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The Biggest Loser recap and review for the episode that was aired on October 13 2009 began with all of the players walking up to a temptation.  Allison told the players that on the month they have been on the ranch they have formed bonds of friendship and that was all about to end.  Allison told them all that as of today they were forming teams that were Blue and Black.  The power to choose the teams would be done by the player that won the temptation.  There was a huge roulette wheel that was at least 20 feet in diameter and each stop of the wheel could bring money or calories.  On each spot was a covered silver dish.  Allison then asked who wanted to play the game.  One by one Allison asked each player if they were in the game or out of the game.  Each player said they were going to play, except for Abbey.  The first person to spin the wheel was Rudy and when he lifted the platter there was a slice of chocolate cake with 1,000 calories. Rebecca spun next and won a donut and gained 280 calories.  Allen spun next and when he lifted the lid he had a 100 calorie cupcake.  Danny spun the wheel next andhe found a huge chocolate cupcake loaded with 780 calories.  Tracy stepped forward and ALlensaid the wind started to blow and it was like magic filled the air and everyone felt it.  The very first pick from Tracey gained her the golden ticket.  Rebecca was really mad and the rest of the players were ticked off.  Allen said her win was not natural because she had the ability to gain control whenever she needed to or whenever she wanted to gain that control.  Allen thought it was downright creepy.  By winning this challenge, Tracey had gained control over who would be on what team.

Tracey was gloating after the commercial break and decide who would get to train with Bob Harper or jillian Michaels.  Daniel said he expected her to stack the teams in her favor.  Shay said through a tearful face that she really did not have control becausethey were all great players.  Dina told America that she wanted to be on the same team as Rudy.  Rudy told Dina that she will be happy to learn she could depend on herself and lose the weight because of herself.   As the show progressed all of the players whined about what Tracey would do.  Soon we saw Jillian and Bob walk up through the grotto andBob was not surprised Tracy won the golden ticket that gave her the power to choose. 

Soon Allison asked Tracey who she wanted to train with because she had first pick. To every one’samazement, Tracey choseBob Harper to be her trainer.  The next moment America heard Jillian say that Tracey chose Bob Harper because Tracey was running from her “ass whippings” that she delivered her.  Jillian said all she wanted to do was pound Tracey, but Tracey was running away.  The look on Bob’s face was total shock that he was chosen to be Tracey’s trainer.   Tracey was now on the Blue Team. 

The next choice was Daniel to be on The Black Team.  Then Coach Moe was brought over to the Blue Team followed by Shay on the Black Team.  Shay was happy and Tracey said she wanted to keep Shay with Daniel.  Allen was then brought to the Black Team and Abbey was then sent to the Black Team.  Liz started to cry and then was sent to the Blue Team, but she was crying because she was afraid she would not get her partner.  Then Tracey said “Liz, I am sorry” and then pulled Danny away from Liz and put him on her, the Blue Team.   Danny was really made and he told America he was looking for blood on the shirt because he felt as if Tracey put a knife in his back.  next Tracey put Rudy on the Blue Team and then Amanda on the Black Team.  Bob rolled his eyes and gave Amanda a hug as she went to Jillian’s team.  Bob told America that he was sad because he really connected with Amanda.  Tracey told America that she no longer was trying to please people and was only concerned with pleasing herself as there was a cut away to a commercial.

With Rebecca and Dina left Tracey put Rebecca on the Blue Team and Dina to the Black Team.  Amanda hugged and cried Rebecca and soon all of the players were sort of saying goodbye and sappy, gloomy music showed how emotional the choices were that Tracey had made.  Danny then told America that this was the beginning of game on.  Dina was furious and yelling in her room and spoke to everyone and soon everyone spoke how they did not like Tracey andLiz said she was going to send “her ass home.”  Liz said to the other (Black Team) that Tracey was going home andthat she would be Tracey’s friend to her face and lie to her andthen send her home the first chance that she had.  Liz told ALL of the other players that it was time for Tracey to win the game at home.

Back in the gym Jillian and Bob both said that they had to beat the crap out of all the players to get them away from the drama.  Jillian then told Amanda that she could only stop running if she had to throw up.  As Amanda ran out of the gym Jillian  came out to check and make sure that it was vomit that was coming out of her mouth.  Liz rehearsedonce again to America that it had become her mission to send Tracey home.  Then we saw Liz go down in the gym and medics appeared from off camera.  They kept asking Liz to open her eyes and then she stood up andwhen Bob asked how she was she said….”I will live.”  Liz then told America that she passed out because she had an agenda to send Tracey home.  Jillian then asked Liz “what happens when you get a southern woman mad?”  The repose from Liz was “we get even!”   

Dina said that Jillian wanted her to jump up onto a stool and that was scary because the stool was her worst thing to do.  Dina could not make the tiny leap onto the stool.   Jillian told her that she needed to stop NOT changing her life and until she jumped up onto the platform there would be no change in her life.  Jillian said that if she could not jump onto that small platform, she would only be learning calories and not really changing her life.  Rudy told her that she needed to get in that gym and jump up onto that platform.  It was sort of  silly to watch her so afraid to jump up onto the 12 inch high platform.  Dina kept NOT jumping onto the platform and Moe told her to just do it.  Rudy then said they had to go eat and that Dina just had to make it happen.  As the show turned to commercials we saw the shadows of Dina approaching the platform, and NOT jumping onto the platform.

After the commercial Bob was in the supermarket doing an impromptu commercial for a chicken and turkey company.  Bob then made wraps for everyone and said that vegetables could be a free for all and then the commercial was over and we were all at the next challenge.  This was the first time this season the Blue and the Black team were competing.  Allison told the players that this challenge was to run up a hill, splash through some mud and through a field.  The prize was to be able to watch videos from home.  The catch of the event was that the 4 players had to carry a platform with a player on the platform.  The show started with the teams rushing up the hill and the Black Team stopped first for a rest.  The Blue Team stopped before the mud pit and Liz said the mud made it really hard to walk.  Amanda lost her shoe in the mud and then she had to get onthe platform.  The Black Team was behind and the Blue Team started to slow down right before the 2nd mud pit.  Shay kept dropping the platform and said she could not go any further.  Then Shay switched up to the front position and then whined to America once again as to why she was at a disadvantage.  This part of the show really was getting old because the common thread every episode so far was Shay telling the world why she was at a disadvantage. 

The Blue Team Made it to the finish line first.  Liz told America that she was happy that the Blue Team won.  Liz was happy they were going to get videos from home and it did not make her want to send Tracey home any less.  Rebecca walked up to Dina on the Black Team and gave her video to Dina and told her to “get on that platform!”  Dina said she could not take it because she had to get on that step on her own and that she realized she had to do this for herself.  It was a nice moment.

As each winning player stepped into a room to watch their family video there were tears and moments of joy.  Each player told America how much they enjoyed to see their family members.  Moe saw his children and said his family was his everything.  He said when he applied to The Biggest Loser he did not know there was prize money.  He was on the ranch to be able to spend more time with his loved ones.  Face after face was on the screen until Tracey’s husband told Tracey to stay on the ranch because “pain is temporary and pride was forever.”  Liz then crossed teams to ask Danny to watch her family videos with her.  Danny said he would be honored and when Liz turned on her video it was really Danny’s family on the screen.  Danny said that he was was not worthy enough to have someone give up their chance to see their family.   Danny was crying and he saw his wife had lost 20 pounds and the rest of his family was that everyone he loved was also losing weight. His wife told Danny that he had to stay above that yellow line and Danny said after the video he was “a new man.”  We have to admit that the scene of Liz giving up her video brought out the tears.

Last chance workout was right after the commercial and Jillian took the entire team outside and forced them all to work together as a team.  Dina told America how great it was to work with Jillian because she knew how to motivate the players.  Bob took his team to a 24Hour Fitness gym and spoke about checking their BodyBugg to see how many calories they were burning.  Seeing the BodyBugg on the arms of all the Biggest Loser players looked just like a black band and yet so  many people are unaware how awesome that little BodyBugg can be for weight loss.  The band on The arms of the Biggest Loser was the BodyBugg by 24 hour fitness that is the most accurate calorie counting system available to the general public today.

Dian told America that unless you were in the gym, you did not see all the pain and the agony of being in the gym for the last chance workout.  Jillian told Dina they had to go have a snack and then do another 5 miles.  After the commercial break we saw all of the players walking into the gym for the weigh in and Tracey said to America that it was a very tough week.  Allen told America that the Blue Team was stacked and that they should win the weigh in.  Allison explained to everyone that the team that lost the smallest percentage of body weight would have to eliminate one player and send them home.  The weigh in went as follows with Tracey stepping up to the scale first. 

The Blue Team Went first and the result went as follows:
Tracey:  213/206, lost 7 pounds.   Tracey was gloating about how well she did and told America that nobody was taking it away from her.
Coach Mo: 318/312 lost 6 pounds.   Coach Mo told America that he was happy because he was working out with an injury.
Allen:  285/278, lost 7 pounds.  He said he was happy he was helping the team but he wished it was more.
Rudy:  377/369, lost 8 pounds.  He said he wanted to lose more and Bob said he was a good amount, at least on pound a day.
Rebecca:  244/237, lost 7 pounds.  She said it was great and she was proud of herself and she never wanted to go back to the person she was before.
Liz:  240/232, lost 8 pounds.  “I’m happy with that” is what Liz said and she had done everything she had to do.

The Blue Team results were as follows:  Total of 43 pounds for a total of 2.56% of body weight lost for the team.

The Black Team was next and the results were as follows:
Abbey:  213/208, lost 5 pounds.  She thought she would have done better.
Dina:  229/223, lost 6 pounds.  She lost one more pound than last week and was happy, but had little hope the Black team could win.
Amanda:  230/224, lost 6 pounds.  She was happy to have any weight loss. 
Danny: 382/372, lost 10 pounds.  He said he wanted double digits and this was the first week he no longer had to be on meds for his weight.  He told America that his life had just begun.
Daniel:  287/276, lost 11 pounds.  He was thrilled and said it was great to see it happen.
Shay:  432/416, lost 16 pounds. 

Everyone on the Black Team hugged and Shay told everyone what it meant to her what it meant to be able to make it happen.  Shay told everyone that she did not get wrapped up in the game play like other players, looking right at Tracey.

The total Black Team lost 54 pounds which was 3.05% , which meant the Blue Team lost the weigh in.  Rebecca told America that she told Bob that Tracey was going home.  Liz had the highest weight loss and had immunity and Liz told America that “sometimes revenge is very sweet.”  Allen told America that everyone knew who was going home that night.  The team got together and asked who had to go home.  Tracey pleaded that she was pulling her weight and that she has proven she belonged there.  Mo said he had to decide he had to be careful by who he was going to send home.  He said he did not want to play the game and benefit from the misfortune of someone else.  Mo volunteered to be sent home.  Liz said Moe was falling on his sword for the team.  Soon the game-play began and the players started to talk about how the team would benefit that Mo left and Tracey should stay.  It became unclear how the vote would go tonight.

The vote began with Rudy saying that this vote was best for the team.  The first person to vote was Liz andshe said that she needed to send Mo home to stay strong as a team.  Rudy voted for Me followed up by Tracey voting for Coach Mo.  Rebecca also voted for Coach Mo and that she did that vote to do what is best for the team.  Coach Mo said that they should not forget him and to play for him andwin.  For all the talk of revenge against Tracy, the team wimped out and sent home who was really the weakest lik.  Although it was a wise team move, it was a disappointment.

The player eliminated from The Biggest loser Ranch on October 13, 2009 was Coach Mo.

Coach Mo told America that he has changed his life on the ranch and that he will never go back to the lifestyle that he had before his Biggest Loser journey.  He said that the next time we saw him on The Biggest Loser transformation moment he would be in the game and not on the sidelines.  He told America he lost 76 pounds and that the show saved his life. He said he was now trying to help others on their life.  He said he was going to take what he learned and pass it on to all of the children that he worked with.  He said he would not only tell them how to lose weight, he was going to do it with them.  He said that if he could do it, anyone could do it.

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The Biggest Loser Recap / Review Season 8 October 6 2009; If you want to read about how The Biggest Loser played out this week, you have come to the right spot.  Bookmark this site because each and every week we will post a complete verbal recap of the show.  Scene by scene and play by play, we will have it all right here.   On this weeks episode the kitchen on the ranch closes for the week, forcing the contestants to make healthy choices at restaurants.  Also: a medical condition sidelines a contestant; a calorie quiz nets the winning team a big prize.

The show began with a recap of last week.  We saw black and white footage show how Tracey went against what everyone asked her to do. It stressed how she alienated the other players.  Then the viewers were in a room this week with Shay telling Tracey how she broke the trust.  She told America that Tracey dug herself a hole and that Shay wanted her to be honest.  Tracey told America that she felt as if she (herself) did nothing wrong.  Shay told America that she will never trust Tracey again.

Next we saw Bob Harperand Jillian Michaelswalk into the gym and Bob asked them what happened.  Shay chimed in about what happened.  Jillian told all of the players that they all need to be there and they all need to fight to stay at the ranch.  Bob told everyone that they all needed to be there at the ranch and they had to put themselves first, because that reason is what they all need to understand.  Bob stressed that they all needed to learn to put themselves first.

Bob then learned that Tracey still is not allowed to workout in the gym.  Amanda was told by Bob that America voted her onto the ranch and we saw footage from last season when she was voted on the ranch.  Jillian asked Julio how he got up to 407 pounds and he told Jillian that he was happy.  Jillian told him that he was not happy.  Julio said he was happy and that being overweight was the only thing he was not happy about.  Julio told America that he just loved food.  He loved to buy it, to cook it and eat it.  Julio said he loved everything about food.  Jillian told Julio that he needed to take the risk and get rid of that weight. 

We saw a commercial about a new about Wii interactive Biggest Loser game that was available which looked pretty cool actually.  We then were back at the ranch and we saw Dr. H. visit Tracey.  Dr. H. told Tracey that they were doing blood tests every 3 days because of the major injury she suffered.  Tracey learned she had a high level of PPK and that she needed to shut down the exercise because the tests revealed that she had serious muscle damage.  She would no longer be allowed to work out at all.  She would not be allowed to even walk.  She was sidelined from all activity.  Tracey was in tears and said she did not want to go home with the weight.  Next we saw Tracey tell Coach Mo that she could not exercise and Tracey told America she knew Mo and that she would hope for the best.  Mo told America that he knew he had to carry the weight for the team.  He was not happy about that but he knew it had to be that way.

Next we saw Allison in the kitchen with all of the cabinets chained shut. The players were told that they had to learn how to eat out in the real world and learn what the healthiest options would be for them.  Allison then had the first challenge.  The team was to be presented with food choices and they had to pick the healthiest meal.  The team that would be able to choose the healthiest meal would win free food for their home for one year. Shay told America how great that prize would be because she had to work 3 jobs to just make ends meet.  With that prize, she could quit one of her jobs.

The meals they were presented with were as follows;

• roasted chicken without the skin, low-fat creamed spinach, sweet potatoes and non fat peach frozen yogurt and 2 cups of iced tea
• rotisserie chicken with the skin, regular creamed spinach, vanilla frozen yogurt and 1/2 cup of blueberries with 2 cups of green tea.
• 1/4 bbq chicken breast with skin, peas and carrots, 1 cup mango slices with a glass of milk.

The players all asked questions about how it was cooked as the camera flashed scene after scene of Allison.  All the teams either selected A or C, as nobody chose B.  Allison then said that the correct answer was between A and C and we were whisked away to another commercial.  Allison then recapped that it was either A or C and then revealed it was A.  Allison said it was because it was low fat peaches and the bad part was mango because they were full of sugar. 

The winners at this point that chose A were Pink, Orange and The Brown Team.  It was a 3 way tie.  There was one more question and that was how many calories were in dinner A.  The closet answer without going over would win the free groceries for a full year.  Daniel said it would be easy and then the guesses were;
Brown Team: 547
Pink Team: 385
Orange Team: 475

The correct answer was 445 calories which meant The Pink Team won.  Once again we heard Shay whine about how it was sad to lose.  Then we saw Allison introduce The Biggest Loser Simple Swaps: 100 Easy Changes to Start Living a Healthier Lifestyle.  She said this book was to help a person decide how to start the process of losing weight.  The book was described as being about 100 easy changes to start living a healthier lifestyle.  It seemed like a decent book and we will add it to our collection. 

Then we saw the players go over notes about how to order in a restaurant.  Julio said he would order it very simple.  Liz told America that she did not like to order out.  Then we saw all of the players making phone calls about what they wanted to eat.  Each player was then seen opening the food they received and complaining about what they received.  They were all saying how hard it was to get good food on take out.  They said it was like the food was made by people who just did not care.  Jillian then told America that you could use cauliflower as mashed potatoes.

Jillian and Bob then walked into the ranch and asked what was going on.  The players all said that they just did not get the food they ordered.  Jillian told them they would all go out to eat to help them learn to order food.  Daniel said he was excited to get off the ranch.  Jillian then told America they needed to learn how to order.  Jillian then told the players they were going to a Mexican restaurant and everyone wanted to know what would be in a Mexican restaurant that would be healthy enough to eat.  Jillian said that they need to learn to become high maintenance.  Then Jillian broke out The Biggest Loser Calorie counter book.  The waiters then brought out chips and salsa and then Jillain told them to control their choices and asked them to remove the chips from the table.  Jillian told the players that they were on the ranch because of their choices and they had to lose the weight.  Jillain said she was tired of the answer” I want to be healthy”  Jillian said that they had to be in control of their food choices and Rebecca was in tears about wanting to eat the foods she wanted. Rebecca told everyone in the restaurant that she was tired of being a pretty face and wanted to make a real change in her life.  We then saw all of the players trying to order a healthy meal.  Bob asked what everyone was drinking and said water was best and any sauces ordered had to be on the side.  They said they had to keep the power of control in their choices.  Jillian said that that they should steam vegetables and Bob said it would also be great to roast vegetables.  Jillian said do not worry about sugar in fruit sugar, only worry about calories.  Stay away from anything sauteed and then Bob told America that they all did well and they did not have to suffer.  Bob then said the best way to get food was either grilled, roasted, poached or steamed.  If they can’t tell you how it is cooked, then avoid it

We then saw everyone walking up to  pool for the next challenge.  The prize would be for immunity.  There was a platform over a pool and they had to hold onto a platform over the pool.  The floor under them would slowly rotate until they had no floor and they would be just hanging.  Shay then whined again about how it was the worst challenge it could be.  Liz then said she was afraid of heights.  As the platform rotated down Liz.  Next Mo said his shoulders were hurting and Amanda fell into the water.  Rudy then fell in the water and Allen said he would win and then Rebecca fell to the water.  Dina then slid into the water and Allison said Shay, the heavies person was still hanging on after 5 minutes.  Mo then fell and Julio said he was in pain and Daniel said he was just going to hang there.  Shay then fell after 10 minutes.  Julio fell and that left Daniel and Allen.  Daniel said he was just saying “immunity” over and over in his head.  Neither one was budging and then after a series of commercials we saw Allen fall into the water.  Daniel then had to check to his left and right to make sure he won.  He then told America he was proud of himself and he was glad he got past week 4, which is the week he was sent home last season.

Bob then yelled “Last chance workout”  he was yelling at Julio to get on the treadmill.  Bob said that he and Jillian had to beat out the crappy food they were eating all week long.  Jillian said she was tired of all the excuses that Rudy was giving up.  Jilliann said she was going to break him in half.  Rudy said he was exhausted and he was not ready for the last chance workout.  Rudy tried to stop and Jillian would not let him stop.  Rudy just kept pumping and moving.  Bob then told Amanda that the Pink Team had to work hard and earn every pound they lost.  Liz said she was afraid she gained weight this week.  We saw player after player jumping, sweating until we saw Tracey sitting in the kitchen doing nothing, because of her condition.  Mo said he had to work twice as hard since he was alone in the weigh in and Tracey could not exercise.  Mo said he was in alot of pain and then he could not sit up because he hurt his back.  Allen said that Mo’s body just gave out. Mo told America “I’m done man….I’m done!”  He was suffering from back pain and then Bob said that it was because he was in panic.  Bob said that he brought all that pain to the ranch with him.  Bob said “what is the other option….go home?” Mo said that was an option and Bob said “Why……Won’t you have the pain at home?”  Bob said he just had to get his head on straight and that he needed to take an hour and then get back on the bike.  Mo then buckled up and to the sound of heroic music Mo said he wanted to stay and hobbled back into the gym.

Prior to the weigh in all the players were interviewed and they said how crazy the week was.  All of the players said that they did not know how they did because they had to eat out each and every meal.  At the weigh in Allison said that this week was a major learning curve for the players.  Allison then fielded questions about how the week went.  Dina said she was afraid that she under ate and liz said the week “sucked!”  The weigh in began with Daniel stepping onto the scale as he had immunity.

The Orange Team: Daniel 287/287 lost 0 pounds. Shay 437/432 lost 5 pounds.  Total lost 5 pounds.
Bob, Jillian and Allison all said that Daniel was just playing the game, just like Tracey.
The Green Team:  Allen 292/285 lost 7 pounds.  Abby 216/213 lost 3 pounds. Total lost 10 pounds. 1.97% 
Allen said he was happy with all the eating out and Abbey said she was happy because it was marathon and not a sprint.
The Blue Team:  Rudy 388/377 lost 11 pounds.  Dina 234/229 lost 5 pounds.  Total lost 16 pounds.   2.57%
Rudy was thrilled and said he was happy he has not hit the wall yet.  Dina was very happy with 5.  Jillian said that the fat just melted off him.
The Brown Team:  Liz 243/240 lost 3 pounds.   Danny 390/382 lost 8 pounds.  Total lost 11 pounds. 1.74%
Danny said he was tired of the low numbers and if he stayed another week, he would kill it! 
The Purple Team:   Tracey 217/213 lost 4 pounds. Coach Mo 326/318 lost 8 pounds. Total lost 12 pounds.  2.21%
Tracey cried on the scale about how hard the week was for her.  After they weighed in and were safe from elimination Shay was once again shown to be nothing more than a whiner as she complained to America that a “healthy” team needed to stay on the ranch.
The Black Team:  Julio 368/364 lost 4 pounds.  1.09%
Julio said he struggled for those 4 pounds and he was happy he lost the weight, but sad because he knew he was below the line.  Jillian chimed in that she thought that something was not right and if he stayed on the ranch, she would figure it out.
The Pink Team: Amanda 235/230 lost 5 pounds. Rebecca 248/244 lost lost 4 pounds. Total lost 9 pounds.  1.86%
Amanda was happy because she said she was able to lose the weight, even with all the eating out.

The teams below the yellow line were The Brown Team and The Black Team.  Julio said that it would be a better choice to send the other team home since there were 2 of them and only one of him on his team.  That would benefit those that remained on the ranch.  As the players walked back into the house Liz said that she was torn  and she would not fight against Julio to stay and everyone had to fight for themselves.  Julio said he liked the Brown Team and he could say nothing bad about them and as he said that he welled up in tears.  Julio said he wanted to be there and yet he would not say anything bad against the Brown Team.  Liz said that everyone had to choose for themselves and she would say nothing bad about Julio.  Danny said he was afraid to go home. Mo chimed in and said you have to go home someday and then Danny started to cry about how much harder it would be to lose weight at home.  Mo then asked Julio if he was ready to go home and Julio said “NO” loud and clear.  The Purple Team was split on how to choose.  Mo was friends with Julio and Tracey wanted to keep the Brown Team around.  The players all met behind closed doors and bickered about how to vote.

As the players walked into the vote Tracey told America how scared she was for those teams.  Julio hoped he would stay and he told that to America.  The vote began and went as such;

The Orange Team: Voted to send home Julio because he would succeed at home.
The Blue Team:  Voted to send home The Brown Team and Dina was in tears as she revealed the vote.
The Green Team: Voted to send home The Black Team because of logic.  Allen said in tears that Julio was his friend and he wanted to help two people at one time.  The explanation was emotion filled and really made no sense. 
The Purple Team:  Voted to send home The Julio after Tracey made statements about how hard it was to vote for either team. 

The Black Team, which consisted only of Julio was voted off the Biggest Loser for October 7 2009.

The Biggest Loser Transformation moment showed Julio speaking about how he has changed and how he was no longer afraid.  He told America that he just needed a jumpstart and he had a great and rare opportunity and the next time we see him he would be slim and trim.  Julio said he was scared to walk int the gym and now he looks froward to go to the gym.  He went from 407 to 299.  There was scenes of him playing with his teenage daughter and he looked much thinner.  He told America that he still loved food and he was just learning to eat better and exercise.  He said the only thing that really changed was his attitude.  He said he was the one that had to make the change.  He was the one that had to make it happen.

The show then ended.

 

The Biggest Loser Season 8 is set to premier on September 15, 2009.  The popularity of The Biggest Loser has thrust it into the forefront of reality television shows today.  Some critics state that it is not really reality because the contestants are “locked” away hidden from the true temptations the world has to offer.   What the loyal fans of The Biggest Loser know right from the start is that this show is as based in reality pretty much as deep as a person can get! 

The players that are “locked” on the ranch are learning to deal with weight loss and exercise at what can only be considered a college level.  Sure they do not have the daily temptations but they are learning to deal with obesity.  Behind the scenes, here at I Choose Thin, we see thousands of search  engine requests asking for information on “where are The Biggest Loser players now?”  Sure there are many people looking to discover those former players that have gained back their former weight, but that is really all part of the weight loss journey. 

No matter who you are, obesity is very similar to being an alcoholic because it is so easy to slip back to the old habits and experience the same problems.  Whether an obese person is on The Biggest loser or not, bears little relevance to whether they gain back all their weight again.  The Biggest Loser is really just a collection of unknown people that have obesity in common.  The big difference is that the entire episode is filmed and broadcast around the world.  Whether or not a person gains their weight back again sheds no ill light on the show itself.  People are just people, wherever they may be seen and The Biggest Loser Weight Loss Ranch makes no difference at all, in the long run, when discussing individual weight loss.  Circumstances do not make the man, they  reveal him.

Season eight of The Biggest Loser will be full of two hour episodes and will be broadcast on Tuesdays at 8PM ET.  This season has done away with couples and have gone back to singles.  We are once again also very curious to see if the BodyBugg will be worn by all contestants once again throughout the season.  This little tool has played in a big way behind the scenes and has received very little press as to that fact. 

The website that you are on now will once again offer the most comprehensive recap and review of each and every Biggest Loser episode.  I Choose Thin.com will once again offer the public a moment by moment review and recap of  The Biggest Loser Season.  Please stop by and check them out.  Those reviews are posted about one hour after the completion of each episode.  Bookmark us and check it out for yourself.

To read the complete review of this episode click here.

This blog has grown in popularity quite a bit. We have no official connection with The Biggest Loser at all, other than the fact that we think it is an awesome show. We love to watch Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels do their thing and watch the weight fall off the contestants. We have been getting a lot of questions about what are the things that are on the arms of the people on The Biggest Loser. We get asked the question at least 50 times a day. The question may be different, but the theme of the questions are the same.

People ask what is the thing on their arms? What do they wear under the sleeves? Where do we get the device they wear? We are overwhelmed with the question so we have decided to get make an entry for all to see and read. We have tried the product and we actually use it every day. That product is called BodyBugg and it is a state of the art weight loss product that will help your weight loss attempt enter the 21st century. BodyBugg records how many calories your body burns in the course of a day. The system is simple and so easy to use with your home computer.

We are not here to tell you how much we love to use it and how it helps us keep track of our calories or how it interfaces with our home computer. We are not here to pitch it to you, we are only here to tell you that what they are wearing on their arms in The Biggest Loser is a device called BodyBugg, which Bob and Jillian use to help their teams lose weight. If you want all the techno info and all that just click on the red box below to take you to the official 24Hour Fitness and learn about BodyBugg.

(An update/addition to this BodyBugg article can be found at this link.)

It was not too long ago that I was watching The Biggest Loser and I kept seeing this thing on their arms.  I kept wondering each and every episode just what that band was and why they were wearing it on their arm.  I even noticed that all of them were wearing it on their left arm.  I started to search around the web and I found out that what it was is called the BodyBugg.  At first I thought it was just another commercial that is built into the show and did not pay much attention to the whole thing.  Then, over time, I noticed that they almost always had it on, except when they were in the water.  I have been following The Biggest Loser every season so far and about two years ago I even managed to get off the couch to lose a few pounds, before I gained it all back again!  I am not a wealthy person, so spending the $199.00 for the thing was never in the zone that I could afford.  Then fate stepped in and my life has been changed for the better….forever!

Working here at RayDell Inc. I came in one day and there was a request for anyone who was willing to volunteer to try out BodyBugg in exchange for writing reviews for this website.  A couple of us signed up and a few days later I received a brand new BodyBugg in the mail.  I tried it on and thought the whole thing was pretty cool.  I am not that computer savvy and I was able to use all of the computer stuff with no problem at all.  When I received the BodyBugg I never realized how it was going to affect me and change the way I look at weight loss forever.

You would think that someone with as much knowledge about weight loss as I have, I would have no trouble being thin and being able to exercise a few times every week.  When I strapped on the BodyBugg that first day I knew everything I would enter into the computer would only been seen by me, so I had nothing to be shy about.  After a week I received a phone call from a personal coach that worked for BodyBugg.  She went through a ton of information about how the thing worked and how to navigate their website.  She waited until I had it a week so I would understand a little about how it all worked.  That 45 minute call was included in the price and it was very useful overall.  Also included in the purchase price of the BodyBugg was being able to access the BodyBugg website to upload all the needed information.  YES! You do need to be able to get onto the BodyBugg website to be able to use the BodyBugg.  Without the 6 month access, the BodyBugg is useless.  At first I thought to myself   AAHHAA!!! That is how they get you, but after awhile I have come to realize that the website is where all of the technology of BodyBugg comes together.  The website is where it all clicks and where the weight loss motivation starts to grow and spread into every fiber of your being. 

The thing about BodyBugg is that there is no escaping the reality of your daily actions.  You eat, you move and you upload it all to the website and out pops and answer.  Right there in front of your eyes, in the same private space you are reading this, you will see the results of all your decisions.  Right there on your computer monitor you will see how much weight you either gained or lost for that day.  There is no escaping the actions and the choices that you have made. Ifyou over ate, you will see how much weight you gained.  If you exercised and burned more calories than you ate, you will see how much weight you lost.  It is that simple!

The most interesting thing that I realized with BodyBugg is that I now hold myself accountable for my actions as if I am always being watched.  I feel as if I have to make that number right each and everyday.  I have had the BodyBugg for about three months and I have lost right at 30 pounds.  I remember all of the mornings that alarm clock would ring and I pulled myself up and to the health club.  No longer could I hide from the actions that I chose to do, day in and day out.  No longer could I ignore how many calories I would eat at the drive thru.  No longer could I act as if I was unaware that the weight was clicking up to almost 300 pounds.  I have to admit that because of BodyBugg I have been able to make better choices whether that be at the dinner table or deciding whether or not to exercise. 

This is the first time that I sit down to watch The Biggest Loser and do not feel frustrated because I am not making better choices.  This is the first time that I have been able to watch Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels train their players and have no inner regrets that I am a couch potato.  For the first time I feel like I am The Biggest Loser and I have to thank BodyBugg for that tiny little fact that has given me back my health, confidence and my motivation to succeed.

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The Biggest Loser Season 8 Episode that ran on September 22 2009 was the second of the season.  This season is all about 2nd chances and that is what this series of articles is all about.  If you missed the episode, this is the place to read all about the episode.  This is an article that was written as the show aired and scene by scene it was written.  If you want to know how it happened or check on some scene from the episode, you have come to the right place.  The players this season may be new to you so we have provided a brief recap of who they are and what they do for a living.  The color used for their names denotes the color of their team.  Bookmark this website because we will provide this episode recap and review for each and every episode of the season.

Daniel Wright – 20, Willow Spring, NC.  Contestant in Biggest Loser 7.
Shay Sorrells – 29, Newport Beach, CA.  Social worker/heaviest player ever.
Rudy Pauls – 30, Brooklyn, CT. Works as an engineer.
Dina Mercado – 27, Commerce, CA. Works as a custodian.
Allen Smith – 43, Columbus, IN. Works as a firefighter/EMT.
Abby Rike - 34, Mabank, TX. Works as a teacher.
Rebecca Meyer – 25, Des Moines, IA. Is a student and works as a nanny.
Amanda Arlauskas – 19, Butler, NJ. Patient Care Tech/RN Student.
This is the player voted into the show by America last season.
Antoine Dove – 23, Dudley, NC.  Health Insurance Physician Contractor.
Sean Algaier – 29, Tulsa, OK. Works as a youth pastor.
Liz Young -49, Lewisberg, TN. Comfort Consultant.
Danny Cahill – 39, Broken Arrow, OK. Works as a landscaper and musician.
Mo Dewalt – 55, Louisville, KY. Works as a youth mentor.
Tracey Yukich – 37, Allen, TX. Works as a homemaker.
Alexandra White – 20, Harrisburg, PA. College student. (Sent home week#2=09/15/09)
Julio Gomez – 39, Algonquin, IL. Works as a mortgage loan officer.

The show started with the players talking about the pain and reality of being on the show.  Alexandra was sent home last week, as repeated by the scene of her leaving last week.  Mo said that he hated to send someone home.  The show went over how hard it was to send someone home.  After Alexandra left the show, Alison told the remaining members that there was a possibility for no players to go home next week.  The players were told that if the total weight of all the players lost next week were to be 150 pounds, nobody would be sent home.  The players then rehashed the fact how hard it would be to lose that much weight in week two of the program.  This has always been the worst week for weight loss of each and every season that has been on before.  If the players did not lose 150 pounds, then two players would have to go home next week.

Julio then told the players how grateful he was to still be there.  Mo then stepped in and said that everyone had to work together to make it happen.  Daniel said last season he lost 33 pounds week one and then on week two he worked his butt off and only lost 3 pounds.  Mo then said that the players were going to make it happen this week and lose the 150 pounds.

Jillian and Bob then walked into the gym and called all the players together and told them that week 2 would be the hardest week so far, for any season.  The players all then yelled out that if they lost 150 pounds nobody would have to go home.  Jillian and Bob both said how hard it would be.  Jillian said that starving was not the answer and that all the players had to eat to lose weight.  They split into two teams with Jillian and Bob.  Bob started his players on 90 second interval training while Jillian preached “calories in and calories out.”  Jillian said that the gym workouts would accelerate calories out and then said they needed a game plan to lose the weight.  Jillian started to educate the players she was with about calories and eating, while scenes flashed of Bob Harperrunning the players he had through severe workout periods.  This was the first time in recent memory where the TV audience was shown the moments the players received information about how important it is to be educated on food, calories and eating habits. 

Next we saw the players leaving the gym and Bob saying the day was done and he saw Dina and Rudy.  Dina showed panic about having to lose weight for this week.  Bob told her that it was only week 2 and she was spinning herself out with stress.  Bob then told America that if a person was stressed out, it would hamper weight loss.  Dina was still full of stress and panic and doubt as she walked away into the treeline.

Jillian Michaels then took the brown team into the kitchen and told them that 90 minutes was too long to prepare healthy food every single day.  She was actually giving a relevant tip using Ziplocbags to portion out food.  It was a commercial that was built into the show.  We are not too thrilled about these Tivo proof commercials, but they are a fact of the show.

Next we were at the Los Robles Medical Center with Mo visiting his partner still in the hospital, Tracey.  He said he was nervous about how well she was doing.  He reflected about how when she was carried off the ranch she was not conscientious.   He walked in the room and Moe handed her a Purple shirt and they hugged.  Tracey cried when she learned she could come back to the ranch.  Mo told America he wanted to take the pressure off and told her they all wanted her back at the ranch.

Soon we were once again back at the ranch and Daniel was at the table talking and theteam started to plan how they were going to work out.  In this scene all of the players were shown with their BodyBuggs on their arms, which is that band on their arms we always see.  Another silent commercial? 

The players were all seen exercising and then watching Julio NOT exercise.  The players were all shown griping about Julio.  They asked him how he was on his calorie burn and when he answered ALL of the players said he was not speaking the truth.  All of the players were complaining to America that if anyone had to go home this week, it would be Julio’s fault. 

Tracey then appeared the moment the show returned from a commercial and when she met the other players, Tracey started to cry.  Tracey said that her life was put in perspective when she was at the hospital.  The players told her she missed alot and then asked her to put on her purple shirt and she cried as she told America that she now had a new family.   She was back in the show and was shown speaking to Bob Harper and Bob told her that she was starting late and yet she could not work out as hard as everyone else.  Bob told her she had to get her nutrition down andthenanother “hidden” commercial began with Bob showing off The Biggest Loser Protein Powder.  Although it was a commercial, it was not a bad thing because the facts we were being shown about the protein powder were ALL true.  Protein is such a large factor in what Tracey, and all of America needs.

Next we saw Allison and the players at California Health and Longevity Institute.  She then went over the offer that if they lose150 pounds this week, it would be because of nutrition. 

Next we saw Jillian and a trainer tip. She mentioned how important it was to keep a food journal and keep a record of the calories eaten.  She said how important it was and then recommended the Biggest Loser Calorie Book.  We, here at IChooseThin realize it is very important to keep a food journal and since are using a computer right now we suggest you use it to record your calories. If you are looking to use BodyBugg by 24 Hours Fitness, the calorie counting food journal is included for 6 months in the purchase price.  If you are not ready to buy a BodyBugg, then just use the online FitDay, which is a great tool to count calories for a few months.  Curtis Stone, a world class chef then walked out to the kitchen and welcomed them to learn about nutrition.  Then Allison said she would quiz the players andiftheyanswered 5 out of 8 questions correctly, they would get a 15 pound advantage at the weigh in.

Curtis Stone then said that portion size is SO IMPORTANT and pulled out a steak and said what is one portion?  He then said the players had to measure the portions and pulled out the Biggest Loser food scaleto weight the food.  He said the word salad is not really healthy unless you are careful withwhat you put on the salad.  Too often people load up a salad with croutons and fatty salad dressing to ruin the healthy qualities.  He said that soda is really bad and then Sean (red team) said he drank two liters a day.  He even made a funnywhen he said he fills his water bed with soda he loves it so much.  Curtis showed him a bowl of sugar that was in two liter of soda and said the drink should have health warnings.  He then went onto how important it was to eat protein during snacks.  The players then said the information was coming out them so fast  they were worried if they could pass the quiz that Allison was going to give them.  Allison then walked into the room and after the commercials and said the quiz was about to start. The questions were:

 The Purple Team went first= Which Plate of meat had the correct portion size for meat and there were three plates with meat on the plates.  The Purple Team (Mo and Tracey) repeated that portion size of meat should be 3 to 4 ounces and chose a plate they thought to be correct.  Allison said they were correct.

The Orange Team was then asked for 3 different ways to cook without oil.  Shay told America she knew the answer right away.  The answer given was Baked, Poached and Steamed which was correct and they now had two correct answers.

The Brown Team  was then asked about how many calories were in a restaurant chain salad.  540…..640   or 1010 calories.  They guessed 1010 and they were correct.

The Pink Team was next and they were asked “by substituting Zucchini for pasta how many fewer calories are in one serving?  110, 248 or 343.  The correct answer was 248 calories and they then had four correct answers.

The Green Team was then asked about soda. “How many calories would you consume if you drank a 16 ounce soda with 3 refills?  685, 747 or 789 calories? They answered with 789 calories and they were wrong, it was 747 calories. 

The Red Teamwas asked “which one of these desserts is less than 150 calories?”  Shown were a cup of fresh raspberrieswith a half ounce of melted dark chocolate dipping sauce or a parfait made with acup of blueberries with a half cup of lowfat yogurt and 1 tablespoon of slivered almonds or a cup of vanilla ice cream.  They answered the parfait and the correct answer was the cup of raspberries.

The Blue Team was next and they were asked about snacking.  What were 3 specific reasons to add protein to a snack?  They had to answer with 2 reasons. They answered with it helps you feel full and it gives you more fuel for your muscles.  Allison told them they were correct and then there was applause and Allison told them they only had to lose 135 pounds to allow all of the players to stay on the ranch another week.

Next we saw Curtis Stone tell America that if you want to lose some weight desserts are a no-no but if you put pineapple on sticks and grill them with low-fat plain yogurt, you would really like the treat. 

With the first hour over the show went into a quick review and soon wesaw all the players walking on sand and stop at what appeared to be a lake.  The challenge was about to begin.  Allison told them the challenge had 4 rafts separated by balance beams.  They all had to get from one raft to the next and it was sort of shaped like a square.  Each balance beam got smaller.  Each raft they all got to offered them another prize.  If they got to the first raft they received another 5 pound advantage.  If they got to the second raft theywould get another 5 pound advantage.  If they ALL made it to the third raft they would all get phone calls home.  If they all got to the 4th raft they got anotherten pound advantage.  As they started to walk out on the balance beams the beam started to wobble and the players each spoke off camera to America about how they did not want to fail and fall and let the team down.  One by one they all made it to the first raft andthey received another 5 pound advantage.  The second balance beam was thinner and they were all afraid that if just one person fell off the beam into the water, the challenge was over.  Abbey started to shake and someone yelled “Abbey” and we went to a commercial.

After the commercial we learned that Abbey did not fall and they all made it to the 2nd raft.  They received another 5 pounds to be applied at the weigh in.  If they got to the third raft they would all receive a phone call home.  They made it to the 3rd raft and they all were happy about being able to make a call home.  The next, and last beam was the narrowest and was only 6 inches wide.  One by one they made it across the beam and when there were just 3 players left, they all sort of shimmied the final through feet and they made it to the end.  They received another 10 pound advantage.    Alison said all that was left was the weigh in.

The phone calls home began and the smiles of the players were apparent as each and every player shed tears as they spoke to their family members.  Julio was the most emotional of all the players and he was full of tears.  Amanda spoke of how she was amazed at all the support she received.  Mo was happy as all of the players made the call to their loved ones.  It was a touching moment to see all of the players breakdown inn tears when they heard the voices of their family members.  This scene on the show was very heart wrenching.  Sean (Red Team) found out that the baby he was to be a father to was going to be a girl.  They clouds rolled over the ranch and the commercials began.

Soon we were back in the ranch and we saw some players eating Subway, which is a fast food weight loss wonder.  The players then told Bob Harper and Jillianthey only had to lose 115 pounds.  Then Bob and Jillian told them it was still really alot of weight.  In private Bob and Jillian spoke about how they were going to work the players.  Jillian spoke about how they would go after Julio and then told Bob to “kill him” because he was not working out hard.  Bob took Julio to the side andsaid he was going to work out alone with Julio.  Julio told Bob in private that “his legs were dead” and Bob told him that they would be, as he ignored the request to go easy on him during the upcoming workout.  Julio told him after the work out, he would love Bob, but now he “wanted to kill him.”  Jillian pushed her players hard and hard and playedtug of war with Rudy, which amazed Bob. Bob then joined he kept screaming “last chance workout”   The tug of war with Rudy against Bob andJillian was relentless.  They workout continued with scene after scene of exercise, screaming and sweat.  It was revealed by Bob Harper that Jillian Michaels weighed 115 pounds. (Just a tidbit we threw in here!)

The next scene was showing all the players wiped out in the gym with Jillian talking about why they were there.  Bob asked Shay why she was there.   Shay said she wanted to be happy and then Bob asked her what was different now.  Shay said she was letting go of the fact her mother was a heroine addict  andnow she was letting go of all the issues that fact forced her to carry around.  Bob told her that she could now be happy.  Bob told her she was at his house and now he was going to show her she deserved to be happy.  The players were all seen walking out of the gym and then the time changed and they were seen walking into the weigh in. 

Julio reflected that he was going to prove he deserved to be there.  Allison welcomed themto the second weigh in and went over the rules of the weigh in.  She rehearsed the week and told them because of their accomplishments they would not have to lose 150 pounds but only 115 pounds.  Bob told the room that week two in week two is “alot” and he was not sure about the results.  The weigh in was as follows;

Pink Team, Amanda 244/240 lost 4 pounds  Rebbecca 261/255 lost 6 pounds. Total weight 10 pounds for the team (far short of the needed weight) 
Purple Team, Tracey 238/228 lost 10 pounds Coach Mo 336/327 lost 9 pounds. Total weight for the team 19 pounds (good comeback)
Red Team, Antoine 349/341 lost 6 pounds Sean 422/411 lost 11 pounds. Total weight for team 19 pounds. (nice job)
Green Team, Allen 306/296 lost 10 pounds Abby 232/221 lost 11 pounds. Total pounds lost 21 pounds.  (They might make it!)
Brown Team, Liz  257/247 lost 10 pounds Danny 406/394 lost lost 12 pounds.  Total weight lost 22 pounds.
Blue Team, Rudy 414/400 lost 14 pounds Dina 245/237 lost 8 pounds. Total weight lost 22 pounds. Julio had to lose ONLY two pounds to keep everyone on the ranch.
Black Team, Julio 394/375 lost 19 pounds. 

All of the players could stay on the ranch and now maybe Shay would shut her mouth and stop telling America how much of a slacker Julio is in her eyes.
Orange Team, Daniel 300/293 lost 7 Shay 459/443 lost 16 pounds.  Total weight lost 23 pounds.

They players and Bob Harper and Jillian were all thrilled that they all did so well. As a total weight lost the total amount of weight lost this week was 155 pounds.  Daniel said he was the same weight as when he was a freshman.  They players said week two is a myth and they beat that myth.

Allison announce that there would be no players sent home this week.  There was no elimination for this episode. All of the players were allowed to stay.
The show quickly ended.

The Biggest Loser Season 8 Premier splashed onto television with all of the excitement that the Biggest Loser fans love.  Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels returned to the Biggest Loser Ranch to give the 2nd chance all of the players were looking for in their attempt to lose weight.  The 16 competitors jumped right into the game and the weight loss began.   At the start of this season, Bob and Jillian were working with ALL the players as one team.  Whether they end up this way will be determined in the next few episodes.

 The  show started with Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels asking America if they wanted to get moving, or stay fat.  Jillian said these people (the players) are not like you, “they are you.” 

The first player introduced was a fireman and then a woman was shown saying she needed a 2nd chance, one past contestant came back, which was the young man, Dan.  The goal was the same, to lose the most weight that you can and don’t “make Bob or Jillian mad.”  Scene after scene started to flash across and the speed increased as Bob and Jillian were screaming and yelling at the players while they exercised.  Shay was then introduced as the heaviest player EVER on the Biggest Loser show.  Soon the closeups came and the faces showed tears and sweat was pouring as the players started to make the efforts to become The next Biggest Loser.  The announcer then asked America what player would inspire you, yes you, the reader.

The show then sort of started again with the players riding on the bus heading towards the ranch.  The first player was a male named Sean, that said he just become a father.  Next a college girl cried because she could no longer fit at her desk.  A rock star named Dan, said he used to be a rocker and now he was too fat to do anything.  The next one was Liz, who is a grandma who was afraid she would not live to see her grand babies.  Next was Moe who was just sad with how his body was so out of shape and he was there to get his life back.  The next player was Tracey who said she was a Mom and wanted to keep up with her kids.

The show shifted to the players getting out of the bus and being greeted by Allison Sweeney.  They were at the beach and there was jumping and yelling as each player got off the bus.   Allison said to the players that this was it.  They were ready to get their second chance.  Allison then had flashbacks to earlier seasons of earlier season players running marathons on the same stretch of road.  Allison told the players that they had to compete in their first challenge.   Shay then said she was freaked out and could not even think about running a mile.  This was the first challenge and it was for immunity and the winner could choose their partner for the rest of the game. 

Sean said he wanted to win and the Allison asked them if they were ready and then stopped the race right before the one mile race was about to begin.  A black limo then pulled up and the players started to whoop and yell and then there was a commercial. After the commercial break  Dan from season 7 got out of the limo although most players expected it to be Bob and Jillian. They then went over the statistics of Dan and the last season.  Allison then went on to start the one mile race on the beach.

 The players all took off running and Dan said he was working out 4 hours a day, 6 days a week and Tracey was still beating him in the race.  The players were all shown panting and sweating and then there were flashbacks of the players crying about how disappointed they were with their lives, because they were so overweight.  Dina was upset because she was too heavy to have children.  Daniel won the race and player after player started to struggle across the finish line.  Moe was happy he passed  the finish line and when he did he was shown on oxygen and then was told he had to go to the hospital.  Tracey was then shown 100 yards away from the finish line and she was not able to stand up.  Her legs were like jello and then a group of players started to pull her down the sand and when they got to the finish line…she collapsed.  Her eyes rolled back in her head and she lost consciousness. She could not open her eyes and then all the medics were shown and a helicopter was dispatched to the beach.  It was obvious that this was no longer the television show, it was a life and death situation.  The cameras were now filming from behind the medics.  The helicopter then landed and lifted Tracey to the hospital.

When the commercial was over the show started up again with a bus pulling up with Allison and at the Biggest loser ranch.  Allison told the players that both players were at the hospital and were still in the game and they would return after they were done at the hospital.  Allison then told the players that this season they were going to choose the player that would be their team mate.  Allen was then talking about how he was a fireman that was no able to help Tracy on the beach because the run had wiped him out.  Rebbecca said she was fat her entire life and the conversations were in an open group with all of the players revealing to the other players how and why they became so over weight.  Shay spoke of her Mom that was a heroin addict and then Abbey spoke about how her entire family was killed in a car accident and how in the blink of an eye she realized she was here on the show to be able to have a second chance at life.  She said she did not know what she was going to do….but today she cried because she was able to run the mile.  The tears were flowing from all of the players when they heard the story of Abbey and how she lost her husband and her children in the accident.  The show then went to another commercial break.

After the break Allison walked out and asked Daniel who would be his team mate.  Player after player were chosen and the teams began to form. 

Then the players were told the were going to have to weigh in for the first time.  Next the players were in the Biggest loser gym.  Allison then said the biggest and best resources that the gym had to offer were right behind them and then Bob and Jillian were introduced for the first time of the season.  The weigh in began.

Rebbecca weighed 279 and Amanda weighed 250 pounds.
Abbey weighed 247 and Allen weighed 325 to form the Green Team

Then the players started to flash full throttle on the screen and then it slowed down with Shay being the largest person ever weighed in at the Biggest Loser Ranch.  It was almost like they just rushed through all the other players to show America how obese Shay was and then there was another commercial break with Shay crying and her head in her hands…crying.  After the break, the attention returned to Shay and she was revealed to weigh 476 pounds.  Bob Harper said “476 pounds…OH MY GOD!!   This girl is big!”  Shay was then revealed to be the heaviest person ever on the ranch and Bob Harper told Shay that Daniel was the best team member she could have.  Allison then told them that next week they would all weigh in as a team. 

Bob Harper then spoke about the BodyBugg, by 24 hour Fitness.  He explained to the players how it worked and told them how important the BodyBugg would be to them.  Bob and Jillian then told them that the trainers would be working together as a team.  Bob and Jillian would be helping them as a team this season.  Bob then told the players that they competed across America and then that they won a spot in his gym and now they had to prove they had the right to be there.  Jillian screamed and  players began to puke.  Jillian was being bleeped out and was yelling and screaming and then Shay fell down and could not get up anymore.  Jillian then told America that she had to get up, or go out the door.  Bob then jumped in and cursed and told her to get up and not doing it was not an option.  Jillian said to get on the ladder and stop running the fat person story that she was replaying in her head.  Shay then decided to quit, picked up her water and walked out of the gym.  Her partner, Daniel asked her not to quit, and then there was another commercial break.

The first hour of the show was over and then the announcer reviewed what was shown on the first hour and then said that one player’s journey was over tonight.  Jillian said to Bob that she was not going to give her any attention and Bob said to not wait a day and they agreed to give her zero attention for 30 minutes.  Shay then told America that she was going to turn around and walk back in the door.  Jillian then told her that if she walked out again, she wanted her to go home.  Jillian said she would not play the victim game with her ever again.  Jillian then worked one and one with Shay and proved to her that she could do the work.

Moe was then shown coming back to the game.  He said he has low blood pressure and low blood sugar.  Moe said he would work out till she returned, since his partner, Tracey was still in the hospital.  Dr. H was then on the show for the first time and then was present to show all of the players how bad their health was at this moment in their life at this moment.  He said that he was going to take the testing deeper and was starting a research program.  They were going to do testing to see how the weight loss will affect others through out the world.  It was said that the amount of weight that is lost on the Biggest Loser Ranch is unlike any other place in the world, without surgery.

Sean then sat down with Dr. H. and was told that he DID have medical problems and he DID have type II diabetes.  Sean then started to cry about dying young.  Moe was ten told he may be 55 years old, but the age of his body, because of his fat, was really 69 years old.  Moe said he was frightened.

Shay was told her body is 57% fat.  Her age was 29, but the age her body was 45.  Shay then said her Mom died almost at that age and that she was killing herself.  Dr. H. said that she was on a one-way path towards sel destruction.  Bob Harper and Jillian started to scream at all of the players in the gym and talking about last chance workout.  Bob said to America that it was no joke, it was disgusting.  Moe was told to fight and that there was no quitting and no letting up.  Sweat was pouring from all of the players and it was a brutal workout.  Jillian told Julio to stop crying and to get up.  If was on the floor if he was not dead, he had to get up, for his children.  Shay said last chance workout was difficult and that she would never walk out of the gym again because it would be walking out on herself.  Bob said this group that was on the Ranch now had alot of baggage and issues that had to be worked through.  Bob then told Sean that he would be there to help him and that he (Bob) was not going to go anywhere.  He was there to help him.  Alexandra was talking about how she could not focus and Jillian said she was acting pathetic and then Alexandra started to spill her guts about why she was there and then Jillian screamed to focus and get moving.  The “F” word was then bleeped out during a closeup of Jillian.

Soon we saw the players walking to their first weigh in.  The voices of the players were being replayed and there was an echo saound effect added for effect.  Then there was Bob and Jillian talking about how important it was to drink water, then another series of commercials began.  Once the commercials were over the scene returned to the weigh in and Alison told everyone a good job to survive the week.  Then it was revealed that only one person on the losing team would be sent home this week. 

Shay was happy to have immunity, but was not happy that Daniel was the one to earn it.

Orange Team: Daniel 312/300 lost 12 pounds.  Shay 476/459 lost 17 pounds. Together they lost 29 pounds. 
Pink Team: Amanda 250/244 lost 16 pounds. Rebecca 279/261 lost 18 pounds.  Together they lost 24 pounds. 4.54%  
Blue Team: Rudy 442/414 lost 28 pounds. Dina 253/245 lost 8 pounds.  Together they lost 36 pounds. 5.18%
Red Team: Antione 367/349  lost 18 pounds.  Sean 444/422 lost
Brown Team:  Liz 267/257 lost 10 pounds.  Danny 430/406 lost 24 pounds. Together they lost 34 pounds.  4.88%
Green Team:  Allen 325/306 lost 19 pounds.  Abbey 247/232 lost 15 pounds.  Together they lost 34 pounds together.  5.94% 
The weigh in then stopped and then the players all spoke about being motivated for their families, but they were there for themselves.  If they could not be there for themselves first, they would fail.  Jillian aggreed and was happy that the woman were doing well.
Black Team:  Alexandra 309/296 lost 13 pounds.  Julio 407/394 lost 13 pounds.   Together they lost 26 pounds. 3.63%  They were now the ones BELOW the yellow line.
Purple Team:  Moe weighed in by himself. (Tracey still in hospital) 355/336 lost 19 pounds.  5.35%

The team that was below the yellow time the first week was The Black Team.  Either Alexandra or Julio were going home this first week.  Julio was shacked and pissed and he was upset because he lost 13 pounds and yet was still below the yellow line.   Julio pleaded to stay so he would be around for his children.  Alexandra pleaded that she worked her ass off and that she wanted to stay.  She said her biggest fear was always being the first one sent home.  Allen pleaded with his fellow player judges to keep the person and not the number.

 The vote soon followed was as such:

Moe: voted for Alexandra
Pink Team voted for Julio.
Red Team voted for Julio.
Orange Team voted for Julio.
Brown Team voted for Alexandra.
Blue Team voted for Alexandra.

The vote was now tied and it was up to the Green Team to decide who would stay and who would be sent home.
Green Team voted for Alexandra. 

The person sent home home on The Biggest Loser Season Premier that aired on September 15, 2009 was a member of the Green Team and it was Alexandra.

The Biggest Loser transformation moment began with Alexandra talking about how much she learned in that one week.  She said she realized that she can and will change her life.  She said she has to have the will and that she now believes in herself.  She said she has the determination to make it happen.  Once home she was shown exercising and she lost over 60 pounds.  She was shown exercising with her Mother and her BodyBugg was visible in all of the shots of her exercising.  Her goal weight is to lose 180 pounds by the season finale. 

To read the review of the next Biggest Loser that aired after this episode click here.