It was all ladies all the time on the season finale of The Biggest Loser!!!
Winners:
1.) Irene beat Jay in America's vote to be apart of the top 3.
2.) Deni (Baby Muscles mom? The one who didn't go to her daughter's wedding?) won the at home prize of $100,000 by losing 125 pounds and 48% of her body weight.
3.) Hannah for looking HOT in her finale dress.
4.) The Oklahoma Twins for shocking everyone and making Bob and Jillian eat a little crow.
5.) Olivia winning the damn thing- we knew she would!
Losers:
1.) Irene's not orange dress.
2.) Cara's baby bump. Or was it?
3.) No montage of Jillian training after 11 seasons of being awesome.
4.) Kaylee gaining 14 pounds and not being eliminated.
5.) Anna Kournikova replacing Jillian on the show. WHAT? I mean, really. Yes, she is pretty. Yes, she is thin. But what does she know about weight loss? Wrong move NBC. Hire a real trainer!!!
It was a long season of The Biggest Loser. I wrote 20 posts! I even skipped last week's episode because it wasn't anything new or anything you and I haven't seen before.
I had a good time watching the finale with some Biggest Loser Twitterphiles (these girls made me look like an amateur BL fan) and some specially placed Wholly Guacamole. Let's make this summer memorable! I will be blogging about the Food Revolution and ABC's new weight loss show, as well as all the goings on in the city. Biggest Loser break until September!
Here's a recap from DietsinReview.com- including an interview with winner Olivia!
It is Final Exams Week (another week I've never heard of!) on the Biggest Loser ranch, and the final 5 need to fight for the right to call themselves the final 4.
How to pass your exams:
1.) Be a spin instructor for Bob.
2.) Answer Brett's health and fitness questions correctly.
3.) Punch Cara in the face.
4.) Turn Jillian's mind bullet gun on Jillian and aim for the heart strings.
5.) Beat your avatar in the XBox 360 Kinnect Biggest Loser game.
Olivia is aces in all her exams, sweeping them all (except for sis Hannah beating her in the Kinnect game) to win $10,000. That's a lot of money to a New York artist.
Then it's enough with the games and time for a work out! It is Jay's third chance, and Jillian unleashes the full torrent of all she can give to finally light the fire under Jay's ass and make him fight for his place in the house. He even falls down a flight of stairs for her. Okay, they were stairmaster stairs, but still. It felt dramatic.
After a milk plug with Austin, The Pluggin' Kid, it is time for the weekly challenge! The prize is a one pound advantage at the weigh in. Gold in the lap, according to Olivia.
The contestants must stack sand bags up progressively higher stairs and be the first to reach the top. Austin barely beats Olivia (who has become quite the champion). And the nail in the coffin begins to hammer itself in. Austin goes a little on cruise control with his new insurance policy while the rest of the Losers work twice as hard to claim their piece of that deep dish finale pie.
Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki! It is time for the weigh in!
First, Ali informs Olivia she can trade her $10,000 for one pound, too. She turns it down with a twinkle in her eye. It is SO on.
Jay: From 255 lbs to 246 lbs- 9 lbs lost- 3.53% BW
Irene: From 152 lbs to 147 lbs- 5 lbs lost- 3.29% BW
Olivia: From 158 lbs to 153 lbs- 5 lbs lost- 3.16% BW
YELLOW LINE
Hannah: From 154 lbs to 150 lbs- 4 lbs lost- 2.60% BW
Austin: From 236 lbs to 235 lbs- 1 lb lost- .85% BW
Obviously, Austin is heading home.
He is revealed to be 230 lbs, looking like a lean, mean, MMA fighting machine. He beats up his brother and serenades 5th graders. Watch out, ladies.
The final four are heading home next episode- any marathons in our future? And stay tuned for the big finale wrap up happening live in NEW YORK CITY!!!
THIS WAS THE BEST MAKEOVER WEEK EPISODE OF THE BIGGEST LOSER EVER!!!
1.) Tim Gunn. I don't think I can adequately express how I love Tim Gunn wielding a Fairy Godfather wand and transforming the contestants into real life Cinderellas.
2.) Pumpkin coach. Yes. Drawn by a team of milk white horses.
3.) Tim Gunn saying things like "I'm witness to the epiphany!".
4.) The not so subtle Extra sugar free gum plug by Austin at the Ken Paves Salon.
5.) The Biggest Loser Fairy Castle complete with moat. Note this is also the castle the season one cast of Last Comic Standing stayed in. Also on NBC.
6.) Hannah's blond hair. AH-MAZE-ING. I thought she looked a lot like Teri Polo.
Right?
7.) Austin's little prince getup. I wish he had had a bolo tie. Sigh. Best curly hair transformation yet!
8.) Irene being super girly girly, complete with "glass" slippers.
9.) Jay looking like a dapper little man. Really, so much littler.
10.) FAVE TRANSFORMATION: Olivia and that wicked new haircut. She grew so mature and womanly in one day. And her husband! I keep thinking how much fun they will get to have in their new bodies. Did that sound dirty? It sounded dirty, didn't it. . .
11.) Olivia and her beautiful singing voice. It blew me away. No jokes, folks.
At the weigh in, we think that Hannah or Jay will have to be sent home, but Tim Gunn waves his fairy wand and *poof!* the yellow line is gone and no one is eliminated.
All is well in the magical land of The Biggest Loser! No ogres, no Tweedle Dees or Tweedle Dums, no Kaylee. Sleep well, my Losers. Until next episode. The final four is revealed- who will it be? My guess?
1.) Austin
2.) Irene
3.) Hannah
4.) Jay
I want it to be Olivia, but she has gotten SO SMALL. How can she turn out another massive weight loss?
Want to know what Mark has to say? Here is his take, courtesy of DietsinReview.com!
This episode of The Biggest Loser must have been created just for Earth Day because it was made of all recycled materials. New Zealand? Check. Jumping off of tall structures? Check. Brett? Check. Kaylee speeches about believing in herself? Check. Hannah living in fear. . .again? Check.
I love The Biggest Loser, but this episode was really boring. Maybe I'm old fashioned, but what happened to working out and overcoming fear via mind bullets? How come we have to overcome our fears by being in a harness? And why does the show think we want to hear more about Kaylee when she should have been sent home weeks ago?
My questions may never be answered. Sigh.
The contestants are now playing as singles, which means that make over week is right around the corner- that's good! I did love that Olivia won the challenge and immunity, and I loved the breathtaking scenery of New Zealand. That place is awesome looking! What I would like is a little more balance between the trainers story and the contestants story. Last time I checked the show isn't called "Top Trainer". Someone tell Cara and Brett!
Plus, what about the Rulon drama? I hear the contestants saying they don't want him to win- but why and what is going on behind the scenes!? That sounds like a more exciting story arc than whether or not Cara can be just as good a trainer as Bob and Jillian.
I know, I know. I am rambling. Recycle my own quote: "My questions may never be answered. Sigh."
After a tag team, four trainer Last Chance Workout, it is time for the weigh in.
Olivia: From 172 lbs to 168 lbs- 4 lbs lost, 2.33% BW (immunity)
Rulon: From 311 lbs to 301 lbs- 10 lbs lost, 3.22% BW
Kaylee: From 168 lbs to 163 lbs- 5 lbs lost, 2.98% BW
Irene: From 161 lbs to 157 lbs- 4 lbs lost, 2.48% BW
Austin: From 255 lbs to 250 lbs- 5 lbs lost, 1.96% BW
Jay: From 270 lbs to 265 lbs- 5 lbs lost, 1.85% BW
YELLOW LINE
Hannah: From 164 lbs to 161 lbs- 3 lbs lost, 1.83% BW
Ken: From 247 lbs to 243 lbs- 4 lbs lost, 1.62% BW
Hannah's worrying came true, putting her below the yellow line with Ken, but her strong bonds with the remaining players keeps her in the game. Be thankful Hannah! Chin up, stiff upper lip, all that jazz.
Ken heads home, revealing more weight loss at 238 pounds. He takes his two younger children on a paragliding adventure. Apparently the contestants can't get enough xtreme sporting. Looking forward to The Biggest Loser: Snowboarding and Balloon Race Adventure Inside a Live Volcano next season.
Next episode: ONE HOUR LOSER! See where some fave past contestants are now, and see one contestant walk off the show. My guess? Cara. Okay. Kaylee.
Want to know what Mark has to say? Here's his take, courtesy of DietsinReview.com!
No Winter Olympics, no Hop tie ins, no Subway sandwich commercials on The Biggest Loser this week. We are taking a trip down under. . .to New Zealand! Land of the Hobbits and Flight of the Conchords.
I always love Loser on the Go, and this week's episode proved not to be a disappointment. After a quick recap of Courtney and Brett saying bye-bye and Cara realizing her ass may be on the line, Ali surprises the remaining 9 players with the news of a 2 week trip to this most exotic of locales. Austin's ears perk up: You have to know he is a Tolkien fan. Has to be!
"I've heard of it!" says Kaylee, as the teams check in at the airport. A very polished and well spoken flight attendant offers a quick pop quiz for the teams to see if one person can upgrade to premium economy seating. The winner must guess the correct height of the Sky Tower, the tallest structure in the southern hemisphere. Austin guesses closest to the actual retail price (the Sky Tower is 1,076 feet tall) and gets to relax in comfort while everyone else flies in coach. For a hot second I thought he might have offered the seat to his dad. . .but heck. I probably wouldn't have either.
The players arrive in Auckland, and Ali promises them they are "in for an adventure of a lifetime". They head to the Sky Tower, where Cara greets them at the base of the structure, welcoming them to "Awkland". The players must then run up 1,027 stairs to the top of the Sky Tower where Bob is waiting for them. He offers the players two ways to leave the tower: The hard way or the easy way. The hard way is turning around and walking back down all the stairs that they just climbed up. The easy way? Bob directs them to look out the window where a terrified Jillian hangs suspended midair. The Sky Tower has a guided bungee jump that lands you safely on the ground. The trick is you have to climb onto a ledge and jump off.
Hell, no. I wouldn't ever do it. Never. I hate heights. I don't like glass elevators, cliffs, high diving boards, cliff jumps. I would never jump out of a plane or bungee jump. EVER.
All of the contestants (minus Moses, Rulon and Jay, who are still past the weight requirements) energetically volunteer to jump except for Ken, who feels very much the same way I do about heights. Somehow Bob convinces him to try it even though Bob is also extremely afraid of heights ("The only thing Bob fears more than aging is heights, Jillian shares), and we get to see Bob freaking out as he prepares for jump and his actual descent. Hilarious.
Everyone is excited that they broke past their fears, expressing how the jump felt like a metaphor for jumping into their new lives as healthy people. Moses' journey is slightly different: His father had been sent to Auckland by his grandparents to get a proper education, which led his Tongan family to end up in America. It is an emotional trip and he wishes he could share it with his father. Bob breaks the rules, giving Moses his cell phone so he can call his father, who sounds an awful lot like the Cookie Monster.
Then it is time for the workout, Kiwi style. The Losers get to sail on a racing boat, controlling the wenches to race against another boat. It looks like hard work! I also can't help but notice all the penny whistle music in the back ground. Just because we are on a boat doesn't mean that we have to play Titanic music the entire time, NBC. I mean, really. The Losers win the race, and reflect on their journey outside the ranch and into the future with the rest of their lives ahead of them.
Knowing that weigh ins on traveling episodes are historically catastrophic, Bob, Jillian, and Cara get together to work the teams out. But something is going on with the green team this week, mostly with Ken. Cara takes him to the side to talk and he totally calls her out on not being as qualified as Bob and Jillian. OUCHIE. I know in the twittersphere many don't believe that Cara has the goods, but she has kept her team safe and she is still here and Brett is not. After a pretty terse exchange, Cara promises she'll be up in Ken's grill as much as possible. "This is my chance to prove I'm just as good as Bob and Jillian," she says.
Enough of the drama! Ali meets the Losers out in the sweeping New Zealand countryside for a 5k "New Zealand style". The teams must run together and finish together to win. This is not an ordinary 5k: This 5k is over rolling hills, across beaches, and up steep sand dunes that look nearly impossible to climb. The Blue team of Moses, Olivia, and Irene win the race, but the girls step back and give their half of the prize to Kaylee so that the father/daughter team can ride in a helicopter and drink wine in the land where their family came from.
The Last Chance Workout began with old school calisthenics lead by Jillian, rounded out by a tough Yoga Bob workout, finished for Ken with Cara yelling in his face while they jogged awkwardly in place. I wondered if Ken regretted his decision to bring up that yelling thing to Cara.
Then it is time for the weigh in, New Zealand style. "All eyes are on me!" Cara falsely thinks.
Kaylee: From 168 lbs to 172 lbs- 4 lbs gained
Austin: From 263 lbs to 255 lbs- 8 lbs lost
Ken: From 253 lbs to 247 lbs- 6 lbs lost Total: 10 lbs lost, 1.46% BW
Jay: From 270 lbs to 272 lbs- 2 lbs gained
Rulon: From 318 lbs to 311 lbs- 7 lbs lost
Hannah: From 168 lbs to 164 lbs- 4 lbs lost Total: 9 lbs lost, 1.19% BW
Olivia: From 174 lbs to 172 lbs- 2 lbs lost
Irene: From 164 lbs to 161 lbs- 3 lbs lost
Moses: From 286 lbs to 286 lbs- 0 lbs lost Total: 5 lbs lost, .80% BW
"We did it! I DID IT!" says Cara, taking responsibility for her team's win.
The Blue team realizes someone is going home, and with Irene being safe from elimination, the decision lies between Olivia and Moses. The choice is hard between two crowd faves, but after Olivia pleads to stay so she can be healthy to have children, Moses asks to be sent home.
Moses has lost a total of 167 pounds when we see him next, and he travels back to New Zealand with his father to visit his roots and he gets to bungee jump off the Auckland Bridge. What's wrong with these crazy people?
Next episode: Time to compete as singles and Brett returns on a parachute all the way from America!
Want to know what Mark has to say? Here's his two cents, courtesy of DietsinReview.com!
I avoided the tweets, the Facebook posts, the INTERNET so that I would not have the end of this week's Biggest Loser spoiled for me. I would never, EVER have imagined that it ended like it did. EVER!!!
Sigh. What a disappointment.
Don't know how it ended or want to recreate it for yourself? Read on, friends.
We know that the H is O for Courtney, whose last remaining teammate, Jen, was sent home last week after a failed attempt at not using their trainer Brett. Everyone is concerned for her well being and for Brett's- if they lose this week, there will be no more Red Team. Courtney digs her feet in, asks for the help from her "girls", and tries to break through the plateau that has been plaguing her for weeks.
With the story line in place, Ali meets the Losers for a challenge. Each team must carry a flag, walk down a path, and try to figure out without any rulers or GPS what a mile is. When they reach what they feel is a mile, they will mark it with their team colored flag. The winners will receive a Hollywood night out on the town and the losers will have to clean the entire ranch from head to toe. Sounds like a good reason to win!
Everyone chooses different methods: Counting their paces, estimating how long it feels when they normally walk a mile, dividing their steps multiplying the sun rays by the shadows in the blades of grass by the angle of their knees. . .and then Ali calls time after 15 minutes. Who was the closest? The Black team of Rulon, Hannah, and Ken have won a night out in Hollywood!
What does that mean?
The lucky threesome gets new clothes, a limo ride, and their very own montage in front of the Mann's Chinese Theatre. Hannah feels like a woman, and even gets her own Jude Law look-a-like to hit on her at local eatery Geisha House. Question: Was he a real dude or a plant? Hannah deserves the real deal. Not someone who asks, "So, how much weight have you lost?"
The best part was seeing them glow from the inside out because of the strides they had made as a team and as individuals. No amount of new clothing could hide that.
The rest of the teams scrubbed the kitchen, which looked really dirty. I mean, gross.
The Blue Team gets roped into a Wholly Guacamole plug, and then it is already time for the Last Chance Workout. WHAT? That was quick.
Fireman drills, scorpion flips, sweat, sweat, and more sweat. Who will be safe? Who will go home? Is it already obvious? I thought so. . .but I have been known to be wrong.
WEIGH IN. Lay it on me.
Olivia: From 176 lbs to 174 lbs- 2 lbs lost
Moses: From 293 lbs to 286 lbs- 7 lbs lost
Irene: From 170 lbs to 164 lbs- 6 lbs lost TOTAL: 15 lbs, 2.35% BW
Hannah: From 172 lbs to 168 lbs- 4 lbs lost
Jay: From 276 lbs to 270 lbs- 6 lbs lost
Rulon: From 325 lbs to 318 lbs- 7 lbs lost TOTAL: 17 lbs, 2.20% BW
Ken: From 257 lbs to 253 lbs- 4 lbs lost
Kaylee: From 169 lbs to 168 lbs- 1 lb lost
Austin: From 265 lbs to 263 lbs- 2 lbs lost TOTAL: 7 lbs, 1.01% BW
All Courtney needs to lose is over 2 pounds. I thought, "This is great! Courtney will be safe, Green will be up for elimination, and Kaylee will obviously be sent home."
Courtney: From 232 lbs to 231 lbs- 1 lb lost
Wee woo.
Courtney tells everyone to be strong, and Brett says his goodbyes. Everyone seems so surprised, spluttering how this isn't supposed to be the way that it happens. But every week someone has to leave, and unfortunately, it is Courtney. I really thought she was going to take the whole damn thing! Brett has no one left to train and hopefully will get to come back next season, unlike Kim Lyons. Remember her? No?
"I was hot! And incredibly unpopular."
Courtney returns home to her welcoming party at the DQ (not appropriate), and reveals she has lost even more weight since returning home. She speaks to the DQ regional manager about getting healthier menu items (like frozen yogurt? Like 1989?).
I hope she wins the at home prize because her quote is my favorite and the one I believe the most in: "You do NOT have to be on The Biggest Loser to lose weight!" Truth.
Next week: New Zealand! The Biggest Loser gets all Lord of the Rings.
Want to know what Mark has to say? Here's his two cents, courtesy of DietsinReview.com!
This episode of The Biggest Loser is a cautionary tale. Be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it.
Kaylee kicks it off by apologizing for her weak attempt at throwing the weigh in and sending Justin home by mistake. Oops! "I learned a really good lesson," she says. Moses than proceeds to scold the group for game playing.
Call Alanis Morisette. I found some irony.
The next day, the Losers meet up at the gym to see Ali with a scale. There was a top secret team number twelve, mother and son combo Leann and Vance. They ALMOST made it onto campus, had to do the weight loss journey on their own, and now they are on the ranch to try to win ANOTHER spot. This time will be different! They have to lose more than 25.35% of their body weight to make it: Vance must lose over 95 pounds and Leann has to lose over 79 pounds.
Vance: From 379 lbs to 349 lbs- 30 lbs lost
Leann: From 315 lbs to 270 lbs- 45 lbs lost
They traveled all that way just to weigh in on national television and not be offered a place on the ranch. WEE WOO! How sad! How about just weigh them in at home? Or at least give them a work out with the trainers on campus! Some sort of consolation prize other than a white sleeveless tank top.
After team 12 is carted away, Ali announces a pop challenge: Don't drop the ball. They must balance balls on a board and bounce them into baskets. Boss. The winner gets a one minute advantage at the challenge and the loser gets sent off campus for a week. Kaylee and Austin win for the green team and Courtney and Jen lose for the red team.
Jen takes charge of their team, pretty much making all the decisions for Courtney when Ali presents them with a menu for their week away from campus. The girls must make all decisions from food to training in 15 minutes. What did the girls choose to spend their $1,000 on? A basic gym membership, groceries, talking to their family and friends, massages and dinner on the town. Not included: Training with Brett. Jen is super confident that they will succeed on their own because they have been doing it for 13 whole weeks now. Even a caveman could be a weight loss champ by then.
Brett, of course, disagrees. "I think that's a bad decision," he says, and tries to give the girls all the pointers he can before they are shipped off. "We'll make you proud! Don't worry!" they say, and head off to the beautiful California bungalow where they will be getting pampered all week.
Cut to the other teams sweating, straining, huffing, and puffing, while Jen and Courtney enjoy pedicures and swordfish salads. Any idea how this is all going to end up?
The rest of the show is sponsored by Hop, the Easter Bunny movie. There is an Easter Egg hunt, they get to meet James Marsden (fellow Oklahoman!), and they get to watch a screening of Hop AND the green team won tickets to the red carpet of Hop. So they get to see the movie two times! What a prize.
Cut to the weigh in:
Ken: From 263 lbs to 257 lbs- 6 lbs lost
Austin: From 272 lbs to 265 lbs- 7 lbs lost
Kaylee: From 174 lbs to 169 lbs- 5 lbs lost TOTAL: 18 lbs lost, 2.54% BW
Olivia: From 180 lbs to 176 lbs- 4 lbs lost
Irene: From 173 lbs to 170 lbs- 3 lbs lost
Moses: From 300 lbs to 293 lbs- 7 lbs lost TOTAL: 14 lbs lost, 2.14% BW
Jay: From 282 lbs to 276 lbs- 6 lbs lost
Rulon: From 330 lbs to 325 lbs- 5 lbs lost
Hannah: From 172 lbs to 172 lbs- 0 lost TOTAL: 11 lbs lost, 1.4% BW
Courtney: From 234 lbs to 232 lbs- 2 lbs lost
Jen: From 187 lbs to 187 lbs- 0 lost TOTAL: 2 lbs lost, .48% BW
Jen is immediately eliminated from the show.
MORAL: You need a personal trainer. Everyone does!
Jen now can work out with her brother and go shopping with her girlfriends for regular sized clothes.
Next episode: What is the deal with Rulon and off campus chips?
This week's episode of The Biggest Loser was both inspiring and frustrating. I loved that the all Blue team was separated into four teams. What I didn't like was that some of the Losers are SO attached to their trainers they aren't looking at the big picture: The opportunity to change up their routine and not reach a plateau.
It is simple, really. If you have been performing the same workout routine- same reps, same weights, same amount of cardio- you WILL stop losing weight. The Overload Principle states that in order to overcome muscle plateaus you have to overload the muscle with something new so that it has to work to change. Keep it fresh and incorporate something new into your routine and you will notice the changes!
Whether the Losers want to change it up or not, they are placed into the following teams:
Brett: Justin, Courtney, and Jen
Cara: Austin, Ken, and Kaylee
Bob: Moses, Olivia, and Irene
Jillian: Rulon, Hannah, and WHA?
Oh no! We are one person short- so TWIST- Rulon and Hannah get to choose one former player to come back to fight for their team.
At least everyone gets another t-shirt and hoodie, right?
The new teams leave the gym and have adventures all over California. Bob takes his Blue Team to a spin class that he used to teach at Crunch (how fun!) and is crowned the "Cardio King" by Moses. Rulon and Hannah head to Jillian's Malibu Manor (to die for) for a beach workout and some Mind Bullets. Brett takes his Red Team to hike and meditate in the cheap showiness of nature where they discover the greatest gift of fitness: Becoming what YOU WANT TO BE! This message is the most important part of my job as a personal trainer and blogger- inspiring others to know that absolutely, unequivocally you can become what you want to be. Cara takes her team to go boxing. SURPRISED? It was cool to see Austin actually in the ring with another boxer. I was wondering if Cara does anything else. . .
At the first four team challenge, Rulon and Hannah reveal they have brought back Jay, who was sent home by Arthur's game play five weeks ago. He has lost 111 pounds since the show began, and unfortunately, his weight won't count towards the groups total and he will have immunity for the week.
The challenge involves the teams holding up the weight that they have all lost thus far for as long as they can. The winning team will earn video chats with their families. The new Red team of Justin, Courtney, and Jen win the challenge, but give their prize to the Blue Team because they really needed the boost from home.
Olivia gets a confidence wake up call from her husband, and Moses tells his wife he is ready to leave and she and her daughter convince him to hold out and come home when he finishes the whole thing.
It must run in the family, because Kaylee reveals that she also is ready to go home to Cara at the Last Chance Workout. Kaylee is as serene as Mother Theresa, benevolently extolling that she has learned all that she can possibly learn and she is ready to spread her wings. So what does that mean for her Green teammates?
AND WHAT HAPPENED TO PEOPLE WANTING TO WIN THE MONEY? This is a game show, right?
At the weigh in we are told that the Biggest Loser on the losing team will have immunity as well as daddy Jay. How do the teams stack up?
Moses: From 303 lbs to 300 lbs- 3 lbs lost
Irene: From 178 lbs to 173 lbs- 5 lbs lost
Olivia: From 185 lbs to 180 lbs- 5 lbs lost TOTAL: 13 lbs, 1.95 % BW
I guess those calls to home really worked!
Jay: From 289 lbs to 282 lbs- 7 lbs lost
Hannah: From 176 lbs to 172 lbs- 4 lbs lost
Rulon: From 335 lbs to 330 lbs- 5 lbs lost (WHAT?) TOTAL: 9 lbs, 1.76% BW
When Kaylee weighs in, she informs Ali that she is ready to leave and that she has asked her team to do something really hard. Throw the weigh in maybe?
Kaylee: From 174 lbs to 174 lbs- 0 lbs lost
Austin: From 275 lbs to 272 lbs- 3 lbs lost
Ken: From 270 lbs to 263 lbs- 7 lbs lost TOTAL: 10 lbs, 1.39% BW
Kaylee is shocked and upset that Ken and Austin didn't go along with her plan, which is SO SELFISH. Ken barely gets to say he is pleased with his weight loss, and Ali curtly informs Kaylee she can leave if she would like, but it will not effect the fact that another player will be eliminated this evening. The Red team is on the bottom of the leader board.
Jen: From 191 lbs to 187 lbs- 4 lbs lost
Courtney: From 237 lbs to 234 lbs- 3 lbs lost
Justin: From 249 lbs to 247 lbs- 2 lbs lost TOTAL: 9 lbs, 1.33% BW
Jen is safe from elimination, which means Courtney and Justin are up for the vote. It is a truly hard decision, as both of these players are well liked and motivating, but Justin decides he wants Courtney to stay since she just hit her 201 pound weight loss milestone and wants her to keep on her journey. With a happy heart, Justin is sent home.
At home, he is running a gym (with boxing, of course) and calling people out. It's name? JUSTIN'S CALL OUT. His calling out is to help out, and he is inspiring others with his message. GET IT.
Next week: A secret team number 12 and Rulon gets BUSTED for eating in his bedroom. A Biggest Loser first!!!
Want to know what Mark has to say? Check it out, courtesy of DietsinReview.com!
I have a confession. Last week when I was live tweeting during The Biggest Loser I was so tired that I fell asleep before the last 5 minutes. The crucial who is going home moment! As I started to take notes for the blog, I realized I had NO IDEA how this week's episode ended. So, if you didn't watch the episode either, I won't ruin it for you. Until the end, that is.
This week's episode begins like many episodes this season: A grainy, sepia-toned film showing the latest cast off (Sarah), and then Ali announcing that the other team needs to join them in the elimination room. The weekly twist: There is no Black team and there is no Red team. There is only the BLUE team. Their one common enemy: The scale.
The team must lose a combined 64 pounds together. If they meet their goal, no one will be eliminated and if they don't they will send one of their members packing. At least they get new t-shirts! Silver linings.
Dr. H stops by with good news for some of the Losers: Courtney is average now, Marci is now at her ideal goal weight, Moses pushed back his death date by 19 years, and Rulon has won the gold medal in healthy life for his family.
Ali pops over for a pop challenge with Curtis Stone and Lorena Garcia (cross promotion at its finest) for a cooking challenge. The former two teams must compete together and against each other to cook a tasty low-cal meal in thirty minutes. The winners were Moses and Olivia, who presented baked cod with asparagus and dill. Lots of dill. Curtis reminds us to "eat with our eyes" by choosing colorful fresh veggies when we cook.
Then it is time for the first all team, all trainer workout. "No games. Just hard work," promises Bob. Everybody switches around and tries all the different things the trainers have to offer, and the trainers get to try out their special skills on fresh meat.
"In the Cross-Hairs with Bob! This week's guest: Rulon"
"Chatting with Cara! Chatting it up with Hannah"
"Mind Bullets! starring Jillian and Austin"
"Tag Team with Brett featuring Marci and Courtney. Sponsored by Ziplock."
After a desert challenge where the teams pull a rope and answer trivia questions for an hour and a half for the chance to win 5 pounds for their team (they won with 6 seconds to spare), it is time for the team weigh in. Will they be able to pull it off?
Jen: From 196 lbs to 191 lbs- 5 lbs lost
Hannah: From 180 lbs to 176 lbs- 4 lbs lost
Olivia: From 188 lbs to 185 lbs- 3 lbs lost
Justin: From 254 lbs to 249 lbs- 5 lbs lost
Rulon: From 342 lbs to 335 lbs- 7 lbs lost
Ken: From 277 lbs to 270 lbs- 7 lbs lost
Austin: From 283 lbs to 275 lbs- 8 lbs lost
Courtney: From 241 lbs to 237 lbs- 4 lbs lost
Irene: From 180 lbs to 178 lbs- 2 lbs lost
Moses: From 309 lbs to 303 lbs- 6 lbs lost
Marci: From 162 lbs to 162 lbs- 0 lbs lost
Kaylee: From 174 lbs to 176 lbs- 2 lbs gained TOTAL LOSS: 49 pounds
Even with the 5 pound advantage, the team doesn't reach their goal, leaving Marci and Kaylee in the bottom. Obviously, Marci falls on the sword, and is eliminated. When we see her now, she is glowing and happy, running her gym the way it needs to be run. She is in maintenance mode and loving it.
Next Episode: Ali schools someone and a old team member returns. DRAMA. Got to love it.
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This week's episode of The Biggest Loser was so FULL of crap. It actually made me angry, really angry!
This week there was the red line/yellow line business. The Red team went to a new and exciting location to box. BOX! Can you believe it? We learned the Scorpion Flip. The Black and Red teams played with their balls.
This is what really annoyed me about the episode. After the ball challenge where the Black team lost, the Black team gathered around the table to discuss what will happen when they lose the weigh in. Not IF they lose the weigh in. What unfolds is a master manipulation by Marci to convince the parents in the team to let the "kids" stay on the show. Basically, the parents throw the weigh in to insure the younger folks get to keep participating. When Jesse says he isn't ready to go yet, the women at the table turn it around on him, making their whole cause about "keeping Arthur safe".
Hold on. If Arthur hadn't lost 20 pounds last week, they were going to vote him off. Remember? The Black team NEEDS Arthur and Jesse and their larger numbers as they get smaller. Marci is already under 200 pounds. So is Deni. Why don't they volunteer to go home?
When Jesse says he wants to stay and calls the team out on their game play, Olivia gets up from the table indignantly like Jesse did something to her personally. My theory? She felt guilty because the women had already planned to send Jesse home and thought he was going along with it.
At the weigh in, the game play becomes even more apparent.
Austin: From 306 to 299- 7 lbs lost
Ken: From 296 to 291- 5 lbs lost
Justin: From 277 to 270- 7 lbs lost
Rulon: From 371 to 367- 4 lbs lost
Kaylee: From 187 to 180- 7 lbs lost
Moses: From 333 to 322- 11 lbs lost
Jen: From 211 to 213- 2 lbs gained (Which I don't understand.)
Arthur: From 415 to 406- 9 lbs lost
Olivia: From 206 to 202- 4 lbs lost
Sarah: From 208 lbs to 204 lbs- 4 lbs lost
Irene: From 198 to 195- 3 lbs lost
Hannah: From 194 to 193- 1 lb lost
Courtney: From 258 to 256- 2 lbs lost
Marci: From 181 to 182- 1 lb gained
Jesse: From 238 to 241- 3 lbs gained
Deni: From 196 to 204 lbs- 8 lbs gained
"It's clear that something is going on," says Rulon.
Instead of trying to really lose weight and come together as a team, the Black team becomes petty, losing very few pounds (except Arthur). The parents gained weight to "protect" their "kids". There are no kids on this team. They are all grown ups, and some of the parents could go home because they have already lost a good amount of weight. Instead, Deni takes a DIVE, gaining 8 pounds, and then giving a speech about how she gained the weight to save the "kids".
How about showing your support by pushing each other and making the effort? Gaining weight shows you don't believe your teammates have what it takes to lose the weight themselves. The Black team is shattered, and I cannot imagine how they will ever recover after losing two team members: Deni after falling below the red line, and Jesse being voted off in an unfair elimination.
At home, Jesse has started a walking program and Deni has become a super grandma.
Next week: The teams are going home for two weeks and Jillian prepares for her transition to Oscar winning actress.
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A touchy feely episode of The Biggest Loser this week, folks. No major drama and no chocolate fountains. What we do see is a little more about certain characters we haven't focused on this season and the ability of both teams to step up and stop relying on one person to carry it for everyone. Nothing too exciting, but we do see Brett and Cara attempting some Mind Bullet action for the first time.
The show starts with Arthur trying to explain to a very confused Jesse about his plan to trade Jay and Jen to The Unknowns. "My goal is to stay here as long as we can," and Arthur is confident that he can win back his team's love and adoration.
The next morning, Ali greets both teams with a Pop Challenge: Untangle each team member wrapped up in ropes for the chance to win the week in the gym. Losers have to work out outside. Justin feels immediately confident as he is both a cowboy AND an Eagle Scout, and quickly works out the kinks to claim victory. They grab the antique key that releases the old timey pirate padlock and get to work.
"Jillian is going to kill us," moans Marci. And the Black team certainly does seem mopey and down as Bob and Jillian check to see how they are doing. "I feel bad news emanating from your area," Jillian says. The Black team explains the gym-less situation, and Bob and Jillian promise a tough week of grueling outdoor workouts so that they can triumph over the mighty Unknowns. Besides, challenges don't win the show: Weight loss wins the show. And the Black team has won the last two weigh ins.
The yoke is heavy on Arthur's shoulders to really pull it out this week, and the ladies of the Black team are on his case to eat well ("Momma says no cheese"), taking away his sausage and steak for water poached fish and salads.
On the Unknowns front, Jen, Justin, and Austin become the Subway "Eat Fresh" Community Players, acting out what may be the worst Subway plug EVER on the show. After a gym workout, the Unknowns casually lounge by a cabana next to the pool where Austin sets up a challenge for Jen and Justin- whoever jumps in the pool with all of their clothes on and swims across the pool and back first has to serve the other person a Subway breakfast sandwich in bed. Justin wins, and Jen serves him his sandwich in a plastic bag. Fancy!
At the weekly challenge, the teams are encouraged to get their "lives back on track" by pushing a 24 ton train 800 feet while answering health based trivia questions. I would have thought that the Black team had this, but the Red team was so much faster that even getting 5 out of 6 nutrition questions wrong they STILL beat the Black team. Their prize is the ability to pick one person from the Black team whose weight won't count at the weigh in.
At the Last Chance Workout, Brett gets Kaylee to open up about not feeling good about herself and Cara works on a pissy Rulon, who has been lashing out all week and finally admits that he has been checked out for the past six years and roars, "I'M NOT GOING TO GAIN MY WEIGHT BACK!" Outside the gym, Bob and Jillian coach their team through lawn chair furniture lifts, proving that having a gym membership is not a prerequisite for weight loss.
After Arthur pushes Jillian's truck all by himself to a montage of him pushing the truck the first episode, it is time for this week's weigh in. Who will be the winners? Red team goes first!
Jay: From 317 lbs to 308 lbs- 9 lbs lost
Jen: From 218 lbs to 211 lbs- 7 lbs lost
Moses: From 340 lbs to 333 lbs- 7 lbs lost
Kaylee: From 190 lbs to 187 lbs- 3 lbs lost
Justin: From 282 lbs to 277 lbs- 5 lbs lost
Rulon: From 382 lbs to 371 lbs- 11 lbs lost (over 100 lbs lost)
Austin: From 316 lbs to 306 lbs- 10 lbs lost
Ken: From 307 lbs to 296 lbs- 11 lbs lost TOTAL: 63 lbs, 2.68% BW
The Black team will have to lose 52 pounds with one person's weight not counting. The Red team chooses Irene. IRENE? Okay, if that's your strategy. I would have chosen Arthur or Courtney!
Irene: From 204 lbs to 198 lbs- 6 lbs lost
Deni: From 201 lbs to 196 lbs- 5 lbs lost
Sarah: From 212 lbs to 208 lbs- 4 lbs lost
Olivia: From 208 lbs to 206 lbs- 2 lbs lost
Hannah: From 201 lbs to 194 lbs- 7 lbs lost
Marci: From 187 lbs to 181 lbs- 6 lbs lost
Courtney: From 265 lbs to 258 lbs- 7 lbs lost
Jesse: From 246 lbs to 238 lbs- 8 lbs lost
Arthur: From 435 lbs to 415 lbs- 20 lbs lost TOTAL: 59 lbs, 3.02% BW
The Black team wins for the third time in a row! Had the Red team chose Arthur, they would have won. Wee woo.
At the elimination ceremony, the Red team chooses Jay to go home, even though I would have taken this opportunity to get rid of Justin or Rulon since they are a much larger threat. Where is the strategy this season? I don't always agree with Arthur, but at least he spices it up a bit.
At home, Jay has lost 111 pounds and taken 7 years off his Dr. H real number age. And he is planning on taking the at home prize.
NEXT WEEK: A double elimination! Juicy.
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New drinking game! Every time contestant Q on The Biggest Loser says the word burn, take a drink. This episode, you may have taken 30 shots. For reals.
SSSOOOOO. . . The Unknowns are spending their last precious days at the top secret Biggest Loser Resort (now in Malibu flavor!) when a crack starts to show in their family facade: Red team's Q is NOT being a team player. He doesn't want to grapple because he "didn't feel the burn". When trainer Cara is upset that he just walked away in the middle of her training session to join Trainer Brett's team, she and the rest of the team confront Q. "I'm focusing on my burn!" he snarls like a caged animal.
OKAY! Okay. Just calm down, Q.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the BJ's are getting ready for one of Bob's Famous Circuits and Hannah gets a back bending Mind Bullet from Jillian about Hannah living in a "state of fear". All the while, Don looks like he would rather be sitting on a mound of red hot fire ants than participate at the ranch.
Jay and Jen return from The Unknowns camp just in time for a weigh in where we lose some dead weight.
Courtney: From 292 lbs to 282 lbs- 10 lbs lost
Marci: From 211 lbs to 208 lbs- 3 lbs lost Total: 13 lbs; 2.58% BW
Jen: From 242 lbs to 236 lbs- 6 lbs lost
Jay: From 350 lbs to 341 lbs- 9 lbs lost Total: 15 lbs; 2.53% BW
Olivia: From 233 lbs to 228 lbs- 5 lbs lost
Hannah: From 220 lbs to 217 lbs- 3 lbs lost Total: 8 lbs; 1.77% BW
Arthur: From 459 lbs to 450 lbs- 9 lbs lost
Jesse: From 269 lbs to 266 lbs- 3 lbs lost Total: 12 lbs; 1.65% BW
YELLOW LINE
Irene: 224 lbs to 330 lbs- 6 lbs GAINED
Don: From 280 lbs to 286 lbs- 6 lbs GAINED Total: + 12 lbs
Irene caught a case of the Twins! No, you aren't seeing double. Irene and Don planned this escape so Don could get the hell off the ranch and Arthur and Jesse would be safe for another week. See you later, Don! What a drag.
Ali then announces that the ranch is going to get a whole lot cozier because The Unknowns are moving back in! Like an episode of The Facts of Life, the BJ's wonder how 19 people are going to get along under 1 roof with 4 cranky trainers and a hot headmistress.
Unlike the BJ's, the Unknown trainers are PUMPED to be on the ranch, and let us know by a big show of love and appreciation to the two trainers that have paved the way for the past 10 seasons. Then we have to watch the clip of Cara and Brett doing their thing AGAIN (like we don't know who they are by now).
The BJ's seems scared and judgey about the Unknowns and their "crazy" training methods. Arthur on Rulon: "That's a mountain of a man and he moves like a gazelle!" Then Rulon broke 2 treadmills. Everyone is pushing it to the limit, except Q, who really isn't working that hard. You can just tell by watching him move sluggishly across the floor.
Then it is time for The Unknowns to compete against each other in their first challenge. The BJ's get to watch and cheer because they are competing in their own challenge: They must lose more than 48 pounds collectively to win immunity for themselves. Otherwise, they are sending another player home. NBC needs to make room for next season!
The Unknowns challenge involves hauling stacks of weight plates relay style and placing the weight on the teams they would like out of the game. The last team standing receives immunity. Another clue to how the show is going to end tonight: Everyone targets the Red team right away. "What the hell is going on?" asks Q. Hasn't he watched the show before? He is on WATCH.
The winners are the Yellow team, who have become the self proclaimed God Fathers of The Unknowns. Seriously, was there some sort of vote we didn't see? Everyone is so willing to let them take charge and call all the shots. Of course, they feel sad that they won because they are "family", and on a cheer of "Family!" they head out into their weigh in. . .
But not before the BJ's have their LAST CHANCE WORKOUT. "You know the drill," says Bob. Arthur is sporting a hot new pirate goatee and silver earring to proclaim his victory as Stair Master, while Jillian makes Jen carry her around the gym. Even Jillian needs a hug from time to time. Might as well incorporate love and pain into 1 move.
How do the 2 teams fair on their games? BJ's first!
Irene: From 224 lbs to 216 lbs- 8 lbs lost
Jay: From 341 lbs to 331 lbs- 10 lbs lost
Jen: From 236 lbs to 232 lbs- 4 lbs lost
Olivia- From 228 lbs to 224 lbs- 4 lbs lost
Hannah: From 217 lbs to 210 lbs- 7 lbs lost
Courtney: From 282 lbs to 275 lbs- 7 lbs lost
Marci: From 208 lbs to 200 lbs- 8 lbs lost
Arthur: From 450 lbs to 444 lbs- 6 lbs lost
Jesse: From 266 lbs to 257 lbs- 9 lbs lost TOTAL: 63 lbs lost
The BJ's have earned their immunity this week! How did The Unknowns do?
Justin: From 308 lbs to 292 lbs- 16 lbs lost
Rulon: From 411 lbs to 394 lbs- 17 lbs lost TOTAL: 33 lbs (immunity)
Ken: From 335 lbs to 321 lbs- 13 lbs lost
Austen: From 342 lbs to 326 lbs- 16 lbs lost TOTAL: 30 lbs, 4.43% BW
Deni: From 221 lbs to 210 lbs- 11 lbs lost
Sarah: From 231 lbs to 222 lbs- 9 lbs lost TOTAL: 20 lbs, 4.42% BW
Moses: From 365 lbs to 351 lbs- 14 lbs lost
Kaylee: From 204 lbs to 195 lbs- 9 lbs lost TOTAL: 23 lbs, 4.04% BW
YELLOW LINE
Q: From 398 lbs to 385 lbs- 13 lbs lost
Larialmy: From 270 lbs to 259 lbs- 11 lbs lost TOTAL: 24 lbs, 3.59% BW
NEWS FLASH: My computer doesn't recognize Larialmy as a word.
As The Unknowns weigh in, the BJ's seem to have a little trainer envy. And it is true: The Unknowns numbers ARE HUGE compared to Bob and Jillian's players. What is the secret? Are Brett and Cara better trainers? Is it the meals at the Resort? Do The Unknowns just work harder? I feel we will soon see the difference head to head next episode!!!
After Justin makes Q promise not to screw up his chance on the ranch, Larialmy is sent home on her wishes. At home, she has lost 74 lbs, hangs out with her sister Chasisity (also popping up in spell checker), and plans on opening a wellness center.
Oh yeah, and Don. He's lost 87 lbs and shows us the most uncomfortable family dinner of all time starring his douchey son Paul and his community theatre loving daughter Courtney, who swears her dad is her hero. Right.
I have a theory on Dan and Don's 9 pound weight gain last week on The Biggest Loser. I think they both ate their body weight in ham. Whatever method they used, they aren't talking about it: Don maintains his innocence even though everyone calls him out and tries to give him the opportunity to come clean.
Marci makes 2 excellent points:
1.) Someone else that wanted to be on the ranch could have had Dan's place
2.) Now that Don is lying to his team, it causes controversy because there is a lack of trust.
"If you're not going to tell the truth, go home this week," Marci says. Judging by the clip of next week's episode, showing someone gaining weight yet again, I can't help but think that it's Don that is heading out. Who else would gain 6 additional pounds?
Maybe Arthur. At the temptation challenge this week, the Losers were faced with all their old favorite foods that brought them to the ranch to begin with. Bowls of mac n' cheese, whole chocolate layer cakes, and PIZZA, Arthur's favorite. The teams are put into a "shame vault" for 3 minutes, and whichever team eats the most calories gets to pick a team to go live with The Unknowns for 1 week. All the teams are very virtuous, vowing not to eat a single bite. . .except Arthur, who nabs a chicken wing in the name of not having anyone else control his destiny.
Then he sends the green team of Jay and Jen to The Unknowns. I don't understand the strategy of sending the strongest team to live with the trainers with the highest success rate, but that's just me.
Jay and Jen are apprehensive about The Unknowns top secret secret-ness, but the Unknowns greet the green team with lots of love and enthusiasm. "You're going to love it! We hit bags!" says Rulon. The new trainers, mostly Cara, make me miss Bob and Jillian's acting chops when they seem surprised with the new additions to their team.
Meanwhile, back on the ranch, Bob and Jillian dig into Don and try to get him to open up and show some emotion. He finally breaks through his moustache boundary, saying "Get the bleeps ready." He rants and raves about his innocence and how he is going to prove everyone wrong. RRRIIIIGGGHHHTTT.
At The Unknowns Fitness Ridge destination, the Unknowns give the green team a tour of their luxurious accommodations. Healthy meals they don't have to cook? Check. Beds and rooms cleaned daily? Checked. Bigger pool? Check. Makes me wonder how The Unknowns are going to do when they have to go back to the ranch where things are a little less cushy. And they have to eat Subway for lunch every day.
At the weekly challenge, the green team is sent back to compete against the ranchers- 8 against 2? COME ON. Like they even had a chance at winning those letters from home. Needless to say, the Ranchers FINALLY got something right, sending the green team slinking back to their neatly made beds.
TO BE CONTINUED. . .
So really, this episode was 3 hours long. We'll see how all the trainers decide to play nice together, and who wins the 6 pounds. JUICY.
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Jack is right. The Biggest Loser is an important part of the NBC line up. It makes them a lot of money and a lot of people watch it. SO WHY IS THIS SEASON SO OFF?
Okay. This is my wish list.
Reveal who The Unknown trainers are. DONE. We have met Cara and Brett, who seem very inspiring. I like their background stories and clearly their methods are working. Look at the numbers their people are producing! Why wait until the third episode?
Combine the clips of The Unknowns and the ranch contestants together. Why? Because the ranch contestants are all the gooey cuddly folk and the unknowns are the ones willing to show some personality.
Edit Courtney's monologues down. Maybe we only need to hear about her journey pre-Loser once an episode?
Edit the pictures of Rulon winning the Olympic Gold Medal. Maybe we only need to hear or see his Olympic story once an episode?
Tell us more about Q and his wife whose name I can't pronounce.
Show us the weigh in of The Unknowns.
If NBC isn't going to do more in show plugs, maybe have longer commercial breaks instead of more commercial breaks. I saw a lot of Expo white board and Biggest Loser Kinect game ads. More than I wanted.
I am becoming a little bored of the show. It is a game show at the end of the day and I wish it was a little more balanced. That's all.
Here are the parts of the show I found the most awesome this week:
Sarah from The Unknowns is 58% body fat. Trainer Brett said, "I didn't even know you could be 58% body fat." Reason why: She was in a major car accident and instead of reworking her muscles she let them atrophy. Now she doesn't have as much muscle to burn calories. Dr. H tells her she will have to work out 90 minutes a day for 6 days a week for the rest of her life. WHOA.
The Unknowns throw eggs at the Bj's during a team challenge.
Marci and Denise win lunch with Curtis Stone and Marci totally hits on him. Cougar Town!
Matt Damon is on a PSA for the Pound for Pound Challenge. IT IS AWESOME! I would put it on here but apparently it is no where to be found.
Rulon has been an Olympic Gold Medalist and a plane crash survivor. He may be invincible.
Dan admits he is a police captain. WHAT? Are there no health guidelines for police officers in my home state of Oklahoma?
Arthur has a mystery illness that is not mentioned. He is on antibiotics and is told to up is calories by Dr. H, but no one says anything until the final weigh in.
Moses of The Unknowns has already lost over 60 pounds.
This week's weigh in where the s%$t hits the fan!
What happens at the weigh in that is so exciting? Let me show you the results!
Jen: From 250 lbs to 242 lbs- 8 lbs lost
Jay: From 364 lbs to 350 lbs- 14 lbs lost TOTAL: 22 lbs lost, 3.58% BW
Irene: From 232 lbs to 224 lbs- 8 lbs lost, 3.35% BW
Marci: From 218 lbs to 211 lbs- 7 lbs lost (plus won 2 lb advantage from Curtis Stone challenge)
Courtney: From 298 lbs to 292 lbs- 6 lb lost TOTAL: 13 lbs lost, 2.91% BW
Olivia: From 239 lbs to 233 lbs- 6 lbs lost
Hannah: From 226 lbs to 220 lbs- 6 lbs lost TOTAL: 12 lbs lost, 2.58% BW
Arthur: From 463 lbs to 459 lbs- 4 lbs lost
Jesse: From 278 lbs to 269 lbs- 9 lbs lost TOTAL: 13 lbs, 1.75% BW
YELLOW LINE
Dan: From 263 lbs to 272 lbs- 9 lbs GAINED
Don: From 280 lbs to 289 lbs- 9 lbs GAINED TOTAL: + 18 lbs, + 3.31% BW
"How can it be the same?" the bemused Don asks in the worst acting job on the planet. I mean, this is community theatre level stuff. If Dan wants to go home and hang with his wife and kid, why doesn't he gain the weight and Don lose weight? Now Don has to stay on the ranch and incur the wrath of Bob and Jillian because he so obviously threw the weigh in. Why can't any one from any season every admit it?
Irene, who won the only vote through a really boring water carrying challenge, sends Dan home, where he loses 72 pounds on his own. He has a really cute daughter. THE END.
If you are reading this to uncover the identities of The Unknown trainers, stop reading. The Biggest Loser has strung us along for ANOTHER WEEK! Yes, we know who they are, but we'll pretend that it is still a big secret. In the meantime, we have to settle for back of the head shots and interviews that make the trainers seem like informants for the FBI. I am surprised that haven't done voice modification on them!
Still reading? Good.
My DVR told me this week's episode was about the "ranch-based contestants" having to compete against The Unknowns in their top secret luxury location in Malibu. If these contestants are ranch-based, we may have figured out what their problems are. . .creamy, delicious ranch . . .*drool*
This week, the BJ's are still reeling from their loss of orange teammate Ana, especially her daughter Irene. To further rub it in, Ali shows up to tell the BJ's that The Unknowns "crushed" them in weight loss. But there is hope: Ali tells them that if the BJ's beat The Unknowns this week, they will win immunity for one week and $10,000 to share. That's about $1,400 a team!
On the flipside, Ali broadcasts to The Unknowns that the BJ's are losers and she lays out the same offer of $10,000. The Unknowns, feeling cocky, send the BJ's donuts to comfort them since they lost and also a DVD with some serious smack talk.
Looks like the game play this season is team based! I have to be honest with you: I miss the game play. I do! When the episode is all about feelings and standing on your own two feet, it gets a little boring. I was taking notes, and they read "Jillian mind bullets Jay the codependent", "Arthur doesn't want to deal with his feelings", and "Jen feels the burden of her father being fat."
BORING. Where is Melissa Morgan? Where is Trazy? WHERE IS FRADO AND BRENDON? My opinion? All the fun people are the ones that took The Unknowns. Look at Moses, bed boxing! Look at crazy Rulon and hillbilly Justin! These are characters. I mean, one of the guys is named Q! The BJ's may have heart, but I am b-o-r-e-d by all the heart string pulling. It has to be a balance of drama and warmth.
After a challenge where the BJ's lost again and failed to earn a three pound advantage, it is up to Monsieur Bob in his Parisian themed work out gear to teach the BJ's about The Law of Attraction. He dubs them the David's in the David and Goliath story, and with a lot of f-bombs, works them into a frenzy so they are ready to really compete against The Unknowns.
The Unknowns lost 82 lbs and 2.46% BW. The BJ's need to lose 78 lbs to win. "We got that!" crows Arthur. Do they?
Arthur: From 476 lbs to 463 lbs- 13 lbs lost
Jesse: From 286 lbs to 278 lbs- 8 lbs lost TOTAL: 21 lbs
Irene: From 242 lbs to 232 lbs- 10 lbs lost
Jen: From 258 lbs to 250 lbs- 8 lbs lost
Jay: From 374 lbs to 364 lbs- 10 lbs lost TOTAL: 18 lbs
Marci: From 224 lbs to 218 lbs- 6 lbs lost
Courtney: From 308 lbs to 298 lbs- 10 lbs lost TOTAL: 16 lbs
Dan: From 268 lbs to 263 lbs- 5 lbs lost
Don: From 288 lbs to 280 lbs- 8 lbs lost TOTAL: 13 lbs
Hannah: From 232 to 226 lbs- 6 lbs lost
Olivia: From 245 lbs to 239 lbs- 6 lbs lost TOTAL: 12 lbs lost
The BJ's lost 90 lbs and 2.81% BW! David has beaten Goliath and they are immune for another week! Plus they are $10,000 richer. Rich in wallet and rich in heart.
Next week, NBC promises we FINALLY get to meet the new trainers. We'll see. . .
Blue team Jesse is cheered on by daddy Jay and daughter Jen at the first challenge!
Aaaaaaannnnnnnnnddddddddd. . .we're back! Welcome to The Biggest Loser, season 11! The voice over promises the biggest cast ever with two new trainers who we will get to meet VERY SOON. Maybe after the commercial break. Maybe in the second hour. Maybe next week. Until then, we must be satisfied by their shadowy silhouettes.
This season's cast seems a lot more hopeful with just a twinge of tragedy. It is definitely not the drama from last season. MAYBE, just maybe, NBC read all of our tweets and posts and reformed the show! Could this be good old school Biggest Loser? Oh, let's hope so.
Let's meet the Losers.
Brown Team: Father and Son, Ken and Austin
Stating weight: Ken- 377 lbs, Austin- 396 lbs, Total: 773 lbs
Fact: 9 people in their family have had bariatric surgery.
Aqua Team: Mother and Daughter, Marci and Courtney
Starting weight: Marci- 238 lbs, Courtney- 323 lbs, Total: 561 lbs
Fact: Family owns a Dairy Queen and Mom runs a gym; Courtney lost 100 lbs before the show.
Orange Team: Mother and Daughter, Ana and Irene
Starting weight: Ana- 255 lbs, Irene- 255 lbs, Total: 510 lbs
Quote: "Like mother like daughter," Ali quips. Ouch.
Red Team: Husband and Wife, Q and Larialmy
Starting weight: Q- 437 lbs, Larialmy- 301 lbs, Total: 738 lbs
Fact: No facts because the show didn't focus on them at ALL. I don't even know how to pronounce the wife's name!
Pink Team: Mother and Daughter, Deni and Sarah
Starting weight: Deni- 256 lbs, Sarah- 261 lbs, Total: 517
Fact: Sarah has miscarried multiple times because she is overweight.
Blue Team: Father and Son, Jesse and Arthur
Starting weight: Jesse- 293 lbs, Arthur- 507 lbs, Total: 800 lbs
Fact: Arthur started at 646 lbs and is only 5'8" tall.
Green Team: Father and Daughter, Jay and Jennifer
Starting weight: Jay- 400 lbs, Jennifer- 278 lbs, Total: 678 lbs
Fact: Jennifer doesn't know what it is like to be thin.
Purple Team: Sisters, Olivia and Hannah
Starting weight: Olivia- 261 lbs, Hannah- 248 lbs, Total: 509 lbs
Fact: Olivia is an opera singer in New York City.
Grey Team: Father and Daughter, Moses and Kaylee
Starting weight: Moses- 440 lbs, Kaylee- 233 lbs, Total: 673 lbs
Fact: They are the token Tongans this season.
Black Team: Twin Brothers, Dan and Don
Starting weight: Dan- 287 lbs, Don- 309 lbs, Total: 596 lbs
Fact: This season's team from Oklahoma!
Yellow Team: "Friends" (sorry, I just think that's funny!), Justin and Rulon
Starting weight: Justin- 365 lbs, Rulon- 474 lbs, Total: 839 lbs
Fact: I don't know if you caught this, but Rulon is an Olympic medalist. They might have failed to mention this. 100 times.
After the meet and greet, Ali announces that the contestants will all be competing in their first challenge tonight! The challenge will determine who gets what trainer: Bob and Jillian or THE UNKNOWNS. If they choose THE UNKNOWNS, they will get four weeks of immunity. A hefty prize, that. The order they finish the challenge will determine what order they get to choose.
The challengers load up for a tag team 5k on manual treadmills. WHAT? No 26 mile stationary bike ride? Is this a softer gentler season? These folks need to be eased in, because most of them don't know what a 5k is or have ever been on a treadmill.
Everyone huffs, puffs, and grunts to choose their destinies! Who chose what?
1- Yellow Team- The Unknowns
2- Grey Team- The Unknowns
3- Aqua Team- Bob and Jillian
4- Green Team- Bob and Jillian
5- Brown Team- The Unknowns
6- Purple Team- Bob and Jillian
7- Pink Team- The Unknowns
8- Red Team- The Unknowns
9- Orange Team- Bob and Jillian
10- Blue Team- Bob and Jillian
11- Black Team- Bob and Jillian
The teams that chose the new trainers walk into the light to meet their makers. The other teams head to Bob and Jillian, who state that even they would have chosen the immunity.
Coulda, woulda, shoulda. Let's get to the day one workout! Let the yelling, puking, screaming, sweating, falling, fainting, and pouting begin! Jillian tries not to yell and lasts for about five minutes. Bob focuses on Arthur, puts him in the Cross Hairs, and gets him to open up about how he got to be over 600 pounds. Apparently he gained weight with the birth of each of his children. . .
Then we cut to the mysterious Unknowns in their top secret location that happens to be The Biggest Loser Resort in Malibu. The trainers look like they can drop an ass kicking just as well as B and J. And maybe someday we will get to see their faces. Someday.
At the second weigh in, Ali informs the BJ's (I know. I KNOW!) that The Unknowns dropped some serious poundage with the new trainers. How did the ranchers fare?
Green: Jennifer: From 278 lbs to 258 lbs- 20 lbs lost
Jay: From 400 lbs to 374 lbs- 26 lbs lost
Total loss: 46 lbs BW: 6.78%
Black: Dan: From 287 lbs to 268 lbs- 19 lbs lost
Don: From 309 lbs to 288 lbs- 21 lbs lost
Total loss: 40 lbs BW: 6.71%
Purple: Olivia: From 261 lbs to 245 lbs- 16 lbs lost
Hannah: From 248 lbs to 232 lbs- 16 lbs lost
Total loss: 32 lbs BW: 6.29%
Aqua: Marci: From 238 lbs to 224 lbs- 14 lbs lost
Courtney: From 323 lbs to 308 lbs- 15 lbs lost
Total loss: 29 lbs BW: 5.17%
Blue: Arthur: From 507 lbs to 476 lbs- 31 lbs lost
Jesse: From 293 lbs to 286 lbs- 7 lbs lost
Total loss: 38 lbs BW: 4.75%
YELLOW LINE
Orange: Ana: From 255 lbs to 246 lbs- 9 lbs lost
Irene: From 255 lbs to 242 lbs- 13 lbs lost
Total loss: 22 lbs BW: 4.31%
The first elimination sends home momma Ana (no surprises here) who learns to salsa, hang out like Sex and the City, and carry mail like a champ.
Next week: The Bj's vs. The Unknowns. Tune in!
Wanna know what Amanda has to say? Click here to listen to her recap, courtesy of DietsinReview.com!
I had always been interested in working out and being fit, but never could stick with it. I rode bikes and did martial arts and dance as a kid, but always opted for the more creative choices when I got older, instead of the active choices. NO organized sports for this kid!
I was the newspaper editor and drama queen in high school, and my love of the arts took me to college as a Musical Theatre Major, and that led me to living in New York City. All the while, I was the chubby one, the funny best friend and side kick. I wanted to lose weight, but never really knew what to do about it.
After September 11, I moved back to my home state of Oklahoma to help take care of my older sister who was suffering from kidney failure. The defeat I felt in moving home only added to my weight problems. My sister had me weigh myself at her doctor appointment one day, and I weighed over 200 pounds. I refused to believe it, and blamed the fact that I was wearing clothes for the extra 50 pounds.
Then everything changed: my sister passed away in September of 2002. I was lost and confused, and was medicating myself with food and drinks. One morning in November of 2002, I woke up and was tired of feeling bad. I needed to change. I started my fitness journey that morning by putting on an old pair of sneakers and I never looked back.
I have lost over 60 pounds on my own through diet and exercise. No fancy tricks, but lots of sweat and hard work. I am amazed when people can change their lives by doing the same thing. I'm an ACE certified personal trainer, personal trainer at Equinox Sports Club West LA, licensed Zumba instructor, and intenSati leader (with more to come!!!), and am happy for the chance to touch people with my enthusiasm for fitness everyday.
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