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The Biggest Loser Season 7
RealityFreakWill:
No need for me to recap since the previous post from tvguide covered it all except for that when at the end of the episode, they were showing the current status of Carla and Joelle. They returned home, went their separate ways and had not spoken to each other and had a reunion three months later and at that moment, decided they were done with each other and went their separate ways. To this date, Joelle has lost 57 pounds and Carla lost 87 pounds.
Here are the specifics of their numbers....
Returning contestants got weighed in at the top of the show....
NAME WGT B4 GOING HOME CURRENT WGT AFTER 30 DAYS LBS LOST PERCENTAGE
Shanon 270 255 15 5.56%
Laura 272 265 7 2.57%
Cathy 281 273 8 2.85%
Aubrey 236 234 2 0.85%
Carla 368 348 20 5.43%
Sione 349 324 25 7.16%
BLUE TEAM, Filipe/Sione wins immunity at the weigh-in at the end of the show
WEEKLY WEIGH-IN
TEAM LAST WGT IN CURRENT WGT LBS LOST PERCENTAGE
BLUE
Filipe 311 308 3
Sione 324 316 8 1.73%
YELLOW
Mandi 227 221 6
Aubrey 234 224 10 3.90%
SILVER
Carla 348 339 9
Joelle 278 278 0 1.44%
BLACK
Blaine 312 303 9
Dane 345 334 11 3.04%
GREEN
Tara 252 240 12
Laura 265 252 13 4.84%
BROWN
Ron 370 366 4
Michael 339 330 9 1.83%
PINK
Helen 225 216 9
Shanon 255 246 9 3.75%
PURPLE
Kristin 312 301 11
Cathy 273 268 5 2.74%
scuzneck:
Okay...Was it just me or did anyone else have a MAJOR problem with Aubrey's speech to and about Joelle at the elimination ceremony?
She was right with her assessment of Joelle and her lame excuses as to why she lost 0 pounds in one week. If Joelle's intensity was higher and she was trying things she didn't nornally do (I thought Bob was going to have a fit when she was saying that), then she would have lost weight. Period. End of story.
However, Aubrey came across as a condescending B-word. Aubrey was the one who for 30 days lost a grand total of two pounds and then had the audacity to say that she worked out in a gym 4 to 5 hours everyday, gaining muscle mass. Talk about lame excuses. I hope the yellow team falters mightily this next week and ends up on the block. And I hope someone, anyone, calls her out on the carpet for this. She had absolutely no right to open her big freaking trap.
As the rest goes, I absolutely think Blue is the team to beat. Two very dedicated, very determined individuals who work perfectly as a team. Plus they are enjoyable to watch.
Black is a beast. But can Dane continue to pull double digits. He has too because if they ever fall below the yellow line, they are history.
Green is a definate threat. Tara will keep pushing Laura even more so then Bob.
And, unfortunately, I think Brown reaches the end of the line in the next episode. Son can't continue to carry Dad. And Dad can't continue to have his competitors "to keep my son here."
Just my two cents worth....
marigold:
Ohhhh ...... okay?!! :res: an interesting article:
Biggest Loser’s Joelle: I Missed a Workout to ‘Uphold My Civic Duty’
After bringing back teammate Carla Triplett to the Biggest Loser Ranch, Team Silver’s Joelle Gwynn had a tough week culminating with a zero-pound weight loss. Unable to convince the rest of the Ranchers that she wanted to be there, the votes were cast and one message was clear: It was Joelle, not Carla, the show’s heaviest contestant ever, that the others felt deserved to go home. Months later, a reunion intended to rebuild a broken friendship ended abruptly when the two women could not agree on how to move past their failed partnership. At home in Detroit, Triplett, 36, and Gwynn, 41, have been working separately to achieve their weight loss goals and have already lost 87 and 57 lbs., respectively! In a phone interview, they spoke about their broken friendship and Joelle’s decision to miss a workout and leave the Ranch.
What motivated you to go on the show?
J: I was watching season 3 [of the show] eating a Double Filet-O-Fish combo and an apple pie. There was a gentleman that I dated from college on [the show] and he looked fantastic. He dropped 95 lbs. I contacted him and we talked. I was really motivated because that year I was really considering gastric bypass surgery. I asked Carla to audition, and [the producers] loved her sparkle and shine and we got an immediate response. It was really to save myself from gastric bypass.
How long have you known each other and how is your friendship holding up since returning home?
C: I’ve known Joelle for two years. I still consider her a friend and have reached out to her many times but I don’t know how she feels.
J: Carla and I were actually more of acquaintances. She did suggest for marketing purposes that we put ‘best friends,’ but we are still interacting in the same way that we did before and we are still working on achieving our goals; we are just doing it separately. I didn’t want to come [on the show] and do drama. There were some things that were said publicly that were hurtful, but sometimes relationships are rocky like that. The end result is that we benefited so much: we’ve gotten rid of high blood pressure, diabetes. There are victories here.
What does your routine consist of at home?
C: I work out between six to eight hours a day. Pretty much just cardio and weight training. Once I found out I was on this show, I took care of what I needed to do to get the time off of work and since I still have that time available, I’m going to utilize it until I go back.
J: For me it’s a combination of not only the cardio and weight training, but I’ve been doing kick-boxing, which I love because it helps get rid of stress. I do Pilates, yoga, spinning and swimming. Doing it with the toning and the cardio helped me with muscle. I think not so much weight loss is gone, but it’s really helped me with toning up and inches coming off.
Joelle, looking back at your time on the Ranch, do you think you ever gave up or didn’t give it your full at times?
J: No. I think I went through tremendous challenges and any time that you try to grow, you’re going to have peaks and valleys. Now dealing with the challenges between my personal team and the outside team, I tried to stay on the high road and keep quiet about those. Maybe my weak point was not speaking or interacting, but the focus of this opportunity was losing weight and I challenged myself to do that.
Carla, did you think that Joelle had given up in that last week?
C: I think that she worked hard to bring me back and when I got back, I think she may have given up a tad bit. Her workouts weren’t as vigorous as the week before and everyone noticed it. And there were times when she wasn’t on the Ranch because she decided to do other things. So, yeah, I think she did give up a little.
J: Now if I can just say that I didn’t know you were speaking specifically of Week Six. Week Six was a special week– it was election week. I had submitted my absentee ballot prior to that and had found out that it been messed up. What you may not be aware of is that I had to make a decision that the producers and cast did not like. I chose to uphold my civic duty and leave to go vote. It was a historic moment for my community.
Link: http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/02/05/biggest-losers-joelle-i-missed-a-workout-to-uphold-my-civic-duty/
marigold:
--- Quote from: scuzneck on February 04, 2009, 02:03:12 PM ---
Okay...Was it just me or did anyone else have a MAJOR problem with Aubrey's speech to and about Joelle at the elimination ceremony?
Just my two cents worth....
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:lol: No it's not just you scuzneck that is a great point being made, thanks for sharing
RealityFreakWill:
Welcome back, Marigold...thought you fell off the face of the earth, lol
Anyhow, don't you find it odd that Alison didn't post a blog this week? Especially with the ouster of Joelle, know what I mean?
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