Unrealistic - Need to Vent

You all know I am a fan of the "Biggest Loser" show, (well was)... I like to watch it to see what they are doing for workouts, and what challenges they do to lose the weight. Well Oprah had "behind the Scenes" for Biggest Losers.. they had some people come back from a few episodes ago to see if they kept the weight off, or if they gained it back, and they gave you behind the scene secrets of the show. Bob and Jillian were also on the oprah show too, to talk about the Biggest Loser.

Well I could NOT believe it when they said that these people workout 7-8 Hours a DAY on the show, on the ranch to lose this weight! that is so rediculous! Any Dr. would tell you that working out your heart and muscles for that amount a time a day is TOO much. I have had 3 professional trainers tell me that you are not suppose to do any more than 45 minutes of cardio a DAY and when lifting weights you should alternate days so that you give your muscles breaks in between. 7 HOURS A DAY! it's a no wonder why these people are dropping weight so fast, they are putting their body into Max overdrive and the body has no choice but to lose weight! It's unrealistic and it's unhealthy, and the fact that they have these people doing this for the SHOW sickens me. The Women get 1,200 calories a day while working off about 4,000 calories??? Um Hello Michael Phelps doesn't even burn 4,000 calories a day! This is obscure!

They had a few people who kept the weight off, but there were alot of people who gained it all back.. it's sad to see that because they lost over 100 pounds and gained it all back because they were never taught the correct way to lose weight healthy. they were shoved back home after losing all that weight, and no human being has 7-8 hours in their day to workout.. so they have to go back to normal life and try and keep up with that momentum and they can't and they gain the weight back. No one person should lose 100 pounds in 4-5 months.. it took me 3 years to lose the weight I did and to train myself to workout healthy and body train.. but forcing people to be in the gym 7-8 hours a day is rediculous.. and it's unhealthy in the long run.. it may be immediate results, but the body will break down and rebel.

So I have a new found Dis-Respect for the show.. I love Bob and Jillian, but to do this fora TV show sets no true example to those who are really trying to lose weight to be healthy. This show is based around $150,000 ... shouldn't the prize be health that you can maintain your whole life the healthy way? ... I am dissapointed about this.