Lost 15 pounds in one week???

hummingbird71
hummingbird71 Posts: 298 Member
edited December 17 in Health and Weight Loss
So I watched the Biggest Loser last night and "Kim" managed to lose 15 pounds in one week... WHAT THE HELL?? How in the world do you lose 15 pounds in one week? She had both arms and legs so I know she didn't cut one off to get to that number... so really just curious how you all think she did this...?
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  • Amber50lbsDown
    Amber50lbsDown Posts: 255 Member
    wow that dosnt sound healthy. Maybe the scale was broken.lol
  • SkinnyRuthy
    SkinnyRuthy Posts: 154 Member
    I was wondering the same thing.
  • NovemberJune
    NovemberJune Posts: 2,525 Member
    Isn't she relatively thin now? I haven't watched the show for a few weeks but I thought I saw that she's in the 100s?
    I have no idea how that's possible. LOL. It take me 3 months to lose 15 lbs ;)
  • broox80
    broox80 Posts: 1,195 Member
    I had to stop watching that show cuz it always made me feel bad about myself. One guy a few years ago lost almost 30 pounds the first week. To my little 1 or 2 pounds I would lose, I felt like crap. Then I just kept telling myself that these people are not working, dealing with family issues, and have personal chef's and trainers there to keep them in line. Ugghhh, I loved the show, but just couldnt take watching it anymore.
  • JenMull44
    JenMull44 Posts: 226 Member
    They work out every day ALL day. I had read an article that says that they literally do nothing but work outs and sleep.
    Remember these people are not working at thier job or forced to deal with junk food, they are basically quarantined
    from all of this.
  • tbhoover
    tbhoover Posts: 402 Member
    Oh man! A that rate just give me 3 weeks on campus and I would be done!
  • cbmcphillips
    cbmcphillips Posts: 801 Member
    So I watched the Biggest Loser last night and "Kim" managed to lose 15 pounds in one week... WHAT THE HELL?? How in the world do you lose 15 pounds in one week? She had both arms and legs so I know she didn't cut one off to get to that number... so really just curious how you all think she did this...?

    They work every day ALL day. I had read an article that says that they really do nothign but work outs and sleep.
    Remember these people are not working at thier job or forced to deal with junk food, they are literally quarantine
    from all of this.

    if i could work out 6 hrs a day and have people cooking for me and not have access to "real" food i would lose 15 lbs in a week too!
  • michele121212
    michele121212 Posts: 24 Member
    I was wondering the same thing. I've avoided the show until I just got serious about weight loss again and now I'm wondering whether I should watch it at all because the results are so unrealistic for those of us who live in the 'real world'. These contestants must be working out 8-12 hours a day and eating next to nothing to get those results.
  • Dudagarcia
    Dudagarcia Posts: 849 Member
    For me I don't think I would want to work out 6 hrs a day for a week to lose 15lbs!!
  • caramammal
    caramammal Posts: 147 Member
    they're under constant supervision, have dieticians preparing their food with the correct macronutrients based on their own medically worked out BMR, plus they work out for 8 hours or so. My idea of a living hell..would rather lose 1lb a week and have a life aswell :)
  • pooc33
    pooc33 Posts: 19 Member
    Isn't she relatively thin now? I haven't watched the show for a few weeks but I thought I saw that she's in the 100s?
    I have no idea how that's possible. LOL. It take me 3 months to lose 15 lbs ;)
    Yes - she went from 162 to 147. Her percentage weight loss was over 9% for the week. That's insane!
  • misticache
    misticache Posts: 364 Member
    I do not watch this show at all but I can't imagine they will be able to keep the weight off once they go back home and are faced with family, friends, work, stress, and real food. Yeah it may be hard to work out 8 hours a day but if you have no responsibilities and they prepare your meals for you I imagine I would also lose the weight in no time but I wouldn't be able to keep it off, not realistically. :blushing:
  • steamlita
    steamlita Posts: 39 Member
    Actually they eat quite a bit. It's mostly the time devotion to physical exercise.
  • scorpiorlr
    scorpiorlr Posts: 245 Member
    If I am not mistaken the thing with weight loss like this is its so sudden that it goes back on very easily. A lot of the contestants that you never see again gain a good portion of the weight back. They no longer have access to all the amazing equipment, personal trainers, nutritionists and food for that matter. Same thing goes for us in real life who find the instant weight loss stuff and use it. This is not a regular lifestyle activity and weight comes back quick.

    With MFP and the friends here we take it slowly one step at a time 3 to 5 lbs at a time. Slowly we change our lives and our bodies and then we maintain them. It is easier for us to keep the weight off once its gone because we do it the right way without the overproduction of T.V. We lose weight a day at time while still working, raising kids and living normal lives. they can keep their 15 lbs in week weight loss. I am willing to bet they gain a lot more back before we do!
  • devonette
    devonette Posts: 263 Member
    I've read that people who are involved with the show have stated that their "week" is not always a calendar week. It can be several weeks or less than a week. In this case I'm guessing it was a much longer time frame due to the whole "walkout" thing. No clue how much time was wasted with that and then the scramble to figure out what the powers that be were going to do to save the season. I'm guessing it was at least two weeks, possibly longer. No way could Kim have lost 15 pounds in 7 days at the weight she already was, even with enemas and dehydration.
  • DrG3n3
    DrG3n3 Posts: 467 Member
    Also there are countless articles that say (some with quote from contestants) that the "One week" we see isn't really just 7 days. I think it was something like 2 weeks for every 1 or so. Google it and I'm sure you could find something about it.
  • ldunham59
    ldunham59 Posts: 2 Member
    the biggest loser may have been inspiring in it's early years but.....it is a bunch of crap, who wants to workout with someone screaming in your face, and cameras watching your every move, this is just like every other "reality show" just that, a show, not to say some good hasn't come from this , it has but it is definately not "real life", how many people do you know that can quit life for 3 to 6 months and concentrate on themselves.....if that were the case we wouldn't need My Fitness Pal
  • lessodi
    lessodi Posts: 1
    I can't believe it either, and I would be almost at goal if I could do that in one week! I am trying to figure out how I can work out six hours a day and still do my job, raise my kid, etc etc.
  • CristlNothem
    CristlNothem Posts: 54 Member
    ya'll also need to think about it as they have SOOOO much more weight to lose then you do. that is why they are on the show. It seems to me the more weight you have to lose, the quicker it comes off. When i first started going to the gym a couple days a week and watching my calorie intake, i lost 6 pounds the first week. Now i am happy with 1 because i am getting closer to my final pounds.
  • Hellbent_Heidi
    Hellbent_Heidi Posts: 3,669 Member
    From what I've read, a "week" on the show is not necessarily the same 7-day week that we have in real world time. I read sometimes its as long as two normal weeks, but that's still huge!
  • yesthistime
    yesthistime Posts: 2,051 Member
    Duuuuuuuuude, we were just talking about the show in my office! Did she dehydrate herself for the weigh-in? Or do you think they manipulate the numbers on the "scale" for drama?
  • hummingbird71
    hummingbird71 Posts: 298 Member
    Isn't she relatively thin now? I haven't watched the show for a few weeks but I thought I saw that she's in the 100s?

    Funny because I thought the same darn thing!! I mean when Conda got up and lost 10 pounds I thought there is NO WAY Kim is gonna be able to beat her since she was at 167, and she is close to her goal weight! But then she gets up there and 15 pounds... my jaw litterly dropped, and OMG came flying outta my mouth! I had it DVRed and when that happened my husband was like what happened so I backed it up and showed him... and even asked him how the hell did THAT happen? His answer was not eating and an enema...lol... but that was crazy!
  • eryka86
    eryka86 Posts: 78 Member
    Well i dont stress myself over what they lose anymore. They have personal chefs and trainers with them all day so there less likely to cheat and give up vs us who have to go to work or school and take care of our household and worry about making healthier choices. Im happy losing 1lb a week lol.
  • hummingbird71
    hummingbird71 Posts: 298 Member
    With MFP and the friends here we take it slowly one step at a time 3 to 5 lbs at a time. Slowly we change our lives and our bodies and then we maintain them. It is easier for us to keep the weight off once its gone because we do it the right way without the overproduction of T.V. We lose weight a day at time while still working, raising kids and living normal lives. they can keep their 15 lbs in week weight loss. I am willing to bet they gain a lot more back before we do!

    Nicely put and I agree 100%!
  • BAMFMeredith
    BAMFMeredith Posts: 2,810 Member
    They work out every day ALL day. I had read an article that says that they literally do nothing but work outs and sleep.
    Remember these people are not working at thier job or forced to deal with junk food, they are basically quarantined
    from all of this.

    This. Also their "weeks" are often more like 10 days or so. They literally wake up, eat breakfast, work out, eat lunch, work out, eat dinner, work out, and go to bed. That's it. They don't have a job or children or anything to worry about while they're on the ranch, just working out. If I did 8 hours of exercise A DAY, I'd probably lose 15 lbs pretty quickly too!
  • teeley
    teeley Posts: 477 Member
    Duuuuuuuuude, we were just talking about the show in my office! Did she dehydrate herself for the weigh-in? Or do you think they manipulate the numbers on the "scale" for drama?

    I know they do this (and more) for the final weigh in....the last push on this show is crazy hardcore bad!! They will dehydrate for a week just to cut anything possible from their systems...just for the win!!
  • kcgirl1345
    kcgirl1345 Posts: 8
    I think it's becuase the people who are in charge are making the people in the program work much harder than they exected them to work.
  • alina726
    alina726 Posts: 30 Member
    I saw it too and wondered the same thing since she was in the 160's. If she weighed 300, then I could understand it more. But being in the 160s and losing that much seems super strange and unhealthy. Makes you wonder if she was doing anything additional, like a detox or something??
  • ajh1014
    ajh1014 Posts: 80 Member
    That's all well and good while they are on the show, but can they keep that up when they get home?
  • em9371
    em9371 Posts: 1,047 Member
    what you have to understand is biggest loser is TV, a week isnt an actual week, and what they are doing is not healthy for people to do in the real world.

    A lot of them gain weight back after the show, they lose so fast their skin doesnt catch up and they are all saggy - have you ever seen an after pic of anyone in a bikini?!

    I also saw an episode once where one of the guys was actually looking pretty good, and the commando told him off for buidling muscle, and said he has to lose muscle in order to win the weigh in.........hardly a healthy example for god knows how many millions of people are watching!
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