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The Biggest Loser Season 6
marigold:
An interview with Amy:
"I don't really feel like I'm on a diet."
Were you surprised that your team voted you out?
Amy: Oh no. I knew my options were that our team had to win or that I had to be the biggest loser of the week. I felt that was the only way to ensure my stay.
Was it hard to be sent home without your husband, Phillip?
Amy: We've been married for 20 years and spent a lot of time together. So it was really strange to come home and take care of things alone and pay the bills alone and everything. But I've got a great support system here at home, so they made it a lot easier to adjust.
Are you glad that you got to share the Biggest Loser experience with him?
Amy: I can't imagine being married to somebody who had not been on the ranch and didn't understand the whole dynamics of what you should eat. And also what exercises to do. I just can't fathom doing it without him. It's been great to be able to support each other as we do this together.
What are you doing to ensure you both stick with your diet and exercise regimen?
Amy: We make a whole pile of meals at the beginning of the week and put them in individual containers to bring to work for lunch. I also make sure that I eat several times a day, because one thing I learned on the show is that I wasn't eating enough. I would go all day without food and then just eat everything at night. And, Phillip and I go to the gym together and our trainer works us both out. It's neat, like we have our own little ranch here in South Carolina.
Are you worried about regaining the weight?
Amy: Well, I don't really feel like I'm on a diet. I think this is completely maintainable for the rest of my life. I don't deprive myself. If I want a little something sweet, you know, once a week, I'll have it. I don't have the urge to go out and binge because my metabolism is going all the time, so I'm not really hungry. It's amazing that when your body is fed properly, it doesn't cry out for Cheetos anymore!
Link: http://www.intouchweekly.com/2008/10/the_biggest_loseri_dont_really.php
marigold:
An interview with Amy:
Biggest Loser’s Amy: I’m a Size 6!
She’s the proud mom of three boys, who came to the ranch to turn her life around. Despite being eliminated by the alliance on her team — Brady, his wife Vicky and their pal Heba — South Carolina’s Amy Parham remains undaunted. Happy to now weigh 145 lbs. and wear a size 6, Parham talked to PEOPLE about the Brady-Vicky-Heba triumvirate, how she’s keeping the weight off, and whether Brady sabotaged his weight loss during week six. – Sara Hammel
Is losing weight with your husband make it easier?
It’s good accountability having each other. I can’t imagine being married to somebody who had not been on the ranch and didn’t understand the whole dynamic of what to eat and the exercise and all that. It’s been so great to be doing this together. We get bulk food — chicken and broccoli — and we make a whole pile of meals at the beginning of the week and we put them in individual containers and that way we can just pull them out.
How have your and your husband’s habits changed now that you’re back at home?
One thing I learned on the show is I wasn’t eating enough. I would go all day without eating and then eat everything at night. It helped me to eat every four hours. We go to the gym together, our trainer works out with both of us. It’s kinda neat — we have our own little ranch here in South Carolina.
What happened behind the scenes with your elimination? Did you believe Heba was not going to vote you out after her speech?
I’m watching the show with you and I didn’t know until last night that Brady and Vicky had gone and had this discussion with Heba about Phillip, which was not accurate in any stretch of the imagination. It makes me think they felt a bit threatened in their alliance with Heba, because Heba, Amy C. and I had become close that week. They felt they needed to make up that story to strengthen their alliance with her [and] make her suspicious of me.
Once the game is over, how do you plan to keep the weight off?
I really don’t feel like I’m on a diet. This is completely maintainable for the rest of my life. I don’t deprive myself. If I want a little something once a week, I’ll have it. It’s good for your metabolism to [shock] the body because it doesn’t expect the same 1,100 calories a day. I don’t have the urge to go out and binge because my metabolism’s going all the time so I’m not hungry. Honestly, it’s really amazing how when your body’s fed it doesn’t cry out for Cheetos anymore.
Phillip seemed to be one of the more aggressive competitors on the show. Is there anything you would have changed that he did?
I’m constantly trying to prevent Phillip from talking so much because he tends to talk his way into adversity. But that’s one reason I love him too — there’s never a dull moment. One thing, looking back, we had an agreement that during the food temptation that he was going to eat and I was not going to eat. I kept trying to encourage him to eat more Reece’s cups and I wish he’d have done that. But other than that I think he played the game well and with as much dignity as he could.
What was it like to go back to Dr. Huizenga for such improved results?
That really felt good, especially for Phillip because he was really starting to have some serious medical conditions. When you’re married and you love somebody, you worry more about your spouse than you do yourself, so that made me happy for Philip that he got such a better report. I want to keep him around for 20 more years.
There was speculation Brady drank a lot of water to keep his weight loss low (he lost only 3 lbs.), so he’d lose double the weight the following week. Were you thinking about sabotage when you were being voted off?
I’m really naïve and kind of oblivious. At the time, it did not even cross my mind that he could possibly have done that. But after watching it last night, I was like, “He did that!” I don’t know that for a fact but that has to be the truth. I’m not there the next week, so I really don’t know what happened. I guess we’re all going to see next week who it is that pulls the big number. I’m excited to see.
Link: http://tvwatch.people.com/2008/10/22/biggest-losers-amy-im-a-size-6/
marigold:
An interesting article:
'Biggest Loser' trainer brings routine to Wii
Jillian Michaels -- the brash, in-your-face personal trainer from NBC's "The Biggest Loser" -- is hoping you'll find that getting fit can literally be a game.
"Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2009" was released this week for the Nintendo Wii system, and promises to bring you almost everything people watch Michaels for on the TV show: aggressive coaching, a sharp sense of humor and attention to personal problems as well as physical fitness.
One thing you won't find: Michaels' patented potty mouth, which results in frequent bleeping on the TV show.
"There is no swearing," she said, laughing. "It's a nasty, nasty habit, but fortunately they could edit all that out of the game."
"Loser" is again in full swing, this time with families competing against each other to lose weight for the $250,000 prize. Amy Cremen, 26, of Auburn Hills is still in the race.
"Fitness Ultimatum" is the first celebrity fitness game for the Wii. It uses the Wii's Balance Board, and takes players through boot camp-like exercises. (The Balance Board retails for $90 packaged with Nintendo's "Wii Fit" game.)
Using the Wii remote and the Board, the game tracks how enthusiastically you're responding to Michaels' coaching, which in turn triggers her prerecorded feedback, ranging from "You're a rock star!" to "I'm going to come through that TV screen and hit you over the head with that joystick."
That's familiar patter to people who watch "Biggest Loser," where Michaels has threatened to rip a limb off one contestant and use it to beat another family member.
The obstacle course runs 18 minutes or so, but there are other ways to stack a longer workout. The game is intended for the whole family and is designed to be fun, not just a workout DVD replacement. Players get a workout, but by doing activities like loading cannons, rowing, skipping stones, jumping over logs and playing on monkey bars.
How much you get out of it will depend on how much you put into it. "When I say jump, are you going to jump? Or are you going to step up? It's a question of how committed you are and how consistent you are," Michaels said.
Link: http://www.freep.com/article/20081024/ENT06/810240421
marigold:
Ali Vincent's Blog:
Fear—You Gotta Go Through It, Not Around It!
On the ranch everyone who is up for elimination has to pack all their bags. If they are the one chosen to go home, they are not allowed to return to the living quarters--it is a horrible feeling. Even though I was the season 5 Biggest Loser, don't forget that my mom and I were eliminated in the fourth week of our season before I came back to the ranch later.
What really sucks is although it’s not over till it’s over, you know, walking up to the elimination room, who is more than likely going home. You know, by the way, that the others around you have a lighter feeling to them. I remember when we were walking to elimination how some of the teams were actually joking around and laughing. Or how some people barely pack anything, because they know that, although they are up for elimination, they were safe.
In these last couple of episodes, I would have hated being both Amy C. and Amy P. waiting to see if their loved ones were going to return to the room or not. Or being Shellay and wanting to give Amy one last hug after the reality of the exit interview hit, and she realized she was really leaving the ranch.
Facing Fear
I liked that Bob and Jill took their teams off ranch to do something different. One important part of really changing our lives is finding fun and exciting things to do that involve being active and also teach us something, like the self defense course that Bob's team tried. They got a workout but they also learned how to protect themselves.
And then Jill with the ropes course! I don’t know if any of you have ever done one, but they are amazing! (We should get the Biggest Loser Club to put together weekend where we all get together and really talk about our goals and then do activities like a ropes course, that would be fun.) Ropes courses tend to be really exhausting because you have to face your fears. Yes, there are actual fears like Coleen's fear of heights, but it’s also confronting the fears that prevent us from having EVERYTHING we ever wanted in our lives. There is power in recognizing fear and doing it anyway; it’s liberating to acknowledge it but not let it stop you.
Have you ever seen those t-shirts out there that say “NO FEAR”? Well, my mom Bette Sue used to say they should read “KNOW FEAR” because it’s then that dreams happen. I personally think that’s it, when you have the courage to tell the truth about what you are really afraid of.
I wasn’t ever afraid of working hard in the gym and spending all the time it took to prepare and track my calories or having to decline certain invitations that didn’t support my goal. I was afraid that if I really did reach my weight-loss goal and all the things in my life that I thought I didn’t have because of my weight still didn’t happen, what would that mean? You see, although my weight is what I felt held me back in my life, it was also what protected me and what got to be my excuse for not having the relationships in my life that honor me. I mean, how could I have that, when I didn’t honor myself?
Digging Deep
So in the process of losing and letting go of my weight/protection I needed to tell the truth. I looked at my past and my present and painted the picture of my future. By digging deep I was able to acknowledge the times in my life that I was really proud of. In doing that I had to also acknowledge times that I wasn’t.
It wasn’t easy to admit that maybe it was my fault that a relationship didn’t work or that I wasn’t promoted because of my attitude, not my image. It wasn’t easy, but it was liberating. I realized that because a lot of times in my life I felt like the “victim” (if you will), there was no room to change the situation. But once I dug deep and told the truth, I realized I wasn’t a victim, and I was able to acknowledge and forgive myself for my role and let go of it. I was carrying around years of pain and feelings of being “less than,” and I didn’t need to anymore. I realized that I was a strong woman, and I am capable of creating my destiny, that I choose.
Can I just say APPLAUSE to Renee for really just sticking with it finding her focus and pace, I watched her and I thought…… she can win this ( the Biggest Loser, that is J) And good job to Coleen on 8 pounds, you go girl!
--Ali
Link: http://blog.nbc.com/ali_vincent/
marigold:
From Ali Vincent's site:
*OPRAH!!
Tune in to "Oprah" on Thursday, October 30 (check local listings for air time) to see "Biggest Loser" trainers Bob Harper, Jillian Michaels and some of your all-time favorite contestants on the episode "Weight Loss Secrets of The Biggest Losers"!
Link: http://www.alivincent.com/
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