Hi Dea, yes, I remember you and Maddie from Sandy and Deans get together.
I don't know why they do that. And all those challenges. When those people are so over weight and out of shape, I suprised they don't have a stroke or heart attack.
Leslie

Hi Dea!

I watched part of the show last night and was wondering the same thing. One of the people said they have lost 50 lbs. in 4 weeks. Wow! I do think the workouts would kill one of them...I think it would kill me anyhow!

Hey, dea, I remember you, too, from Judy's shindig. I was just wondering the other day about you.

How come the participants on the 'Biggest Loser' show are encouraged to lose 'big' numbers each week?

Don't you imagine they are being fed very properly for the activities/challenges that they are given? I'd imagine the weight was lost primarily as a result of exercise and not from lack of enough food. I also imagine they were thoroughly doctor tested first too as anyone in their condition should be b4 going on a diet and extreme exercise regime.

I doubt if they are starving to lose, but are getting a very balanced diet. I imagine they had to sign papers saying no one could be held liable in the event of a heart attack or something similar.

Just my guesses though.

Sue

I haven't seen the show...but...maybe they are soooo overweight that those amounts are like 2-3 lbs per week for a slightly overweight person. Just a guess.

Just a guess.

I think that is a good guess too.

Sue...gettin exactly nuttin done today.

That is what I have always heard too. Don't loose to fast or you put it right back on, if you loose it the wrong way.
But, these people are being monitored, their diets are being watched and they are exercising like maniacs, and they are extremely overweight. So in this case it is probably okay. Just my thinking

Hi Dea! It's good to see you little buddy. Have you had any good fried chicken lately. :)

I agree, I've always heard that if you lose weight to fast that it's harmful. Plus, you tend to put it back on even faster. Don't know if it's true, but it does stand to reason that you should lose it slowly and keep it off. I do, however, wonder if kickypants is correct in her assumption.

I've thought about that too! Some people (mostly men) have lost double digit numbers (15+).

This isn't true for all, but if you go from no exercise at all and eating fast food 3-4 meals a day to, TONS of exercise, and a diet of healthy fruits, veggies and lean meat (fish & turkey) I'd think the weight would fall off at first too!

There is a disclaimer at the end that the contestants are closely monitored under a doctors care. They are usually wearing a monitor, maybe a heart rate monitor?

Teresa-who would love to be on that show, if I could somehow skip the public weight in part!

Just saying HOWDY MISSY DEA!
Now pull up a chair and STAY, you hear!

How come the participants on the 'Biggest Loser' show are encouraged to lose 'big' numbers each week? Very simple answer.....it's a television show.

Shirley

Who is MISSY DEA

Inquiring minds want to know.

Hiya, DEA! It's good to see you! I imagine they are encouraged to lose big numbers because it's more impressive to the audience, otherwise it would be called "The Mediocre Losers". lolol I doubt if health is considered as much as ratings are.

But these folks are working with trainers,there are Dr's involved and let's face it they work their butts off to get the weight down.How many of us do all they do?? Not me,and probably couldn't if i tried.

Those of us dieting(hate that word) probably just change our eating habits,and Maybe do a little exercise.
Kathi

Hi Dea! Come back more often, we miss you!

Tami

"Who is MISSY DEA"
Uhhh.....the OP at the top of the page!LOL

I feel so silly...just saw that...deamn

Forgive me please...for I am tired and overworked...

This is what my doctor told me once. When you reach a certain point, the risks of being that overweight far outweigh any benefit from losing weight slowly. A quick drop of a large amount of pounds (say half of what you want to lose total) is a good motivator. Then work on that last bit at a slower pace.

When you have over 100 pounds to lose, dropping say 50 pounds quickly is better than staying almost 100 pounds overweight for a longer period of time. The hope is as well that as long as these people keep up the "new life style" they have a better chance of keeping off the weight and staying healthy.

Having said that, I cannot watch that show because I find it degrading and exploitive. Even just the commercials showing people dreaming of pizza and ice cream. You know, some of us are overweight and DO NOT eat all that junk food or lie around waiting for somebody to bring us the remote.

If they brought me into a room filled with doughnuts and sweet treats and potato chips and ice cream and told me I could eat anything I want, I would ask for a salad because I don't eat any of that stuff ROFL.

Thanks everyone for your responses. I often wondered too if it was just because it was 'TV'. And do we really know that they are just not making up numbers to put on that scale or if they are in fact 'real'!!

Just to clarify, I am DeaMN...not Maddie. Maddie is my cat that I got from ToniNE and we picked her up at Sandy in IA's place when she hosted the KT get together about 3 years ago!!! I used to be here many moons ago and promise to 'pop in' more often!!

Oh and Summer...I am still waiting for that chicken!!! And I want your dog!!! LOL!!!

Well, look who the Kat dragged in!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL
welcome back!

Hi Dea!
I remember you from way back when.
Good to see ya!

I only watched this show a few times. Like Dances it offended me. Surely it's possible to lose weight without humiliation?
The first season each team trainer took a different approach. One trainer limited caloric intake with moderate exercising and the other trainer allowed more calories but upped the exercise time. Seems like the exercise team lost more the first few weigh ins. But, like I said, I found no entertainment in the show so stopped watching.

Lori

What dances said!LOL
You would never get me on that show for the simple reason they would never get me to the weigh-in wearing a sports bra and spandex shorts!!! I want all my excesses well hidden.LOL