The dreaded week two!
Hello Everyone!
Before we begin, I’ve gathered some info that I thought you’d find interesting. According to Brand Week.com The Biggest Loser: Families premiere show drew more than 8.2 million viewers last week! In conjunction with its popularity, NBC will be expanding its merchandising for the show. Look for kitchen appliances (like blenders, scales, etc.), a Wii game and exercise equipment all sporting the Biggest Loser name. Also planned is a mobile Internet application that will let users get workout tips at the gym, recipes at the market and calorie info at restaurants from their cell phones, via a partnership with publishing house Rodale. It seems that Biggest Loser is a big winner for NBC and its sponsors!
This week’s show started out with an auction. The couples bid on the percentage of weight loss that they felt they could lose. Weight loss during the second week of the show typically averages about two percent. The couple that won the auction must reach the percentage they bid or end up automatically below the yellow line. If they do reach their percentage they win $10,000. Winners of the auction were Coleen and Jerry with a percentage of 2.4. They must lose a total of 14 pounds to win the money. Jillian was pretty upset when she heard that they had won this. She knew that it put them at a disadvantage because even loosing 10 pounds wouldn’t be enough. Even though she’s right, I totally disagree with her negativity. Wouldn’t it have been better for Coleen and Jerry if she said that this was a tough goal but if they work really, really hard that they can do it? What good did it do to tell them they were crazy to take such a chance?
Next was a contest to win a phone call to home. It involved sliding down a waterslide and then hiking back up a hill in a certain length of time. The couples continued until there was only one couple left. Winners were the Orange Team: Ed and Heba. They were then able to pick another couple to call home. They chose Amy and Philip because of them having little children including an autistic son. Of course I cried like a baby watching them talk to their families.
The cooking segment with Rocco DiSpirito was awesome! He taught one member of each team to make a healthy recipe that was also economical. When he took them to the grocery store, he gave information on how to choose various produce that will be really helpful to me. I never knew how to choose a mango until now! I’ll definitely try his recipes.
Okay, weigh in time! Brady & Vicky lost 11 pounds, Amy & Shellay lost 6 pounds, Renee & Michelle lost 7 pounds, Amy & Phil lost 12 pounds, Ed & Heba lost 11 pounds, L.T. & Tom lost 0 pounds (L.T. actually gained 3 pounds!), Coleen & Jerry lost 11 pounds. This put Coleen/Jerry and L.T./Tom in the bottom two. The family that was sent home was L.T. and Tom. I can’t say it enough times how much I hate the elimination. I would rather see all the teams compete to the very end and who loses the biggest percentage of weight wins…period! But, oh well, not my call, huh? At least they still have a chance to win something!
Well, I lost 2 1/2 pounds this week! Yes, I did stop eating fruit and that did seem to kick the weight loss into gear. So, what about the rest of you? Are you trying to lose weight? Are you trying to get fit? Are you out there? Helloooooo???? Please take a moment to click on Comment link and leave me a shout out. The comment link is on the same line with the date. Also, don’t forget to participate in our poll…Which team is your favorite so far?
Have a great healthy week…love Bloggergal1
Comments
Leave a Reply