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January 13, 2009: The Episode of The Biggest Loser that aired tonight was one that forced the members to vote off one of the two people that needed to be on the ranch the most.  When the weigh in was done the two players that were below the dreaded yellow line were the young and most obese player ever, 19 year old Dan and the oldest player in history, Jerry.  The decision over who to send home was at first an difficult one, but was soon decided and it turned out that the choice was the best one that could have been made.

Everyone was hoping that Joelle was going to be the one sent home after her behavior caused Bob Harper to have a Zen blowout.  When Joelle was not able to do the demanded 30 second treadmill run the words exchanged between Bob and Joelle were the most explicative ever uttered by Bob Harper.  It was almost comical to see the reaction from Jillian Michaels as she bore witness to Bob’s emotional meltdown.  The actual words used by Bob had to be edited out of the show and it makes one wonder just how much of a nice guy Bob really is when the camera is not rolling?  Don’t worry Bob, America still loves you and your behavior was proven fairly justifiable by the results of the weight-in.

When the weigh in was done Joelle was caught saying that despite not falling below the yellow line it was nothing to be proud about.  She was just above the percentage mark and she was not happy that she barely beat the oldest and the most obese person on the show.  It is widely believed that this may have shocked Joelle into what weight loss reality is all about on the ranch of The Biggest Loser.  Joelle may be seen in future episodes melting the treadmill with newfound motivation.  Joelle may have realized that Bob Harper was dead on right about her mouth doing all the exercise while her body did little of nothing in the gym.

At the end of it all the members decided to send home the older contestant, Jerry.  They did this because they knew Jerry would have a support at home and Dan would never be able to sustain the weight loss unless he stayed on the ranch and worked with the trainers.  When Jerry left and the show was ending the decision by the members proved thoughtful and true.  Jerry and wife were doing fine and still were losing weight.

As we roll into next week it will be interesting to learn how Joelle performs.  Will she step it up or will Bob continue to meltdown?  Either way The Biggest Loser Season 7 is turning out to be a darned good show and I for one love to watch it unfold.

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There were some fairly profound statements on the show and we present them here.

To lose weight…”The reason why needs to be big enough.”

“The biggest competition is myself.”  (When talking about weight loss”)

Although neither you nor I can spend as much time exercising as they do 6, 7 or 8 hours a day on the ranch, we can still lose weight using the same principles. Healthy eating, exercising and diet are all a person needs to do to lose weight.  Bob Harper says it, Jillian Michaels says it and it is the theme of The Biggest Loser and also here at I Choose Thin.  Losing weight needs to begin in the mind, travel through the heart and manifest itself on the scale.  In order to lose weight and be able to keep it off it needs to be something that happens inside your very soul first and foremost. The Biggest Loser advocates healthy weight loss through proper nutrition and exercise and I Choose Thin only complements what you see on your television.   

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