User Reviews

I have enjoyed this show mostly because it amuses me how oblivious people are to how much they truly eat and the denial they display LOL Also its a British show and that's why the host is more in your face and does not sugarcoat her words about the fatness of the participant..

Secret Eaters show really highlights how easy it is for people to drastically underestimate how much they eat. The part I like the most is, that just by cutting down on snacks and portion size and getting into a normal amount of calories a day, you can lose weight slowly and steadily. I wish they would make an American version of Secret Eaters bc a lot of people here would benefit from it. As a work from home mother I noticed the scale starting to creep up myself, but I couldn't understand why bc it didn't feel like I was overeating. But after I started tracking my calories and exercise I realized that I was only getting any form of real exercise twice a week and my portion sizes were too big-way too big. Just by getting calories under 2000 a day and bumping my exercise to 250 (about 35 mins on a stationary bike) a day has solved the problem. After my husband sat down and watched Secret Eaters he started tracking his calories too. We still eat great, we still splurge a couple times a week, but our day to day has healthy limits and we're more active.

I've learned SO much from watching this show. By the end of the series I was getting pretty good at estimating the number of calories in foods, and I've applied it to my own life to help me estimate the number of calories I'm getting every day. How many other shows leave you with a life skill? It's a real service.

I'd probably prefer a bit less padding, more looks at people's meals and more science. But I really enjoyed every episode and think it could be renewed as well as taken over to America where the Yanks could really use it. I'm sorry to see it ended after only 3 seasons. Can't recommend enough.