I’ve waited 9 years to comment. Today that ends.
The New York Times reports (On Reality Show to Lose Weight, Health Can Take a Back Seat)
The Biggest Loser uses dangerous methods to achieve the shows goals, silence participants with gag clauses and participating agreements in the event that someone gets hurt trying to win the show.
Is a contest show really the best format for this type of person? I don’t think so. It’s totally inappropriate and unprofessional in my opinion. Hey, but it sells. For those of you who watch the show and find it entertaining would it bother you to know that many of the contestants are risking their lives unnecessarily? It bothers me and it legitimizes “dangerous training and weight loss methods” . Finally, the show doesn’t truly address the underlying problems these people face. In contrast, shows like A&E’s Intervention, offer more complex, compelling and real stories about people trying to change.
Beyond the Biggest Loser.
If you want to lose weight and keep it off, you need to make changes progressively. It is the gradual adaptation to change that improves our health. Oh, but you can’t film that. Sorry.
My advice to anyone is to:
- Stop dieting
- Change your mindless exercise routine
- Abandon the idea that there are “intensive” methods of purging your body
Focus on:
- Getting 80% of your Calories from Green & Colorful Fruits and Vegetables
- Develop a passion for moving: Dance, run, play, swim, surf, climb, hike, ride
- Build a slow and sustainable plan that will last for the rest of your life.
your happiness and survival depend upon it.
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This mythology article hits the nail right on the head. Fact: There is no diet which will help you lose weight and keep it off if your mindset is to “diet”. There is no weight loss pill or magic potion which will help you lose weight and leave you with your health intact. The only way and I emphasize only, is to change your lifestyle and overall eating habits. Everyone who had dieted has been looking for a quick fix. Sure you can lose the weight on your diet but youwill gain it right back because no one can live ona diet for long periods of time. Through personal experience i found that cutting out sugar, both overt, the white refined sugar which you smother your cereal with and sweeten your coffee, and the covert, the high fructose corn syrup and all the added -oses in the packaged ingredients, alone will cause you to lose weight. Couple that action with increasing your vegetable and fruit intake and you will have a sustainable weight loss plan, which is not a diet. Add moderate excersise, such as not parking right next to the entrance of a store and taking a little walk to and from your parking place, and you will lose 2 lbs a week or more. One has to accept that long term, slow weight loss is the weight loss you can count on to maintain. Your body is smart and the minute you give it the tools to work with it will reward you with health and longevity. Sprouts is a marvelous way to supplement you vegetable routine. Grow them at home where you control your food’s environment. Sprouts can be added to salads, eggs, you can juice them, them you can make patties out of them and cook them a la gardenburgers. There are so many alternative to the garbage which is on the shelves in supermarkets. Sure, eating healthy requires you to think ahead and plan meals because you can’t walk in the door and pop a food item in the microwave with this routine unless you have prepared your meal ahead, but it can be done with a little forethought. By simply eliminating the overt and covert sugars from my food intake I have shed 45 lbs in just under fout months, without any deprivation of any kind. You can do it!