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The Biggest Loser Season 7
marigold:
BIGGEST LOSER A WINNING FORMULA FOR JILLIAN
Jillian Michaels is one of the world's most recognizable fitness trainers thanks to her work on the NBC series The Biggest Loser
The name of the reality series, though catchy, might not be fitting however, as the contestants on the program all take a huge
shot at changing their lives Michaels talks about why she continues to be a part of The Biggest Loser.
(the show, The Biggest Loser: Couples premieres Tuesday night with a 2-hour episode)
marigold:
An interesting article:
The oldest losers
When Estella and Jerry Hayes, both 63, retired from their respective careers as nurse and engineer in 2000 and moved back to Wheaton from California to be close to their children and grandchildren, they didn't envision spending their golden years severely overweight and out of breath.
Yet Jerry has had myriad health problems related to his weight of 369 pounds and Estella, who weighs 242, has found herself short of breath just climbing the stairs
Like many who struggle with the scale, both tried diet and exercise with little impact. Jerry even took the drastic step of hiring a dietitian earlier this year, but after two months, had little to show for it.
"I didn't lose one pound," he says.
They both realized they needed to do something drastic. So, when Jerry suggested they audition for "The Biggest Loser" even though the show has never had any contestants in their 60s, she agreed.
"Jerry doesn't ask for very many things, so when he asked me to do this I told him 'Sure, I'm with you,' " she says.
In addition to featuring the oldest couple to ever compete, the reality show's seventh season, which premieres Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WMAQ-Channel 5, features a number of firsts including the heaviest female contestant (379 pounds), the heaviest male contestant (454 pounds), and the youngest male contestant (age 18 and tipping the scales at 388).
"I look at [the Hayeses] and I'm just thinking, 'Oh, man. Do they even know what they've gotten themselves into?' " says Bob Harper, one of the show's two personal trainers, in the premiere episode.
He gets no argument from Estella.
"It's a different experience to watch the show and be on it," she says. "I didn't realize going in how little muscles I had. I had not done that much, sitting there taking care of my grandkids. I really have to work at building muscle."
The time they've spent on the show thus far has been revealing.
"My mind limits me more than my body does," Jerry says. "I didn't realize how strong or capable I was. The trainers will take you where your body can go."
While many children of parents the Hayeses' age might be concerned with their parents competing on such a physically strenuous show, not so with the Hayeses' three daughters.
"Our youngest daughter is the one who told us [about the auditions]," Jerry says.
Estella hopes to lose 70 pounds, and Jerry, 160.
Jillian Michaels, the show's other trainer, says the couple may end up being the most inspirational of all the contestants this season.
"If they can do it, anyone can do it," she says.
Home viewers aren't the only ones the couple will inspire. Estella was shocked at the support they've received from fellow contestants in the competition.
"We didn't sign up to be inspirational, but we got that feedback from other contestants," she says. "Most of them would like their parents and grandparents to get off the couch and be active."
Link to the article: http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/television/1361628,CST-FTR-loser05.article
marigold:
NEW SEASON OF NBC'S HIT WEIGHT LOSS SERIES – "THE BIGGEST LOSER: COUPLES" – PREMIERES JANUARY 6 WITH OLDEST, YOUNGEST AND HEAVIEST CONTESTANTS EVER, PLUS A SHOCKING NEW TWIST!
NBC Press Release
And "The Biggest Loser" Partners With General Mills and Feeding America On "Pound For Pound Challenge" Encouraging Viewers To Lose Weight While Helping To Feed Those Less Fortunate In Their Communities!
NBC's hit weight loss series returns with its biggest season yet when "The Biggest Loser: Couples" premieres Tuesday, January 6 (8-10 p.m. ET). Alison Sweeney ("Days of our Lives") hosts and trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels return to train 11 couples who begin the show with a combined weight of more than 3.5 tons.
The premiere kicks off with the contestants arriving at the ranch in teams of two, including mother/daughter, father/son, sisters, best friends, grandparents, cousins, an engaged couple and former models. Included among them are the series' oldest players yet (63-year-old grandparents), youngest male contestant (18), heaviest female contestant (379 lbs.) and heaviest contestant ever in the history of the show (454 lbs.).
First, they head to the gym to try working out on their own – unaware that Bob and Jillian are watching them via hidden camera, ready to surprise them and start picking their teams. After teams are chosen and they get settled in, the couples are off to compete in their first challenge for a prize that will prove to be very valuable. Also in the premiere episode, one contestant has an eye-opening health scare, and all the players are in for a shock when Alison Sweeney surprises them at the weigh-in with this season's big twist, sure to have dramatic consequences for almost everyone.
In conjunction with the new season premiere, "The Biggest Loser" is partnering with General Mills and Feeding America to launch the Pound For Pound challenge, an initiative that encourages Americans to lose weight and feed the hungry. For every pound viewers pledge to lose this new year, a pound of groceries will be delivered to a local food bank. The Pound for Pound Challenge gives Americans the opportunity to fight the hunger crisis and help families in their own communities by simply pledging to lose weight and getting healthy. People can visit www.PFPChallenge.com or www.biggestloser.com and enter their weight loss goals to join in. The challenge will be integrated into the show and viewers will get updates throughout the seventh season.
Americans can also donate directly at www.PFPChallenge.com and look for Pound For Pound lids and seals on specially-marked General Mills products. For each lid or seal mailed in, General Mills will donate 10 cents, enough to provide a pound of groceries, to Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief charity.
Texan:
I find this very interesting Only 13 of the 22 who arrive at the ranch survive the first week That means one team goes down to 1 as this is an odd number. I also wonder, do they quit? is that why we have so many not making it after the first week?
And welcome to the board. I hope your mom and sister do well on the show and that it has made a big difference to them and you. I hope you stick around during the season with us.
gillward:
I guarantee no one quits on Season 7. I think it's some weird challenge or one of the never-ending wrinkles they have on the program. The two guys Polynesian guys look like the life of the show this year.
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