We’re very excited for tonight’s
premiere of Shedding for the Wedding.
First of all, we love a good weight loss show. Secondly, we dig a romance. And
thirdly, we really enjoy watching the dynamics of couples under pressure. So the
Sara Rue hosted series is right up our alley. At a recent press event, the
show’s Executive Producer Dan Broome talked about how Shedding differs from Loser,
the amount of weight loss to expect and dream weddings.
Broome explained, “First and
foremost, because our show does not deal with weight in numbers. We convert the
weight loss into a percentage. So it equals the level it makes the playing
field completely level for everybody.”
He continued, “If you weigh 100
pounds and you lose 10 pounds, you've lost 10 percent. And if I weigh 200
pounds, I need to lose 20 pounds to have that same 10 percent. So I have to
lose more weight to hit the same number percentage-wise than you do.”
He dispelled the myth that heavier
people lose more quickly, saying, “It could be said that bigger people could
lose weight easily, but that's not necessarily true, as I've seen on Biggest Loser. And I've actually become
an expert in the last eight years with this in my own way. Some of those people
can't move the way a smaller person can. Some of those people can't do the
cardio that a smaller person can. So there's advantages and disadvantages, but
the way we deal with it for fairness is you get on a scale.”
While that format is similar to Loser, the size of the contestants is
very different on Shedding. Broome
revealed, “This is much more of a relatable weight loss, sadly I guess, for the
average person out there, 50, 60, 70 pounds of weight on our typical
contestant. In some cases, a little bit more, but for the most part, that's the
average. So we're not only going to see reveals of weight loss, but I think
we're going to be able to see some reveals of actually body sculpting in a way
that we haven't seen, that I can't really even achieve on Biggest Loser, nor have I seen it on any other weight loss show
yet. So I think the audience is going to be really inspired by this cast.”
Aside from the weight loss, Shedding is also about love. First of
all, one lucky couple will get a pretty swanky consolation prize. “We're an
eight episode series. So we're down to two couples. We will bring back all of
our eliminated couples. We start with nine. Seven of them are going to get on a
scale, and one couple is going to win a fantasy honeymoon.”
And then one of the sets of
finalists will win the ultimate ceremony. “And then we're going to put our two
finalists on the scale, and one of them is going to win the fantasy wedding.
And it's all going to take place in that finale. So we're going to do a weigh
in, and then we're going to literally crash into the mayhem of putting a
wedding together 48 hours later with all of the elements of their theme.”
Each week the contestants plan
another part of their dream wedding. The winning couple will see all of those
elements come together for their special day. “Each one of these couples has a
different wedding theme. There's a ‘fun and games’ theme where their whole life
is about board games. That's what they've incorporated into their wedding. Or a
‘video game couple. That's how they met, online in a video game. Every element
of their wedding has a video game component to it. It's very fun. And these
wedding themes are a big deal right now, as I've learned. So we are going to do
that in our finale.”
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