In an aggressive process of trimming the cast, 7 people were eliminated in The Biggest Loser Season 10 Episode 1, leaving us with a remaining cast of 14 contestants heading to the ranch.
Bob and Jillian have been granted the chance to each save one person. Bob chooses Aaron, hoping it will be good for him and his son. Jillian chooses Elizabeth, who fainted at the challenge.
Alison wants to make one thing clear. They may be wearing matching shirts, but they will not be competing in teams. It’s an individual game already.
Lisa says the first day’s workout is much worse than natural child birth.
Tina is from Boring, but falling off the treadmill is certainly eventful for her. Not far behind, Rick passes out. Elizabeth continues to struggle with shortness of breath.
It’s time for the first visit to Dr. H for a wake up call. Lisa gets to view a picture of herself, which is worth 1000 words. In addition to her terrible eating habits, she also smokes, combining to make her inner age 62, double her actual age. Tina has fat being deposited in her organs, including her heart. Aaron is 51% fat and has diabetes. Patrick has the arteries of a 65 year old man. For a normal 54 year old, the risk of heart problems is 4%. Rick’s risk of some sort of heart catastrophe within the next 5 years is 32%. Adam’s mother died due to diabetes and obesity, both of which he also suffers from. Allie had gastric bypass surgery at age 14, but it’s eliminated muscle along with the fat, leading to her having the highest percentage of body fat on the show.
Bob has an obvious point that should be clear to an average grade schooler (but more and more isn’t). Their problem is that their food portions are huge. This isn’t rocket science here. Calories in minus calories out. The quality of the food can certainly make a difference, but the amount of food is their biggest problem.
During workout number two, Brendan has a question for Bob. “Are we almost done?” Really?
After the workout, a few of them get a special delivery. Their favorite foods, which contain more calories than they need for a full day, let alone one meal. They actually make sandwiches with fries on them. And as if regular helpings of mayo and bacon aren’t bad enough, double bacon and double mayo is somehow viewed as a good concept.
It’s been over two weeks since they were weighed in at home, and their weight loss journey should have begun then. Tonight’s weigh-in will be the same as any other. They will face the scale, and there will be a yellow line. It’s just moved. Up and up and up. Half of them will fall below the yellow line.
Mark: 380 pounds (-41, 9.74%)
Tina: 247 pounds (-16, 6.08%)
Patrick: 378 pounds (-22, 5.50%)
Rick: 314 pounds (-36, 10.29%)
Allie: 305 pounds (-17, 5.28%)
Frado: 340 pounds (-27, 7.36%)
Sophia: 258 pounds (-14, 5.15%)
Ada: 240 pounds (-18, 6.98%)
Due to how the yellow line works this week, from this point forward, every time somebody weighs in, one person will fall below the yellow line.
Burgandy: 219 pounds (-12, 5.19%), putting Sophia below the yellow line
Jesse: 339 pounds (-30, 8.13%), putting Burgandy below the yellow line
Jessica: 268 pounds (-14, 4.96%), putting herself below the yellow line
Adam: 368 pounds (-34, 8.46%), putting Allie below the yellow line
Lisa: 272 pounds (-16, 5.56%), putting Patrick below the yellow line
Brendan: 331 pounds (-31, 8.56%), putting Lisa below the yellow line
Elizabeth: 232 pounds (-12, 4.92%), putting herself below the yellow line
Aaron: 438 pounds (-30, 6.41%), putting Tina below the yellow line
7 of the 8 people below the yellow line are women. The only woman not below the line was Ada, who was one spot above. These chicks need to woman up, or risk being steamrolled. They are joined by Patrick, who for his weight and age should be performing a lot better.
Rick has the highest percentage of weight loss this week, which means he will have the opportunity to save one person. In addition, there will be a challenge for the people under the yellow line.
Before the very first elimination challenge, Rick is able to make his decision. He chooses to save fellow green shirt wearer Patrick, leaving only women in danger.
All of the contestants will race to reach a flag, and the first person to reach it will be safe. The remaining players will race again. The two final people without a flag will be up for elimination, with the decision to be made by the eight players above the yellow line. Sophia wins pretty easily. In the second heat, Elizabeth takes off and pushes through her asthma. Burgandy is not happy, blaming Jessica for participating in full contact sprinting, but she’s happier (I guess) in the third race when she wins. This is followed by a win from Lisa. That leaves just one safety spot remaining, which Jessica wins in a close race with Allie.
Allie and Tina are in danger of being eliminated. It’s the oldest contestant going up against the youngest. Allie does not feel she has learned enough. Tina feels sympathy for somebody who’s the same age as her kids, but she knows she needs to be there, although she’s not entirely sure she wants to be.
Votes
Aaron: Tina
Brendan: Allie
Ada: Tina
Rick: Allie
Mark: Allie
Jesse: Allie
Frado: Allie
I’d have gotten rid of the person who’s not sure whether she wants to be there, but with 5 votes, Allie is not The Biggest Loser. From her starting weight of 322, Allie now weighs 262, for a total loss of 60 pounds. However, she has learned that she cannot count on her mother, who refuses to change her ways in spite of her stroke. Unable to count on her real family, she went to Biggest Loser 8 winner Danny for help.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Biggest Loser Season 10 Episode 3, which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on NBC.