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Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 3:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I'm so sick of Melissa and sure hope that preview doesn't mean that she once again gets some sort of immunity. She just is over the top with perverting/twisting what the show should be about and I predict that she may well be one of the biggest gainers in the next years after the show.

I was also floored that Koli was conspiring against Stephanie in light of what we know about Sam and Stephanie, but it could be that Koli is convinced that Sam was being distracted BY Stephanie and wanted her to go home.

Scout, what judges? I think no one can complain if Victoria saves her loss for next week and I think, other than O'Neal, most of them brought her back because they think she's not a threat. She could fool them..

Scout
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01-20-2005

Thursday, April 01, 2010 - 4:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scout a private message Print Post    
Seamonkey - I meant Jillian and Bob. They usually hate it when people throw the weigh-ins and they usually do complain or at least say something about it. Not saying that Victoria did, but it looks a little suspect.
I agree that she could be a big threat.

Slinkydog
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11-30-2005

Thursday, April 01, 2010 - 4:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Slinkydog a private message Print Post    
As much as I dislike Melissa, I would love Ashley and Koli to be the next two out. They made me mad this week. Stephanie was one of my favorites.

Marysafan
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08-07-2000

Thursday, April 01, 2010 - 6:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Marysafan a private message Print Post    
Just when I thought it was safe to watch this week with Lance out the door, SHE comes back. I swear they orchestrated this just to aggravate me...like I need any more aggravation.

I think Victoria threw the weigh in to protect herself next week. Bet we see some big numbers then.

I was not happy to see Steph and Sam below the yellow line together. I was very surprised to see Koli instigating the movement to oust Stephanie even before the weigh in. I wonder if Sam knew about it, and what his reaction was when he did find out about it. Hated to see Steph go home, but would have hated to see Sam go as well.

I love the before and after shots. Daris grew a chin!

Scout
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01-20-2005

Thursday, April 01, 2010 - 8:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scout a private message Print Post    
I like Daris's hair.

Slinkydog
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11-30-2005

Thursday, April 01, 2010 - 11:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Slinkydog a private message Print Post    
I always get the urge to scrub my pots and pans when I see Daris' hair.

Scout
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01-20-2005

Thursday, April 01, 2010 - 11:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scout a private message Print Post    
lol Slinkydog - I just think it looks cute on him in that out-of-control kind of way.

Beachcomber
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08-26-2003

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Slinky

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Thursday, April 01, 2010 - 6:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
LOL.. several in his family have similar out of control hair..

Laura11103
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08-13-2002

Monday, April 05, 2010 - 10:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Laura11103 a private message Print Post    
How do people throw weigh-ins? do they go eat a cheeseburger right before the weigh-in or just not work out as hard? Seems they couldn't do the latter cuz everyone works out together... don't they eat together? I don't see how it's that easy to control exactly how much you lose to the point of it being "thrown"...

Rissa
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03-19-2006

Monday, April 05, 2010 - 10:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
Laura, the idea is that they are water-loading. Drinking a bunch of water just before the weigh-in to hide their actual weight-loss. The following week they can have huge numbers because the weight-loss will actually be a reflection of 2 weeks of diet and exercise not just one.

Laura11103
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08-13-2002

Monday, April 05, 2010 - 10:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Laura11103 a private message Print Post    
Thanks Rissa... now I get it, they just drink lotsa water... makes sense...

Boy they sure have hidden the Sam/Stephanie relationship, if I didn't read it, I'd have no clue they were even good friends... would be nice to see SOME footage of them together at some point...

Texasdeb
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05-23-2003

Monday, April 05, 2010 - 5:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texasdeb a private message Print Post    
The prob. is - some of them get caught throwing it because they take it too far. It looks a little fishy if you gain or don't loose something expecially if you have immunity. For 250g's I would be tempted to "play" with it a little too if I was a contestant and had immunity. I actually think they all do this to some degree - some are just smarter at it than others.

Cricket
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08-05-2002

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Laura, Stephanie and Sam were holding hands under the table before she was eliminated last week. The camera panned down and showed it. However, like you, had I not read they were having a relationship, I might not even have caught it.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, April 05, 2010 - 7:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
They not only water-load but they increase intake of salt so that they retain that water for that weigh in but then go off the salts and that water weight is relatively easy to lose the next week.

I think even Bob and Jillian acknowledge that someone who knows they are immune would be silly to have a huge weight loss because those are hard to have back to back unless someone is really huge and at a point where they are losing big.

I think they may say something about Sam and Stephanie at the final.. she did announce to her friends and family that she fell in love so presumably it will be official..

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Tuesday, April 06, 2010 - 8:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
The right person definitely went home tonight. Glad I don't have to watch her again. Love how this cast has bonded together and are working together.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Tuesday, April 06, 2010 - 10:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
04/06/2010

ColorNameAgeHeight
BMI
Start
Weight
Prev
Weight
Curr
Weight
Week's Loss% Loss*Total*
Loss
Comments
BLUE
Jill
Victoria
daughter
student
225'9"
52.9
358319
283
272-113.8986safe
voted back in week eleven with immunity
back home week five

returned day 30
sent home week one
GREY
BLACK
GREY

Jill
Sam
cousin
football coach/security
246'4"
45.3
372262252-103.82122Immune: hits button with 3.82% loss of 10 pounds!
YELLOW
BLUE
YELLOW

Bob
Sunshine
daughter
restaurant server
245'6"
44.4
275202195-73.4680safe
wins trip to BL resort
YELLOW
BLUE
YELLOW

Bob
O'Neal
father
usps station mgr
595'11"
54.3
389291283-82.75106safe
PINK
BLACK
PINK

Jill
Ashley
daughter
spa manager esthetician
275'5"
62.2
374271264-72.58110safe
WHITE
BLUE
WHITE

Bob
Michael
son
deejay
306'3"
65.7
526381372-92.03154safe
GREY
BLUE
GREY

Bob
Koli
beard
cousin
football coach/security
296'1"
53.2
403281276-51.78127safe
ORANGE

BLUE
ORANGE

Bob
Daris
son
delivery salesman
255'10"
49.6
346237233-41.69113safe
RED
Bob/Jill
Melissa
wife
attorney
395'6"
37.6
233199
178
175-3-1.6958vulnerable
below yellow line
1 pound disadvantage
returned week eleven with immunity
out week six
BLACK
Jill
Andrea
daughter
executive asst
245'7"
46.7
298227225-20.8873vulnerable
below yellow line
PURPLE
BLACK
PURPLE

Jill
Stephanie
daughter
radio sales exec
295'8"
40.1
264199198-10.5066out week eleven
REDBLUE
Bob
Lance
husband
rancher
386'3"
45.6
365282274
274
-82.8491
91
out week ten
PINKBLACK
Jill
Sherry
mother
nonprofit admin
515'1"
41.2
218166163
156
-31.8155
62
out week nine
ORANGEBLACK
Jill
Cheryl
mother
sears homestore owner
505'4"
39.0
227187182
176
-52.6745
51
out week eight
GREENBLUE
Bob
Miggy
mother
chef
485'9"
35.4
240199195
191
-42.0145
49
out week seven
BLACK
Bob/Jill
Darrell
father
operator/mechanic
465'10"
59.3
413343338
309
-51.4675
104
out week six
BROWN
Bob/Jill
John
twin brother
sr reporting manager
306'5"
57.4
484427421
399
-61.41T63
85
out week five
GREEN
Bob/Jill
Migdalia
daughter
homemaker
285'9"
39.1
265237233-41.11T
0.67T
32out week four
did not return week eleven
WHITE
Bob/Jill
Maria
mother
corp travel agent
515'4"
48.2
281258254
224
-42.08T27
57
out week three
PURPLE
Bob/Jill
Patti
mother
business owner
555'6"
39.2
243220216
197
-41.51T27
46
out week two
highest loss in one week of any female competitor ever
BROWN
Bob/Jill
James
twin brother
hr director
306'5"
57.5
485485462
413
-234.75T23
72
out week one
BLUE
Jill
Cherita
mother
homemaker
505'8"
42.1
277277253
230
-249.92T24
47
returned after 30 days
back home week five


The usual dramatic music as they return from booting Stephanie.. they cannot look Tc in the eye..

Vicky is amazed to see that there are games being played that people are sent home who need to be there. Others discuss being happy to be there. Melissa stands back, outside the circle, brooding and looking at them.

She tells us that "these people" are still.not.in.gameplay. Not working towards the goal. Should have gotten rid of SAM. Need to do what is best for them (since her goal is to win win win money money money.. she doesn't get that the goal may well BE education and weight loss and yes, even supporting others in those endeavors and not so much in game play)

Sam and Koli talk about supporting others and that is why they are still there.

Don't be surprised if things happen to make you think we aren't tight knit. Cam goes to still brooding Melissa and now brooding Ashley.

Day breaks over the ranch. We see a box with a RED BUTTON And there is Alli. All come in and Alli says everything could change. Someone could win immunity with the simple push of a button.

She pushes it and the doors open, there is the scale, sirens wail, lights flash.

They each get a card with access to the scales at any time they want.

Each card tells how much weight they need to lose to be more than 2% of their own body weight.

The first person to hit 2% wins immunity. You only get one shot.. once someone hits the button, no one else can try.

Ashley needs 6
Mike 8
Koli 6
Sam 6
Sunshine 5
Drea 5
Melissa 4

Melissa tells us immunity is the most important thing in this house (hmm not what I thought)

Though Alli didn't show us,

Daris 6
Vicky 6

and we don't see.. but

O'Neal 6 seems right.

They have the cards on holders around their necks.. when someone thinks they have met the number and hits the button first, they will be immune.

Bob and Jill come in.. BOB looks amazed and asks Drea if she has immunity.

If they are wrong, asks Jillian?

Nothing, really.

Bob and Jill tell them if they want to hit 2% they'd better start working.

Melissa tells us losing 4 pounds is harder for her than for anyone else. Ashley worries about being out of the running.

They work out.

Jillian says time to start working with Sunshine. Lots to be done with her. This girl has a LOT of potential. Sunshine calls it grueling. Jill says there is a real spark inside of her and she's not aware of it. Tells her to dig deep.

She believes in me! Sunshine pledges not to give up.

BOB is SO excited to go talk to Melissa but all she is interesting in is THE GAME.

She wants immunity. This week. Gonna get it.

Bob says he is there to help them discover who they are. Play the game but you have to work your ass off every day.

Bob says if you play this game, it can bite you in the ass.

You are here not to win the game but not to get the weight back.

Tells her she can get on a roll and be unstoppable.

Melissa is sure it will snowball and she will win BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOYAH Melissa is in the final four.

(barfing quietly here)

Who will hit the button?

We see promo for underwater challenge.

Sunset.

Dr Huizenga meets with them to talk about the very interesting 2% challenge. Dr H says it is safe if you lose fat but not if you lose muscle, fat, bone..

Need good calories and exercise.

Cannot just work hard and not eat.

They all say they think they will weigh in this week for the challenge.

Day 2: Next day, all working out.. spin bikes with Jillian.

Melissa says time to take full advantage of the trainers.

Sam is tempted to hit it, didn't like being below the yellow line. Koli tells him to step away.

Mike wants to burn calories on the bike.

Ashley and Drea say you want to beat the person.. says it is almost like winning immunity for two weeks if you hit it sooner in the week. This is huge.

They think Melissa is working for it, very strategic.

Says she has been asking when are you gonna weigh in, psyching people. And indeed she is asking Daris when he will.

Sunshine doesn't want to weigh in early at all she tells O'Neal.

He thought day three.

She says the earlier the riskier.

Drea and Ashley want to be first but not be ready.

Tension... we see some walking to the gym.. Vicky hits the button!

Hmm

Interesting if she did water load last week..

They all come to the gym.. Vicky looks sheepish.

Melissa says Vicky hasn't been here long enough to know when to push

Vicky unlocks the door and heads up to the scale.

She is crossing her fingers.

And... Melissa is freaking OUT.. and will freak out for a whole commercial...

And back.. Melissa looking balefully on as Vicky weighs in.

She must lose 6 pounds!
Ashley thinks that is early.

Nope.. looks like 3 pounds..

She says her heart dropped.. but she knows where she stands now.

Melissa wants it, but does say Vicky was disappointed.

Day 3: Challenge at the pool from underwater to up there faster than anyone.. colored weights no more than two at a time and put them on their scale.

Winner of today's challenge trip for two to Fitness Ridge, BL resort.

Last to finish gets a 1 pound disadvantage

O'Neal does not want this penalty.

When you finish you are free to help a friend.

So off they go in the pool, goggles, etc.

Sunshine is a good swimmer, dives fist.

Melissa, Michael..

Sunshine and Sam ahead at 18, there are collisions underwater.

10 minutes.. 20 minutes.. 30 minutes.. Sunshine says this would have killed us week one.

She has 50, then Sam has 50.

Mike and O'Neal tied for last.

Sunshine wants to finish fast and then help O'Neal.

Sun 82, Sam 80, Vicky 72

Sam pulling up on Sunshine.

96 for each of them

Sun 98.. two more to go

Both coming back with last two weights.. commercial.

Sunshine WINS!!

Now she start collecting weights for O'Neal

Sam can help Koli but Koli tells Sam to help Unc (O'Neal).

Michael is worried.

Victoria is done..

Koli is done

Drea, Ashley, Daris

Mike and Melissa in danger as O'Neal is ok.

So other contestants switch to helping out Mike.

Sam says they are sending a clear message about how they feel about Melissa.

Sun and O'Neal together take his last one in.

Melissa says no one helping her says they don't understand this game, helping Mike, the biggest player.

Mike, with help is finished and says thanks guys.

Melissa has a 1 pound disadvantage at weigh in

Melissa says maybe the best for her is to go hit that button now.

Evening again, several of them lounging around on couches. Melissa in the kitchen.

Koli and Sam discuss if they should hit the button tonight or tomorrow morning.. Koli says tomorrow morning, but they would rather have either of them win it but fear that Melissa will go sooner and win it.

11pm passes.. lots are asleep. Melissa is awake in the house, says she has no allies in the house.

We see Sam and Koli enter the gym; they want to get in one really good workout in.

Melissa says she won't hit it too soon and she goes to bed.

Sam and Koli working out.. want to hit it tomorrow.

Melissa intends to kill herself at 3am, at 6am (I assume she means she will work out?)

3am, there goes Melissa out to the gym. she is working out.

Daylight of Day 4:

The button has been hit!
and of course they go to commercial..

just prior to the siren we see people sleeping, eating, cooking and we don't see Melissa.

Michael says these are daring people.

They all go to they gym.. and it was SAM! Melissa is frustrated, says she should have known better.

Sam needs to lose 6 pounds. Melissa tells us if he doesn't lose 6, she will go straight for the button.

And Sam ... 1 2 3 4 5 and.... 6.. 7.. 8... 9... 10 3.82%

Everyone is cheering for Sam.. Koli hugs him. Same is immune!


Melissa says something that has to be blotted out. Should have been me.. says the 4 pounds means nothing to her, all about her and the one pound penalty.

Jennie-O product placement in kitchen.

Jillian and Bob hear that Vicky pushed and didn't do well and Sam pushed and lost 10 pounds. Bob is amazed and Jillian giggles.

They tell that Sunshine won the pool challenge and about Melissa getting the penalty and that people helped O'Neal and Michael when she was ahead of them.

Bob says better you getting it than either of them. Tells us she is the game player, so.. there you go.

Time to work out.

Bob holds Vicky back to talk nutrition and product place Fiber One cereal.

Bob tells us NOT to eat your bigger meal at night..

We see a nice shot of Coach Mo working faculty at school and giving back.. so nice to see him and he looks super!


Last Chance Workout Bob wants to single out Koli. Koli knows he needs to work hard.

165 pounds on the bar.. Bob has Koli lift it to his shoulders and then step on the stool and off.. tells us NOT to try this at home.

Jillian works Daris.. says he is quiet and doesn't get the attention he deserves so she works him hard.

He tells us how hard it used to be but now he can handle what they ask him to do.

Bob says they get to tag team people, first him then Jill.. Jill works Melissa now. Melissa tells us it is more important for her.. she will do last chance and go back and work more.



We see Shay meet Laila Ali.. Shay looks good , says she has hit a plateau. Arrgh and then they go to Subway.

Jillian talks to Sunshine about the bond with her father, including being overweight.

Sunshine tells her dad she is seeing herself and believing in herself.. he cries says now he can let her go.. she can stand on her own.

Very touching scene.

Tells us for the first time in 24 years he stopped holding sunshine.

They hug.

She has never felt such happiness.

Weigh in

Melissa says she doesn't think she'd be below the yellow line.

Alli says Sam is immune. He lost 3.82% and is guaranteed one more week on the ranch Melissa has a one pound advantage.

Seems that Sam doesn't weigh in which bodes well for next week as long as he kept working hard.

Koli is up first. He weighed 281 last week and now.. he is expecting at least a 10.. and in reality he loses just 5 pounds, 276. 1.78%

BOB looks shocked.. Koli says he is just hoping to get through, make it to the end. deep sigh..

Sam looks concerned.

Jillian too.

Daris is next. The camera keeps going to Melissa.

Daris says he worked and ran all week.. hopes for a good number.

He was 237 last week and now he's 233, down 4 pounds, 1.69%. Must make Koli feel a tiny bit safer. He is disappointed. BOB looks stunned, so does Jill and even Alli. He is not happy. Sees himself going to the end but this doesn't help that.

Jillian is stunned so far.

Melissa says the air came out of everybody, get ready for a crazy night.

Michael is up now.. Bob is happy with how Michael walks easily up those stairs.

Michael weighed 381 last week. Must lose more than 6 pounds to be safe now. He weighs 372, down 9 pounds and is safe. 2.36%

Bob and Jill are happier. Mike says he feels good (he also didn't wear bozo hair to weigh in.. he's happy and laughing..

He's lost 154 pounds in 12 weeks, no one has done that (of course no one has been as large to start either.)

Ashley is up now. She weighed 271 last week. More than 4 pounds would render her safe and indeed she loses 7 pounds, undoubtedly making Daris and Koli sweat bullets! Now she is 264, 2.58%.

She's relieved, says her attitude is different. Bob says the light is on now.. not trying to be undetected. She hugs BOB.

Sunshine is up now. She must lose 3 pounds to be under 200. She must lose more than 3 pounds to be safe. She loses 7 and is 195! Safe, and definitely under 200! She went from 202 to 195.. 3.47% She is stoked, and so is O'Neal and Bob is woohooing.. she runs to hug her dad. He says she makes me really proud. Tears..

Sunshine says this was a huge week.. she smiles at Jillian.

Koli is worried.. Daris is the only one below him.

Now O'Neal is up. Says this is huge for him.. on the way to losing 100 pounds.. Alli says he must lost more than 5 pounds to be safe. He was 291 and now he's 283! Down 8 pounds, and safe with 2.75% and he broke his loss goal of 100 too. Bob is quite enthused. O'Neal says another milestone.. Sunshine runs up to hug her dad. O'Neal hugs Bob.

Victoria is next. She is worried about seeing a bad number and going home.. She was 283 and now she must lose more than 5 pounds to be safe. She is now 272, down 11 pounds (which isn't as stunning as one might thing, given her small loss last week, but GOOD JOB!! She is totally safe, 3.89%

Vicky cries. Bob says you worked hard, didn't you. Jillian and Bob are proudly smiling. She is grateful to be here.

Just Drea and Melissa remain to weigh in. Daris and Koli still are in danger. Daris hopes someone has a bad week he admits.

Drea is up now.. She weighed 227 last week, to be safe she must lost more than 4 pounds. Current weight is 225, only a two pound loss. This makes Koli safe, gives Daris hope and leaves Drea in bottom two and vulnerable. 0.88%

Ominous music. She doesn't know what happened but she isn't ready to go home. She is shaken, says feels it isn't working when she sees only 2 pounds. Jill and Bob are upset, say they do understand but they know what she has done.

Melissa is up. She or Daris will be up for elimination, depending on this weigh in. She was 178 last week, she has the one pound disadvantage, so needs to lose more than 4 pounds to beat Daris (she had just said she was sure she lost at least 5 pounds)

She now weighs in at 175, down 3 pounds and not enough to be safe. Below the yellow line, she is vulnerable along with Drea. Daris is happily safe for another week. 1.69%

Daris is relieved. Alli says the 1 pound penalty didn't affect her. Melissa says she worked out harder than she ever worked out in her life. Bob agrees; says she ran circles around the gym. She hugs Bob.

Melissa is determined to stay and kill herself working out next week.

Bob and Jill are sent away and

Deliberation

Tension prevails.. Drea wanted to talk to the housemates alone.. Melissa is okay with that.

Drea tells them this is a big week for her. First week she realized she was good enough to be in the final four. Very important as a woman and a contestant to figure out who I am and what I deserve and I need to be here. Strong enough to finish something.


And she leaves so Melissa can plead her case.

Koli and Sam look unconvinced.

Melissa goes into attorney mode.. Asks them if they want to make it to final four.. how to guarantee you will be in final four.. I am the final godmother, I'll be in bottom two every week and you can pick off whoever else is below the line, just stay above it.

O'Neal says it makes some sense (to us.)

She says I can't beat you.

They are all thinking, or appear to be.

Voting

(by the way you can watch episodes at NBC.com)

Alli says it was a difficult week.. what will keep you here the longest. Decide between Drea and Melissa.

Koli says Melissa was playing the game before she left, she is playing it now. As a house we haven't been about that. I voted for Melissa

O'Neal says at this point we need to win it on our own merit. If we can't do it.. game play causes fighting and emotion. I think Drea still needs to be here; I vote for Melissa

Melissa says these are very poor choices she would get rid of her biggest threat. O'Neal shrugs.

Daris.. it would be easier to the easy route and slowly pick off everybody, the easy route makes you slack a little bit.. Melissa

Michael The house has gotten close to each other, never started this game play thing (OH, RMAO, Mike! You didn't set up totally skewed teams with the best for yourself? I don't like Melissa but you had your time of crowing and game playing and feeling in charge.. just vote) I don't want to see us start doing it now. Definitely voted for Melissa

One more vote to eliminate.

Victoria Voted for those who gave her a shot .. so voted for Melissa

Melissa will go home She says last time it was like a bucket of cold water over her head. Struggle at home was ridiculous. But she'll be ok now, but tells them you really don't want to go home.

Buh Bye, Melissa . NO hugs.

Melissa says when she first came she was lost, angry, sad. Not that girl anymore. I know what I want in life, what is important, husband and children, happy to be going home today.

24 hours later we see Melissa fly into Texas. Lance and the kids await her at the airport. With yellow flowers from her son.. her daughter says she looks good. Lance says he's so happy and she looks great.

Time to live their life, says Melissa. She says it saved their marriage. Lance agrees and says they will finish it together.
Next time you see me I'll be running a half marathon for my 40th birthday.

Six weeks later we see Melissa ready to run in New Orleans. Seems to be a Mardi gras theme. Lance running with Melissa. Looks like a fun run with musicians along the way. Family meet them at the finish, all wearing red.

Melissa says today was her winning the BL.

==========

I'm happy.. no doubt that all the others were going to vote Melissa as well.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

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I'm glad Melissa's game playing attitude-plan backfired.

Sea, thanks for all your hard work with the recaps.

Vsmart
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02-10-2003

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Glad that Melissa is gone. Her speech reminded them that all she thinks about is the end-game. Taking almost 4 hrs for a half marathon is slow walking.

Northstar
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09-29-2008

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It was refreshing to observe an example of people before profit, and for the "profiteer" to be told in no uncertain terms, "not this time" (not to mention the fact that they didn't like her a whole lot). There is and will be game play, but maybe they're still at the point where the magnitude and implications of excess weight surpasses the dollar sign.

Rissa
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03-19-2006

Wednesday, April 07, 2010 - 5:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
If you are 100% committed to your diet and exercise then that should get you most of the way to never being below the yellow line without resorting to drastic game play. You can only get voted out if your weight loss is one of the two worst for the week. Once it gets down to the final, oh say half dozen then you can bet that who is left is equally as committed and start being strategic. I know that's not a perfect system, you can have a bad week.

Did Melissa lose anything since leaving the ranch? An average dieter should be able to lose a couple pounds a week (the BL's are losing twice that easy) which would be about 12 pounds for Melissa at a minimum. That amount should have been obvious to see on her but she looked the same to me. Same with Lance. If true then it confirms the theory that her entire motivation was just winning the game and money.

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Wednesday, April 07, 2010 - 5:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
Vsmart - you're right, I do the Disney Half Marathon and you have to do 16 min miles or you are "swept" (put on a bus driven to the end) that works out to be about 3 1/2 hours - - I know 20 min miles is a slow paced walk for me, and 16 min miles I do the jog walk... but I get passed by walkers all the time!!

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Wednesday, April 07, 2010 - 10:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Rissa, they didn't give a new weight for Melissa.

I imagine Lance and Melissa are still working toward the money goal of at home loser..

And it may have been slow, but still they finished and they finished together.. I'd have almost expected Melissa to show off and smoke Lance on the time as she would have on the ranch. Actually their finish together may bode well for their marriage and their family. Good that she sees Lance as a partner, not someone to beat. (or the editing was very good).

Marysafan!! You can return to watching the show.. you are safe and hopefully forever Melissa-free except for the finale.

Scout
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01-20-2005

Wednesday, April 07, 2010 - 11:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scout a private message Print Post    
Sam did the weigh-in at the beginning of day 4. How could he possibly have lost 10 pounds in three days? It just doesn't seem like it would be possible.

Wonder what happened to Daris and Koli this week? Or Drea? They all seemed to be hitting plateaus at the same time.

Victoria has either learned a lot since being on the ranch, or she did throw that last weigh-in to go from a 2 to a 10 pound loss. Luckily, Bob introduced her to the magical powers of Fiber One cereal.

Sunshine is an awesome swimmer. And I love, love, love her dad.

It's great that Michael is gaining so much confidence that he can actually tease Alli about not playing with guns. Loved seeing him laughing and running up and down those stairs. He has a great smile.

Boberg
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10-04-2002

Wednesday, April 07, 2010 - 12:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Boberg a private message Print Post    
I'll miss Melissa. She is a strong, confident woman. Yep she played the game and in the end it bit her, but she didn't whine she just went on with the cards she was dealt.

I am looking forward to Koli leaving, I think he is a trouble maker and pot stirrer. I agree it seemed very UNREAL that Sam, who is already close to goal should lose 10 lbs in 4 days????? Something is hokey.