BIGGEST LOSER- WOMEN

FUZZBUZZ4

I was SHOCKED at yesterday night's show.. but it was so exciting!!! i love that women are DEFINITELY going to be in the finals!!! anyway my question is.. i understand that the smaller you get the harder it is to put up the numbers every week BUT Ali weighed 146 and lost 11 POUNDS!!!!! how is that possible in 1 WEEK!!!!!
it takes me like 2 months to lose that much at best!!!:grumble:
i know they exercise all day long but OMIGOD!!! how is it possible!???

FUZZBUZZ4

I was SHOCKED at yesterday night's show.. but it was so exciting!!! i love that women are DEFINITELY going to be in the finals!!! anyway my question is.. i understand that the smaller you get the harder it is to put up the numbers every week BUT Ali weighed 146 and lost 11 POUNDS!!!!! how is that possible in 1 WEEK!!!!!
it takes me like 2 months to lose that much at best!!!:grumble:
i know they exercise all day long but OMIGOD!!! how is it possible!???

pbkfit70

What are you talking about?

Is it a USA TV programme? I live in Sussex, UK.

Thing is... I like walking and doing bits of exercise, but all day, everyday? Do they not have to work, look after family, kids, etc?

jcummings69

I was wondering the same thing! I was shocked last night! Ali looks AMAZING!

wooch44085

It is a US weight loss show - I am soooooo addicted.

Ali looks absolutely wonderful. She has lost 99 lbs in 5 months!!!

The people are picked to go live on a weight loss compound with nutritionists and personal trainers. So yes, they work out ferociously all day long and then they have great foods that are made for them, although they are taught how to shop in our everyday world and to cook great foods. They get to see their families periodically by winning challenges. I have been addicted since season one!! I think you can look it up online at NBC.com and look up Biggest Loser. It is amazing to see how these people have transformed their bodies.

annhjk

My husband's comment was that they must have really cut down on the carbs this week (and maybe even water to dehydrate for a day?). I never expected them to put up numbers like that. I'm glad it's the boys that are up for the vote.

Does anyone know where they are at % wise? I would think Mark would be the best choice to keep if we want a woman to win. How much more can he lose and look anorexic? Did you see Ali's shoulder's???? I like to see collar bone on myself, but not the whole bone out to the shoulder!

cp005e

Ali's numbers have been blowing me away. I don't see how it is even possible for her to have dropped so much weight in a week without resorting to dehydration/colon cleanse/etc! But as far as I can tell, she's done! She looks great - and tiny. I can't imagine her losing much more than 5 pounds at this point. Mark has maybe a tiny amount left to lose, but no more than 10 pounds.

Kelly still has a little more weight to lose, so she might end up being the surprise at the finale. And I had just assumed from the beginning that Roger would win, because he was such a big guy to start with.

Basically, everybody blew me away last night. It's hard not to think that they were doing something a little 'tricky' to get those sorts of numbers at this stage of the game. But I am very pleased to see 2 women guarantee themselves a place in the finale - that is awesome.

mjj79

Although I would like to see a woman win, I REALLY think ROger deserves it. He has been consistent and he was never originally kicked off, like Ali and Mark.

banks1850

for this particular show, everyone had tremendous weight loss. Personally, I feel that you have to take in all the factors that lead up to it, specifically the fact that they went on a trip, which undoubtedly played havoc with their body chemistry (if you noticed, the week before were universally bad numbers), and the fact that they were out of their routine when there, you'll see that their body returned to it's routine this week, and was happy to do it, and responded in kind. It's a testiment to the idea of a "shock meal" or a cheat meal as it were (bob recommended this in a previous show during one of those "Trainer tips" segments). Because they are doing everything on a much grander scale (I.E. working out 6 hours a day, focusing on health and doing basically nothing else) the loss they see is an oversized model of what normal people can expect under similar conditions (where they see 10 to 15 lb losses, you or I might see 2 to 3).

It was nice to see the girls win it last night. I was happy for them (I believe the guys have been a little too cocky this year). Over the last few weeks, I think I've finally seen Kelly "buy into" the whole plan. I didn't think her heart was in it for a long time, but now I think she is really working towards it and I'm happy to see that.

jcummings69

Yea I am definitely surprised Kelly is still on the show. To me it seemed like she had such a bad/give up attitude.

strongmom

I was thinking the same thing, about Kelly being the surprise winner! She does have more to lose than the others. That show is so motivating. When it began a few years ago, I didn't watch it because I thought the name of it was demeaning, but..now I love it. I tape it and watch it twice for motivation (parts of it at least)
Having them run with their old weight and then shed that weight and run again was incredible.

kaiyacali

The Chicas rocked the house! I can't wait to see them kick butt at the finale!

strongmom

As for Kelly's attitude, my take on that was low self esteem....she looks so much like my sister I think I favor her more because of it!

Shannon023

Yea I am definitely surprised Kelly is still on the show. To me it seemed like she had such a bad/give up attitude.

Kelli bugged me in the beginning with her whining/crying .(now Mark has that honor):huh: I would like to see either Kelli or Roger win it. :drinker:

lotusfromthemud

All I could think was how in the hell is it possible for them to drop double digits, especially when Mark and Ali certainly qualify now as healthy weights? 15 pounds is 52,500 calories!

I bet there was some pretty serious semi-shady dieting going on behind the scenes. I know that if 250,000 dollars was at stake for my weight loss, I would probably do. . .well, pretty much anything. I bet if you just worked out for four hours and didn't rehydrate that's a lot of weight.

I'm rooting for Ali all the way. Especially really getting to see how she connected her size to her emotional issues, I think she's been the biggest transformation. (also, I want her arms. .. jeesh)
Although, I admit. . .Roger is still pretty like-able to me. And Kelli has really impressed me with her under-the-radar-ness. (I agree that the defeatism was just from low self-esteem). Mark is on my last nerve. He's certainly a competitor, and I think it's OK to cry, but the producers have really made him un-llikeable.

Oh, man. . .I'm such a nerd. I've never been addicted to a reality show (OK. . .project runway, too) in my life.

memaw66

My husband can't stand Kelli and he has been out on the road so wait till I tell him she is in the finals. I kinda want her to win because I see a change in her entire attitude. I think she looks so pretty now because she actually smiles and feels good about herself. Roger has been too cocky for me and the other one cries too much!!! He even said that is why he gained weight was because he never let his emotions show, well he has more than made up for that!! I like Ali but to me she is getting toooo skinny. I think she looks unhealthy. My original vote was for Brittany but now, my vote, and I never thought I would say this, is for Kelly. I would like to see what Paul (kelly's ex) looks like now. I wonder if he kept up with his weight loss efforts because every food challenge was hard for him. I'm sure they'll bring all the others back for the finale. My husband will be in town that day so we will watch together.

Memaw

meme2018

Last night show was a big shock. I'm so happy for the Ladies. I'm very surprise that Kelli made it I just knew that she would have been one of the first to go. I think Ali will be the first women Biggest Loser. I like that she stayed true to her Pink team. OMG !!!!!! Mark stop with the water works, get a grip Man.:drinker: :drinker:

lina1131

Can someone please tell Mark to stop crying every 2 seconds? Geez.

Yay for the girls. I can't wait to see the finale next week!

Shannon023

Here's the recipe thread for the meals that Rocco made last night. :happy:

http://www.nbc.com/The_Biggest_Loser_5/exclusives/roccos_recipes/beef_tenderloin.shtml

MontanaGirl

I too was shocked with the results!! But I don't think there was any shady dieting etc going on behind the scenes. I agree that the trip to Austrailia may have played a big part in it. I noticed that for their level of activity there, they did not post very good numbers at the weigh in. I think that with the stress of the flights, different culture, jet lag, etc., that their bodies had a rapid adjustment once they got back to the ranch and a lot of water weight was lost and their bodies let go of the weight they burned up on that tri-athlon they did over there. JMO!! But Ali can't really lose too much more and maintain it - but for the sake of the competition I'm sure she will. It will be interesting to see where she settles out after it is all said and done - probably around the 140 - 145 mark would look best on her - I think anyway!

Shannon023

No doubt. :laugh:

He must have used food as his emotional coping mechanism before and now just has to blubber like a baby. :noway:

I voted for Roger last night.

FUZZBUZZ4

i am really curious about what they did.. i thought that starving yourself did the whole starvation mode thing.. i am so confused i know its bad in the long run and in the short run u lose the weight but then gettin back to normal living is hard.. i just want to believe that they dont condone that sort of stuff on this show.. and that they lost the healthy way but that seems like i am being way too gullible

Nich0le

Yea I am definitely surprised Kelly is still on the show. To me it seemed like she had such a bad/give up attitude.

I have to agree with this, Kelly has an eyeore attitude but she has made it this far and her self esteem is getting better with every day. I think she will end up losing more than alli because she has more too loose at home, she has the potential to loose 60% of her original body weight.

They all worked hard, they lose weight like they do because of extreme conditions and if we all had nothing to do but exercise and focus on our food intake all day we would loose like crazy too! Slow and steady wins the race, remember that!

MontanaGirl

i am really curious about what they did.. i thought that starving yourself did the whole starvation mode thing.. i am so confused i know its bad in the long run and in the short run u lose the weight but then gettin back to normal living is hard.. i just want to believe that they dont condone that sort of stuff on this show.. and that they lost the healthy way but that seems like i am being way too gullible

Pretty sure they are not starving themselves - did you see the episode where the black team lost a weigh in by huge amounts - they were undereating seriously - like only eating 500 calories trying to win. Jillian got on their case BIG time and told them they have to eat ALL their claories in order to lose weight. They started to and the next week won the weigh in. So I'm pretty sure they are eating!

cinandchris

I also think those numbers were way too big for week 15. I think maybe the not rehydrating after the final workout theory is correct. Ali is just too small to put up that kind of number. I think poor kelly had a lot of hard knocks to make her have low self esteem. Look at her whiny ex. And did you guys see the show with the vending machine where kelly ate till she was sick from the junk food and did not win a single thing?? Poor girl. As far as Mark goes, I think he is having hormone issues..lol Maybe he has messed up his testerone level with all this quick weight loss. I always liked Roger till the time he held Mark accountable to leave, when you know that had to be hard for Mark to do. But, I respect him for doing it, so I voted for Mark to stay. Has anyone gotten the sense that Jillian may have the hots for Ali? I kind of thought maybe, but my brother watched it with me last night for the first time all season and he picked up on it too. lol And finally, is that Rocko not hot?? He can come cook for me anytime !!! :bigsmile:

rem1979

I went on the web site and found their percentages of weight loss as of last night:

Ali - 42%
Mark - 41%
Kelly - 34%
Roger - 40%

I did a little math and found what each contestants "ideal" weight is based on a calculator I found online.

IDEAL WEIGHT - If each contestant met their "ideal"weight, this is what the numbers would look like:
Ali - 126 lb - 46%
Mark - 165 lb - 42%
Kelly - 144 lb - 47%
Roger - 202 lb - 44%

So by these numbers, Kelly has a good chance of winning with Ali in second so it is looking hopeful that a girl might win this afterall.

My opinion, Mark is looking sickly. He is getting too thin looking and you know he is going to lose alot more for the finale. After all, $250,000 is up for grabs. That beard has got to go and PLEASE stop crying so much.

Roger, though he could lose alot more probably, he is tall and if he lost too much, he would also look sickly too.

memaw66

I also think those numbers were way too big for week 15. I think maybe the not rehydrating after the final workout theory is correct. Ali is just too small to put up that kind of number. I think poor kelly had a lot of hard knocks to make her have low self esteem. Look at her whiny ex. And did you guys see the show with the vending machine where kelly ate till she was sick from the junk food and did not win a single thing?? Poor girl. As far as Mark goes, I think he is having hormone issues..lol Maybe he has messed up his testerone level with all this quick weight loss. I always liked Roger till the time he held Mark accountable to leave, when you know that had to be hard for Mark to do. But, I respect him for doing it, so I voted for Mark to stay. Has anyone gotten the sense that Jillian may have the hots for Ali? I kind of thought maybe, but my brother watched it with me last night for the first time all season and he picked up on it too. lol And finally, is that Rocko not hot?? He can come cook for me anytime !!! :bigsmile:

You know I was just asking my husband if Jillian was married or what? Is she gay? Not that it matters one way or the other. I looked on her bio and doesn't say any thing any where about a husband or significant other. What about Bob, I think he's gay but my husband disagrees. What do you guys think? Someone's sexual orientation doesn't bother me in the least, I was just wondering. I wish I could have Jillian move in with me for about 6 months so she could kick my butt into shape!!! I don't think I would work very hard for Bob but Jillian is very motivating!