I'm happy for him. He was a great contestant.

Because giant bags of skin hanging off your torso are sexy.

Although he could always have them sliced off and then be sewn back together to resemble some kind of Frankenfatty.

EvilEgg: So he lost weight and you still hate on him for being a fattie? Wow!

Bawwww that hit home?

How about "The Winner of Biggest Loser Season 8 was tranformed into a normal looking and functioning member of society".

EvilEgg: Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude: Bawwww that hit home?

Not so much, I was just kind of wondering what unresolved issues you have. Did a fat man touch you in your special place?

The "I'm confident in my obesity and status as a lethargic, unproductive member of society and will make some witty joke about a fat guy abusing anyone who laughs at the idea of some skeletal skin drapery being overly celebrated as the next coming of the male form" comeback.

How original.

EvilEgg: No, I'm just trying to figure you out. I can vaguely understand hating someone you never met for being fat. What I can't understand is hating someone you never met for being fat at some previous point in their life.

I never said I hated him. Just no need to throw a ticker tape parade from him. He lost weight, he's healthy..er. Good for him.

Started out as a snarky comment. You want to turn it into some personal crusade for your fellow mallomars anonymous members, be my guest.

If you are going to get surgery to remove excess skin, why not just remove the fat while you are at it and skip all the sweating?

BlorfMaster: If you are going to get surgery to remove excess skin, why not just remove the fat while you are at it and skip all the sweating?

"Man, this bean bag chair is sooo comfortable. Where did you get it?"

The thing about this show is it is somewhat (very somewhat actually) easy to lose huge amount of weight when that is all you do. Being some place with no distractions and nothing to do but workout and eat healthy is a lot easier than maintaining that in the real world. The vast majority of the people that go through this process end up back where they began (or close to it).

The guy who came in second...you could see the flaps of skin hanging off of him through the side of his shirt and arm hole.

All in all I thought it (the show) would be something that was exploiting these people, however it really isn't. The bad thing is that they attack this as a sole focus and when they get back to real life it is much harder to do what they have to do to remain healthy and not fat.

/skinny guy

BlorfMaster: If you are going to get surgery to remove excess skin, why not just remove the fat while you are at it and skip all the sweating?

If you don't go through and commit to the lifestyle change first, you're just going to end up obese again in 12 months. It would be like getting a lung transplant while you're still smoking 2 packs a day.

Plus, it easier for the surgeons, and safer, if they only have to take off a little fat with the skin, instead of a 6 inch layer.

I wonder if they can store the skin in case he gets skin cancer or is burned in a fire.

mjbok: when they get back to real life it is much harder to do what they have to do to remain healthy and not fat

I didn't see the first hour so maybe they covered this, but last weeks episode had Bob going to visit last years winner who really looked AMAZING, not even the same guy anymore....yah he gained it ALL back.

I wonder what kind of psychological workup they do on the contestants and a risk analysis of what their future will be post TV show.

Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude: Because giant bags of skin hanging off your torso are sexy.

Although he could always have them sliced off and then be sewn back together to resemble some kind of Frankenfatty.

The skin hanging is pretty nasty, for sure. But my step-aunt lost about 150 pounds and had the skin reduction surgery stuff, and while she looked weird for a little bit (mostly puffiness from surgery), she looks pretty darned good now, especially for having been a land whale just four years ago. I think maybe they must have improved how they do it in recent years.

It probably also helps that she lost her in a slow, healthy fashion (after the initial quick drop of about 30 - 40 pounds).

I stopped watching that show when an hour of crying fat people turned into two. Good for him though, that took committment.

ShadowPenguin: last years winner

bah, i meant Season 3 winner. This guy.

So he lost weight, and height? AMAZING!

Accelerated weight gain or weight loss is bad for the heart and can have long-term health repercussions. Also, hell on skin elasticity.

/Thankfully, I've never been fat. Been +/- 5 lbs my current weight the last 14 years or so. It's good that some people realize they have problems and do something about it, that's thinking positive and acting on it.
//Ric Romero will have more to say, shortly.

It's nice to see people bettering themselves.

And it's SOP to see Farkers biatching about it.

mjbok: The thing about this show is it is somewhat (very somewhat actually) easy to lose huge amount of weight when that is all you do. Being some place with no distractions and nothing to do but workout and eat healthy is a lot easier than maintaining that in the real world. The vast majority of the people that go through this process end up back where they began (or close to it).

I believe the final weigh in occurs after the contestants have gone home and resumed their normal lives.

Sharp knees.

:P

TheOriginalEd: Sharp knees.

:P

cankles. Good for him losing the weight though.

Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude: EvilEgg: Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude: Bawwww that hit home?

Not so much, I was just kind of wondering what unresolved issues you have. Did a fat man touch you in your special place?

The "I'm confident in my obesity and status as a lethargic, unproductive member of society and will make some witty joke about a fat guy abusing anyone who laughs at the idea of some skeletal skin drapery being overly celebrated as the next coming of the male form" comeback.

How original.

You weigh at least three hundred pounds, you're a virgin, and you have no self-esteem. Everyone here knows this.

good for him

brigid_fitch: I don't know about the gay thing, but a friend of mine who had bariatric surgery said that both her surgeon & psychologist told her that 45% of people who lose that kind of weight leave their spouses. They suddenly become hot and get lots of attention from strangers, so the temptation is too much.

There is actually a deeper reason to that as well. We tend to emulate those people close to us, meaning when your friends get fat you get fat... or rather when they add weight you tend to add weight. It works for family members as well.

When you fail to follow the trend these relationships tend to wane.

Princeton had a really good article on it a few years back.

"Oh my god, did you see 'America's Fattest Fatty' last night? A 300lb woman lost 2 pounds and cried for 20 minutes!"

Yeah, I'd hit that!

Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude: I never said I hated him. Just no need to throw a ticker tape parade from him. He lost weight, he's healthy..er. Good for him.

He's healthier.

All that excess skin still requires miles of blood vessel which still puts him at risk for heart disease... no matter how many miles you run.

Same reason weight lifters, though while technically fit and have a healthy body are at risk for heart disease. Tissue requires blood vessels which requires extra work on your heart.

Rebecca...MMMMMM. Want.

He looks great. Must be hard to keep the weight off though, without a tv show to force you to exercise for hours.

EvilEgg:

"I can vaguely understand hating someone you never met for being fat."

I reserve my hate only for people who deserve it by being an asshole.

I was glad he won. Seems like a decent guy.

I do understand why the Weeners from a lot of people is "why praise someone for finally being normal after decades of irresponsible behavior?", but the good thing about the show is they don't allow the players to become victims. They try to get them to understand the psychological reasons that they became addicted to Doritos and napping, and gain the strength to move past them.

The show gives them the tools to continue their success, such as a working knowledge of proper nutrition and exercise technique. Many of them will not continue to utilize what they learned and will gain much of the weight back, but most will be at least healthier than they were.

If you watch the show regularly, as I do, you would see that they're not just "fatties", but real people, many of whom are smart and accomplished, but lost control of a healthy lifestyle long ago for various reasons.

I hope this educates the legions of fatties tripping over themselves to get gastric bypass surgery thinking they'll all end up like this guy. It's exercise people, save the money from your GBS and spend it on a licensed trainer.

EvilEgg: Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude: Bawwww that hit home?

Not so much, I was just kind of wondering what unresolved issues you have. Did a fat man touch you in your special place?



/bam! right in the kisser

The oldest woman this season, Liz, had the best legs of all the women. Most of the them still had tree trunks, no matter how thinned out their faces and tones their arms were.

I wonder if all that extra skin could be donated to a burn victim?

/Not medically inclined...

Klippoklondike: I agree the show has a good message, but there's too much damn crying.

Too much damn crying, and too many commercials. I've had a DVR for a while, so I'm able to skip- I feel bad for the people who can't skip all the damn commercials.

/Pissed that Rudy didn't win
//He looks like a farking lumberjack

"I mean the humiliation thing would suck, but the way some of them look at the end would make it worth it."

The living longer is also kind of a plus.

rainbow sprinkles: He looks great. Must be hard to keep the weight off though, without a tv show to force you to exercise for hours.

A lot of them gain most or all of the weight back but I can't imagine how much better you would feel after losing 239lbs. That's like walking around with a NFL linebacker on your back. You would think that would be motivation enough.

I can kind of see the Paul Newman thing...

Biggest Loser is one of the better commercials to be on TV in a while. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives is the best, though.