Biggest Loser "Couples"

:sifone:LOL Mikitta - where were you when I needed to borrow notes from someone in high school? You are very thorough! It's a wonderful trait, especially when pursuing weight loss ;)

cheers
ABBA
 
Hey everyone! I'm new to this thread, but certainly not new to following the Biggest Loser. I love the show, especially Bob and Jillian, but does anybody else find that Jillian stating that they workout 6 hours a day is a bit hazardous to their health?

As for what you were saying about calories, 500 or less is borderline anorexia. I'm wondering how "healthy" this show is becoming. I used to love this show as a motivation tool, but it' becoming so unpractical to the point that it is unrealistic for anyone to exercise that much in the real world. Also, starvation diets just aren't healthy.

I still love the show, just "food for thought"

I just wish it wasn't getting so "extreme" because it sends mixed messages on healthy weight loss.
 
When Jillian found out that three of her team were pushing their calories too low, she was NOT happy. I do wish they would spend more time explaining that these folks need to EAT MORE because they work out so much. They do NOT advocate starvation dieting at all. The contestants are supposed to eat. She told Kelly she should be eating at least 1600 calories a day.

The 6 hours a day - that's like army boot camp. When I was in in Basic Training, way back in the mid 1980's, we did an hour of calisthenics in the morning and then again in the evening. After our PT, we always ran for a couple miles. Sometime during the day we did grass and gorilla drills, then throughout the day we marched or ran every where and did push ups till our arms fell off. And we went for around 10 hours a day.

As long as the contestants on BL are EATING ENOUGH to sustain their activity, it's ok. The trainers know where each person's personal medical limit is and how to keep them going without putting them in danger. I am sure a lot of their working out is jogging and walking and doing yoga and swimming, generally low impact stuff. They just are very, very active. They aren't on the machines constantly, like the film editing makes it look like.

No, it's not likely someone in the real world is going to work out that much. But no one in the real world is going to drop 10+ pounds in a week of actual fat either.

God Bless,
mik
 
Tonight was a pretty good show!! I wasnt expecting Jillians mom to be on there...well it looks like the blue team is falling off!! They need to no get cocky about it & think that they are going to win everything, thats why they are losing.. It was sad to see Trent leave, but his update was really good!! Congrats to that! Well cant wait to see how next week goes since they are going home...dont know..i wish then luck!
 
I was sad to see Trent go, but with his injury, he was having more and more problems. I would far rather have seen one of the brothers go. Unfortunately Jay got immunity and he's their weakest link.

I never expected Bob to walk out in a huff when his team actually worked as hard as they could with no one playing games to retain weight and influence the weigh in.

I though Paul's session with Jillian's mom was pretty hard core. Man, he went through the bad times with his dad, huh? I really hope he pursues some counseling after the show to process all of that.

I wonder if Black can pull out another win next week. It's going to be interesting to see if ANY one looses any weight going home. I have little faith that Paul has learned what he needs to about eating, but we shall see.

God Bless,
mik
 
Trent was always such a good guy. I was sad to see him go, too. Mark is such a jerk... I hope he doesn't win it all!

I was surprised to see Bob walk out in a huff. I don't think he should have done that. They all worked hard, and walking out on them makes it seem like he's giving up on them.

Personally, I was really happy to see Black Team pull it off again! But, it doesn't look like many of them are going to do very well when they go home...

I can't wait until next week! :)
 
I was very sad to see Trent go home. As it seemed he was the only one there for the right reasons. To lose weight and get healthy. The others all seem to be wrapped up in the money.
I agree that I would have rather seen Mark go. I do think that Jay would be an actual good guy if it wasn't for his brother always "showing" him how to act.
So it would seem that the voting off of Jackie last week was just a thing brought on by her being so bossy about who they should vote off. That and Mark's grudge against her. I do believe that Trent probably would have gone home last week if it hadn't been for Mark's grudge against Jackie. Did you see the look on Dan's face when he realized it wasn't going to be him being voted off?
Next week ought to be interesting.
 
I thought Jackie's "Bossiness" has to do with her being a mom. She probably felt like she was a mother hen to all the boys. I was sad to see Trent go home too, but he did very well while he was there and he needs to get his knee fixed.

I'm routing for the black team, just because there are more women and I route for the underdogs, and I am glad they won, yet again.

I didn't see why Bob got bent out of shape, oh the drama. It is what it is, bounce back next week. It isn't like they aren't trying.
 
daiseeangel said:
Trent was always such a good guy. I was sad to see him go, too. Mark is such a jerk... I hope he doesn't win it all!

I was surprised to see Bob walk out in a huff. I don't think he should have done that. They all worked hard, and walking out on them makes it seem like he's giving up on them.

Personally, I was really happy to see Black Team pull it off again! But, it doesn't look like many of them are going to do very well when they go home...

I can't wait until next week! :)
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I'm with you and I soooo do not like Mark either. I wish he'd go home soon, but unfortunately he's probably going to be the one to win this thing.

I'm kinda feeling sorry for the girls at this point. They just aren't losing like everyone else. They don't seem all that motivated or something....maybe I'm wrong, but it just seems like everyone is losing so much more weight than the girls. That just sucks. I don't know. We'll see what happens next week.
 
They so had the power to send Mark home. I really wish Trent, Roger and Dan had pulled together to dump Mark. He's a mennace and so mean.
 
It was a HUGE mistake to send the Pink team home when Yellow had that power. They should have sent the brothers packing, realizing they were a bigger threat. I wonder who Bob would have gotten on his team if Pink had stayed in the running.

God Bless,
mik
 
:waving: Yeah, I agree it was a mistake to send Pink home. I loved those gals - they were a riot! Especially the mother.

I hope all of the contestants actually seek out some counseling regarding why they put the weight on in the first place. It was interesting to me that all of the ones interviewed (except Paul) had some kind of connection with divorce as kids. Such a hard time when families break apart.

I have heard it said that "It's not what you're eating - It's what is eating you" and I think there is some real truth to that. Mind you, that box of Ding Dongs ain't gonna help! LOL

Trent seems like a stellar guy. I hope Paul is the big winner, though. At least at this point.

Cheers
ABBA:hat:
 
Why Jay immunity?

I don't understand why black gave Jay the immunity. With Trent going home - now the brothers have the advantage. One by one they picked apart the teams. I think Trent, Dan, and the other ?football player? were stupid to keep the brothers together, they should have voted off Mark - a taste of their own medicine ( what happened to Jackie).
 
Jackie got voted off last week because the brothers didn't like her and they teamed with the former football players against her.

God Bless,
mik
 
ABBAgirl said:
I hope Paul is the big winner, though. At least at this point.
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I really liked Paul until just now.

The show has only been on for 30 minutes so I won't ruin anything for those not watching yet, but he has royally pissed me off.

A lot of their "support systems" at home are really making me mad as well.

I wonder if the rest of you will agree!

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I was absolutely disappointed in Paul! One for not even trying and two for actually mocking the program that he was participating in.
He didn't even try to stick to his "new way of life". I think that it would not surprise me to learn he gains the weight back and then some before the finale.
And the blue team...........HOLY COW!!!
Man did they make up for the past 2 weeks or what? I thought it was way cool how Jay and Mark were looking out for their kids well being.
That is something that I am currently trying to incorporate into my new lifestyle as well.
Seems to me that they just may be winners in the end 'cuz they see what it is all about.
 
Paul's behavior was disappointing, but understandable. The man needs to get into some serious counseling to deal with his emotional problems. I truly feel sorry for his new girlfriend, because he's clearly chosen her for her resemblance to Kelly.

Mark's daughter is overweight. She is a chunky kid. I'm glad he and his wife are realizing that eating right is a family affair while their kids are so young because it's going to give them a step up in life. Jay's kids didn't look too bad, but I'm also glad he's taking a stand for their health.

I constantly worry about what my kids eat. My son is compulsive and my daughter doesn't seem to want anything but junk. It's a constant battle to keep them pointed in the right direction and I take that seriously because within a few short years, they won't be caring what I say. They'll be making those decisions for themselves. My son is 10 and my daughter will be 9 in May. I just hope for them that what I am trying to do with better nutrition and daily exercise impacts them positively for the rest of their lives because I don't want them to struggle with food and fitness or just be ignorant of what is good for you like I was for 20 years.

God Bless,
mik
 
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