Season three winner of Biggest Loser, Erik Chopin, started the show at 407 pounds. During the course of the show, he lost 214 pounds, and became the winner of that season’s Biggest Loser. At the end of the show, he weighed 197 pounds and has since put most of that back on.
This is not surprising to me. Rapid weight loss is not healthy. I have spent years going up and down in weight. Why? Stress and not watching what I eat. The best way to lose weight and keep it off is to do it slowly. It’s healthier and you stand a better chance of keeping the weight off.
What really caught my attention with this story is that it appears that his wife blames the show for her husband’s weight gain because, after the show was over, they just dropped him. Come on people, you can’t be serious. How do you go on a reality television show for weight loss and blame them for not checking in and making sure you are not gaining weight after the show is over? How is it their responsibility?
Grow up! It is Erik’s responsibility. He signed off to be on the show. He won that season of Biggest Loser. It was and is his responsibility to take care of his body. Unless, of course, they signed a contract saying the show will hold his hand after the season was finished. For some reason, I tend to think that the producers of Biggest Loser did not agree to act as parental figures in Erik Chopin’s life.
I am not the only one that feels this way. I came across this comment on another article ab Erik Chopin and his wife:
“I saw an interview with Eric and he said he liked the fame and his wife seemed to blame the show, saying that they treated him like a celebrity then dropped him.
What do you people want? They kept up their end of the deal. He lost weight and in addition he got half a million. And now they blame the show. Grow up!” - Roger Russell
Face it. There is only one person to blame for what happened. We all know who that is. Do I like Biggest Loser? No. I think it portrays unrealistic weight loss and promotes what will ultimately turn into the yo-yo weight loss and gain system for people that follow the show. What do I do about it? I don’t watch the show. I sympathize with Erik and his struggles. I face the same struggles everyday. The difference is that my husband and I know where the blame should be placed.
This is not surprising to me. Rapid weight loss is not healthy. I have spent years going up and down in weight. Why? Stress and not watching what I eat. The best way to lose weight and keep it off is to do it slowly. It’s healthier and you stand a better chance of keeping the weight off.
What really caught my attention with this story is that it appears that his wife blames the show for her husband’s weight gain because, after the show was over, they just dropped him. Come on people, you can’t be serious. How do you go on a reality television show for weight loss and blame them for not checking in and making sure you are not gaining weight after the show is over? How is it their responsibility?
Grow up! It is Erik’s responsibility. He signed off to be on the show. He won that season of Biggest Loser. It was and is his responsibility to take care of his body. Unless, of course, they signed a contract saying the show will hold his hand after the season was finished. For some reason, I tend to think that the producers of Biggest Loser did not agree to act as parental figures in Erik Chopin’s life.
I am not the only one that feels this way. I came across this comment on another article ab Erik Chopin and his wife:
“I saw an interview with Eric and he said he liked the fame and his wife seemed to blame the show, saying that they treated him like a celebrity then dropped him.
What do you people want? They kept up their end of the deal. He lost weight and in addition he got half a million. And now they blame the show. Grow up!” - Roger Russell
Face it. There is only one person to blame for what happened. We all know who that is. Do I like Biggest Loser? No. I think it portrays unrealistic weight loss and promotes what will ultimately turn into the yo-yo weight loss and gain system for people that follow the show. What do I do about it? I don’t watch the show. I sympathize with Erik and his struggles. I face the same struggles everyday. The difference is that my husband and I know where the blame should be placed.
