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Panda
Member
07-15-2005
| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 7:08 am
I was hoping for the same thing with the phone cards, Rissa. I thought that maybe they could have just given it to the teams that finished 2nd, 3rd and 4th.
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Bombaycat
Member
07-21-2007
| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 7:47 am
I hated to see the Brown team go. They were one of my favorites. I also like Britney and Bernie and I felt sorry for Brit when she didn't get one of the phone cards. She's right, the other teams know each other and already had a bond before coming on BL. The guy on the yellow team was his own worst enemy. If he had kept his mouth shut, he probably would have one the $5,000. I doubt that the guy on the black team would have ate anything had he not heard the guy on the yellow team bragging about his strategy.
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Angelicfairies2
Member
07-19-2004
| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 7:49 am
I was sad the brown team went as well. I'm not fond of the Yellow team at all. The girl on the purple..Britney?? GORGEOUS girl, WOW I still wish they would concentrate more on the food aspect of their diets.
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Bombaycat
Member
07-21-2007
| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 7:50 am
Oops! Meant to say won the $5,000 not one. Having a blond moment - need more coffee.
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Panda
Member
07-15-2005
| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 8:33 am
I agree with Angelic, more on the food aspects. How about the cheesy Subway "commercial" the brown team did at the end? lol Not digging the yellow team.
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Puzzled
Member
08-27-2001
| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 9:35 am
They lost so much weight the first week, that I'm guessing their bodies went into "survival" mode, even though I guess a lot of the weight loss was water, not fat.
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 9:40 am
Eww Panda, I had forgotten about that. 10/10 on delivery but 2/10 on class. LOL They started that last season too, much too obvious in the product placement.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 1:34 pm
I missed the very end. Can anyone tell me how the brown team did after they went home? TIA
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 1:38 pm
If I recall, he has lost about 36 pounds more and she about 20. I think (from last week's show) that it has only been about 6-7 weeks since they left the show. In past seasons I think it was more like 3 months before they do the updates so the weight losses are not going to be as much this season.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 1:42 pm
Thanks, Rissa! I was just curious about whether they had really kept up with improving their health, and it sounds like they are! That's good to hear. I really liked them, and was sorry to see them go.
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 1:55 pm
I was too, but I probably would have voted the same had I been there. Maybe we were being played but the ex-wife's plea that her ex wasn't ready to go and this was life or death for him really got to me. She was also talking about how they would each go their own way and she would no longer have support outside the campus. The brown team seemed so committed and determined and such a close duo that I felt they would continue outside the house and be successful. I'm glad to see they have and am eager to see how much further they have gone by the finale. Too bad the white team wasn't on the block, I am sorry for Amanda but Neil needs a kick. LOL
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 2:22 pm
Why do the partners of apparent slackers not do well?
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Freetimefinally
Member
01-26-2006
| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 3:01 pm
Since the prize wasn't mentioned I wonder if they will have some advantage at the next challenge.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 3:09 pm
Ketchup - stress hormones make you retain weight. So if your partner is causing you stress, that fact alone will make it more difficult for you to lose weight.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 6:06 pm
Ok -- question. How can the brown team mom weigh almost 30 pounds MORE than I do and yet wear jeans that are 3 sizes smaller??? I'm loving the show, and I was sad to see the brown team go, too. They both looked fantastic in the follow-up, though, so I'll be looking forward to seeing them again at the finale.
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Tess
Member
04-13-2001
| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 6:21 pm
Teach, I was wondering that myself. I lost 53 pounds last fall and only went down one size. I don't get it at all.
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Neko
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 6:22 pm
quote:Ok -- question. How can the brown team mom weigh almost 30 pounds MORE than I do and yet wear jeans that are 3 sizes smaller???
30 pounds or whatever of muscle and/or different displacement of fat deposits. I weigh 170 right now, and I look smaller than that because a lot of that is muscle from training, especially in my legs. Last night's show got pulled off the air in my area from the stupid New Hampshire primaries so I didn't even get to see it.
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Stacey718995
Member
07-06-2007
| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 6:24 pm
LMAO I wondered when she said size 9 last night too at that weight. I was thinking to myself holy cow if I am in that size when I hit that weight very soon I will be out of this world happy, but something was just not adding up for me with the weight and size jean I am liking the show too, very inspirational.
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Stacey718995
Member
07-06-2007
| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 6:28 pm
Now I lost 50lbs and went down from a 24 to a 16 so dropping sizes didn't throw me but what I thought was off was being a size 9 at 184lbs.
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Dovez
Member
08-27-2005
| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 6:59 pm
it's like the People Mag Losing Wt issues. everyone profiled is a size two or four and yet all weigh 150 to 170 lbs and are 5'2". i think not, fellow weight losers!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 7:09 pm
I automatically would have given the cards to the 2nd, 3rd and 4th place teams. And if I had decided that only children qualified someone to be missing family, I'd have gone for couples, where maybe the KIDS were missing mom and dad.. but really quite often with little kids, very little ones, if they are staying with a familiar grandma or relative, they don't really seem all that excited by the phone call.. plus I really think it is semi-abusive for parents to put the onus on the child, get on the phone and sob and want the kid to make THEM feel better. I mean, it had only been a week or two at this point. Of course the prizes were not really all that much designed to help them, but to add some Survivor-like stress for the winners who had to deny most teams a call and to advertise the phone (it was a vtech very similar to mine) and the carrier. I find the increasing use of sponsors to be quite intrusive on BL. I'm sure that size 9 at 184 was a Lane Bryant Size 9.. there is a real difference. And I certainly agree about the internet team, they ARE the only ones without a real known person to support them, plus they did well on the challenge. And me, too on the yellow team, SO not my favorite and in that group to pull the "I might DIE" card is ridiculous.. they are all there becasuse they seriously might die. They sent home a gracious team who also have (may have) a genetic tendency toward high blood pressure, diabetes. And any of them have the option to keep working at home. Bleh. Besides, as I said, I LIKED the brown team so much and wanted to see more of them <pout>
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 7:11 pm
Really .. size two .. I never went under a size 5 back when I was 19, weighed 100 .. and many of those items were floaty, not fitted (except in shoulders and arms and sometimes upper bodice) sixties little dresses.. but I think sizes have shifted quite a bit over the years.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 8:01 pm
I recall reading that the clothing manufacturers had gradually increased the sizes so that although people were getting larger they could still fit into smaller sized clothes? So a size 5 back then might not be the equivalent of a size 5 now. It would have been smaller.
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Tess
Member
04-13-2001
| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 8:10 pm
I love the blue team and we've really been rooting for them at our house. They don't have that built in support system but they sure have a lot of heart. I was so proud of them for finishing that challenge even though the black team had already won. I loved the brown team for the same reason and was so sorry to see them go. We were begging the other teams to send the yellows home. Sea, I'm 5'4" and before I got so sick and had to start taking the boatload of meds I do now, I was 103 pounds but still a size 5, too. I asked DH why my waist is 10" smaller than someone's they had mentioned on the show but I weigh more. Can't remember who it was. He said the same thing as last season. My measurements are proportioned evenly (top and bottom the same and waist 10" smaller) where many of the ladies especially last season are more pear shaped. I agree wholeheartedly that sizes have changed over the years.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 11:25 pm
I dont think the others voted out Team Brown ONLY because the team yellow guilted them into it. Team Brown had a bunch of kids waiting at home for them. I dont know, but I think that could have been part of the decision.
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