A good week for all the Biggest Loser contestants!
Hi Everybody!
It’s week two on the Biggest Loser. Julio was saved last week even though his weight loss showed he didn’t put in 100%. I don’t understand why the contestants voted that way.
After the vote, Allison explains a special challenge for week two. If all 15 contestants lose a total of 150 pounds, no one will be voted off. All the contestants will get to stay for week three. However, if they fail, two people will go home this week. If you remember from previous seasons, week two is notoriously the hardest week to lose weight. This means that all the contestants should work together and encourage each other to succeed. Although, I think they do that anyway. Coach Mo volunteers to be the motivator. I love Coach Mo, he’s such a great guy.
At the first workout, Jillian and Bob are surprised to see that Julio is still on the ranch. The contestants tell Jillian and Bob about the 150 pound challenge. They aren’t very optimistic about that much weight loss in week two.
Tracy returns to the Biggest Loser ranch. The doctor hasn’t given her clearance to workout so she is going to have to pay special attention to her nutrition.
Curtis Stone comes to the ranch to teach the contestants how to cook and eat healthy. Some of the things he teaches them:
1. Portion size is very important. He teaches them that weighing their food is important to make sure they get the right portion size.
2. The method of cooking is very important. Baking, broiling, steaming, poaching and grilling are, of course, way better than frying.
3. Just because you eat a salad doesn’t mean it isn’t fattening. You need to watch what is in your salad. Dressing, cheese, etc. add tons of calories to your salad.
4. Replace 50% of your pasta with vegetables to lessen the amount of calories and also add some nutrition.
5. Soda has tons and tons of sugar. This wasn’t really a surprise was it?
6. Eat snacks with protein. Protein gives you fuel and also makes you feel full.
After the nutrition talk, Allison comes back in to quiz the contestants. If they answer 5 out of 8 questions, they win a 15 pound advantage at the weigh in. The questions are a bit tricky because most have calorie numbers. But, the contestants manage to do it and so now they need to lose 135 pounds at the weigh in.
This week’s challenge emphasizes the team effort. It involves balancing across a beam and making it onto a raft. There are four beams and four rafts. But if one player falls, the challenge is over. This won’t be an easy one! They make it to the next raft which gives them another 5 pound advantage. They make it to the second raft resulting in another 5 pound advantage. They all want to make it to the third raft because it means calls from home. They make it across. Phone calls from home are great to keep you going in this game. They also make it across to the fourth raft which gives them another 10 pound advantage at the weigh in. So now they only need to lose 115 pounds to get to all stay on the ranch this week.
The phone calls from home bring the expected tears from both the contestants and of course me. When Abby said that there were two little butterflies following her on her hike up the mountain, I started crying. Danny says that his daughter told him that she wanted to have a belly just like him. If that’s not motivation to lose weight I don’t know what is! Sean finds out his wife is going to have a baby girl.
The contestants tell Bob and Jillian that they now have to lose 115 pounds instead of 150 pounds. This doesn’t impress the coaches, they know that a lot of contestants gain in the second week. They talk strategy about how to get the contestants to their goal.
Last chance workout is tough, but the contestants are tougher. Shay has a talk with Bob about her mother and her goals. As we all know, most of the time losing weight isn’t just about eating less and working out. The contestants have to work through all that emotional baggage too.
First up at the weigh-in are Amanda and Rebecca. Amanda lost 4 pounds and Rebecca lost 6. The contestants are concerned. This kind of weight loss isn’t going to keep them safe this week. Next up is the purple team. Coach Mo lost 9 pounds and Tracy lost 10 pounds. This is a great number for Tracy because she hasn’t been able to work out like everyone else. For the red team, Sean lost 11 pounds and Antoine lost 8 pounds. The green team’s Allen lost 10 pounds and Abby lost 11. The brown team is next. Danny lost 12 pounds and Liz lost 10. Rudy on the blue team lost 14 pounds and Dina lost 8. Julio, the single member of the black team is next and he only needs to lose 2 pounds for everyone to stay on the ranch. Not all the contestants have the confidence in him. They think he doesn’t put in as much effort as he should. He’s determined to prove them wrong. He does by losing 19 pounds! Everyone gets to stay on the ranch, but the orange team still needs to be weighed. Shay loses 16 pounds and Daniel lost 7 pounds. This means that the contestants would have succeeded at losing the entire 150 pounds. An amazing week for all the contestants with a total weight loss of 155 pounds. They are really excited about conquering week two, but if I were them I’d be really concerned about week three!
Stay tuned…Bloggergal1
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