Comments on: The problem with “The Biggest Loser” http://fattrailrunner.com/615/the-problem-with-the-biggest-loser/ The truth is, you can always run faster and farther... but sometimes, the truth hurts Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:30:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rafael http://fattrailrunner.com/615/the-problem-with-the-biggest-loser/#comment-715 rafael Tue, 26 May 2009 04:15:23 +0000 http://fattrailrunner.com/?p=615#comment-715 I wonder how much of that weight is gained back after the show is done I wonder how much of that weight is gained back after the show is done

]]> By: Nicholas Tolson http://fattrailrunner.com/615/the-problem-with-the-biggest-loser/#comment-714 Nicholas Tolson Tue, 26 May 2009 04:03:31 +0000 http://fattrailrunner.com/?p=615#comment-714 The circumstances the people on the TBL are in - that is, all the personal attention and supervision - are indeed uncommon and this makes their results uncommon as well. Regular people could never afford such a situation in either time or money. The aspect of the show that regular people can easily put to use is the motivation created by the competition. Lack of sustained motivation is the root of what makes most weight loss and fitness efforts fall short anyway. People love to win - moreover, they hate to lose - and this is a powerful force that can keep your weight loss and fitness efforts on track. That said, I think the amount of weight TBL contestants lose in such a short time is sometimes unhealthy, no matter the circumstances. The circumstances the people on the TBL are in – that is, all the personal attention and supervision – are indeed uncommon and this makes their results uncommon as well. Regular people could never afford such a situation in either time or money.

The aspect of the show that regular people can easily put to use is the motivation created by the competition. Lack of sustained motivation is the root of what makes most weight loss and fitness efforts fall short anyway. People love to win – moreover, they hate to lose – and this is a powerful force that can keep your weight loss and fitness efforts on track.

That said, I think the amount of weight TBL contestants lose in such a short time is sometimes unhealthy, no matter the circumstances.

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