The biggest loser

I think the show was 12 weeks long but then they all went home for 5 months after that before the finale happened (the finale was live.)

yes, at the end of the 12 weeks there was an extended period of time where the finalists went home and continued on their own so it was actually much longer than 12 weeks total. Part of the contest was to take the things they had learned during the first 12 weeks about proper diet and exercise, and then continue to apply those lessons back in their own home environment without the benefit of their own personal trainer, the other contestants, and resist slipping back into their old habits at home.

I thought it was so terrific how they all really stuck with it and took the weight off. Reality shows in general are awful but at least this one has a chance to motivate one or two fat lazy americans to improve their well-being by getting into shape.

I think it is one of the best shows out there.

yeah, this show is much better than any of those reality programs or other "make over" shows. Hell, who can't buy some new duds and get a hair cut. But losing 157 lbs!! man, color me impressed.

The guy that won was on Regis yesterday. He said it was 9 months total.

I like this show because:

- they had to learn how to eat right,

- they had to learn how to exercise,

- they were given lots of temptations,

- no surgery, no pills, no magic, just hard work.

The fatasses in America need to tune in and get some reality.

I was pulling for him because he was an ex-athlete, and a dang good one. It's one thing if you have always been a fat ass out of shape lard-o, but to know what it's like to be fit and then turn into the blob has got to be really bad.

These people lost more weight than many of us weigh in total.

Living at a spa for 97 days in a row is hardly reality. Also, take a look at the resistance these people got when they came home. The guy who won realized he was an alcoholic during the time he was on the show, and after he came home his "buddies" tried to get him to do shots with them--when he said "no thanks", one asked if he was the biggest loser or the biggest pussy. The woman finalist had family members who were clearly not happy that she had lost so much weight. People have a way of sabotaging others' success.

From what I saw on the show (which may or may not be the real picture), the biggest change for these people was not learning to eat right and exercise but to change their mindset to "I'm a worthwhile person and deserve to be happy". That's why they were able to ignore the negativity they got when they got home, because they didn't give a rat's ass anymore.

But in the big picture . . . does it seem like a wrestler has an unfair advantage in a weight-loss contest? I bet he was pulling out every trick in the book for making weight on the day of the final show.

You're not implying that in order to win $250,000 that he would:

- take laxatives for 2 days

- jog in heavy sweats with garbage bags under his sweats

- puke till his toe nails curl

- eat nothing but chicken broth & caffine pills

These people were lucky to get away from these environments and have a chance to get healthy. People were mean/rude because they were jealous that they were still stuck in small town USA with their fat a**es.

Actually, he started running. He puts in 90min a day and has been pushing his longer runs past 2 hours.

jizzmo wrote:

You're not implying that in order to win $250,000 that he would:

- take laxatives for 2 days

- jog in heavy sweats with garbage bags under his sweats

- puke till his toe nails curl

- eat nothing but chicken broth & caffine pills

I don't know about him, but for that kind of money I'd off my own mother.

yeah no doubt. I'm just glad they showed a real change in the way the lived their lives. They didn't get lipo, etc..

Again, the biggest change I saw in the people was how happy they were, WAY more than could be accomplished only by dropping the pounds. It was a fun show.

The relationship between diet, activity level and weight is overstated. Genetics is 99% of the ball game. The Biggest Loser contestants may have temporarily beaten fate, but they're only going to get fat again once they stop running 210 miles a week in rubber suits and starving (i.e., taking in less than 3,000 calories a day).

Besides, who wants to be a part of the Cult of Fitness? Thin people (anyone with a BMI under 25; any woman without a mustache) are self-hating, obessive lunatics who have merely caved into inappropriate cultural standards of attractiveness. Without magazines like Cosmo and People, men would naturally prefer more full-figured women - "real" ladies who go about 5' 5," 280. None of these twigs like Kelly Ripa, Lucy Lawless and Chyna.

Finally, people who exercise are no healthier than fat people who sit on their asses and live at Golden Corral (not that fat people "overeat"- whatever that is - anyway). Doctors are jerks. Drugmakers are jerks. There's a government conspiracy to destroy fat people, though I'm not sure why that would be since we fuel a lot of businesses. Skinny people are virtually all judgmental anorexic-bulimics fighting to stave off their inner fat person. I once knew a thin person who died of a heart attack, and his fat neighbor is still alive. Case closed.

You might think I'm only saying these things to dissolve cognitive dissonance, but you couldn't be more wrong. Society may not approve of my build, but that's not my problem, it's the world's. I'm fine with who I am...fine...fine...fine...

True that.

So many people have lost belief in traditional religion. But belief and worship is part of human nature so if they don't believe in religion they end up worshiping trite things like their body. Health is the new God.

A lot of men now shave their chests. It is all about looking young. Women get all sorts of surgery from botox to liposuction.

There is a crusade to end smoking in public places.

The thing is that without accepting Jesus as their savior, all these people will feel empty inside.

The biggest loser was on the View today. He said he just ran a 1/2 marathon and that "running was my base" and he used running to lose weight.

I agree...I tend to avoid any and all television shows that are "reality" based, but the Biggest Loser was an exception. I concur with the previous posts that everyone on that final episode genuinely felt happier about their lives, their physical fitness and their overall well being. I can't find anything critical about the show and I'd certainly watch it again if it's on next season.

I wonder how much weight Suzy lost in tears.

She has potential to be a hottie but still has a little more tightening up to do.

Seth and Dr Jeff need someone to remove all the stretched skin from their tummies.

Pete looked like a different person.

Shannon will gain the weight back within 2 years. Did you see her family?

Matt needs to stay off the beer. He is a sensitive fellow. I hope he keeps the weight off.