Taking it Off - A Canadian Weight Loss Series
For anyone out there who has access to Canada's Life Channel, season 3 of Taking it Off will be repeated starting next week. I think it runs Sun and is repeated on Monday - it's on their web site.
If you've never seen the program, it is a non-competetive 6-month weight loss. Each person chooses his or her own weight-loss program, and they are at home and not at a weight-loss farm. Unlike The Biggest Loser, it is not mean-spirited and no one is voted off. In fact, it shows very different people coming together and learning to understand one another, being encouraging, showing support in non-weight-loss areas... No one wins anything at the end except their weight loss and, usually, a renewed commitment to fitness and proper eating. (Maybe they get royalties each time it airs??)
The people on the show are also very, very Canadian.
There have been 4 seasons so far, and they are rerunning them now. I don't know when season 5 will start. I don't know if any American networks have aired them.
That's it for today's TV review!
Carla
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