Biggest Loser 7 - how do people GET that big?

**florence** · 05-01-2009, 10:28 AM

New Biggest Loser season is starting on Tues. And I just saw this clip online (NBC website) that makes me sad, but hopeful. This poor kid is only 19, and has always been obese. Never had a chance. And now he's in a body that weighs 454 pounds!!! And you can see the toil on his face, his cheeks are flush, bad blood pressure no doubt and probably a bit from just walking across the room.

Someone please help!

How do people GET that big?

**Gothic Story** · 05-01-2009, 10:43 AM

what country?

**florence** · 05-01-2009, 10:46 AM

Oops sorry... USA.

**Kyle.** · 05-01-2009, 02:01 PM

I've seen commercials for that show. Never watched it, but I feel really bad for the people who actually can't help it. Their metabolism is just terrible and everything they eat turns to fat..

**Sabrina** · 05-01-2009, 02:16 PM

I agree with Kyle. I've seen a few episodes of that show. How do people gain *that* much weight? Well, there are a variety of different reasons. One could be genetics. I know people who are extremely overweight and that's because there are many members in their family who are overweight. The *overweight* gene is inherited from family members. Another reason could be what Kyle mentioned, which was having a poor or slow-working metabolism. Another cause of this could be depression. When people are depressed, one of the worst repercussions of the illness is constant eating - which will cause one to gain weight intensely. Things like lack of physical activity and unhealthy eating patterns also contribute to why people are overweight.

**Killer** · 05-01-2009, 03:35 PM

[quote name='The Protector']what country?[/QUOTE]

our biggest loser starts soon to, this time its couples (married) will be interesting.

**sandr11ta** · 06-01-2009, 12:54 AM

I've watched this show many times. It's not even their weight that concerns me, it's the amount of health problems they have because of their bad eating habits and weight. I really admire the people who work their butts off on the show to live a healthier lifestyle, because it is definitely not easy; it shows they have a lot of willpower. But there are some on the show who sneak snacks or refuse to do exercise... those are the pity I have no pity for. They are all on the show for a reason - to lose weight and be healthy. The contestants who aren't listening to their advisers are inconsiderate, I think, because they are wasting the trainers' time and space since many contestants were rejected to be on the show.

**florence** · 06-01-2009, 05:42 AM

What I've seen of the US Biggest Loser, they do actually adress the depression thing. Seems alot of the contestants discover that it is their underlying emotional issues that have held them back from getting healthy. That sound like such an awful Catch 22.