And so it begins…
Welcome Everyone!
I’m so excited to be here! The Biggest Loser, with its focus on families, promises to be inspirational and provide us all with a chance to improve our own selves! Hopefully The-Biggest-Loser-Blog will become a place for you to hang out, a place to come to get support and especially a place to talk and comment about this week’s show.
Let’s start by getting to know each other. I work with BBBlogger on his Big Brother sites. When he asked if I was interested in posting on the Biggest Loser blog, I was excited. The women in my family have always struggled with their weight. My mom was over 200 pounds and I can remember her trying diet after diet with no success. Both my sisters are currently on the Weight Watcher program. I am lucky that I don’t have as much of a problem with weight as my sisters and mom, but I am currently about 25 pounds overweight. I am constantly aware of my weight and always worry that I will keep gaining and gaining. So I’m working on eating (and cooking) healthier and also incorporating exercise into my daily life. No, it’s not easy but like the contestants on The Biggest Loser I realize how important it is to make these life changes. I thought this blog would be a great opportunity to work toward these goals. So please take a moment and comment to let us know all about you and why you love (or hate?) The Biggest Loser. Feel free to write out your goals and hopefully we can all help each other!
As I’m sure you know, tonight was the first show in The Biggest Loser: Families series. Each couple seems so special and so determined. I think the couple that stands out for me is father and daughter team Jerry and Coleen. I loved seeing Coleen play for the both of them and trot on up that hill (mountain?)! I always seem to root for the underdog so I guess knowing how far Jerry has to go to get to where he needs to be makes me want to see him and Coleen succeed.
It will be interesting to see how the stress affects each team. Supporting your family member is important to the game, but these people have to go home and continue “being family”. I don’t know if I would go into this kind of situation with my DH!
Now, on to tonight’s show summary. The teams had a competition where they had to climb a mountain (hill?) to pick up a sign to win that prize. The most coveted prize was “Immunity” . Jerry couldn’t compete because his health wouldn’t allow it so Coleen had to compete alone. This made her more determined to get to the top first and she did insuring Immunity for her and her father. Last to make it up were Vicky and Brady resulting in them receiving a 2 pound penalty at the weigh in.
Weigh in: Coleen and Jerry lost 27 pounds. Heba and Ed lost 29 pounds. Michelle and Renee lost 31 pounds. L.T. and Tom lost 42 pounds. Amy and Bill lost 39 pounds. Stacey and Adam lost 28 pounds. Shellay and Amy lost 29 pounds. Vicky and Brady lost 47 pounds. Since the tallies are taken by the percentage of weight lost, the two couples with the lowest percentage of weight loss were Heba/Ed and Stacey/Adam. When the votes were tallied, Stacey and Adam were voted off.
I have to say, I know its a big part of the competition but I always have a hard time with this. I would like to see all the couples stay and have that opportunity to lose weight, get fit and change their lives. It was good to see Stacey and Adam continuing to lose weight after leaving the show.
Well that’s it for tonight! Please join me by commenting and saying hello. The website will be evolving and we’ll be providing some fun opportunities for you to change your life…so stay tuned. Love Bloggergal1
Comments
3 Responses to “And so it begins…”
Leave a Reply
I love this show. It has been a huge inspiration to me to watch how the contestants evolve. Last year I was at a convention in San Jose and they were doing Biggest Loser tryouts. The line was the longest I have ever seen. I was happy to see that the show was giving more emphasis on how to eat correctly and also to the health benefits on losing weight. Keep up the blog and see you next week.
hi, i am a 35 female who weighs in colse to 300l bs. i love the show have wated the last season and currently this season. it gives me hope, with a dammaged back i know exercise is hard. i wished so often i could be on the show but i am on alot of mental meds and figure i coulndt be for that reason. the opening song ” what have you done today to make your self proud” is a very encouraging song i have closed the ice box door many time for that song would go through my head. i am pulling for the daughter whose mom just went home last tuesday. but overall i pull for them all for thair courage and desire to be better.
Courtney,
Hang in there. Try to set tiny goals like “I’ll lose 2 pounds this week”. Remember that the contestants are in constant contact with all kinds of experts and that is why they are able to lose so much weight, so quickly. Good luck and thanks for commenting! Bloggergal1