biggest loser question

Depending on their weight condition, sure, but 30-40 lbs in one week isn't healthy for ANYBODY :\ No matter how huge you are. I know I sound preachy, but dieting CORRECTLY with healthy foods and exercise is ALWAYS the best way, because you're changing your lifestyle, and it will stay off. Not to mention you'll feel great. These people, don't sound like it's being done in a healthy way(But I've never watched the show, so I wouldn't know for sure), and if that's true, they probably don't feel that great mood-wise and most of the time they'll end up gaining it all back :\

I love this show!! What a great motivation tool . You have to remember that they fit a week's worth of activities into an hour or two hour long show each week. If you've ever read the books or information online at Bob's or Jillian's sites, the contestants are on a very calorie restricted diet, I think it's something like 1200-1800 calories, which is a HUGE cut from their normal intakes. Also remember that most of these contestants are very very out of shape, obese, suffering all sorts of health problems. They likely have done NO type of exercise in a long long time. During the show, they are working out for 4-6 hours or longer, maybe several sessions a day. Aside from the high intensity stuff they show for effect, I think most of the contestants have to do low intensity but long 'homework' workouts, which is something like 12-15 miles of walking/jogging/hiking every day. It gets harder and harder for average/normal sized people who are fairly active and eat fairly healthy to lose that much weight that quickly. The effects are huge because they have a long way to go. Somebody who weighs 297 lbs is going to drop 12 lbs easily in a week, somebody who weighs 128 probably won't. It also depends on gender, men seem to be able to lose more quickly. It is also harder to do it if you don't have a personal trainer barking in your ear all the time, following you around, forcing you to stick with your exercise routine, and somebody controlling (to an extent) what is available to eat.

I've only watched that show once but from what I saw they were eating a very low fat, low carb diet and working out for incredible amounts of time. So, if you want to lose a bunch of weight in a short period of time you're going to have to diet and work out A LOT!

Unfortunately, it is not possible to lose 30-40 pounds of FAT in one week. A pound of fat contains 3500 calories...and if you do the math, you will see how this could not work. What they are losing is probably a small amount of fat, alot of intestinal waste, water, and muscle. Muscle is CRUCIAL to permanent weight loss, because it is your fat burning metabolism. You do not want to lose it. Learning how to eat properly (small meals 4-6 times a day), and exercise (no, you do not have to spend hours in the gym...), and a FAT loss of 1-2 pounds a week is what is considered healthy. Just a 2 pound a week loss means that you would have to use, or burn, 7000 calories more than you take in. Just imagine what it would take for 30 or 40 pounds... Even if you ran a marathon every day and ate nothing (which wouldn't work for obvious reasons), you couldn't use that many calories. Be sensible, be patient with yourself, Imagine yourself the way you want to be every day, and remember that you are going for PERMANENT FAT LOSS. Don't give up!!!

Just play basketball lol that made me go 70kgs from 105kgs in 6 months.

They must be taking some diet pills. My friend had diet pills and lose a lot of weight. But it has some side effects too. Because she drink less water, it affects her kidney.

I watch it. It doesn't make me mad, it more inspires me to know that it is possible. From what I understand they work out many hours a day, not exactly sure, probably upwards of 5-6 hours, and they have the trainers, so that works them harder than someone without a trainer. I'm sure they also have a somewhat low calorie diet. Also, a major thing is--a lot of the really major losers are fairly big men, and men tend to lose weight faster than women. Also, weight is a factor, when you start out at a high weight you can lose a lot more than someone who weighs less. I know that when I am on a hardcore workout/calorie restriction kick I can lose 10+ pounds in a few days. My best was I think 19 pounds in a little over a week, that was my first semester away at college and between walking around the huge hills(more like mountains), and going to the gym sometimes a few times a day--on top of that I actually tend to lose my appetite when I exercise a lot. I did end up stalling out and maintaining a 15 pound weight loss until I went home for Christmas, when I am back I had gained probably 15-20 pounds while at home, then my first week or so back lost 20. I tell that story just because it is an example of what it takes to lose double digits in a week. More recently I had a few days where I exercised for almost 4 hours each day, but I didn't really track my weight. But I can say this--3.5 hours feels great, but is very hard to maintain. I am trying to find a balance that will allow me to do enough to jump start weight loss but not throw me into the all or nothing mindset, because that's when I miss a day and then throw in the towel. My advice to you is to be smart about it definitely, I don't recommend major calorie restriction for others, for me, most the time when I'm working out I have to force myself to eat because otherwise I probably wouldn't, and the first day or 2 I don't notice, but then my energy level gets so low that I can't do anything. Also, a good rule is; Calories in = Calories Out: Maintain Weight, Calories in