You asked, I?m answering! I receive so many emails, messages, and comments each day with some wonderful questions from many of you that I WISH I could sit down and pen a response to! Sadly, there just aren’t enough hours in the day, so I?m trying something a little new and super fun? I?ll be answering some of your most commonly asked questions right before your very eyes! And occasionally, I’ll have this incredibly sexy (and super knowledgeable and compassionate) co-host next to me ;). Click play and watch to see our answer to the first question in my new Q&A series. Stay tuned?there are so many more to come!
Is there a question you’ve been dying to ask me or Chris? If so, leave your question in a comment below…maybe I (or we!) will answer it on my next Q&A video!
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Hi,
I saw your show for the first time last night. Typically, I’m not a fan of “reality TV”, but your program was the exception. Loved it! And kudos to you both, I didn’t know until I looked you up on line that you were married to one another. Clearly, you were polite and warm toward one another and worked beautifully together, but your marital status did not in any way intrude on the theme or purpose of the show. It was about Mitzi, not the two of you. I was especially struck by your compassion, POSITIVE (rather than punitive) feedback, and what seemed like genuine good will for your client. So often fitness experts seem intimidating and shaming and don’t always embrace the psychological principals that are known to help humans change our behavior for good. Not so for the two of you. On a second note, I was glad to catch the video clip above and hear both your rationales for removing the shirt and shoes at weigh-in’s. The shirt removal was a little confusing to me as it doesn’t add nearly the weight that keeping on a pair of shoes would. I gleaned that it must be for mental and emotional reasons. Your explanations make total sense. Like another poster here, I too would like to see consistency (if it fits the model). It was a little surprising that Mitzi’s final two weigh-in’s were fully dressed. I say this because it came across to me as, “fit bodies are deserving of more modesty than overweight bodies”. Having seen how kind and accepting you both are through the 2-hour program, I knew that that must not be the reason, but I couldn’t help perceive it as, “the good version of the body gets to have its privacy while the not good-version didn’t. You can stay covered up now that there’s nothing to be embarrassed of”. I DO understand that having someone disrobe from their dress clothes on stage, in front of a huge audience during the last weigh-in makes no sense and seems socially inappropriate. But, for the penultimate weigh-in, Mitzi had 2 shirts on! Just one perspective….Keep up the kind, hard meaningful work you’re doing. Love the premise of having people “transform” rather than simply get thin.
Heidi, do you ever crave brownies, drink wine, and eat chips and salsa? Sometimes I don’t know what my life means without these things occasionally. Heidi, any brownies? Brownies!
Heidi does eat treats – just in moderation. Learn more here: https://heidipowell.net/9209/my-daily-cheat/. Hope that helps!
My Dear Chris & Hiedi
First of all what a beautiful family you have.
I stumbled on some of your videos last night and watched 3 of the most amazing work you and the wonderful couples that changed their lives by devoting to the extream goals and challenges you helped them through. ‘The twins, the married couple and the father and daughter was what I watched last night. My results of all three shows so far besides me cheering for them, crying and being excited of their 3, 6, 9 & final weight results and watching how Chris reacted when when they accomplished their goals and you as well Hiedi in one of the shows you were in 🙂 was my thoughts of OMG if these people can do this then what am I doing. When I watched how you followed the father and daughter and caught them in the lies they told you to your face was emotional for me for
I was really interested in Dad cause I have his symptoms only not as heavy but still my inspiration to get my goals achieved knowing if he can do it I most certainly can. I thank you both for giving him a second chance cause he showed me my life too can changetoo, they all did. I’m turning 50 years old tomorrow and as a mom of 5, a grandma of 1 and a wife I can and will change my life thanks to both of you, all the extreme weight loss individuals and the video’s. Our grandchild is 6 yrs old and a challenge for my wife and I she suffers from high hyperactive ness and possibly other mentle disorders that will be discovered in April this year when she recieves her mentle evailuation. We had her for 3 yrs now and will be adopting her as soon as possible. The stress of not having time for ourselfs, dealing with her break downs and emotions her changes of medications that I don’t believe in have taken a toll on us both. We have gained weight, live with little to no sleep and beyond stressed out, & we both hold a full time job. I’m not sure about my wife Kate but as for me I believe what you have done and continue to do to help people and by continuing to get inspire by watching your video’s I can do this. I’m about 5’5 and my weight is approx. 230lbs. I will be writing back and giving you my weight in 3 months. Love you both so much Jackie xx
PS with all my heart Thank You so much for you both of you & thank for your inspiring gift to all of us 🙂
my Dear Chris & Hiedi
First of all what a beautiful family you have.
I stumbled on some of your videos last night and watched 3 of the most amazing work you and the wonderful couples that changed their lives by devoting to the extream goals and challenges you helped them through. ‘The twins, the married couple and the father and daughter was what I watched last night. My results of all three shows so far besides me cheering for them, crying and being excited of their 3, 6, 9 & final weight results and watching how Chris reacted when when they accomplished their goals and you as well Hiedi in one of the shows you were in 🙂 was my thoughts of OMG if these people can do this then what am I doing. When I watched how you followed the father and daughter and caught them in the lies they told you to your face was emotional for me for
I was really interested in Dad cause I have his symptoms only not as heavy but still my inspiration to get my goals achieved knowing if he can do it I most certainly can. I thank you both for giving him a second chance cause he showed me my life too can change, they all did. I’m turning 50 years tomorrow and as a mom a grandma and a wife I can and will change my life thanks to both of you, all the extreme weight loss individuals and the video’s. Our grandchild is 6 yrs old and a challenge for my wife and I she suffers from high hyperactive ness. We have had her for 3 yrs now and will adopting her
Hi guys,
I love this video and the idea that you will be answering ‘Some” of the million questions fans have.
My question that I always wanted to know is usually when the episode starts you see the contestant being asked several questions I believe the producer is the one talking to the contestant but when Chris gets to surprise the Contestant and tell them they are the chosen one how is it a surprise for them if they know cameras are filming them while doing whatever theyre in middle of? I sometimes wonder if the reaction from the contestants are staged but it cant be bec they all look soo shocked! So if you I would be delighted if you can answer this one question.
Love you guys and hope to meet you someday!
xoxo
Liba