Wow.  What an episode.  I was so moved by Migdalia’s struggle to deal with her emotions.  I have a similar struggle but not to that extent.  I couldn’t believe how angry she got and how she just wouldn’t talk.  She could have said anything but she couldn’t handle how it made her feel so she completely shut down.  When she was thinking of quitting because of this my heart just broke for her.

I was so proud of her mom though for telling her she needs to open up and work with Jillian.  That must have been a hard thing to do but she did it.  She was so encouraging when they were sitting at the table.  What a great mom.

I was mad at Bob though because he told Jillian to be mean and tough and then went in and totally ignored everything Jillian was fighting for and just told her to come back.  Don’t get me wrong, I’m really glad she’s staying but I felt like he could have at least encouraged her in a gentle way to express her feeling and not bottle them up.

And what about Michael.  He was totally messing around.  I’m so mad at him for having so little motivation to change his life.  He thought he had a pass this week but that came back to bite him in the butt.  Ridiculous.

What happened at the end?  Holy crap.  Melissa only loses one pound.  And then both Bob and Jillian jump all over her.  I thought it was awesome but how is next week going to be in the gym?  I thought she got caught in a lie two weeks in a row but she was too proud to admit it.  It’s been done in the past.  We’ve seen it before.  Everyone knows what’s going on.  Just fess up.

What do you think?  Did Melissa throw the weigh in?

The Biggest Loser is on Tuesdays at 8:00pm on NBC.

Did you see how thin that balance beam was they had to walk across?  I’m amazed any of them even finished the challenge.  It would have been ridiculously hard for me to do and I’m not carrying around 100 extra pounds.

When Maria fell down my initial reaction was that it couldn’t have been that bad but wow, she really got hurt.  I was shocked at how much blood was coming out of her.  Knowing that she was injured I was amazed at how much weight she lost.  Incredible.

And I guess Maria was a main focus of the show this week but if she was really that scared of water, which it sure seemed like she was, doggy paddling across the pool is crazy.  I don’t know how much time they were actually in the pool before she did that but it was less than a day at least.  That’s a huge thing to do.

It came to the end and I didn’t really care again who went home.  It sure seems like Patti really took care of everyone though.  And I saw that her goal was to be off her meds by the finale and have no diabetes.  That would be awesome.  I like that she’s looking at it from a health point of view.

Any favorites yet?

The Biggest Loser is on Tuesdays at 8pm on NBC.

I’m glad this show is having so much success but I’m a little thrown off by the back to back seasons.  That being said I still enjoy watching the show so it’s not that big a deal.

The show started off with hometown weigh ins which I would imagine would be horrifying.  I didn’t think so at first because their initial weigh ins even at the ranch will be televised and millions of people will watch but I talked to my husband about it and he convinced me that a live audience of your peers would be super intimidating.  At least at the ranch you only see twenty or so people who are all in the same situation that you are.

The first two couples voted off and then given a second chance in a month was no surprise.  Of course they’re not just going to ship off two couples the first day.  It’s hard though when people go home and then come back because I have no attachment to them and therefore don’t really care if they stay or not.

So the half ton twins got split up.  Well, unfortunately that’s all I have to say about that because I’m not attached to anyone yet.  I think it will be a great season and we’ll see some incredible weight loss.

Did you pick any favorites last night?

The Biggest Loser is on Tuesdays at 8pm on NBC.

This is another one of those shows that I didn’t really care who won as long as it wasn’t a certain person.  That person is Rudy.  He just really rubbed me the wrong way.  So Amanda or Danny, it didn’t matter to me.  But we’ll get to that in a little bit.

Let’s talk about the at home winner for a sec.  Wow.  Rebecca looked awesome.  Except for her hair.  Why did she choose that ugly blonde instead of platinum?  Big mistake as far as I’m concerned but she looked amazing.  I’m so glad she won.

Then we have a proposal.  I didn’t even know they were dating but I guess it’s pretty serious if they’re getting married.  I loved her reaction.  She was so happy and surprised and I just loved watching it.

Then Shay gets $1000 for every pound she loses.  If that’s not motivation I don’t know what is.  I bet her husband kicks her out of bed in the morning from now on so she can get a workout before work.  She has the possibility of winning a freaking ton of money and getting healthy to boot.  Incredible.

OK, now for the big winner.  Danny looked like a different person altogether.  Can you believe how young he looked.  The finale is always so rewarding as a viewer because last week everyone was still pretty heavy.

So, did the best man win?

Well we don’t have long to wait for the next season.  It airs January 5th at 8pm on NBC.

I was pretty bored with the first little bit of the show but was really touched when Bob and Jillian went and visited everyone at home.  I really felt for the contestants and their struggles.  I guess it never impacted me before how difficult it would be to go from The Ranch and try to fit back in at home when they’ve been plugging along and probably struggling without you.  Not to mention changing their eating and work out habits.  Man, I really got it this time around.

Can you believe Danny’s and Rudy’s at home weight loss?  After the girls got up I wasn’t expecting much but Danny blew me away.  I know they still have a ways to go until the finale but I think Danny’s got it.

So did you vote?  If I had voted I would have voted for Amanda.  Just because she got voted on to the show and it would be great to see her finish all the way to the end.  Plus I think I like her better.  She’s a little whiny for me but in general I like her.

So, who’s going to be the biggest loser?

Sorry I didn’t mention last week that last night’s show was on at 9pm.  I didn’t know but next weeks finale is on at 8pm on NBC.

What is Suze Orman doing on a weight loss show?  I don’t know but I skipped her anyways so it doesn’t matter to me.  And yes the challenge with Suze was more difficult because they were on the treadmills but that was so boring.  They hyped it to be exciting and challenging and it wasn’t.

The whole show was boring to me.  Granted I thought it was kind of nice to reminisce and see how much more weight they can throw around now than when they began but I guess I just don’t care about this group of people enough to really care. I think that’s it.  I’m not connected to any of them at all.

The only one I was a little attached to was Allen and he’s gone now.  I guess I’m left routing for Amanda now though she’s never been high on my list.  Who are you routing for?

The Biggest Loser is on Tuesdays at 8pm on NBC.

Well, I was totally underwhelmed with all of the makeovers.  There wasn’t a single of one them that took my breath away.  I’m not saying that they didn’t look nice but I was expecting more.  Maybe I’m thinking too much America’s Next Top Model makeover and not enough Biggest Loser makeover.

I’m not going to mention anything about their speeches because I fast forwarded through them.  I guess I felt I already knew their stories and it sounded boring so I skipped it.

I was interested to find out that Allen has been holding back on all of the challenges so he doesn’t get a target on his back.  Smart move  but I want to see somebody kick Rudy’s trash around a little bit.  Rudy is really getting on my nerves.  I guess because Shay went home last week and he was so ridiculous to Rebecca this week.  I’m done with him and his arrogance.  He needs to go home.

What a moving ending to watch Rebecca run the half marathon and cry at the end when she knows she’s going to accomplish her goals.  She looks great and I can’t wait to see her at the finale.

Does anyone else want Allen to step up and kick Rudy’s trash?

The Biggest Loser is on Tuesdays at 8pm on NBC.  (Not sure why last night was on at 8:30pm but the website says 8pm for next week.)

How about that circus challenge?  When I first saw it I thought, you’ve got to be kidding me.  How are these people going to jump through a hoop?  But they did it.  Even Shay managed it.  Most of the challenges on the show look horrible to me.  I would never want to do them but this looked like it might be fun.  Well, maybe for the first ten jumps.

A double elimination.  A red line.  Yikes.  Poor Daniel.  They just cannot get him to lose weight.  I have total faith in him though.  He’s got the fire even if it’s not showing on the scale.  And it looks like from his recap that he’s already lost 215 lbs which is the record, right?  Although I guess it doesn’t count because it was spread out over two seasons.  Bummer.  I think he’s going to look great at the finale.

And let’s talk about David for a second.  It’s just sad to see him, right?  He said something like, “I don’t feel unhealthy.  When I start to feel unhealthy I’ll lose weight.”  How can that be possible.  He has to get out of breath easily.  He has to have trouble walking especially upstairs or up hills.  I can’t believe he was ever on the Ranch.  Can’t believe it didn’t change his perspective even a little.

And Shay.  Jillian was so concerned about her staying.  Even so much that it seemed like (maybe editing) that she was spending more time with her.  I mean Bob even picked up training Danny for a bit when Jillian uncharacteristically sent him out of the gym.  It surprised me that she was that concerned.  Which got me freaked out when Shay went home.  I was so scared and Tivo cut off the last bit of the show so I didn’t get to see her recap and it got me scared that she bombed when she got home.  Thanks goodness for the website.  I went on and watched her latest video and she looks like she’s doing great.  Motivational speaking and she’s lost a ton of weight and has six trainers.  That’s right six.  She looks like she’s in a really good place.

In case your DVR cut off the end or if it never aired and you’re curious here’s a link to her video.  Shay, Where are they Now?

All in all a great show but I am sad to see Shay and Daniel go.  I’m sorry to say I would have preferred to see two of the older people go home but oh well.  They seem to be thriving at home. Can’t wait to see them at the finale.  How about you?  How did this episode turn out for you?

The Biggest Loser 8 is on Tuesdays at 8pm on NBC.

Ding dong, the witch is gone!! Okay, I’ll get to that in a minute.

Sometimes I wonder why they do certain things on the show. What was the point of going to D.C.? I know they try to make it seem like they’re trying to change the country, and I really liked the public workout challenge. But, was it really all necessary? I guess I’m a pessimist/realist, and figure that congress is going to do what congress wants to do. I really don’t think the show did anything spectacular, other than get to see the White House.

But, like I said, I did enjoy both challenges. I loved that they had to go get people to come to a public workout. And Jillian was hilarious- “I love torturing total strangers.” (Or something to that effect.) But who would have thought Liz was going to win though? And I always like the progressive immunity challenges, where you have to be in the top to move on. I was skeptical about Liz opting out of the penny challenge, but once I saw how far ahead Rudy was with his monstrous hands, I think she made a good choice. In the end, Rebecca won immunity. And I was glad… the girls always seem to need it. But was she annoying to anyone else this episode? I’m starting to not really care who wins anymore.

Well, like I alluded to in the beginning, my dream came true last night! Tracey was finally in the bottom 2, and was FINALLY sent home. Honestly, after listening to people decide who they’re going to send, Shay made me mad. Seriously? You’re voting Liz off because she didn’t beg to keep her? Honestly, I would have said the same thing. “I want to stay, I need to stay, but ultimately, it’s your choice.” Whatever, Shay.

So, as happy as I was to see Tracey gone, I was absolutely shocked at her transformation! Can you believe how good she looks? I’m just crossing my fingers that she doesn’t win the at-home prize. (Wow, I do not know why I dislike that woman so much…) Anyone doing the happy dance with me, now that Tracey’s gone?

I’m starting new (after having missed weeks of blogging…) and it’s probably a good thing, because I’ve gotten over any things that may have really bugged me. Like Tracey falling below the yellow line, and Mo being the martyr… And Tracey seriously having some sort of witch power, winning every possible advantage. Anyway, I’m over it. I still can’t stand the woman, and I will jump for joy the day she falls below and they actually send her home. (They alluded to something next week, but you never know…)

As far as this episode goes, I really like face-off week. You truly never know who is going to pull the bigger number. So, even though Blue team won the power to decide who faced off, I definitely don’t think it was a clear win for them. Especially when Black team finally won a challenge, and gained a 2-pound advantage at the weigh-in! I was so happy for them! (Too bad it didn’t make a difference.)

I can’t remember all of the numbers, but I actually don’t think the 2-pound advantage would have helped the Black team at all. It didn’t make a difference for Amanda. And I’m pretty sure it wouldn’t have made a difference for Shay, Daniel, or even Abby. It was mad at first until I saw how bad all of their numbers were. (Other than Danny). The only hope is that they’ll all pull big numbers next week. (And maybe Tracey will go home!)

I just love Abby. That girl is absolutely amazing. In probably every aspect of her life. Although I wasn’t devastated that she went home, and she is still recovering from a stress fracture, I definitely thought Daniel deserved to go. What is his deal? He’s barely 20! I know everyone’s bodies lose weight differently, but the guy gained a pound last week, and only lost 5 this week. There is obviously something wrong with that picture. And Jillian, you could tell, didn’t really believe him. I think she’ll be surprised to see him still there.

I actually really liked this week’s challenges and competitions. First, I cannot imagine how hard it would be to eat out 3 meals a day for a week! I can hardly stand it when I eat out 2 meals in a day. (Granted, when I eat out, it’s usually Burger King…) Even though eating out is real life, I don’t think a single one of them will ever have to go to that extreme. Still, I was really impressed with everyone’s weight loss in spite of it all.

And then there was the reward challenge. I would lose every calorie counting contest held. And I used to think it was a pointless competition. But, calorie books on the ranch are their bibles, and that’s the most significant way to lose weight. We’ve all seen people in the past workout like crazy, but if they don’t eat the right amount of good calories, they won’t lose any weight! And, it has also been proven (with Tracey!) that you don’t even need to work out to lose weight. If you start with healthy eating, you can drop pounds. In fact, I’m trying to get over the fact that Tracey is still there. I want her gone more than I’ve ever wanted any other contestant to leave! (More so than Vicki!) If someone can lose 4 pounds in a week by doing absolutely nothing, then why does she need to be there?! Seriously, she can go home, eat healthy, and slowly start exercising and still succeed.

I was just glad the purple team didn’t win immunity. Can you believe how long Shay held on? She is the heaviest person there, and still outlasted all the women and a couple men! Although I would have been happy for Allen too, he is clearly the strongest guy there (and also in the best shape) so I don’t want to see him win all the immunity challenges. Although, I’m really wondering if he gave up a little to give the win to Dan. Either way, I was happy with the result.

And, whether it was strategy or not (pretty sure it was at least a little bit) I think Dan’s in the best position for next week. He’s bound to pull a big number!

So, although I would have loved to see Tracey go home over ANYONE, I was okay seeing either Julio or the black team go. I’m not attached to either of them. However, did anyone else guess that Tracey would win over Mo, and get to send home his best friend in the house, over hers. Big surprise. I’m beginning to get bugged just as much by Mo, because he’s a total pushover, and goes along with whatever Tracey wants. (You know, he may know something we don’t, and may possibly fear for his life in his sleep- who knows what his absolutely cuckoo partner will do next!)

I don’t know what I used to do when I had to sit through commercials. I didn’t wait long enough to start watching, so I can either sit and watch commercials, or I can come write down my thoughts so far.

Tracey, Tracey, Tracey. I seriously can’t believe that woman. She has to be the most naive and impulsive person. What was she thinking, trading 2 measly pounds for no trainers all week?! If there is ANYONE on the show that needs a trainer, it’s her! She is already at a major disadvantage, having been on campus an entire week less than everyone else. There is no way she can possibly know enough after 1 week to be able to do it on her own. Besides, had someone else won those pounds, so what? She only needs to stay above 1 team. AND, then she went and ate 4 cupcakes. What will that possibly gain her? How will she know who to pick for the weigh-in? And even then, it’s always a gamble! So, she gave up her trainers for a week, took the trainers from her teammate, ate 400 more calories than everyone else, and put a big fat target on her crazy back. I know she may need it, but if she keeps it up, I think she deserves to go.

Well, I’ve now finished the episode, and I’m greatly disappointed. The last 2 weeks have been enjoyable to watch, because they have promoted teamwork, and everyone has been so supportive of each other. And while gameplay was eventually going to be a factor, it didn’t yet play a part. Then Tracey came back. And sadly, it seems her gameplay is completely irrational, unpredictable, and senseless. She didn’t need those 2 pounds, she didn’t need control of the game, and now no one is happy for her success, because it was at the expense of everyone else!

I have never in my life seen a woman lose 11 pounds on week 3, and experience silence. Not a soul clapped for her. Duh! And the people she chose to weigh in for their team weren’t always the person I expected. And when she could have been kind and honored people’s requests, she stabbed them in the backs. And she tried to make it out to be “noble,” like if they had worked hard, they should honored to be the one weighing in! Yeah right.

I so badly wish she had lost 1 pound… or had chosen Mo to weigh in. Honestly, when I looked at the 2 teams in the bottom, those were the ONLY ones I didn’t want to go up against each other. Shay has to be there. I love Dan. And my absolute favorite person on campus was Sean. I wasn’t so attached to Antoine, but I would have kept him over the black team, the blue team, the brown team, and possibly the pink team. I am really happy Allen won immunity, because I thought Abby still deserved a chance to stay, being injured.

However, with that said, I thought it was one of the best ways to go out. Two awesome guys sacrificed themselves, because they knew they could do it at home better than the others. What class. I am really happy how great both of them look. And did anyone guess that it was Antoine who Alexandra had a thing for? Funny… but cute!

I spent so much time talking about Tracey, I didn’t share my thoughts on the challenge. What would you have chosen? Many trips with 10 pounds, or fewer trips with 25?

Well, Tracey came back! I’m still unsure as to why she needed to stay in the hospital for a week, when it looked like the cause was overwork and dehydration. And I was concerned for her to not be able to pull her weight, being restricted in her workouts. But, the good thing for her was that it was more like a “week 1″ weight loss. Since she hadn’t really done anything, focusing on eating better, and at least exercising in some form or another was enough to get her a good number. But she is one of the lighter women, and I do think if she can’t start exercising more, she won’t stay around for long.

And Julio, although people were concerned about him, was also in for a good week. In the real world, losing 13 lbs in a week is absolutely amazing. But, because he was over 400 lbs to begin with, he probably could have pulled a number in the 20’s. And because there’s not much drama happening yet, they have to focus on who’s working out the least… and then they put them in the spotlight. It wasn’t until everyone won the phone calls home that I actually started feeling bad for Julio. Honestly, not everyone is self-motivating. And most of these people have been significantly overweight for a LONG time. So, I can’t imagine that I would be a “Tara” if I were there. I think the true test is a few weeks in… when we find out who can keep working out strong once they’ve gotten into a habit.

So, if you didn’t watch the show, they were all given a proposition: If they, as one team, lost 150 lbs, no one would go home. But if they fell short, 2 would be sent home. They were lucky and won a couple challenges to lower the amount to 115 pounds. However, they didn’t need it! They ended up losing 155 lbs! That has to be a record for week 2. I’m guessing next week will be significantly lower.

I just want to comment about 2 things that bug me- about the show’s producing. First, I almost jumped out of my seat when they broke for a commercial, and tried to make the balance beam walk the biggest cliffhanger ever! I think someone yelled “ABBY!!” Seriously, it actually scared me at how dramatic they made it. And, then it ended up being nothing… of course! (Side note: having been a gymnast, and having pretty good balance, I’ve always thought those would be the easiest challenges. However, if I were 200-300 pounds overweight, I can’t imagine how difficult it would be!) And secondly, it was a little anticlimactic for me by the end, since there was only 10-15 minutes left in the episode, and they were still weighing in. (Yes, I analyze these things too much.) But I knew at that point no one would go home because of how late they started the weigh-in. Lame…

Anyway, as the show gets going, I’m definitely finding that I like some people more than others. Personality, work ethic, family life, etc. So, over the next few weeks, I’ll let you know who I’m rooting for. Have you picked any favorites yet?

Last night was the premiere of the 8th season of The Biggest Loser. And, following suit with other shows, this season promises to be bigger and better than the last. Literally. In the past, we’ve seen girls go on the show who weigh between 200 and 220 pounds. Last night, the lightest person weighed in at 247 pounds, and the heaviest person in Biggest Loser history (a woman!) weighed in at 476 lbs! That is almost a half-ton!! Wow.

Although it takes me a few episodes to really get into the show, and choose my favorites, there are definitely a few standouts. Abby. She lost her husband, daughter, and 2 1/2 week old son in a car accident! Oh. My. Gosh. How could you even find the strength to go on living? So, to say the least, I really want her to go far.

And then there’s Daniel. I think most of us felt like he was gypped last season when his past partner didn’t pull his weight. So, I’m pulling for him this time too. And, did you see how happy the other contestants were to see him? Between that, and having Bob and Jillian train ALL the contestants together, I think this will make for a team-effort season, with much less nasty game-play.

After having 2 contestants hospitalized on the first day, it will be interesting to see what happens. It’s not anything new- many people pass out after having NEVER worked out in their life. But Tracey never even made it to the weigh-in. We’ll see what happens!

Another stupid three hour finale.  Give me a break.  We don’t need that much build up.  Especially for me since I’m not a fan of any of the finalists.  Once we found out Mike got saved I almost tuned out.  If he would have won I would have been furious.

I absolutely loved the at home weigh ins.  Once Jerry got up there with such a big number I didn’t want anyone to knock him down.  Not even Sione or Felipe who I love so much.  I can’t believe how good Jerry looked when he walked out on that stage.  Just incredible.  He absolutely deserved to win.

Did you guys care about the contestants for next season?  I had a feeling the younger one was going to win just because she was younger.  I guess it will be single players next time instead of couples?

Again, I wasn’t a fan of any of the finalists but I was totally shocked that Tara didn’t win.  Completely dumbfounded.  Maybe she had wine and dessert a few too many times.

So Helen won.  I’m again, surprised but good for her.  I’m still a little ticked off that she stayed and let her daughter go home especially since the daughter hasn’t lost that much weight at home.

Well, another season over.  I hope next time someone I like actually makes it to the end.  How were last night’s results for you?

Sweet justice!!  Oh, sweet justice!  My wildest dreams come true.  But we’ll get to that later.

I get a little bored by these touchy feely shows when the contestants are at home.  I like the routine of the trainers beating the snot out of the contestants and the crazy challenges better than the do it at home bits but I  know they are important.

Way for Jillian to get her contestants liquored up.  Has she done that on seasons past?  I seriously can’t remember her ever telling one of her players to order a drink and dessert before.  But I have a really bad memory so maybe I’m shocked for no reason.

Of course Tara was going to finish the marathon first.  She finishes everything first.  The only real upset was Mike.  That would suck to have to walk the whole way.  They never said what was wrong with his hip just that he couldn’t run.

Then we have the 20 minute montage of Ron finishing the stupid race with all the past contestants (like Michelle and Alli and Heba.  Btw.  Doesn’t Heba remind you of the Agent’s neighbor on Dollhouse?)  I feel no sympathy for that man.  I do not rejoice in his accomplishments.  I know I’m heartless but he took some of my favorite players out of the game and I still haven’t forgiven him for that.

Then the weigh in.  Oh the weigh in.  Once Helen was for sure above the yellow line I knew we had it made.  There was no way Tara was falling below.  And of course she pulled the biggest number of the bunch.  I still don’t like her but out of everyone left I’d really like to see her win.  Well, I don’t want to see any of them win but she’s going to.

So the brown team is below the yellow line and we get to vote for who gets to be in the final three.  I say Ron.  Vote for Ron people.  Please.  There’s no way he can win and it will serve him right for being such a sneaking weasel if his son gets sent home.  I’m not a voter usually but I voted last season and I voted this season.  Voting for Ron would be the perfect way to get back at him for voting our favorite players off.  Remember Sione and Kristin?  What about Felipe?  I love those guys and I voted for them.

What do you say?  Will you vote for Ron with me?

To vote go to NBC.com.  You get ten votes online and three over the phone.  Voting closes 6:50pm PT Wednesday, May 6th.

The Biggest Loser finale will be on Tuesday, May 12th at 8pm on NBC.

I love the challenges where they have to carry all the weight they’ve lost.  It’s such a huge lesson that your body was lugging around all that weight everyday.  Their poor bodies.  

You know, I figured out what I don’t like about Tara.  It’s a totally vain and shallow thing.  You ready for this?  I don’t like her mouth and teeth.  I hate looking at her because of it.  Shocked right?  How could I be so petty?  I just am.  But I tell you I’m pretty sure that girl is going to win.  Every challenge she wipes the floor with the other competitors.  Even if she is behind like she was last night she musters the strength and blows them away.  She’s a great competitor I just wish she wouldn’t cry so much.  Oh, there I go again.  I don’t know why but I am just against this girl no matter what she does right.

I haven’t watched too many seasons so I wasn’t expecting the Train the Trainers afternoon.  I will say I thoroughly enjoyed it until Jillian admitted she didn’t want to be pushed any further than I lost a little respect for her.  It was great to see Bob and Jillian sweating buckets though.

Then there’s Felipe and no matter how much I love him he’s just not that great a competitor.  I don’t remember him winning anything.  If Sione was around he’d give Tara a run for her money but Felipe just doesn’t have that drive.  I’m so proud of him for focusing though and losing 10 pounds.  That was incredible.  Too bad it wasn’t enough.

And of course everyone is going to kick off Felipe.  As we saw on Survivor last week no one wants to keep the good competition around.  The good competition wants to stick around of course, but no one in their right mind (and I mean you Coach) actually wants to be pitted against someone who could beat them.  They want to win.  And with Ron around they could win spectacularly.

Felipe proved again that he doesn’t have the drive to win when he didn’t lose very much weight at home.  I’m a little disappointed in him but I can’t say I wasn’t expecting it.  I’m sorry that his dad had a stroke but I’m really happy that Felipe got a wake up call and I love that he’s teaching a class in his backyard.  Felipe is still my favorite player from this season and I think it’s clear he just needs to find his own path.  I sure hope he’s found it.  I want to see him do great things.

I’m really happy that there will be another elimination before the final three.  What a good chance, hopefully, to prove you really can do this at home.  I’m glad there has been so much emphasis on that in this season.  It’s been pretty inspiring.

Who’s going home next week?  We’ll have two below the line and two above.  My guess is Mike and Tara will be above and Ron and Helen below.  Mike obviously is not going to vote for his dad so who will Tara vote for?  The weakest link again?  I really despise him but at this point it looks like Ron is going to the finals.  All his scheming and conniving has paid off.  Unless of course Tara keeps Helen because she’s closer to her.  I don’t know, I have too many scenarios playing through my mind right now.

Who’s going home next week?

The Biggest Loser is on Tuesdays at 8pm on NBC.

Hey Everyone- I’m doing the review today and I know I’m just not as thorough as Alisa, so bear with me!

Can I start off by saying I have never giggled so much watching Biggest Loser as I did last night.  I didn’t even fast forward through any of it, that’s how entertained I was.

Ok first things first, I was completely shocked that Jillian came in and talked to Tara- Jillian just never seems that compassionate to me (although I personally like her better then Bob- I’m just throwing that out there, sorry Alisa).  I was so glad she did though, because I seriously felt like slapping Tara.  Jillian was right on, Tara was just being selfish and I was really glad that the teams decided to send Laura home last week.  Especially in the end when we found out how well she was doing.  Tara has been slowly dropping in my opinion every week.

The trivia challenge cracked me up to no end- eight servings in that tiny pizza?  Ron thinking that Trans fat free butter was healthier then olive oil?  Kristens comments throughout, and then her ending poke at Mike about his age.  It was just all so funny.  Then my favorite part, only because I had been scoping them out at Costco yesterday morning- Bob talking about how people think fish sandwiches are so much healthier and he’s like, “People! you might as well have a potpie!”   Dude, the Marie Callenders Potpies are the BOMB, and they have them in six packs at Costco now.

Ok, then on to the cage challenge.  I swear I love Filipe- his trash talking was so funny.  Poor Helen though, first she has to deal with Filipe shaking the cages all over the place, and then she desperately tries to beat Tara in a battle of wills.  I felt so sad for her, especially when she was pleading with Tara to let her win.  I’m glad Tara said no, I have a feeling Helen would have stabbed her in the back and taken the pound.

I was so glad Mike finally confronted his Dad about his weight issues.  Mike and Ron really bug me- but I was happy to see some closure there.  I was so angry at elimination with how smug they both were.  Please, Please, next week let one of them land in the bottom two, preferably Mike.

Where you surprised Mike voted for Kristen?  I wasn’t at all- especially at his interview last week when he told us he didn’t really want to save her, instead of Laura.  I knew first chance he got she would be gone.  Who’s your ideal final four?  I would have loved to see Kristen, Filipe, Tara, and Helen- but now that that’s not possible, I’m hoping Ron stabs himself in the foot and ends up there- minus his son.

The Biggest Loser is on NBC Tuesdays at 8pm

Well finally things get going and then they blow up in my face.  I am so mad that Sione and Felipe tried to vote off Ron last week without making sure they had the numbers.  Or do you think Kristin led them to believe she would vote for Ron and then didn’t?  I’m wondering why on earth I didn’t talk about this last week.  Was I sleeping or something?  Of course Felipe and Sione are going to incur the wrath of Ron.  It’s not even just Ron, anyone would have been pissed off to get votes.  But they got on the bad side of the godfather.

Wasn’t that montage absolutely perfect with Ron lording over everyone in a position of power?  It spoke so much for what is going on in that house.  I hate Ron.  He’s a kill you with kindness type of guy.  He’s said it over and over, he doesn’t care about anyone but his son.  He would throw every singe one of those people under the bus in a heart beat.  Wouldn’t think twice about it.  But someone caught on to his game and tried to take a stand and unfortunately their heads are going to roll.

That Temptation Challenge was out of control.  I give Kristin major props for bowing of it.  I was so desperate for Felipe or Sione to find the golden ticket.  I was totally holding my breath, but no, stupid Laura had to find it.  I have major disdain for Ron, matched by a loathing of Tara (again, I can’t really explain why) followed by downright dislike of Laura.  So for her to find the ticket was just awful for me.  Because it meant one of my people were going home.  

The stupid editors pretty much tell you who is being voted off but I kept hoping that Tara would throw the weigh in and Laura would be below the yellow line too.  I know, I know, that’s way too much to ask for, but I really did hope.  My second scenario was for Ron and Tara to be below the yellow line but the jerk totally pulled a big number this week.  How does he do that?  He can barely move.  I just don’t get it.

I am so sad to see Sione go home but if anyone can lose weight at home it’s him.  How exciting for him to start a new career as a trainer.  I felt so proud of his sister when she broke down in tears but said “I can do this.”  What a touching moment.  I totally know he’ll do great but I’m really pissed that he fell below the yellow line.  It’s like Ron willed it to be done and it was done.  At least it wasn’t Felipe but he’ll be coming up soon I’m sure.

Elaine pointed out the editing of this show to me last week and I’m so mad at her for doing it because I can no longer watch this show without knowing who is going home.  The pretty much shove it in your face, don’t they?  I mean there’s no surprise left in it.  I can’t believe it took me this long to notice but I’m usually fast forwarding through a lot of it so that would probably explain things.  Did you guys notice that they set you up for who’s going home?

And why is Ron still around?  They joke about him being in charge so why don’t they get rid of him?

What an interesting episode.  Starting off with Felipe mad at Ron for wanting to send him home.  Of course Ron wanted to send him home.  He’s a threat to his son.  Though truth be told Mike loses way more weight than Felipe so he’s not that big of a threat.  But they had it right.  Ron is playing for his son.  He’s not playing for himself at all.  He’s just trying to take out all the key players so his son has a bigger chance to win and I’m glad they’re finally picking up on that.

Than holy freaking crap.  Can you believe how good Nicole looked and by stark contrast how bad David looked?  That kid hasn’t tried at all but Nicole is the poster child for losing weight at home.  Wow!!  She really looked incredible.

I could have kicked everyone’s butt though for totally attacking her with all of their strategies and game play.  And it really was attacking.  I was so fed up with Tara.  ”I’m so glad you’re here.  Finally someone to compete against.”  Read:  I am really freaked out that you could kick my arse and I’m pretending to be OK with it.

Speaking of Tara.  I have never liked her.  You guys know that so when she fell off her platform in the challenge and was like, “Now they’ll see that I’m not the biggest threat,”  I was like, get over yourself.  My gosh.  Does she think of anyone but herself?  I know she’s probably going to win the whole dang show but I have had enough of her.  Oh, yeah.  Then when she got all mushy at the weigh in I just about puked.  Way to memorize what Jill said and then just regurgitate it.  I don’t think for a minute she actually believed what she was saying.  But then again, I am not her biggest fan so I’m giving her no benefit of the doubt here.

My heart absolutely stopped when Nicole was +5 at the weigh in.  I knew she’d get a bad number because Bob gave his schpeal about stress affecting weight loss but I didn’t expect anything quite that drastic.  I feel so bad for her but at the same time she was kicking major butt at home with her fiance without all the stupid game play so I say, she’s gonna do just fine.

That being said, I was totally pissed off that Ron didn’t go home.  Here we are again with all this mamby pamby, “Who’s gonna do better at home,” garbage.  I hate this season because they are spineless ninnies.  PLAY THE GAME PEOPLE!!!!!!  Ron is playing it, why isn’t anybody else?  I am really disappointed in Kristin for not sending Ron home.  She knows full well what he’s doing.  Aargh.

Am I being way out of line here or are these people digging their own graves and setting Mike up for victory?