The Hairy Dieters: How to Love Food and Lose Weight

TV Show · Reality

In this new series, the Hairy Bikers become the Hairy Dieters as they accept that years of overindulgence has taken its toll. But the boys are determined to still love their food and lose weight, which means confronting some truths about themselves and what they normally eat. Si and Dave are honest blokes, they accept, like the majority of the population, that they are overweight. But facing the stark reality of how much fat their bodies actually contain is tough. Coming to terms with the truth reawakens childhood memories and not a little emotional turmoil. With the support of their families and advice from weight-loss clinicians, Si and Dave take on the challenge to lose the lard. And they do it with their characteristic zest for life and food. The boys begin a new culinary adventure to reinvent the classic dishes they adore, making them big on flavour but low in calories. And recognising the power of group motivation, Si and Dave join forces with a band of similarly rotund foodies who help road test the boys' recipes whilst shedding the pounds themselves. With great tasting food and clever cooking as their priority, the Bikers allow the viewer intimate access to their own homes, turning their kitchens into food labs, bathrooms into confessionals and families into food critics. Serving up kitchen magic, personal revelation and a host of dishes that are delicious and still good for you, the Hairy Bikers begin to eat themselves slim in a bid to lose two-and-half stones in just over three months.

2012 · 59m
Starring Simon King, David Myers
Director Ian Denyer

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Episode 1
    Si King and Dave Myers embark on a quest to lose weight while still enjoying the food they love by creating healthier versions of their favorite recipes. They also search for ways to make their lifestyles more active - including swapping their beloved motorbikes for pedal-powered machines - and learn why obesity is an increasingly serious problem in 21st-century Britain.
    59m
  • EPISODE 2
    Episode 2
    Si and Dave prepare a complete cooked breakfast that is entirely satisfying without adding to the waistline, then make a calorie-conscious roast chicken dinner. They also rework a French classic - cassoulet - and set it before a couple of famished rugby teams. Next, they make the ultimate sacrifice in a bid to help shift the pounds - they give up their beloved motorcycles in favor of bikes.
    59m
  • EPISODE 3
    Episode 3
    Si and Dave come up with a fat-friendly pie for fellow dieter Ann, baking a pastry treat that comes in below the 700 calories of a standard pork pie. Moving on to Dave's home town of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, they try to persuade the diners in Chinese and Indian restaurants that their favorite dishes can be even better with the fattening elements removed.
    59m
  • EPISODE 4
    Episode 4
    Dave and Si must reinvent the indulgent party treats they adore and celebrate their new svelte frames with their families and friends.
    59m

Related

  • Hairy Bikers' Meals on Wheels: Back on the Road
  • Hairy Bikers' Meals on Wheels
  • The Hairy Bikers' Pubs that Built Britain

Cast & Crew

  • Simon King
    Host
  • David Myers
    Host
  • I‌D
    Ian Denyer
    Director

About

The Hairy Dieters: How to Love Food and Lose Weight

Reality

In this new series, the Hairy Bikers become the Hairy Dieters as they accept that years of overindulgence has taken its toll. But the boys are determined to still love their food and lose weight, which means confronting some truths about themselves and what they normally eat. Si and Dave are honest blokes, they accept, like the majority of the population, that they are overweight. But facing the stark reality of how much fat their bodies actually contain is tough. Coming to terms with the truth reawakens childhood memories and not a little emotional turmoil. With the support of their families and advice from weight-loss clinicians, Si and Dave take on the challenge to lose the lard. And they do it with their characteristic zest for life and food. The boys begin a new culinary adventure to reinvent the classic dishes they adore, making them big on flavour but low in calories. And recognising the power of group motivation, Si and Dave join forces with a band of similarly rotund foodies who help road test the boys' recipes whilst shedding the pounds themselves. With great tasting food and clever cooking as their priority, the Bikers allow the viewer intimate access to their own homes, turning their kitchens into food labs, bathrooms into confessionals and families into food critics. Serving up kitchen magic, personal revelation and a host of dishes that are delicious and still good for you, the Hairy Bikers begin to eat themselves slim in a bid to lose two-and-half stones in just over three months.

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2012

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