weight loss heads to washington

The Biggest Loser gets political!

Alison surprised the contestants with a week-long trip to Washington, D.C. But, of course, they wouldn’t be on vacation! They would be trying to inspire others and help fight the obesity problem in America.

And she threw another surprise at the contestants – they are all playing for themselves from here on out!

For their first challenge this week, each of the contestants needed to gather people to join in on a public workout with Bob & Jillian at the Washington Monument. Whichever person had the most people to come out would win a special prize and take their group out to Subway for lunch. And Liz edged out Allen by one person!

After the challenge, the contestants met with some members of congress to talk about their stories.

Then they made their way to Constitution Gardens for the start of their main challenge. The challenge had four legs to it and whoever won them all would get immunity at the weigh-in. Since Liz won the pop challenge, she has the opportunity to skip one of the first three challenges if she wishes. Phase 1 had the contestants running a mile. The top 6 finishers in the mile would advance to the 2nd Phase. Rebecca came in first, followed by Daniel, Allen, Amanda, Rudy, and Liz. They would all compete in Phase 2 while Danny, Tracey, and Shay had the pleasure of knowing that they could finish a mile.

For Phase 2, the 6 players would race halfway down the Watergate steps to collect 17,000+ pennies in their collection tube. Those 17,000+ pennies represented all of the pounds lost on the show so far. Liz smartly sat this challenge out, which meant only three of the other competitors could advance to the next stage. Rudy finished first, with Daniel in second, and a very close call put Rebecca into the next Phase over Allen.

Phase 3 was set in front of the Washington Memorial. Four pedestals with very narrow ridges waited for the contestants and they need to balance on those 2 ½” ridges while holding a pilates ball over their heads. The two contestants that balanced the longest would move to the final competition. Daniel and Liz could handle the balancing act, leaving Rudy and Rebecca to duke it out for immunity.

The final Phase required Rudy and Rebecca to take 206 steps in front of the White House. Rebecca asked what the 206 steps signified and found out that The Biggest Loser has had 206 contestants so far. Rebecca easily won this challenge and won herself immunity for the weigh-in.

And of course, the show wouldn’t leave out the others in rewards. So, everyone received a special invite to the White House and met with the White House kitchen staff. They cooked a healthy lunch in the White House kitchen.

Ooh, this week they had their weigh-in at the Lincoln Memorial. Here is how the weigh-in broke down:

• Rebecca: -4 pounds, *immunity
• Shay: -9 pounds, 2.24% loss, under 400 pounds
• Tracey: -3 pounds; 1.52% loss
• Daniel: -11 pounds, 4.04% loss
• Allen: -9 pounds, 3.44% loss
• Danny: -12 pounds, 3.48% loss
• Rudy: -9 pounds, 2.64% loss
• Liz: -3 pounds, 1.36% loss
• Amanda: -7 pounds, 3.27% loss
  

This means that Tracey and Liz fell below the yellow line and risk elimination. No surprises here, Tracey was sent home. Finally, her stupid mistakes and choices in the beginning of the game caught up with her!

a weight loss face-off

The Biggest Loser was a night of major losses both in pounds and in teammates.

Rudy found himself shocked when Dina didn't come back through the doors after elimination. He was sad but it seemed like it was a team decision. But the Blue Team knew that this team had planned to send her home all along.

Alison told the contestants that each person would be weighing-in head-to-head with a person of the opposite team. They face-off of the scale and whoever lost the most percentage would win a point for them team. The team with the fewest points at the end would be sent to the elimination room.

So, who got to choose the face-offs? Whoever won the Pop Challenge! Each team had a limbo-style bar and two small disks hanging above them. A member from each team would need to bob under the bar and hit the disks. Only one person from each team could compete at once and they could only compete once durig the entire competition. The first team to make 500 hits would win.

Tracey and Abby faced off first with Abby really making a lead. But she started feeling injured again and stopped at 20 hits. Shay took her place and went to 104 while Tracey finished her 100 hits and traded with Allen. When Shay finished, Danny took over but his slower pace allowed Allen to take a lead. Amanda started picking up the pace for the Black Team and outlast Liz on the Blue Team. So, Rudy took over for Liz and it was a battle between him and Amanda. She did a good job of keeping up, but the Black Team left Daniel to finish the last 150 points! When the Blue Team hit 400 points, Rebecca came in to finish it off. And finish it she did!

The Blue Team's win allowed them to make the choice of the face-offs for the weigh in. This is what they chose: Rebecca vs. Amanda, Tracey vs. Abby, Allen vs. Danny, Rudy vs. Shay, Liz vs. Daniel. Hmm, this should be interesting! I personally like the Blue Team more but I hope that Tracey loses her weigh-in because I like Abby more.

Amanda just completely lost it and broke down.I'm not sure what happened. I don't know if it was the pressure of the face-off or knowing that she really was starting to make a difference in her life and there was no turning back.

The contestants met Alison at a baseball diamond and received a message from Derek Jeter. Scattered around the outfield were 2000+ baseballs that they needed to collect and throw at the larger-than-life-sized photos of their opponents. Once a team member had 316 baseballs in their photo booth, they were out of the game. Abby and Tracey needed to sit out again on this challenge.

The first player out was Allen, followed by Amanda. Rebecca was out next and then Daniel. That left Shay, Danny, Liz, and Rudy still in the game. Sweet little Liz was the sole remaining Blue Team member left after Rudy was picked off. I am starting to get really annoyed with Shay and her "underdog" talk. The Black Team won their first challenge and their prizes were a cooked lunch from Curtis Stone and a 2-pound advantage.

While Abby was working out, I think I saw the most human moment from Jillian. She stopped Abby from exercising to ask her how she was doing and Jillian just talked to her as another person and not as her trainer.

Now it's time for the weigh in and here's how it broke down:

Rebecca vs. Amanda

Amanda: -4 pounds; plus 2-pound advantage

Rebecca: -9 pounds

+1 point Blue Team

Tracey vs. Abby

Abby: -3 pounds

Tracey: -5 pounds

+1 point Blue Team

Allen vs. Danny

Danny: -12 pounds

Allen: -8 pounds

+1 point Black Team

Liz vs. Daniel

Daniel: -5 pounds

Liz: -7 pounds

+1 point Blue Team - Blue Team officially wins weigh-in

Rudy vs. Shay

Shay: -9 pounds

Rudy: -14 pounds - lost 101 pounds in 7 weeks!

+1 point Blue Team

So, it was a dramatic night with Tracey now under 200 pounds, Rudy lost over 101 pounds with Dane there to see his record broken, and now Abby sacrificing herself. I really hope that she doesn't go home because I just love her! I think Daniel needs to go home. Obviously something is not working for him here and maybe he needs to figure that out on his own.

At elimination, Abby was certainly expecting to go home. I really hoped that her teammates would have gone against her wished but they didn't and Abby was sent home.

some "losers" get sent home

The Black Team found themselves shocked when Tracey walked through the door instead of Coach Mo on The Biggest Loser.

Ugh, I am so sick of Tracey. "Oh, I'm so happy to be on a treadmill." I seriously hate every word that comes out of her mouth!

For the first challenge, the teams would have to find all of their four keys hidden somewhere in the sand. And they would need all four of the keys to open the four locks on the treasure chests. Since Tracey and Abbey still needed to sit out due to injuries, the Black Team needed to choose another player to sit out. Amanda volunteered herself since she doesn't like sand, haha! The teams had no idea what they were going to be playing for, but they just knew that it was going to be a big reward.

After 10 minutes, no one had gotten their keys yet. I didn't know that the keys were inside boxes that were really deep! Danny was the first to get his box out of the sand after 20 minutes of digging! Once he unlocked his lock, he went to help Daniel open his box. Alan was smart to help Rudy after he got his key because now both Rudy and Alan can help the other Blue Team members to get out their boxes. That paid off when they got to Liz's case next and then all three went to help out Rebecca. With 40 minutes gone by, Rebecca opened the last lock for the Blue Team to find out that their prize was...

Tickets Home! If they wanted them. They got to choose to take them, as a team, or give them to the Black Team. So, they decided to send the Black Team home to see their families for a whole week. Danny was right when he said it was a sweet pain. Yes, they would get to see their families but that meant they wouldn't get to have their trainers for a whole week. This should be interesting.

But, before we get to the strategic pitfalls of these trips, the waterworks were on full blast as the contestants created their families. I didn't even know that Shay was married and had step-children!

Back at the ranch, the Blue Team had a major workout with Bob! I hope that they do well this week so that they don't lose the weigh-in and look stupid for sending the other team home. Though it looks like the Black Team is staying pretty motivated while at home because they know the odds are against them. More than one player seemed to have an epiphany of sorts throughout the week and I hope that translates into good numbers for everyone.

Now it was time for the weigh-in and I think both teams are dreading it a bit. Here is how things broke down:

Blue Team

• Alan: -8 lbs.
• Rebecca: -5 lbs.
• Tracey: -4 lbs.
• Liz: -4 lbs.
• Rudy: -14 lbs.
• Total: -35 lbs.; 2.56% loss

Black Team

• Amanda: -6 lbs.
• Shay: -5 lbs.
• Abby: -4 lbs.
• Dina: -5 lb.
• Danny: -15 lbs.
• Daniel: +1 lbs.
• Total: -34 lb.; 1.98% loss
  
  

So, the Blue Team's choice proved to be a good one for them as the Black Team would be heading to elimination. Danny had the highest percentage of weight loss, so he had immunity for this elimination which made things a little bit better for him. It seems like the Black Team is not on the same page with their decisions, completely opposite from the Blue Team last week. Sadly, Dina was sent home. I think she kept to herself a little too much and wasn't as "inspirational" as Daniel was. I really hope for her sake that she can do this at home because she was just starting to get confidence and feel like she deserved to stay on the ranch.

black and blue all over again

Crazy Tracey reigns again on The Biggest Loser and it is a terrible reign indeed.

Straight off their weigh-in, the contestants faced another temptation challenge. In a roulette style wheel, 36 silver trays were laid out. And the contestants found out that from this point on, they are no longer in pairs but will be Blue vs. Black. And one person would get to pick the teams. Ugh, I sincerely hope that Tracey doesn’t win this!! Only one space had the golden ticket to win the power whereas some other plates had good and bad things. They could win $1000 or suffer 1000 calories.

They each had the opportunity to choose and all but Abby chose to play. The player with the highest percentage of weight loss went first, which was Rudy. And what do you know?! It’s a piece of cake worth 1000 calories! After some eating of cakes and donuts, Tracey stepped up to the wheel. Oh, and what do you know?! She got the Golden Ticket. Aaahhh, I hate her!

So, how did Tracey’s choices go down? Well, let’s see! Haha, Tracey chose Bob as her trainer and he was not excited about it! So, Tracey kept her Mo on her side and she kept Daniel and Shay together. But for every other team, she split up the pairs. Not many people were happy about this, including Bob and Jillian. Everyone knew that Amanda wanted to be on the Blue Team and to be with Bob. So, of course, Tracey put her on the Black Team with Jillian. And she had the gall to act sad and say that she couldn’t stand it!

Naturally, everyone was pissed with Tracey, me included! I’m just hoping that this will now push all of the competitors to work hard so that they can kick her out. I gotta say that I just love Liz’s revenge plan!! That sweet little Southern grandma just got sour! On the other hand, Dina felt the pressure of no longer having a partner to rely on and couldn’t find the strength to believe in herself.

For their first Black vs. Blue Challenge, the teams had to carry a teammate throughout an obstacle course. They could change the player at any time when needed. The winning team would win a video message from home. The Blue Team got off to an early lead but the Black Team certainly kept pushing. The Blue Team ended up winning and got their videos from home.

Rebecca wanted to give her video to Dina, who has children and a family at home. She was extremely touched, but Dina refused so that she could get the confidence she needed on her own. Aww, Liz brought Danny down to watch her video with her but she tricked him by showing him his own family viedo!

And here is how the weigh-in went down:
Blue Team:

• Tracy: -7 lbs
• Coach Mo: -6lbs
• Allen: -7 lbs
• Rudy: -8 lbs
• Rebecca: -7 lbs
• Liz: -8 lbs
• Total: -43 lbs; 2.56 % lost
  

Black Team:

• Abby: -5 lbs
• Dina: -6 lbs
• Amanda: -6 lbs
• Danny: -10 lbs
• Daniel: -11 lbs
• Shay: -16 lbs
• Total: -54 lbs; 3.05% lost
  

Okay, I am really sad that the Blue Team is below the Yellow Line because I like so many of them but this could mean that Tracey is going home! Liz had the highest percentage of weight loss for the Blue Team so she had immunity for elimination.

Ugh, Coach Mo decided that he should go home because he has put up such low numbers. And that was enough to convince the Blue Team to send him home. Oh, I’m so sad and angry at the same time! I hate Tracey even more now.

losing weight while eating out?

The wrath of crazy Tracey continues on The Biggest Loser!

So, Tracey couldn’t understand that her backstabbing toward of Shay was wrong!! Ugh,I hate this woman!

Bob and Jillian were not happy with what happened last week but they were not going to go easy on these contestants. They wanted to prove to them that they needed to continue fighting about it.

And now for more drama with Tracey. She found out that she can’t do any exercising at all. I do feel kind of bad for her because the need to exercise is one of the biggest reasons she is here. But maybe it’s a little bit of karma coming her way?! Just saying!

Oh, gosh! For a big challenge, Alison told the contestants that their entire kitchen would be locked up for the week. They needed to order out for every meal and they were responsible for getting the healthiest options for themselves.

And this all led into a Pop Challenge! Each team was presented with three dinner options and they needed to choose which one was healthiest. The winning team would get a year’s worth of healthy groceries! Dinner A was the healthiest dinner, leaving the Orange Team, Pink Team, and Brown Team to battle it out for the win. To win the groceries, the three teams needed to guess the number of calories in Dinner A. And the winners were…The Pink Team!

Bob and Jillian then took the contestants to a Mexican restaurant for dinner to teach them how to go out and order. Things seemed to go well at the restaurant and hopefully everyone learned a good lesson about eating out.

For this week’s physical challenge, they went to a water park. Each person would grab onto a handle bar hanging above a platform. Gradually, the platform would slant and leave the contestants basically holding their own weight. Abby and Tracey couldn’t compete this time around. The winning team would win immunity at the weigh-in. After a lot of people dropping within the first minutes, the remaining competitors were Dan & Shay from the Orange Team, Julio from the Black Team, and Alan from the Green Team. After hanging for ten minutes, it came down to just Daniel and Alan. In the end, Daniel won the challenge and won immunity for Shay and himself.

Bob and Jillian were really worried about the food that the contestants were eating this week so they just went after them in the Last Chance Workout. Okay, I understand Tracey being frustrated about not being able to work out but I am really interested to see her actually workout in the gym when she is healthy. She keeps saying how she wants to be on the treadmill and running with them. I hope that when she can workout that she doesn’t complain about being there after this. Especially with Coach Mo working extra hard to keep them safe this week and possibly overexerting himself to do it.

And now it’s time for the weigh-in. So here’s how things played out:

• Orange Team: -5 pounds; 0.69% lost; *immunity
• Green Team: -10 pounds; 1.97% lost
• Blue Team: -16 pounds; 2.57% lost
• Brown Team: -11 pounds; 1.74% lost
• Purple Team: -12 pounds; 2.21% lost
• Black Team: -4 pounds; 1.09% lost
• Pink Team: -9 pounds; 1.86% lost

With some overall low numbers on the scales this week, the Black Team and Brown Team fell below the yellow line this week. In the end, Julio was sent home and I really hope that he can make it at home.

a big game of would you rather

My fingers are crossed that this is not a bad week for the contestants on Biggest Loser.

Before the contestants entered the gym, they were given an ultimatum by Alison – they could either choose to keep the trainers for the week or get a 2-pound advantage at weigh-in. Only one team would get an advantage while the others kept their trainers. Tracey ended up taking the 2 pounds so that no one else would get a higher advantage. However, she did not consult her partner on this and that did not win her any points with Coach Mo, the other contestants, or Bob and Jillian. Especially Bob and Jillian!

Okay, I think Tracey is crazy! She is cra-zy! Bob and Jillian were not happy at all with this choice! They decided to pull the Purple Team aside to figure out what was going on in her head to guide her to make this choice.

Abby found out that she had micro-stress fracture and I gotta say that her determination and drive is amazing! For anyone else, they probably would have been a disaster but I have complete faith that he will work everything out.

Alison presented the contestants with another Would You Rather game and their first temptation. She asked them if they would rather control their diet or control the game. During elimination this week, only one person from each team would weigh-in and the winner of this temptation challenge would choose which person that would be. When the contestants lifted their silver dishes, they found mini-cupcakes worth 100 calories. In order to win the challenge, you had to eat the most cupcakes in 10 minutes to get control of the game.

Antoine decided to eat a cupcake and I that pushed Tracey over the edge and she kept eating and eating! Sean was very surprised to find out that his partner, Antoine, ate some cupcakes. Antoine ate 2 cupcakes and Tracey ate 4, so she ended up winning. And she hated herself for it in the end. Uh, duh! Why would you eat cupcakes on The Biggest Loser?! And when Coach Mo asked her what she was thinking, she just had a look of disbelief on her face like she couldn’t believe that he would ask her such a thing! It’s official – she is definitely crazy!

Oh, Bob and Jillian were pissed! Jillian couldn’t even handle it and she didn’t know what to say to her. And she’s right – why waste the trainers’ time?!

Now that the teams know that Tracey has this power, they are all worried about who will be the chosen person to weigh-in for their team.

For their challenge, the contestants were faced with a massive incline and the chance at immunity. Each team would need to get 500 pounds to the top of the incline in order to raise their team’s flag. They could either carry two-5 lb. weights from a shorter distance or 25 lb. from a longer distance. Since Abby and Tracey are still injured, Allen and Coach Mo only had to compete solo and get just 250 lb. to the top, along with Julio who had no partner.

It’s neck and neck between the Pink Team and the Green Team. I would be happy with either team winning but by Allen winning, he secured the win for him and Abby!

During the last chance workout, Bob latched on to Amanda and made her work really hard because she has struggled the most at weigh-in. And Jillian pushed Dina just as hard.

At the weigh-in, Jillian laid into Tracey once again and I completely agree with every word she said! Coach Mo needs to know it’s okay to be angry at Tracey for her decisions and Tracey needs to know that she made two of the worst decisions ever in the game.

Here is how the weigh-in played out and which player’s weight counted:

• Green Team – both players: -9 lbs
• Black Team - Julio: -7 lbs; 1.87%
• Brown Team – Liz: -4 lbs; 1.62%
• Blue Team – Rudy: -12 lbs; 3.00%
• Pink Team – Amanda: -5 lbs; 2.08%
• Red Team – Sean: -6 lbs; 1.46%
• Orange Team – Shay: -6 lbs; 1.35%
• Purple Team – Tracey: -11 lbs; 5.26%
  

Even though Tracey lost the highest percentage of weight out of everyone, not a single person cheered for her. Not even Bob or Jillian. Tracey’s choices put the Red Team and the Orange Team below the yellow line. And it looks like an entire team will be going home instead of just an individual person.

Everyone knew that Shay couldn’t go home and the Red Team decided to sacrifice themselves so that she could stay. I wish so much that Tracey could have gone home because she made such horrible decisions this week. And she seemed to have no remorse for it or understand that she was behaving just so vile.

All of the teams honored the wishes of the Red Team and voted them off. Even though everyone knew it was coming, it was still the saddest elimination ever! Sean & Antoine did not deserve to go home but I think their determination and sacrifice will help them when they get home.

losing is a team effort

Week Two at the ranch proves difficult for some of the contestants on Biggest Loser.

The contestants were told that they had the chance to keep everyone above the yellow line. BUT in order for that to happen, the fifteen remaining contestants needed to lose a combined total of more than 150 pounds. That is more than 10 pounds each and everyone knows that Week Two on the ranch is the hardest week. And if they didn’t achieve this goal, then two players would be going home.

Bob and Jillian did not like this 150 pound challenge because they feel it was just and impossible feat. And they know more than anyone the terrors of Week Two.

Mo went to the hospital to visit his partner, Tracey, to see how she was doing. She seemed to be doing so much better from when we last saw her and she was glad to see that Mo was her partner. Meanwhile, Shay started to get fed up with Julio for not pulling his weight and working out. She finally decided to confront him about it because she didn’t want to be sent home.

Tracey finally entered the ranch and officially joined the game! She seemed so positive about being there and she was thankful for everyone. She had a 1:1 with Bob to learn about her nutrition since she couldn’t do the same workouts that everyone else.

Then the contestants met with celebrity chef Curtis Stone to learn about healthy food options. After their lesson, Alison would quiz them and if they got 5 questions right, they would get a 15 point advantage at the weigh in. Now that’s a big deal! The contestants were having trouble remembering everything he said and the stress of their 150 pound challenge was weighing on all of them.

In the quiz, the Purple Team got the first question about portion size correct and the Orange Team followed suit by getting the cooking without oil questions right. Sadly, the Brown Team got their question right and we found out that a traditional Caesar Salad from a restaurant has 1010 calories! On a roll, the Pink Team got the pasta question right. Darn, and the Green Team got their question about soda calories wrong. The Red Team also got their question about desserts wrong. Thankfully, the Blue Team pulled through and got the protein in snacks question right so the group won the 15 point advantage!

For the challenge, the contestants needed to walk from raft to raft via balance beams. Each balance beam would get smaller as they went to the next raft and they needed each team member to get to the designated raft before they could move on to the next. The first raft awarded 5 extra pounds towards their goal, as did the second raft. The third raft would get them phone calls from home, and the last raft got them 10 more pounds. But if any single person fell into the water, then the challenge was over.

They all made it to the first raft and received an extra 5 pounds. On the second leg, Abby struggled in the middle but made her way to the raft safely. Everyone else made it, too, and they got another 5 pounds. The biggest challenge was making it to the third raft so that everyone could get phone calls from home. Everyone’s desire for this prize really brought the team together and it was quite touching. The last beam was only 6” wide and it got the contestants really nervous. Shay’s nerves almost got the better of her, but they all completed the last leg and got another 10 pounds!

Ugh, those phone calls home were so heart wrenching!! Tears all over.

Going into the Last Chance Workout, the contestants’ spirits were a little lighter knowing that they only had 115 pounds to lose instead of 150! But then Bob and Jillian burst their bubble because, to them, 115 pounds, is still a lot to lose for Week Two. They know that if they push the contestants this week, then they are going to suffer next week with low numbers and possible gains.

My fingers are crossed for the weigh-in! Here is the breakdown of the weigh-in:
· Pink Team: -10 pounds; 105 left to lose
· Purple Team: -19 pounds; 86 left to lose
· Red Team: -19 pounds; 67 left to lose
· Green Team: -21 pounds; 46 left to lose
· Brown Team: -22 pounds; 24 left to lose
· Blue Team: -22 pounds; 2 left to lose
· Black Team: -19 pounds; GOAL MET!
· Orange Team: -23 pounds; ORIGINAL GOAL OF 150 LBS. MET!!!

Here’s hoping that Week Three isn’t the new Week Two…

second chances for all

It’s time for another season of The Biggest Loser! So let’s meet the contestants!

Okay, they are just in the opening credits and what to expect from the season and I’m already crying!! Thank goodness I’m not wearing mascara today!

Before the contestants ever made it to the ranch, they had their first challenge! They had to race the last mile of last season’s marathon. Whoever won would receive immunity for this week’s immunity plus they would get to choose their partner and that partner would also get immunity. And before they started the race, they got another surprise. Dan from last season would be joining this season to finish what he started.

Daniel ended up winning the race but not everyone fared so well. Tracey couldn’t walk and everyone came back to literally carry her across the finish line because her legs were like Jell-O. She couldn’t keep her eyes open and she wasn’t responding to the paramedics’ requests to open them or squeeze their hands. It was such a wake-up call for the other contestants because they knew that could be any one of them.

Now it was time for the contestants to choose their teammates. Since Dan won the challenge, he got to choose his teammate first. He chose Shay and she was ecstatic. Allen chose Abby, Amanda chose Rebecca, Rudy chose Dina, Antoine chose Sean, Liz chose Danny, Alexandra chose Julio, and that left Mo and Tracey together.

From here, the contestants went to their first weigh-in and got to meet Bob and Jillian for the first time. Shay ended up being the heaviest contestant ever on The Biggest Loser, weighing in at 476 pounds. She was among four other contestants that weighed in at over 400 lbs.

The contestants found out that this season they would be trained by both Bob and Jillian. I’m not sure how this will work but maybe it will be good for them.

More shocks came when the contestants met with the doctors. Sean found out that he has Type 2 Diabetes and he never knew. Shay found out that her “real age” is 45 when she is only chronologically 29. It was definitely eye opening for them.

Mo needed to weigh in for the purple team alone since Tracey was still in the hospital. Daniel and Shay weighed in first and they lost a total of 29 lbs! The Pink Team, Amanda and Rebecca lost a combined 24 lbs; Rudy and Dina on the Blue Team lost 36 lbs; The Red Team, Antoine and Sean, lost 40 lbs; Danny and Liz of the Brown Team lost 34 lbs; The Green Team, Allen and Abby, lost 34 lbs. also; Julio and Alexandra of the Black team lost 26 lbs; and last, but not least, Coach Mo weighed in for the Purple Team and lost 19 lbs. So, that leaves the Black Team bellow the yellow line and one of them will be going home.

For voting, the Purple Team, Brown Team, Blue Team, and Green Team all voted to keep Julio so Alexandra was sent home.

I can already tell that this is going to be a hyper emotional season. Tissues, please!

It's Time For A Three-Way!

What a night! Three shows in one night, geesh! First up, The Biggest Loser finale!

First off, my predictions:

Who will make the finals? I feel America will go with Mike, the youngest contestant. Not only because of his incredible transformation throughout the show, but also his father's plea to keep him in the running.

Who will be the biggest loser? It has to be Tara. She has been a powerhouse competitor from the beginning and although I was sometimes annoyed with her attitude and the fact that she couldn't handle when other contestants thought she was the biggest threat, she is clearly the best contestant.

Who will be the biggest loser at home? This will be tough. I think it will be between my favorite contestant ever, Kristin, Nicole from the Red Team, and Daniel from the Orange Team.

Ok, on to the show! As predicted, Mike was sent to the final three with Helen and Tara. And dang, did he look good! I feel a little ashamed saying that considering he is 18 but he has definitely done well for himself.

Allison introduced a new challenge of choosing the last contestant for the next season. America had to choose between two young, blonde girls, both of whom weigh around 230 lbs. Before the final weigh-ins, it was announced that Amanda would be joining the ranch for the next season. Good luck, Amanda!

First to show their transformations pre-weigh-in were the White Team (and the oldest team), Jerry and Estella, and the Red Team, soon-to-be-married Damien and Nicole. All of them look great, especially Jerry and Nicole. And with their weigh-in and stories, came my waterworks! Just assume that this post will be stained with my tears! Jerry amazed everyone with a weight loss of 177 pounds, resulting in a 47.97% weight loss! Nicole ended up with her total percentage of weight loss just under Jerry's.

Next out were the Tongan Cousins of the Blue Team, Felipe and Sione, and the fractured Silver Team, Joelle and Carla. Carla looked like she could be attending the Grammy's in her hot purple outfit. And the Tongan twins looked just as hot as ever. Ultimately, none of them could best Jerry's amazing results. But, they all clearly won in their own right and all look happy and healthy.

The second pair of cousins, Black Team's Blaine and Dane, and the Yellow Team sisters, Mandi and Aubrey, were next out. I have to say that Mandi stood out in this group and she looked fantastic! Her yellow halter sundress was incredibly flattering and she seemed truly happy for the first time on this show. Both Blaine and Dane put up huge numbers but still couldn't knock down Jerry. Mandi simply glowed during her post show interview and her weigh-in. She looked so beautiful. And while Aubrey didn't lose a large amount of weight, she showed inspiration for all the moms out there.

Finally, out came my fave Kristin and her mom, Cathy, from the Purple Team. They were followed by the Orange Team, David and Daniel. And, wow! Kristin looked fabulous in with her new uber blonde spiky hair and slim figure and Daniel, who clearly shed a large amount of weight. Kristin wowed the crowd but missed the mark of the greatest weight loss by only 7 pounds! Unfortunately for David, he still is missing some motivation as he only lost 43 pounds. I hope that he will find some way to kick it into gear and do better for himself. On the flip side, Daniel, who was the biggest competitor ever, is well on his way to becoming the person he wants to be.

With Jerry still in the lead for the largest percentage of weight loss, only three people were left to weigh in: Laura from the Green Team, Shanon from the Pink Team, and Ron from the Brown Team. Laura did well with her weight loss but was still as "blah" as ever. Shanon looked great and definitely happy! Finally, it came down to Ron and Jerry. Ron needed to lose 206 pounds to beat Jerry but fell 14 pounds short, meaning Jerry lasted from the beginning to the end with the most weight lost at home! Pretty dang good for a 65 year old man! Looks like I lost this prediction.

Now time for the final three! We had a little intro from our favorite trainers, Bob and Jillian. And I love me some Bob and Jillian! Each of the remaining three had a video montage of their journeys, which was honestly a filler of space and nothing we hadn't seen before. Just get to the good stuff already!

Helen and Tara broke through their Day One photos to reveal their new slim figures and met Mike at center stage with Allison. Because Tara won the last weigh-in on campus, she decided the order of the final weigh-in. So, here we go:

• Helen - she started the show at 257 pounds. Her current weight: 117 pounds, leaving her with a total percentage of weight loss of 54.47%. She lost over half of herself former person!
• Mike - he started the show at 388 pounds. His current weight: 181 pounds, leaving him with a total percentage of weight loss of 53.35%. Mike lost more than he currently weighs! Unfortunately, it was not enough to beat Helen.
• Tara - she started the show at 294 pounds. Her current weight: 139 pounds. Ultimately, the Unbeatable Tara was defeated by 48-year-old Helen.

Congratulations to Helen, the newest Biggest Loser and winner of $250,000!!!

Next up for review is the Semifinals of American Idol.

I gotta say, I am not too happy with this "Boys Club" for the Final Three. Allison Iraheta was way good and deserved to be in the Semis. Oh, well, I don't bother to vote in these things so I suppose I can't complain ;)

Singing first was Danny Gokey. Now, it's that I don't like Danny but I don't think he's the best. He does have a good voice and he is talented, but I also think he knows he's good and he expects to be in the finals because Paula told him he would be there from Day One. So, naturally, Paula selected one of Danny's songs tonight and she chose "Dance Little Sister." For someone who doesn't know the song, I would say Danny's rendition doesn't make me want to run out and by the single. I don't think it matched his voice all that well - I see him ultimately singing songs similar to Nickelback. Danny's choice of song was "You Are So Beautiful." Before he started singing, I wasn't sure if his voice was soft enough for this song. And I think I was right. He was trying too hard to be sincere and tender and it made me sleepy and bored in the beginning. Then he tried to make it a power ballad at the end, which didn't work at all to me. He should have just done a power ballad and not try to change a soft song into something it's not. Paula gushed over it and Simon called it "a vocal masterclass." What?! Gross.

Newlywed cutie, Kris Allen, was next. At first, I was amazed that Kris even made it to the Top 13. AND that he’s made it this far. But, I am beginning to see his appeal. He may not be the best singer, but he could definitely sell records with his John Mayer-esque voice. Randy and Kara chose the recent mega-hit “Apologize” by One Republic for the Judge’s Choice song. We got to see Kris at the piano again and he did better than I thought, though no where as good as one of my past faves Matt Giraud would have done on it with his beautiful falsetto. Kris just doesn’t have the wide range to be hitting that chorus. But it was a great effort and I think voters will like it. Kris's personal choice was "Heartless" by Kanye West. What?! He knows that Kanye can't sing right?? Kris came out with his acoustic guitar and a blank stage. And surprisingly...it was GENIUS! It makes me wish Kanye never sang the song so that I would only know it as being Kris's. It was a great 'unplugged' performance that was incredibly unique and reminiscent of Jason Mraz's skills with rap-singing. It was a huge risk but I think it will really pay off for him. The judges loved him and now, so do I! I actually hope he gets to the finals.

Last to go was Adam Lambert. Simon chose “One” by U2 as Adam’s Judge’s Choice. I am not the biggest Adam fan, even though he does have an amazing voice. More about my thoughts on him to come during the results show! It was nice to see a toned down version of Adam during his rendition of “One” because he does have that uncanny ability to be powerful and tender at the same time. And of course, the judges loved him. Adam choose Aerosmith for his final song. No point in even deciding if it will be good...it will. He was meant to sing this type of music. Unfortunately, the back-up singer on the chorus overpowered Adam a little. Fortunately, Adam is such a skilled singer that it didn't mess him up one bit. His ability to sing Aerosmith and other rock songs is another reason why I don't think Adam should win. Again, more on that tomorrow! The judges all loved him and I think they are running out of things to say to him. They just know at this point that he will be in the finals so they aren't overly excited anymore like giddy school girls. Simon, being the only realistic one, stated that we can't just assume Adam will make it but that he wanted people to vote for him because he deserves to be there. Which he does.

So, my predictions for tomorrow's results show? I think based on performances, Kris and Adam should be the final two. I am still in complete awe of Kris's rendition of "Heartless" and that alone should make him fly right into the finals.

And now, finally to the last show of the evening, Dancing with the Stars results show.

Ok, usually I don't watch these results shows because they make what should take 10 minutes max into a full hour-long episode. So, to be brief, we are skipping the guests performances, the pro-ballroom competition to see who will be the next pro on the show, and the re-play of last night's performances. Let's get down to what really matters and see if Ty Murray was sent packing.

First to be saved and headed to the finals were Gilles & Cheryl. Announced next wer Shawn & Mark. This left Melissa & Tony and Ty & Chelsie in the bottom two. This is what I expected since Melissa wasn't at her best last night. The judges and hosts continued to point out that Ty was clearly the most improved. However, this couldn't save him and Ty was finally voted off the dance floor. Ty knew that he wasn't as good as the other competitors and compared his experience to a blind person being taught how to paint.

So, it was a night of upsets, losses, and wins. How exhausting!

Next up on Get Real, the Top Model finale (!), Make Me A Supermodel, and American Idol results show, so stay tuned!