The parents in the black team threw the game away in The Biggest Loser Season 11 Episode 8, leading to the elimination of both Deni and Jesse.
Everybody is now going home for two weeks, after which they will return to compete in a 5k.
Courtney goes to work at her family’s ice cream shop. Of all the places to fall off the wagon, this could easily be one.
Jesse takes responsibility for his divorce from Arthur’s mom, which he views as one of the main factors for Arthur’s weight gain. As much as the morbidly obese parents could have set better examples for him, when somebody gets to the point of 646 pounds, it’s a choice, which Arthur realizes.
Austin heads to the bowling alley, where he must say no to all the foods people are trying to tempt him with. Seeing as it’s his 21st birthday, they also surprise him with a cake. A piece of cake once in a while isn’t the end of the world, as long as you keep it in your calories and understand the concept of moderation. I say go ahead and have some, but he decides to pass.
Olivia’s husband has always run, but she made the decision to not run with him. Now she’s able to train for the 5k with his help.
Kaylee has decided to act as a trainer for her family, getting everybody into the gym for a workout.
Arthur takes note of the little things. For example, he no longer has to put the seat of his car all the way back and is able to fit into it without squeezing, a practice that would have been extremely dangerous in the event of an accident.
Hannah makes her way back on to the volleyball court, which she hasn’t done since her accident. She’s frustratingly bad at times, but at least she’s trying.
Following their two weeks back at home, the contestants return to the ranch and are greeted by Alison, who welcomes them back with the promised challenge. Day 1, they ran a 5k with their partners, which determined who they would train with. Tonight they will be completing the 5k again, this time as individuals. Oh, and the stakes remain the same. They will be choosing their trainers. 7 get Bob and Jillian, and 7 get Brett and Cara. This has all the potential to end somebody’s game. The only person really looking for a change is Jen.
Justin is the first to reach 1 km, followed by Rulon. They are also the first to 2 km. 25 minutes in, Justin, Rulon, Jen, Kaylee, and Marci are at 3km, while Sarah and Arthur fight to stay out of last, or in last in Sarah’s case. She plans to throw the challenge so she does not have to make the choice, having worked with all four trainers. When they get down to the last two, Justin insists she step up and take control. In the end, this does make a difference because even way down in thirteenth place, there’s still a decision to be made after all.
First: Justin (32 minutes)
Second: Rulon
Third: Kaylee
Fourth: Jen
Fifth: Austin
Sixth: Marci (first black team member to finish)
Seventh: Olivia (last person guaranteed to have a choice)
Eighth: Hannah
Ninth: Moses
Tenth: Irene
Eleventh: Courtney
Twelfth: Ken
Thirteenth: Sarah
Fourteenth: Arthur
Red Team: Justin, Rulon, Kaylee, Austin, Moses, Ken, Arthur
Black Team: Jen, Marci, Olivia, Hannah, Irene, Courtney, Sarah
Jen’s defection back to the black team means that at least one other spot must change. With Sarah deciding to stick with the black team, an emotional Arthur is left without a choice and will be heading over to the red team. He views this new red suit as his funeral suit. If anyone has a chance to survive in enemy territory, Arthur may well be that person. He may be down over 100 pounds, but he still has a couple hundred to go.
With the teams revealed, the weigh in starts now.
Jen: 197 pounds (-14, 6.64%)
Irene: 185 pounds (-10, 5.13%)
Hannah: 182 pounds (-11, 5.70%)
Olivia: 190 pounds (-12, 5.87%)
Courtney: 246 pounds (-10, 3.91%)
Marci: 167 pounds (-14, 7.73%)
Sarah: 194 pounds (-10, 4.90%)
Black Total: 1361 pounds (-81, 5.62%)
Rulon: 350 pounds (-17, 4.63%)
Austin: 289 pounds (-10, 3.34%)
Ken: 286 pounds (-5, 1.72%)
Moses: 317 pounds (-5, 1.55%)
Kaylee: 179 pounds (-1, 0.56%)
Justin: 262 pounds (-8, 2.96%)
Arthur: 390 pounds (-16, 3.94%)
Red Total: 2073 pounds (-62, 2.90%)
Both Austin & Ken and Moses & Kaylee struggled at home. They may still be headed in the right direction, but there is clearly some more work to be done. As The Biggest Loser for his team this week, Rulon is safe, leaving Arthur in danger. He says he’s ready to go home now, but Jillian asks him to fight, while Bob asks that they not make the decision based on alliances and numbers.
Votes
Justin: Arthur
Rulon: Arthur
Arthur: Ken
Kaylee: Arthur
Moses: Arthur
As much as it could be argued that Arthur needs to be there, so does the rest of the team, who realistically can’t keep chipping away at their numbers to support someone from another team. With 4 votes, Arthur is not The Biggest Loser. From his starting weight of 507 pounds, Arthur has lost 158 pounds to be 345 pounds today. 32% down already is quite the start.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Biggest Loser Season 11 Episode 10, which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on NBC.