While there’s no strict definition of rapid weight loss, if you watch “The Biggest Loser” there’s a good chance you’re seeing it with your own eyes. I’ve never been into the show, but I became an adamant un-fan (if I may create my own word) after watching more than one contestant exercise to the point of puking and others rushed to the hospital after collapsing. Like many reality shows, “The Biggest Loser” takes things to the extreme – after all, watching a show where people lose the recommended 1-2 pounds a week would be like watching paint dry.

There have been plenty of professionals who , but reading about this made me wonder: Haven’t all of us, at one time or another, gone too far in our own quest to lose weight? Maybe we haven’t done 6-hour workouts every day, but most of us have skipped meals or tried crazy diets in an effort to lose weight, only to realize that, first, life isn’t much fun when you’re not feeding your body and, second, any weight you lose comes right back when you start eating normally.

What about you? Have you ever gone too far to lose weight and, if so, what did you learn from that experience? Is it ever worth it to go too far? Vote in this week’s poll and tell us about your extreme weight loss experiences.

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