Monday, April 12, 2010 #

Biggest Loser: Does Debt Make You Fat?

On tonight's Biggest Loser, financial expert Suze Orman met with the contestants to talk about debt, and how it affects their weight loss.

Wait. Debt affects weight loss?

Does it? I'm not exactly sure.

Her argument, mostly, was that people in control of their finances are more likely to be in control of their weight. She examined every contestants credit report and ranked who would be most likely to win the contest/show based on their credit scores (which I think is a little bit ridiculous).

However, last season, she apparently guessed right when she guessed Danny Cahill, who admittedly was $45,000 in credit card debt while on the show. For this week's episode, Danny came back to talk about how it's not too late to manage the debt the contestants have while also managing their weight.

We did not learn on the episode whether Danny is completely out of debt, but the impression they gave us was that Danny had a hold on it. HELLO. He just won a national television series contest! I should hope with the hundreds of thousands he took home he used some of it to get out of debt.

I was a little offended by Danny's presence in the debt talk-not at him being there, but the fact that the producers were trying to convince us that Danny miraculously managed his debt in less than a year's time and that we all can too. Me, being someone with debt, looked forward to possibly gaining some valuable advice during this portion of the show. Instead I learned that if I win The Biggest Loser, then I can get out of debt. Gee, ya think?

But maybe that's the point is they want us all to try out to be on the Biggest Loser? ;)

Anyway, what I want to know is, do you think being in debt has a correlation to being overweight? How can we solve both at the same time?
posted @ Tuesday, April 13, 2010 10:42 PM | Feedback (4)

Should You Go On a Weight Loss Retreat?

You may have seen weight loss retreat getaways advertised on television or heard about them in a magazine.

A weight loss retreat is a place (like a ranch) where you can go away for a little while, eat healthy, work out and drop some pounds.

But not all weight loss retreats are created equal.

If you're thinking about going on a weight loss retreat, there ae a few things to consider.

1.) What do you want to achieve during the retreat?

Consider what you want to achieve while you're away that you cannot achieve at home. If you think you will get the same experience at home, it may not be worth spending the money on the retreat.

2.) Where do you want to go?

You may not get your choice of anywhere in the country to go for a weight loss retreat, but there are a few in some nice destinations. Consider where you would like to go, but also consider a retreat that will be away from temptations.

3.) How will you maintain what you lose when you get home?

While on the retreat, you will most likely lose some weight rather quickly. But what about when you leave? How are you going to keep the weight off?

You need to come up with a plan and figure these things out before you go in order to succeed after you leave.

For more advice on picking the perfect weight loss retreat, check out: http://www.pr-inside.com/weight-loss-health-retreat-experience-r1825302.htm

 

posted @ Monday, April 12, 2010 9:00 PM | Feedback (0)