Well, I am sure I've mentioned to you that I don't watch the Biggest Loser but I guess I should give it a try since I now love the show "Heavy"... and many of you watch the show every week loyally. Today, Here in Orlando, at Universal Citywalk... there were open auditions for the 12th season of the show "The Biggest Loser"... I can't get an exact number of people that showed up but the lines that they showed on the news looked like thousands... I know they claimed that they would see the first 500 people at least who need to lose at least 100 pounds. My friend, Wendy, was #391... I am not sure what happened with her interview yet although I was keeping up with her progress in line on facebook earlier. The reason that I do not agree with the show is that anyone can lose weight with no distractions or daily routine holding them back... Jobs, Stress, kids, school, marriage and other serious relationships... are a part of most of our lives. If we could all go to a "Fat" Camp for adults where we work out all day long and only take breaks to eat 2 ounces of grilled chicken and a lettuce leaf...otherwise known as the Chicken and Lettuce Bitch diet. We would be annoyed, cranky, sore, and miserable but we would be thinner. Then you are sent back to your regular stress filled life... with dancing sugarplums filling your head and about 10-30 minutes a day and less than $10 a day to make healthy meals... and stay away from carbs. Since there's no extra time for exercise... We try dancing around during other activities... like showering and slip on the soap... or try to hula hoop while doing the laundry. I think you get the extremely sarcastic point. And obviously I exaggerated for dramatic effect... What else is new? Well, i have rambled long enough... but Wendy(My Loser Friend... still hoping to be the biggest one) has said on many occasions to me... "I want to lose weight the natural way" or "I want to lose weight the right way"... I'm sure she didn't mean to cut down the way I chose to lose weight... but the tone was questionable... To make a long story more long... Now, the Girl who wants to lose weight naturally or the right way... would like to be whipped into shape on TV in front of millions of Lookey Loos... chewing on her lettuce and chicken... What's so natural about that? Losing weight, my way, her way, or the biggest loser's way... is all good... There is no right or wrong way, just your way. Anyway, Go get it Wendy! You would spice up that show, for sure!
I agree. We all have to do it 'our' way , the way that suits us best.
ReplyDeleteI do like to watch The Biggest Loser though... even though it is not really the best way to do it!...it's like a crash diet... off fast... CAN GO BACK ON FAST TOO.
Isn't the Biggest Looser about more than loosing the weight these days? The prize for winning is an enormous amount of money and do the contestants get other opportunities afterwards?
ReplyDeleteI can't help but think that a huge kick start (being on the BL) wouldn't be such a bad thing, maybe exercising would become second nature?
I can only talk for myself, I tell myself that I don't have much time to exercise but actually I could find a good couple of hours a day if I didn't waste time on the internet!
I have to admit, I sent in a tape for season 8! I am happy to have not gotten the call, and to be doing it this way instead, but I still support the show. I know their way is not sustainable long run, but they do work on the underlying issues as well. and it is motivational! But our way is what is working for us. best of luck to her!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you! I haven't watched the show for a long time but started watching it again this season. It would be awesome if we could exercise all day long, have our meals cooked for us or even someone do our grocery shopping, but for 99% of us, that's just not our reality! I just hope that when people watch that show they realize how "unreal" the circumstances are.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on Biggest Loser. Those huge numbers they post each week are so unreal. I noticed that the one guy who went home isn't working. He takes care of the kids and walks five miles to the gym each way and works out for two hours and walks home. Then goes back at night to work out more. I'm impressed with this resolve at home but then again, he isn't working either. He's trying to win the "at home" prize.
ReplyDeleteSo many of the people from that show put weight back on when they get home. I love the band!
Yep: we all have to do it our own way. I can't help but feel annoyed when people profess to have all the answers!!! Argh.
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So true. Biggest Loser is a crazy way to lose weight and many of the contestants have said that it is hard to keep the weight off once they get home because they can't keep up with the same exercise regimin.
ReplyDeleteI quit watching Biggest Loser for the exact reasons you listed! If you lose 100 lbs on 8 weeks - great for you! However, there is no way to keep the itensity up to keep it off in real life!
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