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The Biggest Loser Season 7
marigold:
An interview with Cathy:
‘Loser’ Cathy offers inspiration
“Don’t think of what you’re not losing, but think of what you have lost.”
What went through your mind when you were told the challenge was to run a half marathon?
Cathy Skell: Oh my God. I’m lucky I’m running on a treadmill much less a half marathon. I was scared. I was so scared.
And it turned out to be one of my greatest accomplishments.
How much of it did you actually run or did you have to stop and walk at all or...
CS: I paced myself where I ran and then I walked a little, ran…the whole entire 13.1 miles.
Were you happy to stay with Bob or did you want to work with Jillian a little bit and see how it was?
CS: Absolutely ecstatic that we stayed with Bob. I love Bob. We picked Bob.
But on the other hand it would have been great to train with Jillian but,
there’s that reason that we picked Bob and I was glad that we got to stay with him and Kristin and I got to stay together.
How tough was that whole elimination on Kristin? You seemed to be pretty broken up about it?
CS: It was very hard on Kristin. How would you vote your mother off?
What’s done is done and that’s the way it played out that night, and it was very hard for her.
How much did you consider eating one of those cookies after you got that tin?
CS: I didn’t consider it at all. I knew Kristin and I wouldn’t win the marathon because of the fact Kristin had an injured back
and I had bursitis on my knee. So I, at that point thought, “I can’t afford the calories.
It’s going to be a hard enough struggle at home.”
And I figured everyone else would be eating cookies for Sione and Tara so I just let them consume the calories.
Do you think your grandchildren will be really excited that their family is going to be so much more active now
and be able to run around together?
CS: Absolutely, yes, they’re going to be so excited. One of my big things this summer is to get up on water skis,
because I tried it last year and I could not pull my weight out of the water. So I’m so excited for summer.
Even though you did well with weight loss at home, how did you find the temptations?
CS: My biggest temptation is if we go out to eat, so I knew I needed to avoid that.
At home I’m lucky enough that I don’t have children at home; I’m an empty nester.
So my cabinets are pretty much cleaned out from when I was home for the 30 days.
It goes with that little bit of willpower you have for staying sober for 20 years. I
’m now putting that towards sweets because that was my next addiction; I have such a sweet tooth.
Did you and Kristin ever discuss her going home?
CS: Never. I would never allow that. Kristin coming in as the second heaviest female ever on the show…
it was never a question of her going home.
My biggest fear was it going to a tie and the black team would come in and choose whoever goes.
What’s the biggest thing that surprised you about the ranch?
CS: What really shocked me was that we totally were responsible for cooking, for our laundry and responsible for our exercise.
We didn’t have a schedule of exercise. What you did you had to do on your own.
You could go take a nap if you wanted to or you can go walk or go hike the ridge.
It was all in your hands of how many calories you were going to burn also what you put in your mouth because we did our own cooking.
Have you set yourself up on a routine at home, and what does it look like?
CS: I’ve set myself at a routine.
My one major obstacle that I had is I tried to go back to work full-time which was totally almost impossible because
I was getting up at 4 a.m. and I was just wearing myself out. I needed to cut down my work hours.
I adjusted my work schedule and then I adjusted my workout schedule to kind of flow with that.
Once I got all that set, that stress is gone and you just focus on your exercise and your diet and you go on with your life.
I’m looking forward to maintenance because it’s going to be wonderful.
What can you say to the women across America to keep them motivated?
CS: Do not compare yourself to anyone else. You are your own person.
Stay positive, don’t think of what you’re not losing but think of what you have lost.
http://tvguide.sympatico.msn.ca/Loser+Cathy+offers+inspiration/RealityTV/Exit+Interviews/Articles/090324_loser_couples_cathy_GD.htm?isfa=1
Texan:
Okay as usual I missed the first 20 minutes.... But good for TARA for winning after they all ganged up on her. Aubrey is trying to latch on to the old blue team to have numbers. seh is a whinner. I hope Tara protects Helen after that.
Texan:
WOO HOO KRISTIN broke the 100 poind mark. WAY TO GO GIRL!!! :sucks :sucks :jumpy: :wohoo: :yess:
Texan:
I knew Aubrey was going home as soon as she fell below the yellow line. The blue team will get rid of the other team every chance they get. Tara bette work her ass off to stay above it.
Even though I think Aubrey was a whinner, I think they should have gotten rid of Filipe as she was a bigger threat.
RealityFreakWill:
The Biggest Loser: Couples Episode Recap "Week 12"
Black is shocked that Cathy went home, and now that Kristin has to compete alone, a fire has been lit in her to keep going. The next morning the teams enter the gym to find Alison there with t-shirts in the original colors. "12 weeks ago you came to make a change...you are the only person who controls your future, especially as of today," she tells them, because they're returning to singles. Now they have to choose which trainer they'll go with. For some, like Sione and Filipe, it's a no-brainer —they're going with Bob. For Mike it's left up to a flip of the coin -- which his dad, Ron, calls idiotic -- and he goes with Jillian. The rest of the breakdown is as follows: Tara, Laura and Helen on Team Jillian and Ron, Kristin and Aubrey on Team Bob.
The challenge this week was in two parts: In the first, each contestant had blocks of weight in front of them that totaled their weight when they came onto the ranch. They were able to give away the weight to whomever they wanted, but without knowing how it would affect the rest of the task. At first, Helen got loaded up with bricks as the opposing team felt she betrayed them by choosing Jillian.
But most of the weight was given to Tara who, while the others thought it was pretty funny, felt ganged-up on. She says, "Wouldn't it be funny if I still won when everyone tried to take me down?" Tara wasn't joking, because in the second part of the challenge, she whopped everyone's behinds. Each person had to pull a car, with the additional weight they were given in round one, for a half-mile. Even though Mike and Sione were out to an early lead, Tara came back, with her extra 257 pounds and all, to win immunity for the week. Her weight-loss may be slowing down, but this girl is unstoppable.
At the weigh-in, both Tara and Kristen were gunning to be the first female in Biggest Loser history to lose 100 pounds on the ranch. Tara gets weighed-in first, but onlyhloses three pounds, leaving her one short of the title. Next up is Kristin, who is able to break the record with eight pounds this week and 3.04 percent. Here's how everyone else fared:
Aubrey lost 4 pounds, 2.05 percent.
Mike lost 6 pound, 2.22 percent.
Laura lost 7 pounds, 3.18 percent.
Helen lost 5 pounds, 2.75 percent.
Sione lost 7 pounds, 2.56 percent.
Ron lost 10 pounds, 3.06 percent.
Filipe lost 4 pounds, 1.5 percent.
So it's Aubrey and Filipe in the bottom two. Aubrey tells them that she's not ready to leave and is scared to go home and Filipe tells them to just vote with their hearts. Everyone is torn, but in the end, Tara and Laura vote Filipe, while Mike, Helen, Kristin and Ron vote Aubrey out. She says her goodbyes and begins her at-home journey once again. There, she's welcomed by friends and family and even her overweight father has been inspired to lose 26 pounds.
Do you think voting Aubrey out was a smart decision?
http://www.tvguide.com/Episode-Recaps/biggest-loser/Biggest-Loser-Couples-1004341.aspx
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