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!
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It is possible to be healthy and be obese (perhaps not morbidly so)...but being a heavy drinker or smoker makes being healthy nearly impossible.
It is because of this that I feel the state could get more bang for it's buck by placing more emphasis on alcohol abuse and cigarette smoking. Perhaps cigarette smoking could be curbed by legalizing small amounts of marijuana. It appears to be much less carcinogenic than cigarettes and might actually have some health benefits.
It is possible to be healthy and be obese (perhaps not morbidly so)...but being a heavy drinker or smoker makes being healthy nearly impossible.
It is because of this that I feel the state could get more bang for it's buck by placing more emphasis on alcohol abuse and cigarette smoking. Perhaps cigarette smoking could be curbed by legalizing small amounts of marijuana. It appears to be much less carcinogenic than cigarettes and might actually have some health benefits.
