Quote Originally Posted by Calliope View Post

I do wonder what the "relapse" rate is once these people are back juggling the demands of work/family in a real environment where they don't have professional athletes as personal trainers and no one is monitoring what they are eating. Hmm.
My understanding is that most participants and winners of the show go right back into old habits because they can't maintain a lifestyle of working out 6 hours a day and gain most or all of the weight back. I read an article or something about it a few months ago.