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The end of the season has come and gone and the results are in. And I must say, wow they were shocking.
Jerry the at home winner. A 60something year old grandfather lost a total of 177 pounds. That is amazing on one hand and on the other hand, is it really a healthy thing for him to have lost that much weight that fast. Yes I know he was home for six months, but in the grand scheme of things, six months is not that long. Experts say that a person should lose an average of 1-3 pounds a week for safe and maintainable weight loss. That would be no more than 72 pounds in a six month time frame and this man lost on average seven to ten pounds a week. That cannot be healthy. I know you're thinking that they lose 7-15 pounds a week on average at the ranch right. That is true. However, their week is actually more like 10 days and their diet and exercise programs are constantly watched over by trainers, doctors and dietitians. There are people on staff trained to make sure the contestants maintain good health while getting fit. Also they work out 6+ hours a day every day. What the hell was Jerry doing at home to drop that much weight that fast? It for sure is not something that an average person with a life, job, kids, etc. can do. Lastly, he didn't seem quite "right" to me. I discussed it with a co-worker yesterday and we both felt something was wrong with him. He didn't actually ever really speak real words and mostly just stood there looking confused.
Helen - Another older person won the grand prize. She lost a grand total of 140ish pounds weighing in at 114 pounds now. She started out at 250something. (I'm too lazy to check exact numbers, sorry). For someone that needed to lose that much weight, that is awesome. However, at 114 pounds I think the woman looks sick and unhealthy. That is not a healthy weight for her body frame. I cannot remember how much she left the ranch weighting but she lost a lot at home after the show and fast. Again this is not normal or obtainable for a person with an average life. I do not think she will be able to maintain that weight for very long and should not. I would say she needs to add maybe 10-15 pounds to look healthy.
Tara on the other hand looked AWESOME. She looked like she should look. Just the right weight for her frame. She glowed whereas Helen looked gaunt. Mike looked great too. Most everyone did really.
I think the show had two goals this season. 1. to show that "it" could be done at home and 2. to show that age is not really as big of a factor that most people believe it to be. Did they achieve those goals? Yeah I think so. The people that were at home longer lost weight. They did not do it as fast and did not lose as much as the ones on the ranch but that is the way it really works. People living their lives will lose slower because there are hundreds of outside factors that come into play everyday. Some did not do very well at all in my opinion. Namely 1/2 of the orange team and 1/2 of the silver team. But that shows that you really have to want it to get it. They from the beginning put in half assed effort and got half assed results. Hopefully they will keep trying, but without the lull of money to drive them, I doubt it.
They did show that age can be overcome with enough determination too. Overboard with some of the older contestants, yes, but they got their point across. You can exercise and lose weight at any age.
All in all, good season. I enjoyed some of the drama, like Bob's big explosion at Joelle. Of course some of it was too much but it wouldn't be "reality TV" without it. I love the charity aspect of the Pound for Pound Challenge. I would like to see some new trainer blood and I would like to see more actual at home stuff showing how contestants at home do it. I want to see how to fit in time around work and kids to eat healthy and work out every day and afford it too. I want to see how they do it, not just be told it can be done. Just about anything "can be done." But telling me it can isn't telling me how.
I have 3 kids, 2 dogs, 3 cats, a husband, a full time job and do consulting work on the side. I barely make it to the gym 2 times a week and groceries are expensive as hell and the healthier you get, the more it costs so somebody, show me how.
That is all for now. Must go get ready for another day at work. Much to do, much to do.
Jerry the at home winner. A 60something year old grandfather lost a total of 177 pounds. That is amazing on one hand and on the other hand, is it really a healthy thing for him to have lost that much weight that fast. Yes I know he was home for six months, but in the grand scheme of things, six months is not that long. Experts say that a person should lose an average of 1-3 pounds a week for safe and maintainable weight loss. That would be no more than 72 pounds in a six month time frame and this man lost on average seven to ten pounds a week. That cannot be healthy. I know you're thinking that they lose 7-15 pounds a week on average at the ranch right. That is true. However, their week is actually more like 10 days and their diet and exercise programs are constantly watched over by trainers, doctors and dietitians. There are people on staff trained to make sure the contestants maintain good health while getting fit. Also they work out 6+ hours a day every day. What the hell was Jerry doing at home to drop that much weight that fast? It for sure is not something that an average person with a life, job, kids, etc. can do. Lastly, he didn't seem quite "right" to me. I discussed it with a co-worker yesterday and we both felt something was wrong with him. He didn't actually ever really speak real words and mostly just stood there looking confused.
Helen - Another older person won the grand prize. She lost a grand total of 140ish pounds weighing in at 114 pounds now. She started out at 250something. (I'm too lazy to check exact numbers, sorry). For someone that needed to lose that much weight, that is awesome. However, at 114 pounds I think the woman looks sick and unhealthy. That is not a healthy weight for her body frame. I cannot remember how much she left the ranch weighting but she lost a lot at home after the show and fast. Again this is not normal or obtainable for a person with an average life. I do not think she will be able to maintain that weight for very long and should not. I would say she needs to add maybe 10-15 pounds to look healthy.
Tara on the other hand looked AWESOME. She looked like she should look. Just the right weight for her frame. She glowed whereas Helen looked gaunt. Mike looked great too. Most everyone did really.
I think the show had two goals this season. 1. to show that "it" could be done at home and 2. to show that age is not really as big of a factor that most people believe it to be. Did they achieve those goals? Yeah I think so. The people that were at home longer lost weight. They did not do it as fast and did not lose as much as the ones on the ranch but that is the way it really works. People living their lives will lose slower because there are hundreds of outside factors that come into play everyday. Some did not do very well at all in my opinion. Namely 1/2 of the orange team and 1/2 of the silver team. But that shows that you really have to want it to get it. They from the beginning put in half assed effort and got half assed results. Hopefully they will keep trying, but without the lull of money to drive them, I doubt it.
They did show that age can be overcome with enough determination too. Overboard with some of the older contestants, yes, but they got their point across. You can exercise and lose weight at any age.
All in all, good season. I enjoyed some of the drama, like Bob's big explosion at Joelle. Of course some of it was too much but it wouldn't be "reality TV" without it. I love the charity aspect of the Pound for Pound Challenge. I would like to see some new trainer blood and I would like to see more actual at home stuff showing how contestants at home do it. I want to see how to fit in time around work and kids to eat healthy and work out every day and afford it too. I want to see how they do it, not just be told it can be done. Just about anything "can be done." But telling me it can isn't telling me how.
I have 3 kids, 2 dogs, 3 cats, a husband, a full time job and do consulting work on the side. I barely make it to the gym 2 times a week and groceries are expensive as hell and the healthier you get, the more it costs so somebody, show me how.
That is all for now. Must go get ready for another day at work. Much to do, much to do.
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