I'm sure that's not a question you normally ask yourself. But I've been asking this to myself since "The Biggest Loser" finale on NBC-TV (and CH in Canada).
Erik was the "big" winner and yet The Biggest Loser. He went from 407 lbs. to 193 lbs., losing 214 lbs. for a 52.58% mark.
Brian won the "kicked off the ranch" top loser prize. He went from 308 lbs. to 152 lbs., a loss of 156 lbs. or 50.65%.
For the at-home players, Poppi went from 232 lbs. to 115 lbs., a drop of 117 lbs. for a percentage of 50.43%.
These are impressive and hopefully, they will keep it off. But these numbers on this show get freakier and freakier. The weight losses have skyrocketed since season 1. Are the contestants getting better at doing it? Is there pressure to lose at all costs (even if gains come later)?
Then comes the part about 9 months. How do we know the time period is 9 months? Well ... we find out on the live finale that Heather is 5 months pregnant. Assuming this is true, and that her story of getting pregnant within 2 weeks after returning home is correct, and about 12 weeks on the ranch, I get 9 months.
I know pregnant women can do more exercise than perhaps the general impression would indicate, but we saw her doing quite a bit of exercise, post-ranch. Yet there was no indication as to when she knew and how much of that intense exercise came after the pregnancy was known.
It was also noted that 9 of the at-home players lost 100 pounds or more. Throwing out Heather, I count Kai, Wylie, Jennifer, Amy, Ken, Marty, and Jaron (besides Erik and Brian) who also lost 100 pounds or more. And Jennifer was eliminated in the first week.
It took each of them a long time to reach their top points, yet in 9 months, 100 pounds or more are gone. Hopefully, they are doing it right, and will keep it off. Hopefully.
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