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Biggest Loser Secrets and Jillian Michaels
This is a fairly interesting video where Jillian Michaels talks about some of the players like Sionne and Fillipe sneaking off campus and
Overall, the short video clip is interseting to Biggest Loser fans.
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The Biggest Loser Recap: February 3, 2009
February 3, 2009 Episode of The Biggest Loser, Recap, Week #5: We here at IChooseThin.com are gigantic fans of The Biggest Loser
There were eight teams at The Biggest Loser ranch this week when the show started and at the start Bob Harper
After 30 days off the ranch the returning players each weighed in and these were the results;
Pink Team (Shannon) 277 pounds to 255 for a total loss of 15 pounds.
Green Team (Laura) 272 pounds to 265 for a total loss of 7 pounds.
Purple Team (Cathy) 281 pounds to 273 for a total loss of 8 pounds.
Yellow Team (Aubrey) 236 pounds to 234 for a total loss of 2 pounds.
Blue Team (Sione) 349 pounds to 324 for a total loss of 25 pounds.
The Blue Team took the win with the 25 pound loss with the total percentage of body fat lost at 7.16%
During this weigh-in Jillian was giving a pep talk to those contestants telling them that The Biggest Loser needs to be compared to the Olympics of Weight Loss. She went on to say that the Ranch kind of warps reality and that the pounds lost there are higher than what a person would normally lose when at home. Jillian went on to say that at home to lose 12 pounds in 6 weeks would be great. During that same little talk to Jillian there were a few more cut away comments where Jillian Michaels said that it is all B.S. to be told that if you only lose a few pounds that is because you gained muscle. She also made the statement that it is impossible to lose weight but not lose any inches on your body.
During a cut away shot of Bob he said that Carla is in this to win it because she was giving it her all. He was afraid that because of her teammate she had to work harder because Joelle was not working hard enough. Bob was afraid that Joelle would be the cause Carla would be sent home. Bob stated that Joelle‘s workouts were inconsistent and that meant that Carla had to work twice as hard to just ensure survival on the ranch. Later on Bob said it had to be 10X harder to survive the vote.
During a shot while in the gym Jillian cornered Aubrey of the yellow team on a treadmill. Jillian confronted her 2 pound loss in 30 days and told her it was all an excuse and that there was no way she had been working out 4-5 hours a day. Jillian stressed that they needed to get to the root cause of the weight issues Aubrey was dealing with internally.
The Challenge
The weekly challenge found all of the teams at a dam. They were not on the top, but down in the water overflow area which was completely dry. The winner of the challenge had the option of taking either a two pound pass or $5,000.
The challenge found a long pipe slightly higher than the waists of the players. There was a rope wound all around the pipe and the only way to unwind the rope that the players were attached to, was to climb up and over and up then under and then up and over and then under again. This had to be repeated dozens of times and was very tiring and a lot harder than it looked. After they had un-wrapped the rope they had to pull the attached rope a set distance to be the first to cross the finish line.
The winner of the challenge was the Yellow Team with the Blue Team not very far behind.
After the challenge there was the usual quick message from Jillian discussing how important it was to get to the root cause of a person being overweight. Jillian feels very strongly that the reason people are obese has little to do with food. Sure the person has to eat to get obese but she likes to get to the reason why people overeat. That is a Jillian Michaels trademark, weekly conversation with the contestants.
The Weigh-In
The teams weighed in as teams and their total weight was what determined who won and who lost. The Yellow Team that won the challenge chose to take the two pound pass and left the $5,000 in the hands of the host, Allison Sweeney.
The results of the weigh-in were as follows;
The Blue Team
Filipe: 331 to 308, lost 3 pounds / Sione: 324 to 316, lost 8 pounds
The Yellow Team
Mandi: 227 to 221, lost 6 pounds / Aubrey: 234 to 224, lost 10 pounds
The Silver Team
Carla: 348 to 339, lost 9 pounds / Joelle: 234 to 234, lost ZERO pounds
After Joelle weighed in the entire process kind of stopped. A cut away scene of Aubrey (Yellow) saying she was shocked with the results because Joelle had not GAINED any weight. Aubrey said that Joelle had not worked hard during the week. She went on to say that Joelle was full of excuses and that she did not know what she was talking about. Bob shouted out that he was not surprised by the zero on the scale. He stated that it was a reflection of her efforts and that the scale never lies.
The Black Team
Blaine: 312 to 303, lost 9 pounds / Dane: 345 to 334, lost 11 pounds
The Green Team
Laura: 265 to 252, lost 13 pounds / Tara: 252 to 240, lost 12 pounds
The Brown Team
Mike 339 to 330, lost 9 pounds / Ron 370 to 366, lost 4 pounds
The Pink Team
Helen: 225 to 216, lost 9 pounds / Shanon: 255 to 246, lost 9 pounds
The Purple Team
Kristin: 312 to 301, lost 11 pounds / Kathy: 273 to 268, lost 5 pounds
The results of the weigh-in were that the Brown and The Silver Team fell below the yellow line and both were up for elimination. During the one hour before the vote for elimination the entire house sort of attacked Joelle and her lack of motivation to work hard to lose weight. All during the heated exchange of words Carla chimed in to verbally assault Joelle and the fact that she did not care about being sent home. Carla was furious about the attitude Joelle showed the world when she hesitated to answer the simple question as to whether or not she really desired to be on The Ranch anymore. Eventually Joelle mounted a feeble defense about working hard and the entire house of players rolled their eyes in contempt for the words she was uttering. The quiet Shanon from The Pink Team blurted out that Joelle did not even know what planet she was on, let alone what ranch.
When Mike and Ron pleaded their request to stay, they both shed tears and clearly stated they worked hard and did not want to go home yet.
The Vote
The vote went quickly tonight with everyone voting to get rid of The Silver Team. The little placards they write the names on all had Joelle in big letters while Carla was written in tiny letters. The players would have liked to send home Joelle and kept Carla.
The person voted off The Biggest Loser February 3, 2009 episode was the Silver Team Carla and Joelle.
Joelle said she was offended by all of the remarks thrown at her and as the players all gathered around Carla to say goodbye, Joelle was ignored and walked out all alone without so much as a word to anyone.
The Biggest Loser Moment
The Biggest Loser Moment was different this week. It started off with words on the screen that Carla and Joelle had not seen each other for months. The meeting quickly turned into hateful comments being hurled back and forth and Carla said that Joelle had not given her best. Joelle said that she was no longer friends with Carla and walked out of the room without another word. The meeting was not a pleasant encounter.
The Biggest Loser Moment went on to say that Joelle lost 31 pounds since she left the ranch and that Carla had lost 40 pounds.
The Biggest Loser: February 10, 2009 Recap and Review
February 10, 2009 episode of The Biggest Loser,Recap, Week #5: We here at I Choose Thin.com being the huge fans of The Biggest Loser and the message it sends about the common person trying to lose weight provide this update to keep the other dedicated fans in touch with what they may have missed. This being the 100th episode of the show sort of makes it a milestone that was not even referred to on the show, which was a slight surprise.
The show started with The Brown Team talking about how they fell below the yellow line two weeks in a row even though they had been each burning about 10,000 calories a day. Since they still had not lost the weight needed they knew they would have to do something different this week.
Allison walked into the house and announced there was about to be a challenge and the prize for that challenge was the privilege of a family member to visit on the ranch for 24 hours. As they walked out to the swimming pool area it was noticed there were team colored wooden blocks arranged in a group near the pool. These blocks were meant to be stood on with one foot until everyone fell off and the last one standing would be the winner and get to see their family. The results were as follows:
Brown Team Ron lasted less than 15 seconds, Mike also of The Brown Team lasted 22 seconds, Kristin from The Purple Team lasted 24 seconds and Dane from The Black Team held out 2 minutes 23 seconds. The next to fall off the wooden blocks happened in the following order and there were no posted times for when they fell. Tara from The Green Team, Cathy from The Purple Team and then Shanon from The Pink Team fell off and fell into her Mom Helen, and they were both out. Helen was quite annoyed as the camera cut away. Then Laura from The Green Team went down followed by what was heart touching and interesting when Mandy from The Yellow Team pleaded with Sione to step off so she could see her family. Sione from The Blue Team stepped off and then there was only Blaine from The Black Team and Aubrey from The Yellow Team. Mandy then pleaded with Blaine to step off and Blaine said he would as long as Aubrey said she would step off also. Everyone complied and that left Mandy to the one to win the challenge and allowed her to have a visit from her family.
Bob Harper then walked into the house for his first appearance on the show and he said that he was not surprised that the Silver Team was sent home and The Brown Team survived the last vote. Bob then said that The Brown Team needed to make some changes and then Sione chimed in stating that The Brown Team had to step it up or they might have to send them home. Bob then said that the reason The Brown Team was not losing weight was because they were not eating enough. Bob Harper then said “Stop thinking and (start) eating more.” Bob went on to say that since Ron had a bad knee that Mike needed to work twice as hard to save his father from being sent home.
The next scene was Jillian talking to her group and Jillian said that Mandy winning the challenge was the worst outcome because she thought it would cause all of her emotional problems to surface. Jillian went on to say that sometimes if one spouse loses weight the other non-losing spouse may cause problems. Jillian went on to say this win would only make it more difficult for her to focus on losing weight at the ranch.
After a commercial break Bob Harper was seen putting his group through the paces of a Yoga workout. Kristin from The Purple Team made a comment as to how spiritual a person Bob Harper was and Bob then cut in saying that yoga is a great workout because it helps a person deal with the mental issues of weight loss. Filipe then stated that Yoga may look easy but it made him sweat. Bob then made the statement that “Yoga is the fountain of youth.”
Jillian then was shown working out with Laura from The Green Team and Jillian made the statement that Laura is not the most motivated person in the house. Jillian then said that Laura was full of platitudes and that she was really half-ass and had little emotions in the statements she made. As the workout progressed Jillian had Tara come over and told her that if Laura did not perform her boxing workout correctly that Tara was to slap her team-mate. Once this was suggested Laura increased her workout intensity and there had to be no slaps given.
When the show returned from a commercial break an infomercial about Subway sandwich shops began. Bob told his team they had to walk to eat and ended up walking quite far. We will not repeat the infomercial because it really is just an anti-TIVO commercial, but that does not mean we do not believe in the healthy food sold there. It is better that a burger place.
The challenge started on a chilly night as Allison was wearing a fur coat, which she looked great in, by the way. The challenge theme was that each team had to hold up a bar, over their heads, while facing their team mate. Between that bar was another bar and if the bar that was being held up were to be let down, they would touch. This would cause a red light to turn on. The winner of this challenge would receive immunity from elimination. Blue Team made the statement that there were sure to win and then the challenge began. The challenge started at 8Pm and lasted for over 4 hours and 40 minutes. After the first hour the players were all there and then they were not allowed to switch arms any longer. At two hours they had to hold the bar over their head with both hands on the bar. The results were as follows.
The Blue Team was the 1st team out when they became distracted. The Brown Team followed soon thereafter and following them The Black Team was also out of the contest. This left only the woman since all the men already lost. After two hours The Pink Team succumbed and the Yellow Team was after them. This left only The Purple Team and The Green Team playing. As the comments were being made that the challenge was similar to the two teams left playing last week, Laura dropped the bar causing The Green Team to lose. The Purple Team won immunity by winning the challenge.
The next scene began with Mandy’s husband Rusty showing up on the ranch. They were apart 6 weeks and he said to her “Your face looks so much different” and Mandy said “I lost 45 pounds.” Mandy then cooked her family a healthy, organic breakfast before she took them on a workout and the husband agreed it was really hard to do.
As all of the teams were out walking when Bob Harper pulled up in a golf cart and was really happy The Purple Team won the challenge. He then gave The Purple Team a ride back to the ranch in the cart.
Bob later said to the camera, and America, that if The Brown Team falls below the yellow line then he has “met the first team he has not been able to help”. At the start of the last chance workout Bob Harper singled out Mike from The Brown Team and told him that he had to work harder to keep his Dad, Ron, on the ranch. Mike said that is why he was the first one in the gym and Bob said he needed to be the last one out of the gym also. Mike was soon shown to be in tears and Bob said “Mike was crying because of the reality of his Dad hit him”. This is Ron’s last chance and Mike needed to help him because it was a life and death situation for Ron.
Soon we saw Jillian starting her last chance workout as a clock on the screen showed 8:00Am. Her workout lasted all day long as the scenes flashed 12:00, then 3:00 and as the scenes flashed it was 9:00PM. Jillian said “we have no votes” and we must not fall below the yellow line. Aubrey was seen breaking down in tears and Jillian then showed her emotional side, as she does weekly. Jillian then told the camera, and America, that she had to work her team really hard because they had less votes and that all of the drama in the house really sucked but she had to help them all and punish them through the weigh-in.
As the weigh in approached it was revealed that Mandy spent most of her time with her family and little time working out, as Jillian predicted would happen. Jillian said the family did become a distraction. The scene of the family leaving the ranch was fairly sad but from an outsider’s perspective she was crazy to risk her spot on the ranch when the entire goal of being on the ranch was to become healthy enough to live longer and see her family years longer.
The results of the weigh-in were as follows:
The Purple Team: This team had immunity and there was some definite game play because Kristin gained 2 pounds and that only sets her up for next week. Kristin shed a tear of disappointment but we here really believe it was all an act.
Blue Team: Filipe 303/299 lost 4 pounds, Sione 316/329 lost 5 pounds 3.37 %
Green Team: Tara 252/229 lost 11 pounds, Laura 252/249 lost 3 pounds 2.85%
Pink Team: Helen 216/211 lost 5 pounds, Shanon 246/241 lost 5 pounds 2.16%
Yellow Team: Mandy 221/215 lost 6 pounds, Aubrey 224/223 lost 1 pound 1.57 %
Bob then told the camera in a cut away camera shot that “my reputation is on the line, I think I’m gonna’ throw up.” As the Brown Team stepped on the scale…
Brown Team: Mike 330/317 lost 13 pounds; Ron 366/361 lost 5 pounds
The next statement Bob said was “see what happens when you listen to me America?” In reference to the fact that in order to lose weight a person has to eat and not try to starve it off.
Black Team: Blaine 303/299 lost 4 pounds, Dane 334/329 lost 5 pounds
The Black Team lost the weigh-in and the twist was that the vote would be to only send home one of the players on the team and they had one hour to choose before the vote.
After the commercial break the show resumed with Blaine asking to be sent home. He stated he only had 50 more pounds to go and that he could do that at home. This is when the show got good. The players started to bicker about how now they were being told to vote with their hearts, yet when they asked to send home Joelle the other team played the game and sent home a strong player. The arguing and emotions started to rise. It culminated when Kristin blurted out “Why did Joelle stay and Damien go home, your team tricked us”.
The vote was as follows:
The Pink Team: Held a grudge and voted for Blaine. The Brown Team had Ron pleading that if he were to be asking to sent home they would honor his wish, so he voted for Blaine. The Green Team picked Blaine as did The Blue Team and The Purple Team, which showed some character on Kristin’s part.
The player sent home for the February 10th 2009 episode of The Biggest Loser Couples was Blaine from The Black Team. He walked out amid a tearful and huggy goodbye.
The Biggest Loser Moment showed Blaine had lost a total of 86 pounds to date and spoke of his intention to participate in an iron man competition before The Biggest Loser Finale.
See you next week!
The Biggest Loser Couples Recap / Review Season 7 Finale May 12 2009
The Biggest Loser Couples Recap / Review Season 7 Finale May 12 2009; This is it! The final episode of the season. A three hour live event unfolds and we learn who the third finalist will be. Tonight is the night where we look back on the journey each of the players took, we find out who will be the winner of The Biggest Loser
The show started its live broadcast with the lights dimmed and spotlights glaring behind the final four players. Allison started talking about Pete and how four years ago he was over 400 pounds and now weighs almost half that much. Julie from three years ago looked great and Bernie who won $100,000 now runs marathons and how Michelle who dropped 14 dress sizes is planning a perfect wedding. Allison then spoke of how we will see the way the lives of players have changed and how we were going to see them live.
Allison went on to say how 22 people arrived to compete for this largest group of players yet. She said it was the season with the sickest, biggest, youngest and oldest of players. The look back on the season began.
Back to the day when all of the players arrived at the ranch on day #1. Each of the players told the camera that they were at the end of the line. That they needed help and they came to the ranch. The flashbacks showed Bob Harper yelling at Joelle and Jillian Michaels screaming at player after player. The challenges were shown one after another and how the players went from being obese to world class athletes. Helen told America that she would never doubt herself again. Kristine cried and told the camera she was worth it. After 179 days and almost 1,500 pounds later the players were getting ready for another weigh in to see he was not going to be in the final three players.
Ron told America that his kids were fat because of the fact that he made them and helped them become that way. This was the episode to see who would win the $250,000 and claim the title of The Biggest Loser.
Allison said there was one more weigh in and the only thing left between them was the scale. Before they got to that she had to reveal who was the one who got voted off by America. Before she did that she wanted to show America what the players looked like today.
The first player introduced was Mike. He lost more weigh on campus than anyone in the history of The Biggest loser. When Mike walked out he looked amazing. He looked slim and very trim. Mike said he heard everyone when he was backstage freaking out. Mike said he was thrilled to have his Dad with him and how his father helped him while he was at home.
Ron came out, busting through the paper photo of himself, looking not only thinner but must younger. Allison said he was the sickest player ever and now Ron said he felt great and wonderful. Ron said it did not matter who got to stay for the final three because they both won because they were able to lose the weight.
Allison then said she had the results from the American vote. They went to a commercial and when they returned she told the audience the player voted to stay for the final three was Mike. Mike was allowed to stay and the father, Ron was sent home. Mike became the third finalist.
Then Allison said that America would, for the first time ever, get to vote a player for the next season. The camera then showed a recording of Erinn who plead her story of how she became 239 pounds. She went through her journey of how she became obese and why America she vote her on to the next season of The Biggest loser. Then Allison introduced Erinn live on stage. Allison then introduced America to Amanda and then a recording showed Amanda at 19 years of age and 257 pounds. She spoke of how she was too embarrasses to attend senior prom because of her weight. She said her life was on hold because of her weight. Amanda and Erinn were both very cute blonds and they both wanted your vote. Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels both appeared on a big screen TV and told them they had to report the the gym right now. Jillian told them to get to the gym because one was going on the show and the other was going to the hospital.
Allison then brought out the first at home contestant to weigh in. That player was Estella and then her husband Jerry. They both looked great! Then Damien followed by Nicole who both looked really thin. The camera went on a flashback of how Jerry passed out while in the gym. That flashback showed a very obese Jerry and Jerry today screamed that man was gone. Dr. H. then came on camera telling America how great he has done. He told America how all of the medicines he was on he no longer takes. Jerry was now full of health.Allison then asked Nicole a question of her dress size and then told all of them to get ready for the weigh in. It was almost as if all the attention was on Jerry and the other players were just back drop. The show then went on to talk about the pound for pound challenge and how it was affecting America. The total pounds pledged was 2,926,027. Almost 3 million pounds have been pledged. General Mills then pledged that for every pound pledged, they will match it pound for pound. This offer is open till May 31, 2009. Go to Biggest Loser.com for details.
The first scene of Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels in their makeshift gym putting through the Season 98 contestants hoping to be voted onto the show. Allison then said it was time to start the weigh in. The first player to be weighed in was Estelle. Estelle told the camera as to why she needed to lose weight and then there were shots of her exercising and losing weight. Estelle was all smiles as she got on the scale. When she first arrived she was 242 pounds and now she was 159 pouds which means she lost 34.30% of her body weight.
Jerry then stepped up to the scale and we were reminded that at the age of 63 he was the oldest player ever on the show. The flashback scenes were of how he lost weight and how he sweat and how he was able to take charge of his life. He would be around for his grandkids now. When he arrived he was 369 pounds and now he was 192. He lost 177 pounds! He lost 47.07% of his body weight. WOW!!!!!!!! He took the slot of a possible win away from his wife.
Damien was then introduced and during his flashback he said he wanted to be fit dad and not fat dad. He said he now works out everyday and how he was doing it with his wife. Allison said he would look good in his tux at his wedding. His starting weight was 381 and he now weighed 245 pounds which means he lost 136 pounds for a total % weight loss of 35.70. He did not come close to pushing Jerry out of the winner’s circle, but he really did look great and his efforts showed.
Nicole then had her moment and she was shown how she needed to lose weight for her fiance and for herself. She said she needed to fall in love with herself again. She said she deserved to be in the wedding gown of her dreams. Her starting weight was 269 pounds and Allison told her to stop hugging Damien and get on the scale. Her current weight was 146 for a weight loss of 123 pounds and a total percentage of weight loss at 45.72%. She came close to beating out Jerry, but fell only a bit shy of knocking him out of the $100,000 prize.
Sione and Filipe were then introduced and they both looked great as did Carla Joelle. Joelle and Carla lost weight, but it was not as dramatic as the previous players. Joelle said that what Bob Harper did with her was alright and now she was okay and was happy. Filipe and Sione spoke of how they want to help their culture lose weight and how the program was going great. Sione and Filipe did a very cultural Tongan dance onstage. They looked very happy and Allison said you have never seen that on live TV before.
After the commercial Jerry was now 64 and still in the lead. Sione then stepped forward as the camera flashed back to how he spoke of how those of the Tongan culture had a weight problem and how he wanted to help his people. Filipe was shown working out with others and his children. His wife said he has returned to become the person he once was. Sione’s starting weight was 372 and now weighed 226, which means he lost 146 pounds for a total percentage weight loss of 39.25%. He looked and did great, but it was not enough to beat out Jerry. Filipe was then shown at his starting weight of 364 pounds and then was shown at that weight and he really looked fat. He then was shown as his journey progressed and how he was able to lose the weight. He went from a starting weight from 364 pounds to 229, for a total loss of 135 pounds and 37.09% total weight loss. He did not beat Jerry but Sione and Filipe did look really thin, slim and trim.
Carla was then introduced and that she weighed 379 pounds and was the biggest woman ever on the show. There was a few flashbacks of how she looked and how she was able to lose the weight on and off the campus. When she stepped on the scale she went from 379 pounds to 251 pounds having lost 148 pounds which is a very impressive and commendable number. Her total percentage lost was 33.77%. Jerry still had the prize of $100,000 in his sights.
Joelle was then introduced and the theme of the story was how she argued with Bob Harper and others. She said since she left the ranch she was sorry for some of the things that were done to her and also what she did to others. She said she had realized she was now accountable to the Biggest Loser. She started at 309 pounds and weighed in at 229 for a weight loss of 80 pounds. 25.89% was lost and anywhere but the Biggest loser this was a great number. She was happy and she deserved her moment because 80 pounds is great!!!
Next that came out was Blaine and Dane, who were cousins. Then Mandi and Aubrey strutted out on stage also in their suits and dresses. Blaine and Dane then spoke about how they ran a marathon and flashed medals as proof they ran. We feel as if this was stated only because they wanted redemption for not running a marathon and claiming they did earlier. Regardless, they did it and we love them and wish them the best. Allison spoke to Aubrey about being a parent and how great she was able to balance the fitness and families.
While they got into their Biggest Loser weigh in clothing Bob and Jillian were shown working out Erinn and Amanda. They each pleaded for a vote to stay for season 8 before they went to a commercial.
The next up on the show was Blaine to be weighed in and the flashbacks began of Dr. H. and how sick Blaine was and how he was addicted to food and how he had to stop and how it had to be now. Blaine said he was a much better role model now to his children. When Allison told him how many pounds he had to lose to beat Jerry, Blaine snickered because he knew it would not happen. His starting weight was 365 and his today’s weight was 249 for a total loss of 116 pounds for a total percentage loss of 31.78%. He did not beat Jerry, but he looked great.
Dane steeped on to the screen and the flashbacks showed him speaking of how his son was drinking alot of water to make his “stomach stick out like Daddy.” This was a moment that he decided he had to change. He told the camera that no matter what happens he already won in his life. His starting weight was 412 pounds and today he weighs 258 pounds which means he lost 154 pounds for a total percentage loss of 37.38%. He did not beat Jerry either. Allison congratulated him and then introduced Mandi.
The flashbacks of Mandi spoke of how humiliated she felt and then there were scenes of her exercising and how great she felt in her new life. Her starting weight was 263 pounds with her current weight of 171 pounds having lost 92 pounds with a total percentage loss of 34.98%. Mandi did not push Jerry aside.
Aubrey was now introduced as having to take care of her five kids and flashbacks showed her children starting to become obese. She said that when she came home from the ranch, she gained nine pounds. Her starting weight was 249 pounds and she lost 55 pounds for a final weight of 194 pounds. Her total percentage weight loss was 22.09%. We expected her to not have the big numbers as the show was always talking about how hard it was for her with her five kids. Anywhere but on the Biggest loser 55 pounds would have been great. Sadly enough, this number was not nearly good enough for the standards of the ranch.
Jerry still held the lead with seven players left to weigh in. Mother daughter team Cathy and Kristine walked out Kristine had hot blond hair. David walked out with Daniel. David and Daniel looked like they lost weight, but they still were over weight. Kristine was then asked about what it was like to be on the cover of a magazine and she said it was wonderful. Mom, Cathy spoke of how she brought it home to the family. Daniel and David said it was a hard road and even if they lost 100 pounds, they were still obese. They had to realize they could lose 100 pounds and then another 100 pounds. They said they would never give up. After a commercial and a costume change the weigh in for Cathy began. The flashback showed how she was a recovering alcoholic and how she quit smoking. She knew that if she did not lose weight she would die. She said she was now powerful and ready for life. Her starting weight was 293 pounds and now weighs 198 pounds for a weight loss of 95 pounds for a total percentage weight loss of 32.42%. She was not able to budge Jerry holding on to the lead for the $100,000 prize.
Kristine then told the camera in a flashback how she weighed more than football offensive lineman. She said that the Biggest Loser has allowed he to live the life she always dreamed of living. Her starting weight was 360 pounds and her new weight was 193 pounds. Her weight loss was 167 pounds and her percentage of weight loss was 46.39%. She came close to beating out Jerry, but it was not enough. She received a standing ovation.and then gave Jerry a hug.
David then was shown how his journey has gone and he told America what a struggle it is for him to lose weight. His starting weight was 393 pounds and his current weight was 350 pounds. He lost 43 pounds for a percentage of weight loss of 10.94%. We are happy he was able to do that and we hope he does well in his future.
Daniel flashed back about how he was always picked on as a child. He was the heaviest person ever on the Biggest Loser and the flashbacks showed him working out with Jillian and how he did not want to be the fat kid anymore. He said he was ready to lose weight. His starting weight was 454 pounds. Today he weighed 312 pounds for a 142 pound weight loss. That came out to be a 31.28% weight loss and he should be proud of himself. That was alot of weight for a person to lose. GO DANIEL!!!
The next player out was Laura followed by Shannon and then Ron. The camera flashed back to the scene when Shannon was voted off the ranch. She spoke of how she did it for her Mother and she said it worked out well for both of them. Ron said he was going to be happy for whomever won the contest. These players went off stage to change clothing while Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels were seen working out the two girls trying to gain a shot on next season of the Biggest loser. After the commercial Allison said she was shocked that Jerry was still standing there as trying to claim the $100,000 prize. Jerry said the weight loss was easy once he let his mind go and let his body just lose the weight.
Laura was then shown how she lost weight and how she now liked to be the girls guys WANTED to dance with. Her starting weight was 285 pounds and she now was 199 and lost 86 pounds for a total percentage of 30.18% total weight loss . Jerry was still in the lead. Laura did look young and her smile looked even better.
Shannon was then shown in her flashback sequence of how she looked obese and now that she was thin, she said it was gone forever. Her starting weight was 283 with her current weight of 191 for a total loss of 92 pounds and a total % lost of 32.51%. Jerry was still in the lead with only Ron to weigh in.
Ron was shown at his starting weight and he said he was the reason why his family was overweight and they were not going to do that anymore. Now he said he changed his life and now he will be a role model in the other way, referring to being thin. His starting weight was 430 pounds and his current weight was 238 pounds for a total weight loss of 192 pounds for a total percentage of weight loss thatwas not revealed on the show. If you want to know, do the math. . Jerry won the at home prize of $100,000. He then picked up Jillian Michaels and then his grand kids came out and hugged Jerry. After having spent only two weeks on the ranch, Jerry was able to beat out all of the other players on the show.
Allison then spoke to Bob Harper and Jillian and Bob said how emotional this season was for him. Jillian then said The Biggest Loser was changing America and it was not just about being fat then skinny. Jillian said it was about being able to achieve one’s dreams.
After a commercial Allison introduced the winner of Biggest Loser Australia. The winner was 57 year old Bob who lost 193 pounds and Tiffany, his daughter (?) lost 119 pounds. They photos of before and after were incredible and he said he fainted on his first day also. How do we here in America get that cable channel? hmmmm
The next segment of the show was with Mike in a flashback of how hard it was to lose weight and how he was never going back again. Bob Harper told Mike he needed to work out all night if needed. Mike said he went from a shy timid boy to a man. Mike then said he wanted to help his brother, Max be able to lose weight. Mike then said he wanted to be in the finale and he was only 18 and he said he had his whole life ahead of him and he was not going to let anything stop him now.
The two season 8 hopefuls then were shown exercising and that it would be soon time to see who was voted to stay on the ranch for season 8. After a brief commercial Helen started to speak of Helen. The flashback sequence showed how she transformed herself from being really fat and how she began to exercise and lose weight. She said the first day was crazy and she did not think she was going to make it. Helen spoke of how important it was for her to stay on the ranch. She was 48 years old and she worked her ass off and kicked everyone’s butt because it paid off. She said it was the first time in ten tears she wore a dress. She said she felt beautiful again for the first time in a long time.
Tara was then introduced as having won 12 challenges and how she never went below the yellow line and how she set record after record on the ranch. At the first weigh in she was in tears and said enough was enough. She said the first workout was really hard and how she was changing her life. Scene after scene was how she won challenge after challenge. She told the camera she wanted to win because she did not want to fail. Tara did not look like the same person who arrived on the ranch. She said she has become the person she never was, but always wanted to become. She went on to say how she wanted to be on that stage knowing she did everything she could do to win. If she did win she knew she deserved it. Off to a commercial we went…..
The three remaining players then introduced. Mike was then back on the stage and then Helen was seen for the first time and she looked realllllly thin. She was wearing a tight, hot and pink dress. She spoke of how she trained with tractor tires and stair running, She said she worked out like crazy and Allison said she looked great.
Tara then came busting through her fat, life-size photograph in a tight green dress, with blue sides that fit like a glove. Allison told Helen and Tara thaty could talk later. Tara said it was hard to do it at home and yet she did her best because she was a competitive person. Allison then said the order of weigh in was up to Tara and she chose Helen, Mike and then Tara herself would weigh in. After the commercial break, the final weigh in for season 7 would occur.
When the break was over the two player hoping to be on season 8 were brought on stage. Allison said the one who did not win would get a Biggest Loser at home program. The winner to stay on the show was Amanda. The first person to be known to be on season 8 of the Biggest loser was, and is Amanda.
The show shifted to Helen talking about how hard she worked on the ranch and how she worked her ass off. When she spoke her voice was echoed for the effect of having been in the past. The final weigh in began.
Helen stepped on the scale with a starting weight of 257 pounds and her current weight was 117 pounds which means she lost 140 pounds!! WOW!!! Her total percentage of weight loss was 54.47%
Mike was next on the scale and his flashback said he did everything he could do. He said he was on top of the world. The echo effect was there again as he said he wanted to be the Biggest Loser. His starting weight was 388 pounds and he was sarcastic in his snicker when told how many pounds he had to lose. I guess he knew he would not win. His current weight was 181 for a total weight loss of 207 pounds. His total percentage of weight loss was 53.35%. He was not able to beat Helen. Allison said he lost more weight than he weighed right now.
Tara was the last one up and Allison did the flashback intro. again. The echo effect had Tara talking about how she was going to lose weight and how she was not EVER going to fall below the yellow line. Tara said she was proud of herself and when she walked up to the scale, she looked like a model. Allison said Tara and Helen competed in more challenges than any player befor in Biggest Loser history. Allison said she was unbeatable all season. Her starting weight was 294 pounds and her current weight was 139 for a total weight loss of 155 pounds.
Helen won The Biggest Loser Season seven (7)) . Once again the Pink Team won. Once again Jillian Michaels won and beat out Bob Harper. Jillian Michaels has never been beaten on the Biggest Loser. Helen was the winner of The Biggest Loser of Season 7
There was no mention of what the next season of American Biggest Loser would be like or when it would start. Thanks for stopping by IChooseThin.com.
The Biggest Loser Recap / Review April 28 2009
The Biggest Loser Recap / Review April 28 2009; Tonight was the last episode on the Biggest Loser Ranch before the final episode. In this show the remaining players get to train Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels and make them sweat for awhile. With this being the last show before the live episode next week we will explore all of the scenes play by play and provide you with a full and complete recap of not only what happened, but also the emotions behind the scenes.
The show started with Helen talking about how happy she was to still be on the show. Helen said Thanks! to all and Filipe took a bottle of water, wrote Kristine’s name on it and put in on a shelf with all the other players names that had been eliminated in earlier shows. Ron told his son Mike that he was glad Mike was still on the show. Mike said his Dad was a master and has been playing chess while everyone else was playing checkers. Filipe said everyone was gunning for him to be out of the house. Filipe said this was his last chance to prove that he could do it. He said he did not want to let Mike win the game.
Bob Harper came in and said Ron had a hand to get rid of Kristine. Bob said he respected Ron throughout the whole process because he wants his son to win. Bob asked Ron flat out if he had a hand to get Kristine off the Ranch and Ron flat out lied to Bob Harper. Ron told Bob he had nothing to do with the vote. Bob told the camera he knew Ron was not telling the truth and he was disappointed that Ron had lied to him.
Allison then broke out video from the early days in the gym on the ranch. Tara said she did not know what she was doing in the gym when she first got to the house. Filipe said watching the way he was when he first got there made his resolve even stronger. Helen was shocked she was crying from doing a push up. Helen then wanted to know why nobody told her about her hair style, then laughed. Ron said he was fat and Mike said he forgot how big he was. When Mike saw the film of himself you could see the tears welling up in his eyes watching himself in the film. Ron said to watch his son in those early days really hurt him because he (himself) was a poor role model. Tara said she did not realize how much she needed the ranch. Ron then interjected how much they were able to do in just 17 weeks. Ron further stated to say he would never be that big again. Allison then said this was the last week on the campus and that all would be going home at the end of the week. Ron mouthed the word silently “wow.”
Tara wondered if she was ready to go home. Ron wondered if he was really ready to go home because he had so far to go. Each player flashed back to what they did on week # one and then discussed how much easier it all was to do now. Each player, one by one said it just took 17 weeks to accomplish what they thought would take a lifetime. Filipe showed the camera how much easier it all was now to move around in the gym today. The sun set over the hills and then the camera showed a conversation in the bedroom of Tara or Helen talking about how far they had come and that they would never go back to being fat again.
Tara had a little black dress she bought in London and tried it on for the first time and said she had met her goal and then Helen then tried on an outfit and really looked cute in what she whispered was a size 8. They then went downstairs to show the other players. They went to the common area and said they were wearing their goal clothing. Mike went and got his goal jacket which fit very well, and then said he was wearing a size 36 pants size from what was a 56. He also said he used to wear a 5X shirt and now wears a large. He was so happy it brought tears to those who were watching. All of the players looked great in their goal clothing.
All of the players then went back to the doctor for a checkout visit. They met with Doctor Huizenga, Associate Professor of Medicine, UCLA. Dr. H. said this group was the biggest group of people ever accepted on the show and that they were all really grim when they arrived. He took the players in to show them the results. Helen lost 106 pounds of hydrated fat. When Helen saw the photos of the fat hanging over her belt she almost cried. Dr. H. said her age when she arrived was a 60 and now she was an age 50. She turned it around and added at least 10 years to her life. Tara saw the photographs and all the red stretch marks on her belly and then told the camera how bad she used to feel about her weight. Tara said this was a life change for her and she would never go back to her old life. Filipe went from 58 inches around to 43 inches around. Filipe said he was not here for the game, he was here to fix what was broken. Mike was told when he arrived he was not only the youngest, but also the sickest. He had a size 65 inch waist and when Mike saw it he became very emotional. He is now 54% smaller today than he was when he arrived on the ranch. Mike said he was so thankful to be on the show because he would have died too young. Ron was reminded that when he arrived he was too large to fit in the MRI machine. He then looked at the film of all the fat that was in his body and how much of it is now gone. Ron was amazed by what he saw and how much a few short months of diet and exercise helped him more that everything he has tried before. He said he had his jaws wired shut, he had sleep apnea, he is off most of his medication. He was stunned by what the doctor reported to him.
The next scene they appeared to be in a desert and Allison told the last five remaining players they were at their final challenge. She told them they had to carry all of the weight they had lost duting the time on the ranch. They were in a sand quarry and they had to climb sixteen hills and at each hill, discard the weight they lost during the corresponding week on the ranch.
Helen had to carry 96 pounds, Tara 117 pounds, Filipe, 120 pounds, Ron 132 pounds, Ron had 153 pounds. The winner of the challenge would take a $1O,OOO prize or a one pound advantage. The twist was that whoever came in 2nd place got to claim the prize the winner did not choose. The weight they carried was in a big bag that was like an over sized backpack. Tara was struggling and said that she could barely move the bag and wondered how she lived that way. Filipe was in the lead andMikewas in a close second. Tara was tied for last and said to herself she had to work harder. Filipe said he had to stay focused and Mike said he was only focused on getting him and his Dad in the final four. Tara then passed Filipe and then Filipe said “good luck, you can do this.” Tara told the camera that she just had to move faster and that this was when she had to dig deep. Tara started to shed the weight and then dug deeper and pushed harder. Today Tara said she believed in herself andasshe threw her final weight off the last hill she yelled “never again.” Tara said she finally believed in herself. Ron came in second place andsaideven that was a great prize because he still might get the one pound advantage. Filipe chucked his last weight over the hill and told America, never again.” Helen said she was done with it and she was moving forward with her life. Ron was having a rough time going up and down the hills so Mike went back to help his father. Filipe also went back to help and Ron said he would never be that big guy again. Ron said he was good with what ever prize he got.
Jillian Michaels then said she was going to kill her people in the last chance workout. The players then laughed because it was train the trainer day. Bob said he loved train the trainer day. Bob said he liked to hear Jillian cry. The players were then yelling at Bob and Jillian and tried to get them to crack. Filipe kept telling Bob to work harder and Bob kept telling Filipe to shut up. It was a friendly exchange of words. Bob then told the camera as he was hanging over the treadmill, soaking wet, that the players still had a last chance workout and that he was going to “kill them.”
That was the first hour of the show which was more or less a trip down memory lane. The second half of the show started with the last, last chance workout. JIllian said she was going to kill them. Bob said Filipewas more focused than he had ever seen him before. There were then scenes of Tara wondering if she should take the 10K or the one pound advantage. Jillian told Helen that she was a 48 year old woman that the whole world was watching as an example. Ron told the camera that he was in alot of pain this week because of his knee and then Mike said that he was putting it all on the line this week. Filipe said he was working really hard this week because he did not want to go below the yellow line. Filipe was sweating like crazy and Bob told him he could do it andthen Bob said everyone wants to send you home and that he better work harder. The scenes then sped up and each player passed before the camera with scenes of exertion.
The next moment we saw all of the players walking to the gym for the final weigh-in. Tara told the camera that she knew everyone stepped it up this week. Allison told them they lost over 600 pounds on the show. She continued that this season had the most players and was the longest season yet. Jillian said they were all athletes now and they were different people now. Tara said she was excited to be on the Ranch and it was not about the game, it was about getting her life back. Filipe said it was more than a game and no matter what, he was going home an was going to educate those he loved.
Allison then asked Tara if she wanted the pound or the money. Tara took the pound and Mike was 10K richer. Each player then stepped on the scale and the results were as follows:
Ron: 298/289 lost 9 pounds. Ron said “wow”. He looked back and said he was surprised he made it that far. Lost 141 pounds in 17 weeks. He lost 3.02% for the week.
Filipe: 244/234 lost 10 pounds. Filipe gave a yell and was very happy to have a double digit loss. 130 pounds in 17 weeks for a 4.1% for the week.
Helen: 161/154 lost 7 pounds. Helen was almost in tears and thanked Jillian. Lost 103 pounds while in the ranch. Everyone kept saying how she was 48 years old. She lost 4.35% for the week.
Mike: 235/224 lost 11 pounds. Mike was safe from elimination and said that he and his Dad made their personal gaol of losing 300 pounds. Mike was on top of the world and on top of the chart, but pushed his Dad below the yellow line. Mike lost 4.68% during that week.
Tara: 177/169 lost 8 pounds. Tara never fell below the yellow line during the entire show. Tara was then told she lost more weight on campus that anyone in Biggest Loser history. She lost 5.08% for the week.
The two players below the yellow line were Filipe and Ron. Bob Harper was upset that Filipe fell below the yellow line and was so upset. All five players lost over 100 pounds while on the Biggest Loser campus.
Tara then told the camera that she has never been in an alliance. Ron told the rest that he should be in the finals because he was less of a threat than Filipe. Filipe said he wanted to be in the finals because he was always the fat kid that came in last. Filipe said he wanted to compete and that the easy way out was to vote him off and let Ron stay. Helen said she had no loyalty because Ron and Filipe both voted for her in earlier shows. Helen said she had no loyalty and that she was going to play the game and do what was best for her. Tara asked Helen if she was enjoying the moment of power. Helen laughed and said she was.
At the table of elimination the votes were.
Mike: He told Filipe he was voting to save his Dad and that Filipe knew why.
Helen: She said she had to play for herself and that she voted for Filipe because he was the bigger threat.
The person voted off The Biggest Loser on April 28 2009 was Filipe.
Filipe said he could not go home and that he hoped he was going inspire those that were watching the show. He was in tears and said that from that moment on he wanted to be a inspiration to those who thought they could not do it for themselves. Filipe left and received hugs.
Allison told them they were all going home and in 30 days the would return for their final weigh-in.
Filipe said he was going home to inspire his culture to become healthier.
The Biggest Loser Transformation Moment showed Filipe walking into his home and family and his wife said he looked like a new man. His father said he was amazed. Sione said he was amazed in how much more weight he lost in three weeks.
Moneh, Filipe’s brother was seen and he was a very large boy who spoke of his culture being consumed with food. Since he was home he lost 13 pounds and then his Dad had a stroke and that inspired him to work even harder. He started to have classes at his home to help others exercise and loss weight. Levila, his wife, said she was proud of her husband and then Filipe said he wanted to change his culture and he knew it would take some time.
The Biggest Loser: February 17, 2009 Recap and Review
February 17, 2009 episode of The Biggest Loser
Jillian Michaels
Bob Harper would never approve of Sensa Weight Loss, but why?
The first challenge of the show had all of the players competing to walk up a large hill to fetch a key to one of the two padlocks on the gym door. At the top of the hill were 100 keys that all looked the same. The players had to walk up the hill and fetch one key. They then had to take that key back to the gym and try to open the padlocks on the door. If they found the right key they would be the winner. Only one team player for each color had to find the key for both of them to be a winner. After both keys were used to open the padlock, the game was over. The four winning players won the privilege to use the gym for the entire week while the others had to figure out where they were going to exercise elsewhere. After many trips by each team up and down the hill with players throwing up along the way, the winners were The Pink Team and The Brown Team.
Jillian was not very happy about not being able to use the gym because she…”was not really an outdoorsy type of girl”. Jillian stated she did not like to get her sneakers dirty and that she really liked to use “stuff”. She then said she was going to make a home gym for everyone to workout in during the week.
The Pink Team who won use of the gym was fairly foolish by wasting time putting signs up saying members only and setting up chairs and a table with fruit bowls and saying it was now a lounge. When Bob walked in the gym it was now time for them to work harder. He was concerned because the few people that were in the gym were at such low workout levels. Bob made the statement that “a gym needs life, it needs energy and that was hard to get”…in the gym the way it was with only four players using it to exercise.
While Jillian was working out her team Tara, from The Green Team, started to whine about how Laura was going to drag her down. It may have been the first time they showed her complaining about her teammate, but it sure was not going to be the last. Then they players saw some outside water sprinklers running and started to get wet and then wrestle and commenced bathing themselves in the mud and doing basically silly things.
Bob did some infomercial for some product that hung from a tree before the scenes of the challenge began. The challenge was at night and there were rowing machines set up that were plugged into lights. The object was to keep the lights green by rowing. If they slowed down the light would turn yellow and then red, which would disqualify both members of the team. The winner of this challenge was Dane. Dane won immunity from the possibility of being sent home from elimination.
Bob Harper had a heart to heart talk with Ron, from The Brown Team. Bob said he was heading to the beach for the last chance workout and Ron should not participate. Bob was worried about the knee problem Ron had and told him to spend the entire day swimming in the pool. That was one way that Ron could burn calories without damaging his knee further. While Bob had his team at the beach he had them run and carry logs and crawl and pretty much anything else he could think of having them perform.
Jillian was working her team out in a courtyard area and Tara whined about Laura again and Jillian was not happy with that complaining. Jillian told Tara that she needed to get her act together and that every bite a person took was a choice and now she was choosing to make excuses and not exercise. Tara kept whining and crying about being sent home because of Laura.
Last week we wrote about how we wrote” The Purple Team: This team had immunity and there was some definite game play because Kristin gained 2 pounds and that only sets her up for next week. Kristin shed a tear of disappointment but we here really believe it was all an act. ”
With the results in this week we really think that Kristin guzzled water last week because she had immunity. Last week she gained 2 pounds and this week she lost more weight than anyone else. We said it and we believe it more now than last week and her numbers point towards that statement. Also this week since Dane had immunity we also suspect he drank water because his weight loss was the lowest of them all and he worked really hard. We state that Kristin had game play last week and this week we are pointing the finger at Dane. We do not say this is wrong because it is a game. We are kind of just thinking out loud.
The results this week were as follows:
Green Team: Laura 249/241 lost 8 pounds, Tara 229/222 lost 7 pounds 3.14%
Yellow Team: Mandy 215/210 lost 5 pounds, Aubrey 223/216 lost 7 pounds 2.74%
Blue Team: Filipe 298/291 lost 7 pounds, Sione 305/296 lost 9 pounds 2.65%
Brown Team: Mike 317/307 lost 10 pounds, , Ron 361/351 lost 7 pounds 2.51%
Purple Team: Kristin 301/289 lost 12 pounds, Cathy 264/263 lost 1 pound 2.3%
Pink Team: Helen 211/205 lost 6 pounds, Shanon 241/238 lost 3 pounds 1.99%
Black Team: Dane 329/325 lost 4 pounds, 1.22%
The player that won immunity for this week was Dane and he had the lowest % of weight loss. As we suspected with Kristin last week, we suspect Dane doing it this week to set himself up for a great week next week.
During the elimination vote everyone honored the wishes of The Pink Team and voted off was Shanon. The player voted of The Biggest Loser episode of February 17, 2009 was Shanon from The Pink Team. The vote to send her home was unanimous.
During The Biggest Loser Transformation moment it was revealed that Shanon has lost 85 pounds to date and now participates in Roller Derby, as a sport. She has dropped a total of ten pants sizes.
Next week we get to see Bob Harper cry after a coin toss. Come back soon for that review also.
The Biggest Loser Recap / Review April 21 2009
The Biggest Loser Recap / Review for the episode that aired on April 21 2009: This episode saw not only another contestant go home but it also saw one of them hit a personal weight loss milestone on The Biggest Loser. In this article we will take you scene by scene of not only what happened but also the emotions of how it happened. I Choose Thin.com provides the most accurate and up to date recap and review of what Bob Harper
The show started off with with the typical scenes of all the players and it is hard not to notice they all look like such different people. The first scene had Kristin telling America how happy she was to have stayed on the ranch and Tara was shown crying on the couch with Helen trying to console her. Tara said she was scared and that she did not know how dependent she was on Laura. Ron said that Tara was never below the yellow line and Kristin said the brown team was the only intact team and that Ron was a threat because of the devotion he had for his son Mike. Filipe said the house was now at war.
Jillian Michaels made a very early appearence in this show and told America that it made sense to send home Laura. Jillian yelled at Tara and told her that Laura had to go home because she could not walk. Jillian told her, screamed at Tara and told her Tara was projecting her fears into Laura going home. Tara then said she was scared. Tara said she has not gone 16 weeks to just go home. Then there was a quiet, consoling moment with Jillian telling Tara it would be alright.
Bob Harper
The show returned from a commercial break with all of the players walking into a room that looked like a game show set. Then they were introduced to the editor of The Good Housekeeping magazine to play a trivia quiz. The one who had the most correct answers of 4, won an all expense paid trip to New York City with a host of special things that would happen to the winner.
The first question was:
How many servings are in a 7.5 inch pizza?
The answer was 8 servings and the answer made you aware that the pizza was so small and it made you realize that nutrition labels are deceiving and every player got it wrong! The tiny pizza was sure not what a person would think would have more than one serving. The whole point was to show the world that you need to read the labels because if you do not you may eat too many calories.
Which fat is the heart healthiest to cook with?
The answer was olive oil and the only one who was wrong was Ron who chose a trans fat free margarine. Helen mocked him for being Italian and getting it wrong.
Which ground meat has the least amount of fat?
The answer was ground turkey breast. Ron, Mike and Kristine were the only ones to get it right. The worst ground meat to eat was chicken because they include the skin in the mix. This was a shocking realization as we all think chicken is the healthiest.
How many extra steps do people who wear a pedometer walk in a day?
Tara said if she was in doubt, pick “C.” Ron, Helen, Mike and Kristin got it right. The correct answer was 2000 steps a day.
At this point the only ones left were tied and they were Mike and Kristin. They then had a tiebreaker question.
How many calories are in a fried fast food sandwich, with tartar sauce?
Mike broke down each ingredient and said the total calorie count was 635 while Kristin said 435. The correct answer was 640 which meant that Mike was only 5 calories off and that meant he won a trip to New York. Kristine asked Mike if he was even old enough to go to New York by himself.
Bob Harper came into the house and was shocked to see that they did not win because they should be a nutrition whiz. Bob made fun of them and decided that they had to take a camera and film what they were eating while he was gone. Bob said the camera would be a “Bob Junior” or a”Mini Me” filming what they ate.
Jillian then walked in and then there was another one of those commercials that advertised a zip-loc bag. We will not dwell on the ad because we have Tivo and hate the commercials. We really hate the advertisements that are built into the show like they are really happening without a script.
The next scene had them at a night challenge and they had a contraption that went about 45 feet up in the air,with a cage for each player. Each cage had a rope that held them up. The person who held onto the rope the longest would be the winner of $10,000 or trade it in for a one pound advantage at the weigh in. Kristine told the camera how important that pound would be at this stage of the game.
When the challenge started, all of the players were lifted into the air and the players said one by one how scared they were. The cages were sort of shaped like a body and were tall enough for them to stand up. Kristine was scared because the cage was spinning around. She was screaming and Helen was freaking out and screaming. Kristine feared for her very life. Mike was the first one who slipped and let go of the rope. The cage fell about five feet and then Filipe said it was really cold. Ron said he was not afraid and had no fear of heights and he said he felt pretty good about winning. Kristine told the camera she was so scared, she checked out and was not there mentally. Filipe was bending over in a squat position. Tara and Filipe got into an arguement and Helen told Tara to be quiet. Tara actually said “Helen, this is an A & B conversation so see your way out of it.” Helen asked Tara if she was 10 years old. Ron then slipped and was out of the challenge. They were holding the rope that came up from their feet. Filipe was jumping and screaming trying to distract the people causing the whole thing to rock back and forth. Helen said she was going to kick Filipe’s ass. Filipe then slipped and he was the last guy eliminated. Kristin said she was not doing well after the one hour mark and soon was out of it. The only two left were Tara and Helen. Helen tried to get Tara to split the money if she gave up and Tara said it was not about the money. Helen said she was worried because she lost 7 pounds last week and was afraid she needed the 1 pound. Helen then said she was done and let go. Soon Helen was crying to the camera about how sad she was to not win the pound. Tara won another challenge and Tara said that one pound was “huge.”
Bob Harper then said it was time for him to see the video review of what the players were eating. Ron had an egg white burrito and turkey bacon. Bob told him they did not eat enough calories. Bob said they were working out and needed carbs for fuel and they should have eat 2X that amount. Ron thought that olive oil was empty calories and that they needed the heart health that olive was needed. Ron then told them all that they were not eating enough and Bob did not approve of what they ate and that he dreaded to see what they were going to eat. Again Bob said they were not eating enough food and that had to eat more to lose the weight. It was interesting to see that they did not realize that they needed to eat nutrient dense food. He said you needed to eat protein to help the muscles and allow the body to be a fat burning machine.
There was then a one hour recap before the second hour began with Jillian yelling “last chance workout.” Tara said it was week 16 and this was all out. Ron said looking back he WAS (past tense) a person with no hope and that now he was full of hope. Bob Harper then was going full bore into the exercise and Kristine and all the other players were sweating like mad. Ron said he has not been this weight since he was a young teenager. Filipe said he was so focused and he deserved to be there. Tara said that the 2 minute sprints on the treadmill were crazy and that it was no longer physical, it was mental. Ron and Bob were going at all of the players at an insane pace and the pace was hard and fast even by all the standards we have seen on the Biggest Loser, in all the previous episodes. Kristine was gasping for air and Bob kept being relentless. Bob said “don’t think, do.” Kristine said she was a brand new person and the person she was when she got there was gone. Jillian said that she wanted everyone to be exceptional because they were to be finalists and now they were responsible to the millions of Americans that watched the show. Jillian told Mike that he just had to get aggressive and Mike said he was pissed off because Jillian was pushing him harder than ever before. Jillian told America that the reason why Mike was pissed and punched the machine was because the fat kid was still inside him. Jillian said he needed to work out the anger from being a 400 pound teenager and he needed to deal with that fact. Mike said he was terrified to go home and become fat again. Jillian said he needed to talk to his Dad about his fears. Mike then said thanks to Jillian.
Mike then went to talk to his Dad in private ( as America watched) and asked Ron why he got so big and why he, as a father allowed his family get so fat. Ron then told America that the anger he had directed at him, from Mike was alright. Ron said that when he grew up his parents tried everything to help him get thin. Ron then told Mike he “should be pissed off at him.” Ron told Mike we need to go home and help Max. Ron said it was alright to blame him and they hugged and Mike shed a tear and they went to a commercial.
After the commercial Kristin said she worked really hard and that she did all that she could do. Allison Sweeney was in the room and told them they would all weigh in as individuals and then asked Tara if she would use the challenge win for the 10K or the one pound. Tara decided to take the 10K and Helen was shocked because it could go either way. Jillian said she was for her choice and that Tara was betting on herself.
The weigh in began with Tara going first and it went as follows.
Tara: 182/177 lost 5 pounds. Tara danced because of the 5 pounds and said it was alot for her size and she also walked away with the 10 grand. 2.75%
Ron: 302 / 298 lost 4 pounds and for the first time since his young teens he was under 300 pounds. He was quite happy and so was Mike as he ran up to him and gave his father a hug. 1.32%
Helen: 162 / 161 Lost 1 pounds. As she looked into the camera she had tears in her eyes. .62%
Mike: 243 / 235 lost 8 pounds and he was very happy and he thought he was going to make it to the finale. 3.29%
Filipe: 247 / 244 lost 3 pounds and it was not enough because he had done all Bob had asked him to do. This put Helen below the yellow line for the elimination with no choice to be saved from the vote.
Kristin: 243 / 244 GAINED 1 pound!!! WOW!!! This was a show stopper and Kristin said it made no sense and Bob said he did not understand because she was unbelievable this week. Kristin said she put too much stress on Herself and that it happened because she was jinxed because she said she wanted it.+.41
Bob said the two woman (Helen and Kristin) did not deserve to be below the yellow line. This was going to be a tough vote and after the went back to the living quarters Helen was in tears and said she did not want to go home and that she wanted to be there. Kristine said she did not know where to begin because she did everything she could do to lose the weight. Kristin said she wanted to talk to Ron alone and he said alright. Mike said Kristine was the last threat and had feelings that she needed to go. Kristine pulled Mike aside and said she needed to have his vote and then Ron said he promised Kristin’s Mom that he would never write Kristin’s name down. Ron told Kristin flat out that he would not vote for Kristine. Kristin then told the camera that the true intentions of the brown team would show tonight. Were they here for the money, or the weight loss?
There was then view from outside a building looing up to the windows. There was a conversation going on discussing how the vote should go. The words were added to the screen like closed captions. Ron said that” if you guys vote to keep Helen and if Filipe and I vote to keep Kristin, Kristin still goes home. She’s your bigger threat.” Mike said “Mm hmm“ Ron said “just make sure Tara’s on the same page as you.” Mike continued with “Is that OK with you if I do that ?” Ron said “Yeah“ Mike then said “That’s what I want to make sure.”
What just was decided was that Ron could keep his word and still get rid of Kristin. What just happened was that despite keeping his word to Kristin, Ron made sure she was sent home. This may outrage alot of you readers out there on the other side of my monitor, but it is a game and Ron does want his son to win….It is a game!!!
The next scene showed all the players walking in to the vote, with the moon shining overhead. Mike said that he had the ability to pull the trigger and get rid of the biggest threat he had left on the ranch. The vote went as follows:
Tara: “Kristin I adore you and this week Helen was here for me. I need you by my side” and then voted to get rid of Kristin.
Filipe: “Kristine you were always there for me and I could not write down your name” and then voted for Helen.
Ron: He just lifted the lid and said he voted for Helen and then said he could not vote for kristine.
Mike: He told Kristine this vote was”for himself” and then not only voted for Kristin but also voted Kristin off the ranch. Mike’s vote caused a tie and since there was a tie, the person with the lowest % was going home and that was
was Kristin.
Kristine said she was not surprised and that Mike took the easy way out and he was a chicken. Kristin said that Ron had kept his word and then Ron said “My son will win” in response to Kristin telling Ron “He (Ron) had the win already in his head.”
The person voted off The Biggest Loser
Helen lost 112 pounds in 16 weeks and she thanked Bob Harper and then said this was the happiest moment in her life and that she was going to walk back into her life as a new person. She said the next time America saw her they would have to pick their jaw off the floor. She then walked into her home and her entire family was shocked. Her husband gave her a big kiss and the Mom said she was so proud of the inside out transformation. Kristine said she saw the look in the eyes of her family.
There was not Biggest Loser Transformation moment and it went directly to a scene with Kristin walking into a large room with an audience awaiting her to speak about her time on The Biggest Loser Ranch.
2 Months Later
Kristine was walking in to give a talk about her time on the Biggest Loser. She told everyone she weighed 350 pounds and thought she was healthy. She told the audience that she was worth the transformation and so is everyone else. She then told the camera that “change is possible“ The camera then showed a photo of her now and she looked really good and it said she lost 132 pounds. She hopes to under 200 pounds for the finale.
The show ended with the statement that next week would be the last week befor the season finale. Check back soon and check in to IChooseThin.com for the most comprehensive update available on the web!
The Biggest Loser Couples Recap / Review March 24 2009
The Biggest Loser Couples Recap / Review March 24 2009; The Biggest Loser was delayed tonight and the results of who was sent home may not have been seen by millions. You can thank us here at I Choose Thin.com for the simple fact that we are here to provide this review and recap of The Biggest Loser for your pleasure.
The show started off with last week’s losing team walking back into the Biggest Loser house. Everyone was shocked to see that Cathy was sent home and not Aubrey. The look was one of astonishment by many house members. Ron made the statement that he understood why Cathy went home because he would do the same for his son. Kristin was in tears and said she “just wanted to go to bed.”
The next scene was a quick jump to the gym and as the players walked into the room they were met by Allison Sweeny and dummies that had all of the original shirt colors of the remaining players. Allison told the players that they were entering a new phase of the game and now they were all going to be competing as singles. As she was handing out the new shirts to the players she stopped for a moment and showed everyone the HUGE shirt Mike wore when he arrived at The Ranch. He lost 118 pounds and the shirt was so large that two players were seen wearing it at the same time. Allison then told them that they all now had the chance to choose the trainer they liked best. Allison told them they had one-half of an hour to choose and then they would have to make the choice as to who to be with for the duration of their time working out on the ranch. When this was announced, Filipe and Sione were both relieved while Helen was torn on what to do. Laura did not know if she could trust Jillian because of the way Jillian verbally attacked her in a previous episode. Aubrey said she favored Jillian because she had the best record as a trainer on The Biggest Loser
Mike; “Ive been dreading this day, I can’t pick, I picked by flipping a coin and it landed on Jillian.” Bob then told America that he was hurt by the choice and that he should have put more thought into it than the flip of a coin. Then there was a very funny moment when Mike’s Dad looked into the camera and commented on how Mike made his choice. Ron said “my son is an idiot.” It was not in an angry tone, it was just the tone of a loving father who wished his child made a better choice. It was very funny to see and hear him say it to the camera. Then there was a scene where Mike was lamenting over his choice and crying.
Helen; While looking at Bob Harper
Kristin; “I am so drained. Jillian has a great track record, but this is Bob’s year. I choose Bob.”
Filipe; Made a quick choice and went straight to Bob, as any weekly viewer would have expected him to do.
Sione; There were tears in his eyes when he said that Bob told him that he had to “be the man that his family thinks you are.” Sione said this saying of Bob Harper has influenced him and he chose Bob. Jillian then said to Sione that she understood.
Ron; “I just lost 100 pounds and I ain’t gonna fix what ain’t broke.” He then chose Bob Harper.
Laura; She was crying a lot when she had to make her choice and said that she was choosing Jillian Michaels
Aubrey; “I need Bob” to continue the fire that she had when she arrived at the ranch.
When this scene was over Helen said it was time to work out and they all were next seen in the gym. There were then a few scenes showing all of the sweat and the workout things the contestants do while in the gym. Kristin then went outside with Jillian to make sure she was committed to Kristin as much as she was to Sione and Filipe. Jillian said she was and that was not going to be a problem. Jillian then promised to help Kristin as much as possible.
The next scene was a shift to the start of a challenge. The players walked into an outside area and there were tables with colored, wooden blocks on a table. Each block had a number on it and the total numbers of all the blocks on each table added up to the amount of weight that each player lost while at the ranch. The object was to take the blocks and place them onto the scale of another player of their own choosing. When it was all said and done, they would add those blocks up and that number would be used for part two of the challenge and the rules for part two would be revealed later. What Allison did reveal was that the prize for winning the challenge would be immunity. It was then obvious everyone was ganging up on Tara and Helen but the brunt of it all was placed on Tara’s scale. The pile of blocks on her scale was by far larger than everyone else. This really upset Tara and when this part of the challenge ended, Tara walked off and walked away. Kristin mentioned this challenge by the name the players referred to it as, “Let’s see how much everyone hate you.” Tara was in tears and told Aubrey to “shut y0ur mouth” which really showed the hostility in the house at that moment. Tara walked out into a field and was followed by her friend Laura. Tara was so upset she told Laura she was quitting and she was leaving the ranch. She was going to throw the weigh in and leave. Laura went nuts on her and told her she had to stop it. Laura brought her back to reality and said that she had to stay on the ranch for herself. She had to stop all the feelings and just do it for herself. Although Tara had said “I am done”, Laura saved her and grounded her into rethinking and Tara then said she was not going home and was going to work harder and get it done.
As the next scene began all of the players were walking onto a NASCAR
At the start of the challenge Tara fell way behind and Sione was off to an obvious win by the big lead he had from the word go. All through the race Tara was like the little train that could and just kept pulling and over the 1/2 mile was able to catch up to Mike and then even pulled her car well ahead of Sione. Tara went on to not only come from way behind, but she won by a huge distance. It was a very impressive moment for Tara. Go Tara!!!!
After she passed the finish line and won immunity she also got to jump into a really cool looking Corvette with NASCAR
Back at the ranch Jilian Michaels
There was then another commercial built into the show for a product which then led straight into the last chance workout. This workout looked a bit more intense, than usual. The sweat was pouring off all of the players and it was obvious that they were all spending hours in the gym. We do not know how long they were working out, but if it were like previous episodes, it was for at least eight hours. Chances are they were all there much longer though.
When the weigh-in began the announcement was made that if either Tara or Kristin lost the right number they would be the first girls on the show to ever lose 100 pounds while on the ranch. Since Tara had the immunity, she stepped up to the scale first. She needed to lose four pounds to be the first woman to lose 100 pounds while on The Biggest Loser
Tara: 198/195 lost 3 pounds. Tara only lost 3 pounds and that left her 1 pound short to claim the title first girl to lose 100 pounds while on the ranch. We here at I Choose Thin really wonder if Tara threw the weigh in and drank water to increase her weight. It would not be the first time and would be a smart play to help her chances of staying improve for next week. Tara may have done that as she is a very smart player.
Kristin: 263/255 lost 8 pounds. She stepped onto the scale and into Biggest Loser history as the first woman to lose 100 pounds while on the ranch. She was in tears as she said she had never been able to beat her weight and now she was doing it. She wants to be an inspiration to others who were at home watching. When this season is over Kristin is one who will join the circuit of previous players out there earning a living trying to motivate others into losing weight. Not a bad thing, just an observation.
Aubrey: 195/191 lost 4 pounds. She was upset right away and thought her number was not good enough while at the ranch.
Mike: 271/264 lost 6 pounds
Laura: 220/213 lost 7 pounds
Helen: 182/177 lost 5 pounds
Sione: 273/266 lost 7 pounds.
Ron: 327/317 lost 10 pounds. Ron was very upset because he did better than his son and he wanted to go home before Mike. Ron was very upset that he had lost so much weight and would not be able to stop his son from being below the line.
Filipe: 267/263 lost 4 pounds. Although he was happy that he broke 100 pounds, he knew he was below the yellow line and that took the joy out of his 100 pound weight loss accomplishment.
After the weigh in, the two players below the yellow line were Filipe and Aubrey.
The next scene was all the players at the commons in the ranch getting ready to decide who to send home. Aubrey plead her case by saying “I don’t want to leave, I am not ready to go yet.” While Filipe said “Whatever you guys decide.” After the two of them left Sione started to plead to keep Filipe on the ranch. He said “I am begging y0u to spare him.”
The vote was as follows:
Tara voted for Filipe
Mike voted for Aubrey
Laura voted for Filipe
Helen voted for Aubrey while stating it was a “hate love relationship”
Kristin voted for Aubrey
Ron voted for Aubrey because he said Aubrey had a father at home that needed her help (losing weight)
The person / player voted off and eliminated from The Biggest Loser Couples Episode March 24 2009 was Aubrey.
During The Biggest Loser transformation moment Aubrey was met with by her sister who looked great and was wearing her BodyBugg which was quite visible on her arm. Aubrey’s child was crying because Mommy was gone so long. It was all a touching moment and when her Dad was shown to be losing some weight it was a positive moment. Then the moment shifted to a self record that Aubrey was videoing and it showed her speaking to a camera and how she was gaining weight back so fast. It showed day after day and the amount of weight she was gaining back. After just 19 days she gained back 9 pounds and she realized she needed to start putting herself first, or she would slip right back into her old ways. Then there were scenes of her exercising and then it was revealed that she has lost 10 pounds she went home. Aubrey was definitely struggling to lose weight while at home.
The Biggest Loser Couples Recap / Review April 7 2009
The Biggest Loser Couples Recap / Review April 7 2009; Another week has gone by on The Biggest Loser Ranch and another person has been sent home. This week was one of the most exciting episodes in recent history. The show started off with Mike talking about how betrayed he felt and Kristin said “this is a brand new game.” What they were referring to was the fact that Helen and the Blue Team tried to send home Ron, but failed. When Ron walked into the room right after the elimination he said “for those that did not vote for me, Thank you, for those that tried to send me home…..may you be struck down and die.”
Those words may have sounded like part jest, but Ron meant what he said because he felt betrayed by Filipe and Sione. Kristin went on to say that Ron has been called “the hatchet man and the Godfather” while on the Ranch. Ron said he was like the “father figure” The show started tonight where most shows do and that is right after the elimination from the previous week. The difference this week was how long the show dwelled on the now shifted mood of the house. It was obviously the start of an entirely new era for this season. The sides were drawn and it was obvious on one side it was The Brown Team with The Blue Team on the other side.
The next scene showed the players walking into the gym where they were met by Alison Sweeney and 100 silver trays and a new temptation challenge. What was about to take place in the gym was that there were 100 silver trays that had either high calorie snacks or gum and money or the one golden ticket. The golden ticket offered the finder the ability to vote off the player that they individually could choose. This was the biggest prize ever to be awarded to a Biggest Loser
When the game started there was a split second delay and then what amounted to a binge of eating, the contestants started to eat their way through the trays of food. There were cupcakes and soda and chips and pretzels and thousands and thousands of calories eaten. There was so much food eaten that the players started to get sick. Although nobody threw up, it looked like it was coming close to that happening.
The person who found the golden ticket was Laura. It was at this time that the players began to realize that the only person she really could vote home were those that fell below the yellow line and that was only if she herself, did not fall below the yellow line.
After they went through their binge eating Bob Harper
The next scene was in the bedroom of Laura and Tara. Laura was trying to convince Tara to throw the vote and then that would help them this week and next week. Laura said “I am the luckiest person here, I have eaten the least and I have the power.”
Soon everyone was working out again and Filipe was saying that he could feel the difference in his body now that he had poor food choices. The crap that he ate he said he really the difference in how his body was reacting to having not ate healthy foods.
The next scene was fairly cute as Kristin was telling the camera that she was wondering if she had done all she could have done to get ready for the weigh-in. As a joke she appeared in the morning bedroom with a tray that had breakfast for the still sleeping Laura. It was a tongue in cheek attempt to bribe the powerful Laura who controlled the almighty vote because of the golden ticket. This was also the scene where it was revealed that the player all sleep in a Sleep Number bed.
Next there was a commercial for Subway sandwiches and we here at I Choose Thin would normally state how we hate the built in commercials that The Biggest Loser is getting so used to playing. The only reason we like this segment was because the food in a Subway restaurant is a very healthy choice. They were met by Jerry and Colleen from Season 6 of The Biggest Loser who looked like they were still watching their personal weight, as they were still slim.
Next the players were walking into the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, California. Alison Sweeney was there and she greeted them with a challenge. The winner of the challenge would win a all paid two week trip for four people to Fitness Ridge Resort and Spa. What the players had to do was “run the stairs”. They would have to run up and down every row of stairs for one half of the stadium. After that they would have to run to the 50 yard line with The Biggest Loser flag. After the two people who did it the fastest were done, those two would have to run it again and the fastest of the two would win the prize
It was a grueling competition but it was clear from the start that it was going to be against Tara and Sione, and they did come in that order at the 50 yard line. For the second go around Sione was in the lead for quite awhile and yet once again Tara was able to dig deep and pull another victory from the grasp of Sione. To say that Sione was a bit annoyed, would be an understatement. Sione was REALLY annoyed!.
Soon the players were seen walking on the presidential mile that surrounds the ranch and Sione and Filipe were hounding Kristin to make a decision as to which way she was going to vote and whether she could be counted on to ally against Ron. Kristin got ticked and really would not answer the question and stopped to tie her shoe so the conversation would end.
Helen was seen cornering Laura in a feeble attempt to get Laura to realize that maybe Laura should decide to vote off Tara, since they were really only friends. Laura thought that this was not only strange but it also made her distrust Helen. Bob said there was much “tension” in the house and that maybe they should try to reconcile. Ron said “we will see what happens”, which was another way of saying “no”. Bob went on to say that he was afraid Tara had no reason to lose weight this week and Sione said he was really nervous about this week. Jillian said that “even though this is week # 14, it is a brand new game.”
There was then another built in commercial for the new movie Marley and Me
Soon it was Last Chance Workout and Bob and Jillian were pounding the junk food out of them. It was a rough session and the puddles of sweat were all over the gym floor. Sione said that he sweat through two shirts.
It was once again the weigh-in and the results were as follows;
Mike 253/248 lost 5 pounds. He was not happy and was in great fear of being below the line.
Ron 317/308 lost 9 pounds. Sione made it clear he wanted Ron below the yellow line but it was clear he did not fall below. Ron said he felt bad that he was above his son and Mike affectionately told his father to “shut up.” Ron then said he wanted to be under his son’s weight.
Tara 189/186 lost 3 pounds. Everyone thought she threw the weigh-in despite her telling all she had not done so. Tara said “I’m kind of pissed” that Jillian did not believe her. Tara then said “it’s my journey” and wanted everyone to shut up.
Kristin 251/245 lost 6 pounds. Kristin was the smartest player this episode because she really did not eat that much at the temptation and she said to the camera “I am in control here.” Bob then interjected to the camera that she “had the golden ticket and that is the attitude of The Biggest Loser.”
Helen 171/169 lost 2 pounds. Helen said “I felt like the world stopped” Tears were streaming down her face when she realized that she may be the one going home tonight.
Filipe 257/252 lost 7 pounds. He was safe from elimination. He bragged how great Sione was going to do also.
Sione 260/256 lost 4 pounds. He did not lose enough and Bob Harper said “it took the wind out of my sails when he fell below the yellow line.”
Laura 213/205 lost 8 pounds. This was a moment of joy and then super sorrow for Laura. All at once she was safe but then the reality set in that she, and she alone was going to have to decide the fate of someone she was friends with. She realized that she would be the one to end the dreams of someone she cared about. Laura started to cry and said this was going to be the hardest thing she had to do on the campus. Ron was very happy and said that “things could not have gone better for The Brown Team.”
Sione and Helen were the two players that fell below the yellow line and Laura had the complete decision as to who to send home. Sione first plead his case to Laura and said to her “vote with who you want to be here with” and Helen said “I don’t want to leave, I am not ready to leave, I consider you my daughter.”
Soon you saw Sione and Filipe in their room getting ready for the elimination. They were exchanging tearful statements towards one another and goodbyes, if Sione were to be sent home. Then they both stood up and did some traditional Tongan dance ritual that was loud and very ethnic. Nothing bad about what they did, but is was odd to see, in a nice way.
It was weird to see them walk in for the vote because it was just three players. Since Laura held all the powe and was the only one with a vote, she was alone with Sione and Helen. Laura said that at first she was happy to win and now she did not want the prize. She said she felt really bad but she had to vote, so Laura sent home Sione.
The person sent home from The Biggest Loser Couples April 7 2009 was Sione. Sione was eliminated and voted off the show by Laura.
The Biggest Loser transformation moment was a quiet one for Sione as he was really only met by his wife and two young children. Sione seemed happy once he accepted his fate to be home and said it was not the end “but a new beginning.” He said that he used to run his own landscaping business but that now he and his wife were learning to be certified personal trainers. Another Biggest Loser player will join the ranks of those that went before him and become a trainer. We wish him luck.
One thing we noticed on this homecoming we never noticed before was that when Sione arrived at home, he was wearing jeans and his Biggest Loser Blue tee shirt and sweat jacket. Yet later when he was greeted by a group of people he was cleaned up and in a nice shirt and slacks. It was obvious that this homecoming did not appear as spontaneous as so many before this one. Who knows?
Soon you saw Sione taking a group of his family to a 24Hour Fitness
Center where he started to train his family. He said he had flashbacks to his early days and he even shouted out to a trainee”Words, words, words, talk, talk, talk!” As his hands mimicked Bob Harper he smiled and looked at the camera “see ya’ BoB!”
This funny moment ended the show with Sione dropping his old jeans to the floor to not only reveal his new slim waistline but also revealed his small daughter at his feet. Sione had lost 137 pounds total so far.
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Biggest Loser Season 7, Couples Jan 20, 2009
January 20th, 2009: The Biggest Loser
At the start of the show there was a food challenge. In a room at the ranch pizza and doughnuts and tacos overfilled the plates scattered on a table. The game was played so that the teammates who were still competing at home were given the same challenge. The team that ate the most food would be allowed to reunite at the home of the player sent home for two days, with their trainer. Almost all of the players ate nothing and as a result they scored no calorie points. The exception to this was on the Yellow team where Mandi ate a slice of pizza for 380 calorie points while her at home team mate ate nothing. On the Blue team Filipe ate nothing on his challenge while the at home team mate Sione consumed 960 calories. Sione stated that he wanted to spend time with Bob Harper
Dan, the big kid from the Orange Team was not there, and there was no explanation as to why he was not there. Your guess is as good as ours and if you know, please leave a comment.
The trip to Carla’s home in Detroit was not really too relaxing because when Carla found out how slack Joelle was, she became quite angry. The trip turned fairly ugly with all of the yelling done by Carla and Joelle acted as if she did not care. Joelle was indifferent to the fact that her friend was pleading for her to work harder so she too could return to the campus. The trip to Detroit was not something that Bob Harper
One interesting side note to mention is that while Bob was in Motown, he called the players of his team on the ranch. When he called the players were all sitting in a room referred to as the “training room.” This room had them all sitting around reclined with what appeared to be ice all over their legs. This is the first time this room was shown and nothing more was said about the room.
There was a brief visit to the doctor where Blaine from the Black Team and Ron from the Brown Team threw away all of the prescriptions they would no longer need. The amount of money they calculated they would save of the next 10-20 years not purchasing the medicine was in the 100′s of thousands of dollars. The Doctor went on to tell them how it only took three weeks of work and exercise to liberate themselves from all those pills.
The challenge of the show saw a return of the need to be able to jump over a revolving bar. It was very similar to jumping rope and when you hit the bar you were disqualified from immunity. It took over 2 hours of competition and well over 1000 jumps for the winner to emerge. The ironic part is that the first person eliminated was Joelle; on the very first pass of the bar she was done. The full results are as follows from first one out to the winner:
Joelle, Ron, Dan, Helen, Damien, Filipe, Mandi, Dane, Kristin and Tara who not only won the challenge but also won immunity for the second week in a row.
The weigh-in ended as follows: Tara (Green) who had immunity lost 8 pounds. Blaine (12) / Dane (18) Black Team lost 30 pounds total for 4.21%. Filipe (Blue) lost 14 pounds for 4.14%. Dan (Orange) lost 15 pounds for 3.56%. Mandi (Yellow) lost 8 pounds for 3.27%. Mike (11) / Ron (9) Brown Team lost a total of 20 pounds for 2.68%. Helen (Pink) lost 6 pounds for 2.53%. Kristin (Purple) lost 7 pounds for 2.11%. Jolle (Silver) lost 6 pounds for 2.04%. Damien (Red) lost 4 pounds for 1.13%.
The bottom two or those referred to as below the yellow line were Joelle and Damien. Although America was thinking that it would be a slam dunk that Joelle was sent home the person voted off of the ranch ended up being Damien. This was a game play, pure and simple in an effort to rid the threat of Damien and to keep the whiner Joelle around to keep dragging the team down. Pure and simple the game ended up being more important that all of the talk that is spoken about helping those who need to stay. Game play is what caused Damien to be sent home. Remember, it is a game and game play is allowed because it is a game and the network needs to keep ratings as high as possible.
The end result was that it was a tie vote and that sent home the player with the lowest percentage of weight loss. The person sent home for The Biggest Loser Season 7 Couples was Damien, of The Red Team. With Damien being sent home, his fiancé at home was also booted from the game. The Biggest Loser moment showed Damien lost a total of 74 pounds while his fiancée Nicole lost 76 pounds.
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