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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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