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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 11:30 pm
I should also say that I LOVED that Neill lost six lbs. he is being bullied and targetted by some of the other teams. I'm sorry, being smirked at and Razzed everytime you take a break is bullying. The poor guy was working Slower BUT not everyone needs to really 'go for it' to get your heart rate up. Once it is up, you need to maintain it. I would hope that in coming weeks we dont have to see more bullying. That is one problem with 'teams of two'. There is not the overall bonding with others. It is combative and competitive from day one. I wont be the least but surprised to see more psychological harrassment as the number of teams decreases
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Terolyn
Member
05-06-2004
| Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 6:19 am
Interesting article about the changes in clothing sizes thru the years... http://www.justsaywhen.com/Vintage-101-Sizing.htm
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Bombaycat
Member
07-21-2007
| Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 7:26 am
Terolyn - thanks for the article. I don't feel so crazy now. I hadn't been able to figure out how you could weigh 150 lbs and wear a size 4. Back in the late 60s I got down to 120 lbs and was thrilled to be in a size 8 even though I still thought I was fat. Based on today's sizing that 8 would probably be a 0 or 2. Sadly today, I'm a plus size.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 7:58 am
Does anybody else think the blue shirts and purple shirts are hard to tell apart? I think people are confusing the purple team with Brittany of the blue team. I call possible shenanigans on the temptation challenge. Paul said he was a thousand calories short of his quota. Mark ate 925 calories to Paul's 912. Why wouldn't Mark consume more than a thousand to be on the safe side? Then again why would Paul disclose his strategy? Maybe I'm just seeing conspiracies that aren't there. Comments welcome 
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Boberg
Member
10-04-2002
| Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 9:43 am
No Ketchuplover, I wondered the same thing. Unless their continuing talk changed things, I heard the yellow shirt say he had about a 1000 calories to eat...........so why did Mark stop at 925? Yep, somebody's got some splainin to do...lol
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Vsmart
Member
02-10-2003
| Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 9:59 am
Great article Terolyn. When I was a teenager in the 60's (25 lbs ago) I also wore size 10 or 12. Depending on brand I now wear XS to 8. Part of the reason its at Ross/TJMaxx is that it is mislabeled. In China, Large was tight.
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Happygal
Member
11-15-2004
| Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 11:42 am
Maybe Paul later said exactly how many calories he had to spare and we just didn't see that part of the discussion. It was good strategy on his part to say that, but he should then have not eaten anything. He pretty much knew that Mark would take the bait. And that Mark would eat more than him. Dumb move on Paul's part to eat anything.
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 12:14 pm
I can't believe they went there to lose weight and turn their health/lives around and then they gave in and ate something so stupid. What did they think would happen? And, I wanted the yellow team sent home just because of his arrogance about those 1,000 calories he still had to eat. I'm tired of the crying about everything. They've only been away from home for two weeks for crying out loud. They knew they were going to be away from home and their families when they went there. Suck it up and deal with it. It's a waste of good air time to show us blubbering contestants when they could be showing us more of the nutrition side and the science behind different aspects of the weight loss/exercise stuff. I think the people who finished the comps anyway knowing they had already lost should have gotten the phone calls. I get really tired of people winning stuff like that cuz they cry about missing their kids. If they miss their kids so much they should go home and be with them. I would miss my family too if I were there but I wouldn't be crying about it. I'd be focused on why I was there.
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Boberg
Member
10-04-2002
| Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 12:46 pm
Stop beatin around the bush and tell us how you really feel Chiliwilli! LOL
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 1:50 pm
Thank God my tv doesn't leak 
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 2:19 pm
No kidding, Ketchuplover.
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Bombaycat
Member
07-21-2007
| Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 2:29 pm
With all that crying, they should have lost a lot of water weight this week.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 6:25 pm
I completely agree about sizes changing over the years, but even when I was completely fit (working out 2 hours a day), at 5'2" and 115 lbs. I wore a 5 in the "relaxed jeans" but a 6/7 in everything -- the "nine" must be the Lane Bryant. 
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Bombaycat
Member
07-21-2007
| Friday, January 11, 2008 - 7:21 am
Lane Bryant, Roamans, and Woman Within catalogs plus size clothing starts at size 12. They do not have any single digets. I think the clothing manufacturers are constantly adjusting the sizing to fit the "growing" public. Like I said in an earlier post I'm 5'5", weighed 120 lbs in the late 60's and was thrilled to get into a size 8.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Friday, January 11, 2008 - 12:52 pm
ARGH! I hated that the Brown team went home, but all things considered, I think they will do fine and it will probably be better for them familywise. I just want to console Mrs. Brownteam and tell her that she would be getting lots of support and she will be surprised at how well she will do off campus, which is how she is going to have to live the rest of her life anyway. They're going to do well and be fine, maybe even better off...but I'm still gonna miss them. I really liked them. They yellow team still need a LOT of work. They are not very likeable at this point, but I have learned in past seasons that people can grow on you especially once you learn to understand them a bit better. Truthfully, I would have rathered that they would have left, but for their sake, it's probably better that they stayed. They are no where near ready to handle things on their own even with help and support. I am really liking team Orange/mom and son...especially mom. Betty Sue is growing on me. Loved her success this week! Week 2 is tough because you loose all that water weight in week and then you start to build muscle and your body is like..."Hey! Hold the phone here...What's going on? You trying to kill me! I think I might want to hang on to some of this stuff." But perservance, consistancy, and hard work will win out eventually. (Hear that Body! I'm onto you!) Can't wait until next week! These people inspire me!
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Friday, January 11, 2008 - 1:25 pm
I'm glad Brown team went home. She ate at the temptation and gained a pound. I don't care if they don't lose but if they gain weight they need to go.
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Happygal
Member
11-15-2004
| Friday, January 11, 2008 - 1:49 pm
Is is actually possible to gain a pound 24 hours after eating an extra 200 (or so) calories? Especially when working out so hard for a whole week?
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Friday, January 11, 2008 - 2:19 pm
YES!!! From experience, yes!!! LOL Life (and genetics) suck. It may not be fat weight, it may just be water but most definately it is possible.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Friday, January 11, 2008 - 3:11 pm
Yes it is. Frustrating ain't it. I am amazed at how hard these people work out and then at weigh time to see so little result. It's so hard to suck it up and try harder next week.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 9:39 am
The brown team was on Today show today, she's lost 40 pounds, and he's lost 98. Just thought you'd all like an update! Also, when the first team was on a few weeks ago, (father/daughter), they talked about the workouts on the show. The schedule is 3 hours in the morning, 3 hours in the afternoon and another 90 minutes at night. I'd probably die at that rate of effort! 
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 12:15 pm
Wow! I am sitting here moaning and groaning because I need to go walk 30 minutes on the treadmill later on. What a weenie I am in comparison!
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Panda
Member
07-15-2005
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 12:29 pm
I am a weenie too. I swear I was thinking about what the first team said about the workout times last night. That is just crazy! (well not for the show but for me in real life!!!) Can't wait for tonight!
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 2:49 pm
Goes to show just how good these trainers are. If I was working out 7 1/2 hours a day I would be injured or have a stress(overwork)-related injury before the end of the first week. I would love to know exactly what that schedule consists of. How much running? Eliptical? Free weights?, Resistance? In what order and what duration for each.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 4:19 pm
I would be injured or have a stress(overwork)-related injury every season we see blown knees, blown ankles...and the trainers calling the contestants Whimps for complaining about the injury. makes me think these people are chosen because they follow instructions sheeplike.....regardless of their personal feelings/ pain.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 5:56 pm
I'm recording this and watching Idol. So there.
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