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Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Monday, August 06, 2007 - 8:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
Isn't there already a thread for this? If so, didn't find it! Is anyone else watching?

I had two interests in this:
1. They came right through a neighboring town to me (in Willimantic CT) and it was all over our newspapers. They also showed footage tonight at the beautiful Gilette Castle on the Connecticut River (the "castle" built by actor William Gilette and fondly remembered by me from childhood visits--I wish they had had time to show more than a glimpse of the place.)

2. I have always had a fantasy of just starting out and keeping on walking. Never a runner at heart, at one point in my life I used to walk 2 hours per day. And for several reasons (including weight loss) I've always had this dream of walking cross-country (and Boston to DC isn't bad).

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Monday, August 06, 2007 - 9:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
I watched it and enjoyed it. Being as heavy as they all are now, they can't walk very far. I wonder though how long it took them to go the 5.5 miles the first day? And the few more miles the next day? Are they walking pretty much all day?

I'm thinking of myself. I am not heavy / overweight, but could loose 10 - 15 lbs. I'm 6' app. 155 lbs. But I am NOT fit / toned. Weather permitting, I try to walk three miles (sometimes more) per day. It takes me app. 45 minutes. Occasionally I do it twice per day. It's hard to imagine walking most of the day. It's not so much the distance, but the idea of it being all day?! Maybe would not seem like so much if it was in the country as opposed to very urban area where I am (Chicago suburbs).

One of the "marchers" Anthony lives nearby in the neighboring suburb of Addison.

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 5:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
This sounds like something I would love to watch but a quick search doesn't seem to be turning it up on my system. What channel is it on?

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 7:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
It's on ABC on Monday nights at 9:00 Eastern. That's opposite Hell's Kitchen (only one more episode of that).

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 7:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
ABC? I should get it then.. guessed I just missed it last night. Hopefully they will repeat it on the weekend and then I will catch it next week. Thank you!
I just love walking. When I lived in Calgary I found this incredible book of 7KM walks around the city. Once a week I photocopied the single-page map and description of a walk.. put it in a plastic page cover and headed out. Some were recreational easy walks, others were more like moderate hikes. My goal was to complete every walk in the book. I only did about 20 before we moved.

Kc103
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07-13-2004

Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 11:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kc103 a private message Print Post    
I have to remember to try it next week. I was watching the finale of Age of Love (ick) and completely forgot that this show started last night!

Makays
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07-12-2001

Friday, August 10, 2007 - 6:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Makays a private message Print Post    
Kc
You can watch it online if you want. Go to the below link and dl their player, then pick Fat March.
It was really good. Very inspirational to see them march as many miles as they did in the first episode.

http://dynamic.abc.go.com/streaming/landing

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Saturday, August 11, 2007 - 6:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
No I can't Makays (sigh). Only those in the USA can watch it online. Ticks me off since I pay to watch ABC, it's not like CDN's get it free so don't deserve the same level of service. I have been keeping my eye on http://tv-links.co.uk/ but so far no-one has posted a link for it. Thank you for the effort though, I do appreciate it.

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Monday, August 13, 2007 - 7:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
I am watching the 2nd episode now. This is SOOO up my alley, I would do this in a minute. LOL Blisters and knees and all. That Will needs a smack. He eats high carb foods while walking so his system isn't even concentrating on digestion and all that sugar went right into his blood system. And why are the trainers packing them high carb foods and snacks without balancing the protein? I know we don't see all on TV so I will give them the benefit of the doubt.

Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Monday, August 13, 2007 - 8:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
I am a little puzzled by the line of march. Last week we saw Gilette castle, which is on the Connecticut River, on the west side pretty sure, and a little south. Tonight we saw Bolton CT, amongst other places, way EAST of the Connecticut River and somewhat north. Are they not showing the scenes shot in order? As a Connecticut native, it's all very confusing to me! They showed a map at one point, but it all seemed west of the river in the quick glimpse. Yet I know they stopped in Manchester, for example, east of the river....in fact I recognized those domed tunnels they walked through. I need more of a play by play geographically!

Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Monday, August 13, 2007 - 8:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
PS Loved that no one was voted off tonight; didn't think anyone should be, but really scary that it only takes ONE person to give ONE name.

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Monday, August 13, 2007 - 9:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Beth, because it only takes one vote everyone will be very careful about their own vote. There was pretty much a group vote to eliminate someone last week. They probably talk about it before.

I am enjoying this show. Much more so than the Biggest Loser. I have my TiVo set to record it at later time next week. It will be delayed here in Chicago due to football.

Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Monday, August 13, 2007 - 11:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
I'm still thinking about the geographic path. I'm beginning to think they inserted those shots of Gilette Castle when they did just because they needed a nice visual impact. The vote out of Shane APPEARED to be on the grounds of the castle by implication, but the setting was fairly "generic" where the vote occurred. Makes more sense that they proceeded from Willimantic (last week) to Bolton to Manchester and then onward toward and over the Connecticut River. I wonder how they crossed the river? Although there is a ferry at one point, and actually walking bridges across in the Hartford area.

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 4:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
I found it so interesting that some of the walkers ate the junk food at dinner. They must know that it's a trap, that they will get called out yet they ate the pizza, etal anyway. Will just killed me, he spend a day in the hospital directly related to his eating but still chowed down on the worst dinner in the group.

How long have they been walking now? They were mentioning Phase One and Phase two but because I missed the first episode I didn't understand.

Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 3:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
Phase One started at the Boston Marathon and ended in Willimantic Connecticut with the first weigh-in. Phase Two started in Willimantic Connecticut and ended in New Haven Connecticut, and ended with second weigh-in. I THINK it said they had walked for 16? days and 150 miles.

I did some more research on the puzzle of Gilette Castle and how they crossed the CT River. The Fat March official website wasn't much help....just said "Coming Soon!". Did tape a small portion last night and freeze-framed the on-air map which showed that phase II included the following towns in CT:
Willimantic (where Will was taken to Windham Hospital-- where I was born and mother died)
Bolton
Manchester
Hartford
Southington
Cheshire
Mount Carmel
North Haven
New Haven

1. Answer to one of my mysteries: it looks like they didn't get anywhere near Gilette Castle and that shot was just thrown in for "atmosphere".

2. They absolutely walked across the Connecticut River at Hartford on one of our new pedestrian walkways joing East and West Hartford riverfronts. I am really surprised they didn't show any footage of the river crossing!

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 5:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
Thank you Beth for the info re: the phases.

Marysafan
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08-07-2000

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 1:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Marysafan a private message Print Post    
Thank you Beth! It helps to get a better geographical picture in my mind. That had to be fun to see some familiar terrain.

Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Monday, August 20, 2007 - 7:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
It's New Haven CT to NYC tonight.
One surprise dropout (for me) and one surprise as to who stays at voteout (again for me).

One thing I didn't realize before is that they are TIMED on the required miles. They actually stopped several people on one day when the "time ran out"...then they have to make up the missed mileage on the next day; what is the point of that?

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 6:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
There's always a trouble maker -- Anthony. I'm embarrassed to say he's from a neighboring suburb here. I don't like to claim someone like that.

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 7:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
No kidding CD. I was hoping Will would clear it up quickly but instead he seemed to get his back up. I am sure (because I'm an optimist) that once the camaras were off, he managed to get across that his words were twisted and Anthony was laughing at both of them. I hope so anyway.

Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Monday, August 27, 2007 - 7:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
Still trying to understand why they have to have a time limit on the daily marches...wish someone could explain that to me. Is it just to make it more difficult and "dramatic" for the TV cameras? I hate to think that. I can see having a cutoff time so that they can get dinner and sleep, but why only 5 hours for 18 miles (which no one finished by the way...Michael came close)? What would be the harm if they let them go another hour or two?

Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 7:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
I don't quite get it either Beth. Seems like it's just there to add drama and to make them try to get a little faster each d?5{nt they showed last night just seemed cruel. In that heat, that distance for that time, it was impossible for these people who are so overweight, and who had just started exercising. Seems like very bad planning on the part of the trainers.

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 7:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
Just a guess but perhaps its to do with wanting to achieve max weight loss by the end of the series, that's why a lot of the viewers tune in, right? To see those huge numbers. The speed is to ensure they are working aerobically, also it gives them the max time to recuperate before the next walk. If they take twice as long then they are still stressing their bodies but have 5+ less hours to rest and rebuild muscle. Just a thought.

Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 10:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
Hmm, the idea of achieving maximum weight loss by end of series is interesting. Even though they tell them to "keep hydrating" (and it even looks like they may be carrying a water "tank" with a hose to sip from--at least something is hanging over their left shoulders at all times that they never explain)--even though they keep saying to hydrate, no question in that heat, etc they are losing a lot of water weight. I wish I could remember WHERE, but somewhere I read about some of the "Biggest Losers" contestants and how some immediately rebounded in weight to some degree simply by drinking water after the show was over. In that case, they mentioned the use of saunas amongst other devices to get the water weight off.

I really was kind of digusted last night that they didn't adjust the time for the temperature. And why oh why is no one wearing sunglasses and/or a hat to protect from the sun? I always do.

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Monday, September 03, 2007 - 10:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Glad Anthony was voted off. He said himself that he likes to stir up conflict between people. Not a true team player.

And I was sorry to see Matt gone. He's been complaining about his knee all along which makes me wonder . . . I would think all marchers would be given a thorough physical exam before starting. Didn't he say anything about it? Why wouldn't that have been discovered before the start?

Jami
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10-08-2003

Tuesday, September 04, 2007 - 5:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jami a private message Print Post    
I thought Jami Lyn was married. Did I misunderstand that?

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Tuesday, September 04, 2007 - 6:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Wondered about that too, Jami. It always says "military mom" on screen under her name. Guess she could be divorced or widowed and have a son or daughter in the military?

Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Tuesday, September 04, 2007 - 1:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
I was sorry to see Matt go also, a real trooper. But yes it made me wonder about why this major issue wasn't discovered in a pre-show physical and he disqualified from the start for that reason.

I was sorry to see Anthony go, mainly because I'm getting a little annoyed with the show for gearing it to the people who were lighter weight from the start....by putting those punishing hour restrictions on, no matter what your weight. If I'm correct, we've lost the 3 heaviest people who started: Shane due to health reasons (voted off for those foot fractures for his own good); Will (for multiple reasons, including lack of motivation); and now Anthony, who really did seem to give it his all--and look how much weight he had lost. The hour restrictions really cause me to want to stop watching the show, but I'm too far invested now. At the beginning, I was walking with them in spirit, but I'm not any more. Afraid I would have quit when they upped to 18 miles in 5 hours in punishing heat. The goal should be to make it, and by a certain date/deadline is okay, but they should have more flexibility in number of hours per day they can walk.

Good question re Jami Lyn...anyone have the answer?

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Tuesday, September 04, 2007 - 3:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
On the ABC message boards, they're saying Jami IS married.

Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Tuesday, September 04, 2007 - 4:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
Jami has her own side of the story on her myspace page:

quote:

I have no regrets from Fat March – none.  I rediscovered myself.  I will not take away from that.  But I realized things were shown that don't look appropriate.  SO let me put this out there.  I do love Anthony, and I am in love with Anthony – I am also IN love with Chantal, Michael, Will, Sam, Shane, Matt, Shea, Loralie, Wendy, Steve and Lorrie.  We shared an experience that can not be limited to 42 minutes of prime time television once a week.  What Anthony offered me as a friend and fellow marcher was a chance to just be me.  And I love him for that.  I am sorry that America sees a side of him that I didn't see – I knew the kind man that cared for each and every marcher, and the man who knew how to play it up for the camera - the side that knew how to make for better TV.  But the best side of Anthony is the one that took the time to look at me for me, and appreciate the sacrifices that I GLADLY made for my family.  Appreciation that I haven't seen or gotten or looked for many years now. 

<snip>

I did not foresee Anthony kissing me.  I obviously pulled away.  But I do not regret him doing that – if that is what his heart told him to do.  I believed at the time, and still believe it was a kiss of friendship and love between 2 people who shared an amazing experience together – not an act of unfaithfulness to my husband or family. NEVER would I go on National Television to embarrass my husband, or my family, to have it looks as though I were disrespecting our lives.  However, that may be how it came off to many of you.  I am sorry for that.  I am truly sorry for that. 




http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=217758743&blogID=306785943

Cricket
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08-05-2002

Thursday, September 06, 2007 - 7:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cricket a private message Print Post    
I keep forgetting to watch/tape this show. Is it online anywhere?

Thanks.

Jami
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10-08-2003

Monday, September 10, 2007 - 7:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jami a private message Print Post    
Wow. I have never been so put out with a reality show star that I had liked.

Jami Lynn was my fave. She seemed warm, down to earth. I will rooting for her.

Then she kisses Anthony. I was so shocked.
But I read her blog,,,and some postings from her husband. If he was forgiving her it must not have been as bad as it appeared.

So I tried to be open to it this week. But when she started saying things about stopping short and ripping the 40,000 away from the others

With that move she was stabbing all of the actors of the march.


Her plan was vindictive. And so ugly,

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Monday, September 10, 2007 - 8:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
I agree, Jami. She was angry and frustrated at first, but then eventually got over it. She was acting very vindictive at first.

I saw last weeks show and read Karuuna's post with text from Jami Lynn's MySpace page. Then saw repeat showing of the kiss again tonight. And was there another at the end of the walk tonight? I guess I believe it's just friendship, but it sure looks like more!

Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - 4:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
Re the kiss: I noticed that in the promos, they cut it short and showed just the beginning. That's because when shown in context of show, Jami does cut it short and pull back. I remember because I was surprised, not remembering at that point that she was married. Of course, they also re-aired it, and again you can see that she pulls gently away. So I would say that Anthony kissed her, not visa versa.
(Except for an earlier kiss on the cheek, I think.)