Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition

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Episode 7 - August 12, 2012

Washington D.C.

Sally, 45 yrs old. Weights 335lbs. Is 200lbs overweight. Eventual goal 135.

To achieve her goal she will be on a

1500 calorie a day diet - 5 meals a day - 300 calories per meal
cardio- 6 times a week
weight training - 3 times a week

	Start	Phase 1	Phase 2	Phase 3	Phase 4
	Weight	Goal Weight	Goal Weight	Goal Weight	Goal Weight
	335	250	208	199	NA

	Start	Phase 1	Phase 2	Phase 3	Phase 4
	Weight	Goal lbs to lose	Goal lbs to lose	Goal lbs to lose	Goal lbs to lose
	335	85	50	39	NA

	Start	Phase 1	Phase 2	Phase 3	Phase 4
	Weight	Weight in	Weight in	Weight in	Weight in
	335	258	238	210	197

	Start	Phase 1	Phase 2	Phase 3	Phase 4
	Weight	lbs lost	lbs lost	lbs lost	lbs lost
	335	77	20	28	13

Missed goals for Phase 1, 2 and 3. Needed to have lost 40% of original weight to have skin loss surgery. Had skin loss surgery after Phase 4.

[Bearcata]

Episodes aired:

1 - June 3
2 - June 10
3 weeks off
3 - July 1
4 - July 8
5 - July 15
3 weeks off
6 - August 5
7 - August 12
8 - August 19

Seriously I would have preferred if they had just aired this show straight through from June 3 thru July 22 and be done with it. You lose an audience with all this time off. Why not just do an 8 week run help inspire people to workout before the Olympics and have the audience feel good about themselves and ABC instead of being irritated with the stupid scheduling that ABC did.

[Critical]

I saw a commercial last night saying that Sunday will be the Season Finale. Supposedly it will be "The biggest transformation yet!"
I think that's like "The most dramatic rose ceremony ever".

Turns out, they were actually telling the truth! WOW! <---both over his transformation AND because ABC didn't sling b.s. in their previews!

281 lbs in one year is beyond amazing! I liked in the follow up that he gained some weight back, but then changed his behaviors and did some things to make sure he got more physical activity in his day. Very cool that he and his wife are having a baby girl! Amazing how much your life can change in a year!

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Comments about Sally.

I liked what Chris said about intensity that to be effective do the exercise with intensity and the heart rate monitor is very important as it measures your heart rate much more accurately then working out on the perceived excursion scale. A trainer I know always says "consistency and intensity" will get you to your goals. I see way too many people in the gym reading books and magazines and newspapers on the cardio equipment not going that fast but thinking that they are actually getting a great workout but they are not. It's better than nothing but still I wonder why they bother.

I know getting 2 to 4 hours of cardio in 6 times a week in incredibly hard but it is not forever; in this shows case 9 months but I figure if you can't always do all of it do what you can as hard as you can.

While I am glad Sally lost the weight, considering her husband's lack of support I can see her getting back in the 250's quite easily.

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Episode 8 - August 19, 2012 - Season 2 finale

Portland, OR

Jarvez, 28 yrs old. Weights 548lbs. Eventual goal get under 300lbs.

To achieve his goal he will be on a

2000 calorie a day diet - 5 meals a day - 400 calories per meal
cardio- 6 times a week - 2 to 4 hours a day
weight training - 3 times a week

	Start	Phase 1	Phase 2	Phase 3	Phase 4
	Weight	Goal Weight	Goal Weight	Goal Weight	Goal Weight
	548	413	326	under 300	NA

	Start	Phase 1	Phase 2	Phase 3	Phase 4
	Weight	Goal lbs to lose	Goal lbs to lose	Goal lbs to lose	Goal lbs to lose
	548	135	80	as far under 300 as possible	NA

	Start	Phase 1	Phase 2	Phase 3	Phase 4
	Weight	Weight in	Weight in	Weight in	Weight in
	548	406	358	284	267

	Start	Phase 1	Phase 2	Phase 3	Phase 4
	Weight	lbs lost	lbs lost	lbs lost	lbs lost
	548	142	48	74	17

Had Vertigo during Phase 2 and missed a month of working out.

Wife, Adriana, supported Jarvez and ate what he did and worked out with him and lost 48lbs.

[Bearcata]

Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition has been renewed for season 3 and will have 15 episodes.

[Critical]

Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition has been renewed for season 3 and will have 15 episodes.

No doubt spread out over 6 months....

[Bearcata]

No doubt spread out over 6 months....

I can imagine that it would be more likely to be over 12 months if season 2 is the example to go by.

[Miss Scarlet]

Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition has been renewed for season 3 and will have 15 episodes.

I'm glad. I enjoy this & it gives a good feeling to watch. Great for Sunday nights. Plus missing an episode isn't the end of the world like so many other shows I watch.

[Critical]

How on earth is Chris going to help 15 people in a year? Obviously, they're going to have to change things a bit since he can't move in with all of them for weeks at a time at the beginning of the process.