One week from today the next installment of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” will begin season 7. This time it’s called the Biggest Loser Couples with friends and relatives trying to play a reality show game, but most of all helping morbidly obese people to get healthy again. Here’s a sneak preview of the initial weigh-in featuring the last two contestants:

This year promises to be very emotional if this is an example of scenes that are allowed out for early viewing.  One would think that they are holding the real stuff for actual viewing with advertisers.

I know there is a great amount of controversy with the methods used to get these individuals back to a weight that is “normal” and I’ve even seen a few blogs that stirs up the pot by mentioning this show.¬† Crabby McSlacker’s site Cranky Fitness for example had a take from one of the author’s Merry, named Who is the real loser here? That asked why this show was seen in a positive light and for the most part created a lot of discussion, where most people felt they needed to post an opinion.

The thing to keep in mind here is that this is a reality “game show” that is very successful I believe because most of America can relate to excessive weight either by being obese themselves or knowing someone close to them in this shape.

This is a very powerful video that starts out with a look at the entire group:

Watch this for the entertainment value and maybe for a wakeup for those of you that don’t do anything.  You can find out more here: http://www.nbc.com/The_Biggest_Loser/