Melissa wasn't open about it at all. Quite the contrary - she blatantly lied, both to Jillian and Bob, and to us. She lied to Jillian and Bob when she admitted backstage that she was playing the game, but then made up a series of contradictory stories to Jillian and Bob when they confronted her about it, and raised a fuss about how they were insulting her integrity, when they called her on the obvious lies.And then, she lied to US in the finale, when she contradicted herself AGAIN, saying that it was never about the money - when in episode 11, she criticized everybody else for not keeping their eye on "the big picture" - and clearly defined, "the big picture" as, "the quarter-million dollars at the end."Contrast with Koli, who, when he gorged himself to get Sam immunity, he openly admitted to everybody that this was precisely what he was doing.If you're thinking about what he did to Stephanie... that wasn't game playing. He was just wrong, and had the poor judgment to not keep his suspicions to himself.   See 9 other replies

Koli is playing the game, obviously! and he's not hiding it either. All of the contestants started out with the realistic goal that losing weight was their main priority, and it was. But as they've all gotten closer to the final 4, their mindsets are changing because they realize they can actually win 250 k. Who says 250 k isn't a BIG deal? They should TOTALLY GO FOR IT. All of these people have the tools to go home and lose weight, even Michael. There's no reason to pity him because he has proved that he can lose 200 pounds without too much emotional cracking. Michael is obviously acting his butt off now to get people to pity him that he still has SOoOoOOo much weight to lose that he deserves to be there. -__- cut the crap man. each and every one of those players have their eye on the money right now. At least koli isn't lying about it.   See 9 other replies

I'm with you... but considering this topic is posted in the biggest loser section, i only tackled the topic from a weight loss perspective. And that is what i perceived the original post targeting too. But i lightly hinted to your point when mentioning "satisfaction" differences between foods, ignoring the singular goal of weight loss it matters.   See 8 other replies

"So it is quite arguable that the calorie count is much more important than where the calories come from."This is probably true, if the only thing you care about is your weight and appearance. But hopefully, you also care about your health.Personally (and I'm speaking as somebody with a thankfully high metabolism), I've never worried overly much about calories. I do, however, worry about getting the nutrition I need, the vitamins, the minerals, the protein, etc., and I also worry about not consuming large amounts of bad fats, which can raise cholesterol and increase the chances of heart disease as we get older. And especially, not consuming large amounts of preservatives, which work by... preserving food (preventing foods from breaking down). So yes, of course it matters where the calories come from. Or more accurately, what food we eat matters, far beyond how many calories it contains.Go to the discussion boards for "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution" - I learned a lot there. :)   See 8 other replies

A calorie (or kilocalorie as used in food) is a unit of energy (not heat as has been stated), just like joules are. Heck you can even do conversions from calories to joules or vice versa. And you're dead wrong that you only need to watch saturated fat. Because a calorie is a unit of energy and even protein provides energy for the body, and so you need to watch it and other items too, which the calorie measurement of food encompasses.
If you eat too much carbs (complex or simple) it will be broken down into glucose and eventually into fat if not used. If you eat too much protein it will be broken down into amino acids and then eventually into fat if not used.
Thus what you get is an accurate measurement of a foods total potential for energy output measured in terms of calories. So it is quite arguable that the calorie count is much more important than where the calories come from. Though, it is important to note where the calories come from, though purely from a satisfaction point of view. 1,000 calories of pure refined sugar (simple carbs) is going to be less satisfying compared to 1,000 calories from whole grain noodles (complex carbs), which both are carbs for an apples to apples comparison. This is partially true because complex carbs are considered "complex" because they take longer to break down than "simple" carbs, so you get a slower release of the energy provided by the food.   See 8 other replies

Yeah, I first saw this ad when browsing wimp.com. My favorite comment: "I guess this is what wonderland is like for a cat on acid."http://thisisawesome.com/trippy-kitty-in-wonderland-friskies-ad/   See 3 other replies