X-Weighted is a TV show that is shown on the life network here in Canada. The idea of X-Weighted is that the story of regular people losing weight would be interesting to watch and in fact it is.
The host of X-weighted is a trainer from Edmonton by the name of Paul Plakas. Paul is a great host for a weight loss show because he goes into peoples houses and is not afraid of offending them with his tips and is really great for giving workout ideas.
Also, as a Canadian Paul is never an ass but he doesn’t give anyone much of a chance to make any excuses either.
I watched X-Weighted a couple of times last season but earlier this week was a standard episode that I thought was great to watch especially for the lack of hype that this show uses to bring across the idea of weight loss over a longer period of time.
The structure of X-Weighted is that you will have an intro where you see the life situation of someone that wants to lose weight, then Paul Plakas measures and weighs the person, looks in their kitchen and does a fitness assessment. Using supplements for his body hes able to overcome some barriers others can’t.
Later in the show you have workouts and a midpoint weight in and finally at the end there is an official X-Weighted final weigh in. Great drama and great info all in an hour
Anatomy of an X Weighted Episode
The X-Weighted episode that I saw started with Michelle, a lady that was over weight and would like to lose 50 pounds.
She had problems with one of her three children being Autistic and becoming a problem and her whole family leaned on her for support in various parts of their lives.
Because of Michelle’s work schedule and early mornings she would eat out at fast food places once or twice EVERY day. Now we know this ladies background.
First things first for the meeting with her trainer. Michelle laid out her situation and then told Paul that she wanted to lose 50 pounds in the next six months.
Her trainer talked to her about her exercise requirements, eating requirements, tested her current level of fitness and then followed her around for a day. A couple of day later Michelle met with her trainer for a training session and then we get to see how Michelle reacts over the next few months to life, changes and loss.
In the end Michelle lost I believe 44 pounds and was really happy with how things went for her weight loss. Her life was a series of traumatic events over the time of her weight loss and it really makes you feel for her and her family.
X-Weighted is a great show in that it really walks you through how real people lose weight while living their regular lives, this is a classic idea of a reality show where the people are in their own surrounding much like our own and every great result is hard fought.
X-Weighted is on in Canada on many nights of the week on the Slice Network (formerly the Life Network).
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I’m a 25 year old female. I have been gaining for like the last 10 years. Last time I weighed myself I was 270 lbs. I have no self confidence at all. I have a surgery coming up this October. They might not perform the surgery due to my being a risk for my heart. I need help. I get stressed and I eat please if you need a contestant this size I need the help to be healthy!
HI , I have a 6 month old baby, and i can’t get rid of the extra .
but my biggest problam is after the pregnancy my body change so much now i can’t eat any lactoce, so my problem is i don’t know how or what to cook without lactoce.
please help me i get so sick when i eat something i did not know had lactoce.
Eren
hi Paul I would like if I can be on your show because i wont to loss wight for my birthday and I did email you and know one read turn the messaga so i am asking if i can be on the show my email address is marshaclarke@rocketmail.com
I love your show, it totally motivated me to want to work out and start eating right. I am a 30yr mother and wife, I have 4 kids ages 12,8,5, and 3. I have been over it seems like for the past 12 years. I weigh 165 and I really want to get down to about 125-130 by September, that would be 2 pounds a week. I would LOVE to be on your show, do you guys ever travel to different locations. I am in the Portland, Oregon area, it’s gorgeous out here!!!! I need help, also wondering do you guys have a actual website, that has tips on dieting and what not?? Thanks and again LOVE the show, keep going with it please!!!
Thanks~
Jamie Rand
Portland Oregon
I watch you show on a daily basic (when on). How can I be a person on the show. I live in Va and have been fat all my life, just like everyone else. I don’t know what to do. I have a 8 year old son that I want to watch grow up. Please let me know if ya’ll are still doing this or that I’m watching old shows. Thanks Roy
I am Welsh and I watch X-ed on the Sky Real Lives Channel. I love the show because it is very realistic about losing . Some people are not successful and the programe does not hide this. Those who are successful lose realistic amounts of in really healthy ways. I have spent the last four years losing and I have changed my life in every way imaginable. This programme really inspires me to continue with my work.
i was just watching an episode of your show… and i came to the realization that now 17 months after having a child i feel like its time to get back to normal… my sister in-law and i are in DESPREATE need of some control. i would really enjoy hearing from you…
thank u
I would also like to know about the change in the shows-I used to watch them every night and now they are only on Thursdays- I would also like to know when the new ones are on??
i was watching the programe amd the people you are weighing i am alto heaver thantthem i come in at 17 st 10 lbs lady for my height my bmi is45.1 i am very obsesi need to lose my tummy and waist which i 55
I have grown to absolutely LOVE watching X-Weighted. During every episode, I learn something new to implement into my own life be it eating habits or exercise.
Over the last 2 weeks, the Slice Network has changed the airing of X-Weighted and I am really hoping this is temporary. I loved watching it every weekday evening at 7:00 (Atlantic time) and in 2 weeks I have not been able to see it!
So, Slice Network… Why mess with a great thing?!!!
I just wanted to comment on your show. I love it. I am a new viewer never having watched it until recently and I am now addicted. I jut love Paul. He is so personable and I find it hard to believe any of your losers don’t like him – he’s doing what he can to help them and while he can be tough I think he’s just great. I also like your guests (even when they gripe) because I find myself routing for them throughout.
Keep making these shows please and I can guarantee I’ll keep watching. I even rewatch episodes I’ve seen before because I find them not only entertaining but interesting, informative, inspiring and a great motivation to keep fit.
Thanks for producing such a great show and congratulations on finding such a great trainer like Paul.
Sincerely yours.
I watched the episode that was on the discovery health channel today and I was completely offended by Paul and his comments about aqua fitness. Aqua fitness is not a joke and just for senior citizens. There are many different levels and he should not have laughed and made comments when the participant wanted to become a aqua fitness instructor. Many people take those classes for an array of reasons – training for a marathon, loss, and specifically looking for low impact on joints etc. Paul should be reminded about the different types of training that are available and not act like such an obnoxious moron.
Hi
I am 20 years old, and in six months I will be celebrating my 21st B-day….I also hope by then I will be geting married. I’ve been with my man for three years now, and he tells me everyday that I am beautiful, and that he loves me no matter what, But the problem is…Is that I don’t love myself.. I’m only about five foot, and I weigh alsmost 220; IN POUNDS. I just quit smoking, and a new YMCA just opened up four miles from my house…I would love to not only continue to get healthy, but I want to look good for my “Husband” and my 21st B-day……Can anyone help me…..
Hi Paul.
My name is Terrye,iam a 49 yr old mother of 4 adults now.i have been 185 to190 ever since I was 15yrs old.The kids used to call me moo moo and torment me at school all the time.So as an adult I became abit agoraphobic.i raise my children and most of the time I lived in my room.I find now that I am on in the yrs getting the gumpsion to go out has become more difficut.I truley want to loose this and see the rest of the world .If you ever are doing casting calls for the show I would be very very interested Thank you
Hi Paul
I am 45, mother of 2 children ages 13 and 5, and I am rapidly sinking into a very unhealthy hole. I am 5’3″ and the last time I weighed myself I was 230lbs.
What makes my situation heartbreaking for me, is that my 13 year old son is already over, and considers walking the dog to be strenous activity. If you ever do shows in Toronto, I would love to try out for the casting. I live about 45 min. north of the city. Thanks
DEAR PAUL
HI, I’M 47 AND HAVE BEEN DOING THE YO-YO EFFECT FOR WAY TO LONG,I’D LOVE AND NEED YOUR HELP.I WATCH YOUR SHOW ALL THE TIME.I LIVE IN KINCARDINE ONT, ON THE SHORES OF LAKE HURON,YOU PROBABLY DON’T COME HERE BUT I’D COME TO TORONTO OR WHERE EVER IF I COULD WORK AND HAVE YOUR HELP,I’M GETTING HEALTH ISSUSE AND NEED TO SHED ABOUT 50 OR MORE ILBS. SO IT WOULD MEAN THE WORLD TO ME AND MY KIDS ,IF YOU COULD HELP ME.I’M WILLING TO GIVE IT 110%.HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU,BEFORE HEALTH GOES AWAL.
THANKS SANDY SUTTON 519-396-4024 JUST IN CASE YOU WANT TO CALL.
I just watched my first episode of this show and I was wondering if it has any plans to travel to the US? I would be VERY interested in trying to land a spot on this show because i truly need all the help and encouragement I can get.
From Mid-America and love this show since I’ve already lost 40 pounds thru support group. Especially enjoyed yesterday’s session with Jeremy-a highly unlikely success story yet he was fantastic. What an eye opener he was with his tats and dyed blue hair and terrible eating/drinking habit. Yet he was willing to try biking, yoga, and pole dancing…took off the pounds…is inspiration to all of us regardless of age, circumstances etc. Just goes to show that once your mind accepts change the rest of you will follow. Yea Jeremy! Yea this show!!! Kate
This is actually a good idea as far as eating goes, although you should probably try to vary the diet a little more. What is good about eating in cycles is that it helps you raise your metabolism. Your body will get confused instead of thinking that you are starving and your metabolism should stay up.
Cherise Thanks for all of those tips on lower cal eating and you are right, withour exercise it may be possible to lose but it is hard to make a permanent change withour exercise because you can only lower your calories to a certain point before you are not eating enough for your basic nutrients.
Exercise and cycled eating are keys to losing for sure.
I am sorry I have to disagree with AnnaMichelle, but, Dieting never works permanantly, cause now when you stop eating like that when you reach your goal, and you go back to eating normally, even if you eat less, you will just gain again, the way to lose is not to diet, but to change the way you eat all together, You need to eat healthy, and remember this when you are eating, Is what I am putting in my mouth going to benifit me or not? People need to learn to eat to live not live to eat. It is that simple rule about food that can help you out. I do however agree with annamichelle about one thing, it is okay to have one cheat day, however try not to go over your calorie intake, so if you decided to start eating only 1,200 calories a day, stick to that. I do not reccomend any person eat less than 1,200 calories a day as that is the lowest calorie intake reccomended. I also suggest that everyone do some kind of physical activity, something you enjoy, whether it is a walk or maybe if you have kids play with them. Also Swimming is excellent as you use alot of your muscles to swim. I took Aquasize classes for awhile when I live din the city, I reccomend them for anyone who may have physical ailments, as they are low impact but excellent workouts.
My husband and I changed our way of eating completely, and I have type one diabetese. We eat alot of healthy cereals, like bran flakes, wheatabix,flax plus, fibre one. and we eat alot of tuna and eggs, and Chicken and fish, we went from 1 and 2 % milk to skim milk, it has everything that is in 1 and 2 % and Homogenized milk, just alot less fat. We also buy Whey Protein and make shakes with that and our milk, and a tsp of either grape seed oil or Flax seed oil, and put that in our cereal. Our favorite thing to eat are Fish with alittle bit of lemon juice and pepper, no salt, we have a non stick frying pan so we never need to spray or oil it,it is electric as well, we also like eating Salsa chicken, baked in the oven, or BBq chicken, with usually a tbsp or 2 of BBQ sauce, the kind we use is President’s choice, it has only 20 calories per Tbsp. We also like beef every now and then so we look for good lean cuts of steak and stew meats and roasts. If there is some fat on the outside we always cut it off before we cook it. I love eating this way, we love veggies and Brown rice, when we do eat bread we use 100% whole wheat, I would actually reccomend using whole grain bread as it is healthier, but it is also about $4-$5 a loaf. But we rarely eat bread, atleast I do rarely eat it, my husband takes tuna sandwhiches with him to work, and fruits and veggies, and a few healthy granola bars as snacks, there is fibre bars and trail mix bars and oatmeal to go bars, they are low in calories and he enjoys them. I hope my advice will help somebody out, and I wish everyone good luck in your loss goals. If you are interested in Getting on X-ed, you can go to splice.ca, and click on Casting call, there will be something there that you can click on to get applications for x-ed, right now they are doing families. Anyways, good luck all, and remember, you must start loving yourself as you are now, and remember that you are worth it, you deserve to look beautiful on the outside as well as the inside. You are all loved.
Cherise