Biggest Loser - Not an Inspiration to Me

Someone asked me recently if I used the reality show (and I use the term "reality" very loosely here) The Biggest Loser as a form of inspiration to help me keep on track with my weight loss. Excuse me for being blunt, but HELL NO. There is nothing real about that show and can be down right dangerous.

How can anyone feel good about losing 1-2 pounds of fat a week at home, when these people are losing 10-20 pounds of weight a week on that show. What's inspiring about that? It's not healthy and they don't tell you if it's water weight they are losing, muscle mass, or fat.

I found a blog post by Tom Venuto that talks about this show and the pros and cons of it. He can tell it better than me, so I will just share the link to his blog. It can be found here.