I watched it some last season, but only caught the finale of this season that aired last night. Unbelievable! At least a couple people on the show lost over 50% of their original weight.
The winner, Erik, went from over 400 pounds to under 195. Look at these before and after photos:
www.nbc.com/.../erik_before1.jpgwww.nbc.com/.../erik_finale10.jpg
Hard to even believe this is the same guy!
It would be interesting to know what percentage of people who die from CHD "want to die", I am working on the assumption that it isn't that high a percentage.
I agree. No one who dies from CHD "wants to die." They just refuse to change their behavior so that they "won't die." Sometimes, and I'm only saying sometimes because I know people who have changed their lives, these folks won't even change their behavior after they are diagnosed. They prefer to keep eating what they're eating or doing what they're doing. Or sitting on the coach. Do you know how many people are diagnosed with cancer, want to live, and still keep right on smoking?
So maybe banning TFs will make some small headway on all this, but is it really "significant?" As for those left behind, I agree that is very sad. Parents should be better role models.
It would be interesting to know what percentage of people who die from CHD "want to die", I am working on the assumption that it isn't that high a percentage.
I agree. No one who dies from CHD "wants to die." They just refuse to change their behavior so that they "won't die." Sometimes, and I'm only saying sometimes because I know people who have changed their lives, these folks won't even change their behavior after they are diagnosed. They prefer to keep eating what they're eating or doing what they're doing. Or sitting on the coach. Do you know how many people are diagnosed with cancer, want to live, and still keep right on smoking?
So maybe banning TFs will make some small headway on all this, but is it really "significant?" As for those left behind, I agree that is very sad. Parents should be better role models.
