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Freetimefinally
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01-26-2006

Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - 12:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Freetimefinally a private message Print Post    
I understood it to be eliminations go on as usual now. Those who are not eliminated will have their partner come back after 30 days. That means 4 couples will not be here then. Unless a brown or black team member gets eliminated in these 4 weeks. I would think they would have big targets on their backs right now.

At least the brown and black team are not under the same trainer.

Babyruth
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07-19-2001

Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - 12:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyruth a private message Print Post    
Thanks Jimmer- Wow that really sucks.

Longbeachbbfan
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08-17-2005

Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - 2:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Longbeachbbfan a private message Print Post    
Seamonkey, WELL DONE on the recap! That was very thoughtful of you.

Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - 2:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonzacat a private message Print Post    
Sea - your Biggest Loser recaps are the stuff of legend. Great job & thanks!

Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - 2:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonzacat a private message Print Post    
For me, the opening 50 seconds, with Bob & Jillian telling America to do something, take the stairs, quit smoking, but do something, was the best 50 seconds of the show in any season. I was prepared to stand up, salute and say, "yes we can!" lol

I am going to put it on a loop on my iPod, so I can watch it every time I am about to start a workout. :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSYoEG3En1g&feature=channel



Jewels
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09-23-2000

Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - 3:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jewels a private message Print Post    
I liked that part too. I about died though when Bob said something to the affect of "Don't sit here and watch this show while eating ice cream!" I had just told my husband about two minutes before that that my plan for the rest of the night was to have some ice cream while watching Biggest Loser. And I did.

Beachcomber
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08-26-2003

Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - 3:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beachcomber a private message Print Post    
Bonza, LOL!! After that, I felt guilty laying on the couch watching the show.

I did not like the twist at all. This group desperately needs to lose weight and I was so looking forward to watching their progress. Why take that away from us, especially after last season's bitterness? I hope they show us hired trainers working with the "at home" contestants.

I did boohoo alot last night, especially when poor Jerry passed out. I just loved the raw emotion that this group showed when they did the initial weigh-in and their determination to lose weight. Darn the producers for this cruel twist!

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - 4:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
All right, maybe I'll commit too - If I can figure outhow to upload Jillian to my ipod I will!! (luckily I'm married to a computer geek!) (My ipod library is lost in a dead laptop and I just havent the heart to start a new one!)

Glad I wasnt the only one tearing up Beach, I know I'm hormonal!

So from now on I promise not to eat Ice cream while BL is on... and .... to do something...

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - 5:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
LOL about legend!.. I was SO amused to see them almost doing a parody of the TAR opening sequence, the bit from What Not to Wear..

Reader, I was also touched that Jillian chose Jerry and Estella.

I was eating cashews when Jillian pointed her finger at ME!

I've been thinking about the twist and the alternative. They really were only going to start with a certain number of people, so they chose more couples, brought them to LA and woohoo they all got in!! They had support, they got a trainer, a color, a bodybugg, water bottle, maybe some other stuff. They started training. Had they taken fewer people, there would be some of them who never got started losing, never committed, etc.

Instead we now have 9 people at home who DID get that start, who are committed and hopeful and have a possibility of coming back on the show. They also have a loved one or friend at the Ranch and they really DO know what it is like for them there. Maybe they can also get family at home to commit to exercise with them.. I'm thinking of the Father and son where the father said that the other brother is following the same path to huge and they had to get him on the program.

So if you spin it that way, perhaps more people will lose weight and these are all people who desperately need to lose weight.

I still think it is mean and I hated seeing it, but one thing is for sure, I have empathy for pretty much all of them, right from the first episode. So far the yellow team is my least favorite (yep, less favorite than Carla, and she did do the right thing and go home).. they seemed sort of wishy washy, neither wanting to be "responsible".

Shanon, well I feel for her, hearing of her anger issue, and moreso that she had picked up her mom's addictive ways and had a DUI in the past and I now wonder how either of them will do on this journey, or if that article perhaps slippped in a spoiler. But It did seem like she wanted her mom to have the structured environment longer and that is probably good.

Freetime, I was thinking last night about the Brown and Black teams.. one with each trainer and I'd think if the others are smart, those teams would have a huge target.. it seems like if one of them was sent home, that might mean they couldn't come back (don't know that for sure) and of course they each have that support system and the others would want to break that up, plus as long as they target brown and black they aren't dooming a team that already has a partner at home.

Brown and Black seem like very stong teams so I'm sure they will be competing like mad for immunities or for big weights.

This system also starts out with so many being vulnerable that it should cut down on the game playing/water loading and such.

Pinkij
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05-02-2008

Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - 6:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pinkij a private message Print Post    
From what I understood from the show that Ron had the bypass a long time ago and he still gained weight. The Dr. on the show even pointed out that even though some people get the surgery that you may not loose any weight.

Chewpito
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01-04-2004

Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - 9:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chewpito a private message Print Post    
Thankyou Pinkij.....It just seemed wierd to me, but I guess that explains it....

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Thursday, January 08, 2009 - 4:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
'Biggest Loser' Arrested For Flour ThrowingCENTER LINE, Mich. (WXYZ) - A Macomb County woman who is competing on the current season of "The Biggest Loser" television show has been charged with domestic violence. Shanon Thomas is accused of throwing flour in the face of her tenant.

...rest at link (be aware that the article includes a police mug shot taken Dec 16th and could be considered spoilerish)

I am so hooked on this show that I glossed over the article but stared at the arrest photo. LOL She is definately looking smaller but not incredibly so. 3 months to finale? I would guess that she goes home fairly early and will not be the winner.

Marysafan
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08-07-2000

Thursday, January 08, 2009 - 9:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Marysafan a private message Print Post    
Just popping in to say thanks to Jimmer for another awesome banner. And a special thanks to Seamonkey for the great re-cap. I tried as hard as I could to stay awake for the whole two hours, but finally gave up and crashed in my chair.

I don't know what I would do without my friends to help me out at a time like this. Thanks again.

Babyruth
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07-19-2001

Thursday, January 08, 2009 - 11:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyruth a private message Print Post    
Life After 'Loser': Every Day is a Struggle

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/28449267/

This is interesting, and answers some questions many of us have about "after the show ends".

Zgoodgirl
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08-22-2003

Monday, January 12, 2009 - 6:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Zgoodgirl a private message Print Post    
FYI. Jillian, Bob, and Michelle are on Larry King right now.

Usually they replay him at midnight CST.

Panda
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07-15-2005

Monday, January 12, 2009 - 6:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Panda a private message Print Post    
thanks! I switched to this from Bromance haha

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Monday, January 12, 2009 - 6:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
Thanks for letting us know, Zgoodgirl.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 2:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
We get Larry three times a night at 6pm, 9pm and midnight. It was pretty good. He had Bob and Jillian, plus Michelle, then Ali and Bette Sue, and the winner from season three? who has gained back much of the weight, but I guess came out on Oprah, which I missed, and confessed all. Plus a couple of others, the twin who won the home prize and his twin won the big prize.

Michelle is now engaged. No date set. They were friends before but now it is romance but he claims no the weight loss didn't matter..

They also showed clips from this season and Bob yelling at one of the women and he and Jillian both said he was REALLY upset.

They say this is the longest season ever. I'm blanking on the length, though. They said there are amazing losses.


Oh and Michelle was cute.. she wore suspenders for Larry.. he liked that.

Vsmart
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02-10-2003

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 4:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vsmart a private message Print Post    
We laughed so hard when after discussing food, Larry King cut to a commercial of IHOP having unlimited pancakes with syrup & butter. Plate also had fried bacon & eggs.

Zgoodgirl
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08-22-2003

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 6:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Zgoodgirl a private message Print Post    
I had to wonder about Michelle's fiance. It's hard not to believe that weight was not a factor when he knew her for four years and then all of the sudden, romance blooms when she returns in September and he proposes to her 9 days after she wins. But as long as she's happy, it's all gravy. Being someone who has lost so much weight also, it just makes me wonder when some that you have known for so long when overweight, change when you are thin. With that being said, I could kinda sorta understand it. I don't think I could date a 5 foot man. So I would be no better than him. I wish they had her mom there also, or wish they said something about her. I hope they are keeping up with their relationship.

Very cool, I didn't know she lived around here.

Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 11:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonzacat a private message Print Post    
It's a girl for Alison Sweeney!

Alison Sweeney Has A Girl

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 12:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I was thinking that it could be that the guy was always interested but she wasn't in dating mode until after she lost the weight. Hard to say.

Michelle said (maybe it wasn't on Larry King?) that she and her mom are getting together, though with both back to their lives and Michelle is doing a lot of BL related stuff right now, it is not like when they were on the ranch, with each other every day.

Oh another thing I'd forgotten about Ali's season.. Larry pointed out that she was voted off early on and Bob and Jillian said yeah that was one of those twists where one person was allowed to just boot someone. Ali hadn't gone below the yellow line or anything but this person correctly saw Ali as competition and she showed them and returned later.

That's nice for Alli, a little girl to add to her little boy. Funny that she went into labor still in "hair and makeup". LOL.. she's a trooper.

Angelicfairies2
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07-19-2004

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 7:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Angelicfairies2 a private message Print Post    
okay who else got choked up with Jerry?

Flamingo
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08-19-2003

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 7:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Flamingo a private message Print Post    
i totally did got choked up with Jerry! He looks great. What a change from last season's cast. Dan has so much more potential to lose weight than Jerry, but they kept him for his own health and future. this is why I watch this show. I am so happy Dan is still around.

Msbullwnkl
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08-16-2005

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 7:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Msbullwnkl a private message Print Post    
What did I miss angelic? I was watching the Capitals' hockey game.