175: Rebound Weight Gain, Rapid Weight Loss & The Biggest Loser
CONSISTENT by Primal Potential
Elizabeth Benton
4.9 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2016
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
In today's episode we're breaking down some recent research about rebound weight gain & the impact of rapid weight loss on hormones & metabolism, courtesy of the popular television show, The Biggest Loser.
This article has spread like wildfire, summarizing a study that followed 14 former Biggest Loser contestants over 6 years, documenting their weight gain & metabolic/hormonal challenges.
Many people read this article and panicked, which is why I'm doing this episode. They feel like the article suggests that weight loss is hopeless and your body will fight back to get to it's original weight.
They feel like the article suggests you can't lose weight without wrecking your metabolism. That's just not true. Take a listen to the full episode to get the facts without the media hype!
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is Primal Potential and I am your host, Elizabeth Benton. |
| 0:06.7 | Through education, motivation and implementation, we will bridge the gap between knowing and |
| 0:13.7 | doing so we can master fat loss naturally and help you reach your highest potential. |
| 0:21.6 | Let's get started. |
| 0:25.4 | Hello everybody, welcome back to the Primal Potential podcast. |
| 0:29.2 | I am Elizabeth Benton talking to you right now from Haiti. |
| 0:34.0 | I am on a cruise ship. |
| 0:36.5 | I am speaking on Jimmy Moore's low carb cruise and we just docked this morning in Haiti |
| 0:43.8 | of all places. |
| 0:44.8 | Interesting. |
| 0:46.4 | So I'm sure that you guys will all be patient with the audio quality. |
| 0:49.2 | We're just going fingers crossed here. |
| 0:51.0 | Hopefully everything will be fine. |
| 0:53.6 | And if not, no big deal. |
| 0:54.6 | The next episode you hear from me will be back with my normal settings and stuff but |
| 1:00.0 | I did pack my mic so that I could get this podcast done. |
| 1:04.6 | I got most of them done ahead of time but not this one. |
| 1:07.8 | So we're just rolling, making it work and I know you guys understand how that is. |
| 1:13.2 | So we're just going to roll with it. |
| 1:14.8 | I wanted to do something a little bit current event-ish in response to an article that came |
| 1:21.6 | out recently and there's been all sorts of social media conversation about this. |
| 1:26.6 | I've been emailed it and texted this article pretty much non-stop since it came out. |
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