The Biggest Loser (Page 9)

&... because people actually think dropping over a hundred pounds in 12 weeks is a "reasonable" thing.... like cutting out half your stomach, or having it stapled.

It isn't that I disagree with her.... but people continuously line up for some get fixed quick thing, then don't like the price they have to pay for it... You actually thought it was going to be "free"?

Ok...so after watching the past 7-8 seasons of TBL, I got fed up after last season and haven't watched one minute of this new season?  Am I missing anything?

Are they running a marathon at the end of the season, or doing something really dumb that might provide some entertainment?

I agree. 

I loved when Gina said she could not count on a vote... no... no your certainly can't.

I really want Danni to win. Joe is solid... Gina just won't go away.

I have to admit I have a crush on Danni now. She looks good and busts her butt. I was also very impressed with Joe's brother. He looks like he's lost about as much weight at home as Joe did on the ranch.

Spot on Josh!  Joe's brother did a fantastic job without the world class trainers and ranch facilities..

On the fear episode, how come Alex didn't have to do one (or did I miss it)? 

We had the sharks, the singing, the "away for a week" crew, the coffin (!), the heights for all of them but what was Alex's?

Makeover was ok - I knew Danni would look smoking. She could stop now and I'd be ok with that.

Alex is gone.

I assume they are avoiding the before/after comparisons for the kids to take the spotlight off weight loss.  But I would wager they have all lost weight, or they are getting SO MUCH better clothes it's ridiculous.  Sunny, in particular, I thought looked really good.   Poor Lindsay just has a shape where she holds all her weight in the middle.   That genetic type is a hard cross to bear if you want to appear "thin."

I admit I was thinking "eh" when seeing how heavy Jackson still is, but then they showed the footage from the first episode and it's staggering.  Yes, those guys need to lose a lot more still.

No to belabor this point, but Gina was wearing a size 10 skirt.  While she is still overweight, she is not obese.  I am not trying to say that being overweight is "a-ok" health wise, but I feel confident in saying that about Gina.  I wish they said what size Danni wore.   She looked great but you can see her remaining problem areas.   But that's good for her, more opportunity to win!  I am just surprised by how much weight those sweatshirts add.  They looked so much better in real clothes.   Gina lost 75% of her neck!

I like Gina fine and I wish they hadn't focused on her negativity so much that one episode.    I doubt any of them are perfect and when you're starving yourself, I think you get extra leeway for saying dumb things. 

I liked the episode. I could have lived without the fake dinner scenes, but oh well.  The fake-seeming "talks" with the kids also. 

P.S. It was Joe, not Jeff, that has the twin brother.

The only problem is that a size 10 is meaningless... there is no standard for that.  Not to mention the fact that women's sizes have slowly creeped up along with the typical American's weight.  It's all marketing... what was a size 10 is now a size 18, etc.