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Wednesday, 10 February 2010 22:48 |
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I'd like to start off by saying that I was disappointed with Jillian (are you surprised?) on Tuesday's show. I was going to tally how many F*Bombs she would drop, and unfortunately it was zero. Except for the fuzzed and bleeped out S**T! brought on by Darrell's weigh-in results, she was not in her normal form. Her true colors did show during the workout the Olympians put the contestants through at the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center. She told them basically to feel free to go off on the contestants if they made a mistake. Way to bring on the motivation!
During their visit to the training center one of the Olympic team nutritionists made the remark of the 'huge lifestyle changes' the contestants were making. This can be good or bad and it depends on the individual. If it is too drastic of a change and all at once, for too many it can lead to failure. If you haven't been participating in a regular exercise routine deciding to start off with a 13.1 mile bike ride, or a one mile foot race for your first workout is too drastic. You have to start off gradually. Four to six hours of exercise a day is too drastic. For most people it is so unreasonable that just the mention of it would give them the green light to remain unhealthy and unfit. The same principles apply to nutrition. The all or nothing approach just doesn't work for some people. It's a matter of being able to enjoy what you're doing and enjoy life. Because remember, these changes should be for life. If your new eating plan means completely eliminating everything you love forever chances are good you'll revert to your former habits.
It's okay to allow yourself to enjoy a desert once in a while provided that the portion size is appropriate and you are accounting for the calories, sodium and fat and sugar grams. Sometimes a stick of Extra gum just won't cut it. Of course some people have the discipline and dedication to eat a clean, healthy diet for life, and plan their exercise programs regularly and not skip a workout. But those folks probably are not in need of nutrition and exercise advice, and they could allow themselves an occasional guilty pleasure with minimum consequences.
As usual they picked a challenge that was inappropriate for the contestants' level of fitness and conditioning. The slide board is a fun way to get a great lateral motion conditioning workout, but it takes time to learn the exercise. It's not the best exercise for an obese beginner to step on and perform 500 slides. I'm sure the contestants' knees were paying the price. I'd like to know how much actual instruction the contestants were given prior to starting the challenge. Once again the show's editing gives the impression that it is as simple as stepping onto the board and away you go. I figure if they all just hopped right on and attempted to do 500 slides there would have been some sprains and many, many bruises.
I've always called shows like Survivor, Fear Factor, The Amazing Race, and The Biggest Loser game shows. I've never understood why they are called 'reality shows.' I don't see many aspects of the average person's everyday life. Well this week The Biggest Loser finally had a dose of reality thanks to Melissa. Those of you that have been watching this season will remember both Bob and Jillian calling her a liar for gaining a pound at a previous weigh-in, and losing only one pound at another. They knew for certain she was only "playing the game" since she wasn't burning the 7,000 plus calories per day like everyone else. Well she did it again, gained a pound. I'm sure most of the viewers that are struggling to lose weight could relate better to Melissa's scenario than they could to the others with their unrealistically high levels of weight loss. Thanks to Melissa, the viewing audience also got the reminder of the high volume of exercise the contestants are going through at the ranch- 6 hours a day. Now let me ask you, would you call that 'Reality'?
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