Biggest Loser Club: Free Trial?

Gosh, I'm so sick of all these diet "plans". Just eat less and exercise! Done. It's been said over and over again, because it works. 45 LBS I'VE LOST IN just over 3 months by eating tuna, oatmeal, Kashi, and veggie burgers while running, walking and playing DDR in my off-time. It's not hard ot lose weight, and I hate to see all these companies cashing in on people's insatiable thirst for the easy diet plan (or pill, book, exercise device, etc.) Sorry for stating the obvious, but I'm just fed up with it all, and if people REALLY want to lose weight, they should be doing it the old-fashioned, RIGHT way. Eat less and exercise... repeat after me... eat less and exercise.

The thing is - if eat less and exercise is the easy answer - why do so many people fail to achieve weight loss? And you had to learn from somewhere that Tuna, oatmeal, kashi are better food choices. By no means does that mean you need to shell out for a commercial diet plan.

From what I've seen initial weight loss from changing habits is easy - but eventually most people reach a plateau - and at this point - they need more information.

Eating less and excerising is always great and will work it is a given. However you eating only tuna, oatmeal , kashi is all you eat? If it is what happens later on down the road when you stop that regement? Choosing to eat only a few types of food makes me wonder about the long term goal of being able to keep the weight off and still incorporate a full filled life.

No, that's just the bulk of what I eat nowadays. I still drink lite beers, shots and mixed drinks when I'm out socializing (I just don't drink too many of them), Lean Cuisine's when the above foods get boring, and turkey burgers as a more "real" burger substitute. I dine out with friends without problems as well since I know the right foods to eat, whether it be a grilled chicken sandwich with fruit, white fish almondine or a caesar salad with dressing on the side. It is not hard to make the right choices anymore in any situation. It's a life change.

Believe it or not, a lot of people aren't educated on how to eat properly and exercise.

I once worked with a woman who said she wouldn't dare eat a piece of the homemade chocolate cake she made and brought to work because it was so fattening (she said this while eating a Wendy's bacon double cheeseburger).

There are people who are clueless about the dynamics of how many calories to eat and how often to exercise.

I think people should choose what they think would work best for them and stick with the plan.

It's the quitting that causes plans not to work, not the plans themselves.

I agree. I was actually pretty clueless when it came to dieting. I learned alto from cruising around the net and actually taking advantage of the free info available. I have never tried an online diet or really stuck to a book or anything but think it is definitely wroth a try. I need to find a routine and I think a book or an online diet could help. Does anyone have a good recommendation?

In my opinion- don't misjudge just cause I'm not an adult- but I've taken many fitness course, and work at fitness world, excercising is the key. Learn your calories, but get obssesive, its annoying. Learn to estimate and create your own guideline. Also it helps if you go to a health club or gym and get your fat % checked, this will be a guide to base your diet on. If you follow routine I found it better to write it down and keep to it. If motivation kills you then do something about it, drink caffeine it usually gets you up =) if anyone has questions you can reply here for my free consultatin, id be happy to help

Eating right and exercising worked for me. I have lost 108 pounds, and completed a marathon, a half ironman, and 3 ultramarathons. It has been 4 1/2 years since I weighed 290 lbs. Signing up for races keeps me motivated. I have also been using Fitday.com to track everything I eat, and it has totally made me aware of how many calories are in different foods.

I think the thing people don't realize is that to lose a significant amount of weight and keep it off, you have to change your eating habits and exercise program for LIFE, not just a couple of months. I know a lot of people who think that by walking on a treadmill for 20 minutes 3 times a week, they will lose all kinds of weight. It doesn't work that way, usually. I, like Adam, lost 80+ pounds by eating the "right" foods for the majority of my diet. I eat a lot of fruits, fresh veggies, lean meat, oatmeal, etc. I still indulge in treats, but I know I can't eat a lot of those foods. People definitely need to be educated about what foods are healthy and which ones only seem healthy.

To Shannon: People are clueless about how many calories to eat because no one tells them how many they need for their particular metabolism. I've had clients who had been to Weight Watchers and had followed the recommendations given them. They did not cheat, yet they also didn't lose an ounce because the amount they were told to eat was too much for their metabolism. Also, the plans are difficult to stick to for more than a week or two. Overeating is not at all the same problem as addiction.

To Sam: I have a recommendation---my web log.

To em.kay: It is definitely better to write down a routine, before you start it. And as Ultraclyde suggests, you have to be aware of how many calories are in different foods so you can know exactly how much you have to eat to get to your goal.

And finally, to Spectra: You do have to change your eating habits for life. The trick is to do this without forcing your body to fight you, as it's programmed to do.

Thanks for the info! Mary what is your blog URL? I also checked out my diet profile on BLC and did the ten day trial and got some great info!

Thanks!

Help I'm 5'3 and weigh 512. I have no social life. What can you do to help me?

I have a friend named Randy that lives in Honduras. He hurts my feelings often because of the truth, he hurls my way. I know I have more than 380 pounds of white gushy fat I need to lose, but he doesn't need to hurt my feelings everyday. I need to understand him more even though what he says is true. Last year I lost 57 pounds and I called him hoping he'd be proud of me. He just snickered and smiled at me and said that was like taking a bucket of water out of the ocean. Between Randy in Honduras and the mirror I have to face everyday I feel there's NO reason to live. I have often thought of gastric bypass, bariatric surgery and stomach stapling. I figured that between all 3 I might have a chance of a normal life. Sometimes I feel like painting myself black and white and dive in the ocean to swim with Willy. This might be my best option for a social life. Help me please and never listen to Randy.

To Wally: Why don't you try to audition for the biggest loser. The auditions are going on now. All you have to have is the willingness to work hard. I still have a lot of weight to lose my self. I will be the first to tell you, it is hard. I get up at 5:30am 3 times a week and do a boot camp style class and have lost 19 pounds in 8 weeks. Don't listen to that "friend" in Honduras. A real friend would not speak to you in that fashion. But you will never lose the weight without getting up and doing something about it. Surgery is not the way! Do it for your self!!

Wally, I feel your pain. I am forty and have been battleing the bulge for all of my life. I am 5'6" and weigh 275. My life has been an up and down battle with weight. But I know it can be done, it is just getting that will to do it. The Biggest Loser is the most motivating show around, however, in the real life we know we have to take it more slowly, we don't have the time to spend 5hrs a day exercising and a personal diet expert telling us what to eat. I think that Adam has a great point. It is about the balance of good nutrition and exercise. I have hated looking at myself in the mirror as well, and have thought that I would be better off not being around. But that is not the answer either. It is such a difficult road to travel, and maybe we should travel it together, a support network. Now I just need to start listening to myself and I would have it made....LOL P.S. Get rid of Randy!!!!