Time magazine.. Biggest Loser updates.

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Interesting... I'm a fan of this show, but this disappointed me I'll admit. I should have realized there's some negative aspects I hoped wouldn't be... I do think a few more have done good... Gary, Andrea.. they have websites and have adopted the healthy lifestyle...

Here's the artice... Life as the Biggest Loser - TIME

 

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Ryan Benson, 38, an actor who works for a DVD distributor in Los Angeles, lost 122 lbs. to win the first season in January 2005 but says he regained 32 lbs. within five days simply by drinking water.

Matt Hoover, 31, a motivational speaker based in Seattle, had a 15-lb. rebound within a day of winning

Season 2. Last season's runner-up, Kai Hibbard, 28, an aerobics instructor in Alaska who says she spent the night before her final weigh-in hopping in and out of a sauna for six hours, consumed only sugar-free Jell-O for several days and wolfed down asparagus, which is a natural diuretic

The Biggest Loser places the bulk of its emphasis on shedding pounds rather than maintaining the loss.

Contestants learn how to make healthy choices, but total-immersion exercise accounts for most of the weight loss

I don't think i've ever been able to sit thru more than 20 minutes of a single episode because it never seemed realistic to me - I can see why now... it's not realistic... and it doesnt seem these people are learning lifestyle changes... they're going for the win at all costs and focussing on a number rather than general health.