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Good for you, @MLCDz! Self-love and not allowing anyone else to define you, that's so inspiring. I've mentioned Barbara Hannah on another string - she was a colleague of CG Jung - she said that, in order to change, we must love what already is.

Well I enjoy the show, when I watch it, if it's ever on!
Yes at times it is a heart attack waiting to happen, but, the contestant have a choice. They asked to be on the show, they are free to leave. They know what they are signing up for. The money is a big draw for some and there is plenty of game play. If that's what gets them through then so be it, they are only kidding themselves. It's their choice remember.
Yes they are shouted at, taken to the limits, tempted along the way, but underneath it all morbidly obese people are given the tools to change their attitudes and lives. If it helps one person then I don't see that as bad.

@minsmum I totally agree with that. I always enjoyed watching it and it is the contestant's choice to participate. Nobody makes them do it and they can leave any time they like. I thought it made good tv and I used to enjoy seeing what everyone lost at WI, cheering along the ones I liked and secretly hoping the ones I didn't lost less. Oops!

I read a really heart rending blog post from one of the US finalists of this show a few years ago. She said the show didn't focus on long term improved eating habits or effectively address any of the contestants' attitude to food and psychological problems they had. They were bullied into working out too hard even with injuries and they were dehydrated really badly for the weigh-ins. She has since developed an even worse relationship with food since the show and goes from bingeing to almost phobic, along with plenty of self-loathing which she was trying to address.
Sad, exploitative and unhealthy IMHO.

Oh and yes people do have a choice to not be on it but they are desperate and vulnerable and it's almost the last resort (before surgery I guess). Part of the bullying tactics of the show to push them was to tell them how lucky they were to get selected and how they had to do everything that was required because of all the people that missed out.

Did anyone see the winner this season (US)? She looks unhealthily thin! Sad.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/0 ... 33165.html

I read a really heart rending blog post from one of the US finalists of this show a few years ago. She said the show didn't focus on long term improved eating habits or effectively address any of the contestants' attitude to food and psychological problems they had. They were bullied into working out too hard even with injuries and they were dehydrated really badly for the weigh-ins. She has since developed an even worse relationship with food since the show and goes from bingeing to almost phobic, along with plenty of self-loathing which she was trying to address.
Sad, exploitative and unhealthy IMHO.

Can you find the post and link to it here?

I think they are exploited too. Yes it makes good tv cause of the fact many people enjoy watching others suffering not because they are evil its just a human trait. theres a name for it. anyone? not saying anyone here is evil btw just human

Did anyone see the winner this season (US)? She looks unhealthily thin! Sad.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/0 ... 33165.html

OMG you are kidding me. Why hasnt something been said

I think they are exploited too. Yes it makes good tv cause of the fact many people enjoy watching others suffering not because they are evil its just a human trait. theres a name for it. anyone? not saying anyone here is evil btw just human

Are thinking of "schadenfreude", taking joy in others misfortune?

Oh lots has been said. it's a big thing in the media here in the states. I think the problem is that there is too much time between the end of them being on the ranch and the actual finale. And since it's a competition, they feel they have to lose as much as possible to win the money, which she did. I hope she is going to gain back a little of the weight now!

Oh lots has been said. it's a big thing in the media here in the states. I think the problem is that there is too much time between the end of them being on the ranch and the actual finale. And since it's a competition, they feel they have to lose as much as possible to win the money, which she did. I hope she is going to gain back a little of the weight now!

Yeah she'd look better half way between the middle and right photo

If the producers really cared about the contestants they would not have a person voted off every week. The contestants are obese or even morbidly obese and there is no way in the world that they can learn enough in a week or two at Biggest Loser camp to change their lives.

For those watching the show who are then inspired to lose weight, generally speaking recommended safe weight loss is 0.5-1kg/week. If you watch TBL and then expect to lose 5-6kg/week and only lose 1kg the average person may become disappointed about their lack of weight loss and want to give up their weight loss program.

I think for the contestants and for people watching the show (who don't know any better) TBL does not set a good example.