Mon, Jan-14-08, 10:23
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I've decided
Posts: 16,864
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Plan: LC
Stats: 235/137.6/130
BF:haven't a clue
Progress: 93%
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Originally Posted by 27Peach
Absolutely agree about the diet/nutrition part - why in the world is that such a minute part of the show when a lifelong, realistic, healthy diet commitment is essential to maintaining the weight loss!
Hey, yes it's great that they are losing the weight, but if a vast majority of them are gaining it back after the show is over, what good is that doing them - I would think that would cause more damage than good!
A good workout program is a great thing, and if the show inspires people to get out there and move and mix up their workouts in order to eliminate boredom, that's good, but excessively exercising the way they do on the show is most likely damaging in the long run for the average person. Yes, we should all work out and be active, but for, like 4 hours each day? No, that's just not realistic.
My point is that with the epidemic of obesity and bad health in America, I find it sad to have a show like this, which is a very poor example of how to lose weight and exercise in a manner that can be adhered to for LIFE, not for a short period of time in order to win a bunch of money. As I said before, I realize this show is for entertainment purposes, but I find it sad that they exploit severely overweight people in that manner.
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You know - I've never watched this show, but from reading the posts here, the one thing that crossed my mind is the idea that a show like this could potentially be a big de-moralizer (just made that word up) for people watching and wanting to lose some fat. They see how incredibly 'hard' it is to get the weight off, and they see how much these contestants have to go through....
I can easily see some people sitting there watching this and thinking, "I could never do that".
How helpful is this?
I mean, is a show like The Biggest Loser perpetuating the myth that it's next to impossible to lose the weight and that you need all kinds of special help? That it's practically un-doable?
That losing weight and getting healthy somehow means participating in an extreme sport or something?
Yikes. Not a good message.
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