Q: My boyfriend and I love watching the “Biggest Loser”. What are your thoughts on contestants dropping insane amounts of weight in a short period of time?
A: The “Biggest Loser” is a wildly popular show that may help those looking to lose weight in one very important way: Motivation. It can be very inspiring and motivating to see people transform their physique.
But there is a major downside to weight loss contests and it’s that they put too much emphasis on the scale. Your goal shouldn’t necessarily be to drop numbers on the scale, but rather to improve your fat to muscle ratio.
Why is this important? First of all, these weight loss contests reward people for losing fat, but also for losing muscle mass and water weight. Here’s the thing, it’s possible for some to transform their body and become leaner and healthier than ever, all the while only losing maybe a pound. This is because you could replace the fat weight with new muscle weight. The contestants in a weight loss contest like the “Biggest Loser” that do this would be penalized because they didn’t lose enough weight.
So, instead of living and dying by the scale, try to lower your body fat percentage by focusing on eating healthy foods and exercising. Let the mirror be the judge, not the scale.
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