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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 10:00 am
I think there is something going on between Michael and Ashley. He calls her shortcake, she calls him Babe, a few hugs with cheek kisses, the only phone call between contestants that we see...maybe it is just romantic wishful thinking but they would make a cute couple.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 10:13 am
I also voted Daris. Couldn't help myself.
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Uncle_ricky
Member
07-02-2007
| Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 11:00 am
And for those of you who are not intimately familiar with the world of marathoning, I thought I'd put Daris's achievement in perspective for you. (I've been running marathons since 1983.) In 2009, in the United States, results from 379 different marathons were tracked by the folks at MarathonGuide.com. These 379 races produced 468,000 finishing times. The average finishing time for females (40% of the finishes) was 4:52:31. The average finishing time for males (60% of the finishes) was 4:24:17. The average finishing time for all runners was 4:35:42. So Darius was way under the national average by over half an hour. And his pace-per-mile (PPM) of 9:14 was nearly 5 minutes faster than Koli's PPM which was 14:02! The most remarkable aspect is that he basically ran the whole thing by himself -- the temptation to slow down when you run by yourself is much stronger than when you run in a race populated with other runners (where you can maintain your pace by keeping up with, or passing, other runners). Daris's result is profoundly impressive not only because he's a first-time finisher but also because of his utter lack of experience in the sport. Amazing!
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Justpassingby
Member
08-14-2007
| Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 11:16 am
Got to say--all that fine chatter by Koli as he was running, had me thinking he wasn't that far behind Darius--sure was surprised when they showed his time--2 hours behind Darius. Even more surprised when they showed Micheal and Ashley's time--only a half hour behind Koli!
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 12:10 pm
Wow Ricky, thanks for the stats. That is impressive!
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Puzzled
Member
08-27-2001
| Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 12:49 pm
Thanks, Northstar. Why do they make it so confusing? Guess they want us to text so they can make $ off us.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 4:06 pm
I'm convinced that Daris will be brought back. I voted for Koli on my phones.. they just allow three votes per phone line and my magicjack line which worked for tons of American Idol votes last night, went on strike for BL so it was just my landline and my cell. Wow could we have a THIRD romance this season? They do seem mighty comfy together.. and good support for each other at this point.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 4:37 pm
Daris also came in the least heavy of the four, the youngest and probably had less damage to his joints. Ashley with more weight to start but being 5 inches shorter was much more overweight. Koli was over 400 and Mike well over 500.. so I would hope that Daris WOULD be able to train harder and run faster. NOT to take away from his great accomplishment but he was the best runner all season, if I recall.
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Wowprincess
Member
09-04-2006
| Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 6:31 pm
Just for the record, it's not uncommon for the Finalists to NOT stay at home during their time leaving the ranch and coming back. Amanda (America's voted from last season) moved to Detroit immediately after leaving the ranch to live close to several current/past BL contestants for the support, etc that they provided and being away from home. You just never hear about it that much (unless you follow them away from the show). The only reason you know about Koli doing it is because he went to Vegas to do the MMA program and they had to explain that. I don't fault Koli for doing that at all. I really have no preference as to who makes the F3 with Ashley and Mike, but to NOT vote for Koli because of that doesn't seem really that fair since many others in the past have done the same thing!
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Kellsma
Member
08-27-2002
| Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 10:47 pm
I like Daris but I am disappointed how quickly he seemed to fall back into bad habits. He has been given such an amazing opportunity, one I wish I had and I hope he realizes that and gets back on track. I think the only thing that helped him not gain more weight was his intense workouts; however, once the show is over, they just can't work out like they do, 6-8 hours a day which is crazy. I also noticed that a few of the past winners they brought back looked like they had put on a bit of weight. I think Ali is on the only one that looked like she had not gained any weight. I love this show but I think the weight loss is just too extreme and very difficult to maintain for a long period of time. It really is not healthy to lose 200 lbs or even 100 lbs in 4 months and trying to maintain that kind of weight loss and that kind of exercise routine is very difficult.
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Northstar
Member
09-29-2008
| Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 6:14 am
I've seen three former contestants who've maintained that level of weight loss. They all managed it by quitting their jobs and becoming personal trainers. I imagine that is not an option for everyone. I think it's a bit of a blessing that Daris got a wake-up call this early into the transition and has a bit of time between getting it back on track and the ending of the show. I don't remember which former contestant said it, but it was mentioned that there is all this attention and support and then bam, real world where the net is gone forever. It was a shock when the going got tough. I think it was the guy that gain it all back and has been invited back to the show this season. Hopefully most contestants have been able to instill some of the lessons learned at the ranch. It seems as though most have done it without sliding all the way back to before. Better to be 10 lbs up doing the desk job, than 200. I say Kudos to all of them for putting in the effort.
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 7:47 am
Am I the only one thinking that Daris did this for strategy so that he could win the at-home prize? It doesn't sound like it is going to work for him since it sounds like everyone is voting for him to be in the final 3.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 8:08 am
Koli did find it difficult being around guys who were eating burgers and pepperoni pizza while he was eating fish and veggies while in Vegas. I don't know if they were roommates of his but it sure implied that he was staying with those guys. If he wasn't, why would he have to be around them. Who knows, maybe that was harder than if he had been at home with his parents. I just can't fault him for going to Vegas. $250 K is a lot of money. I always wonder how they can afford to give up all those mos. of income. From what I understand, Steph is wealthy or at least extremely well off, but what about the others, this season or past seasons? Maybe the rest live with their parents still? Interesting that Koli and Ashley weighed the same last week and are close this week. She is much shorter than he is. She still really has quite a bit to go, so, I'm glad she was not below the yellow line this week. I find it interesting that Sunshine and Sam are the same ages and Koli and Steph are the same ages and they coupled up with the ones not of the same age. I also wondered if there was something romantic going on between Ashley and Michael, but, I didn't really get a vibe that there was. Uncle_ricky, thanks for posting that. I really wondered about that. Good for Daris. Great accomplishment!
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 8:16 am
I cast my 3 land line phone votes for Koli. I do love Daris too though. It is too bad one cannot vote online unless one enters a cell phone no. I am so happy for all 4 of them. I will be happy no matter who wins, although, I like Michael the least of the group, but, I still like him a lot. I admire them all a lot.
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 7:07 am
I was sad to see that Sione had put back on alot of weight. I hope that Filipe has been able to maintain his weight loss.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 11:24 pm
i still say Daris is basically at his prime weight. To lose muscle and starve himself for the final (like Matt hooper did) shows that money is worth more than good health. I too was very impressed with Daris's marathon time. When you are using that much energy you have to eat to match the workout. He obviously was doing well dietwise and healthwise to finish the race with such a good time. The reeming out that Jillian and Bob gave him was disappointing. This show is about being healthy NOT winning money by starving yourself. matt won by being 182 lbs. Very underweight. six foot one inch tall Seth starved himself down to 168lbs that same season. I'd like to see Daris voted into the top three, but I would like him to be a healthy 195lbs.
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Wowprincess
Member
09-04-2006
| Sunday, May 23, 2010 - 10:03 am
Beach - I was sad about Sione as well! However, he posted a picture of himself and Bob from just yesterday I think on Facebook - and he's lost weight since the Marathon was filmed 2 months ago! He looks a lot better now! I was happy to see that!
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Sunday, May 23, 2010 - 2:17 pm
That is great that Sione is back on track 
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, May 23, 2010 - 2:59 pm
Sun, based on the show, he was coming home binging late at night standing at the fridge.. so he didn't think it was a healthy thing and I have to agree.
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Stillett0401
Member
08-06-2007
| Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 6:32 pm
Wow, I guess everyone is watching Dancing with the Stars. Any updates on Biggest Loser?
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Mozsweetpea
Member
06-24-2006
| Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 6:50 pm
They brought Daris back. Micheal won the biggest loser. Shay lost 52lbs.
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Mozsweetpea
Member
06-24-2006
| Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 6:54 pm
Koli won the at home prize. He beat out Darryl for it.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 7:26 pm
How much weight did Michael lose? Wasn't it around 260 pounds? Totally amazing, and he looks so different. Ashley also looked stunning...she has really worked on herself. She was always a pretty girl...but she is so much more comfortable and confident now...looking at their original tapes you can see how sad she was...and her mother looks absolutely fantastic! And Michael's mother looked like a changed woman. She is absolutely beautiful. Great finale! My first season wastching the entire show and I loved it! Oh and Shay didn't get her $52,000...Subway and Jared challenged her to train and run a marathon (with Jared) and they will double the check.
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Kellsma
Member
08-27-2002
| Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 9:38 pm
Wow, huge numbers. If Koli had been in the final, he would have won as his % of weight loss was over 53%. I am pretty sure MIchael's was under that. I feel bad for the twin brothers as I am sure they could have lost so much more if they had been able to stay on the ranch longer. I wish they all got to stay on the ranch the whole time. It was a good season with some amazing numbers. Ashley's mom looked amazing!
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Countrydaze
Member
11-07-2003
| Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 9:49 pm
Well, CRAP, CRAP, CRAP.........I taped the show and it cut off after 1 hour and 30 minutes. Don't have a clue why as I have a DVR. Is there any place I can see the end on the internet?? I don't know if Koli was nervous or speeding. He could not stand still and his hands kept moving.
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