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Biggest Loser Club
Learn to follow the Biggest Loser diet and fitness plan at home with this convenient online program.
QUICK FACTS
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- Established: 2004
- Founder: NBC Studios
- Headquarters: New York, New York
- Stock symbol: CMCSA and GE
- Accessibility: Online
- Diet Type: Low-fat, low-calorie
- Gender: Male and female
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BACKGROUND
The Biggest Loser TV show has garnered countless fans and inspired those that want to lose weight. Most people feel that they could never get cast on the show, but there are ways that you can follow along with the contestants and create your own success story. The Biggest Loser Club is an online version of the diet and exercise program that the contestants follow at the Biggest Loser ranch. Trainer Bob Harper, a renowned personal trainer, says that those following the home-version likely will not realize the same results as those on the show, simply due to circumstance. The contestants are in a highly focused environment for 12 weeks or more, without influence of typical daily stressors like children, work and chores.
The Biggest Loser Club online tools give you specialized menus based on your preferences and tracks your exercise. You won’t have to eat anything you don’t like while on this program which is a plus. You will be eating three meals and three snacks each day so hunger shouldn’t be a problem either. For your meals, there are included recipes and a tie in so that you can move meals to your food journal. You don’t have to count calories, carbohydrates or fat when following this program.
All of the numbers are worked out for you based on the information you provide. If you are looking for a vegetarian meal plan or want to exclude certain things from your diet, those options are available. There are charts to keep up with your progress and message boards so that you can chat with other members. You will also find videos and motivational articles throughout the site. With each new season of the show, the Biggest Loser Club provides updates on the contestants and trainers.
The Biggest Loser TV show has continued to grow in popularity with each season as contestants work to lose weight and become the winner of the coveted $250,000 grand prize. The winner is the person who loses the highest percentage of weight at the end of the season. There is also an at-home prize of $100,000 that the eliminated contestants compete for. The Biggest Loser will kick off season 12 in the fall of 2011 with new trainers and a new batch of contestants. The program has grown in popularity so much, that there are versions of the show airing in 21 other countries around the world. Those that want to full Biggest Loser experience can also check out the Biggest Loser Resort, with locations in Ivins, Utah and Malibu, California.
Bob Harper, and former trainer Jillian Michaels, have each published books with additional fitness and diet insight. Since season 5 Biggest Loser has offered the Biggest Loser Meal Plan, a meal delivery service via eDiets.
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PRO
- Fitness and diet programs available from the show
- Chat with The Biggest Loser experts and contestants
- Access delicious recipes from the show
- Personalized meal plans
- Shopping lists available
- Customized fitness program, including circuit training you can do at home
- Connect with the show's trainers
- Access to message boards
- Personal progress journal
- Know Your Number HealthScore
CON
- Sample exercise plans not available
- Club website doesn't give detailed membership information
- Grocery list for one week of meals can be intimidating
DIET and NUTRITION
You get to set up all of your preferences when signing up on the site. You have the option of cutting certain things from your diet like dairy, eggs, tofu, red meat, eggs, pork and poultry. You can also select a vegetarian or low cholesterol diet. If you want to make changes at any time to your preferences, these options are always available to you. Once you go through the process of setting up your profile, you are given your meal plan for the day. The site offers you three meals and three snacks each day. There is a chart that monitors your weight loss progress featuring your starting weight, current weight and goal. If you follow the meal plan with the foods and recipes suggested, there is no need to count calories. The program does all of that for you. The below meal plan is a sample of what is offered with the exclusion of tofu selected as a preference:
- Breakfast – Biggest Winner Breakfast sausage; muesli with blueberries
- Snack – Hardboiled egg; raisins
- Lunch – Heather’s Mexican Rollup with chips, salsa and corn
- Snack – Balsamic-roasted broccoli with toasted sesame seeds
- Dinner – Steak with mushroom sauce; red potato with skin; steamed cabbage; Smart Balance
- Snack – Baked Bananas Supreme
You can easily swap out meals that are suggested that might not appeal to you, and the recipes are available when you click on the details of the meal section. If you choose the meals suggested, you can simply add that meal to your meal log without having to manually enter it. This can be helpful so that you don’t have to break down all of the ingredients and amounts on your own. You can select the weekly view so that you know what you will be eating in the days to come and can shop accordingly. The site offers a shopping list so that you know exactly what foods to purchase to prepare all of your meals each week. There is a daily analysis breakdown on the site for your meals that day. This shows you the target ranges for your calories, carbs, fiber, protein, fat and sodium.
You'll also have access to many delicious healthy recipes that are enjoyed by the show's contestants. Some of these tempting dishes include:
EXERCISE
To personalize your plan, you can select which days you want to do cardio and which days you want to strength train. It is recommended that you avoid strength training on consecutive days though. Your workout assignments will be directly based on the information you enter. Just like with the diet preferences, you can change your fitness preferences at any time. You are able to choose your cardio and strength training exercises. The amount of calories you should burn during your workout is listed so you can select anything that will help you burn that amount of calories. There is a tutorial on how to choose the proper exercise. This tutorial will help you choose the proper intensity and determine the proper heart rate range for your workout. Keep in mind that your daily calorie burn requirement will vary depending on how many days you select for cardio and strength training exercise. Biggest Loser Club offers an extensive database of exercises for you. You simply find your exercise, enter the minutes you spent exercising and you will see the number of calories you burned. Below are just a few of the cardio exercise options:
- Aerobics (low or high impact)
- Step Aerobics (low or high impact)
- Belly Dancing
- Bowling
- Cycling
- Calisthenics
- Elliptical Trainer
- Heavy cleaning
- Kickboxing
- Pilates
- Volleyball
CONCLUSION
A program that has captured the hearts of millions and inspired people across the country to finally stand up for themselves to make important, life-altering changes, the Biggest Loser Club brings a plan for success to you. You'll follow customized diet and exercise plans created by the same fitness and nutrition experts who've helped dozens on the Biggest Loser reality series. The club allows you be a part of the phenomenon that has helped more than 100 others proudly call themselves losers.
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Wikipedia
''The Biggest Loser'' is an American reality television show that began broadcasting on the NBC network on October 19, 2004. The fifth season began January 1, 2008. As of April 2008, NBC is casting for a sixth season.
User Feedback
(Page 2 of 9, 170 total comments)Brian
Hi my name is Brian and I need help with my weight I'm 17 years old. I can't stand being a fat teenage boy. My pernts make fun of me, they call me names that some times I just want to runaway. Pleas help me out.
posted Oct 27th, 2010 4:54 amLinda
When will a NEW season start?
posted Aug 27th, 2010 1:59 pmMost shows are not fit to watch we like this it is clean.
Patricia Hayes
Do you have an up coming show for new contestants in Chicago,IL. ?
posted Jul 21st, 2010 4:07 pmronda patton
i love the show i watched it all the time i wished i know ashly an her mom during fine i hope yous are the best my favorite.
posted Jun 21st, 2010 6:17 pmTedra
I just got of prison doing a 4year sentence and i weigh 309 and i really want to lose this weight and keep it off Iwant to be a particpant on the biggest loser show what do i have to do to get on the show
posted Jun 17th, 2010 10:49 amTJ
Before anyone seeks to get on the biggest loser, or do a diet you should do your homework. Look at how many of those people were able to maintain their wieght loss. I have read horror stories about how that show treats its contestants, like animals.
posted Jun 16th, 2010 3:46 pmI was able to lose 170lbs through a change in my diet, nothing drastic, and exercise with my self esteem and dignity intact.
This is testimony from a former contestant.
amber
i wish i could do the biggest loser but i 16 but i love the show
posted May 29th, 2010 11:34 pmmaria quinones
i like biggest loser program,no much speak inglish,i need recipes from diabetes.
posted May 12th, 2010 10:54 amolsongri
i lost120 pound on the show
posted May 9th, 2010 10:24 amDurim Tafilaj
This is for my husband Durim, he needs to loos a lot of weight, I love him so much and I hate to see him in this shape, he is only 26 years old, if someone can tell me what to do to make him stay on the diet and workout
posted May 6th, 2010 10:44 amlossw
I tried this diet because I love the show. They had a special and it was worth it to get the 3 free books. I think the diet might be okay, but I joined looking for support and information. I thought the website was one of the most disorganized websites, with very little help. I used Sparkpeople before and when you are new, there is very good information and it's very clear where to go to get it. The Biggest Loser Club website seemed must more difficult for me to find supplemental information (other than what you should eat, how much to work out, etc). In addition, I was offered some nutrition counseling by one of their staff. She told me to just write back and she would help me. NEVER HEARD BACK FROM HER. I am cancelling. I can get what I need from their books. There is much more information in the books and I will go back to SparkPeople, which I think is a much better site! Maybe the Biggest Loser diet is okay, but the Biggest Loser Club is not worth it, in my opinion.
posted Apr 1st, 2010 1:44 pmJennifer
To whom it may concern;
posted Mar 9th, 2010 2:10 pmI love watching The Biggest Loser, but I get discouraged because I have 100 pounds to lose and know that the results on TV are not the results I can obtain from home. I have seen nutristionists who all say that slow and steady will keep the weight off and I shouldn't force myself or even want to lose so much at one time. I have analyzed my diet and have found flaws, one of my flaws was the amount of sweets or empty calories I was consuming, By removing the sweets I lost 20 pounds, but realized losing those sweets attributed to my next flaw, not eating enough calories. I only eat aprox. 600-900 calories per day and now I am gaining the 20 pounds back. I am at a loss at the reason why.
If there is anyone out there who is like me I just want you to know your not alone, and to not give up on your weight loss journey.
Michelle Redd
I lost my thyroid gland due to a tumor growing around it. I've been eating and exercising to maintain a healthy weight, but since turning 50 years old, (52 in April, 2010) it doesn't seem to be enough, and as a result, in 2 years I am now weighing 255 lbs, at 5 feet and 5 inches tall. I need to get on a plan because I am watching my blood pressure rise with every bi-annual physican's visit. I don't have diabetes, but it runs in my family. I need help now, before I REALLY need help. Michelle Redd-Oliver - 619-866-1976.
posted Mar 2nd, 2010 11:23 pmDeanna Terwilliger
whom it may concern i need to find out how to get help for my weight and i need to get on show i have been having problems with my weight since high school i got three children and would love to see them grow please contact me 360-870-2585
posted Feb 10th, 2010 5:13 pmbrenda
i would like to start lossing weight with your program i have treid in the past to lose weight inthe past but fail i have health problem i need help
posted Jan 30th, 2010 11:50 ammegan
Get more involved with Biggest Loser by playing the Fantasy TV Game. Choose the contestants you don't think will make it and will be eliminated each week. Earn points when you're right! Play against your friends to keep you watching and participating in The Biggest Loser!
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kk
I would like to lose 45 lbs by the end of summer is this to unrealistic for any one to do so? I'm tired of the scam diets and would like a buddy to work out with. Hopeless.........
posted Dec 31st, 2009 11:11 amdawn
I'm having such a hard time starting and sticking with it. I really need the Biggest Loser camp I think
posted Dec 26th, 2009 6:00 pmcrystal smith
what can i do to keep my knees from hurting when i walk. i have high blood preusser.
posted Dec 22nd, 2009 9:16 pmMaria
This plan has helped me lose close to 40 pounds. I do recommend you join a bootcamp team or go on the message boards frequently. Community support has what has kept me going!
posted Nov 12th, 2009 2:18 pm