Biggest Loser

Speaking of the game.... Biggest Loser wrapped up a week ago. The results were to be expected- the person I thought was going to win did. But the amount of weight she lost was shocking. She started at 260 lbs and ended up at 105 lbs. The backlash was instant. At the finale she looked frail and guant, not the strong person she had been just the week before (4 wks in real time). 

The reactions from everyone, including a couple of the trainers, was that of shock:

The general reaction was that Rachel was much too thin to be considered healthy. Some viewers were enraged that the show would allow it- that in the future there should be a rule against someone being underweight. 

My opinion is that this was a game for $250,000 and Rachel wanted to win. On another level I think it's obvious that she had a problem with food before, and that's how she had intimately gained so much weight. Now... She still probably had a problem with food- but the opposite issue. She is afraid to eat and when she does, she feels the need to work off those calories immediately. 

I'm not going to judge her because I don't know the whole story. I am amazed at the transformation and inspired to keep on my journey- but I do hope the girl was determined to get this small for the money, and will ultimately add a little more lean muscle to her tiny frame. I think her being underweight for a short period of time is healthier than her being overweight for what could have been the rest of her life.