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If you ate a lot (and all the wrong things!) over the holidays, you are not alone. Many of us throw cuation to the wind to enjoy the holidays with food and drinks that have a way of making us feel better in the moment.
The problem with these feel-good foods is that the good feelings don't last. You end up feeling bloated, guilty and fat.
Now is the time to remedy the problem and work on getting those extra holiday pounds back off. Why wait until after the New Year? How many times have you waited to lose weight? "I'll start Monday" is a good one. You end up gaining a few extra pounds before you start to get it out of your system and prepare to buckle down on a strict diet.
A better way is to eat what you want all the time, only to do it in moderation. Grazing for three days straight isn't moderate eating. But if you eat a little less and move a little more, you can fend off the extra holiday weight and get back on track quickly.
Posted by Tracy Rose
In a two-hour finale of the Biggest Loser, there were many updates and a look at the contestant’s emotional roller-coaster on the ranch and at home. The contestants that had been voted out week after week returned for their final weigh in. Brian proved he was biggest loser material by losing more than 50% of his total body weight and he took home the $100,000 prize.
In the end it all came down to the final three. We had to wait until the very end of the show to see why it was three and not four. Heather could not compete for the grand prize because she was five months pregnant. She obviously lost a lot of weight though and looked very healthy and cute as a button with her little pot belly.
Wylie came in third place, but I think he is okay with that because he has gained so much more by proving it to himself that he could lose the weight and get his life back. He is so happy that he glows. He looks amazing, with a lot of muscle definition and a size 32 waste.
Kai came in second place and really proved that women can lose weight just as well as the men. She lost the highest amount for a female in the show’s history.
Erik became the newest biggest loser with an astonishing 214 pound weight loss! He went from being the biggest guy on the show at 407 pounds to a downright skinny guy with nothing left to lose. He is hardly recognizable in his new skin, but he looks amazing and thin seems to suit him well.
With the pressure off, the contestants of the Biggest Loser can return home and begin the fight to maintain their weight loss in a world that revolves around food.
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As the last 5 contestants fight for a spot in the final 4, they are all under a lot of pressure and feel they have gotten too close to not win. Eric is feeling the heat from Bob because he is the only blue team member left and needs to make it into the final 4 to represent Bob and the team. Bob tackles him hard this last week, making him pull him on a dolly and hike the same hill he couldn’t make it up on day one at the ranch. Eric is happier, more confident and 112 pounds light though, so he handles it like a pro and is proud of his accomplishments.
Heather is still nursing an injury and she has a squabble about it with Kim when Kim challenges her to do more and out forth her best effort. Kim turns to Kai for support and tells her she is good enough to go all the way. This is both scary and exciting for Kai.
The final challenge is a half triathlon. They are asked to do a 200 yard swim, 5 mile bike and 1.5 mile foot race. The trainers were there to cheer them on. The amazing thing is how these people have bonded. They decided to do it together and when Wylie lagged during the swim, they stopped and waited for him so they could finish as a team. The guys crossed the finish line together with Kai and Heather not far behind. They were all very proud of the accomplishment and at how far they had come in 10 weeks.
Suzi and Matt from last season of Biggest Loser came to the ranch to give the remaining players a pep talk. They talked to them about the pressures of keeping it up in their real lives and how it can be difficult to go home and incorporate what they have learned on the ranch. The transition was tough for them, but they eventually got the hang of it and came to support them as they transition back into their lives.
The last chance workout was rough, as to be expected. Erik worked hard to earn a spot in the final 4. There was a lot of pressure to stay above the yellow line.
The final weigh in showed that Erik could easily be the biggest loser. He lost another 12 pounds this week. Heather and Wylie each lost 7 pounds. Jaron lost 6 and Kai lost 4, putting them both below the yellow line and at risk for being voted out.
Jaron was sent home, mainly because the other contestants chose loyalty as their reason for keeping Kai. Looks like Erik learned his lesson after letting Marty go. So Kai is the 4th member in the finals. They all have one last goodbye to their trainer and a life-size cutout of the old them. Erik gets especially emotional over seeing his old self and is scared to ever get like that again. He thanks bob and gives him all the credit for his amazing 124 pounds loss while on the ranch.
The contestants were then sent home for several months to finish their weight loss goals at home. Next week we will see them as their reunite and the final 4 weigh in for a change to be named the biggest loser and win the $250,000 grand prize.
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Sometimes on the Biggest Loser, there comes a point in the game when the contestants realize this is more than just about thier own personal weight loss goals. They come to realize it is a game and they have to play if they want to stay. Last week Erik made the choice to vote out his only remaining blue team member. This was a choice his trainer, Bob, was less than thrilled with. He was disappointed in Erik and let him know it. He told him they had nothing without the team. But now that they were down to a one-man team it was time to fight even harder because it was a fight not only to keep Erik in the game, but also to keep Bob in the game. He made Erik work hard for the desicion he made.
Meanwhile, the contestants participated in a challenge to run laps around a horse track carrying the amount of weight they have lost. Each time they ran a lap they could drop the amount of weight they lost that week on the show. With some of them carrying as much as 100 extra pounds, it was a tough challenge and also a reminder of why they didn't want to return to their former fat selves. Jeron won the race, despite pleas from Adrianne who desperately wanted a visitor from home to stay on the ranch for a day. Jaron enjoyed the time with his wife.
The weigh in was an emotional time for several reasons. Adrianne only lost 2 pounds and felt completely defeated. Her tears flowed freely (as they have been since she came to the ranch.) Jaron and Wylie lost significant amounts of weight and were happy with their results. Eric did Bob proud with a 12 pounds weight loss (bringing his 3 week total to 43 pounds!!) and he met another goal by moving from the 300's to the 200's. Heather fell into the bottom 2 with Adrianne, but she had been nursing a knee injury, so that came as no surprise.
The vote was not a shock. Heather was a shoe in to stay because she had been there longer and was not a threat. Kai kept her best firend and Jaron's vote to keep his biggest support was outnumbered. Adrianne practiced self-fullfiliing prophecy by telling herslef she could not get below the 160's. She left the ranch at 166 and during the update they shared her current weight that had remained the same. Better than a gain, but it was not a jaw-dropping moment like many of the othwer updates have been.
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After another emotional week for Adrian, she managed to come out on top as the biggest loser of the week. She had several emotional breakdowns and fought with Caroline about the fairness of the week’s challenge. She stated (and was correct) that everyone would vote her and the other gray teammate off first because they joined the show late in the season. She called it correctly, but I don’t think anyone appreciated her outburst or accusations and Caroline seemed shocked. Adrian lost 7 pounds, but with her small frame, she claimed the largest percentage of weight loss for the week.
Kai saved herself for the second time this season. In a competition that scared her to tears, she blew away the competition and took the lead on a stationary bike ride in the sky. As the winner of the challenge she won the bike and immunity this week.
Wylie came up with no loss. No gain either, but it secured his place in the bottom two contestants for the week and at risk for going home. He is upset and bewildered by the news and others seem to think he over-trained – apparently more than four hours a day is not good either. But we shall see if it pays off for him at the next weigh in.
That’s right - Wylie will be back another week. His former team-mate and friend Matt was the poor guy that was voted off this week. He was my pick for the biggest loser this season, but my disappointment for him didn’t last long. His transformation moment made my jaw drop. After returning home to impress his students at the high school where he works, he continued to work on his ultimate goal and lost an additional 50 pounds!! The big belly he once had is nowhere to be found. He looks strong and lean and talked about how the show helped him find the happy person inside of him.
Almost exciting was seeing Erik lose 11 pounds this week, putting him at a 100 pound loss since he walked onto the ranch. The only thing that lessened that enthusiasm for me was the fact that he showed no loyalty to Marty and sealed his fate to go home this week. Until the moment it happened and he said he was protecting himself to win in the end, I never in a million years would have thought he would vote for Marty.
So for the seond week, the gray team is safe and another one of my favorite contestants were sent home.
