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The biggest success in the reality show, The Biggest Loser is also the biggest controversy of the said show. People are concerned if it is just normal for a person to lose that much weight within a short amount of time without endangering her health. Rachel Frederickson weighed in 260 pounds when she entered the ranch, but left the show 155 lighter.
As of now, Rachel doesn’t have to worry about dealing with obesity, but her concern is keeping the weight for a longer time. Fans of the reality show believe that Rachel suffers from Anorexia.
Rachel was an athlete back when she was still on high school, but turned to binge eating after a bad breakup. During her time in the reality show, she noted that she used to eat bags of Twix bars, pints of ice cream, and pizzas to ease the pain that her former lover had done to her. Soon enough, she realized that it is not worth it so she joined the reality show to lose weight.
Unexpectedly, Rachel was the first to lose 155 pounds within a seven month period, which estimated to about five to six pounds a week. Experts claim that this is not normal since a healthy weight loss is only two pounds a week and that could only be achieved by cutting down or burning an average of 500-1000 calories a day. On her interview with E Online, Rachel claimed that she had been doing four exercise classes a day, which takes her five hours to complete.
Some people say that she is a bad example for people watching the show since losing 155 pounds in such a short time is not healthy. People are worried about the number she loses in a short time. It is believe that she had practiced bulimia, which is a disorder wherein people schedule their lives around exercise.
The reality TV said that the contestant on the reality show makes it their job to lose weight, not only because they want to lose weight to become healthy, but also because of the prize money, which amounts to $250,000. That is the reason why they put everything in the line; even if that means that they will be pushing themselves to the limit. The executives of the Biggest Loser claimed that Rachel passed the test given to her, which proves that she is indeed healthy. However, no one knew if the test where done before, during, or after the finale.
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