The Bigger Loser Where are They Now Special
Tonight NBC aired a special program showing how many of the Biggest Loser contestants and winners have fared in their years after their experience on “the ranch”. They managed to pull together many favorites from the past eight seasons and generally speaking, they did well. Most of them have gained some weight back since the [...]
Tonight NBC aired a special program showing how many of the Biggest Loser contestants and winners have fared in their years after their experience on “the ranch”. They managed to pull together many favorites from the past eight seasons and generally speaking, they did well. Most of them have gained some weight back since the finale of the show, but that’s not too surprising, since, with $250K on the line, many of us would do whatever it takes to lose the extra pound, even if it’s not sustainable.
There was one contestant, the season three winner, who has gained back nearly 175 pounds. During his interview with one of the trainers, it became clear that his problem was, when faced with what he knew he has to go through, again, to reclaim his life, he wasn’t willing to put that effort in again. His knowledge of the sweat, tears, and pain that he’d have to undergo was real– it wasn’t theoretical since he went through it before. He became increasingly unwilling to subject himself to the costs involved in weight loss.
That particular sequence points out something about this journey so many are on– it’s hard. It hurts. It will cause emotions to surface and either be dealt with or be buried just to surface again. We happen to think we have a great line of weight loss supplements that can help, but they only help. They can’t do the work for you and no one achieves lasting success by popping a pill and yet still eating horribly and not exercising. It’s one reason why we believe a total package includes something like Winrgy for energy and Sure2Endure for a more effective workout, as well as our Biolean system.
Another interesting part of the show was when one contestant revealed that her doctor told her that she’s looking at 1 to 1.5 hours of exercise, 5-6 days per week, to maintain the body she worked so hard for. The term used in the show was a “formerly obese” person. The research indicates that, once overweight, the body can shed the pounds, shed the fat, and become what it once was, but not entirely. According to many sources, including this Johns Hopkins University health alert, fat cells don’t disappear. They shrink. So, if you’ve become obese and carry, say, 50% more fat cells that your skinny friend, even after you get things in order and look, weigh, and feel exactly like your friend, you are still carrying that many more fat cells. They may be smaller, but they are there, deflated, ready for you to fill them back up.
It sounds like you always have a tendency to obesity once you are obese, even if you recover and slim down. It’s unfortunate, but shouldn’t slow you down. After all, as shown in tonight’s special, lives can be, and are, changed every day. It’s a day-to-day choice to live differently, and once you do make that choice, your life is never the same.
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