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The Biggest Loser Season 6
marigold:
An interesting article:
Renee Wilson talks about her time on 'The Biggest Loser: Families'
Being on The Biggest Loser: Families ended up helping Renee Wilson simultaneously accomplish two of her dreams: losing weight and reconnecting with her daughter Michelle Aguilar.
"Right before the show... I was planning on getting gastric bypass surgery, because I just didn't know what to do anymore," Wilson told reporters during a media conference call the day after her The Biggest Loser: Families elimination aired on Tuesday night's broadcast. "On and that same night Michelle called me and asked if I would like to try out with her to be on the show. It was like, 'Wow. God, is that you?"
Wilson, a 46-year-old event manager from Ft. Worth, TX, said that she and Aguilar -- a 26-year-old assistant director from Ft. Worth, TX who had only recently begun speaking to her mother again after 5 1/2 years of silence -- were "more like strangers" than family when they initially arrived at The Biggest Loser ranch. She added what she and her daughter went through to regain each other's trust during their 93 days together at the ranch had involved many highs and lows and been far from easy.
"I remember the first few nights [Michelle] hardly would talk... she would just answer 'yes' or 'no.' Then as time goes on she realizes that I'm her mom and starts opening up, and then when [she] started to [want to leave,] that whole time, it was tough," Wilson told Reality TV World. "I think once she broke through and decided to stay, just dealing with those emotions and dealing with the type of person that I was, [in that] I wasn't gonna tell her what to do but I'm gonna support her no matter what, meant a lot to her.
"When you go through that much time with somebody, you know how they really are, and I think I learned so much about Michelle and she learned so much about me and I that we both embraced it and I think we're better people because of each other," she added to Reality TV World.
In addition to regaining her relationship with her daughter, Wilson was also quick to cite the opportunity to travel New York City and receive a complete makeover as one of her highlights while on the show. After spending almost three months on the ranch, Wilson said that a few days of glamour was exactly what she needed.
"Here we are at the ranch, sweating and working out 8-10 hours a day, and then we get to go to New York and get a limo, have somebody do your hair, [and] pick out cute clothes," Wilson told reporters. "It was just a fairytale come true."
It also seemed that the New York scenes that showed Wlison working out on the Brooklyn Bridge with her husband have turned out to be a precursor to what her post-elimination life -- which now includes daily workouts with her husband -- has now become.
"It's just been an added thing in our lives, part of our lives and it has added to our marriage," Wilson told reporters. We go running, we go walking, we go work out together at the gym, he trains me on the weekends. It's such an enhancement to our marriage [and] it's taken our marriage to a whole other level."
While she was hesitant to reveal exactly how much weight she had lost since arriving at The Biggest Loser ranch given the show's live season finale is less than two weeks away, Wilson did elaborate on her show's comments in which she had stressed how much she had changed -- mentally and physically -- since she began losing weight.
"I feel like I've made this huge change in my life. I used to look at [being prideful] as a bad thing, I'd think about it in a negative light," Wilson told reporters. "But now I look at it as being proud of the accomplishments I've made, and I think it's just made me a different woman. I feel self confident, I feel like I have something to share with people."
As for the handbag that Aguilar had promised her in exchange for agreeing to let her daughter win one of the show's challenge, Wilson said that she hasn't received her gift yet. However, she added that she had found her way to both remind Aguilar of her promise and show her support for Aguilar's own finale weigh-in.
"I [told her], 'Once you win you can buy me a really nice purse,'" Wilson told reporters with a laugh.
Link: http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/renee-wilson-talks-about-her-time-on-the-biggest-loser-families-8105.php
marigold:
The Biggest Loser Season Finale
December 16, 2008
“BIGGEST LOSER” REVEALED IN SEASON FINALE - In this must-see, exciting live finale, all of “The Biggest Loser” families from this season return for a special reunion and a chance to weigh in one last time - and show America how much weight they’ve all lost since beginning their weight-loss journeys.
There are four contestants left, but America has voted on the two that fell below the yellow line in last week’s episode to choose who will be the third finalist in the game. After America’s vote is revealed and the third finalist is announced, the eliminated player will then weigh in with the other 12 eliminated contestants to compete for the $100,000 “at home” prize. Then it’s the moment viewers have been waiting for, when one of the three finalists will be named this season’s “Biggest Loser” and win the coveted grand prize of $250,000!
Plus, there will be a special sneak preview of season 7, which premieres January 6. Alison Sweeney is the host, and trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels also star.
marigold:
An interview with Renee:
The Biggest Loser's Renee: "I'm Proud of the Woman I Am Today"
Renee Wilson didn't come to The Biggest Loser to win the show. Actually, that was the last thing on her mind. For Renee, the biggest challenge was to reconnect with her daughter Michelle. After she divorced Michelle's father several years ago, the mother and daughter hardly spoke. When they decided to go on the show, however, their relationship became stronger than ever. Renee was unfortunately eliminated last week, but continues to work out at home to get her health back on track. Fancast had the chance to chat with Renee, who's still rooting for her daughter to take home the big prize. She spoke about her fairytale makeover, her relationship with her new husband, and the woman everyone's talking about—Vicky.
How was the makeover show?
I think that was my happiest week at the ranch. I kept on thinking the makeover show has to be coming soon and it was fabulous. I said I have been waiting 46 years for a makeover and praise god I finally made it. And the fact that we were going to be on TV and with Tyra Banks, that was just amazing. I felt like princess for a day. I mean, here we were at the ranch sweating, working out eight to ten hours a day. And then we get to go to New York, be in a limo, have somebody do your hair, pick out cute clothes. It was just like fairytale come true.
How do you feel about leaving it in the hands of America to make the decision of the third player to make it to the finale?
I feel really good. I feel like Michelle has just shined through this whole process. I don’t feel like she’ll have a problem at all, so I really have no worries at all about who might be eliminated. I feel really good. I think it’s going to be a fabulous finale. I do. I totally have all confidence in America.
Even though Michelle won the last challenge, Vicky was getting all the attention because she refused to jump into the pool. Do you agree with Michelle that Vicky was just trying to steal her thunder?
I think that we were all kind of shocked that night when Vicky just wouldn’t jump. And because Vicky has just been so hard core the whole entire show, I think it just threw us all for a loop. And then it went on for a long time, although they edited it. And Michelle was like what the heck, now it’s all about Vicky. But, you know, we were happy for her. We wanted her to break through that barrier of fear. But it did seem like it went on for quite awhile.
Do you think Vicky gets too much flak?
When you’re on the ranch you just never know what’s going to be on TV. And obviously she had to say the things she said. No one told her to say the things that she said about people. And she is just hard core. There is no doubt. I guess I would put it that way. She’s hard core and I don’t think anybody twisted her to say the things that she’s actually said about people. And actually, I was shocked by some of the things she said because we don’t see the interviews until we see the TV show ourselves.
Why do you think Amy voted with your team to eliminate Brady, but then voted with the other team to eliminate Coleen?
I don’t know. I think she just kind of fell to the peer pressure of the Blue Team. We tried to just make her understand that she just couldn’t trust them and she just needed to stand up for herself and what she did, and we would be behind her. But at the moment I think she just felt like that was the best decision for her.
How do you think the weight that you’ve lost will affect your health going forward as you do continue getting older?
Well I said this while we were at the ranch - is that I’m too old to keep doing the losing weight/gaining weight story in my life anymore. And I feel like from here on out it’s just a life change. As you saw in last night’s show, my husband is very fit. He works out a lot. He works out like every day. And so now it’s just been an added thing in our life - a part of our lives, and added to our marriage. We go running. We go walking. We work out together at the gym. He trains me on the weekends. So it’s just been such an enhancement to our marriage. It’s taken our marriage to another whole level. And so I just see it happening for the rest of my lives. And I’m excited about that because I feel like it gave me my life back. I was losing my life. I was just getting sick - getting health issues because of the weight. So the fact that changing my lifestyle habits and eating, and working out has given me my life back. I don’t ever want to lose that again.
What’s your relationship with Michelle like now?
Oh, it is like 360 degrees from what it was on Day 1 on the show, I think. It is amazing. I look back at a year ago, you know, we had just begun speaking about a year ago. And I remember I was so excited just to be able to talk to her every now and then. And now, you know, we call each other every day. We text each other every day. She comes over to my house and our lives are just so much richer for having each other in it.
What are you doing to keep in shape at home?
Right now I would say cardio, cardio, cardio. Just to keep on moving and it is a challenge coming home. And I work an eight to ten hour day at a job and then I still have to work out. I try to do as much as I can -- two to four hours a day. And so that’s a long day. But I just try to keep in perspective-- don’t quit. You have a goal you want to reach. You’ve got to keep on going and do your best. I definitely don’t eat any white bread. I eat wheat and I’ve eaten a lot of organic whole natural foods. I don’t eat anything processed. I’ve definitely changed my whole eating regimen since before I came to the ranch. And just eating fruits, vegetables, fish, chicken - all these great foods that we ate at the ranch and I just incorporated it into my life at home.
Are you feeling proud of the woman you are today?
I am so feeling proud of the woman I am today, definitely. I feel like I’ve made this huge change in my life and being prideful, I used to always think of it as a bad thing. I would think it as a - I’m so sorry. I would think about it in a negative light and I wouldn’t think oh, you should be prideful. That’s just not good. But now I look at it as being proud of the accomplishments I’ve made and I think it’s just made me a different woman. I feel self confident. I feel like I have something to share with people. I feel like I can help you. I want to pay it forward. I want to be able to help people along the way. I mean my co-workers here, they’ve been inspired. They’ve lost like 30 pounds since I’ve come home. So it’s just been an awesome feeling for me. And I’m just so excited to be a part of it.
Link: http://thebiz.fancast.com/2008/12/the_biggest_losers_renee_im_pr.html
marigold:
THE BIGGEST LOSER AMERICA VOTES!!
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Online voting will open at 9:30 PM ET/ 6:30 PM PT on Tuesday, December 9, 2008, and ends at 3:00 PM ET/ Noon PT on Monday, December 15, 2008.
You will be able to vote up to 10 times online.
Link to vote: http://www.nbc.com/The_Biggest_Loser/
marigold:
:jumpy: Yay Michelle thank god stayed above the yellow line
Heba and Ed fell below the yellow line
Vicky the vile is safe blah :barf
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