the biggest loser

that's a huge problem! i saw the same show with the guy who was eating himself to death. i was eating dinner at the time and really wanted to chuck.

Ok, now I will have to watch it tonight!!!!! My curiosity is piqued!


pamelawh, I know, that one guy who they refused to kick out of the facility that just kept eating was awful, I don't understand the mentality of the people who would supply the food...

He lost a lot of water...but for people who have not moved in forever (meaning their metabolisms are extremely slowed) doing physical activity and dieting...will have a greater effect on them. People who are used to doing exercise...have more conditioned bodies...will perform those exercises more economically.

17 pounds in a week is not so much if you have a slow metabolic system like I do.. I can gain 2 kg a day if im not carefull about what I eat..

I saw that last night! I can't believe he did that! He should have definately got the boot, I hate cheaters too.
I just think it was crappy of him to that, because the show is about losing weight and those people work their butts off - and for someone to cheat and gain weight AS A STRATEGY - I just think thats awful.

OMG!!! What happened?? I wasn't able to watch because my cable ( and internet) have been out since Sunday due to the fires here. Who gained 17 pounds? Who got kicked/voted off? Off to reality website for my updates..........

I'm torn about this show. Don't get me wrong, I watch it religiously, but here's the problem.

*****Diatribe warning******
The only place they tell you that they are being constantly monitored by medics is at the very end for like 5 seconds. If someone in real life said "I think this looks great, I'm gonna go into the country and climb that mountain and work on an eliptical and tread mill at 7 mph for 4 hours a day and loose 25 lbs this week." they would probably have a heart attack and die on day 1.
This is very dangerous, and also unrealistic. It makes the average joe think that a 7 lb weight loss is good for 1 week, where, for most of us who aren't morbidly obese, it is not good, and could be dangerous if continued, because the only way to do this is to go extreme on diet and exercise. For most people 1 lb/wk is considered moderate weight loss and 2 lbs/wk is considered high weight loss.
7 lbs/week is just masochistic!
*****End diatribe******

Ok that all being said, I think that the lessons about eating and exercise that they give are great! Also the enthusiasm the trainers have is also great. What I always notice about people who weren't atheletes and are now going to the gym is that they don't know how to push their body (tolerance for pain is an aspect of working out), what the show seems to do great is to show people that they can push through the pain barrier and they won't fall apart! That is the best part for me, seeing them crying "I can't, I can't" and then doing 5 more minutes.

If I can just jump on the ******diatribe****** wagon, move over banks....

The extremely high non-real world weight loss numbers are so discouraging for average dieters. I think it's one thing to be inspired by the success of others, but so often I see on the boards here people that are dissapointed because they lost "only" two pounds in a week.

Also, enough with the commercials encapsulated as "healthy eating options" on the show. Subway, Nabisco 100 calorie packs, Quaker oatmeal "weight control" breakfasts...I've taken to tivo-fast forwarding through these bits. They anger me, and a big ole tub of steel cut oats is cheaper, has more fiber, no sugar and is better for you than an overpriced, overprocessed, pre-packaged "weight control" oatmeal marketing technique.

That being said, I'm still watch the show, but have "issues".


thanks, I feel better.