After she revealed her shocking weight loss, Biggest Loser winner Rachel Frederickson admitted that she took “maybe 3 or 4 classes a day” at the gym, and that she was eating 1,600 calories a day, not enough to sustain her at that rate. Frederickson covers the new issue of People, and they have a new interview with her. She admits that she was actually working out six hours a day in the three months after she left the ranch and before she won the competition. And I thought 3-4 classes was excessive.
Rachel Frederickson… did win, but the 24-year-old voice actress also ignited a firestorm of controversy about her dramatically slimmed-down figure, down to 105 lbs. from her starting weight of 260 lbs. (At 5’4″, her height-weight ratio puts her BMI at 18, below the threshold doctors consider normal.)
Sitting down with PEOPLE in Los Angeles, just days after she made headlines for her striking transformation, Frederickson says she maintained a 1,600-calorie daily diet, working out six hours a day in the three months before the finale.
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“Maybe I was a little too enthusiastic in my training to get to the finale,” she tells PEOPLE exclusively in this week’s cover story.
Asked point blank whether she has an eating disorder, she replies, “I am very, very healthy.”
Producers say she was carefully monitored throughout her seven-and-a-half months with the show, including in the days before the finale. “Rachel passed all the required medical tests ensuring she was healthy,” says the show’s executive producer, Dave Broome.
Still, Frederickson’s trainer, Dolvett Quince, admits he was “shocked” by her appearance.
“The first thing that went through my mind was, ‘That’s just too much,’ ” he says.
A few years ago, there were several months where I took one somewhat hard 50 minute class at the gym six days a week. A trainer told me I was overdoing it and needed to rest more. I would either take body combat, spinning, or body pump. One time, I tried to do body pump and spinning back to back and I ended up really dizzy and had to get help. (I swear I ate a veggie sub just prior to working out too.) I never took two classes a day again. Now I take about 2 classes a week and do my own cardio other days. Hopefully I’ll get back to the level where I can take a class a day, but it was hard on my body and I ended up spraining my lower back a couple of times. I know people do marathons, I know there are athletes that work out all day every day, but that takes planning and supervision.
Do you remember how many calories Michael Phelps was eating while training for the Olympics? He was working out five hours a day and eating 12,000 calories every day. Frederickson was eating just 1,600 calories a day. She was in a competition, and she went overboard to win. She’s denying that she has an eating disorder and I think that’s up to debate. I mean, she had a quarter million dollar incentive to develop that eating/exercise disorder.
Biggest Loser officials are said to be considering changes to the show following this latest controversy. Sources tell E!’s Watch with Kristen that they’re going to change the way they supervise competitors after they leave the ranch. “There might be more focus on what happens to the winner after they are supposedly done with the show.” Frederickson, at 105 pounds, has the lowest weight of a Biggest Loser contestant to date. She lost more of her body weight, 59.62%, than any other contestant in the show’s history.
THIS is a lawsuit waiting to happen!!
Rachel Frederickson could SUE “The Biggest Loser” and easily win right now for fostering eating disorders in their contestants. Excessive Exercising Disorder (EE) is the #1 symptom of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). – http://www.hypnos.co.uk/sterndale.htm
I’ve read ‘The Biggest Loser Diet’* recommending a 1200 calorie a day diet, so I always thought this franchise was dangerously shady and singlehandedly responsible for new body disorders sprouting up practically everyday!
* http://www.amazon.com/Biggest-Loser-Program-Transform-Life–Adapted/dp/B000QCQGOQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1392217171&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Biggest+Loser+Diet
Correction* LESS THAN 1100 CALORIES A DAY!
every contestant on the biggest loser is already suffering from an eating disorder (binge eating) hence they are morbidly obese enough to be on the show. it is no shock that the pendulum swings the other way in the case of some of the contestants.
@snake charmer: I agree with you. She started out with an eating disorder, binge eating, and ended up with an eating disorder. Do they have a psychologist/therapist on this show? It’s dangerous not to, I think.
I think it is kind of a stretch to assume everyone on the show is overweight specifically due to binge eating. You can get fat from too much junk food and too little exercise, but that doesn’t have to involve binge eating or any other kind of eating disorder. Maybe she did have this problem, I didn’t watch the show.
That is totally false!! Not every overweight person is a binge eater. And not every contestant on BL is a binge eater! Yes, they are probably OVER-eaters but there is a huge difference between binge eating and overeating.
+1
I have been to the Biggest Loser Resort several times. We work out for 5-6 hours a day (not consecutive) and eat 1200 calories a day. We are NEVER hungary and it is a great program. Please don’t let this lunatic give the whole franchise a bad name.
Why the Biggest Loser is a Dangerous Diet Show
IMO, nobody should follow the As Seen on TV ‘The Biggest Loser’ Way of Losing Weight; it’s dangerous.
• Rapid Weight Loss Is Dangerous
Promoting weight loss of 20 lbs a ‘week’ and up is not only dangerous, it’s actually bordering on the insane. IRL, it’s simply not possible to lose weight as quickly as on the TV show.
• ‘The Biggest Loser’ Diet Causes Excess Skin Problems
A slower weight loss program will give your skin time to shrink to accommodate your shrinking body, and you’ll have far less problems with excess skin once you’ve lost the weight.
• ‘The Biggest Loser’ Lies About Time Frame Of Weight Loss
The time line is stretched, so what is supposed to be a week in reality can be eight, nine or even ten days or longer. They lie to their viewer’s so they’ll keep watching and keep believing the sick fantasy that if they only try hard enough, they too can lose weight that fast.
• ‘The Biggest Loser’ Sells Processed Food Products
Avoid the processed foods ‘The Biggest Loser’ pushes like the plague. To lose weight healthily, eat natural products like fish, chicken, vegetables, fruit and salads. “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants” – http://grist.org/list/pollans-food-rules-animated-with-vegetables/
‘The Biggest Loser’ Promotes Disappointment
‘The Biggest Loser’ contestants exercise up to eight hours a day and eat an extreme diet. Nobody who’s out in the world living their life can possibly do this.
Michael Pollard is the best, but if you need help with portion control and want a ‘program’, Weight Watchers is by far the best one out there. They teach you how to eat normal, natural foods in a safe way and how to lose weight healthily. ‘The Biggest Loser’ does not.
Extremely expensive weight loss spas are a completely different story than the franchise’s Flagship, Cleveland Girl. Apples and oranges, literally.
There’s bound to be at least ONE anorexic on a show like this. The girl is just an “oops”, really, this has all been sad and shocking. It’s like if one of the kardashians was an hoarder, and they had to start skipping footage of that particular bedroom. Just part of the odds of “reality” tv. Losing weight can be an education for most, a trigger for a whole barrage of psychosis for a few others.
I think they only advocate that calorie amount for people who are that overweight and have so much to lose, it’s not a recommendation for everyone looking to just drop a few pounds or maintain their weight. And I know Jillian tells people to never go below 1200 women, 1600 men, can’t speak for the other trainers.
But I definitely agree they should have therapists helping the contestants.
Man she aged herself.
Yes she did. She looks 45.
RIGHT?!?!
Ya !! She look 20 years older !!!!
i wonder does she have periods
the bare minimum of body fat percentage you need to have a healthy period is 12-17%. I highly doubt she has that % right now.
I was healthy with regular periods with 9% body fat. The stats give you averages/normal range, but there will always be outliers. Everyone’s different.
That kind of dramatic body change must have caused problems though.
Oh my God, I only checked her age after seeing your comment. TWENTY FOUR? No f-ing way.
Her suddenly aged look is a big sign that her body is under a lot of stress. It’s not her height/weight or BMI. People should set aside derailing talk. Her skin, hair, and limbs just don’t look healthy to me.
This just tells me that she got terrible training advice. Most trainers now – at least the ones I know – will readily acknowledge that there is such a thing as “overtraining.” Meaning at some point, for most people, extra exercise won’t help much. Your energy dips super-low, your body starts to wear down, your risk of injury jumps dramatically, etc. Most will advise the average client to not over-do it. And 6 hours would certainly qualify. It’s amazing that Rachael, who was an athlete, doesn’t recognize this type of thing. Either she’s intentionally trolling the world or she’s really become that warped.
Also, 6 hours of cardio a day on a 1,600 calories diet? That’s a starvation diet. She should know better than anyone that as your activity increases, your caloric intake should as well. I really do hope at this point she knew what she was doing, but it seems like she might really believe this stuff.
It was clearly for the show. She was intentionally trying to lose as much weight as possible to win. I feel like people forget tha the show is called ”The Biggest Loser” not ”The Healthiest Loser”. It’ll be more interesing to come back in a few months and see what routine she’s settled into, which will be far more indicative of her eating and training habits.
I’m not so sure. If she knew what she was doing, why not simply come out and say so? Say “I intentionally set out to lose a bunch of weight to win the money, and I know this isn’t very healthy and I intend on gaining some back.” She’s playing this game where she’s still claiming to be healthy. Which is BS. I think you give her far too much credit. If she’s doing what you say she is, she’s still being intentionally dishonest and she’s a deceptive liar. If she’s being honest, she’s totally warped. Either way, she loses to the public.
I wouldn’t be shocked if she *couldn’t* be honest about it. The last thing that show wants is for someone to say ”of course this isn’t healthy, but I wanted to win!” because the show gives itself a veneer of legitimacy by saying that they’re improving people’s health. If she were to flat out admit that she went to unhealthy lengths the show would get a lot of deserved criticism, and that show is a cash cow. It’s got products, races, a resort – there’s a lot of money tied up in The Biggest Loser.
Well of course the Biggest Loser has money tied up in this. However, the show looks like crap no matter what she says. If she says she totally gamed the show to win, the show looks stupid and has lost it’s legitimacy. If she continues saying she really wants to be this thin, the show loses a lot because it can be accused of causing this.
I do find it interesting that somebody pointed out that out of all the incarnations of the Biggest Loser – around the world – and in all their seasons, Rachael is the only contestant (not just winner) ever, in any of them, to come in underweight. If what you think is actually true, and people could game the system simply by doing a short, intense weight loss, it’s surprising to me that Rachael is the first person ever to figure this out. It makes me think this isn’t so simple as “doing it to win.” Did nobody else, ever, figure this out?
@Sam – I don’t think she gamed the system. In fact, I think it highlights one of the scondary issues with the show’s setup: she was pitted against men who had started out at much higher weights than her, and had more weight to lose. In order for her to compete with them, she had do be even more drastic about her weight loss. And honestly, with the size of the contestants starting out, it’s unlikely that anyone can truly ‘game’ the system, as more and more contestants are over that 300-400lb mark. The interesting part is, no one’s criticising her for losing a ton of weight in a short time, but rather losing what is perceived as too much weight. Her competitors lost almost as much weight, and yet no one’s criticising them and declaring them unhealthy.
And I think that the overarching criticism is that Rachel is getting hammered for something that is really a fatal flaw of the show: they have an unrealistic and many would say unhealthy approach to weight loss. Its okay for people to exercise for hours a day and eat limited calories on the show, but do it at home and it’s called an eating disorder. Just because the show is about heavy people losing weight doesn’t mean that its sending a healthy message.
She got good advice. She got tailored to her specifically advice. She is the one who took it to an extreme.She had months where no one was monitoring her except her. That’s where things got out of control.
I’ve watched the show, and frankly, it’s pretty devoid of “good advice.” No show or trainer that thinks its acceptable to
1.) Start morbidly obese people on a high-cardio, high-intensity workout without easing them into it;
2.) Argue in favor of exercise for 6 hours a day, which is largely counter-productive;
3.) Present double-digit weight loss per week as healthy and normal; and
4.) Fail to address psychological and social factors in why these people became obese to begin with –
is NOT giving out “good advice.” Frankly, it takes quite the leap of faith to believe anything coming out of the Biggest Loser is good advice.
I agree with Sam and Bridget, this show always seemed an Extreme and a very shallow way of making these people healthy. Health starts with the inside, if you promote a healthy relationship with food and fitness instead of the blatant focus of losing weight just to win money. Than in my opinion, isn’t a very healthy goal that will sustain happiness for these people for their lives.
I also do think they aren’t allowed to bash the competition or show because of contracts and brand image. Why didn’t they ever monitor their competitors before? Wouldn’t they want to make sure that these people were adjusting well outside of the resort even if to just cover their backs?
I am really surprised nobody suffered a massive heart attack during the program. Their training sessions are so intensive for people that are certainly not used to spend their day hitting the gym that I wonder how they get a medical pass for that.
Let me be clear.
You watched an edited version of events. Watching the show on TV is far from the same as watching the events in person. Just as the person you root for is likely because the show is edited that way. You see what they want you to see.
They are heavily monitored to avoid a lawsuit. And as long as the contestents are honest (not withholding health issues) they should fair well.
And I know many of these shows have mental health professionals on standby for anyone who wants them. These aren’t always show on the show because it isn’t about therapy and it’s private, but it’s likely taped with consent (again for legal issues).I haven’t combed through a Biggest Loser contract so I can’t say for sure.
The show does show moments of heart-to-heart talks between trainers and the contestants, most of which are about the psychological reasons for the weight gain. Not that the trainers are professional therapists, but they do always consider the “why” behind the weight gain and talk about it with the members of their team.
They have actual therapists and other mental health professionals they see on a regular basis while they are contestants.
or maybe she developed a eating disorder in the process. While I think her body is not scary thin level, her face could not lose anymore..
BINGO!
I get bored stiff after about an hour. Six hours? Yikes.
Plus, does she have a job? Who has 6 extra hours a day? I don’t watch the show, so I don’t know her situation.
She’s supposed to be a voiceover artist. Which I find surprising, because before, during the weeks of the show, I always thought her voice was so perky (to my ear, a bit irritating).
In any case, the poor woman obviously lost too much weight, and I think she, like seijidan says above, at the very least, developed an eating disorder in the last months. She is frightfully thin and unhealthy looking. She looks anorexic. She probably has body dysmorphia. My feeling at the end is that her trainer was going to try and get her the therapy she needs to get back to a normal weight. He was worried, too, and it’s his reputation, too, that is on the line.
@bellabella – that is some major conjecture. Here’s a question for you: what’s the difference between her working out 6 hours a day and eating limited calries at the Biggest Loser house vs. her exercising 6 hours a day and eating limited calories at home? The TV cameras make it acceptable? And yet while she was dong it on the show no one called her anorexic. The weight loss was to win a show, where the only way she could win was to lose an unhealthy amount of weight. That’s not an eating disorder or body dismorphia, that’s television.
To me this isnt a story. She cant maintain that lifestyle. She did what she needed to do to win. Her weight will settle to a more normal and stable weight. For events and weddings, I follow a mode/body builderl diet two weeks out to ‘dry out’ my body and to lose water weight. I can lose 10 or more lbs of water weight by manipulating carbs and simply by drinking a gallon of water everyday and taper it down until the event. I look lean and after said event I gain the water weight back over time.
That said, I dont workout like that…lol and I dont recommend doing the diet but for very rare occasions.
I agree, if I didn’t know who my competitor’s weight was, and 130k was on the line? I would do everything I could to win. I’m competitive and broke so it would be like my full time job to succeed. If I did succeed to win, the same day I would buy myself the biggest juiciest burger of victory with curly fries and 3 beers to drink it down and take a break from the gym for a little while. She said she was competitive, so I can relate.
And therefore, if you are looking at her as your weight loss inspiration, look other way. She did not lose her weight in a healthy manner and if anything good came out of this, I hope Biggest Loser re-examines their tactics.
No one can work out 5-6 hours a day and eat just 1600 calories, she was basically starving herself.
“she was basically starving herself.” Yes, she is, Mom2two.
I’d imagine she looks so much thinner in person too.
I’m seeing varying thickness in the 1 shot of her in the biggest loser get up depending who’s showing.
If you’re looking for weight loss inspiration stay away from The Biggest Loser in general.
This. That show is so jacked up. No wonder nobody knows how to take care of themselves. Everybody gets their info from TV, and this is what it’s teaching them.
I work out six days a week, but only for an hour at a time. Is that not good? I thought I was doing so good!
I think it’s fine if you’re eating enough, enjoy what you’re doing and feel good. Way to go!
I’m not counting calories, instead I just cut out sugar and am trying to limit the processed foods. I’m learning to love the crock pot and casseroles so I can prepare real meals in advance and then just warm them up at night after work. I’m feeling pretty good, in general. Sleeping better, have more energy. Seems to be working. If I did count calories I could probably lose more weight faster, but…meh.
That’s good! I was just trying to put it into perspective, because that was the most I could ever do. I couldn’t imagine working out all day basically.
That sounds OK to me. It sounds like she’s overdoing it though. She’s only eating about 1,600 calories a day,but it sounds like she’s working out like a mad woman and working that 1,600 calories off too.
I will go nuts if I can’t get a decent run in once a day or some good cardio.
The point is she was exercising to drop weight. Not as much to be healthy.
I work out six days a week, too, including running, including a long run of 9-15 miles on either Saturday or Sunday. I also do weight training. I eat between 1700-2400 calories a day, depending on exercise demands and other factors. I’m a vegetarian. I’m the age Rachel now looks like, and I am crazy healthy. You can exercise for 60-90 minutes a day and be healthy about it She wasn’t.
Also, TBL has Photoshopped her pics. She IS scary skinny — you can see her elbows and shoulders/collarbones, and all her arm and leg tendons. It was noticeable on TV during the live show, and folks there say it was even worse in person. Bob’s, Jillian;s, and Tumi’s expressions told it all.
She looked really good when she left the ranch at about 150, very healthy.
The show IS very inspirational to many people, but for years I’ve been saying they need to tweak it so there’s very little gameplay. Maybe they will now.
Well it only took 15 seasons for something like this to happen. When I first heard about this show I thought, “that’s an eating disorder waiting to happen.”
I’m curious to see how many people thought this was amazing and achievable. I feel like shows like these make it seem like this kind of weight loss is achievable
For something like what to happen? A contestant gets 10 pounds too light to win a large chunk of money? Nobody has died, nobody is even sick. She got wrapped up in the competition aspect and went a little too far. If you look at her BMI, which is actually a pretty lousy measure of weight, she only has to gain 5 pounds to fall within the normal category. That’s not exactly shocking.
Contestants wean themselves off carbs to lose water weight in the last couple of weeks before the weigh-in. Two weeks from now, she’ll weigh 5-8 more pounds and fill in a bit and look just fine.
By the way, I went from 310 to 145 in a year and have kept if off for more than 15 years. That kind of weight loss is possible and doesn’t have to be through surgery.
Good job losing the weight and keeping it off! 🙂
Thank you! I’m the exact height of this contestant, and 5 pounds makes all the difference in how I look on a regular day.
I guess my question is what is she going to do now? She did all she could to win but that is over. Will she just hit the gym for an hour 5 times a week or is she going to still over exercise?
That is the key question, I think. If she keeps it up or loses more weight, then the “she has an eating/exercise disorder” crowd are probably right. If she gains back 10 pounds and starts eating 2000ish calories per day and only working out for an hour or two, then the “she just went overboard to win the competition which is unfair to women” crowd is probably right. It’s too hard to say now because she had that $250,000 carrot to shoot for.
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She’ll go on a promotional tour. Maybe write a book. Maybe become a promotional speaker. She can do lots.
If she keeps exercising to extremes she could bring on some terrible health issues. Since she is so thin now should she gain 10 lbs back there could be backlash from people just looking to attack. She should be ready for that.
I am a personal trainer and work out every other day, for 20-25 minutes tops. that’s 3 times per week. 15 minutes strength circuits, 10-15 minutes of bodyweight moves for cardio finishing intervals. I eat healthfully, will turn 50 later this year, and stay lean and strong without ever being deprived ).
excess cardio releases stress hormones which in time, can cause a myriad of health issues, BIGTIME!… also, steady state cardio trains your body to store fat since that is the primary fuel source. Yes, you’ll lose weight doing all of that exercise, but the nano second you stop your body is primed to continue to store. eating/exercise disorders are now rampant. People are striving for something they can control..there’s an empty hole inside that they either fill with food or something else unless something changes deep inside.
the heart is a muscle…DO NOT overuse it…do brief sprints, or intervals…and for fun, gentle walks or fun, outdoor activity but overdoing it by endlessly running or cycling for the most part, only harms you..especially if you’re heading to middle age and life is more stressful. Those precious adrenal glands need to be protected because if they get burnt out, one isn’t allowed to exercise at all!
Her face looks like Karen Carpenter when KC was anorexic. Not a good look.
Do people forget that the object of the show was for her to lose as much weight as possible? And that while they’re on the show they’re already working out hours a day? She was clearly motivated to win and knew that the only way she’d win the $250,000 was to drop as much weight as possible. This diet and exercise regime was specifically to win the show, not necessarily because it’s her chosen lifestyle. I’d be more interested to see what her plan is now that the show is done.
totally agree. I don’t think she’ll keep up that schedule- not if she goes back to work and her regular life. She worked out that much to make sure she’d win $250,000. I would do that, too.
Looks like the crypt keeper.
So… what happened to the extra skin? Surely even her legs couldn’t rebound as quickly as her weight loss. But there’s no saggy skin anywhere! did she get surgery before the finale? it seems like a major downside to the rapid weightloss BL goes after but they never let anyone mention it.
She is young. Young people tend to have far more elastic to their skin, and it retracts quite easily. In addition, Rachael was large, but 260 is a far cry from “super obese”, which some of the people on the show are. She didn’t have as much to lose as some others, and her young age means her skin is still stretchy and could retract. I’m personally not surprised that she doesn’t appear to have any skin issues.
That’s what makes me kind of suspicious of her. I know she’s young, but still, that’s an enormous, VERY fast loss.
Look at her – she has the body of most actresses on this page. I wonder what their BMIs are? I think that in general, they’re probably in the ballpark of this woman.
Totally improper scandal idea: That’s her twin sister. They pulled a fast one over on everyone. Rachel is at home relaxing with a delicious apple pie while still weighing less than she started out – but her super skinny sister does the final reveal and wins the show. Hah!
This girl is 24 years old. She’s practically made of spandex. But her face did age dramatically. I’m almost thinking she actually went without water 24 hours before the final reveal to save pounds and look even thinner. It reminds me of female body building competitions – the things they do to avoid extra pounds and show off muscle definition when they’re on the stage. But the good news is, at her age, it WILL snap back if she doesn’t tan a lot and stays away from the cigarettes.
Oh, I guarantee she dehydrated herself before the finale. Most contestants appear to do so; they all usually look dehydrated.
Those outfits are spanx and she is 24. Not everybody gets the saggy skin problem.
I think she overdid it in order to win, and will now have to find a routine that works for her to maintain at a healthy level. I don’t this is going to be her regular routine.
I do know someone who is a bit like that all the time though – she is underweight, and goes to the gym for hours every day (doesn’t work, kids are grown) and is obsessive about calories. She has started having some health issues, but keeps going with it. Seems like it can really turn into a disorder/obsession. Hope that doesn’t happen to this girl.
I’m hoping that she mellows out and gains some weight now that she has the cash. What throws me is that her arms and legs look lean but muscular. And I don’t know anyone who can lose fat and retain muscle while starving themselves.
But that magazine cover is scary. Every one was making reference to her squared shoulders and that maybe she just had a Jolie build – but now all I can see is how big her hands look, hanging off of those tiny little forearms. And her hip bones are protruding. I wonder if she’s also all ribs. 🙁
I really do hope they change the rules to discourage people from going over board.
I do think that magazine cover might have been photoshopped to make her look more “scary thin”. Losing the extra weight does appear to have aged her, but the aging effect is much more dramatic on the magazine cover than on any of the photos that have been posted from the show.
Personally, I think she may have gone a little overboard but I’d also be curious to see where she is in 6 months or a year. A lot of these folks rebound.
She didn’t really retain muscle, though. If you look at her before she left the ranch, she had some serious guns and strong shoulders. Any residual muscle would have soon be wasted if she kept going like this. It is very clear that she stopped lifting weights, used up her remaining fat, then went into her muscle stores for energy.
She is Terri Hatcher revisited!
yes!!! First i thought this is Teri!
She has aged sooo much. She looks so young in the “before picture”. That´s the face of a 20 years old woman and now she looks 40+
“Just” 1600? That’s not a low number. Maybe if you’re working out at TBL ranch, but it’s not dangerously low, even if you factor in what you burn. The show is messed up, but so is our perception of calories.
You need to take it in context. 1600 might be fine – for a sedantary person who barely exercises. 1600 calories combined with 6 hours a day of daily exercise? BS. Keep this in mind: Olympic level athletes who work out 4-6 hours daily take in around 5,000-10,000 calories a DAY just to maintain themselves. There is no rationalization for what this woman is doing.
At 5’4 she needs about 1200 calories just for her body to run. (e.g organs to work at full efficiency) If she’s eating 1600 calories and burning 2000-3000 in a 6 hour workout-that’s dangerously low. Below what you need to be healthy, and the body starts eating away at muscle mass.
Which as much as some claim she is ‘toned’ is clearly what happened. Her muscle mass from the ranch to the weigh in dropped dramatically.
THIS. Anyone who saw her on the last day at the ranch would not call her toned. She has wasted a lot of muscle. Nothing she mentioned doing for exercise even included weight training, I noticed.
Thank you — she is not the least bit toned. Her body has “eaten” her muscles. You can see her shoulders/collarbones/knees/tendons, etc. I’m an LD runner, and have friends who are ultrarunners, and there is a difference between thin-fit and unhealthy. It disturbs me so many people think she looks great. She looked really good at 150 when she left the ranch, she had muscles and was fit.
I do hope she’s okay.
It sounds to me like she might be an exercise addict. I thought doing two hours four times a week was too much back when I was doing that. And I was right. This is just getting grotesque.
Like all of the previous winners, she will settle in at a higher weight that is better suited for her frame. She worked herself silly to win the competition and money, but now she can relax. She’ll be up 20 lbs in no time.
The Michael Phelps story about him eating 12,000 calories a day is a myth. I saw him talk about it during an interview. Something about it being a mind trick for his competitors…”How much more than me is he working out if he can eat that much?”
Let me see if i can find anything online….
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2012/05/michael-phelps-12000-calorie-diet-just-a-myth/1#.UvvGkPldUr8
I wonder how much he did eat then. Between Supplements, carbs, protein, vitamins he must have been eating and drinking lots of calories. Especially to maintain his form and energy level.
He was easily putting away more calories a meal than most of us do a day.
I remember that someone had posted a picture of her just before she left the ranch and she looked really good, healthy and strong. I dunno is she simply went overboard to win the money. But didn’t she say since the begining of the season that she wanted to weigh 105 lbs?
No. Their contracts are really strict and the show would never let them publicly aspire to an underweight goal. They tell them a goal, and the contestants have to stick to it. If she had said she wanted to be 105, they would have edited it out.
I’ve been doing research.
I feel bad for this girl. From “Ew, you’re too fat!” to “Ew, you’re too thin!”
I agree she went overboard and this show needs to go away. But she’s just a young woman who is getting a nonstop earfull of how her body is wrong no matter what she does. That sucks.
She looks like a hybrid between Maria Menounos and Sandra Bullock.
Why don’t they just start with fatter people? Start with people who could lose 60% and still be healthy. Those are the ones who need it most anyway. Let’s be honest, the show is not going away. They should start with people who are all the same body fat percentage and set up a paced program.
It bears noting that while her BMI is only slightly underweight at 17, her body fat % was at a dangerously low 5% due to the muscle from lifting on the show she didn’t waste off in the 3 month off period. Minimum for women is supposed to be 12%. Point is, whatever good she got from the trainers was undone afterward.
i still say at the very least they should not make men and women compete against each other. Different bodyfat requirements for starters. It’s just not a level playing field.
Though i still prefer this show to go away. Weightloss should not be a competition. Everyone’s body requirements are different. So some contestants are basically set up to fail.