The Biggest Loser At Home Program
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
- Celebrity Endorsements: Jillian Michaels, Bob Harper, Dolvett Quince, Anna Kournikova, Alison Sweeney
BACKGROUND
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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. BiggestLoser.com, formerly known as 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.
BiggestLoser.com's 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 the Biggest Loser diet.
All of the numbers are worked out for you based on the information you provide in the online dashboard. 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, BiggestLoser.com stays updated with 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 season 14 premiered in January 2013 with trainers Bob Harper, Jillian Michaels, and Dolvett Quince and a new batch of 18 contestants. For the first time ever, three of those contestants are teens. The program has grown in popularity so much that there are versions of the show airing in numerous other countries around the world.
Those who want the full Biggest Loser experience can also check out the Biggest Loser Resort with locations in Ivins, Utah, Malibu, California, and Niagra, New York.
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
CON
- Sample exercise plans not available
- Doesn't give detailed membership information
- Grocery list for one week of meals can be intimidating
- Not likely to see weight loss like that on the show
DIET and NUTRITION
You get to set up all of your preferences when signing up on BiggestLoser.com. 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 a meal plan for the day that includes three meals and three snacks. There is a chart that monitors 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 which foods to purchase to prepare all of your meals each week. There is a daily analysis breakdown on the site for your meals, this shows 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, most of which can be found in the show's series of cookbooks developed by Chef Devin Alexander. Some of these tempting dishes include:
EXERCISE
To personalize your plan on BiggestLoser.com, 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. BiggestLoser.com offers an extensive database of exercises for you. Simply find your exercise, enter the minutes you spent doing it, 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
One of Biggest Loser's major sponsors is Planet Fitness, a nationwide gym chain that offers memberships for only $10 per month without any contracts. If cost has been a barrier for you to join a gym in the past, consider joining these no-frills fitness clubs.
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 and its BiggestLoser.com program brings a plan for success to you at home. You'll follow customized diet and exercise plans created by the same fitness and nutrition experts who've helped hundreds on the Biggest Loser reality series.
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''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 6 of 9, 171 total comments)marty williams
hey my name is marty and im 16 and even though all yall have on the show is adults. I think it would be kool to have a teen biggest loser cause its just as hard for us to lose weight as it is for the adults. Just wanted to know if yall would considering a show for teens just one time. And i would love to be on it. Im around 226 and it ain easy to lose when everytime you turn around there are skinny kids picking on you. And mark dont worry about what they say that your to emotional cause im the same way buddy just keep your head up and keep going towards your goal. thanks for listening
posted Apr 15th, 2008 9:30 pmjamie wayer
i am the loving fiancee of my man andy morse..he is over weight and weighs about 249 pounds. I am a little smaller and weigh 130. I would love for him to join the biggest loser game with bob or jullian. I watch your show all the time and i am shocked at teh results. I am watching the 5th season right now and would love for my fiancee to be chosen. Yes has had 2 heart attachs and hes only 32. Please help him to make a differance in his life and our 3 kids life. They are only 6, 7, and 10. I love him very much and just want him to be happy, and for him to feel good about himself for once in a life time. Im begging for his health, cause someone has to. Thanks so much for hearing me out...lots of love..jamie
posted Apr 15th, 2008 8:33 pmamanda daniels
hey every one im a single mother of 3 and weight around 275lbs, i fill depressed i have no enegy nor like the way i look this last pragnacy i had full blown diesbtes and gained alot , now she is fixin to turn yrs old in june, i also have a 12yr and a 9 yr old, what advise can u give me to get motavation so i can play with my children and not have any more health problems, i would even love to come on the show if there anyone out there that can send me advise plz send it my way and good luck to every one esle
posted Apr 15th, 2008 8:33 pmCrystal
I am 27 year old mother of 3 girls, youngest being 9 mons old. I have gained alot of weight with my children. I have struggled with loosing weight since having my first child, who is 9yrs old. I have tried all diets. non have worked. I have heart trouble and is not able to take diet pills. I want and need to loose weight for my health. I want to be around to see my children grown. I went from 135lbs to 280lbs. I gained 100lbs with my first child and have not been able to loose since. I work everday with people that battle to live and are dying from cancer, etc, that can not help getting this unfortunant disease but I can loose the weight with your help and hopefully live a long health life. I am like a few other people who try to get onto the show. Loosing weight is more important to me than getting the money. Please consider me to be a contestant on your next epsiode of the show.
posted Apr 15th, 2008 2:26 pmmartha
i am a 44 year old woman i have thyroid promblems i am a mother of 2 girls one of my daughters is overweight i need to help her also can you please help us so i can help her
posted Apr 15th, 2008 11:52 amJoe
I'm 29 years old and 315lbs I have tried to diet but blowes up some how.I eat out of bordom. I watch your show every week sometimes two times,and tearup at the lifestyle and wieght change that the contestant make,and i know that I also need something like that not just for me but for my almost two year old son. I want to be and live healther,but like everyone I need some help!!! I don't want the money,I just to be a contestant please
posted Apr 15th, 2008 11:52 amkay
I would love to be considered as a contestant on the biggest loser.I am 25 years of age and i have 3 children. I am struggling with belly fat especially when i sit. i tried everything from trim sps to sit ups and it seems like my belly is getting bigger. I say it looks like a raft around my belly. I feel like Iam missing out on life because I am self -concious about my stomach and dont want to be seen outside the car.I shouldnt be struggling with this at this age or period.especially after the picture I took last time I went out.(pictures tell the truth and nothing but the truth) PLEASE i NEED YOUR HELP!
posted Apr 14th, 2008 5:24 pmmissy
i weigh 300 lbs and desperately need your help to loose this weight how can i get on the show please tell me thank you i wateh every week
posted Apr 11th, 2008 8:38 amshannon orman
i am a mother of three and a grandmother of 2 girls, i currently work full time and am on hoodia right now, however i work midnights and hoodia does not cover my food cravings at 3 in the morning, every once and a while i will eat fruits, but for some reason my metabolisim is weak, i too would love some advice and if not would love to be on your show. thanks
posted Apr 10th, 2008 7:29 amDonna Clark
I will be 60 yr. old this year, & I am disabled, but in the last 3 years, I have lost 170 lbs. I have SLE/RA & a few other Diseases...I gained a lot of that excess weight, while being on high doses of Predisone..I can not exercise very much (especially, not like they do on the show...) But, when I started loosing, weight, due to a side affect of a SLE/RA Medicine, I decided to stop eating, Fried Foods, Sugar, Breads, Potato's...Junk Food, & the pounds dropped even more.....I don't have pictures, but a lot of people that will back this up...I went from a size W/28 skirt/ 3 or 4 X blouses, sweaters, coats, pants TO A Misses/Regular size 14/16 or Large...(Went down 14 dress sizes) but, I find my self still going to the Plus sizes 1st then remembering they DON'T FIT anymore...It is nice to PICK OUT WHAT I WANT TO WEAR, not What I can get into.... PEOPLE, with Diseases, Disabled, can do it too.... If I DID. anyone can........
posted Apr 10th, 2008 7:29 amkelly young
Hello I guess I'm not sure where to start I am 31yrs. old n have 3 beutiful children who would love for there mom to have energy n go out side to play more with them but i don't i am embarressed of myself i am a huge 244lb. woman i am only5'5 i'v tried working out n eating right but it seems that i don't ever get anywhere my doctor seems to think that the y sugery may be the way to go but i don't want to please help i'm realy scared n want to be here for my children i am a single mother who works full time n wants to do somthing for myself but don't know how!! the doctor has me on meridia but i don't even think that is working i also was on adipex and any over the counter drug u can think of! I would realy appretiate some guidence please thank you for your time!!!
posted Apr 9th, 2008 9:34 pmLuly
I was wonder how can some one get into the show. I wait 180, I weight lose goal is 55 pounds. I tries meany diet and also you know with the stress of everyday life is not that easy to lose the weight.I have three children at the age of 23. help me.
posted Apr 9th, 2008 9:34 pmBarbara
I watch your show and cry. My son who is only 22 years old is over 390 lbs. and 6 feet tall. His weight has him depressed and stopping him from living. I believe if he was on your show it would give him the incentive he needs to live and at least try to loose weight. Would you at least consider him for your next show.. Maybe of young men needing to loose weight for the theme. His stomach hangs over his pants like a T-shirt and I know even though me makes jokes about it.. he is embarrassed ... he stays in the house most of the time, and eats through out the nite. Please help him....
posted Apr 9th, 2008 9:34 pmAnne-Marie Stahl
I'm 11 years old and I always look forward to tuesday to watch bigest loser I love it its so cool. I hope roger wins.
posted Apr 9th, 2008 9:34 pmJanie Gant
How do I get on the show.
posted Apr 9th, 2008 9:52 amKiersten Perry
I am 9 years old and I think biggest loser is funny and one of the best T.V. shows on EARTH!
posted Apr 9th, 2008 7:08 amval
Has anyone tried the Biggest Loser Meal Plan?
posted Apr 8th, 2008 10:19 pmZoye Franklin
I am a 35 year old mother of three feeling like my health is changing. I need help, how can I become a contestant. I hope Ali wins
posted Apr 8th, 2008 10:19 pmHenry Stevenson 3
I appreciate the show, for its a motivational tool to help those people who are a little lukewarm in doing the things they need to do concerning their physical health.
posted Apr 8th, 2008 10:19 pmMargo Taylor
This has been the BEST season of the Biggest Loser! This season, there has been so much harmony toward the end of the show amongst the contestants! There is still a great deal of competition, but there is alot of concern for the other contestants, and that is so much fun to watch!! The younger girls on the show showed a great deal of immaturity, and now that they are gone the harmony is Great! I love this show!!!!
posted Apr 8th, 2008 10:19 pm