So you’ve been watching lots of Biggest Loser and seeing people lose 10 lbs a week left and right and now you’re ready to lose that extra 40 lbs by the end of the month, right? Well, it’s not really that easy.

The thing that people need to understand about the Biggest Loser is that the contestants living on the show’s campus are on a very restrictive diet, have a personal trainer, and here’s the biggie - they do up to 6 hours of training each day!

The Biggest Loser training consists of 1-2 hours of weight training, another 1 hour of fast-paced cardio, and up to 3 hours of walking or lighter cardio. That training alone is not feasible outside in the real world where people have jobs and have to take car of their family.

So, shooting to lose 10 lbs in a week is only setting yourself up for disappointment. Instead opt for a more realistic goal. It might even be best not to put a number on your weekly targets - just pledge to eat a certain way and let the weight fall where it falls. The weight loss is going to be different each and every week anyway.

Remember, TV isn’t reality. I watch Survivor man every chance I can get. For those of you that don’t know, Survivor man is a hour long program that basically places a man in a new remote location by himself (under the harshest conditions; like the Amazon rain forest) and he documents how he survives for several days. He’s always made it out of every episode I watch, but that certainly doesn’t mean I would! LOL.

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