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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 9:39 am
Wouldn't not drinking the water make them retain fluid also? I know what you mean Chilli. The contestants may use supplements etc for the end, and that includes Diuretics which will force your body to expell fluids even if you havent been keeping up on your hydration. like I said, a simple blood test or urinalysis would tell the story. I know it is just a tv show, but I'd love some accountability.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 10:07 am
Neil gained 17# not 33#. He then lost 33# for a net loss of 16#
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 10:24 am
Sunshyne said: "I know it is just a tv show, but I'd love some accountability. I so agree!! I guess it comes down to dividing viewers into different camps. Those who are strictly into it for the entertainment aspect and those of us who are looking for motivation, advise, etc in addition to being entertained. The game-play side of it is inevitable but a little depressing for me.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 12:40 pm
Thank you Ketchup for clarifying my memory!! I'm all for accountability also, or some reality in the reality tv shows...
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Gumby
Member
08-14-2004
| Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 1:19 pm
I'm for accountability too, but Neil has lost a tremendous amount of weight and I feel he deserves to win just as much as anyone else. Yes, he played a dirty game for a week, and he got caught. If they didn't like his game play, they should have sent him home the week he gained 17 pounds, instead they let him stay and I have to give him credit. They all deserve to be there and anyone of them could win and I'd be okay with it, not that anyone cares!
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 1:49 pm
I'm not sure if this was discussed prior, but what is Julie complaining about? She doesn't know how she will find the time to exercise between looking after her husband and child and dropping him off at school, oh yes and picking him up. The trials she must have to face. Being a stay at home mom is a full time job, if the kids are home all day but she has hours to fill in between.
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Panda
Member
07-15-2005
| Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 2:55 pm
I agree that Neil has lost a tremendous amount of weight whether or not he fudged around that week. Besides that he obviously has been working hard at it too. Even if his speech made eyes roll, we all knew the black team people weren't sending Julie home..... To me, Julie seems to be a downer and I just am not feeling Isabeau. Might be rooting for Hollie or Bill.
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 3:07 pm
I'd like to see Bill win, he seems genuinely pleased for everyone's successes at each weigh while the girls all seem more concerned about getting out the enemy ie the blue and Bill. Bill just seems like a good guy.
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Ohiomobprincess
Member
11-07-2003
| Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 3:07 pm
Jasper- I said the same thing you did about Julie. Now that she has a car, she doesn't even have to take her husband back and forth to work. A stay at home Mom with kids at school has at LEAST an hour to work out. School lasts about 6 hours, so I'm sure she can find the time. I hope she's the next to go home.
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 3:09 pm
PS I was pleased to see that Nicole managed to keep it up, her Dad brought me to tears with his reaction to seeing her. I think NIcole is very attractive and the weightloss has only heightened that as you can see how confident and great she feels. Good for her.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 4:03 pm
all the women are very attractive. Have they ever cast a homely woman in all of the seasons? Nope. Homely guys YES, but God Forbid a plain woman makes it onto the show.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 4:04 pm
Holly should try to be a Plus-sized model. She has such a pretty face.
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Smartypants
Member
03-09-2007
| Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 4:13 pm
I have been very indifferent towards Julie, I have neither liked nor disliked her. However, last night it bothered me when she was so upset that she was under the yellow line. Being dissappoint in herself and her effort, yea fine sure, I understand that. What bothered me was thinking she might go home and crying about not wanting to leave. Althawhile knowing she wasn't going anywhere. Of course the other black team members were going to keep her?? hello!?! I just had to roll my eyes at the tv!
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 4:47 pm
Smarty, I was thinking that was contrived from the producers to "make good tv" - and it was a look back at her first trip to the ranch, the insecurity was real -
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Thursday, December 06, 2007 - 12:35 am
Kai was cute as a button. IMHO it was her personality which ruined it. That same season had the short darkhaired woman who sneered a lot too didnt it? She still had an even featured pretty face. BUT this is just my opinion. Beauty is always in the eye of the Beholder.
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Boberg
Member
10-04-2002
| Thursday, December 06, 2007 - 7:30 am
In hindsight, I totally applaud and give kudos to Neil. He saw weeks ago that if any one other than the black team wanted a chance, they had to find ways to start eliminating some of the black team members. So he devised his plan and it worked for that week...Jez went home. But everyone despised him for what he did, so now they all sit around and get picked off one by one by the black team who has held the power for a while now. Neil saw the future and tried to prevent it...but it is here now and he is the only one still there not on the black team. He stays above the yellow line or he goes home. Simple as that. POW! Maybe if the others had been more willing to "play the game"???
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, December 06, 2007 - 8:11 am
I agree! I can't be hard on Neil for what he did. It's not his fault that the people producing the show made it a game rather than making it about losing weight and getting healthy. Interesting point about the good looking women who are cast for this show. For example, I think Hollie is very attractive.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Thursday, December 06, 2007 - 10:08 am
I am rooting for a Bill, or I can't believe I am saying this, Neil win. I do not care for the 3 remaining women at all. Maybe it's the editing, but I am tired of their attitudes about being left on the beach.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Thursday, December 06, 2007 - 3:20 pm
I think it all comes down to how much weight you have to lose. Is it possible for Bill to keep his numbers up? the women left all have tons of weight to still lose, but women just dont give the big numbers each week.
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Cricket
Member
08-05-2002
| Thursday, December 06, 2007 - 5:40 pm
I was just about to post I don't really care at this point who wins of the people left, but Kookliebird, you reminded me that Bill is still there. I would also like him to win. I've always liked him. I do NOT want to see Neil win and shame on the others for not booting him when they had the chance. I hope next year if any contestant gains 2-3 lbs. in a week, they are automatically sent home and are replaced by another contestant.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Friday, December 07, 2007 - 12:37 am
it is possible to gain a few lbs due to muscle. I'd like to see it be something like 'you gain more than 8 lbs, you are automatically gone!'
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Friday, December 07, 2007 - 9:29 am
Sunshyne, I like your idea. Right now, I think Bill has a fairly decent ratio. Probably better than Neil. If he gets in the bottom 2, the girls will vote him out. While I did not like Neil earlier, however, the last 2 episodes have been kinder to him. Personally, I liked his speech when casting his vote last week, no matter how much the black team rolled their eyes. To me, part of the change is a difference in style between Bob and Jillian. Bob seems to be more about doing this for yourself, internalizing the desire for the life change. Part of Jillian's motivation to her team is 'payback' for leaving them on the beach. She is constantly saying that to her team. While good for motivation, I do not believe that it's a long term strategy for weight loss. Okay, when they were showing the weight loss of the past contestants, did anyone else really, really want to see how much weight they kept off today as part of that segment?
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Friday, December 07, 2007 - 1:38 pm
I think they should have them eat in Hell's Kitchen. The weight would just melt away. I just got Brian's CD in the mail! Here are a couple song titles:He ain't heavy. The weight we were. Cheeseburger is paradise. You say Potato I say "Only one?" and of course Eat it. 
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Meggieprice
Member
07-09-2001
| Friday, December 07, 2007 - 1:59 pm
I sure did want to see all those old contestants today. The video I saw of Matt and Suzie and their baby sure looks like Matt has gained a bit.
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Texasdeb
Member
05-23-2003
| Saturday, December 08, 2007 - 9:29 am
I haven't been a fan of Julie's the whole season. I really could care less about the other blonde girl left on the black team either. Neil just rub's me wrong - but, I like Bob the trainer the best of the trainers so I'm OK with Neil going to final 3 as long as he doesn't win. My 2 favs are Bill & Hollie & I would be happy with either of them winning. Bill just doesn't have much room to loose anything big so I worry that he can bring much more. The folks that are still pretty overweight have the best chance of winning IMO. That's a shame because my 3 least favs are the ones that are still fat.
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