Wow, how can someone lose half of their body weight. I wish I knew how long it took them to accomplish that. It seems like just a few weeks due to the wonder of television but safely it had to be a lot longer than that. The winner lost 200+ pounds, that is almost as much as I weigh. It will be interesting if they do a follow up to see if these individuals keep the weight off for an extended amount of time. I wish they would have talked about how much healthier they were and if they were still diabetic or had recovered from any of the other issues that might have plagued them.