Biggest Loser Last Night

I know that I said that I wasn’t going to post today but I can’t help myself. I truly enjoyed last nights episode. I believe from a strategical point of view the older team made a mistake by voting off Debbie. I knew as soon as Debbie went off on Bonnie that she would be voted off but from a competition outlook Bonnie is their weakest link and should have been let go.

If the team doesn’t start winning some competitions they can’t get immunity and with Bonnie’s knees and her constant complaining they will never win one.  The entire team had to walk the first mile because of her.  Unfortunately, if one of them hopes to win she has to go. 

What was your opinion on this one?

Biggest Loser Starts New Season Tonight

I am very excited about tonight. Biggest Loser starts a new season. I will miss Jillian but am happy for her that she is going for her goal of becoming a mommy. Good luck Jillian in anything that you choose to do.

I haven’t looked online yet to see the contestants for this season. I want it to be fresh for me when I get to see them tonight. Will you be watching? I am having to choose between Dancing With The Stars (which I have never watched until last night) and Biggest Loser and I choose Biggest Loser. For some reason I really want to watch Dancing With The Stars this season. I may have to look for it online.

Now on a different note. I fell at work today and hurt my hand. I went to Urgent Care and had it x-rayed. It wasn’t broken but it is badly bruised and swollen. I have all but tomorrows posts already written for the week and will be taking tomorrow off from typing as my hand is hurting typing this little bit. I am so glad that I had written extra posts already over the weekend. I will be back to posting and typing daily on Saturday. Sooner if my hand stops hurting. Cya then.

Biggest Loser Week 9

I was not shocked to see Arthur tossed out this week. As soon as they said they were doing the 5K over again and it would be the same rules I knew that Arthur would end up on the red team. I am glad that Jen made it back to the black team and I applaud Sara for preferring to be out of her comfort zone. I think she will do much better on the team with a mother figure there for her.

I cried during the family visits. After having lost so much weight I know how it feels to have people show their support of you. It was very good to see them all so happy.

This weeks show had me wondering what was meant by different comments.

1. What home stressors is Jay having?
2. Why didn’t Moses do very well when he got home?
3. Why would Courtney go back to working in the fast food restaurant? Her family also owns a gym. She needs to be working there instead.

What else did you notice on this weeks show?

Biggest Loser Week 8

I was sad to see Jessie and Deni go. I cried when all of the parents went up there and took the fall for their children. I understood why they did it and I probably would have done the same thing.  Then Moses explained why he believed they set bad examples for their children and I had to agree that he made a great point too. 

I hope that this weeks weigh in causes Rulon to get more serious. I was shocked at his small weight loss and my heart broke for Jen when she was waiting to see if she would go home. I am not sure what happened with either of them.  They have always been such great examples to the rest of the group.

When it comes to the challenges it is very obvious that the red team really know how to work as a team. The black team are always all over the place and arguing with each other. The only thing they strategized and did as a team was to have the parents take the fall.

Who else is watching this season?

Biggest Loser Week 7

I was very sad to see Jay leave. I felt so badly for Jennifer to have to say goodbye to her father.  All of the players tried so hard all week long and it was difficult to watch them struggle. I was proud of Arthur for losing so much weight this week but I have to admit that I am still a bit angry with him over what he did last week. How about you? I need to let it go. hahaha

When they had the train contest how many answers did you get correct? I would have failed miserably at that contest. I can’t imagine pushing a train car as far as they did and as quickly as they did. I am impressed weekly at their stamina and dedication.

Biggest Loser Week 6

This episode was painful to watch. I found myself crying multiple times when I watched the contestants going through what was very emotional situations. All I could say over and over was, “Arthur what were you thinking?” I can’t believe he threw away Jay and Jennifer and then to take Deni and Sarah to use as sacrificial lambs.

I was shocked. I had expected him to take Rulon and Justin since they were the strongest people on the other team. Instead he hurt so many people. I had been furious with him and then watching Jillian hug Arthur in the gym and tell him it would be okay in the end I softened my heart for him.

I was so glad to see Jennifer get immunity for losing the most weight percentage that week for the team. I was scared that the team would send Jay home since he was new to their team. However, the team stood together and voted off Q. I understood why and believe that I had been there I would have voted for Q as well. When they showed the update at the end I was glad to see that both and his wife had continued to lose weight once they went home.

At the end when Olivia’s 16 pound weight loss caused Bob and Jillian’s team to win for the night I cried with her. Her joy was overwhelming. She worked so hard that week. Marci also did an amazing job.

I really saw Bob and Jillian’s team work harder to lose a higher amount of weight this week. Most of them were in the double digits. I wonder how long Arthur will manage to stay at the ranch? I am guessing the next time Bob and Jillian’s team have to vote one of their team off it will be Arthur.

Other accomplishments:

• Moses- lost over 100 pounds in 6 weeks breaking a record.
• Jesse- lost a very large amount of weight
• Marci- lost a large amount of weight
• Bob and Jillian’s team won the challenge.
• Arthur betrayed his team to try to save himself.

Biggest Loser Week 5

This week was not shocking to see Don throw the contest and gain weight again. I was a bit disappointed that Irene had gained when she had been doing so well. I do understand why she did it though.

Is anyone else amazed that the people on the new training team are losing so much more than the team that work out with Bob and Jillian? I know that I am beginning to think that Bob and Jillian’s team might need to take a few classes from the new team. It is amazing.

I was a bit teary when Larialmy was sent home. I do understand why she and her husband agreed that she would be the one to go home. I really hope that Q does what he says that he will do and will work out more.

Each week I am blown away with Rulon and Justin. They are such cheerleaders and motivators. They might be the deciding factor for what is pushing that team to lose such high numbers. What are your thoughts on this?

Biggest Loser Week 3

This week was very good. They finally showed us the new trainers. They seem ok but I don’t feel a bond with them yet. Hopefully we see more so that we can accept them more.

I loved the egg challenge and how the unknown trainer team tossed their eggs over the fence and worked as a team. I was glad that Marci won the challenge and earned the 2 pound advantage. I would hate it if her daughter were sent home. Courtney is a true inspiration to everyone.

1. Arthur- He lost 4 pounds this week. The doctor had increased his calorie intake and he was not able to get in the gym much due to his health. I would hate to see him go home. His life really does depend on his losing weight.
2. Jessie- He lost 9 pounds this week. You could tell how supportive he was of his son when he was seeing Arthur running on the treadmill. He really does love his son.
3. Courtney- She lost 6 pounds this week. She was hard on herself and even Bob said he had expected more. I expect Courtney will make a drastic weight loss next week.
4. Marci- She lost 7 pounds this week and constantly spoke of how if it came down to one of them having to go she wanted the group to send her home. She understands that Courtney NEEDS to be there.
5. Rulon- Wow what a guy. He confronted all of the people on his team that need to step up their game and work harder. He is quite a motivator. He lost 10 pounds this week and is definitely leading by example.
6. Justin- He is also a great motivator. His actual physical age was shown to be 59 instead of 39. This really moved him and he realized that he needs to step up his game to save his own life. This week he lost 10 pounds.
7. Kaylee- She lost 5 pounds this week.
8. Moses- This week he lost 11 pounds. The doctor explained that his physical age was so much older than his actual age and if he does not lose weight he is expected to die the year 2025. This really made his daughter cry to know she would not have her father in her life if he didn’t lose the weight.
9. Dan- This guy really ticked me off. This week he and his brother both gained 9 pounds each. I had a feeling that he was planning on going home through the entire episode. I do understand that he was homesick and wanted to go see his daughter but his behavior was so wrong. I expected more of a police officer than to throw the contest in order to go home. I kept thinking of all of the other people in the US who would have loved to have had this opportunity and he threw it all away. I was glad to see that he has now lost 72 pounds on his own at home but he ruined this for so many others. So sad.
10. Don- I lost a lot of respect for him this week. That is all there is to say about it.
11. Austin- He was called out by Justin and Rulon at the beginning of the show for not trying very hard. The doctor showed him that his physical age is really 43 instead of 20. At the end of the show he really blew us away by losing 15 for the week.
12. Ken- He did a great job this week by losing 13 pounds.
13. Sarah- She was told that she has the highest body fat of anyone on the show and because of how her muscles had atrophied after a car accident she will have to exercise more than anyone else to lose the weight and keep it off. This week she lost 8 pounds.
14. Deni- This week she lost 9 pounds.
15. Jennifer- This week she lost 8 pounds.
16. Jay- I really like this guy. He put 349 on his arm with a marker because he wanted to lose 15 pounds this week. In the end he lost 14 and earned the respect of Bob and Jillian.
17. Olivia- This week she lost 6 pounds.
18. Hannah- This week she lost 6 pounds.
19. Larialmy- This week she lost 8 pounds.
20. Jaquin- He was also confronted by Justin and Rulon about needing to step up his game to lose weight. This week he lost 19 pounds.
21. Irene- She won the water challenge and won the right to make the choice of who had to go home in the end. The women in the group helped her to win because they put their trust in her. In the end when she had to choose between Dan and Don she chose Dan because he had been saying all week that he wanted to go home.

Next week it will be interesting to see how hard Bob and Jillian make Don work out after having helped Dan get thrown off of the ranch.  What did you think of the show this week? Did you get angry with the twins?

Biggest Loser Week 2

This was another wonderful episode of The Biggest Loser. The episode began with a recap of last week. Allison, the host of the show offered the 2 groups (Bob and Jillian’s team versus the new unknown trainers) a challenge. Whichever group had the highest percentage of weight loss would win immunity and would not be voted off. They would also split $10,000.

Both groups worked very hard to win this challenge but in the end only one group could win the prize. For now they really aren’t showing the unknown trainers or much of the teams that are on their group. I feel a bond with Bob and Jillian’s team but feel that is probably because they haven’t shared the other team with us yet. I WANT them to share the other team with me.

The unknown team lost a total of 82 pounds for a percentage weight loss of 2.46%. Bob and Jillian’s team were told they had to lose 78 pounds to win the challenge. We held our breath until the final group weighed in. Arthur and Jessie brought them up to 90 pounds lost for a percentage weight loss of 2.81% winning the challenge for Bob and Jillian’s team.

This was very heartwarming considering their defeat in the physical challenge with the rafts. The unknown team earned a 3 pound challenge by lining all of their rafts up to cross a river in only 38.23 minutes. Bob and Jillian’s team hadn’t even made it half way across before the time ran out allowing the unknown team to win.

Now time to discuss each persons achievements for the week.

1. Arthur- Starting weight- 507- this weeks weight loss-13 pounds bringing his current weight to 463. He met with the doctor this week and they discussed that at his current weight he had to consume more than 5000 calories a day just to maintain his weight. Arthur admitted that the pizza delivery people would automatically make him pizza daily and bring it to him as a standing order. They used a computer program to show that his physical age is 60 instead of his actual age of 34. If he wants to see his children grow up he needs to do something about his situation.
2. Jessie- His starting weight was 293 pounds. Last week he had the lowest weight loss. This week his daughter came to visit and brought his 10th grandchild to visit him. She encouraged him to be the example for the family. This week he lost an additional 8 pounds bringing his current weight to 278.
3. Courtney- She met with the doctor too and he showed her that her physical age is actually 39 instead of her actual age of 22. She began the show with a weight of 323 and with this weeks loss of 10 pounds it brought her current weight to 298. She was able to meet her personal goal of weighing less than 300 pounds. She had not weighed this little since middle school.
4. Marci- this week she explained that she feels horrible guilt for her daughter’s weight. The fact that she owns a health club and her daughter had gotten to such an unhealthy state is something she struggles with daily. Her starting weight was 224 and with this weeks weight loss of 6 pounds her current weight is 218.
5. Rulon- We didn’t learn much more about him this week as he is on the unknown team. His starting weight was 474 and with this weeks loss of 17 pounds his current weight is 425 pounds.
6. Justin- His starting weight was 365. After this weeks weight loss of 12 pounds his current weight is 326.
7. Kaylee- Her starting weight was 233 and with this weeks weight loss of 4 pounds she is down to 214 pounds.
8. Moses- Last week he broke the record for having lost the most weight in one week ever. He can’t do many of the exercises due to his knee but he works very hard at upper body strength to lose the weight. His starting weight loss was 440 and with this weeks weight loss of 12 pounds his current weight is 387.
9. Dan- He met with the doctor and was told that his addiction to cigarettes along with eating sugar, chocolate and cornchips that he probably only had a few years to live. This was a very emotional moment on the show. He was able to receive a phone call from his 9 year old daughter encouraging him to fight to lose. His starting weight was 287 and with this weeks loss of 5 pounds his current weight is 263.
10. Don- His son had told him he was disowning him because he didn’t want to watch him die. His wife told him, “I am not going to lose my son because you are fat.” This was another emotional moment of the show. His starting weight was 309 and with this weeks weight loss of 8 pounds his current weight is 280.
11. Austin- He is on the unknown team so he isn’t shown much. He did have a moment where he stated he is a different person than he had thought was after working out for 2 weeks. The working out is not only changing him physically but also mentally as well. His starting out weight was 396 and with his weight loss of 7 pounds his current weight is 262.
12. Ken- His starting weight was 377 and with his loss of 7 pounds his current weight is 357.
13. Sarah- Her starting weight was 261 and with her loss of 4 pounds her current weight is 243.
14. Deni- She shared that when she was growing up her parents called her stupid and her self esteem had been lowered from this. She is now fighting back and acknowledging that she is not stupid and will not accept anyone else’s put downs. Her starting weight was 256 and with her weight loss of 4 pounds her current weight is 233.
15. Jennifer- Her starting weight was 255 and after losing 8 pounds this week her current weight is 250.
16. Jay- His starting weight was 400 pounds and with the loss of 10 pounds his current weight is 364.
17. Olivia- Her starting weight was 245 and with this weeks loss of 6 pounds her current weight is 239.
18. Hannah- Her starting weight was 248 and with her weight loss of 6 pounds her current weight is 226.
19. Larialmy- Her starting weight was 300 pounds and with her 6 pounds lost her current weight is 283 pounds.
20. Jaquin- His starting weight was 438 and with this weeks loss of 6 pounds his current weight is 420.
21. Irene- She lost the highest percentage of weight loss of all of the contestants this week. This was amazing since she was the only competitor playing without a partner. Well done Irene. Her starting weight was 255 and with her loss of 232 her current weight is 232.

Before I started my low carb dieting to lose weight I went to Real Age Website and took their test. With my inactivity and obese weight this test showed me to be the physical age of 54 instead of 44. Now at the age of 47 this test shows my actual physical age to be 49. I am improving my health.

I know that if i work hard I can get my physical age to match my real age or even go lower. That would be awesome. Try the test and then tell me how close to your real age are you.

What was your favorite part of Biggest Loser this week?