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Texan:
I missed the first hour so I will have to wait for the make over to be on the internet to see it.  Poor Laura, she really seemed to turn around.  AND wow Jillian got so emotional, I have not seen her that emotional before.

Ron lucked out, I think if he was under the yellow line he had a good chance of losing.  I was glad Kristin stayed, I do think she is the biggest threat, but she just gets it and I am happy for her.

RealityFreakWill:
The Biggest Loser Couples 2: Fabulous Makeovers

Tonight's Biggest Loser on NBC opens with a very sad Filipe talking about how Sione's leaving is like the first week and how this time he can't bring him back to THe Biggest Loser.  He reads a letter from Sione to Kristin and then begins to cry.  He tells Kristin that he is sick of watching  finales where Jillian wins when Bob should be winning.  He and Kristin tell each other they will fight for Bob to win.

The Challenge
Our contestants arrive at the top of a mountain where they see zip lines across a deep canyon.  Alison tells them that each of them will cross the canyon, using only two cables (one to walk on and one to hold on to).  She tells them it is 700 feet across and 100 feet in the air.  The winner will win a $25000 kitchen makeover and a complete restock of their fridge with healthy foods courtesy of Jenni-O.

They don their gear and Alison calls them into position.  After 40 feet, Ron calls it quits because of his knees.   Filipe takes the early lead, behind him is Mike.  Tara loses her grip and falls off her cable.  She works hard and finally gets back on the cable.   Filipe maintains a long lead, still followed by Mike in second place.  Tara regains her composure, gets her rhythm, and begins to catch up.  She passes Mike but Filipe sees her coming and increases his speed.  Tara continues to gain ground on Filipe.  At 100 feet they are neck and neck.  Tara passes Filipe with only 10 feet left and wins her 10th challenge of the season. 

Alison then announces that it is makeover week to the delight of all the contestants.  Filipe remarks that if they shave his head for makeover week, he won't have to worry about the weigh-in because that will be five pounds. 

Our contestants arrive at Macy's for their makeovers.  Tara spies a well dressed, stylish gentleman in a pin-striped suit at the counter and thinks he is one of those "perfume sprayers"... then realizes it is none other than Tim Gunn!  Tim welcomes them to Macy's and congratulates them on their new bodies.  He tells them they will be dressing for a Hollywood movie premiere.  They squeal with delight.  Kristin remarks that this just doesn't happen to people from the Midwest.

Helen confides to Tim that she looks around and sees so many things that were once untouchable for her and now it's really happening.  She tells Tim that it has been so long since she got dressed up.  Once their outfits have been chosen, Tim tells them that they will each receive a $1000 Macy's gift card.  Then it's off to Warren Tricomi for new hairstyles with Tabitha Coffey and Brandon Martinez. 

The Reveal
Russell, Helen's husband, is waiting inside as Helen arrives in a limo.  Inside she descends the stairs in a purple satin dress to find her husband waiting.  He begins to cry and says she looks so beautiful.  She says him telling her that she actually feels beautiful and she hasn't felt that in a long time.  He says they will have a new life together - a long one.

Cheryl, Tara's mom is waiting for Tara who arrives descending the stairs in a green satin dress.  They both tell each other how good they look. Tara's mother has lost 40 pounds while she has been away at the ranch.  Cheryl says Tara is an inspiration to everyone.  Tara notices that the premiere is "The Biggest Loser - The Movie", changing lives and inspiring a nation.

Filipe is greeted by his wife.  Filipe is wearing a maroon jacket, lavender shirt and striped tie with jeans.  Filipe's wife runs up the stairs to greet him with tears in her eyes.  She tells him he looks so good. 

Kristin wearing a black v-neck dress with a large collar is greeted by her husband, Nick.  He tells her she look fantastic.  Kristin tells him she has lost 115 pounds.  She has a new hair cut and looks really good.

Laura is greeted by her friend Monica.  Laura now has red hair and wearing a red dress.  She looks fantastic.  Monica says she is hugging half the person she used to and tells Laura she looks unbelievable.

Ron is greeted by his wife and son, Max.  Ron no longer has a beard and looks great.  Max looks very sad.  Ron tells his wife and Max that they will be amazed at Mike.  Mike then comes down the stairs, half the person he used to be and hugs Max.  His mother says he looks like a movie star.  Max begins to cry and says he is the big one.  He says he feels left out because he is so big.  Mike tells him that he and his Dad are coming back and they are going to work with him to get him to be like them too.  He sits down on the steps with Max.  He tells Max he understands how he feels.  Max continues to cry.  Mike tells him he has the ability to change.  Max says he wants to be like him and wants to be seen as normal.  Mike tells him he will be amazing, that he has the drive and he and his Dad will be working with him, give him the tools to help him lose weight.  Max says it gives him hope.

We are treated to scenes of our contestants walking the red carpet and having their photos taken.  Then into the theater for the movie.    The film features highlights of their journey towards a healthy life.  It's amazing seeing the difference in what they looked like when they arrived at the ranch - we have watched them each week, but have forgotten how big they actually were on day one.  It is truly amazing to watch them morph from day one to present - truly amazing.

The Last Chance Workout
Bob arrives to gather his team for the last chance workout.  He is amazed at how good they look since their makeover.  Then it's off to the gym.   Bob concentrates on Kristin because she is still the biggest in the house and therefore the biggest threat.  He encourages her to work harder.  Bob has them visualizing the scale with their third eye.  He works Filipe and tells him he doesn't want them to take him out like they did Sione.  He says he will work them out until they bleed.  Kristin realizes that she will have to give it everything she has.

Jillian was concerned about Laura and her complaints about pain in her hip.  She sends her to Dr. Huizenga for a check up.   Jillian holds her hand as she receives the news - she has a stress fracture in her hip.  He tells her they can not take any remote chances with her, because if it fractures all the way, she will have to have surgery.  Dr. Huizenga tells her no impact running for 3 months.  He tells us she will be unable to perform any significant calorie burning exercises during that time.  Laura is obviously upset as she is so close to the finish and worries that now everyone will just pass her by.

Jillian makes up the exercise time they missed while having their makeovers.  She pushes Helen, Mike and Tara.  Tara says she welcomes the challenge and she knows she has to be pushed.  Helen says she is tired as hell but she will do it.  Mike says it's the first workout they have had in the last few days.  Jillian pushes them to their limit.

The Weigh-In
Our contestants arrive for the weigh-in.  Alison announces that Mike is only 5 pounds away from breaking the record set by Roger (144 pounds in 15 weeks) of the most weight ever lost on campus. 

Pink - Helen          -7    4.14%
Green - Tara         -4   2.15%   
Brown - Mike        -5   2.02%    (Mike has broken Roger's record - 145 pounds in 15 weeks.)
Blue - Filipe          -5   1.98%
Brown - Ron         -6    1.95%   
Purple - Kristin      -2   0.82%
Green - Laura       +3  +1.46%

Filipe and Mike have carried Laura to the scale, then after the weigh-in, carry her back to the bottom of the steps.  Jillian can't even watch and begins to cry.  There's not a dry eye in the gym as Jillian tells Laura how well she has done, she got hurt but everything is going to be ok.

Back in the house, our contestants sit down to discuss the pros and cons of who will be going home.  Laura tells them that she wants to be at the ranch and will do what she can to lose weight.   She says she thinks she is in denial about it.  Tara begins to cry.  Laura says she wants them to vote as if she was not injured, she will be ok no matter what.  Kristin tells them that there is a huge gameplay there, they know that Laura will be weak.  She tells them that she is not there to win the money, she is there to get healthy so she can start a family.  She tells them not to take the cowardly way out, not to be afraid of her because she may be the bigger threat.  She begs them to keep her there.

After they leave the room, Ron says Laura can not get the help she needs at the ranch, she is in denial.  He says it is not about keeping Laura to support her, it has to be about fixing her and what the best thing is for her.  Ron says it will be a disservice to her to keep her there - she needs rest and rehab everyday.  Ron says from a game-play point of view, Kristin would be the one to go.  He also says he would never write her name down.  Mike says to keep Kristin in the house could be the worst thing for him.  Filipe says that if Laura stays he knows she will work out and could injure herself even more.  They leave Tara alone with her tears to work it out for herself.

The Elimination
Our contestants arrive in the elimination room.  Alison tells them that Kristin and Laura are below the yellow line and it will take 3 votes to eliminate one of them.

Tara votes Kristin.
Ron votes Laura.
Mike votes Laura.
Helen votes Kristin.
Filipe votes Laura.

Alison tells Laura she is dealing with a sports injury.  She tells her that she is not going home alone, they have doctors that will be taking care of her and she is still in it for the at-home players.  Laura hugs Kristin, then Tara, says goodbye and leaves.

We catch up with Laura.  When she arrived she weighed 285 pounds and she now weighs 208.  She says the hip fracture will not stop her from reaching the life she has been dreaming about.  She says she has a new confidence and a new respect for herself.  She says the next time we see her she will be pain free, injury free and living the life she always dreamed of.

Laura looks fantastic and has been meeting with doctors to see how her bone is doing.  The doctors tell her that everything is going as planned.  She is attending rehab and is on the road to achieving her goals.  She tells us the fact that she is maintaining the weight loss regardless of her injury has been a huge accomplishment.  She has lost 77 pounds and despite her injury, she is committed to her goal of losing 100 pounds before the finale. 

Next week on The Biggest Loser:  A confrontation between Mike and Ron on why he got so big and didn't try to change for Max and him.

http://www.tvgrapevine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3471:he-biggest-loser-cuoples-2-fabulous-makeovers&catid=71:biggest-loser-couples-2009&Itemid=62

RealityFreakWill:
The Biggest Loser's Laura Works Through Injuries

When Dr. Huizenga told Laura Denoux she had the worst injury he had seen in seven seasons, she knew she was in trouble. The 24-year-old fractured her hip and was forced to restrict her workouts, leading to a 3-pound weight gain and being up for elimination. Although she wanted to stay, Laura was sent home to recover from her injury and continue her progress on her own. TVGuide.com checked in with the former plus-size model, who has been able to maintain her 77-pound weight-loss, on how it felt to be made over by Tim Gunn and what she really thinks of Ron.

TVGuide.com: How did it feel to get the makeover this week?
Laura Denoux: The makeover felt amazing. I was crying a lot when they were doing my hair because I've been blonde my whole life, but I love my new red hair, I'm used to it now, I've been getting so many compliments on it and I love it. It was just great to feel all made-over with new clothes, especially after being in sweats all day long and T-shirts and sports bras.

TVGuide.com: Did Tim Gunn give you any good pointers?
Denoux: He did. He let us know we had been hiding behind big, baggy, black clothes all the time and he wanted us to feel comfortable wearing color now that we've got new bodies. We shouldn't be hiding behind black all the time since that's what makes us look thinner, but play with color and really flaunt whatever body part is something that we should be flaunting.

TVGuide.com: Your relationship with Jillian changed from her humiliating you in Week 9 to being emotional over your elimination...
Denoux: The relationship really changed when we went from Black and Blue to singles. I realized that I needed her and it was a little bit harsh, but she was doing it with good intentions. When I got over the fact that she called me the weakest link and was doing it to open my eyes, and it was at that point when we went to singles, that I realized she's doing this for me, to help me, and it was really a beneficial thing looking back on it now.

TVGuide.com: A lot of our readers have taken issue with Ron. Do you have any thoughts about him you can share?
Denoux: Ron is probably the smartest person on the show right now. He knows how to manipulate everybody and he's doing this so his son [Mike] can win. I think people were a little bit scared of him and you're always afraid if you vote off one, the other one is going to hate you later. So he definitely has learned how to manipulate this game. Ron's an awesome person, but he influenced people. It was almost like he had everybody hypnotized or something. It's very hard to explain.

TVGuide.com: So how's your hip doing?
Denoux: My hip is still fractured, but is doing much better. I actually have some lesions of a pre-stress fracture in my knee. I'm still having some restrictions with my workouts and what I can do.

TVGuide.com: What's your daily routine like?
Denoux: I'm really just trying to focus on losing the rest of the weight that I want to lose for the finale; my goal is 100 pounds. Since leaving the ranch, I've really just been able to maintain my weight, lose a couple pounds here and there, but it's a little more difficult. My workouts mainly consist of going to physical therapy, and when I do cardio, it's really limited to the spin bike. So mainly just weights, upper body, the rehab to my leg, cardio with the bike and swimming, since there's really no impact on my hip. But I prefer being in a gym, being able to listen to my music, so the bike is great, especially spinning classes. I love that.

TVGuide.com: Is being home this time around very different from those first 30 days you were home?
Denoux: Well, the first time I went home for the 30 days I really didn't know what I was doing. I was on the ranch for a week and then they're like, "Okay, you're going home for 30 days," and yeah, they gave us support going home, but it wasn't the same as being on the ranch. That's why so many of us were unsuccessful at home, compared to the people who stayed on the ranch. You really realize that being on the ranch you learn so much, it's priceless what you learn there, and nobody can teach you. Just being in everybody's space and Bob and Jillian's especially. It's hard to learn it just by being told, you have to experience it to really make sure it stays into a pattern once you get home.

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Biggest-Loser-Laura-1005113.aspx

RealityFreakWill:
Biggest Loser Recap: Laura Leaves with an Injury

In an episode filled with rewarding joys (makeovers for everyone!) and tough luck (Laura getting a stress fracture in her hip bone), the most profound moment came when Max, Ron’s son and Mike’s brother, saw Team Brown in their new slim state and just crumbled. No matter how encouraging Mike’s words were to Max, you felt Max’s self-realization, envy and emotion all at once and you wished producers would have just whisked him off then and there to work out with Bob and Jillian. Instead, the trainers continued to focus on the final seven. Although there was some anxiety over a weigh-in on the heels of a shortened week, the injured Laura Denoux, 24, was sent home in an anticlimactic ending to a dramatic show.

Presto, Change-O!: After Tara won her 10th challenge, a zipline high-over-the-canyon race where she was rewarded with a kitchen makeover, Alison Sweeney announced to the final seven that they would all, in fact, get makeovers. Filipe joked that if he got a haircut, he wouldn’t have to work out for a week because “that’s three or four pounds right there!” Tim Gunn helped style the finalists on a fashion fix at Macy’s; Tabatha Coffey and Brandon Martinez then cut and colored their hair. Helen, who had not bought a dress in 10 years, said, “I saw a new life for me, and a new future.” Among the makeover highlights — Kristin had those awful blonde streaks taken out; Mike looked like a 90210 extra in his blue vest and blazer combo, and Tara radiated confidence in a bold green gown.

That’s Hollywood: Told that they were getting dressed up to go to a Hollywood premiere, the contestants found themselves at an L.A. theater seeing a movie of their own highlights from being on The Biggest Loser. Of course, they were surprised by visits from family members. Tara’s mom Cheryl lost 40 lbs. herself; Kristin’s husband Nick just grinned with pride. Ron’s wife saw her beardless husband and said, “I was shocked he let them shave it and he looks great.” But Max Morelli could only respond in tears. “Seeing them was absolutely phenomenal,” he said of his father and brother. When Ron asked him why he was crying, Max lamented, “I’m the big one.” Mike told him, “Dad and I are coming back and we’re going to get you like this too.”

On Her Literal Last Leg: Back on the Ranch, the trainers ramped up the intensity of their last-chance workouts. Unfortunately, Laura, who had been improving in her attitude and weight loss, continued to feel pain in her hips. Jillian encouraged her to see Dr. Huizenga, who diagnosed her with a stress fracture at her hip bone. It was the “most severe sports-related injury that I’ve seen,” he said. Without being able to do heavy aerobic training, Laura gained 3 lbs. at the weigh-in, a result that made even tough-as-nails Jillian cry. Jillian apologized to Laura and said, “You are amazing and you have come so far. Never quit. You got injured and there’s nothing you can do about it. Everything is going to be okay.” Alas, everything would have to be okay off the Ranch, as Laura was voted out when she and Kristin both fell below the yellow line.

http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/04/15/biggest-loser-recap-laura-leaves-with-an-injury/#more-11342

RealityFreakWill:
Looking at Old 'Biggest Loser' War Injuries with Laura Denoux

Now that the weight loss field in The Biggest Loser Couples has been narrowed, it's nail-biter time as the players hit the scales to inch closer to the title of Biggest Loser. But it was the long awaited makeover week on The Biggest Loser Couples, as Tim Gunn schooled the finalists on a fashion stint at Macy’s before Tabatha Coffey and Brandon Martinez grabbed scissors and color accessories to whip The Biggest Loser players' hair into new, less weighty shape.

But the high profile festivities weren't over as all of the remaining ranchers headed to Hollywood for a premiere, which turned out to be an unexpected highlight reel of their journeys on The Biggest Loser Couples, which made for pounds of reflective emotion. And the drama only continued when the ranchers were joined by their families, which then made for pounds of tears when Ron's son Max couldn't contain his emotions at seeing how far his father and brother had come in their journey to lose weight and live a healthy lifestyle.

When things got back down to Biggest Loser business, Laura was still nursing a bad hip, which she eventually sought medical attention for at the urging of trainer Jillian. The final diagnosis indicated a stress fracture at Laura's hip bone, which forced Laura out of the exercise aspect of the show this week. As a result, Laura ended up gaining 3 pounds. And it's not too often that you see the steel chomping, tougher than leather Jillian shed a few tears either.

Unfortunately, due to her fractured hip bone, the ranchers felt compelled to send Laura home, with Filipe casting the final vote.

The next day we stepped on the scale with now ex-Biggest Loser Couples rancher, Laura Denoux, to get an update on her hip injury, the previous plan to throw the final weigh-in with Tara, and when she first started to notice her Biggest Loser weight loss and healthy transformation.

THE DEADBOLT: How did you injure the hip?

[Biggest Loser Couples NBC] LAURA DENOUX: Really, I think it was just a combination of running on the treadmill. It was an athletic injury. From what I was told from the doctors is a common injury that a lot of athletes get, especially when they run a lot. From the constant pounding on the bones, there’s that pressure on the femoral neck of my hip. So it was just constant running that we were doing. And then I think the different challenges, like the Rose Bowl stadium, just made it even worse. So I can’t really tell you one particular thing that caused my fracture.

THE DEADBOLT: So it was basically just wear and tear?

LAURA: [laughs] Basically, wear and tear. I mean I know they only show a few seconds of us working out, but we’re working out six to eight hours a day, and they can’t show all of that in the two-hour show once a week. I mean, you’re doing lots and lots of running, lots of pounding, and that’s what causes these types of fractures.

THE DEADBOLT: So what was that canyon wire-walk challenge like?

LAURA: Oh, my God! That thing was so scary. I mean you’re over a hundred feet off the ground and you’re just looking down, holding onto a wire, and you’re standing on a wire, and you have to walk across it as fast as you can. So not only are you afraid of falling because you might get disqualified - Or who knows? Maybe you might plunge to your death - but just being as high as we were ... I mean, the camera didn’t do any justice to it. It was high. It was extremely high.

THE DEADBOLT: It looked really cool.

LAURA: Yeah. I was super confident going into that challenge. I was like, ‘I’m gonna win this challenge and I’m just going to fly across it. I’m not afraid of heights.’ But then once you’re up there, the wind is swaying you back and forth and you’re like, ‘Oh, my God! If I fall off of this wire I might be disqualified.’ So you are kind of cautious.

THE DEADBOLT: Without relying on the scale, when did you first start to notice the weight loss? Was there one day where you were like, ‘Oh, great! Look at this.’?

[Biggest Loser Couples NBC] LAURA: I think once I started to see the fact that I started at like a 3X t-shirt and then all of a sudden I was down to a 1X, a large, the clothes. And the fact that the people who are giving us our clothes, the t-shirts, The Biggest Loser t-shirts, they’re like, ‘That’s too big for you now, you need another one. Here are your smaller shorts.’ You know, all of our clothes, and even our bras, weren’t fitting us anymore. You had to just get new ones. And that’s really where, I think, because you don’t really see yourself change unless you are looking at your clothes changing.

THE DEADBOLT: Last week, when you won the golden ticket, how long did it take to sink in that this thing might be a curse?

LAURA: [laughs] I think once I actually had to make a decision on who to send home. And I think everybody was getting a little bit insane with the workout, the last chance workout, the night before. You know, me having all of this stress, like, ‘Oh, my God! What if it’s this person that falls below? What if it’s that person that falls below? What am I going to do?’ Actually, what if it was two people that I loved just as equally, especially if it was Tara and Helen? That, I didn’t want to live with, sending home Helen. You know, she was one of my best friends on the show. So that was a lot of pressure.

THE DEADBOLT: Were you surprised at how emotional the whole journey was?

LAURA: Yeah. You know, I knew that I was an emotional person, but I didn’t realize that I was going to be crying so much on the show [laughs]. I mean, not only are you emotional for yourself but you’re emotional with all of the other contestants, because you’re seeing how much it’s affecting their lives and yours. And you don’t really realize how impactful to the people watching until you’re off the show and you’re in the real world, and people are coming up to you telling you how you inspired them and how they lost fifty pounds because they’ve been watching you. So being on the ranch, it’s emotional because you’re tired and you’re realizing how far you’ve come, especially towards the end . You’re like, ‘Oh, my God! I can’t believe I made it this far.’ But then when you get home and start to interact with other people, and see how much you’ve inspired them, that’s really big.

THE DEADBOLT: During the golden ticket episode, can you explain your reasoning behind the plan to get Tara to throw the weigh-in?

LAURA: Yeah. There were a couple of reasons why that came into our minds. Well, first off, we knew that if one of us got that ticket - You know, we’re also playing with water. I don’t think a lot of people realize that when you workout you can kind of conserve water for yourself for the following week so that if one of us threw the weigh-in, it was on purpose. So we could drink water, and then that way the next week have a huge week. But then there was also the fact that if she fell below the yellow line with somebody, it would make my job to vote somebody off even easier. And we were kind of hoping the person that did fall below with Helen was somebody we wanted to go home.

[Biggest Loser Couples NBC] But then there was that risk - What if Tara fell below with Helen? I don’t want Helen to go home either, so you were taking a lot of risk. And then it’s like, ‘Well, what if I fall below with Tara? Then Tara is going to go home.’ I know that everybody was really scared that we were going to throw the weigh-in. And that three pounds that Tara lost that week, people still thought that we were trying to throw the weigh-in and she really wasn’t. It came across our minds but that was definitely not what we were planning on doing. She really did lose three pounds because that’s all she lost.

THE DEADBOLT: What was your favorite challenge?

LAURA: I really loved the week five challenge when we were tied to ropes and had to jump over and under that metal pole. We were just laughing at the end. We were frustrated. But at the end we were just laughing at how silly we were because of how we got this rope tangled up. And really, that was the only challenge that Tara and I got to participate in as a team, because in week one we were running. But obviously Tara was way faster than I was and then I was home for thirty days. Then week five we got to that challenge once I got back. And then week six, I believe we were already into black and blue, so it was the only challenge that Tara and I got to do together. It was fun for us, and the tangling was just hilarious.

http://www.thedeadbolt.com/news/105631/biggest_loser_couples_laura_interview.php

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