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hi everyone,
i am in australia, and we are having the second series of the big loser here, guys against girls, anyway, what i dont understand, is how come they are losing some HUGE amounts of weight? are they starving and exercising all day? some guy lost 19 odd pounds in ONE week. i converted, its 8kgs, thats just ridiculous.. but he wasnt alone.. lots were losing a consistent 10-12 pounds. 4 kgs!!!!!!! \ i dont get it. is it just starvation diets? and if it is starvation diets, whats with all that rhetoric that starvation diets slow down ur metabolism so much you dont lose weight. it obviously works for them. t |
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"tracey" wrote in message ... hi everyone, i am in australia, and we are having the second series of the big loser here, guys against girls, anyway, what i dont understand, is how come they are losing some HUGE amounts of weight? are they starving and exercising all day? some guy lost 19 odd pounds in ONE week. i converted, its 8kgs, thats just ridiculous.. but he wasnt alone.. lots were losing a consistent 10-12 pounds. 4 kgs!!!!!!! \ i dont get it. is it just starvation diets? and if it is starvation diets, whats with all that rhetoric that starvation diets slow down ur metabolism so much you dont lose weight. it obviously works for them. t Hi T, The program behind "The Biggest Loser" is very intense from what I can gather with several workout sessions a day lasting at least an hour (probably more like 90min) along with either a strict low-carb or low calorie diet (depending on which trainer the team has). Truly it isn't a very ideal way to lose weight, but it does jumpstart their individual programs. There was one guy so far (I can't remember what his name is) that apparently hasn't continued his program at home - he says he hasn't weighed himself since being on the show. Gee, I wonder why?? I know myself that I can't devote 90min 4 or 5 times a day to exercise. My program works for me because it entails lifestyle changes that will last forever. Matty 481/298/241 (starting weight/current weight/goal weight) First mini goal achieved - 104lbs lost 10/26/04 Second mini goal achieved - 137lbs lost 01/28/05 Third mini goal achieved - 183lbs lost 09/30/05 Fourth mini goal - 200lbs total lost by 02/24/06 (new goal set!) |
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tracey wrote in message ... hi everyone, i am in australia, and we are having the second series of the big loser here, guys against girls, anyway, what i dont understand, is how come they are losing some HUGE amounts of weight? are they starving and exercising all day? some guy lost 19 odd pounds in ONE week. i converted, its 8kgs, thats just ridiculous.. but he wasnt alone.. lots were losing a consistent 10-12 pounds. 4 kgs!!!!!!! \ i dont get it. is it just starvation diets? and if it is starvation diets, whats with all that rhetoric that starvation diets slow down ur metabolism so much you dont lose weight. it obviously works for them. Remember the program is dealing with severly obese people so it helps to think in terms of percentage of bodyweight lost. I've missed a couple of the shows, but when I have seen it they are losing around 2-3% of their bodyweight per week. This is a little faster than typical, but they are dedicating their entire lives at the moment to weight loss so its not outrageous. There have been a few posts recently about starvation diets and metabolic slow down; views are mixed, but I think there is some metabolic slow down aside from just the amount that would be expected from being at a lower weight, but not so much that the body would stop losing weight entirely. Also there is the matter of normal bodyweight fluctuation. I weigh daily and last night I was down 5 pounds from the previous evening. That is the biggest jump I have seen, but there has been quite a bit of variability that cannot be explained by diet or exercise. Another thing to consider in the real world is the accuracy and consistency of scales. Hopefully, since there is a good bit of money on the line the official "Biggest Loser" scale is being calibrated weekly and this is not a factor for the show. |
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Matthew Venhaus wrote: but they are dedicating their entire lives at the moment to weight loss so its not outrageous. There have been a few posts recently about starvation diets and metabolic slow down; views are mixed, but I think there is some metabolic slow down aside from just the amount that would be expected from being at a lower weight, but not so much that the body would stop losing weight entirely. As in last nights show, the guy who was increasing his cardio to an extra 3-5hrs (they HAVE to do at least 2 hours of exercise a day)lost only like 3 or 4 pounds this week. He was soooo surprised because he thought all the extra workouts would put him out ahead of everyone else. But what he didnt get was what the trainer (Jillian) asked him if he was *eating enough* to be doing all this extra exercise and that it might backfire on him as his body might go into starvation mode and hang onto some weight. So strange as it may seem in some instances you do have to eatmore to lose weight. Then again, another red team member was making eggs & sausages in the middle of the night and of course lost nothing because he didnt have a big enough caloric deficit for the week. Kind of makes you think your're damned if you do and damned if you dont eh? ;-) joanne |
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It would appear, from season one, that extreme exercise can cause remarkable
weightloss. I feel this level of exercise is dangerous. The rates of weightloss on the show create a very unrealistic impression for those doing conventional weightloss by eating less. A pound a week is good progress. I'm not watching season 2. "tracey" wrote in message ... hi everyone, i am in australia, and we are having the second series of the big loser here, guys against girls, anyway, what i dont understand, is how come they are losing some HUGE amounts of weight? are they starving and exercising all day? some guy lost 19 odd pounds in ONE week. i converted, its 8kgs, thats just ridiculous.. but he wasnt alone.. lots were losing a consistent 10-12 pounds. 4 kgs!!!!!!! \ i dont get it. is it just starvation diets? and if it is starvation diets, whats with all that rhetoric that starvation diets slow down ur metabolism so much you dont lose weight. it obviously works for them. t |
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joanne wrote:
As in last nights show, the guy who was increasing his cardio to an extra 3-5hrs (they HAVE to do at least 2 hours of exercise a day)lost only like 3 or 4 pounds this week. He was soooo surprised because he thought all the extra workouts would put him out ahead of everyone else. But what he didnt get was what the trainer (Jillian) asked him if he was *eating enough* to be doing all this extra exercise and that it might backfire on him as his body might go into starvation mode and hang onto some weight. So strange as it may seem in some instances you do have to eatmore to lose weight. Then again, another red team member was making eggs & sausages in the middle of the night and of course lost nothing because he didnt have a big enough caloric deficit for the week. Kind of makes you think your're damned if you do and damned if you dont eh? ;-) joanne Yes, this stuff totally confuses me. If your body starts hanging on to weight if you starve yourself, then somebody explain to me why anorexics are so flippin' bony!?" -- DisneyDana |
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Right.
"DisneyDana" wrote in message om... joanne wrote: As in last nights show, the guy who was increasing his cardio to an extra 3-5hrs (they HAVE to do at least 2 hours of exercise a day)lost only like 3 or 4 pounds this week. He was soooo surprised because he thought all the extra workouts would put him out ahead of everyone else. But what he didnt get was what the trainer (Jillian) asked him if he was *eating enough* to be doing all this extra exercise and that it might backfire on him as his body might go into starvation mode and hang onto some weight. So strange as it may seem in some instances you do have to eatmore to lose weight. Then again, another red team member was making eggs & sausages in the middle of the night and of course lost nothing because he didnt have a big enough caloric deficit for the week. Kind of makes you think your're damned if you do and damned if you dont eh? ;-) joanne Yes, this stuff totally confuses me. If your body starts hanging on to weight if you starve yourself, then somebody explain to me why anorexics are so flippin' bony!?" -- DisneyDana |
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DisneyDana wrote: Yes, this stuff totally confuses me. If your body starts hanging on to weight if you starve yourself, then somebody explain to me why anorexics are so flippin' bony!?" Because someone who is anorexic has gone beyond fatloss, and has eaten into any lean muscle mass they might of had. Not the physique a healthy person would want or desire. joanne |
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joanne wrote:
DisneyDana wrote: Yes, this stuff totally confuses me. If your body starts hanging on to weight if you starve yourself, then somebody explain to me why anorexics are so flippin' bony!?" Because someone who is anorexic has gone beyond fatloss, and has eaten into any lean muscle mass they might of had. Not the physique a healthy person would want or desire. joanne No, not at all, but the fat is gone too, which contradicts the "if you starve, your body will hang on to the fat" thing. Not that I want to be anorexic by any means, but it goes against what is supposed to happen when you don't eat enough. You would think that anorexic people would all be stuck at one weight. -- DisneyDana |
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How many obese people can be seen in the films of the survivors being freed
from the German concentration camps? Surely, a percentage of those interned were obese. According to the theory of fat retention because of calories that are too low, these victims should have been trapped in their obese body shapes. I have read that the standard rations were 600 calories per day. "DisneyDana" wrote in message om... joanne wrote: DisneyDana wrote: Yes, this stuff totally confuses me. If your body starts hanging on to weight if you starve yourself, then somebody explain to me why anorexics are so flippin' bony!?" Because someone who is anorexic has gone beyond fatloss, and has eaten into any lean muscle mass they might of had. Not the physique a healthy person would want or desire. joanne No, not at all, but the fat is gone too, which contradicts the "if you starve, your body will hang on to the fat" thing. Not that I want to be anorexic by any means, but it goes against what is supposed to happen when you don't eat enough. You would think that anorexic people would all be stuck at one weight. -- DisneyDana |
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