy at all. Don't like it? Go home.
  • jennismagic
    jennismagic Posts: 243 Member
    edited March 2015
    If you find the show motivational, then rock on. I'm not about to tell someone they should ignore things that inspire them. However, I think it's sage to remember that TBL is a heavily-edited TV show about overweight people who are losing weight to win money, and not health. They may be motivated to lose their excess pounds, but they're really there to win the money, and as we all know, not everyone is going to win.

    I've never been a fan of the show. I've known people who were really, really into it, and one friend actually tried to get on the show, but it never drew my interest. I saw a video some time ago, where past winners talked about gaining the weight back within a couple of years. While I do think the show's methods are horrendous, I don't think they're entirely responsible for the contestants not maintaining their weight loss. Even if someone follows a plan perfectly, the odds are stacked against them. According to this article, more than eighty percent of people who lose weight (rapidly or otherwise) will regain it within two years: http://www.nbcnews.com/id/36716808/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/t/when-you-lose-weight-gain-it-all-back/#.VP23APnF_jk That may be blasphemy around these parts, but I believe it.

    Losing weight is much easier than keeping it off, which is why I personally don't view my efforts as "weight loss", so much as I'm just "getting healthy". If I shed pounds and inches as a result, then that's gravy. And ice cream. And cake. :/ I haven't my had my morning smoothie yet. Can you tell? :D
  • DirrtyH
    DirrtyH Posts: 664 Member
    Is anyone able to provide an article about these poor practices on the show from the voice of any contestant other than Kai?
    I'm not saying she's lying, but she's the only one speaking up and she was from, like, season 2. How do we know the show hasn't addressed the issues she complains about and changed their practices? How do we know it's ongoing?
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    trixieloo wrote: »
    Is anyone able to provide an article about these poor practices on the show from the voice of any contestant other than Kai?
    I'm not saying she's lying, but she's the only one speaking up and she was from, like, season 2. How do we know the show hasn't addressed the issues she complains about and changed their practices? How do we know it's ongoing?

    Others have alluded to it ... only she was willing to risk violating disclosure agreements. Just look at the season 15 winner and her unhealthy loss and it is obvious that the show is about competition and pseudo-reality ... not doing a damn thing in a healthy manner.
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    edited March 2015
    jennismagic wrote: »
    I've never been a fan of the show. I've known people who were really, really into it, and one friend actually tried to get on the show, but it never drew my interest. I saw a video some time ago, where past winners talked about gaining the weight back within a couple of years. While I do think the show's methods are horrendous, I don't think they're entirely responsible for the contestants not maintaining their weight loss. Even if someone follows a plan perfectly, the odds are stacked against them. According to this article, more than eighty percent of people who lose weight (rapidly or otherwise) will regain it within two years: http://www.nbcnews.com/id/36716808/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/t/when-you-lose-weight-gain-it-all-back/#.VP23APnF_jk That may be blasphemy around these parts, but I believe it.

    Losing weight is much easier than keeping it off, which is why I personally don't view my efforts as "weight loss", so much as I'm just "getting healthy". If I shed pounds and inches as a result, then that's gravy. And ice cream. And cake. :/ I haven't my had my morning smoothie yet. Can you tell? :D

    Not blasphemy at all. It's why a lot of us are still here after reaching our original goal weights. We've learned that we can't slide back into old habits or our weight will start to creep back up again. I recently read an article that equated maintaining weight loss to walking down an up escalator. The moment you stop, you start going back up again. I thought that hit the nail pretty much on the head.
  • Katzedernacht
    Katzedernacht Posts: 266 Member
    I liked watching it,and any other show about massive weight loss,when I was much much overweight,yes it's hard to maintain, I think that woman, the first female to win did stay on track but she was like a pro swimmer before or something?

    If it does motivate someone that's awesome,as long as we change our habits,I don't believe in diets.

    Jillian is a lesbian??? <3
    woohooo
    xD
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    The whole premise is wrong. Losing weight fast, losing weight at all cost, the number on the scale is all that matters....the focus isn't really on health.

    Jillian is such a phony....selling dangerous weight loss supplements ($$$$).
  • purplemystra
    purplemystra Posts: 159 Member
    Have you watched Extreme Weight Loss on ABC? It is a way better show. Each week it's a different person. They work on their journey for a year. You see them go to doctors, get nutrition advise and consultation with skin removal doctor. Very informative. You get to know them and their struggles. You get to see how they change over a year. I just love it. Chris and Heidi Powel, the trainers, are great too.
  • SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage
    SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage Posts: 2,668 Member
    Same category as Dr. Oz in my opinion, right down to Gillian using it as a platform to hawk her wares.
  • mygnsac
    mygnsac Posts: 13,413 Member
    I got bored with it years ago and stopped watching.
  • IronBatMaiden
    IronBatMaiden Posts: 377 Member
    I love it! I've been binge watching it on Hulu.
  • blackcoffeeandcherrypie
    blackcoffeeandcherrypie Posts: 486 Member
    I love it. If it wasn't for the biggest loser, I never would have taken up running and I know I wouldn't be trying to change my life today. It seems to me that most contestants on most shows 'sell their story' somewhere down the line so I don't put too much store by negative articles.
  • jasperann
    jasperann Posts: 136 Member
    DirrtyH wrote: »
    Is anyone able to provide an article about these poor practices on the show from the voice of any contestant other than Kai?
    I'm not saying she's lying, but she's the only one speaking up and she was from, like, season 2. How do we know the show hasn't addressed the issues she complains about and changed their practices? How do we know it's ongoing?

    I have worked closely with Pete Thomas from Season 2. He was the at home winner and he has never once said anything like that. He did say they worked out for like 8 hours a day and it was hell.... but any working out would have been hell for him at 460ish pounds. When he was voted off it was his life for the next 6 months. He has kept it off and is still in really great shape. He runs a bootcamp type class and everything. Great guy.
  • Debmal77
    Debmal77 Posts: 4,770 Member
    TeaBea wrote: »
    The whole premise is wrong. Losing weight fast, losing weight at all cost, the number on the scale is all that matters....the focus isn't really on health.

    Jillian is such a phony....selling dangerous weight loss supplements ($$$$).

    Agree.
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