Tuesday, November 10, 2009 #

Biggest Loser Recap: Episode 9

BIG SPOILER ALERT: Two people went home last night, and those people were kind of shocking, so if you didn’t see last night’s episode, don’t read ahead (yet, I mean, definitely read it later ;) )

Wowie, last night was crazy.

I have to say, I have a bias because some reliable insiders have told me two of the individuals who make it to the top three in the finale…so let’s just say I knew who wasn’t going home last night.

But I was still shocked at who did!

The first challenge, in my mind, was boring, so I don’t want to bother talking about it that much. But the second challenge, with the circus rings was pretty intense.

What I found amusing was the tactics of the players. While Rudy and Danny got in a steady flow of stepping through the rings, I could not, for the life of me, understand why Shay insisted on throwing her body, face first, through the ring every time.

This obviously resulted in pain for her and pain for me as a viewer imagining how much it must hurt every time to land face first. Weird.

I find that this is when the show starts to get really good in the season: they’ve all proven that they have the ability to lose weight, but now the competition comes down to their ability to compete. I find that Amanda is doing a great job at this because she is forming silent alliances and everyone likes her. It’s also interesting because no one finds her as a threat since she is getting some of the lowest numbers, which is probably why they keep her around.

Rudy might have sent Amanda home last night if he didn’t have that tiff with Shay-which I hate to say it, but Shay was totally right. What Rudy did promising Shay an alliance and then turning on her was not very nice-BUT-it is a competition, and this late in the game, the contestants shouldn’t trust ANYONE.

Rudy is still my favorite guy on the show.

I was so happy for Shay when I saw that she lost 17 lbs. Finally, she’s seeing some big numbers. But as she started to fall below that yellow line, she knew what was coming.

I had a feeling Daniel was going to be sent home-he just hasn’t been pulling in the same kinds of numbers as everyone else.

But I can truly say I was surprised that all the other players voted off Shay.

Other than that, I wish I stayed awake to see what Shay looked like on Leno! Did you guys see?

What did YOU think of last night’s episode?

 
posted @ Wednesday, November 11, 2009 10:44 AM | Feedback (0)

Teaming up can help you reach your goals

This is a story that made me think about the value of teams, and I wanted to share it with everyone so that if they are not on a Weight Loss Buddy team, they can think about joining one.

These staff members in the Compton Unified School District are banding together to try and lose weight with more than $9,000 in cash prizes at stake that are being provided by the district’s insurance broker.

First, kudos to the insurance broker for seeing the necessity in having district employees maintain healthy lifestyles.

Second, and most importantly, kudos to the staff members attempting to lose weight.

I think with shows like the Biggest Loser and Celebrity Fit Club, even though we watch contestants struggle to lose the weight and to reach the prize, we get this illusion that losing weight may be easier than we think. Well, it’s not.

It’s not easy and it’s not fun. You have to change your entire life around, and for these people, it means finding the time in their busy days to put themselves in the top of their priority lists.

Anyways, the staff members have gotten into 61 five-member teams and are following the 50 Million Pound Challenge. They attend weekly weigh-ins and are given recipe cards to help guide them on their weight loss journeys.

Here is a link with more information about their journey:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-weight-loss9-2009nov09,0,4377222.story

Feel inspired? You should! If you want to join a Weight Loss Buddy team, check out the Teams page and find one that’s right for you!

posted @ Tuesday, November 10, 2009 12:00 PM | Feedback (1)