Rant - Biggest Loser Say What?
Hey Everyone 
As most of you know, I am not a professional trainer. Never advocated to be one and never will be. That being said I am just like most of you. Fat my entire life, the most exercise I got was doing the couch shuffle from the couch to the fridge. Health was in the toilet and I was going to die if I didn't do something. Had surgery, lost over 200 pounds, kept it off, battled weight gain recently and getting back on track. The one thing I have experienced and believe is that exercise is the key to losing, keeping it off and getting back on track if you fall off the wagon.
I watch The Biggest Loser... I don't think it's real life as anyone working out 6 hours a day and having their food controlled is going to lose. Now if they really want to have an impact on peoples lives, take it off the ranch baby. Work with people that are home, working and living life. Teach and apply what they (The Biggest Loser); advocates in real life and then you will have a GREAT show and more long term winners (losers).
Why am I babbling? Because last night something was said by both trainers that really made me mad.
If you watch the show you know that Joelle lost zero pounds because she was not working out like her partner. She tried to make excuses and it was all BS 
But when Bob and Gillian said they are tired of all the BS excuses they stated that one they can't stand is "I am not losing on the scale but I am losing inches". They also said something to the effect it was an excuse for not losing on the scale when putting on muscle and muscle weighs more than fat.
I understand where they were trying to come from, but I so disagree with that statement. I and many others have not seen that number on the scale move but have lost inches. NO EXCUSE, it does happen... there can be a time frame when you are really hitting the weights hard where the scale is not moving, but does that mean you are a failure and should quit? NO....
Maybe I need professionals to explain this one, but I am so tired of so called "experts" sending out misinformation that leads to us feeling like failures and losers and I don't mean loser in a good way?
What do you think? Have you experienced lost of inches when the scale is not moving? When you started hitting the gym hard with weights did you notice a considerable slow down and or the scale stop moving?
Please don't let a TV show keep you from doing what you know is right!!! Now where is my tape measure
and weights 
Take care,
Kathy
As most of you know, I am not a professional trainer. Never advocated to be one and never will be. That being said I am just like most of you. Fat my entire life, the most exercise I got was doing the couch shuffle from the couch to the fridge. Health was in the toilet and I was going to die if I didn't do something. Had surgery, lost over 200 pounds, kept it off, battled weight gain recently and getting back on track. The one thing I have experienced and believe is that exercise is the key to losing, keeping it off and getting back on track if you fall off the wagon.
I watch The Biggest Loser... I don't think it's real life as anyone working out 6 hours a day and having their food controlled is going to lose. Now if they really want to have an impact on peoples lives, take it off the ranch baby. Work with people that are home, working and living life. Teach and apply what they (The Biggest Loser); advocates in real life and then you will have a GREAT show and more long term winners (losers).
Why am I babbling? Because last night something was said by both trainers that really made me mad.
If you watch the show you know that Joelle lost zero pounds because she was not working out like her partner. She tried to make excuses and it was all BS But when Bob and Gillian said they are tired of all the BS excuses they stated that one they can't stand is "I am not losing on the scale but I am losing inches". They also said something to the effect it was an excuse for not losing on the scale when putting on muscle and muscle weighs more than fat.I understand where they were trying to come from, but I so disagree with that statement. I and many others have not seen that number on the scale move but have lost inches. NO EXCUSE, it does happen... there can be a time frame when you are really hitting the weights hard where the scale is not moving, but does that mean you are a failure and should quit? NO....
Maybe I need professionals to explain this one, but I am so tired of so called "experts" sending out misinformation that leads to us feeling like failures and losers and I don't mean loser in a good way?
What do you think? Have you experienced lost of inches when the scale is not moving? When you started hitting the gym hard with weights did you notice a considerable slow down and or the scale stop moving?
Please don't let a TV show keep you from doing what you know is right!!! Now where is my tape measure
and weights Take care,
Kathy
HW:330 - GW:150 - MW:118-125
RW:190 - CW:130
Hi Kathy, I too was surprised when Jillian said that about the inches. However, I had to put it into the context of what she was talking about. As we could see, and hear from the other contestants, Joelle was NOT working out as hard as the others, she was NOT putting in the work that she needed to put in to make a difference. Therefore, for her to say that she was losing inches was an EXCUSE and not a reality for her!!
I personally do not measure myself on as regular of a schedule as I weigh myself, so I do not have any basis to say that I am losing inches and not pounds. Pre-Op I had tried LA Weight loss and they did measurements and weight on a regular basis, and at that time although I was exercising & dieting when the scale didn't move, neither did the tape measure, but this is just my own experience.
Although I was not happy to hear what was said and felt that it could be insulting, I realize that the trainers are VERY sincere about their concern for people being healthy and not making excuses. I feel they share in my philosophy that excuses are cumulative, so by Joelle saying this week she may have lost inches was just another way for her to excuse NOT working as hard as she needed to, which would lead her to NOT work hard again next week, and so on and so on. Personally, I think that Joelle needs to see a shrink because she just isn't right.
I personally do not measure myself on as regular of a schedule as I weigh myself, so I do not have any basis to say that I am losing inches and not pounds. Pre-Op I had tried LA Weight loss and they did measurements and weight on a regular basis, and at that time although I was exercising & dieting when the scale didn't move, neither did the tape measure, but this is just my own experience.
Although I was not happy to hear what was said and felt that it could be insulting, I realize that the trainers are VERY sincere about their concern for people being healthy and not making excuses. I feel they share in my philosophy that excuses are cumulative, so by Joelle saying this week she may have lost inches was just another way for her to excuse NOT working as hard as she needed to, which would lead her to NOT work hard again next week, and so on and so on. Personally, I think that Joelle needs to see a shrink because she just isn't right.
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