Following a controversial study that claims to explain why almost all “Biggest Loser” contestants regain massive amounts of weight, numerous ex-”Losers” reached out to the New York Post to dispute its findings — exclusively revealing that the show encouraged contestants to take street drugs while starving themselves and to lie about how much weight they were losing.
“People were passing out in Dr. H’s office at the finale weigh-in,” says Season 2’s Suzanne Mendonca. “On my season, five people had to be rushed to the hospital. He knew exactly what we were doing and never tried to stop it.”
“People would take amphetamines, water pills, diuretics, and throw up in the bathroom,” Season 2’s Mendonca says. “They would take their spin bikes into the steam room to work up a sweat. I vomited every single day. Bob Harper tells people to throw up: ‘Good,’ he says. ‘You’ll lose more calories.’ ”
Many contestants return with grave medical issues they had never suffered before.
“That show is so corrupt,” a source close to production says.
Is possible to lose weight fast though, I lost 15 kg in a month working out, going on the bike everywhere and not eating outside my house, I was 17 though
Even with working out every day and dieting, it's just not realistic for these people to consistently lose 5, 10, 15, etc. pounds each week. I had a feeling something more was going on behind the scenes which is why I stopped watching. It was also frustrating to see the men dominate season after season, but that's off topic.