Biggest Loser Goes From Six to Five
Hi Everyone!
Last night was the Biggest Loser makeover show. They take the remaining contestants and have them, yep, made over! I thought that Rudy and Danny were the most changed. Much against his will, Rudy had his beard and mustache shaved off and Danny’s hair lost all it’s gray. Everyone looked amazingly better after the makeover–duh.
The contestants are surprised at being reunited with their families. I don’t really think they are surprised though because every year they are reunited with their families after their makeovers. Afterwards, they get up on a stage and tell their weight gain and loss stories to an audience.
Next came a challenge to win a two week stay at the Biggest Loser’s new spa. To be honest, I’m not sure I would want to win that! But anyway, the contestants had to pull their way across a canyon–a really high canyon. Liz was the only one afraid of heights, but she stuck to it and made it across. Rudy took an early lead and won making this his second challenge win in a row. I was sitting there thinking about how strong Allen is and how come he’s not doing better in challenges, when “presto!” Bob asks Allen that very same question. Allen tells him he’s playing the game. Really? Is he trying to say he threw the last two challenges? He might be saying that but I don’t really believe him. Why would he do that? How’s that going to help him win at this point?
Last chance workouts are hard (not that they aren’t always)–but especially because the contestant’s spent so much time away from the ranch this week. I was surprised to see that there was no advantage for anyone at this week’s weigh in.
At the weigh-in’s, Danny and Rudy pull big numbers. Allen loses five pounds but is concerned that his number won’t be enough to keep him above the yellow line. The women are next. Amanda pulls off a really good number losing 9 pounds this week. Liz and Rebecca don’t make it above the yellow line. With the way the house is divided, it seems pretty evident that Liz will remain on the ranch and sure enough, Rebecca is voted off. She has some kind of weird confrontation with Rudy before she leaves. Rudy says he can’t trust her and she can’t figure out why he’s saying that. I really can’t figure out why he said that either. The after pictures of Rebecca are amazing.
There are just two shows left to the finale. Next week, Biggest Loser will catch up to some of the past season’s contestants (good and bad). That should be interesting–there is always one big weight gainer.
Sorry, I had to cut this short this week–too much going on. Wish your Bloggergal a happy 50th birthday! I know-50!!! How the heck did that happen? Have a great week and stay tuned….Bloggergal1
Biggest Loser Eliminates Two
Allison starts the show by telling the contestants that two of them will go home this week. The person with the lowest percentage of weight loss this week will be below the RED line and will be automatically eliminated. Then a second person will be eliminated by contestant vote.
The first challenge will give a one pound advantage. Everyone is very anxious to win. All they have to do is take tennis balls off a board and fill a container that’s across the way. There are fifty tennis balls all together. The person with the most stamina will win this thing. Liz and Amanda can’t play due to medical reasons. It quickly becomes a competition between Rebecca and Allen with Rudy pretty close behind. Allen wins by only a second or two.
Jillian and Bob are very concerned that Shay will end up below the red line this week and be automatically eliminated. They are going to try to do everything in their power to make sure that doesn’t happen. Jillian especially doesn’t think that Shay will succeed if she leaves the ranch. Jillian works her hard and Shay is totally determined.
The challenge for immunity involves jumping through your opponents hoop. After 100 times, that player is out. Shay and Rudy end up having a fight. Rudy seemed to make an agreement with Shay at the beginning of the challenge, but in the end Rudy stuck with Danny and eliminated Shay. Rudy wins the competition and won’t be eliminated this week.
The alliances have come down to old against young. Liz, Allen, Danny and Rudy are team members against Shay, Daniel, Rebecca and Amanda. The young ones sneak gym equipment up to Shay’s room so that they can workout during the evening and trick the older contestants. Sneak the gym equipment into Shay’s room? Now how in the world did they do that?
Bob takes the contestants to a trapeze workout. At first, I thought it didn’t look like it would provide much of a workout but I was wrong. After Bob’s last chance workout, Jillian takes a shot at the contestants. As usual, she uses her gentle, training methods! LOL
Weigh-in time. Everyone is worried about that red line. Someone is out of there in a few minutes! Rudy, with immunity lost 8 pounds this week. Shay is up next. The record for a female to lose 100 pounds on Biggest Loser is 12 weeks. If Shay loses 17 pounds this week, she will beat that record by losing 100 pounds in only 9 weeks. She doesn’t think she can do it, but she loses exactly 17 pounds! Good for her. Amanda lost 5 pounds this week. She’s worried if it’s good enough to keep her above the red and the yellow lines. Rebecca lost 10 pounds. Danny is next. He lost 17 pounds! I love Danny. He has such a good personality and he’s such a good family man. He is definitely safe this week. Allen lost 10 pounds this week. It’s not enough to keep him safe yet, but Rebecca is now safe and Amanda is below the yellow line. Liz needs a big number to remain on the ranch. She lost 12 pounds. I didn’t think she could have done that! I was shocked. This keeps her safe, but puts Shay below the yellow line. That really stinks. She did so well this week, this game could be so unfair. Daniel is last. It comes down to either him or Amanda falling below the red line. If he loses more than 6 pounds, Amanda goes home immediately. He only lost five pounds and this puts him below the red line. Daniel is a great kid. My tears are flowing. I like Amanda but I would have rather seen her leave than Daniel.
So Daniel going home leaves Amanda and Shay below the yellow line. To me, this is a no-brainer. Amanda has to be voted off. But I guess we’ll see in the next few minutes. Rebecca voted to eliminate Shay because Amanda was her partner throughout this game. Allen votes to eliminate Shay. Danny votes to eliminate Amanda. Liz votes to eliminate Amanda. This makes it two votes for Shay and two votes for Amanda. It’s up to Rudy. He votes to eliminate Shay. I didn’t agree with this vote at all. Of course, I’m looking at it from a weight loss perspective and not a game perspective. I sure hope she can continue to lose weight after the show.
This was a very sad week for me to watch. I love both Daniel and Shay. I thought they deserved to be on the show. Oh well… Have a great week everyone…stay tuned…Bloggergal1
Double Elimination on Biggest Loser this week!
Hi Everybody,
This week on Biggest Loser, tensions rise between the players when they find out there will be TWO eliminations this week. This means we will be down to 6 players this week. Who are you rooting for?
I thought I’d share some information I’ve been collecting about weight loss.
**Did you know that a Coldstone Creamery Gotta Have It Peanut Butter and Chocolate Shake has 2010 calories????
**You need to take in 47% of your diet in carbohydrates to plan and reach your ideal body weight. Good carbs (fruit, whole grains) deliver lots of appetite-busting fiber and less saturated fat, which is better for your heart.
**You will eat 250 less calories if you are female and you eat with a man than if you eat with your female friends. I can understand that, can you?
**Sniffing coffee beans will slow down your urge to snack–unless you are sniffing them in front of the bakery counter at your local coffee house!
**Drinking 16 ounces of water prior to each meal will help you lose an additional 4 1/2 pounds every three months.
Stay tuned for tomorrow’s recap…Bloggergal1
Biggest Loser Visits Washington DC
Hi Everybody,
This week’s Biggest Loser starts with Allison telling the contestants that they will take a trip to Washington DC to promote health, fitness and weight loss. At the arrival in Washington, Allison breaks the news that everyone is now playing individually. The first challenge is to get as many people as they can to come to a fitness challenge. Each contestant has to walk around the streets of Washington and convince people to show up that evening for a workout. In the beginning, it looks like the popularity of Daniel and Amanda will help them, but then Allen uses his “ace in the hole” and goes to the fire station and recruits his fellow firemen. Unexpectedly, in the end, Liz manages to come up with one extra person that Allen and wins the challenge.
Next the contestants go to the Capital to talk to a couple of senators about ways to help America get healthier. It just so happens that one of the senators, Senator Casey was from my home state of Pennsylvania. The other senator was from New York. They listen, but I’m wondering what two senators can do to change what has become a sad way of life in our country.
The immunity challenge is divided up into four parts. The first part is jogging/running/walking one mile. The first six to complete this move on to the second part. Since Liz won the fitness challenge, she has a “pass card” that she can use. She decides to hold it for a later part of the competition. Finishing in the top six are Amanda, Daniel, Liz, Rudy, Allen and Rebecca. The second part of the challenge is walking up and down steps, scooping up pennies and placing them in a cylinder. The first four to finish will go on to part three. Liz decides to use her pass card on this one. This automatically gives her a place in the third part of the competition. The top three finishers are Rebecca, Daniel, and Rudy. The third part of the competition is balancing on a small bar while holding a pilates ball over their heads. Daniel drops out first. Second to lose her balance is Liz. Rebecca and Rudy move on to the final competition. This is a pretty straight forward challenge. In front of them is a stair-step and the first one to take 206 steps wins. The number 206 is how many contestants have been on Biggest Loser so far. Rebecca, not surprisingly, beats Rudy soundly. This gives Rebecca immunity for the week.
Next the contestants meet with the White House chefs to prepare a salad from the fresh ingredients that are grown in the White House garden. Is it me, or is that the prettiest, healthiest vegetable garden you ever saw? My veggies are always…well never mind
I skipped over the last chance workout–sorry, I have so much going on I just don’t have enough time!
First to weigh-in, with immunity is Rebecca. She lost a respectable 4 pounds this week. Shay lost 9 pounds. This puts her under 400 pounds. Tracey lost 3 pounds. Uh-oh. Daniel lost 11 pounds. He’s close to losing over 200 pounds, can you imagine? Allen lost 9 pounds. Wow, that’s another huge weight loss. Danny lost 12 pounds this week. It’s looking like the contestants managed to stay in the zone even though they were traveling. Rudy lost 9 pounds this week. It’s looking bad for Tracey. Liz lost 3 pounds. This puts her below the yellow line. Amanda has to lose more than 3 pounds to stay above the yellow line. Are you holding your breath? She does it losing 7 pounds!!! This puts Tracey below the yellow line with Liz. Please make it be Tracey going home this week, please!
Amanda, Daniel, Danny and Rebecca vote off Tracey. Tracey is NOT the Biggest Loser, thank goodness. See you next week. Thanks for all the love and support! Bloggergal1