Biggest Loser’s Black Team Gets to Party
Hi Everyone!
Tonight’s Biggest Loser starts with Mike’s weight loss. He needs to lost 10 pounds or more to keep everyone on the ranch this week. Of course, he does it…losing 11 pounds. His weight loss has been so encouraging to watch. Every week I watch him and his dad and feel so uplifted.
After the weigh-ins, Allison takes the players straight outside for a challenge. Thank goodness for my DVR because I became very confused when Allison explained what was going on and had to rewind and listen again. This week one black team member will face off against one blue team member at the weigh-in. The team receives one point for every win. The first team to win three points wins the weigh-in and the losing team has to send someone home.
Next, Allison announces a pop challenge. The players must sit against a wall with a medicine ball in their lap. The player that outlasts everyone else wins. This is a biggie because the winner of this challenge will decide the matches for the weigh-in and also who will sit out from the Black team at the weigh-in (since the black team has an extra player). Kristen will be sitting out of the challenge due to medical reasons. The Black team needs to pick two members to sit out of this challenge. They pick Helen and Sione to sit out. This challenge doesn’t take long. It’s hard to wall sit. First to go is Ron which is not surprising. Cathy is second. Two blue team members down already. Aubrey drops leaving Mandi the only member of the blue team. Filipe looses concentration and is eliminated. Next to drop is Mike. Laura is next. This leaves Mandi versus Tara. It seems that every challenge comes down to these two. I really am pushing for Mandi because the black team has dominated every challenge so far. But once again, Tara wins. Shoot!
Now Tara has to decide the match-ups at the weigh-in and also who will sit out at the weigh-in. The first match up is Mike against Cathy. Next is Sione versus Mandi. Mandi knows Tara wants her out of there. Filipe versus Kristen. Helen versus Ron. Since Ron usually loses a low amount of weight, Helen feels confident. The final match-up is Laura against Aubrey. Tara keeps herself out of the weigh-in. Tara admits that she’s afraid to face off against Aubrey. Black should float through this week but I am so cheering for the Blue team! Go Blue!
Bob does a Fiber One segment. I usually skip these “commercials” but what I thought was interesting is that he said that 9 out of 10 people do not get the recommended amount of fiber in their diet. One Fiber Bar gives you one-third of your day’s fiber recommendation.
Due to the match-ups, workouts are intensive. I think the match-ups were a great idea because it seems to have made the contestants work harder. Jillian is worried because she thinks her black team is getting cocky and complacent. I hope she’s right. Tee hee.
Jillian is working with every member of the team except for Filipe. Filipe is getting more and more annoyed. The workout finishes and Jillian leaves without saying anything to Filipe. What’s up with that? He stays in the gym and works harder than ever.
The next challenge is being held at a 24 Hour Fitness Center. It’s a relay race. The first player must take 24-6 pound medicine balls across the pool. The second player must carry the balls to the first stopping point. Then that same player must carry the balls up a flight of stairs to a third player. The third player must take the balls underneath a series of obstacles. The fourth player has to take the medicine balls down a basketball court doing 24 squats each time. Once again, Kristen has to sit out due to medical reasons. Mike and Laura will sit this one out.
Ron and Filipe are the first two to compete. Surprisingly Ron is hanging in there but by the end of the first round, he has a big advantage. Sione is competing against Helen. Sione is taking the steps two at a time. He’s really adding to the Black’s advantage. Tara is now on the obstacle course for the Black team. Mandi is behind but she’s started the obstacle course. Mandi wants to beat Tara SOOOO badly. Helen goes up against Aubrey in the gym. Helen’s a bit ahead but she’s worried. Aubrey is pushing big time. But, sadly she can’t do it. Black team wins again. They are undefeated in challenges. I feel so bad for the Blue team. The Black team wins 24 hours of luxury. Luxury huh…will they have too much fun???
The Black team goes to a spa for 24 hours. Massages, bubble baths, pedicures, manicures, relaxation…but no exercise. Oh I hope this backfires on them. They’ve become really arrogant. Meantime back at the ranch, the Blue team is working out and pushing themselves. The Black team sits down to order dinner. The menu is filled with some decadent choices. Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail, Kobe Beef Sliders, Filet Mignon, Roasted Alaskan Halibut, Chicken Fontina…the calorie amounts in those foods were HIGH. By the end of the meal, they had eaten a combined 13,000 calories!!! They started drinking tequila shots and getting drunk. Helen was smoking and Filipe ate more food. Everyone was feeling good and totally convinced that they weren’t undermining themselves. Tee hee! When all was said and done, the Black team had consumed a total of 15,563 calories and the Blue team 1,612. Tee hee!
The next day, the Black team is feeling regretful. Jillian shows up and knows her team had 24 hours of luxury. She tries to get them to tell them what they did but they all are mum. But of course Jillian knows they are lying and she’s really, really angry.
This bring out the confrontation between Filipe and Jillian. He flips out on her and screams about how she doesn’t want to train him, etc. Wow, it was kinda nice to see someone flip out on Jillian instead of vice versa for a change. Filipe and Sione walk while Filipe tries to calm down. The rest of the Black team sits silently stunned. Filipe and Sione run to Bob to whine. They want to work out with him instead of with Jillian. He lets them. This doesn’t necessarily make the Blue team too happy because they want all Bob’s attention. Jillian comes into the gym and see them working out with Bob and frankly she’s relieved. I don’t think she’s right this time.
Time for the weigh-ins. Since Tara doesn’t have to compete, she weighs in first. She lost 0 pounds. Karma baby! First face off is Mike versus Cathy. Mike lost 8 pounds this week. Cathy lost 4 pounds. This is probably because Mike is only 18 and couldn’t drink any alcohol. Black team has 1 point. Next is Laura versus Aubrey. Aubrey lost 3 pounds and Laura GAINED one pound. Score is Black team 1, Blue team 1. Filipe versus Kristen. Kristen lost 7 pounds and Filipe (chicken nuggets and fries guy) lost 1 pound. Black team 1, Blue team 2. Helen versus Ron. Helen lost 4 pounds. Not a bad weight loss considering her eating and drinking binge. Ron lost 6 pounds. However, the weight percentage is in the Black’s favor so the score is tied Black team 2/Blue team 2. It all comes down to Sione versus Mandi. Sione lost 6 pounds. This means if Mandi lost more than 4 pounds the Blue team wins. Mandi GAINED two pounds. Wow, how did that happen? Unbelievable, the Black team wins again.
I don’t know how much more the Blue team can take. They were so close this time. I feel so sorry for Mandi. She tried so hard. Allison tells Kristen that she has immunity but I don’t really know why. Even though Laura is from the Black team, she won a vote last week so she votes first. She votes to eliminate Cathy. Ron votes to eliminate Mandi. Kristen votes to eliminate Mandi. Cathy votes to eliminate Mandi. Aubrey votes to eliminate Cathy. Mandi votes to eliminate Ron to prevent a tie. If there was a tie, the Black team would get to pick who goes home from any Blue player except for Kristen. Mandi didn’t want to see that happen. Mandi is eliminated. Tears all around…okay even with me.
Next week both teams head home and prepare for a half marathon. Stay tuned…Bloggergal1
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