https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:12:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-loser-finale-too-skinny#post-1401562 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 16:43:32 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1401562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't watched the finale yet (forgot to record it), but I've seen a few photos around. She was looking so incredible during makeover week, etc. and this just went too far. I don't think she has dealt with the issues that led her to be overweight in the first place (food addiction, etc), so I wonder if her current weight is a result of those issues. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-loser-finale-too-skinny#post-1401536 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 16:33:05 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1401536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This made me really sad. This season is the first time i have watched the show and it has actually been really motivating to me as i have been working really hard myself. Rachel especially has really inspired me. When she walked out my jaw dropped and i felt a little ill. I hope she is okay :( i wish all of the finalists could be given a goal, and then recieve the prize if they meet it. There comes a point where you shouldnt lose more, and the competition should be about meeting your goal and not just losing the most. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-loser-finale-too-skinny#post-1401276 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 15:08:34 +0000 HellOnHeels 1401276@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good lord I'm 5'2" with a smaller build and can't imagine being 105lbs! I hope she gains some back now that the show and competition is over and her family and friends can help her open her eyes... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-loser-finale-too-skinny#post-1401204 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 14:49:48 +0000 MsLipGloss 1401204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 5'4" and 105, she is technically underweight by BMI standards (18.0 versus 18.5 to be at the very bottom of the *normal* range) . . . Although she is still healthier (BMI-wise) than many runway models who routinely pop up on the BMI range at 17 and under! But I would hate to know what that *cost*her in terms of her overall health and her ability to maintain her weight/a normal weight. </p> <p>@mrs. bird: I agree with you. I don't think this is anything to make light of. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-loser-finale-too-skinny#post-1401188 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 14:42:15 +0000 pui 1401188@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't usually watch this show, was this live? I do not think they should have had her back on the show. What kind of message is this sending? This isn't good for anyone, especially not her. This kind of weight loss just isn't safe. I'd like to kick the producer who OKed this. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-loser-finale-too-skinny#post-1401180 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 14:39:56 +0000 MamaJ 1401180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah she was way too thin. She went from one eating disorder to another. Jillian's look was priceless. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-loser-finale-too-skinny#post-1401123 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 14:23:48 +0000 Blueberry 1401123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I was shocked at how thin she was! The "at home winner" was too skinny in my opinion also. I watch the show every season and usually the winners look athletic and strong. Rachel seemed anorexic :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-loser-finale-too-skinny#post-1401109 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 14:19:51 +0000 betsyboop 1401109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I watched last night (we watched the season), and I was horrified when I saw her walk out. Her eyes and cheeks were sunken in, her knees looked knobby, and she looked like she had almost no muscle definition in her arms! I hope she gains some weight back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-loser-finale-too-skinny#post-1400346 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 11:02:11 +0000 blackbird 1400346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>she lost an extra 45 lb in the 2 months on her own? That's like 5 lbs a week....and is not safe</p> <p>Even extreme body builders and fitness competition people don't lose that much mass in a week! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-loser-finale-too-skinny#post-1400313 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 10:52:27 +0000 Reese 1400313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Happygal: Thanks... eep.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-loser-finale-too-skinny#post-1400312 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 10:52:20 +0000 mrs. bird 1400312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: like i said, i don't know anything about her. this thread is the first i've ever heard of her. i'm not a fan of reality tv. she put herself out there for others to judge her body and it appears to of had an extreme effect on her, perhaps in dangerous way. i can't understand her choice to appear on such a show, but i can sympathize with the effects of BDD, how unexpected its development is, and how support rather than criticism can make a big difference in healing. maybe i personalize comments a little and it's probably a better choice for me to avoid reading similar topics in the future. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-loser-finale-too-skinny#post-1400309 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 10:51:29 +0000 meredithNYC 1400309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Happygal: Right - but if it's unhealthy for this woman to be this thin, certainly it's also unhealthy for actresses to be so slim, glamorous or not. I just wish we did not normalize being underweight in certain industries or equate glamour with being extremely thin. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-loser-finale-too-skinny#post-1400247 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 10:31:50 +0000 .twist. 1400247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Reese: a photo of her reaction is in the link @mediagirl: posted! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-loser-finale-too-skinny#post-1400245 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 10:31:36 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1400245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it is extreme... but at the same time, look at the TV host and the trainers - they are all super trim, which is the way most athletes and stars are right now. I'm sure she had the mindset that she needed to look like that in order to win. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-loser-finale-too-skinny#post-1400240 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 10:29:57 +0000 Happygal 1400240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meredithNYC: true, but the Biggest Loser is about (at least, it's supposed to be about!) promoting a healthy lifestyle, not the glamour of Hollywood. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-loser-finale-too-skinny#post-1400232 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 10:27:04 +0000 Happygal 1400232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Reese: Here you go: <a href="http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2014/02/the-biggest-loser-why-was-rachel-frederickson-allowed-to-lose-too-much-weight.html" rel="nofollow">http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2014/02/the-biggest-loser-why-was-rachel-frederickson-allowed-to-lose-too-much-weight.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-loser-finale-too-skinny#post-1400231 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 10:26:58 +0000 mediagirl 1400231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meredithNYC: I was thinking that, too when I looked at her photo. I was wondering if maybe she didn't look so good because she wasn't done up by a stylist. But then I remembered, this show does that - they have stylists do you up before the show. Personally, I think it's all about your body type if you can pull off 105 pounds or not. Looking at her, it doesn't seem like she can. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-loser-finale-too-skinny#post-1400225 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 10:25:28 +0000 meredithNYC 1400225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do think the weight loss was shocking, but I can understand how someone would get into the mindset that they had to go to extreme measures to win. It's unfortunate and irresponsible that the game is played to award such extreme measures, but that's what makes good TV, I suppose. I agree that it's sad all around.</p> <p>On the other hand, when I compare this woman to most Hollywood actresses, she seems to be in line with what is considered "normal" in the entertainment industry. I wonder why we consider it so shocking in one context, but take it as par for the course in another. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-loser-finale-too-skinny#post-1400215 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 10:24:12 +0000 mediagirl 1400215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. bird: Edit, I see you say you don't know anything about her so I retract that statement about knowing her personally and still leave you with: We're talking about a TV show and the media, essentially. If you put yourself out there in the public eye, you have to be willing to accept criticism with the praise because there will always be people on both sides. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-loser-finale-too-skinny#post-1400213 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 10:23:25 +0000 Reese 1400213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow.. she definitely looks *too thin* - maybe she really needed/ wanted that $250,000? I am trying to find a shot of Gillians reaction that people keep speaking of... anyone have it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-loser-finale-too-skinny#post-1400181 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 10:13:07 +0000 LindsayInNY 1400181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Littlebit: @Happygal: Ahh, makes sense. So I'm guessing she looked a hell of a lot better when she went home... Scary and sad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-loser-finale-too-skinny#post-1400176 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 10:11:22 +0000 Happygal 1400176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: I think so--they have to go home and continue to work on losing weight. We only watch the first few episodes and then the finale, so I can't be positive about that. </p> <p>I feel like there is a responsibility of the media to speak up that this isn't healthy. I wonder if NBC will address this. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-loser-finale-too-skinny#post-1400174 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 10:11:05 +0000 Littlebit 1400174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: Yes, I think they do 12 weeks or so on the ranch if they don't get knocked off. And then they go home for 2 months to try to lose as much as they can by themselves. Then the live finale. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-loser-finale-too-skinny#post-1400167 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 10:08:58 +0000 mrs. bird 1400167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: maybe they were dramatic in their presentation of her story, they have to make a story out of it for an audience, but obviously it effected her in a huge way. i don't think she deserves to be belittled over it though. i don't know anything about her, but we've all had things that have hurt us, they don't need to make sense to others to still have a huge impact. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-loser-finale-too-skinny#post-1400137 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 10:00:47 +0000 LindsayInNY 1400137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't want Biggest Loser but I'm curious how the finale works... Do the contestants go home for a period of time beforehand? How are the trainers so surprised by her appearance otherwise? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-loser-finale-too-skinny#post-1400129 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 09:57:31 +0000 mrs. bird 1400129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>rapid weight loss can have huge psychological effects, i'm sure it taking place in such a public way amplifies those effects. i hope that they are offering the participants appropriate counseling support during and after their experience on the show. i developed an eating disorder after losing a significant amount of weight in the past (i've since gained all of it plus more back, it's a slippery slope not to obsess about food, either eating anything vs. hyper controlling intake)</p> <p>i hope whatever demons she's facing can be kept in check and that she finds peace with her body soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-loser-finale-too-skinny#post-1400124 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 09:56:24 +0000 LindsayInNY 1400124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This made me think of an old classmate... She recently revealed a 210-130 lb weight loss on FB. All she posts now is workout and food stuff. I guess she wants to lose another 30-40 lbs or something? I'm all for that, if it's a healthy weight, but to do it she eats fairly restrictively and works out TWICE a day. That cannot be a good habit in the long run... It's sad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-loser-finale-too-skinny#post-1400101 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 09:49:03 +0000 Running Elley 1400101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yikes. I haven't watched since makeover week but I just googled and I'd say that's definitely unhealthy. I thought she looked amazing during makeover week- where she was then was probably a healthy weight for her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-loser-finale-too-skinny#post-1400094 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 09:46:57 +0000 yellowbird 1400094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She lost all that weight in 4 months? !</p> <p>I havent watched the show but I just googled and she looked very skinny </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-loser-finale-too-skinny#post-1400086 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 09:45:52 +0000 Littlebit 1400086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: I know. The sob stories are ridiculous! I used to think the same with the show 'Intervention'. </p>