The Biggest Loser Season 8 started last night. And yes we’re watching the inspirational show. But here are a few things we believe could make the show better.

1. What the heck are they eating? We get a quicky celebrity chef now and then and they’ll do a commercial segment thing on gum but there are so many fancy graphics for television – like news tickers at the bottom or something – they should let us know what they’re eating. I realize there are books to buy from the show but a little more on their diets would be very helpful. If the show sacrifices content to sell tie-in products it will suffer.

2. Enough with the boom noise when they fall down and the fake camera shake. That isn’t nice or necessary.

3. Loved the training scenes. The way Bob and Jillian decided to stop giving Shay attention for quitting. When they left her alone she came to the right conclusion.

4. Jillian is so good. Her “I refuse to co-sign on her story” line was brilliant. Jillian is the first one to look at the deeper meaning when it comes to eating behaviors but getting Shay past her first hurdle meant forgetting the past and and going forward.

5. Bob is so good. I loved seeing Jillian and Bob discuss the way to handle a contestant who wanted to quit. It was helpful for training and if you’re a parent of a young child.

6. Fear. Again I am amazed at how fear is the number one inhibitor in the gym. They’re afraid and watching the contestants push pass fear and do “one more” is an amazing thing.

7. What’s up with the one chick that was choppered off the beach? Is she okay? Is she coming back? I’m just saying they kind of left us hanging there.