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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Chrissy Metz actually signed a contract to lose weight while on the show.

https://www.yahoo.com/style/can-signing-a-contract-help-you-lose-weight-180955538.html[/quote]

Wow, this is super interesting. I look forward to seeing how the story line plays out, knowing this. At her size, you have to lose a pretty substantial amount for it to be noticeable & visible in clothing. Of course, they also have lighting, wardrobe & makeup, camera, and scene setup tricks to help amplify the difference. For me, at 5'9" and 330 lbs, it took losing a good 50 lbs before it was obvious to others that I was losing weight. It also takes longer to go between clothes sizes. The smaller the size, the less pounds it takes to go up or down one size, in my experience.

She's 5'5", so maybe the loss will be noticeable more quickly on her, but I also think she is probably heavier than 330 unless they're adding padding. I wonder if she'll seek out any medicine or any of the new "interventions" -- there's weight loss surgery (probably the fastest way to lose if it's key to the story line), but there is also a new weight loss "balloon" that is supposed to be available in January. You actually swallow them as capsules, they're inflated in your stomach, and then after 6 months they are removed through a relatively simple surgery (compared to full WLS). It seems insane to me and like a huge setup for extreme regain after they're removed, but in a situation like this. I could see it actually being a setup for her to be a spokeswoman if she does it. It's interesting that she just now came out and revealed this contract clause (also possible that since the show is doing well, she's just now getting the opportunity to speak). Can definitely see the timing be some sort of promotion... me and my conspiracy theories.

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/11/17/new-weight-loss-balloon-is-nearly-twice-as-effective-as-diet-and-exercise.html

Sidenote, the headline looks good, but here's the real stats - less than 7% of body weight lost isn't that impressive to me in 6 months -- it's safe to lose up to 1% per week for most people, and I've averaged right around that on Weight Watchers & low carb: 
After six months, those who got the real Obalon treatment had lost 6.81 percent of their total body weight (about 25 percent of their “excess body weight,” or the amount they’d have to lose to have a BMI in the normal range), while those in the placebo group had lost only 3.59 percent. So, for example, for people who weighed 200 pounds and needed to lose 50, those in the Obalon treatment group would have lost 13.6 pounds compared with 7.2 pounds in the control group.[/quote]

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