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The Biggest Loser: Couples Begins Fresh

January 6, 2009 08:37:36 by DA Southern

The Biggest Loser Couples begins the New Year bigger than ever as we see a slew of firsts for the show. The sad part of this season is the amount of weight the couples are carrying; a whopping 7000 pounds spread among the 22 people who comprise the 11 couples. Not only that, there are a bunch of records falling immediately for The Biggest Loser from the heaviest woman at 379 pounds, the heaviest contestant ever at 454 pounds, the oldest couple and the youngest man at 18 years. Season 7 looks to have all the ear-marks of a great season full of dramatic results and with the excitement of the last season fresh in our minds, and the season for diet and exercise among us, it looks to be quite a season of first for The Biggest Loser and Bob and Jillian look to be at the top of their games.

Bob and Jillian started off the show by telling us how big America has gotten and how you are not helping yourself if you are sitting there eating Ice Cream while you watch. Great, already with the guilt.

The contestants were first informed of their being selected for the show by Alison Sweeney and everyone screamed in joy. That’s how it always starts; All laughing and cheering until Bob and Jillian get a hold of them and then the crying begins. The Losers arrived on the Biggest Loser Bus to an awaiting Alison Sweeney in the Biggest Loser gym for what would be their first challenge; their first workout alone without Bob and Jillian. Most of the contestants were shocked as many said they didn’t work out at home alone, why would they do it here?

Bob and Jillian watched in another room and shook their heads in disbelief as they watched the Losers struggle with their training and knew they were in for a challenge. Finally they could stand no more and went out to greet the Losers and as they did, the oldest contestant, Jerry, was already passing out after briefly working out. The reality then sunk in as most of the other contestants watched in horror as to what excessive weight could do to a body.

Alison Sweeney then announced that the teams would be picked in typical playground-style and Jillian started by picking the older couple, Estella and Jerry, first.

The final team breakdown:

Jillian’s Team:

White: Estella and Jerry
Black: Dane and Blaine
Green: Tara and Laura
Orange: David and Daniel and
Yellow: Mandi and Aubrey

Bob’s Team:

Silver: Carla and Joelle
Blue: Filipe and Sione
Red: Nicole and Damien
Pink: Helen and Shanon
Brown: Ron and Mike and
Purple: Cathy and Kristin

Alison Sweeney then led the Losers to their first combined starting weigh-in:

White Team: Estella alone, as Jerry was at the hospital after fainting: 242 pounds
Pink Team: Combined weight 540 pounds
Purple Team: Combined weight 653 pounds
Yellow Team: Combined weight 512 pounds
Red Team: Combined weight 650 pounds
Green Team: Combined weight 579 pounds
Blue Team: Combined weight 736 pounds
Black Team: Combined weight 777 pounds
Brown Team: Combined weight 818 pounds
Silver Team: Combined weight 688 pounds with Carla at 379 pounds being the heaviest woman
Orange Team: Combined weight 847 pounds, with Daniel as the heaviest loser ever at 454 pounds

Bob and Jillian were shocked as to the girth of the Losers which had Bob saying that he didn’t think he was going to get any sleep this season. It was painful to watch the contestants working out, but Jillian said she wasn’t going to scream at them, which lasted for about 2 minutes as Jillian’s patience was tested fairly quickly.

Jerry wandered back to the ranch after a brief scare knowing that he needed to be at the ranch and was in worse shape than he had imagined.

The first challenge had the contestants racing across a bridge that contained 250,000 pounds of sand in their way and race back again. The team that would eventually win would be safe from elimination at the first week weigh-in, what would turn out to be a huge reward. The teams had a time of it but the top five teams in the second heat were the Yellow, Black, Blue, Green and Red teams. In the final heat, Yellow and Black squared off and, in a photo finish, the Black team squeaked out a victory winning immunity at the weigh-in.

The Losers then all went to see Dr Robert Huizenga and some of the contestants were shocked to see how their health had been compromised due to the excessive weight. The good doctor then went about showing the Losers their biological age due to their weight, leaving many of the them in tears. After the Dr visit, the Losers were back into the gym for the last chance workout and Bob was doing a lot of the yelling at this workout, seeming to switch roles with Jillian.

At the first weigh-in, Alison Sweeney shocked the Losers with the first twist of the season by telling them that there would be no eliminations tonight but that nine of the players would be leaving the ranch, or would they? Alison Sweeney said that the Black Team was the only team safe because of immunity and that the only other safe couple would be the team that won the weigh-in. The remaining couples would then be split up and nine would be sent home.

The Weigh-In:

Black lost 34 pounds, but had immunity
Silver lost 24 pounds 3.49%
Orange 46 pounds 5.43%
Red lost 35 pounds 5.38%
White lost 34 pounds 5.56%
Blue lost 40 pounds 5.43%
Yellow lost 25 pounds 4.88%
Purple lost 31 pounds 4.75%
Pink lost 25 pounds 4.63%
Green lost 34 pounds 5.87%
Brown lost 54 pounds 6.60% and were safe for another week as a pair.

After the bittersweet weight loss for some, the teams went about deciding who was leaving from the couples, which means the show should be renamed Biggest Loser: Only Two Couples Actually Left. Alison Sweeney then announced that the players would go home for 30 days. If their teammate’s partner was still at the ranch after the 30 days, they would have a chance to come back to compete for the top prize.

After a lot of deliberation, the nine leaving were,(Pink) Shannon, (Blue) Sione, (Green) Laura, (Yellow) Aubrey, (Red), Nicole, (Orange) David, (Silver) Carla, (Purple) Cathy and (White) Estella. All hoped their team mate would still be at the ranch after 30 days and have a chance to come back to become The Biggest Loser as they individually said their goodbyes.

Next week, the individuals compete for team glory and Bob is the first to lose his cool, even leaving Jillian shocked.

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One Response to “The Biggest Loser: Couples Begins Fresh”

1. Christine Navratil Says:
   January 7th, 2009 at 7:24 am

   I haven’t watched the show yet, but I can already tell you that I hate that twist. It seems unfair that the show could have helped so many people that CLEARLY needed it, but instead almost half were sent home.

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