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Tess
Member
04-13-2001
| Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 3:51 am
I didn't start out as a Tara fan at all and am really late warming up to her but she is one determined lady and I have to give her the credit which is her due. Filipe and Sione were my favorites until the boohooing and pffffffft! I'm so over them. Helen has stomped on my very last nerve so many times she's lucky I cannot reach through my TV screen. Very lucky. Kristin seems like a nice girl. Laura has grown on me. Ron has way too much control over this game and that bothers me a lot. Mike I like and I think that he probably got to the ranch just at the right time to turn his life around and to perhaps help his brother do the same. I hate that he seems to have the weight of his father weighing on him at the same time. He's just a kid. At this point, I see Tara and Mike in the finals and either one could take it.
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Delurker
Member
08-19-2005
| Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 8:38 am
At this point, I see Tara and Mike in the finals and either one could take it. I would be happy with that!!
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 8:57 am
I would be happy with either Tara or Mike winning. Both have worked hard and deserve it.
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Zgoodgirl
Member
08-22-2003
| Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 9:09 am
I am sooo glad that Sione is gone. I really do wish it would have been Flilipe tho. For a split second I thought that Laura was going to pick Helen. She made a good choice IMO, tho Helen cannot be trusted, when it came down to the competitions, it was always Tara vs. Sione. She knew what she was doing. Sione a trainer??? Ew.. I'm starting to like Laura a bit, tho it almost threw me when she was talking to Tara about throwing herself below the yellow line. I still cannot really understand that concept at all. I think Tara did start to do it, but changed her mind after Jillian talked to them. She just couldn't fix what she did. She will throw a big number out there next week I'm sure because of this. There is still something about Helen that just gets me for some reason. She seems like a nice woman, but the fact that she really did not sacrifice herself so her daughter could stay on the ranch really got to me. I wonder if her husband has been up her butt about gaining weight during the years. She seems to have not a lot of self esteem, and always reverts back to her 'glory days' of when she was skinny. It's a shame tho, that she did not let her daughter stay. Her daughter never knew thin, and Helen has. I think it was a very selfish move. I have always been a Tara fan since day one, and hope that she wins it all. She is a little hardcore, and tries to overanalyze everything, and I wish she would just calm down and take things in stride, but I do believe she has embraced this opportunity more than anyone else there. She realizes how lucky she is to have had this chance. She has busted her ass throughout this game, and deserves to win it all. Kristin is my second pick, if Tara doesn't make it I want her to win it. I hope she is beginning to realize that she cannot trust anyone in the game and she is out for herself. She really killed it when she voted out her mother. They could have easily flipped that vote, and someone else would have been sent home. Since it was the week where if it went into a tie, the other team would pick who went home. I really think they would have kept her mom there. Mike I like to a point, but wish Ron would leave so he could maybe grow a little while he was there. He is becoming a little arrogant and seems to believe he is more deserving than anyone there and it is grating on my nerves a bit. But I see the love he has for his dad and family and I do wish him well. I just don't wish him to win. With Ron, I don't know what to say. I like him to a point and understand how he probably feels protecting his son, but he is going about it the wrong way. Instead of embracing the situation and the opportunity that they both have, he is abusing the game imo. He is not taking anything that the trainers are giving him and spending his time on manipulating and plotting. I don't think he will keep the weight off when he leaves. I just want him gone so his son will grow up a bit. I do wonder if his other son was too young to go on the show, or what. The look on his face when he saw both Ron and Mike walk in was more of a look of jealousy and regret more than anything. I wonder if he had a chance to go, or Ron said that it would be better in the long run if he went.
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Deedee33
Member
04-13-2009
| Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 3:19 pm
I have been a lurker on this site for years but I have been so bothered by Helen this year that I had to join just to comment. I just can't get over the fact that Helen allowed her daughter to go home instead of going home herself. That seems so utterly selfish that I have not been able to get past it. Plus the fact that the cookie she ate to prevent Tara from winning the race over Sione----grrrrrr I have become a Tara fan and I hope she wins.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 5:09 pm
Welcome to posting, DeeDee!!
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Angelicfairies2
Member
07-19-2004
| Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 5:14 pm
Tara is an ANIMAL, WOW!
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Fan3
Member
07-07-2005
| Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 7:29 pm
didn't see the show tonight who left??? thanks
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 8:04 pm
Hey Deedee. LOL – You may not like her but I'm happy Helen got you sharing your opinions with us. Welcome to posting! I haven't seen the show yet but I'd love some quick spoiling if anyone is up to it. What happened? Who got hurt? Who left?
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Puzzled
Member
08-27-2001
| Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 8:09 pm
I missed it, but I read on another forum that Laura was injured and she went home.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 8:11 pm
Found on another site that Laura suffered a stress fracture in her hip. It's apparently one of the worst injuries in all seasons of BL. Laura and Kristen fall below the yellow line. Laura asked everyone to vote as if she was not injured. There's also some drama between Tara and Ron... Helen, -7 pounds, 4.14% Tara, -4 pounds, 2.15% Mike, -5 pounds, 2.02% Laura, +3 pounds, +1.46% Filipe, -5 pounds, 1.98% Ron, -6 pounds, 1.95% Kristin, -2 pounds, 0.82% For Kristen: Tara, Helen For Laura: Mike, Ron, Filippe Laura goes home with medical care provided by BL.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 8:16 pm
Thanks everyone. I'm sorry to hear about Laura. I hope she recovers okay.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 10:49 pm
At the end, it looked like Laura was holding her own (weight wise at 77 lbs) while trying to rehab the stress fracture. She was still working out, just not running and the heavy impact on her hips. I thought that Tara was selfish in wanting to keep Laura on the ranch. I didn't think she had Laura's best interests at heart, but her own. While Ron is not my favorite person, he was absolutely right in saying that Laura needed to be home to 'fix Laura'. Tara was trying to convince them that Laura would not have any support at home. Tara didn't seem to give Laura much credit to succeed on her own. Even Jillian said that Laura needed to be at home to heal. I was glad to see that Laura was doing fine at home and healing properly. Tara just takes this stuff so personally and it annoys me to no end. I would like an episode where Tara doesn't cry. It also sounds like Ron has had many many different types of surgeries due to his weight. He was speaking from experience on the hip injury and I really thought he was probably speaking from the heart on this one. The tone of his voice was much softer than normal discussions about who to eliminate.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 12:28 am
Week 15: Previouslies.. Filipe love Sione so much, now he feels alone, like first week. Filipe talks to Kristin, sees letter from Sione about inspiring their nation. Pep talk for Filipe, win a challenge. Kristin cries a bit; Filipe cries too. He has to represent, now. He tells Kristin he is SICK of seeing finales and seeing Jillian win. Bob "deserves" it. (insert eye roll here) Kristin says it will be an epic battle, Jillian and her team are hard to beat. She hasn't lost a single person in 7 weeks. Kristin and Filipe vow to fight. For BOB. Competition: Out in the hills with wires and spires.. looks like zip lines? Kristin says deep canyon, colored flags and wires. Ah, they are just cables and they have to walk across (height of 10 story building.. they walk on wires and have wires to hold onto at shoulder level and of course are attached by a cable too. Mike tells us he is deathly afraid of heights. Winner gets a $25,000 kitchen makeover and fridge restocked courtesy of Jennie-O turkey. They are all freaked out. Have their helmets on and cables. Filipe now says he is doing this for Sione (lol.. didn't mention Bob) And off they go.. they actually have the one cable over head and they are attached by two chains with slides.. they have helmet and harnesses and gloves so they won't rip their hands apart. Kristin says something bleepable.. and I can feel her fear. Mike is afraid to die. Ron says his knee was killing him going sideways. He says there was no way he could win so he just called it quits so as not to hurt himself. Ron out. Looks like at least one chain also goes to the cable they walk on. Filipe says for him it seems easy. Helen is having a hard time. Tara says it is not easy and there is wind too. Tara falls off. Tara says no upper body strength to even get back on the cable. I thought she was out, but evidently not. Filipe way ahead. Tara struggling., back on feet. Mike doing well. Kristin in third place. Mike is really surprised. Alli says Filipe is channeling Sione. Now Tara doing better.. she says she saw Filipe and thought maybe I can do this, go faster. Kristin says she is screaming GO, Filipe, GO! Wants him to win. Alli says it would be Filipe's first win, ever. Tara catching up. She says normally it is Sione, now it is Fiilipe. Both are powering along, Filiipe, slight lead. Neck and Neck with 100 feet left. Tara passing Filipe. She says cannot believe it, she lost an entire minute. Filipe can SEE Tara, but she's in front of him so she just has to push herself. 9 min 14 seconds. Tara wins! (her 10th win) Filipe so upset he just drops out. Mike is SO proud of himself, finished, Kristin too. Helen and Laura being encouraged. Tara wins $25,000 kitchen makeover with food. But Tara isn't the only makeover, they all get makeovers . Special surprises in store for them, enjoy. Tara is SO excited for this. Kristin clapping, says previous seasons, big deal to make it this far. Sione says if they shave his hair, that will be his weight loss for the week. They walk into Macy's and there is Tim Gunn! Tara runs and hugs Tim. Special surprise! Tim will be helping them dress for a Hollywood movie premiere. They are stoked! Tim says shopping for a new body can be emotional.. Joyous and terrifying. Mike doesn't like pink (lol.. then notices Tim wearing a pink tie and shirt. Tara chooses a green dress, afraid of flaunting it though. Tim tells her to dare.. color, more skin. Tara says family show.. Tim says not THAT much skin. Helen is overwhelmed.. she's weepy.. and happy. Tim being very supportive. We see their outfits on dares dummies.. all very excited. They have their bags.. and they get a $1000 gift card from Macy's too. Now off to Hollywood to Warren-Tricomi Salon, where they see TABATHA (from Shear Genius and Tabatha's Salon Takeover and Brandon of B the Product (?) She wants to get to Ron and cut off Filipe's hair. They are really supportive of the BL's We see a preview that the Premier is also meeting up with family members. Russell, Helen's husband is there.. He's real excited to see her, hold her. She comes down the stairs in a purple sheath. They didn't really cut much hair, but some. She feels beautiful, tells him she is down 88 pounds. Next we see Tara's mom, Cheryl.. she's so excited. We see Tara with fluffed up hair, green dress. Tara says Big Bad Cheryl lost 40 pounds! LOL There is a poster for the Biggest Loser movie. Now we see Filipe's wife, Levila, watching him approach in a burgundy jacket, nice shirt and tie and much less hair. Kristin, dressed in black, sees her husband. Tabatha did a good job on her hair, no strips, a symmetrical, sleek.. Next we see Monica, Laura's best friend. Laura has darker hair, red.. and shorter.. wearing a pink dress. Becky, Ron's wife, and his other son, Max. OMG.. Ron without the beard or mustache!! And it looks really really good.. wow! Ron dressed in all black. Max seems upset.. wishes he could be there too. Ron tells them they will be amazed when they see Mike. And they are amazed.. Max is crying. Mike looks good. They are worried about Max, sad he is the big one. They tell him he still fits into the family (not that Ron isn't still big..) Mike pledges that he and Ron are coming and will get Max like this, too. Mike takes Max aside, while Ron and Becky catch up. Max says he's bigger than Mike was and he's only 17. Max wants to be like Mike, normal. They get to do a photo shoot, walk the red carpet, talk to magazines in interviews.. They are all eating it up. Now they go into the theatre for the movie which is about them. Recap and we see Jillian saying she has NEVER gotten news like that from Dr Huizenga.. we see a radiograph of a hip joint and thigh bone. Last Chance Workout: Bob joins his team, says they look amazing, but we have a lot of time to make up. Has to be brutal. They go to the gym.. Bob says no time to work out in makeover week. He's working them. Tells Kristin she's the biggest girl in the house, biggest threat.. if she goes below the line she's out. He has Ron, Filipe and Kristin doing sprints. Filipe is determined not to follow Sione out the door. Bob will work them out until they bleed, he says with bleeped statements. Ominous music plays. Jillian tells us she has a weird feeling about Laura, who has been complaining about her hip more than usual. Sent her to Dr H to check it out. Says usually she is right about her feelings, hopes she is wrong. Dr H shows a stress fracture at the neck of the femur. Not displaced.. if she would suffer a complete fracture she'd have to have surgery. She cannot do anything that causes pain. Laura and Jillian are stunned. He says this is the most severe injury in BL history. No running for 3 months. Jillian says never has gotten news like this before. She cannot perform significant calorie burning exercise. Helen tells Jill she is nervous.. oh, it is a promo for milk, .. They are drinking milk. In the gym we see Jillian working her peeps.. Hard. Don't see Laura. Tara is happy to be pushed. Helen is tired but willing. Mike says good to have serious workout after the days of makeover. The Weigh-in Everyone is worried. Alli says last stage of makeover week.. stay above the line. Alli tells them they have lost a combined weight of 765 pounds (just these 7). Mike has a chance of breaking the record of most weight lost on campus.. 5 pounds away from Roger Schultz (but I thought this season was longer, so how do they compare? And these people are bigger too). Ah but Mike does lose the 5 pounds, sets the record and he must have been wondering like I was so he makes sure that there will be "no asterisks" and indeed this is the same week when Roger set the record and now Mike has broken it. Big grins all round! Ron is next and he has dropped another 6 pounds, down to 302. Says he is closing in on 300. Turns out he was 200 pounds at age 9 and 350 by age 15, so it has been a long long time since he saw 300. Mike says he hasn't seen his dad this weight in his whole life and that even his mom may not have been alive when he was in the two hundreds. Tara's turn. She is uneasy about this week. Tried to be prepared, but you never know. She needs more than 3 pounds to stay safe. Four! Tara is safe. Filipe up now. He says first time without Sione, dedicates this week to him. Needs to have lost more than 5 pounds to stay safe. He loses 5, so he's not safe for now. Mike is safe. Filipe is above Ron on the list. Helen will weigh in now. She's a nervous wreck. She must lose more than 3 pounds to stay safe. She loses SEVEN pounds and is so happy! And so safe. She's in first place for the first time. Kristin is really worried. She needs to lose more than 4 pounds to be safe. She loses 2 and this puts her even below Ron. Filipe is safe. Bob is grim. Kristin has said she isn't ready to leave. She is definitely below the line. Laura is last and it will be either Laura or Ron up with Kristin. She says cannot put weight. Jillian cannot watch, heartbreaking, she says. She was turning things around and committing. Filipe and Mike form a chair and carry Laura up to the scale. Laura prays she doesn't get a +10. Jill says the timing of this is devastating. Laura admits she hasn't been able to do anything this week. She needs to have lost more than 4 pounds. Only 5 pounds from hitting 200. She gains 3 pounds. Below the line. Ron is safe. So it will be Laura or Kristin. Laura is crying. Jillian is tearing up. Laura is grateful for the makeover, has come really far. Tara feels horrible for her, can't get a break. The two guys carry her down the stairs. Jill says a bad situation. Of course she doesn't want to see Laura go home, but probably it is the best for her. Jill in tears, says she is so sorry. Mike is crying. Jillian tells Laura she came so far, be proud, it will be ok. (The assumption is clearly that Laura will leave. and since Kristin has been so loyal to the brown team, I'd think she is safe.) Alli tells Jill and Bob to leave. Bob hugs Kristin; Jill hugs Laura. One hour.. Elimination They sit around the table. Laura says she does want to be here. Kristin says she begs them not to take the cowardly way out. Mike tells us keeping Kristin could be the biggest mistake he ever makes. (This is before the commercial break promo stuff). Laura cries, says this is so hard and that she wants to be here. She will do what she can to lose weight but she has a major injury, could mean serious surgery, maybe in denial a little bit. Still wants to be here. Vote as if I was not injured. I'll be okay no matter what. Kristin says she knows what they are thinking that this is a huge game play decision here. With Laura's injury .. she will struggle week after week after week. At the beginning we sat in this very spot and made decisions based on who needed to be here. I am here because I was a very sick person. I weighed 360 pounds. Not here to win $250,000 or fit in a bikini or go to clubs (uh.. don't think any of them are there for that), I want to be healthy and have a family. There are women who start this journey weighing what I weigh. I still need to be here, still have a lot of weight to lose. I'm begging you not to take the cowardly way out, do NOT be afraid because you think that I may be a bigger threat to you, begging you to keep me here. Means so much to me. Filipe thanks them both. They leave. Tara says Laura is scared, has come into her own. Kris is an amazing person, she deserves to be here, but we all do. Ron takes charge of course and says this isn't about who deserves to be here, this is about fixing Laura (this from the guy with the bad knee). This is big. She can't get the help she needs here. She's in denial. Tara swears and says what is she supposed to do. Ron says she won't get the help she needs here, has to be about fixing her. What's the best thing for her. Tara tries.. says she has more support here than she has at home! Ron won't hear it and pronounces that Laura won't get better here, has to go home. Tells Tara it is a disservice to Laura if she doesn't "let" Laura go home and take care of it. (ed. I do agree that Laura should probably go home, but find it disingenuous of Ron, who probably should have gone home himself with his bad knee and done water workouts, but of course he's a vote to keep his son in.. just as Laura and Tara want to have each other.. how complicated). Clearly Laura is toast. Ron says he's been through the shit with a hip, want to see the scar on my side, give it to her? Ron pronounces that is what will happen if she stays. She needs rehab every day. Ron tells us he can't believe Tara is that selfish to keep Laura here for the extra vote. He says if he was playing the game, he would want Kristin to go because she is standing in Mike's way. Tara says she is. Ron says it is past that, what is best for Laura and it isn't here. Tara says she knows which way it is going to go because he adores Kristin. Ron argues. Says he does adore Kristin and there is no way he'd write her name on a piece of paper. Mike tells us Kristin is a huge competitor, big threat, could be a mistake. Says this will be very difficult. Filipe says let's say we send Kristin home and keep Laura here because she needs the support and help.. you know for a fact she's not gonna sit still (oh for heaven's sake, Filipe, with all your BOB BOB BOB worship you would never consider sending Kristin home! They really need to just vote). He says she'll get in the pool and work and crack her hip, is it worth it. He claims it is a tough decision. They walk away and leave Tara crying. Voting Laura knows she could be going home. Says it sucks. Kristin hopes she made enough of an impact here for people to keep her here. She knows they shouldn't. Alli says five votes, takes three to keep someone here. Tara says these weeks with both of them have been amazing. Tara doesn't want to lose Laura, and Kristin is a good, warm person and she loves her. This is so difficult. I know my partner needs to be here and I need to support her here, not much support at home. Tara votes Kristin. Ron says never easy. Loves Kristin, only got to know Laura a couple of weeks ago. From game play standpoint, right to let Kristin go stands in front of my son. Right thing to let Laura go and get better. Ron votes Laura. Mike is close to both. Hard to look past smart decisions. Kristin biggest threat in house, but Laura has major injury, next years of life matter. Mike votes Laura. Helen loves them both, like daughters to her. Kristin laughter, and loves Laura, wants to take care of her. Hate this. Be strong, get better. Helen votes for Kristin. Final vote is down to Filipe! Well no doubt there. Kristin is my sister.. Filipe votes for Laura. Laura goes home. Alli tells her she has to take time to recover from her sports injury and then get back. The Biggest Loser is prepared to help her do that. She isn't going home alone, will have amazing doctors who will help her at every step along the way and she is still in it for the $100,000. (They probably should have told them all about that so they didn't go through such a seemingly gut-wrenching deliberation. Laura says having a hip fracture won't stop her from reaching her goals. She has new confidence and new respect for herself. says she will be pain and injury free next we see her. She looks good.. now we see her meeting with Dr Huizenga and another doctor.. compares the studies. everything going in the right direction. We see her in physical therapy/rehab. Hopes to be back up and running in next few months. She has been able to maintain her loss with the injury. So she is still down 77 pounds but hopes to hit -100. Next TuesdayMike's incredible transformation leads a son to confront his father. He never got why Ron was so big and didn't change for Mike and Max. Bob's Black team: Filipe, Kristin, Ron. Jillian's Blue team: Helen, Mike, and Tara.
Trainer color | Name | Age | Height | Starting Weight | Previous Weight | Current Weight | New Loss | % | *Total* Loss | Week 14 | J pnk (blk) (pnk) | Helen | 47 | 5'6" | 257 | 169 | 162 | -7 | 4.14 | -95 | safe | J grn (blk) (grn) | Tara | 23 | 5'9" | 294 | 186 | 182 | -4 | 2.15 | -112 | safe won $25 | 000 kitchen makeover | J brn (blk) (brn) | Mike | 18 | 5'11" | 388 | 248 | 243 | -5 | 2.02 | -145R | safe | JB blu (blk) (blu)) | Filipe | 26 | 5'11" | 364 | 252 | 247 | -5 | 1.98 | -117 | safe | B brn (blu) {brn) | Ron | 54 | 6'0" | 430 | 308 | 302 | -6 | -1.95 | -128 | safe | B prp (blu) (prp) | KristinR | 28 | 5'6" | 360 | 245 | 243 | 26 | 0.82 | -117 | below line | J grn (blk) (grn) | Laura | 24 | 5'9" | 285 | 205 | 208 | +3 | +1.56 | -77 | eliminated week 15 below line hip fracture | JB blu (blk) (blu) | Sione | 28 | 6'0" | 372 | 256 | (235) | | | (-137) | eliminated week 14 | B red | Nicole | 37 | 5'8" | 269 | 187 | (164) | | | (-105) | eliminated week13 won 2nd chance wk 13 eliminated week 3 | B ylw (blu) (ylw) | Aubrey | 28 | 5'5" | 249 | 191 | (181) | | | -68 | eliminated week 12 | B blu (prp) | Cathy | 48 | 5'8" | 293 | 241 | (215) | | | (-78) | eliminated week 11 | B blu (ylw) | Mandi | 30 | 5'9" | 263 | 197 | (179) | | | (-84) | eliminated week 10 | B blu (blk) | Dane | 27 | 6'4" | 412 | 312 | | | | -100 | eliminated week 8 | B pnk | Shanon | 29 | 5'5" | 283 | 238 | (198) | | | (-85) | eliminated week 7 | J blk | Blaine | 27 | 6'8" | 365 | 299 | (279) | | | (-86) | eliminated week 6 | B sil | Joelle | 41 | 5'8" | 309 | 278 | (252) | | | (-57) | eliminated week 5 | B sil | Carla | 36 | 5'8" | 379 | 339 | (292) | | | (-87) | eliminated week 5 | J org | Daniel | 19 | 5'8" | 454 | 394 | (353) | | | (-101) | eliminated week 4 | J org | David | 23 | 6'0" | 393 | 377 | 34713 | | 11.7013 | -4613 | Home eliminated week 4 2nd chance wk 13 | B red | Damien | 31 | 5'11" | 381 | 351 | (307) | | | (-74) | eliminated week 3 | J wht | Estella | 63 | 5'8" | 242 | 233 | 19913 | | 18.6013 | -4513 | Home eliminated week 2 2nd chance wk 13 | J wht | Jerry | 63 | 6'3" | 369 | 343 | (285) | | | (-84) | eliminated week 2 | Numbers in () are as reported when eliminated teams are shown and a number is given) R Record. Kristin first woman to lose 100 pounds or more while on campus R Record. Mike sets record for most weight lost on campus, beating Roger's record in the same week on campus 13 Special return for week 13 weigh in
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 12:35 am
I think Tara was just trying to do what Laura asked and keep her there, with support and if TPTB has simply told them that they honestly couldn't guarantee Laura's safety in the house (like it seems like the bedrooms are upstairs, etc.,) and that she'd be supported at home with PT and rehab, it would have made things much easier. Even if Laura had been healthy, I think she might have gone home. Anyway, I'm glad that BL was responsible. While I'm sure they have them all sign paperwork absolving BL of liability for injury, they really did need to step up and take care of her. And they did. I just think the whole discussion was prolonged for drama. Helen sure was happy with her loss. And Mike.. well probably was hard to celebrate his record until he was sure Ron was safe. I was amazed that Tara was able to get back on that cable.. it looked really hard.. and then catch up to Filipe! She is really something in her determination, like when they were pulling the cars.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 5:31 am
I loved Jillian's talk to Laura after the weigh in. Sometimes its too easy to say that Bob is the compassionate trainer but I think it showed that Jillian's heart is with these contestants just as much.
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Panda
Member
07-15-2005
| Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 6:28 am
I just think the whole discussion was prolonged for drama. I couldn't agree more. No one wants their partner to leave and I think given Tara's nature she wanted to give it all she could. Filipe still annoying me whining about Bob at the top of the show - is he there for Bob or for himself? Wasn't thrilled with Helen's makeover.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 7:19 am
I haven't seen the show yet but I'm continually impressed with Tara's determination and her performance. I don't recall but did they ever say what caused her to put on all that weight in the first place?
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 8:00 am
In last night's episode, they were shown a movie which was the journey of their weightloss so far. (Kinda funny that we've all seen it before, but was new to them.) Tara made a comment that when she looked at herself on day 1, she could see so much unhappiness there. It was amazing to watch their reactions to looking at their previous selves. So inspiring.
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Delurker
Member
08-19-2005
| Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 8:20 am
The most anticipated episode of the season (for me anyway) and wouldn't you know here in Central NY we get baseball instead! I haven't gotten to see it yet, the episode is not up yet on NBC's website, but thank you all for the spoiling! I'm sad too that Laura got hurt, I did not care for her at first but she was beginning to grow on me. I am glad that Kristin got to stay, she needs to be there.
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Zgoodgirl
Member
08-22-2003
| Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 8:41 am
It was sad to see Laura go after I was really starting to like her, but I know that Kristin needed to be there a lot more than her, and I am happy that she got to stay. I do believe some of what Tara was saying about Laura really not having any support at home. Laura had her friend come, there was no family. I wonder who she really does have at home as a support system. But I believe that she would have hurt herself if she stayed and I am glad that TBL did help her with PT when she went home. Tara is a friggin' machine. You go girl! I still have to think that Ron was not really thinking of the well-being of Laura, but the fact that this was a good opportunity to split yet another team up. Now it is just him and Mike as an team. It is sad to think that he has jaded me so much that I don't think that his opinions of Laura going home were very heartfelt and meaningful. I believe that if it was Helen that had the injury, he would have probably aimed for Kristin to go home. That is just MHO. I really liked how they did the movie. It's good to see them watch themselves during their changes. I think it gives them a second wind. I was a little bothered by Helen telling her husband that she did it for them, and her husband returning "We can be happy now". It still irks me about her letting her daughter go home, I don't think I can ever get over it. Tho, Helen does say some funny things. So glad that Jillian is coming back next season.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 10:03 am
I think if Ron was playing the game, he really would have sent Kristin home. Laura was certainly no threat any more. I did think it was better for Laura to go home and was so glad to see that they provided ongoing medical care and physical therapy for her. It was clear she did better at home, since she gained three pounds at the ranch, but was able to maintain her weight loss at home thru the support she was given. A hip fracture is a *very* serious injury, and very serious surgery, and would have required much longer rehabilitation. I did find them carrying her up the stairs to be weighed a bit melodramatic however.
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Gidget
Member
07-28-2002
| Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 12:42 pm
I can't believe the show didn't send Laura home like they do on Survivor. Her injury was serious and would not recover soon. She had no business being at the ranch anymore or even being subjected to the voting. Some may argue the same about Ron but Ron is able to do a lot and probably a lot more than he does. On one hand I think Tara wanted Laura to stay for the game, but more so it seemed that Tara did not want to be there alone. And I have no doubt Ron didn't think through his voting very carefully. Kristen may be in Mike's way but Tara is more so. Ron got to play good guy by seemingly doing the right thing getting rid of Laura. With Laura gone, Tara is in greater danger of going. And Kristen is loyal to Mike in ways the green team would never be. I do not think Kristen will go after brown as a matter of game play. They can go after Kristen next week or even plan on beating her in the final fair and square. I said this before but it bears repeating. Did Ron sandbag his weight loss in the beginning to take the target off himself? He has been losing steadily better the last few weeks. And he still is not pushing the envelope when he competes or works out.
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 1:07 pm
Gidget, muscle burns fat even when at rest. The others hit the ground running and built up muscle a lot faster. Ron has been slower building that muscle but now is at the point where his muscle is burning calories in addition to what he burns during the workouts and his weight loss reflects that. That's the way I see it anyway. I think we will see Kristin become a real force from here on. She seems to come to life more with every pound lost while others seem to be pushing themselves through that proverbial wall.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 1:21 pm
As I understand it, knees are especially vulnerable to damage in the greatly overweight. I think Ron had to be more careful with his knee 100 pounds ago than he does now. As he loses weight, he can do more on that knee than he could before. He still seems greatly limited, but he does seem capable of doing more than he did earlier.
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