Amy's husband is still on the show and has lost around 76 pounds so far (in just 7 weeks?!). She just got invited back to the show and is leaving tomorrow. She works out every day and tries to burn 4000 calories a day and eats only 1000 calories. Not healthy from a personal trainer’s standpoint and very unrealistic to continue on a long-term basis.
This would be one reason why I dislike the show; it shows everyone a very unhealthy way to lose weight by using extreme measures. So instead of losing 1-2 pounds per week, they are losing 10-20 pounds giving viewers at home a feeling that losing that much weight per week is something that should be attained. I understand its hollywood and dramatic results increase ratings but starvation and vigorous exercise for a short peroid of time are only going to cause frustration and set-back. Depriving your body of nutrients makes in crave them ten-fold.
Amy is in the red shirt. Lynette is in black to the left of her.
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While I've always been a fan of Biggest Loser, I wonder if the contestants health is being compromised in the name of entertainment. The calorie vs. activity difference in this example amounts to 6 pounds a week! That's not an easily attainable goal for folks living in the real world (i.e. the show's fans), even those of us spoiled with an amazing trainer. It sets an expectation that easily leads to defeat.
It would be interesting to know what the recidivism rate is amongst contestants!
I completely agree. It's definitely something that's unrealistic to do over a long period of time. One big reason of why I'm not a huge fan of the show. It doesn't promote healthy weight loss, but rather aggressive short term satisfaction from starvation and overtraining.
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