[rockinrobin]

The show is definitely over the top and totally unrealistic. I mean, not too many people are whisked away, taken to a retreat, made to exercise 24/7, have a great loaded kitchen at their disposal, taken away from their jobs and able to concentrate on weight loss and weight loss alone - oh yeah and have a HUGE monetary reward dangled in front of them - but nevertheless, I do find it motivating, inspirational and VERY emotional. What can I say? I'm a sap for anything to do with weight loss.

[Janie Canuck]

I've started watching very recently. It's kind of a "guilty pleasure" I guess. Even knowing that it's not "real life", it is pretty inspring, to see people lose all that weight. It's like watching an over-the-top romance movie - there's no harm in finding it entertaining, as long as you can separate the movie from what you can reasonably expect in your own life!

[misschris531]

Well said, Janie Canuck!

[practiceliving]

Originally Posted by mandalinn82

I should say that, while I realize it isn't real, I still do all of the following every season:

a. Watch
b. Get horribly attached to people on the show
c. Cry like a baby.

This pretty much summed it up for me, too. It's not realistic at ALL, so the strategies they use aren't the strategies I use. It's still fun to follow, and the emotional aspects of it are really valuable to me.

[Altari]

Originally Posted by nylisa

why I prefer VH1's Celebrity Fit Club...

The only thing that gets me with that show is they talk about how different bone structures are a myth. They might not be as wide spread as some overweight people like to say, but if you put me at my thinnest (155) next to my girlfriend at her thinnest (115) you'll see a difference in our builds. I was a size 10, she was a size 6. Fit Club puts too much emphasis on BMI, IMO.