There was a lot of "don't eat your feelings" kind of advice which drives me up a wall - there are emotionally balanced fat people. I liked Tara because she wasn't about wallowing. She just wanted to win.

The reality is that level of exercise would be very hard on the body. Professional athletes who train like that take naps in the middle of the day and also accept that they will have wear and tear and injuries. I remember people on the show talking about how they would have to cheat on food in order to not pass out doing the training.