The Biggest Loser (and Other Television Shows)
For this week’s Monday Mailbag, I asked if you watch anything like The Biggest Loser and, if you did/do, do you find it inspirational?
I was watching The Biggest Loser last night and there was this whole thing on alliances, making them, playing the game, yada yada. I found myself getting very annoyed at the whole thing because there was this whole catfight going on between two of the couples.
That’s not why I watch that show (when I even watch it at all). I want to see people getting past their psychological issues, get fit, learn to love themselves, move above and beyond the stage they are currently at and so many other things as well. The soap opera drama? I can definitely do without.
But, the thing is, that’s what is on television as far as weight loss/fitness/etc stuff goes.
On to answering the actual question… I do find it inspirational to a certain extent. I like the special times when they step on the scales and have lost weight, when they accomplish something they didn’t think they could do. I absolutely love the special episode when they go out and get ‘glammed up’ for meeting their special people for the first time since they’ve been in the house. Those are the beautiful moments and the reasons I watch.
However, I also find the show annoying just because of all the drama queens. Like I said before, I don’t like the ‘playing the game’ element of the show because that’s not what it should be about.
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