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Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Thursday, October 18, 2007 - 8:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
True, Gumby, but she was right. I see the red team losing the next three weigh-ins. Kim would not relish in the "I told you so's" but she is probably going to be proven correct.

Someone this week, can't remember who, said they still had to work as a team, not as individuals. By sending Phil home, they shot their team in the foot, IMO. Time will tell.

Boberg
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10-04-2002

Thursday, October 18, 2007 - 12:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Boberg a private message Print Post    
I see your point Hukdon but from the previews the current teams will no longer be....maybe going to two teams instead...in the previews looks like Jill huffs out of the room saying something...but I doubt seriously she would be the trainer to leave.

All speculation on my part though.

Gumby I also think the way Bob did it was different...his team had already shown that week (the racing to the flag comp) that they were afraid to take matters into their own hands and he demanded that they control their future and not let others. Kim didn't forbid a tie she told them who to vote out.

Next week should be interesting.

Meggieprice
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07-09-2001

Thursday, October 18, 2007 - 1:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Meggieprice a private message Print Post    
Well I was almost hoping to see the Red Team decimated in weigh-ins for their stupidity in allowing the other team to decide who went home...but then the previews show that they disband the teams next week so then it will seem prudent to have gotten rid of Phil.

Cricket
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08-05-2002

Friday, October 19, 2007 - 12:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cricket a private message Print Post    
I'm right there with you, Meggie. Their coach (Kim) was trying to give them good advice as a team, but they wouldn't listen. Phil would have helped them a lot more than Kim. Also, it seems letting another team decide who goes home is very frustrating for the coaches. It's like the team has no pride or the integrity to do the job themselves.

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Saturday, October 20, 2007 - 10:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
they also may have been given a whiff of a merge and mixup coming soon.

that would be a good reason to get rid of Phil. Who would want to keep him and then end up on the Opposite side in a week or two??

yep, this was the time.

Boberg
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10-04-2002

Sunday, October 21, 2007 - 4:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Boberg a private message Print Post    
Thought I'd share an interview I found of Amber (first contestant kicked off) in our paper.

Q: The show seems to be a cast of characters. What role did you play?
A: I was the female paramedic who needs to save her own life.

Q: You were eliminated on the first episode, but you didn't give up. What's your motivation now?
A: I have to return for the season finale on Dec. 18 and the worst thing in the world would be to go back fat.

Q: It's pretty clear the contestants workouts are grueling. Was it as hard as it looks?
A: We worked out seven or eight times a day for an hour each. I lost all my toenails from running. You have no idea how physically demanding it is.

Q: And exercise is part of your day now?
A: I work out at the Train Station and get weekly diet advice from a nutritionist there. It's a women's only gym, and you work out one on one with your trainer. (She works out 2 hours daily, six times a week)

Q: What lessons did you learn:
A: To respect the scale, no matter what it says. When you diet, some weeks you dont lose or dont lose much or you even gain. I have consistently lost 2 to 4 pounds every week.

Q: What was the best thing about being on the show?
A: The power of knowing that I could do it. That anything is possible if you set your mind to it.

Q: The worst?
A: The living arraingments. Oh, and unisex bathrooms. The toilets obviously had stalls, but it was still a little weird. The shower, oh my goodness, it was one big open shower. No stalls, no curtains.

Q: Sounds like highschool phys ed all over again?
A: It was awful.

Q: The weigh ins look humiliatiing. The men taking off their shirts and the women wearing sports bras and biking shorts. Then stepping on a scale for all of America to see that you weighed 295 pounds. Some people would say you're nuts, others would say you're brave. Looking back, what do you think?
A: If the show aired live theres no way I could have done it. Knowing it was taped, and it was the last time people would see me that way...

Q: What has your weight loss meant to others?
A: My mom who is 60 y o has lost 45 pounds because she's inspired by me. I feel like I've given her part of her life back.

Q: Have you had to learn how to cook differently?
A: I can make chicken taste really good. I use a George Forman grill and I put Tony Chachere's on everything.

Q: What have you learned about weight lose?
A: That you have to burn more calories than you take in. In America we're all about these big protions. If youre not watching what you eat, it doesn't take long to get fat.

Q: How did being so overweight affect your life?
A: When you are almost 300 lbs, you don't realize the negativity thats around you. I knew people looked at me and thought poor girl. I don't think they look at me like that now. I don't want to hear "you'd be so pretty if...." ever again.

Q: What is your ultimate goal?
A: I work as a dispatcher and I have a nice voice and bubbly personality. On the phone or radio it would attract guys...and then they would meet me. What I looked like didn't match what they were expecting. My goal is for it all to match.

Amber has lost 70 lbs as of this interview.

Seattlemom
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05-10-2005

Sunday, October 21, 2007 - 8:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seattlemom a private message Print Post    
Thanks for posting the interview!

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Monday, October 22, 2007 - 12:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
She works out 2 hours daily, six times a week

That is a great thing that was added to show How focused these people have to be. You have to be able to trade in any of your spare time/ family time so that you can TRY to lose weight.

I know of people who are in the gym for 3-4 hrs a day trying to keep up their muscular physique.

it is truly a compulsion for some people and I stated it last season, I;ll say it again. Replacing Food addiction with Exercise Addiction? It is better for a person physically, but is it mentally better??

especially when you never can lose ALL your extra weight.

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 9:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
Gee I wonder if the big gainer on tonight's show has immunity<rolls eyes>

Smartypants
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03-09-2007

Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 10:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Smartypants a private message Print Post    
hmmmm...mmhmm..mm..hmm

Msbullwnkl
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08-16-2005

Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 4:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Msbullwnkl a private message Print Post    
According to "The Insider" tonight, Amy goes over to Jillian's team after the run-in/confrontation with Kim last week. It was a very short preview, so I don't know more than that.

Seattlemom
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05-10-2005

Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 5:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seattlemom a private message Print Post    
I hope everyone is watching this one! The whole game has changed! Amy did go over to Jillian and after Kim threw her under the bus last week I don't blame her!

Seattlemom
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05-10-2005

Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 5:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seattlemom a private message Print Post    
Tonight's show is good!

Msbullwnkl
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08-16-2005

Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 6:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Msbullwnkl a private message Print Post    
I am getting sick of the product commercials within this show. Bob does not do a good job of making it seem like part of the show, not a paid commercial.

Msbullwnkl
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08-16-2005

Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 6:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Msbullwnkl a private message Print Post    
I have a feeling that rather than a huge weight gain, we are going to see a huge weight loss in Amy since she switched trainers.

Msbullwnkl
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08-16-2005

Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 6:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Msbullwnkl a private message Print Post    
WOW! There has to be something going on that is making her not lose weight.

Angelicfairies2
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07-19-2004

Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 7:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Angelicfairies2 a private message Print Post    
Ugh! I knew I didn't like Neil for a reason..I wish he would of left.

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 7:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Wow. I'm only a half hour into it here. But it sure looks like to me that Kim is on quite the high horse. Her whole "you're nothing without me" attitude is just......I have no words.

If she had stood in that hallway and demanded I come back and talk to her with that "you OWE me that much respect...." I would have calmly turned around, told her, "I don't owe you a thing that you didn't give me in turn." Then I'd turned around and kept on walking.

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 7:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
Shame on Neil and his collaborators. I hope Kae didn't approve with it. Kudos to Jez.

Gumby
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08-14-2004

Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 8:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gumby a private message Print Post    
So, who was voted out tonight?

Nickovtyme
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07-29-2004

Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 8:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
<55>

I didn't like Kim last season and now I remember why.

Love Jillian telling Neil off.

Smartypants
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03-09-2007

Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 8:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Smartypants a private message Print Post    
I don't know why the other teams let him get away with it....

Reasons Neil should have gone...
1. his team has an automatic pass next week b/c of the massive amount of weight loss he will have which means the other teams have a 50% chance of being in the bottom instead of 33%

2. he has shown he will do anything to win, what makes them think he won't do it again (to one of them)?

3. b/c plain and simple it was a crappy thing to do

this is why i can't stand these shows...they all get like this eventually, for once I'd like to see a game like this won fair and square...

*sigh* *rolls eyes*

I hope neil gets booted soon

Smartypants
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03-09-2007

Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 8:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Smartypants a private message Print Post    
I thought Kim's reaction was strange, considering the earlier argument...of course Amy wouldn't want to work with her anymore, duh...

Houstonndirish
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03-23-2006

Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 8:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Houstonndirish a private message Print Post    
I never thought of Neil's team - or what's left - having a huge advantage next week. That's a good point smartypants.

I was sickened by Neil's actions. It was just so wrong. I know it's a game but that's just stooping way too low, imo. I hope karma catches up with him. I was surprised the other two teams voted off Jez. Bob, the trainer, had the perfect reaction - that's not what we're all about.

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 8:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
There are 4 teams. Therefore a 1 in 3 chance among the 3 lowest teams.