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'Extreme Diet Hotel'

LivingtheLeanDream

Did anyone catch this programme last night?

Extreme diet it is! 450 cals a day

- ok so its only for 1 week but my goodness, I have no clue how those people did all the exercise on practically no fuel!

Then there were massive losses - one guy lost 22lbs - IN A WEEK!! I really didn't think that much was possible! I know that its mostly water, but will they?!! if they resume normal eating, the weight loss wont last.

Thankfully it did show some of the participants 3 weeks later and they had gone on to lose a bit more weight - not sure what they were doing to do that though! that wasn't covered.

Anyway, just wanted to see what others thought of this programme.

Ruth

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LivingtheLeanDream

Heres some more info on that programme:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/7180319/extreme-diet-hotel-channel-4-presenting-located-visit-mansion/

bpetrosky

It sounds like another spin on The Biggest Loser. Take some obese people and put them on an extreme diet and exercise regime to win some cash prize for the entertainment of the viewers.

The Biggest Loser creates unrealistic expectations about weight loss and the methods shown as unsafe when done unsupervised. If the show you watched does the same thing then it's just as counter-productive.

I won't watch it if they bring it to our side of the pond.

LivingtheLeanDream

Yeah its not unlike the Biggest Loser, this one just happened to be on last night and I watched out of interest.

Gamliela

I'd crack second day. Excersize and 450 calories isnt possible for me!

LivingtheLeanDream

Gamliela wrote: »

I'd crack second day. Excersize and 450 calories isnt possible for me!

Me too!! I need fuel to workout - I have no clue how one of the women ran a 5k on so few cals...

ruqayyahsmum

I refused to watch it as it's unhealthy to be doing such a diet unless it's suggested and closely monitored by your doctor.

All these tv programmes do is give desperate people ideas on dieting in an unhealthy manner, he k we see people roll up on MFP on a daily basis asking about the latest craze

LivingtheLeanDream

ruqayyahsmum wrote: »

I refused to watch it as it's unhealthy to be doing such a diet unless it's suggested and closely monitored by your doctor.

All these tv programmes do is give desperate people ideas on dieting in an unhealthy manner, he k we see people roll up on MFP on a daily basis asking about the latest craze

You're right! I was watching it with my DIL who really needs/wants to lose around 2 stone/ 28lbs - she is the kind of person who would latch on to such an extreme diet yet it only starts that vicious cycle of yo yo dieting.

mrsallenmoore

bpetrosky wrote: »

It sounds like another spin on The Biggest Loser. Take some obese people and put them on an extreme diet and exercise regime to win some cash prize for the entertainment of the viewers.

The Biggest Loser creates unrealistic expectations about weight loss and the methods shown as unsafe when done unsupervised. If the show you watched does the same thing then it's just as counter-productive.

I won't watch it if they bring it to our side of the pond.

This is it awful for the contestants and teaches people misery is how you lose weight

psychod787

Ohh why do they make such kitten shows? Ohh why???
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pounding head on wall.....

manderson27

I missed this last night. I would have liked to have seen it just so I could shout at the TV and tell them in no uncertain terms what a terrible idea it is. Ummm….yeah...... I may need to re-assess the reasons why I watch TV.

J_NY_Z

450 calories is barely enough to continue brain function.

LivingtheLeanDream

manderson27 wrote: »

I missed this last night. I would have liked to have seen it just so I could shout at the TV and tell them in no uncertain terms what a terrible idea it is. Ummm….yeah...... I may need to re-assess the reasons why I watch TV.

Lol I shouted at the telly quite a bit actually

blobby10

I watched this programme with fascination. Yes, the 450 calorie limit seems extreme BUT the people there were obese - they had plenty of fat reserves and it was only for 7 days. A human can easily survive without food for 7 days so long as there is plenty of water.

It made me wonder whether those of us in the Western World have become so used to plenty of food (as evidenced by the obesity crisis in UK and USA) that we have lost all sense of proportion and what we actually need to live? That is what I believe going on such an extreme diet for a short amount of time is teaching us. NO its not a healthy way to live but for 7 short days??? Why not?

VUA21

450 Cal/day....yeah, NOPE!!! If they took away all the food, I'd probably get arrested for cannibalism as I'd end up gnawing on a person because I'm so hungry.

Although I would try to make the "win-win" argument as I'm hungry and they want to get rid of fat, and that's what I'm eating...

Sounds like entertainment crockery with unrealistic (and possibly dangerous) expectations.

lorrpb

psychod787 wrote: »

Ohh why do they make such kitten shows? Ohh why???
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pounding head on wall.....

Because someone will buy advertising and someone will watch.

marialuisa72

I thought it was a good programme. I think is about time people get told how things really are, not beating around the bush. The nicely nicely approach doesn’t work with a lot of people. The characters in the show really needed to man up! Crying because they don’t like vegetables, what planet was that girl on? She just told them to get on on with it and it worked. Sometimes you have to be honest with people. And if you are obese you have plenty of reserves. They had plenty of vegetables and fruits to keep them going and for vitamins and minerals. The lady that runs this boot camp said it herself it is only for a week and to kick start people on a healthy diet and get used to exercise again. I think they give them a diet plan for when they leave.
I thought it was a good programme. You can watch it on catch up I think if you have missed it.

Evelyn_Gorfram

As another contribution to the "like a grisly car wreck you can't seem to look away from" sub-genre of reality television, and given its "thank *kitten*s I'm not like that" appeal, I think it's got a pretty good chance of making money for the producers.

As something in relation to the real problems of weight loss and obesity, I think it's a sideshow farce.

The worst thing about it is that I can't joke about it being the perfect television series for all the people disappointed at having missed "Dr. Menegle's Fun With Physiology Hour" back in the 1940's, without invoking the Corollary to Godwin's Law and automatically losing the debate.

psychod787

marialuisa72 wrote: »

I thought it was a good programme. I think is about time people get told how things really are, not beating around the bush. The nicely nicely approach doesn’t work with a lot of people. The characters in the show really needed to man up! Crying because they don’t like vegetables, what planet was that girl on? She just told them to get on on with it and it worked. Sometimes you have to be honest with people. And if you are obese you have plenty of reserves. They had plenty of vegetables and fruits to keep them going and for vitamins and minerals. The lady that runs this boot camp said it herself it is only for a week and to kick start people on a healthy diet and get used to exercise again. I think they give them a diet plan for when they leave.
I thought it was a good programme. You can watch it on catch up I think if you have missed it.

hesn92

Sounds stupid. I don't understand what the point of that is. To make people think weight loss is so horrible that they never want to try it again?

zerassa

That sounds so incredibly unhealthy. It's going to lead to people following stupid fad diets, eating something like 600 calories for two days, and then breaking and gaining more weight. Or they're going to see it and think that loosing weight is so difficult that it's not worth the effort. I hate shows like this.

vanityy99

marialuisa72 wrote: »

I thought it was a good programme. I think is about time people get told how things really are, not beating around the bush. The nicely nicely approach doesn’t work with a lot of people. The characters in the show really needed to man up! Crying because they don’t like vegetables, what planet was that girl on? She just told them to get on on with it and it worked. Sometimes you have to be honest with people. And if you are obese you have plenty of reserves. They had plenty of vegetables and fruits to keep them going and for vitamins and minerals. The lady that runs this boot camp said it herself it is only for a week and to kick start people on a healthy diet and get used to exercise again. I think they give them a diet plan for when they leave.
I thought it was a good programme. You can watch it on catch up I think if you have missed it.

It’s sending a dangerous message. Crash diet for quick results, that can be hard to stop once you see the results😣

blobby10

I agree with Marialuisa72 - people who are overweight (and I include myself in that category) have often lost sight of what a 'normal' portion size is. A normal portion of cereal is 40g - how many of us eat triple that on a regular basis?!

This programme acted as a short sharp shock to people who had lost track of what they were eating - and they believed that they NEEDED this amount of food to exist. The week away showed them that they didn't. And also showed them that if they didn't eat so much they would lose the weight they were 'desperate' to lose!

Yes its not sustainable for long term but the human body CAN survive without food so long as it has water/fluid. We have so much information these days about how to eat that I think we have forgotten the basics and that we dont need as much as we think

VeryKatie

blobby10 wrote: »

I agree with Marialuisa72 - people who are overweight (and I include myself in that category) have often lost sight of what a 'normal' portion size is. A normal portion of cereal is 40g - how many of us eat triple that on a regular basis?!

This programme acted as a short sharp shock to people who had lost track of what they were eating - and they believed that they NEEDED this amount of food to exist. The week away showed them that they didn't. And also showed them that if they didn't eat so much they would lose the weight they were 'desperate' to lose!

Yes its not sustainable for long term but the human body CAN survive without food so long as it has water/fluid. We have so much information these days about how to eat that I think we have forgotten the basics and that we dont need as much as we think

Surviving isn't thriving though. Just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you SHOULD or that it's GOOD.
These shows definitely push bad habits if done long term. I'm confused whether this one even has an attending physician.

I don't really care if someone does this stuff for a week. That's on them. But I worry about people doing it a week every month. Or more. And I agree it would deter from losing weight in a sustainable way since you would always have the memory of how hard that week was.

vanityy99

Anyone know where I could find full episodes online?

LivingtheLeanDream

vanityy99 wrote: »

Anyone know where I could find full episodes online?

Did you try YouTube? Theres probably most of it on there?

vanityy99

LivingtheLeanDream wrote: »

vanityy99 wrote: »

Anyone know where I could find full episodes online?

Did you try YouTube? Theres probably most of it on there?

I just see lil previews and clips.