Tag — Weight Loss Reality TV Show

The weight loss reality star, Ruby Gettinger is slowly but surely dropping the weight. At one time she was up to 700 pounds but has since dropped 400 pounds. Considering she’s still considerably overweight she felt the need to respond to the situation that occurred this week when film director Kevin Smith was kicked off of flight while he was already on the plane and waiting for take-off. [Read more →]

After months and months of waiting we’ve finally got a date for Jessica Simpson’s talked up reality show, The Price of Beauty. Mark your calendars for March 15th to see Jessica and VH1 travel to Thailand, France, Brazil, Uganda, Morocco and India to report on the different beauty ideals around the world. Jessica, who has always been scrutinized for her weight, her breasts, her hair, and everything else imaginable but since she’s done this reality show she’s a changed woman. She said, [Read more →]

Americans can’t seem to get enough of reality shows that expose morbidly obese people. There’s Biggest Loser where we watch them go through painful workouts and challenges. Or for those who like DWTS, there’s Dance Your Ass Off, a show where contestants wear outfits that are way too small for their large frames and they dance their way to a healthy weight. Then there’s Ruby, one of the heaviest women in US history who gets her very own show as she tries to lose weight because if not she’s going to die.

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Ruby Gettinger is back this week for the start of season two of her show, Ruby, which airs on The Style Network.  Originally she weighed 500 pounds and she has already lost over 100 pounds!  During the second season Ruby will learn some new ways to eat properly and get in some more exercise now that she is much more mobile.

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This year’s drama filled Biggest Loser is becoming more a game of “Survivor” rather than an inspiration for those looking to lose weight. With the Biggest Loser contestants now competing as “Trios”, Neil sabatoged the weigh in last night by drinking 2 gallons of water and gaining 17 pounds of “water weight” from last week. His former blue team members as part of a conspiracy voted off Jez. [Read more →]

This latest installment started off with a perverse temptation. Each contestant spent 4 minutes in a room filled with high calorie foods. The contestant who ate the most would be given a 3 lb pass. Hey I thought this was a weight loss show? Patty of the Blue team went awol eating the most and creating controversy as the rest of the Blue team agreed that Neil would eat for the gold. [Read more →]

Enter the Black team!  The castaways from show one, show what stuff they’re made of.  The Red and Blue teams were in for a surprise as they marched into the weigh in only to see that Black is back, with Jillian! [Read more →]

Season 4 of the Biggest Loser will debut September 11 with a few new twists. Allison Sweeney, soap star from “Days of Our Lives,” will be replacing Charlotte Rhea, as the Biggest Loser host. While Bob Harper and Kim Lyons will continue to train the Blue and Red teams respectively, Jillian Michaels will return to the show this season to train an all-new Black team. [Read more →]

I want to thank Matt for this update he sent me the other day in response to my earlier post on Matt and Suzy Hoover.  More after the jump. [Read more →]

Since season 3 of the Biggest Loser ended last December, Amy Hildreth has been dating former blue team member Marty Wolff and together they live in Omaha. They will be featured on the NBC Biggest Loser reunion show Sept 4th. So how has Amy fared in the weight loss department since the show? [Read more →]