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Roteach
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06-01-2003

Monday, February 16, 2009 - 3:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roteach a private message Print Post    
I recall that Heba and Ed said that they wanted a baby. Perhaps Heba is pregnant.

Beachcomber
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08-26-2003

Monday, February 16, 2009 - 5:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beachcomber a private message Print Post    
That is what I was hoping Roteach, but I haven't seen any news of that. It has only been 2 months since the finale so i doubt her body would change that rapidly with a pregnancy unless she was well into her 1st trimester at the finale.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - 2:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Week 7:

We see Dane without Blaine.. really hit home. Flashback to elimination. Dane heads to the gym alone, will work harder.

Pop Challenge All heading to the gym and there is Alli with the second ever pop challenge.

At stake, 2 keys to the gym. Only those key holders will have access to the gym all week. <gasps>

Hike to top of mountain.. there will be 132 keys. Get one key and if that key opens the lock, you and your partner will have access to the gym. Everyone else is stuck working out in the great outdoors. <group groans ensue> Sounds like they will run back and forth, seeking a key, so the faster ones can make more trips, but someone could get lucky the first time. Ron is the slowest. Tara running fast and first with others getting their keys.

Tara, Helen, Filipe, Mandi (who is frantic).. bad keys

Shanon ambling up hill.. if she gets it she gets it.

Ron says he is slow due to his knee.. Sione helps Ron coming downhill. Tara tells us Ron is struggling and never gives up. Helen helps Ron, holding his arm.. he tells her to run ahead. Mike is happy that people are so good, helping his dad. We see Laura helping Ron.

Ron limps up to find his first key is bad.

12:45

Tara seems to be making more laps than others, Sione too. Tara on seventh trip.. lucky number 7.. nope (she swears and is bleeped, each time she fails). Tells us it is 110 degrees. She barfs, tells Laura to keep going. Aubrey says Tara is unstoppable, amazing.

39:11

Helen and Shanon help each other up the hill.. attempt to use "yoga" to pick the right key.

Shanon wins! She and Helen will have use of the gym this week} She says this gives them an advantage but takes it away from someone else.

There is one more good key.

01:04:16

Ron isn't sure he can keep going the seventh time, but his dad is still going. Mike helps Ron up the hill from behind. Ron says God bless him.

Mike's 9th try.. Mike gets the second key People shout to Ron so he can come back down the hill. Others also toss their keys. Tara says she needed that advantage. She needs Laura to pull her own weight this week. Stressful.

So, Brown and Pink teams get the advantage of the gym this week

Jillian meets with her team and sees that Dane was allowed to stay. She is happy but thinks SHE would have voted Dane out. Team tells her about their campaign and that Bob told his team to vote Dane out. Jillian says OF COURSE he did. She is amazed that Bob's team defied him. Dane is also surprised.

Bob meets with his team and they tell him they voted out Blaine. They look sheepish. Bob is not pleased. You kept a really big threat in the house. As much as you don't want to play the game, the game is being played. Don't ask for my input if you aren't going to take it. Don't ask for my advice if you know all the answers. Bob tells us he wants everyone to succeed but this is set up as a game. To keep his team here, they have to play the game.

They tell him about the challenge and he finds out that two of his teams have access to the gym.

They also tell that anyone else sneaking into the gym is automatically below the yellow line.

Jillian is not an outdoorsy girl.. tells them to clear the room and they will work out there. We see Bob working his teams on the beach (including the two teams with keys).

In the gym We see the pink team working alone. They see it as an advantage. Say the others are sitting around LOL.. we see purple, yellow and green teams playing musical chairs and giggling.

Helen and Shanon tell each other to step it up.
They don't seem to be working out THAT hard. Helen tells us since it is their gym, they will turn part of it into a lounge. She has lots of fruit, chairs and a table.. They make signs. (and aren't working out).. this is on Jillian's side of the gym. They can stay and not walk back to the house.

We see purple and blue teams lounging outside. Bib jokes with them, starts directing them to bring benches and step up on them.

Jill works her people inside, like an aerobic class.

Bob says don't let not being able to afford a gym be an excuse. Making them live chairs. Sione says it was nice outside, cool breeze but same ol' torture by Bob.

Bob says Kristin always keeps going.. predicts she WILL be in the 200s this time. Kristin wishes she had realized how strong she can be years ago.

Jillian says Tara isn't herself, missing Blaine and worried about Laura. Tara says she is allowed to have an off day. Tara grouses she should be given a break and she throws down her weights and cries. Jill pulls he rout for a talk. Tara is stressed. Jill tells her to relax. Tara's afraid to go home. She knows it would be her, not Laura.

Bob sees the "Members Only" sign on the gym and all the goodies.. pink and brown teams happily working out. He gives them a hard time. Bob says it puts an X on your back. He starts working with those four, harder. Bob tells us a gym needs life an energy and they are relaxing too much. Worried about Ron.. wants to boost up his weight training. Mike is feeling the pressure.

Bob shows a gym in a bag system.. suspending bodies from a tree with straps.. shows various exercises. (TRX by Fitness Anywhere, Inc is the name of the system of straps, created by a Navy Seal.

Kristin and Filipe get wet in sprinklers and mud wrestle. Mike and Tara join in.. what a mess. Sione too..- they are crawling through the mud, completely covered.

(clearly the theme this week is "how to workout without a gym)

Immunity Challenge

Night challenge, outside, tower lights, and a line of rowing machines. Aubrey doesn't like rowing machines.
Alli says you have to row fast enough tot keep your light green. Yellow is a warning and if it goes to Red, you are out of the game. If you are out, your team mate is out, too. We see the cam go from Tara to Laura, and look at brown team.

Last team with both players remaining wins the challenge. Tara is frustrated with Laura, confident in her own ability. Win the challenge, win immunity for your team. Dane plays alone. He sees that as an advantage.

And they are off.

Laura says she and Tara have to win this. We are seen as a threat and Tara needs a break.

Kristin says it is very difficult.

Laura and Dane in yellow.. then Ron (others back to green) Ron is worried about holding Mike back. Mike feels bad, doesn't want Ron to think he's letting down.

Brown/Ron and Mike are out.

Aubrey yellow, Helen yellow

Shanon, Aubrey again, Aubrey red.

Yellow Aubrey/Mandi out

Pink/Shanon yellow, she says it is hard.

Cathy yellow, Krisitin yellow.

commercial and obligatory recap of first hour here

Pink/Shanon/Helen out. Helen feels bad.

Kristin encouraging her mom .. she says her mom did well. She was disappointed, Mom out.

Purple Kristin/Cathy out

Filipe says it was getting harder.

Green and Blue struggling.

Blue out

Down to Dane and Green team. Tara starts trash talking Dane. Alli points out that if you lose concentration you are out.

Laura yellow, then green

Dan yellow.

Tara thinks they have a shot.

Alli nattering on, Dane looks distracted but then

Green is out

Dane wins Immunity! Green vs black for 24 minutes. Laura is wee;ping. Tara says she did awesome. Laura says it was another disappointment, let Tara down. Tara says Laura did work hard but Tara doesn't want to go home.

Last Chance Workout Bob tells Ron he's going to take his team to the beach, but not Ron. Ron is worried about his knee. Bob says he will have Ron work out in the pool. Says it will get tougher and tougher, have to figure out what to do to keep them here. Says Mikey has really clicked in, working hard, taking responsibility. Ron and Bob agree that even injured, Ron won't give up. Ron wants to make sure Mike stays. Bob tells Ron to be in the pool as long as they are at the beach.

We see Bob's team at the beach, Jillian's outside.

Tara angst about Laura, Kristin angst about gaining last week, Mike angst about Ron.

Jill works people out in the pool.

Weigh in

Helen thinks they are ok, had keys to gym AND Bob's workouts. Cathy is scared, no gym all week. Alli points out that this week was an opportunity. After tonight Dane won't be the only one without a partner.

Dane, immune, is first up. Dane loses 4 pounds. 1.22% loss.

Purple team next. Kristin wants to be under 300. Cathy loses 1 lb but Kristin loses 12! (the beauties of water-loading). 2.3% (huh? They let them count that 2 pounds she gained??)

Blue team up now. Sione is terrified. They need to have lost more than 13 lb to be safe. Filipe loses 7, Sione loses 9. They are safe. Sione also joins Filipe in the under 300 club. 2.65%

Green team needs to have lost more than 11 pounds to be safe. Tara says make it or break it, if we go below, I'm going home. Please let Laura have a good number, beat me. Let Laura drop a frickin' bomb. Tara loses 8, Tara loses 7. They are safe and with a 3.14% loss, move into first place.

Yellow team. Mandi is worried. they must have lost more than 10 pounds to be safe. Mandi loses 5, Aubrey loses 7 so they are relieved and safe. And in second place.

Purple team is increasingly worried. Alli points out that Cathy is emotional. She breaks down, says there must be something more I could have done.

Last two teams, those who had access to the gym all week.

Pink team needs to have lost more than 10 pounds. Helen thinking they have this. And Helen lost 6, but Shanon only lost 3, which means they will be vulnerable. Shanon doesn't know what to say. Helen says they worked out really hard this week (me, I'm still thinking about the 2 pounds Kristin gained last week and then got to count as part of her loss this week.. had that 2 lb been removed, they would have been below the pink % at 1.97%) Their percent is 1.99%.

Now it is up to the brown team. To be safe they have to have lost more than 13 pounds. Mike says this weigh in means everything. It is on me this week. They pull through with 17 pounds! Mike lost 10 and Ron lost 7. They are safe and one of the pink team will go home. Ron is so happy, but sad that a team mate from the pink team must now leave.

Kristin is grinning (and of course I think she should feel guilty).

They have to decide. Bob and Jill leave their teams.

They have one hour, now.

Elimination

Kristin tells us they have a huge decision, how to choose between mother and daughter. Helen tells them that Shanon feels she would do better at home, that she was home before and did well. Dane is surprised that a mother would send their child home. Shanon says no one wants to go home, but.. Kristin tells us don't tell us you can do better at home, you lived at home for the last 30 years of your life. Why do you all of a sudden think you can do this better at home. Helen needed to put her foot down and tell her she needs to stay. All of them question this, Ron actually says Helen is a little bit selfish. Shanon says she lost more weight at home than she did here and we don't know how my mom can do at home.

(Shanon tells us that she is just trying to give her mom what she wants, so I guess the others are correct.)

Sione says I hope you trust us to do the right thing, tells them to leave. Filipe tells us that Shanon needs to stay. He also points out that Shanon has more weight to lose, so it makes the decision on us as a house difficult. Kristin says does Shanon need to be here more. Ron points out that Helen was thin a few years ago, but Shanon has never been thin, has no reference point. Sione brings up "who is the bigger threat". Dane says Shanon is the bigger threat, but Helen has dropped pretty big numbers.

Mandi wonders if they go by the game, or listen to what they have to say?

Voting

Shanon is torn, not sure what she wants them to decide, scary without her mom. Aubrey thinks they came to the same decision, but you never know.

Alli asks what they said. Shanon says we asked for me to go home.. and says basically after that they wondered if that was right, hopes they know her better than she knows herself (so she really does want to stay). She is crying. Says it is hard.

Green team: Wanted to respect your decision: Shanon

Blue team: Similar to last week, asked to honor Blaine's decision and we did. Asked to honor a decision by a certain individual. Shanon

Brown team: Ron says part of his family. Helen and I talk for hours. In my opinion, Shanon needs to be here, so.. Shanon

Purple team. Cathy says Shanon I love you dearly, I know you did well at home, Shanon

So, Shanon asked and she was granted her wish, for better or worse.
Shanon says she is a different person today from when she came to the ranch. She loves Bob. Taught her how to live again. Loves her mom.

Next time you see me I'll be a hundred pounds lighter.

Ask of today she's lost 85 pounds and is 198.

My mom wanted to be there and her being there means I get more time with her because she was really unhealthy.

(Ironically there is a package on the stove in back of Shanon and I have to wonder if that is flour and a potential weapon). Says when she came home it was hard, stayed in bed a couple of days, so she decided to train for roller derby! She has dropped 10 pant sizes and her roller derby name is "Flower Power".

Next Tuesday AND Wednesday an BL Event, with the flip of a coin some teams split apart and it causes one trainer (Bob) to crack.

This leaves Bob with: Ron, Mike, Filipe, Sione, Kristen, Cathy, and Helen.

And Jillian has Dane, Tara, Laura, Aubrey and Mandi.


Trainer
color
NameAgeHeightStarting
Weight
Previous
Weight
Current
Weight
Loss%Total
Loss
Week 6
J
blk
Dane276'4"412320325-4-1.22%-87immune
J
grn
Tara235'9"294229222-7team-72safe
J
grn
Laura245'9"285249241-8-3.14%-44safe
J
ylw
Mandi305'9"263215210-5team-55safe
J
ylw
Aubrey285'5"249223216-7-2.747%-33safe
B
blu
Filipe265'11"364298291-7team-73safe
B
blu
Sione286'0"372305296-9-2.65%-76safe
B
brn
Ron546'0"430361354-7team-76safe
B
brn
Mike185'11"388317307-10-2.51%-79safe
B
prp
Kristin285'6"360303289-12team-69safe
B
prp
Cathy485'8"293263264-1-2.30%-30safe
B
pnk
Helen475'6"257211205-6team-52below
B
pnk
Shanon295'5"283241238-3-1.99%-50eliminated
week 7
J
blk
Blaine276'8"365299(279)  (-86)eliminated
week 6
B
sil
Joelle415'8"309278(252)  (-57)eliminated
week 5
B
sil
Carla365'8"379339(292)  (-87)eliminated
week 5
J
org
Daniel195'8"454394(353)  (-101)eliminated
week 4
J
org
David236'0"393377(347)  (-46)eliminated
week 4
B
red
Nicole375'8"269251(193)  (-76)Home
eliminated
week 3
B
red
Damien315'11"381351(307)  (-74)eliminated
week 3
J
wht
Estella635'8"242233(199)  (-43)Home
eliminated
week 2
J
wht
Jerry636'3"369343(259)  (-84)eliminated
week 2


Numbers in () are as reported when eliminated teams are shown and a number is given)

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - 2:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Should have been purple team up for elimination, IMO. Not fair to waterload and gain, but then get to count that loss a second time.

Dannysgirl
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - 5:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dannysgirl a private message Print Post    
Sea--I agree; I knew Kristin waterlogged the week before.

Panda
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07-15-2005

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - 6:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Panda a private message Print Post    
Bob is so weird to me this season...his whole reaction to the Blaine elimination annoyed the heck out of me.

Isn't it awful that I cannot get the image of Shanon flinging flour at someone out of my head everytime I see her?

Delurker
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08-19-2005

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - 7:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Delurker a private message Print Post    
Panda, did you happen to notice in her interview at home, on the counter behind her, it looked like a bag of flour!!!!!! LOL

Slinkydog
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11-30-2005

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - 1:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Slinkydog a private message Print Post    
But I like the purple team, and wasn't a bit sad to see Shanon go. I also wouldn't mind either or both of yellow being gone, as well as Laura. It will be a sad day, however, if Sione or Filipe have to go.

Zgoodgirl
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08-22-2003

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - 1:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Zgoodgirl a private message Print Post    
I didn't feel bad at all for Shannon going. I'm glad that the purple team got to stay one more week even though they waterlogged hardcore. Next week looks to be insane. I hope my favs get to stay with their trainer at least. Maybe Ron will get with Jillian, I have a feeling she would be much better for him than Bob. Bob seems to have given up on him like he has done Joelle.

I am just not digging on Bob this season at all.

Crzndeb
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07-26-2004

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - 2:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Crzndeb a private message Print Post    
IMHO, I think all of the players that have immunity waterlog, to have a better weight loss the next week. Some just don't hide it as well as others.

Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - 2:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
To be honest, it is smart game play to minimize your weight loss when you have immunity; thus helping you for two weeks and not just one. I don't have a problem with it if they are clever (ie, not showing a weight gain).

Gidget
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07-28-2002

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - 5:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gidget a private message Print Post    
I spent most of the episode putting the whammy on Tara. I can no longer stand her mouth, her drama or her put downs of Laura. I am convinced she thinks this is the Tara show.

I don't like the waterlogging either. I hope they come up with something better next year. In the meantime, any team that doesn't do it is foolish.

I won't miss Shanon. I am glad she is losing at home but she just seemed blase to me at the ranch. Helen was clearly out performing her and I am glad she stayed.

I could live with the yellow team going away.

I want to see blue, black and maybe brown keep going.

Has anyone noticed how much nicer the contestants faces look with the weight loss. That is usually true of some but with this group they are all gettin' pretty. Especially, the blue team.

I wonder what is up with Bob, too. But I still like him. And Jillian. Hope they stay around for many more seasons. I imagine it can be grueling.


Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - 8:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I also don't care for Tara, and the yellow team, and of course we know they waterlog when they get immunity (well, I don't know that Dane did), BUT, I thought they had put in a rule a few seasons back, but maybe it was only in Australia, that if you GAINED weight, you didn't get to count those pounds as a loss the next time.. in which case, Kristin wouldn't have been able to count 2 of those pounds and her team would have been just under pink team in last place. Yeah, I like Kristin bettern than Shanon, but I still think it sort of stinks.

I like Brown, but they seem to be totally panicked about the chance of success if they go home, but GET A GRIP, you WILL be going home soon enough and Mike WILL need to learn to do it at home, unlike his dad did after his bypass surgery.

Gidget
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07-28-2002

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - 10:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gidget a private message Print Post    
I have heard that gain rule discussed here. I suppose it would work. With the kind of work these people are doing it should be nearly impossible to gain honestly. Still I would like something even more foolproof.

Brown tries my patience too but my gut reaction to them is they have really good hearts. I really don't have a feeling about whether or not they will succeed but I am hoping they do.

Success is a relative thing. Isn't Ron off his meds? That right there is success. That family may never be GQ but they can get a lot better than they are.


Rissa
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03-20-2006

Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 3:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
They aren't doing the gain rule!!

Bob has really graduated from aggravating to outright ticking me off! LOL He gives Ron that talk about how his son doesn't/shouldn't feel responsible for Ron and he is doing this for himself then 2 minutes later we hear Bob lecturing Mike to work harder 'cause his dad needs him. Gee, I wonder why Ron feels Mike is being made to pick up for his slack? It's a mystery. LOL Actually it's not funny at all because it's the first rule of dieting, you have to do it for yourself. What will that mean for Mike at home when Bob keeps instilling in him that he is doing this for his dad?

PS Bring back the gain rule!! LOL

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Saturday, February 21, 2009 - 5:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
They started Kristin's weight at 301 instead of 303.

Texasdeb
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05-23-2003

Sunday, February 22, 2009 - 5:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texasdeb a private message Print Post    
I thought Kristin watered up last weigh in too. She lost 12 this wk & that's just not heard of.

Zgoodgirl
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08-22-2003

Monday, February 23, 2009 - 7:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Zgoodgirl a private message Print Post    
I don't understand why they do not more on the people who have gained weight than they do. Kristin even interviews like the weight gain was just an awful fluke, and looks very convincing doing so. I wish someone would have asked her if she did water log, or maybe shown the others talking about it, because you know dang good and well they did.

I guess I'm the only one who likes Tara and would not mind seeing her win this whole thing. I don't think she is fake at all, and I love a good smack talking during competition's. It seems to all be in good fun, and I wouldn't expect her to not protect her place in the game when it starts getting competitive. If she doesn't win this all, I'm pretty sure she will win the home challenge.

The yellow team can totally leave, and I wouldn't even blink, and I'm getting kinda of tired of the brown team.

As for Ron, I wish they would talk a little more on the reason he surgery did not 'work'. I find that really hard to believe. I think he did lose his weight and did not learn anything during that time therefore he gained his weight back. It's not a miracle cure, it is a tool to retrain yourself how to eat. If you don't get the correct doctor, do the follow-ups, and listen to your body, it's just not gonna work. You cannot tell me that you had your stomach re-routed and a 1/4 cup pouch was put in it's place and you didn't lose any weight? Yea, right.

Marysafan
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08-07-2000

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Zgoodgirl, I'm with you. I like Tara too. She is just competitve...and in a situation like this...it's something that works in her favor. Her intensity level in exercises really helps to shed the pounds.

I knew Shannon would be the one leaving it this week. I called it right away when they showed the pink team in the gym. All that foolishness with the "lounge" was ridiculous and distracting. If they would have put that much effort in their workouts, instead of just going through the motions they might've have been above the yellow line.

Tara understands totally why she's here and puts all her effort into the task at hand. That's why she is succeeding. Focus and intensity. Love that girl!

Vsmart
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02-10-2003

Monday, February 23, 2009 - 12:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vsmart a private message Print Post    
Tara thin will be able to model again.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, February 23, 2009 - 7:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I just wish Tara would quit ragging on and about her partner. Well not "just" because I also don't care for her.

Gidget
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 2:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gidget a private message Print Post    
I agree Tara has a great chance of winning the home version. But black, red and blue should they leave are all also serious contenders.


Gidget
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07-28-2002

Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 3:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gidget a private message Print Post    
Don't forget this week's episode is airing on Tuesday and Wednesday because of the President's address.

Vsmart
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02-10-2003

Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 9:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vsmart a private message Print Post    
Ali used both trainers- what's the big deal?
What is happening in Bob's life that he is so emotional?
Loved Sione motivating everyone.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Wednesday, February 25, 2009 - 12:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Week 8:

Previouslies.. we see Helen alone, after Shanon was sent home, per Shanon's request. Helen questions her decision but with God's help she can push through it.

Pop Challenge

We see a board with blue shirts and black shirts.. looks like some regrouping and the end of pairs (and tandem weigh-ins?)

Ali greets them, talks of all having partners, but as of today, none of that matters, because after today it is blue vs black. That isn't all; NO ONE is guaranteed to keep their trainer.

Sione tells us "I have to stay with Bob".

If you win the pop challenge, you get to choose your trainer and if you come in last place, you and your partner will be split up. Others will get trainer by flip of coin.

Tara tells us she wants to get on with it, she must stay with Jillian.

Classic football drill up/down. Get down on ground, hop up and touch your team colored disk. And you do the up/downs in the mud. First to 100 wins. (Looking good for Tara again.. Kristin winces). First person to 100 guarantees you and your team mate the choice of who you want your trainer to be.

Dane (Black) and Helen (Pink) will compete, but other pairs must choose one person to compete.

Blue team picks Sione. Filipe says Sione has a lot more stamina and is stronger. Sione says he has this in the bag.

We also see Kristin (Purple), Mandi (Yellow), Mike (Brown) and I'm sure no one is surprised that TARA is competing for Green.

They have to start on their belly in the mud.. gushy mud.

Splat! goes Kristin! Helen groans.

And they are off. Blue and Green fighting for first.

Blue team cruising, but Tara catches up and takes the lead. Sione not happy, says could not get his body going.

Filipe shouting.

One left.. se see them in slo-mo, each going for that last hit and Tara wins. She's emotional. Says Jillian will help her change her life.

Sione is pissed.

Now others keep on to see who is in last place.

Mike says he knew he wouldn't win but hoped to stay out of last place.

Mandi is third place, then Dane for black.

Ron finishes. Pink vs Purple. Helen says she could see the image of Bob training her go poof. Kristin wants to keep her mom on the same team with her. Kristin is behind Helen, says has to do whatever.. they are tied .. 10 away. Helen says I want to stay with Bob, have to keep going. Two left, Kristin, 99, this is really hard for them. slo- mo again, but Kristin beats out Helen by one.

Tara won, says Jillian is changing her life.

Tara and Laura put on black shirts (Jillian)

Next have to talk to Helen. You came in last which means that you are definitely going to be switching trainers.

Helen gets her black shirt (Jillian)

Blue team, second. Filipe says nothing against Jillian but he wants to be on Blue, still.. looks at his current blue shirt. Ali throws up the token and Blue team is now black (Jillian). Sione looks dejected. Sione says no offense to black team but he's pissed off. Just because it was hard, I didn't come in first. He goes on about how he's almost betraying someone he loves.

Yellow is next. If it lands on blue, they will be together with Bob. If it lands on black, they have to be separated. Mandi is crying. Token comes up blue, so they go on blue with Bob, together. Mandi says I don't think people understand how these trainers, like, totally affect everything here. Both are crying. Mandi is glad that Aubrey is still with her, but.. going to be hard. Both crying.

Dane is next. He gets Blue, Bob..

Ali points out lots of changing today. Two teams left, three spots on Bob's team, one on Jill's.
Brown or Purple will be split up.

Brown team up next. Token comes up (Ron says pleas come up blue, there is room) And the fickle token of fate gives them black. Brown team must split, one on black, one on blue. (now, many viewers think Jill would be better for Ron.. let's see what they think) Ron tells Mike he has a better chance staying on the black team. So Mike is going on black, Ron will stay on blue. Ali asks them to explain and Ron says Mike comes first and the majority on the black team is from Bob's old team so he assumes they will stick together and Ron will have a better chance of staying here longer.

Purple team will stay together and stay with Bob, what they wanted, but they are losing some friends. Kristin says to see my brother in a black shirt doesn't feel right.

Ali says look at your new competitors, defining moment in the game, all new.

Jillian's new team:

Filipe
Helen
Tara
Laura
Ron
Sione

Bob's new team:

Aubrey
Cathy
Dane
Kristin
Mandi
Mike

Everyone looks glum.

Coming up, Bob and Jillian meet their new teams for the first time.. we see the trainers reacting, people saying it is "unfair". and later Black and Blue compete in the ultimate endurance challenge.

Jillian meets with her new team

Jill says of course, new people, everything was going too smoothly.. OMG! Freaking out. She commiserates with Sione and Filipe about losing Bob. She understands. She tells them everyone will be find, openly communicate what you are thinking and feeling, what works and hasn't worked for you. She tells us, it really is the best of both worlds, two completely different strategies and approaches. They go to work out. Mike says the weirdest thing was going to the other side of the room. But he's extremely open to any changes Jillian might want to make. She's a winner, fine. Sione says first workout with Jillian, she's awesome, but I didn't push myself, when Bob says one more, I do one more, with Jillian I didn't really care. (Wow that's mature! Got to learn to work out for Sione, not Bob).Jillian tells him not to thank him, doesn't give an eff, not her body, but his, so don't thank her.

Bob meets with his new team

Bob says I KNEW it! His team seems a BIT more upbeat. Bob is surprised, says WOW. Kristin says she could see Bob's heart breaking. Mandi looks stony faced.. Bob asks how she is doing. Ron says she is scared to death of you. Mandi says she is scared. Kristin says it is different, misses her brothers (Sione and Filipe), heart ripped out of her chest, unfair, unreal.

Bob says well, we need to work out.

They head to the gym.

Black team is there, just finished. Dane says they look tough in black and I was the only black shirt the day before.

Bob hugs Filipe and Sione and Helen who is sobbing and tells Bob this sucks, and Shanon is gone too.

Bob says he's confused, tells them it is real difficult. He is crying. Sione is crying. Feels Bob is his brother. Bob says I have to walk in there and be a trainer. Filipe says he wants to go home. Bob is really crying. (feel bad for his team, inside). Says he will miss them. We get sad music and Bob says have to go in a be a trainer and we see clips of him working with Sione, Filipe and Helen (almost as if they have died). Mike tells Bob to take care of his dad. We hear again "This is not right"

Bob reluctantly heads into the gym as Helen sobs.

Blue team crying inside, Bob tells Kristin he's never been this upset, cannot hold it together. She says it is terrible and no one is happy. LOL, then she says I have to admit I do look good in blue.

Bob tells us he has to just trust this. All gonna work out, lose weight. He trains Mandi and Aubrey. Mandi says we had to start all over, new personalities, workout plans, everything, I was definitely like overwhelmed. Aubrey says we figured he would push us til we broke. She says he had them do all these things, no breaks, being harsh.

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Mike says people were still upset over change in trainers and Jillian walked in with a bunch of groceries, for a change of pace (we also saw a flash of a BL book). Jill says nutrition lessons.. food that is fresh, will go bad, so storage is key.. ZIPLOC with fresh shield.

Immunity Challenge

That over with, we see both teams heading to the gym for a challenge. Tara will give it everything she's got today. There are regular bikes, one for each team. Put as many miles as you can on your team bike. Longest challenge in BL history, 24 hours.

Cathy tells us she hasn't stayed up that long in over 20 years. Team with most miles on their bike at the end of 24 hours, wins. And because this is a team challenge, you'll be winning a team reward. A three pound advantage at this week's weigh in. Tara looks pumped (and probably happy to have Sione, Filipe on her team) and every single member of the winning team receives their own Trek Bike.

Mike is up first for Black team, wants to set pace. Mandi up for Blue.

The bikes are facing each other.

Mandi says didn't know what to expect, spinning bike? No, way harder than she expected. Mike says he was soaked, 5 minutes in.

Mandi says they all wished they had feet straps.

Tara goes to kitchen and bedrooms and gathers food, water, pillows and blankets. (smart).

Helen is up for black now. Says they were planning 30 minutes, then rest for 2.5 hours. Says it is stressful, 30 min.

Mandi lasted an hour, Laura up now, says not sure she can make it half hour. Sione up for black says very tough. Kristin up, wants to prove she is dependable and reliable and Mandi put up an hour. Tara wants to prove herself to new team mates, pushed extremely hard.

Looks like blue team also got pillows.

We see various people riding and sleeping. Ron says butt is sore, Helen tells how sore she is, etc.

We see half of blue inside, eating and complaining. Cathy says there is quitting and strategies.. Mandi says Cathy is exhausted. Knew they weren't going to win this, maybe we can call a truce (sounds like another season when they were running up and down a hill and all took naps on both teams).

Mandi says we have to rest and have a good workout, not going to work for us. We all call a truce and stop now?

Sione isn't buying this, says in the past he's lost weight and stopped, but he won't quit, at least his half hours. One of the women on the blue team says she is with him. Tara says that gave everyone the courage to stand up and say they were not quitting. Others tell us the same. All agree, they have to finish this. Even Mandi says she is thankful that Sione spoke up. So they keep working, riding.

Sione says like when your trainer says do one more, I knew I needed to do one more, keep going and finish it.

Down to one minute, Ali returns.

and they finish.

Ali congratulates them

Blue team rode 264 miles.

Black team rode 301 miles. Black team is stoked! Tara rode over 58 miles, the most of anyone.

Black team gets three pound advantage, and get their own bikes.

Everyone is happy and hugs.

Tomorrow, Biggest Loser "event" continues.

Last Chance Workout

tomorrow

Weigh in

tomorrow


Elimination

tomorrow


Voting

tomorrow

This leaves Bob with:

Aubrey
Cathy
Dane
Kristin
Mandi
Mike


And Jillian has

Filipe
Helen
Tara
Laura
Ron
Sione


Trainer
color
NameAgeHeightStarting
Weight
Previous
Weight
Current
Weight
Loss%Total
Loss
Week 6
B
blu
Dane276'4"412325   -87 
J
blk
Tara235'9"294222   -72 
J
blk
Laura245'9"285241   -44 
B
blu
Mandi305'9"263210   -55 
B
blu
Aubrey285'5"249216   -33 
J
blk
Filipe265'11"364291   -73 
J
blk
Sione286'0"372296   -76 
J
blk
Ron546'0"430354   -76 
B
blu
Mike185'11"388307   -79 
B
blu
Kristin285'6"360289   -69 
B
blu
Cathy485'8"293263   -30 
J
pnk
Helen475'6"257205   -52 
B
pnk
Shanon295'5"283238(198)  (-85)eliminated
week 7
J
blk
Blaine276'8"365299(279)  (-86)eliminated
week 6
B
sil
Joelle415'8"309278(252)  (-57)eliminated
week 5
B
sil
Carla365'8"379339(292)  (-87)eliminated
week 5
J
org
Daniel195'8"454394(353)  (-101)eliminated
week 4
J
org
David236'0"393377(347)  (-46)eliminated
week 4
B
red
Nicole375'8"269251(193)  (-76)Home
eliminated
week 3
B
red
Damien315'11"381351(307)  (-74)eliminated
week 3
J
wht
Estella635'8"242233(199)  (-43)Home
eliminated
week 2
J
wht
Jerry636'3"369343(259)  (-84)eliminated
week 2


Numbers in () are as reported when eliminated teams are shown and a number is given)