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Biggest Loser : How to Lose 70kg (154lbs) in 12 Weeks

Great account from Smartshape of how a  massive weight loss can be achieved fast.

Of course, this is all possible in theory but in terms of practicality most of us will just not go there and do the work (or the diet)  - it's hard enough for many to manage 30 minutes of exercise a day never mind 4 hours of strenuous activity.

If you have got what it takes to do this without the help of a TV Show and are able to put your life on hold enough to do it, make sure you check in with your doctor first...

I've a pretty good idea that they would not recommend you do this for the sake of your health and your beautician will certainly not recommend it for the sake of your skin either.

SmartShape.com.au - Lessons from The Biggest Loser

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Biggest Loser - Don't Try This At Home

Shows like the Biggest Loser produce spectacular results with the contestants but don't despair if you can't match those results. To achieve massive weight loss, contestants exercise for 4 hours or so a day and they have no access to tempting calorie rich foods like you and I.

Even the participants in the show admit that they couldn't do it at home.

Weight just a minute - TV & Radio - Entertainment - smh.com.au

If you do have a lot of time however or even if you want to try the plan but with a more reasonable goal in mind, make sure you get all the information you need from books and sites like the Biggest Loser forums.

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How to Live Longer

I've been enjoying the new BBC programme "How to Live Longer" this week.

Each show takes a volunteer with a number of unhealthy habits and puts them through a whole range of tests giving them a calculated "Biological Age". Following the shock of finding out they're sending themselves to a prematurely early death by their habits such as eating the wrong food, smoking, drinking, not exercising, working too hard, not socialising enough and so on, they are ready to change!

The volunteers then spend six weeks changing their ways and then return to be retested by the experts.

And the transformation is remarkable in just six weeks, not just in their weight and their fitness and the results of the medical tests but also in how blooming they are, how they smile more, how their skin glows and how they feel great about themselves. And we are all capable of that six week transformation!

Try this great Life Expectancy calculator on the site too and find out which habits you could be changing (if you don't know already!).

I found out that barring accidents and bird flu etc I could expect to live to the ripe old age of 86.6 and there's still room for improvement.

So that's another 40+ years to convince the world that changing habits step by step and not drastic dieting is the answer to losing weight then .... :)

Janice

Honey We're Killing the Kids

I'm pleased to see that Honey We're Killing the Kids has moved to prime BBC 1 TV from the less available BBC 3.

This programme gives a fascinating look at how the children of the families featured will change up to age 40 based on their current habits - and how their life expectancy is being drastically reduced. These families are literally killing their kids. (And yet frighteningly you will recognise elements of every family in the Western world there - busy parents trying to make it up to children with treats, too many takeaway meals and not enough fresh food, too much TV and not enough active fun).

The programme uses the same method as the Missing Persons Helpline to provide a detailed portrait of how kids will look as middle-aged men and women. The grim view has parents ready to dramatically change their lifestyles - to stop smoking, to eat more healthily, to ensure the kids get enough sleep, to limit TV and to pay more attention to discipline and family time.

What is fascinating is that the changes come about not just with better food and more exercise that most people think of when it comes to health. You see also how much happier the whole family is when the children learn to become more confident and disciplined, and their self-esteem and social skills improve.

Making sure your kids eat well is only part of the picture.

Catch it if you can

Janice