Australia’s Biggest Loser February 17, 2006
Although I’m not a rabid fan, I’ve been watching some of the Australia’s Biggest Loser TV show lately. I caught the first weigh-in on Friday night, and was amazed. Several people lost over 8 kg (22 lbs) in that first week, and one guy lost 15.5 kg (34 lbs)!
I found those high losses amazing. Surely much of that is just purging the rubbish out of your system, and maybe some fluid loss etc. There might also be a bit of gamesmanship between the initial weigh-in and the first weigh-in – things like eating and drinking heaps before the first weigh-in, and then going into the second weigh-in a bit dehydrated and on an empty stomach. I don’t expect they’ll get anywhere near those results week-over-week from now on, though.
Still, good on them. They’re doing something about their problems, and are much better off at the end of the week than they were at the start.
Here I am struggling to lose 1 kg per week! I’ve lost about 6 kg over two months, and most of these people did that in a week.
Sure, I only exercise for half an hour, maybe 5 or 6 days per week. I watch what I eat, but I’m not fanatical about counting calories or anything. Plus those guys are starting from a much higher baseline, and have a lot more excess weight to lose. But it’s intriguing to wonder what you’d be capable of losing during a few weeks of strict diet and all-day exercise.
It’s certainly inspiration to exercise a bit harder, and a bit longer, and a bit more often, to see what may transpire.
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