I really do enjoy the Biggest Loser shows. It shows how hard it is to work at it, shows the increased (hopefully) determination in the contestants, and I LOVE clicking through the before and after shots. They're really beaming with health and pride!

I do get distressed at the increased bulk of children where I teach and on my co-workers. One just had gastric bypass, she's around 60. And I see some of my younger co-workers heading towards the same thing! They're still in their mid 30's, and I know too well how their metabolism will be slowing down to make it even harder all too soon. One of them used to walk, and lost almost 100 pounds two years ago! When my girlfriend tried to get her to join in the walking they do after work, she declined, and said she'd have to work up to it, because now she can't take very many steps at all without having to catch her breath! And yes, she's even bigger than she was before. It's really sad.