S12 EP24: Life After The Biggest Loser
The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast
Constantly Varied Gear
4.9 • 724 Ratings
🗓️ 1 October 2025
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
It’s been twenty years since The Biggest Loser first aired. In the last episode, we reflected on what The Biggest Loser taught us about ourselves and how the show shaped the way we view weight loss, health, and body image. In this episode, we focus on the progress we’ve made since then: the shift toward strength training, body composition over the scale, and celebrating sustainable health instead of crash diets. We ask tough questions, share personal experiences, and rethink what health really looks like NOW in 2025. Have you changed with the times? This is a raw, timely conversation for anyone still untangling themselves from the “before and after” mindset.
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(00:00:22) Welcome to the podcast and spooky season
(00:07:08) Fun spooky vibe questions
(00:16:00) Recap of the last episode.
(00:19:34) Why it’s so hard to praise health without praising weight loss.
(00:25:40) Are we still shaking off extreme makeovers and fad diets obsessions?
(00:29:20) Slow and steady wins: shifting away from quick fixes toward sustainable results.
(00:33:40) The rise of strength training: why muscle changed the conversation.
(00:35:10) Taking back the narrative: from reality TV edits to social media.
(00:44:24) Smaller bodies still receive more praise than larger bodies.
(00:49:30) One thing we can take away from the Biggest Loser era.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | We aren't taking an honest look at where we are today until we look at where we work, |
| 0:04.3 | like where we have come from and how we've kind of worked to dismantle some of these thoughts |
| 0:08.9 | from a cultural standpoint, from an individual standpoint, how we view our bodies, how we view |
| 0:14.0 | transformation, and how we view weight loss in general. |
| 0:21.7 | Hello, everyone, and welcome back to the Thick Dye Save Lives podcast. |
| 0:25.3 | I'm Kelsey. |
| 0:26.0 | And I'm Rachel. |
| 0:26.8 | And I hope you liked to that intro because she fought hard for that one. |
| 0:30.7 | She'll die on that hill. |
| 0:32.1 | Because I do what I want. |
| 0:33.6 | And she does what she wants. |
| 0:35.2 | I hate that intro. |
| 0:36.3 | I hate hello. |
| 0:38.4 | And I'm just saying. |
| 0:43.4 | But apparently, this is a really good call back to like, you don't get to control other people. |
| 0:45.3 | That's my news flash for today. |
| 0:47.9 | I'm still working on that. |
| 0:50.0 | And I don't fully believe it. |
| 0:53.0 | True. |
| 0:54.2 | True story. |
| 0:55.7 | I don't fully believe it. |
| 0:56.5 | I'm going to be honest. You can control you. |
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