What watching one TBL episode taught me about fats I've decided to watch an episode of The Biggest Loser to motivate myself to stay fit and made quite a few realizations. (warning: gross imagery) Don't know how I haven't realized it before, but life is infinitely harder when you're a sack of lard. Simple exercises, such as climbing over a pile of sand, become nearly impossible when you carry 200lbs of extra weight on you. Even getting up from a seat must be quite a struggle. Some of the contestants have over 50% body fat. They literally aren't human anymore, they're mostly fat. Some of them have so much fat their skin can't store it anymore, so their organs start to fill with fat. Fat people not only look much older, but their bodies' biological age is actually higher than their real age (e.g. a 48 yo fat who has a body of a 60 yo). Most of them have zero motivation and willpower. They're happy to come to a show where everything will be done for them, but when it comes to going home and managing their weight on their own, they instantly give up. When the episode was over, it was the first time I've felt so happy I'm not fat.