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 7 of 9, 171 total comments)jcafersuper
I think it is wrong that the public picks the third person. These people have worked so hard to get where they are at and now you are going to let the public make that selection. This is toally wrongggggggggggg
posted Apr 8th, 2008 2:15 pmsue
I love the Biggest Loser TV show. I hope Ali wins it. it would be great for a women to win. She looks amazing as well!
posted Apr 8th, 2008 2:15 pmK. Chilton
I love the show !!! Watched every show since it started. It's very motivating, but when you work full time, have a family and normal everyday chores, who has the time? I'm really having a hard time with my weight, have started eating better, but it hasn't made much of a difference, I really need help : (
posted Apr 8th, 2008 9:34 amVirginia
I have just recently started watching the show and think it is great!! I also have a huge weight problem and fitness that is a thing of the far distant past I'm only 34 and need some serious help last time a I even looked at a scale I weight in at 260. I miss who I was I loved doing martial arts and playing baseball and I used to run 1mile with my one sister. I think Jillian rocks she reminds me of my sister that used to work out with me we would make up our own aerobic workouts. Janice would push me and not let give up she was great. I would love if JIllian or Bob could give me some pointer in the food dept. and was to kick butt into gear especially the eating as I have a really hard time with this due to not eating in mornings and food issues eating at the wrong times.
posted Apr 6th, 2008 9:13 pmmichelle
hello my name is Michelle I am 41 and have diabetes I have been overweight for some time now,I would love to be on the show I weigh 209 right now was 311 4 yrs ago but,it seems to be harder now to lose as I am getting older.I need help and support which I do not get at home,my husband say's I wouldn't look right at 150 but, it's not about looking right it's about being healthy for me.I have alot agains't me as far as health issues go I am part asian,almost everyone in my family is diabetic,female in her 40's so I really need this chance.
posted Apr 4th, 2008 8:30 amjennifer
I LOVE THE SHOW. I THINK IF IT WAS ON EVERY NIGHT I WOULD WATCH IT.I KNOW I WOULD. THIS SESSION IS GOOD. BUT I ALSO THINK MARK WAS VERY SWEET FOR WAITING ON ALI, BUT I ALSO THINK HE HAS BECAME A BIG BABY AND HIS WIFE WAS RIGHT AND HE NEEDS TO GET TOUGH. I HOPE A WOMAN WINS THIS TIME. I THINK THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE WOMEN AND MEN ON THE SHOW TOGETHER DONT THINK ITS FAIR BECAUSE MEN LOOSE WEIGHT SO MUCH FASTER. I THINK JUILLIN MADE THAT POINT VERY WELL.
posted Apr 3rd, 2008 9:16 amBrenda
Llevo casi un año viendo el programa y me sorprende el cambio que dan las personas. Este programa es mi inspiración especialmente en los momentos que siento que no tengo mas fuerzas para luchar con mi sobrepeso. Estan realizando un buen trabajo
posted Apr 3rd, 2008 9:16 amLindsay
I am so proud of Mark. For him to wait for Ali shows how much he has grown as a person. Great job guys!!!!
posted Apr 2nd, 2008 6:48 pmmelinda jackson
my name is melinda and i live in clarksburg wv.a and i work two jobs, and i don"t have any time to exercise .i"m a mother of five children,and i want to lose the weight before i have health problems,i weigh 190 lbs.and i want to weigh 135 lbs.pls help me live a longer life with my children and husband
posted Apr 2nd, 2008 1:33 pmlisa
ow do i become a contestant , if someones knows please inform. I am 19 years old and I had a baby at 18. gain 50lbs and it is really hard to lose it :(
posted Apr 2nd, 2008 7:00 amozzie
I have lost 88pounds I started weighting at 356 lbs and size 56pants I now weight268 and wearing 44 panys my goal is 185
posted Apr 2nd, 2008 7:00 ammandy
I love watching the show! but I would like to be on it myself!!!!! How can i be on it?
posted Apr 1st, 2008 9:51 pmrobin
how do i become a contestant , if someones knows please inform
posted Apr 1st, 2008 9:51 pmMary Hughes
hi Ilove your show.Iwatch it every time it is on. In Aug Iweighted 365 pd.I have losed 100 pd I went from 5 X to a 26 in weman. I feel so good. I am now 265 and need to lose at lest 100. I was always big in eight th grade I weighted 218 it would be so good to under that weight
posted Apr 1st, 2008 9:51 pmrosita zamarripa
HI there biggest losers i like your show i bought your dvd video i lost like almost 15 pounds and i feel good about it and i still want to lose more and i think im gonna keep on doing it
posted Mar 31st, 2008 7:31 pmRONNIE
LOVE THE SHOW , WOULD LOVE TO BE ON THE SHOW MYSELF, I HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING THE WIGHT OFF. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO TO GET ON THE SHOW??
posted Mar 31st, 2008 8:40 amWENDY FISHER
Your show is wonderful! I never miss one. Thanks for beging so inspiring.
posted Mar 26th, 2008 8:55 pmHAIFA
HI HOW ARE U JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I BEEN DOING SO GOOD ON MY LIFE STYLE I LOST 15 AND HALF AND 30 INCH OFF I WAS SO BIG I WAS 251 SO I THOUGHT TRY SOMETHING AND SEE HOW IT WORKS AND IT DID I DO WATCH UR SHOW ITS SO INTRSENTING TO WATCH BECAUSE I CATCH SOME TIPS FOR MY SELF I WORKOUT 7 DAYS A WEEK AND MY ANOTHER WORKOUT IS WORK AND JOGGING WALKING SO JUILLAN IF U CAN PLZ EMAIL ME BACK WOULD LIKE TO HERE FROM U SOON THX HAIFA HAVE A GREAT DAY
posted Mar 20th, 2008 8:44 amDiets In Review Editor
Hi Biggest Loser Fans! I know many of you are anxious to be the Biggest Loser. Sign up for the Biggest Loser Club and there you'll find the application. Hurry- season 6 just did an extension (3/18/08)!!
posted Mar 18th, 2008 3:04 pmAnonymous
To those of you that want to be on the show please look on line to see where to send a video tape of yourself. They won't pick you from here. Just do an online search to find out where to send it.
posted Mar 18th, 2008 2:53 pm