Who Gets to Hang Around a Week More on the Biggest Loser Ranch?
Hi Everyone,
Last night’s Biggest Loser began with Tara all upset because Jillian told Mike to vote Laura off. Jillian goes ballistic on her and tells her she’s selfish wanting to keep Laura there when she so clearly needs to be home to heal. Of course at the end of the conversation, they are hugging.
The luxury competition is a food and fitness quiz. There are four questions. The person who gets the most correct will win a 3-day all expense paid trip to NYC to visit Good Housekeeping Institute and lunch in the executive dining room. The first question is:
According to the packaging, how many servings in a 7 1/2 inch frozen pizza? The answer is 8 servings. The manufacturer does this to make the nutrition information look acceptable. In actuality the calorie count on this pizza is HIGH. None of the players get this question correct.
The second question: Which fat is the heart healthiest? Olive oil is the heart healthiest choice. Everyone gets it right except for Ron.
Question three: Which ground meat has the least amount of fat? Ground turkey breast. Notice that the answer is ground turkey breast. Ground turkey actually has quite a bit of fat in it. Ron, Mike and Kristin get it right. Kristin and Mike have 2 points each.
Last question: How many extra steps do people take who wear a pedometer? The answer is an extra 2000 steps. Ron, Helen, Mike and Kristin get this one correct. Mike and Kristin are tied.
We go to a tie-breaker. How many calories in a fried fast food fish sandwich with tartar sauce? Mike guesses 635 and Kristin guesses 435. Kristin thinks Mike is way too high but I actually thought Mike was going to be low. The answer is 640 calories. Mike was only off by 5 calories and so he wins the trip to NYC. I’m really happy for him because if you remember way back when he gave his free food for the year away. Don’t forget…What goes around comes around!
When Bob’s team explains about the nutrition quiz, Bob is concerned that they didn’t do better. He gives them a video camera to film an entire day of eating. When he sits down later on in the show to watch the tape, he’s not happy. Are they eating too many calories? Nope–too little. Probably they are doing this because of the tape but Bob tells them they need to eat enough because they are training so hard. Also their breakdown of protein, carbs, etc. is not correct. I think this is a really difficult area. It’s too bad we can’t all have our own nutritionist standing next to us when we are making our choices, isn’t it?
Let’s move on to tonight’s challenge. Each contestant will be in a cage 45 feet above the ground. Each cage has a rope attached to one end and they must hold on to the rope. If they let go of the rope, the cage falls. You need a ton of upper body strength plus no fear of heights to beat this one. The winner wins $10,000 OR a one pound advantage at the weigh-in. Mike is the first to let go of his rope. He is terrified of heights and doesn’t even try. Kristin was scared but concentrating. Filipe starts fooling around trying to get the others to lose their concentration. Tara and Filipe are exchanging barbs. Helen is annoyed that Filipe is being such a jerk. Ron’s rope slips and he’s out of the competition. Filipe is hunched over and straining. He can’t hold on anymore. Left are the three women. Tara looks strong as can be. Kristin slips. It’s down to Tara and Helen. They are now hanging on for over an hour. Tara is just standing there waiting for Helen to fall. Helen is struggling but Tara doesn’t even look like she’s sweating. Inevitably, Tara wins another one. She will say at the weigh-in whether she wants the one pound advantage or the $10,000. Hmm, I wonder what she’ll choose?
As usual, I fast forward through the last chance workouts. But I stop when I see Mike crying. He sits down to talk to his father about his weight issues. He’s upset that Ron let him and Max get really heavy just like him. I think this is a big milestone for Mike.
Time for the weigh-ins. In a very surprising decision, Tara takes the $10,000. Holy cow, she’s taking a chance this time. She’s betting on herself that she lost enough weight on her own. She lost 5 pounds this week. Did she make the right decision? Next up is Ron. He’s had some good losses in the past few weeks, can he keep it up? He lost 4 pounds this week. This puts him below 300 pounds. Helen only loses 1 pound this week. She’s devastated. This keeps Tara safe so she made a good bet and won $10,000. Mike lost 8 pounds. This keeps him safe for another week. Filipe lost 3 pounds this week. It’s not enough to keep him safe. But it saves Ron from elimination. Last to weigh-in tonight is Krisitn. She has to lose more than 2 pounds to stay safe. She gains 1 pound. Everyone is shocked, especially Bob. This means that either Helen or Kristin will be going home.
Tara is the first to reveal her vote for elimination. Tara votes against Kristin because she feels Helen is supporting her. Of course it doesn’t hurt her in the competition to get rid of Kristin. Filipe votes against Helen because he and Kristin are very close. Next up is Ron. He votes to eliminate Helen. He tells Helen that he promised Kristin’s mother he would take care of her. Mike votes to eliminate Kristin. This makes it a tie and the person with the lowest weight loss is eliminated. Kristin says goodbye today. Kristin is annoyed that Mike thought only of himself and eliminated her. It’s ridiculous for her to think like this. The whole point of the game, it is a game you know…is to WIN. Why wouldn’t he do what is right for him? Good for you Mike!
I loved Kristin but let’s face it she gained a pound this week and that sealed her fate. See you all next week…Bloggergal1
Biggest Loser Recap–Better Late Than Never?
Hi Everybody,
Sorry I missed the Biggest Loser recap earlier this week, I took my son to Colorado to look at colleges. Since I blog American Idol also, I couldn’t get both blogs done while away from home. Anyway, I did tape it so I’ll just give you a quick recap now.
After Filipe cried over loosing Sione, the contestants took part in a competition for a $25,000 kitchen makeover. They had to traverse a canyon while attached to ropes. This is something I could never do, I am SO afraid of heights. Ron quit after a minute or so saying his knee . Not surprisingly, Kara and Filipe were fighting it out for first place. Also not surprisingly, but very annoying and predictable, Kara wins.
This is makeover week so all the contestants get new clothes and looks. Then they attend a “movie premier” and one of their family members gets to join them. Actually, the movie premier is a review of their journies on Biggest Loser. As usual, everyone is very teary eyed (yes–me too). The most emotional part is when Mike talks to his brother Max about how he can lose the weight too and that he along with his dad will help him. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Max on the next Biggest Loser episode, would you?
Laura goes to see Dr. I because she’s having trouble with her hip. He tells her she has a stress fracture. She can no longer do calorie-burning exercises. It’s looking pretty bad for her staying on campus.
On to the weigh-ins. Mike is first up. He is five pounds away from breaking the most weight loss record. He lost 5 pounds and broke the all time record. The new record is 145 pounds in fifteen weeks–woohoo! Ron lost 6 pounds this week. He’s been doing a lot better with his weight loss. Tara lost 4 pounds. Filipe lost 5 pounds. Helen lost 7 pounds. Amazing! Kristin lost 2 pounds. She’s going below the yellow line. Laura gained 3 pounds. Not surprising after her devastating news. She is the second one below the yellow line.
Tara is first to vote. She votes against Kristin because Laura is her partner. Ron votes against Laura. Mike votes against Laura. She needs one more vote to be eliminated. Helen votes against Kristin. I think she did this because she knows that Kristin has a better chance of winning. The votes are 2 to 2. Filipe has the deciding vote and he votes Laura off the ranch. This makes sense. She needs to go home and recover. Biggest Loser is giving her doctor care to recover.
Bloggergal1
Biggest Loser’s Contestants Try To Eat Their Way to A Golden Ticket?
Hi,
This show starts with the new conflict developing between Mike/Ron and Filipe/Sione. Sides are developing and I say it’s about time! This season’s Biggest Loser has just been filled with too much sugar!
Allison explains this week’s Temptation Challenge. There are 100 covered trays. Most of the trays hold fattening treats. But some treats hold Extra gum and cash tickets. One tray holds a Golden Ticket. The player that finds this holds the sole vote at elimination tonight. The players have to pick a tray and if there is an unhealthy snack underneath, they must eat it. Ron finds Extra gum and a $500 cash ticket. Ron once again finds Extra gum and a $1000 cash ticket. Laura finds Extra gum and $5000 cash ticket. Everyone else is eating and eating and eating. Kristin is smart enough to stop eating. She doesn’t feel the Golden Ticket is that important. Filipe finds $500 cash ticket. Finally, Laura gets the Golden Ticket. You can see the fear on everyone else’s face, except for Tara of course. After all is said and done, the group ate more than 18,000 calories combined. That’s a lot of calories!
Laura starts planning and tells Tara she should fall below the yellow line. This way Laura votes off the other contestant and no one will be surprised. Tara isn’t sure this is the way to go. She doesn’t like the idea of NOT losing weight on purpose. I don’t blame her. This definitely could backfire on her.
When the contestants tell Bob and Jillian about how many calories they ate, they were in shock and extremely disappointed. The next shocker was when the contestants told Bob and Jillian what the vote was at the elimination. Bob now understands why everyone kept eating at the challenge. The contestants’ bodies show them what happens when you eat “crap”. They are lethargic and feel lousy. Bob and Jillian work them out until they regret eating one extra calorie.
Jillian takes her group to Subway. Jerry and Coleen from season six are there. They give tips on how to order. Don’t order mayo or oil, mustard and vinegar are okay. At least at Subway, you have some control about how many calories you consume.
Today’s challenge is at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Guys will play against gals. They will race each other up and down the stadium stairs–all 2,156 of them! Today’s winner will win a two week trip for 4 at Fitness Ranch and Spa in Saint George, Utah. Tara and Sione are ahead of the packs and face off for the win. Sione wants to beat Tara. She’s beat him time and time again in competitons. They are going head to head, but then Sione makes a mistake and has to go back. This gives Tara the lead. Sione is really pushing to catch up to her. Tara has her flag first and once again she beats Sione. She’s unbeatable
Fast forward through the last chance workouts to the weigh-ins. Laura has sole control of who is eliminated as long as she doesn’t fall below the yellow line. Mike is up first. He has a chance to break the record for the most pounds lost on campus. He loses 5 pounds. Not enough to break the record. This is the smallest amount he’s ever lost on the show. He’s not happy but I think he’s being too hard on himself. Ron is next with a 9 pound weight loss. He’s thrilled but he doesn’t like that he’s above his son on the percentage chart. Tara is next. Everyone is wondering if she is going to throw the weigh-in. She loses 3 pounds. Laura turns to Jillian and tells her she didn’t do it on purpose. But everyone thinks she did. Kristin lost 6 pounds. Helen lost 2 pounds. The temptation challenge is taking its toll on the contestants. This puts her and Tara in danger of being below the yellow line. Filipe lost 7 pounds. This keeps him safe. Sione only lost 4 pounds and this puts him below the yellow line. Laura is last to weigh-in. She loses 8 pounds and is safe but now she needs to choose who goes home…Helen or Sione. They are both her friends and she’s upset at having to choose. Will this Golden Ticket end up being her downfall?
Only Helen, Sione and Laura go to the elimination room. Laura says that the Golden Ticket ended up being a burden rather than a good thing. Laura says she made the decision not on game play but on what is best for her. She says that Helen has been there for her since the beginning and she needs her to remain, so she votes off Sione. I know this probably makes a bunch of you happy but I liked Sione more than I like Helen. Helen doesn’t seem as serious about life changes as Sione is. He’s done really well with his weight loss though–so I’m not worried about him. His reunion with his family was uplifting. He really looks amazing. Sione decides to change careers and become a fitness trainer. Good for him!
Next week’s Biggest Loser is the makeover show. This is always a fun one. I won’t be around though. I’m taking my son to visit colleges. So taking my place is BBBlogger from our sister site Big Brother Blog. See you in a week. Have a Happy Easter. Bloggergal1
Biggest Loser’s Power Goes to One Contestant
Hi,
On this week’s Biggest Loser one player will have the sole elimination vote! A temptation challenge is held to decide who will have that sole vote. I’m not sure if I would want to be the one with that vote. It probably won’t make you too popular.
Rocco (chef/cutie) is back this week to teach the contestants how to make healthy restaurant-style meals. Always fun to watch Rocco cook, isn’t it?
The challenge involves stadium steps. Sorry…I don’t have anything more than that!
See you tomorrow night! Bloggergal1
Biggest Loser Gives a Contestant a Second Chance
Hi Everyone,
The show starts with former Biggest Loser winner Allie Vincent meeting the contestants in the gym. Allison had a baby girl and Allie is filling in for her. She announces that one of the eliminated contestants will return to the ranch today. Nicole, Estella and David will weigh-in and the one who has the highest weight loss percentage will get a second chance on Biggest Loser. Also that player will have immunity at the weigh-in this week. If you remember, this is how Allie won the game. She was given a second chance and then returned and won it all. Why these three? They were the three that were eliminated while still with their partner to allow their partner to remain on the ranch.
Estella is first on the scale. She has lost a total of 45 pounds, 18.6%. David lost a total of 46 pounds, 11.7%. Nicole lost 87 pounds, 32.34%. Nicole is back in the game and the other contestants are shaking in their boots! She has the second highest percentage weight loss of all the contestants. Only Tara has a higher percentage. Look out…here comes Nicole!
Bob is excited to see Nicole come back. Tara is freaking out and talks one-on-one with Jillian. Jillian tries to calm her down. Tara tells Jillian that she can’t figure out why she gained the weight in the first place.
Ron is walking when he breaks out into a cold sweat and chest pains. The show immediately sends him to the hospital. He wasn’t having a heart attack but he is having blood loss. The doctor sends him for a procedure to put a tube down his esophagus to figure out why he’s bleeding (double balloon enteroscopy). Turns out he’s going to be fine. He needs to take medicine for a recurring ulcer due to a complication from his previous gastric bypass surgery.
Challenge time! Michelle, last season’s Biggest Loser will host this challenge. Each of the contestants will be on a platform 6 feet above a pool. The platform is held up by ropes. One by one the ropes will be released making it harder and harder to balance. Last one standing wins a one pound advantage at the weigh-in. If Nicole wins, since she has immunity, will get to give one pound to the player of her choice. Challenges like this make me aware of why I could never compete on one of these reality shows!
First to drop into the water is Mike, followed quickly by Filipe. Laura is the third person eliminated. Tara falls in next. Did she throw it? Who knows. Helen is eliminated next. Three competitors remain…Nicole, Kristin and Sione. Nicole is next to fall. Sione and Nicole are going head to head. Sione’s face is serious. He wants this bad. Kristin has great balance–she is hardly wobbling. But unfortunately, she loses her balance first. Sione wins the challenge.
Fast forward through the last chance workouts to the weigh-ins. Allison is back. Nicole is first up on the scale but she has immunity. She gained 5 pounds this week. Everyone is in total shock. It’s things like this that make “dieters” want to give up. I guess the rule is if she gains weight, she doesn’t keep immunity. She is below the yellow line. Kristin is next. She lost 4 pounds this week. Laura lost…oops gained 1 pound. What is going on? Tara needs to lose 1 pounds to break the 100 pound mark. She lost 6 pounds this week! She has officially become the second woman to lose more than 100 pounds on campus. Helen lost 6 pounds this week. She takes a huge breath of relief. Sione lost 6 pounds this week, plus a 1 pound advantage. Filipe lost 4 pounds and this keeps him safe from elimination. Mike lost 11 pounds this week. Ron is last to weigh-in. He was in the hospital part of the week. As long as he doesn’t gain weight, he is safe from elimination. Unfortunately, he gained 3 pounds. Not surprising since they gave him fluids at the hospital. Now it’s between Ron and Nicole to be eliminated.
To me this is a no-brainer. Keeping Nicole over Ron would be game suicide. She’s too tough of a competitor to keep around. The only reason to maybe choose Ron would be his total support of his son Mike. Mike of course votes to send Nicole home. Filipe votes to send Ron home. Mike and Ron feel he betrayed them. Laura votes to send Nicole home. Sione votes against Ron. Since Sione and Filipe are cousins, this doesn’t come as a surprise. Tara, feeling threatened by Nicole, votes to eliminate her. Helen votes to send Ron home. This makes 3 votes each. Kristin is the deciding vote. She votes to send Nicole home. Her second chance has ended quickly and I’m sure Tara and Mike are breathing a huge sigh of relief.
Have a great week…Bloggergal1
Who was eliminated on last night’s Biggest Loser?
Hi Everyone,
The Black team is in shock when the Blue team comes back without Helen. They were sure Aubrey was the one getting voted off.
Allison announces that everyone will be playing by themselves from now on. The teams are gone. Mike gets his brown tee shirt and Allison shows him his original tee shirt. He’s lost 118 pounds so far. The original tee shirt is huge–so huge that he fits in it along with Aubrey. Next the contestants are told they will have to choose between Bob and Jillian. They have an hour to decide.
The players will choose their trainer according to who has the highest percentage of weight loss. Tara is first. She chooses Jillian. Mike chooses Jillian by a flip of a coin. His father was disappointed that he made the decision in that way. He thought it was too important for him to rely on a coin. Helen chooses Jillian. This surprised most of the contestants, especially Bob. Kristen is next. She chooses Bob. Filipe chooses Bob, which is not a bit surprising. Sione follows suit and chooses Bob. Ron chooses to remain with Bob. Laura decides to stay with Jillian. Aubrey chooses Bob. I thought it was interesting that the only team that stayed together was Filipe and Sione. It shows that they are all ready to make this change just for themselves.
Time for tonight’s challenge. Part one of this week’s challenge is that each player will divide weight blocks between their competition. Allison won’t reveal what part two will be. She does say that the winner will receive immunity. When all is said and done Tara has 257 pounds on her scale. Tara is pretty upset that everyone has ganged up on her. They don’t say how much weight is on the other scales.
Aubrey tries to talk to Tara because she’s so upset. Tara walks away. She feels bad but she’s the strongest in the house and she has to take the heat. Laura goes outside to comfort her. Tara tells her she’s going to throw the weigh-in so she will go home. Laura talks her out of it.
Part two of the challenge will be held on a race track. Nascar driver Clint Blair drives up. Each of the contestants will pull a car that weighs over 2 tons. Each player has the following weights added to their cars: Ron 37, Mike 53, Filipe 67, Aubrey 72, Sione 92, Helen 215 and Tara 257. The winner will receive immunity and a VIP package to a Nascar race. Mike and Sione are way out front. But did they give too much in the beginning and not leave enough to finish? Tara passes out Mike. She’s going on determination and a bit of anger. Amazing that she can pull the car along with all that extra weight. She passes out Sione and wins the challenge. Wow, there doesn’t seem to be any stopping her. Mike finishes in second and Sione in third. Tara gets to ride around the track with Clint. He does burn outs, etc. Not my idea of fun, but she enjoyed it.
Fast forward through the last chance workout to the weigh ins. There is a record breaking moment up for grabs. The first time a woman has lost 100 pounds on the campus. The bottom two at the weigh in will be in danger of elimination. Tara is first up. The record can be won by Tara or Kristin. If Tara loses 4 pounds she will be the first woman in Biggest Loser history to lose 100 pounds. Unfortunately, she only loses 3 so she doesn’t get the record. Since she has immunity it doesn’t really matter what she lost this week. Next up is Kristin. She needs to lose more than 3 pounds to break the record. She loses 8 pounds and a new record is set! Aubrey lost 4 pounds this week. Mike lost 6 pounds this week. He doesn’t feel it’s enough weight. Laura lost 7 pounds this week. So far with the percentages, Mike and Aubrey are in danger of falling below the yellow line. Helen is next up. She lost 5 pounds. This keeps her above the yellow line. Sione lost 7 pounds also keeping him above the yellow line. Ron lost 10 pounds this week. He’s really stepped it up! Filipe needs to lose more than 5 pounds to stay above the yellow line. He lost 4 pounds. This puts him below the yellow line along with Aubrey. Mike pulls it off and is safe from elimination. Thank goodness because I do not want to see that kid go home.
This will be a tough elimination because both Aubrey and Filipe are two really good players and great people. Sione pleads his case for Filipe. This vote can go either way. Tara votes to eliminate Filipe. Mike votes to eliminate Aubrey because he feels like Filipe is his family member. Laura votes to eliminate Filipe. Helen votes to eliminate Aubrey. Kristen votes to eliminate Aubrey. Ron votes to eliminate Aubrey. She is eliminated. As we get closer and closer to the end of this season’s Biggest Loser, each elimination gets harder and harder.
Aubrey has a tough time when she gets home. She actually gains 9 pounds before she realizes that she has to put herself first. It’s hard to have five children and do this. Heck, its hard to do this when you have one child! She gets herself back on track and hopefully will meet her goal by end of the season.
The “coming attraction” for next week’s show is interesting. Did you see it? No? Well stay tuned and keep reading…Bloggergal1
Schedule Change for This Week’s Biggest Loser
Hello Everyone,
Due to President Obama’s news conference, Biggest Loser will air on Tuesday night at 9:00 p.m. It will still run for two hours, so set your DVR if you have work early on Wednesday morning!
This week the teams split up and everyone plays individually. Thank goodness, I don’t think I could take another minute of the Blue Team losing.
Also, I’ve put up a new poll. Now that the contestants are going to be playing individually, who do you think will win this season’s Biggest Loser? Now notice, I said who do you think will win. Complete the poll and then hop on our comment section and tell us who you WANT to win and why. Is there a difference? Yep, to me there is. I think Tara is a really strong player and has a great chance of winning. But, I would love to see Mike win because he’s such a super kid–so kind and compassionate. So let everyone know what you think and I’ll see you here on Wednesday morning. I go to bed before 11 p.m. so I’ll be using my DVR.
Have a great week. Bloggergal1
The Biggest Losers Go Home
Hi Everyone,
This will be a challenging week for the Biggest Loser contestants. They will be spending this week at home with their families. Good for them, right? Yes, but will the temptations in the “real world” do them in? We go through each of the contestants arriving back home to see their families after 10 weeks. Lots of tears, hugs and proud comments. Seeing the before and current pictures makes you realize just how far these players have come.
I didn’t get involved in the homecomings until Ron and Mike went into their house. The scene where Mike is hugging is brother who is in desperate need of weight loss was very emotional. I hate to see young people starting out their lives already behind the eight ball like this kid. I hope that Ron and Mike’s weight loss will give him the encouragement he needs to also lose the weight.
Next, Biggest Loser delivers tins to each of the contestants. The tin is filled with giant sugar cookies and a DVD. Allison announces this week’s challenge. The contestants will run a half-marathon. That’s thirteen miles. Now comes the fun part. The tin holds 13 cookies. For every cookie you eat, you can add five minutes to another player’s time. Winner of the half-marathon in the shortest length of time wins $10,000.
Race Day arrives. Each of the contestants will run the half-marathon in front of their families. Tara is the biggest threat because she’s a runner. At the halfway mark, Tara and Sione are running neck and neck timewise. Mike, Helen, Kristen and Helen and Filipe are crashing after about 6 miles. Ron is walking steadily. Tara is as strong as ever. Sione is looking good, but he says he’s in pain. He’s slightly ahead of Tara. About 200 yards away from the finish line, Sione gets a leg cramp. He can’t move. He’s down on the ground and Tara is looking like a winner. Of course, don’t forget about the cookie-eaters adding minutes to her time. Sione finally is able to get back up and finish. Tara finishes the race in 2 hours 24 minutes 19 seconds. Sione finishes in 2 hours 25 minutes 57 seconds. Helen finishes the marathon in 2 hours 49 minutes 19 seconds. Wow, that’s an amazing time for a 48 year-old. Aubrey finishes in 2 hours 53 minutes 2 seconds. Cathy finishes in 3 hours 15 minutes 21 seconds. Mike finishes in 3 hours 19 minutes 38 seconds. Laura finishes in 3 hours 24 minutes. Filipe finishes 3 hours 24 minutes 5 seconds. Kristen finishes in 3 hours 43 minutes 45 seconds. Ron completes 4 miles in under 2 hours. This challenge all comes down to the cookie eating.
The next section of the Biggest Loser shows each contestant facing “their demons”. Pizza, calamari, pastries and other treats are all over the place. We’ll see if they stand their ground. Fast forward through the goodbyes.
Back at the ranch, Allison meets with the contestants to find out who will win the marathon and win the $10,000. It will be between Tara and Sione. No one penalized Sione by eating a cookie. But next is Tara. Before the cookies, she is ahead of Sione by one minute. Helen ate a cookie and did Tara in. Tara is really annoyed. I’m happy. I think Tara has gotten too used to winning. Sione gets the $10,000.
The last chance workouts are intense because the trainers know that they were home and probably didn’t work out as hard as they could.
It’s weigh-in time. The team with the greatest percentage weight loss will win. The losing team must send someone home. First up tonight is Mike. He lost 8 pounds this week. Awesome amount of weight loss considering he went home. Next up is Laura with a 6 pound weight loss. Tara loses 2 pounds. Jillian assures her that she’s doing okay but that she’s over training and that she needs to listen to her because she does this for a living. Sione loses 4 pounds. If he had lost one more pound, his total would have been 100 pounds total. Filipe lost 7 pounds. Helen lost 7 pounds. I guess that cookie didn’t hurt any, huh? In order for the blue team to beat the black team they need to lose a combined total of more than 24 pounds. I’m so rooting for them because they really need a boost to their confidence.
Aubrey is first up for the blue team. She lost 5 pounds. Ron lost 10 pounds this week. Maybe being home was better for him. He’s lost 103 pounds so far. Cathy and Kristin need to lose more than 9 pounds combined to keep the blue team safe. Kristin gained 1 pound. Everyone is shocked. Cathy has to have lost more than 10 pounds for the blue team to be safe. That’s a lot of weight. She lost only 1 pound. The blue team will lose another player this week.
The blue team has a terrible decision in front of them. They have to send someone home. Cathy volunteers to go home. She wants to sacrifice herself to save Aubrey and Kristin. Aubrey is the first to cast her vote. She votes to send Cathy home. Ron votes to eliminate Cathy saying he’s honoring her wishes. Kristin has the deciding vote between her mother and her friend. She listens to her mom and votes her own mother off. Tears flow and flow.
That’s it for this week. Have a super week. Bloggergal1
Biggest Loser Fans Check out the Real Age Websitea
Hi Everyone,
I don’t make a habit of endorsing websites, but I think this is one you should check out. RealAge.com is the website run by the YOU doctors Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen. You most likely know Dr. Oz for his many appearances on Oprah. This is a great site for a number of reasons.
First of all, take the time to check your “Real Age”. You complete the questionnaire and then you are sent an email telling you your “real” age. The important thing is to be completely HONEST. Otherwise, the results will not be accurate, now will they?
Next check out the Shape Up and Slim Down section. This is the section I’m currently trying to incorporate into my life. I want to try to take pieces of the diet plan and include them in my regular eating habits. I love the way this section is set up. So easy to use.
There is so much on this site that you could probably spend hours and hours there. Hopefully you can use this site to reach your Biggest Loser goals. Let me know what you think of it and how you end up utilizing it to improve your health and your life.
See you on Tuesday for the Biggest Loser recap. Stay healthy…Bloggergal1
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