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It’s always got on my nerves that people in the show say it in way that it seems like they are the first – before Ali won it was always:

“I want to be the first ever female biggest loser!”

After she won it was always:

“It’s great that a woman has finally won it!”

The Australian and US shows are both as guilty of it but although it annoyed me it was pretty easy to brush off safe in the knowledge they probably meant “…in the USA/Australian version” but just didn’t feel it necessary to add that part every time.

So colour me shocked and super annoyed when during the Biggest Loser Where Are They Now special that I only just got around to watching, Ali Vincent says:

“I am the first female biggest loser in the world. Period”

*Splutter Cough Die*

What? does she actually think that? Like really? Why has no one told her that she was beaten to it by the UKs Jodie Pregner way back in 2006? Why would she just assume it to be true – surely if you are going to go around saying something like that you’d at least check it’s accurate first.

The mind boggles and I hope someone has at least now set her straight.

I just got around to watching last weeks The Biggest Loser USA, and by last weeks I mean the one from Tuesday the 10th – I got a little behind, ooops.

I liked the red line but I don’t like that it resulted in Dan going home, he’s one of the least objectionable of the bunch. But he has been there twice and had his chance, so I guess it was the fairest thing.

I am glad that Shay went home as her dummy spit during the challenge was pathetic, and she seemed to have the attitude that she deserved and needed to be there more than any one else. Don’t get me wrong, I wish her no ill and I hope she goes on to lose the weight she wants to – I just didn’t like her attitude!

Interestingly, I don’t know if it was just the copy I had or if they didn’t show it full stop – but they didn’t do an update on her at the end as they usually do with contestants, hmm.

Roll on the next episode

I only just watched last weeks episode of The Biggest Loser USA, I was away and had problems getting hold of the torrent so this was the first chance I go. On the plus side this means I only have to wait a minimal amount of time for the next episode.

I was sad to see Tracey go and disapointed to see most of the contestants still holding a grudge aganst her because she didn’t do what they wanted her to do in the first few weeks.

She wasn’t that bad overall really, was she?

She looked amazing in the ‘at home’ section as well, she’s lost 86lbs in the space of a few months – pretty amazing

Isn’t it amazing? Isn’t it awesome? Isn’t it a wonderful example to set to the millions of people watching?

Erm, no.

Really, 101 pounds in seven weeks is not healthy, it’s not responsible, it’s not realistic and it’s not a good example to set. It only goes to highlight the thing about The Biggest Loser I really don’t like – honestly, congratulations to Rudy as it’s a pretty mind blowing thing to have done.

But where is this show going to be in another 5 years time? 800lb contestants? Losing 20lbs a week? Someone losing 100lbs in 3 weeks? If each season has to be bigger and better than the last, it is really a scary thought.

Having said that about American shows and their product placements, that isn’t to say it doesn’t happen in UK shows – they just have to be much more subtle about it. Take the last series of The Biggest Loser UK where the Kettlebell was used and praised most episodes – pieces to camera from the trainers and contestants talking about how wonderful a piece of equipment it was. I wonder how many people rushed out to buy one after the show, I know it’s on my Christmas list this year.

I actually got around to watching this weeks episode early in the hopes I could avoid spoilers, and it worked

Unfortunately it wasn’t a very interesting episodes. Sending one team home for the week was a pretty neat idea I think – but there were no real stand out moments for me to wax lyrical about.

One thing that made me chuckle;

Team: Half dead digging about in the sand for a mystery prize.
Ali: Keep going guys, remember what you are playing for.
Rebecca: We don’t know, you didn’t tell us!
Ali: Oh yeah *laughs*, well, it’s a good one!

One thing that made me grrr – Dina being discusted by her family eating unhealthy food on a night out at her old favourite restaurant. Not 2 minutes earlier she was telling us this was exactly the sort of stuff she was eating 6 weeks ago – yet she expects her family to just quit it all overnight because she has? There’s nothing worse than a judgemental former fatty! I wasn’t sad to see her ultimately sent home.

Heck even Tracey let me down this week, she was being nice, working hard and getting on with everyone – not an evil plan or eye rolling out of her head moment in sight. Come on girl, you are the season villain – you can do better than that!

I was just looking at information on dietitian careers on dietitianjobs.net, a great little website I found that is totally free to use – you can upload your resume and search for jobs already in the database. I was so much Biggest Loser that I reckon I am probably already qualified haha

The Biggest Loser USA is back..and I am already concerned and wondering how many people will be reaching for the best diet pills at the end of the season.

I think in general the show is great and sends a good message. But it’s just unrealistic, it’s not healthy to lose weight as fast as they do and I am sure ‘normal’ people come away at the end having ‘only’ lost 20lbs compared to their 200lbs feeling miserable about themselves

The Biggest Loser Australia 4 – Episode # 61. Best. Episode. Ever.

Really, it had every thing. The bad guy getting their just desserts at long last. Emotion. Tension. A cliff hanger. An elimination. A weight gain. An update on my favourite eliminated contestant. A favourite going below the yelow line and a killer teaser about a mystery person set to shake up the game.

Gimme more, gimme more! I am so sad the series will be over in just two weeks time.

I actually felt sorry for Meaghan this episode. I am pleased she’s finally been eliminated and beyond please that the whole ‘3 girls in the finale’ thing didn’t work out — I always knew Cam and Julie were mainly interested in getting them as far as possible, so it was nice to see that scuppered.

But oh man, that failure is going to be with her for life — on the back of ‘Face your Fears’ week, when they all…err…face their fears, start their new lifes, talk about how they can do anything now and nothing will hold them back ever again and Meaghan fails to face one of her fears in spectacular fashion, costing her own place in the game and nearly dragging her best friend down with her. That surely has to go down as one of her biggest ever life regrets, even if she lives to 100!

I did gain a little respect for her in that she was not going to let Sammy go home, and that she didn’t take the easy option and give Sean the Nothing Bracelet, she actually considered that he needed the money and Cameron didn’t.

In fact Tiffany was the one who lost a little respect as she stood there giving Meaghan the death stare in a ‘Give it to me and you are dead, bitch’ kind of way.

Back on Fitzroy Island, Bob ‘only’ loses 3kgs and is upset, then Nathan steps on the scale and the fat bastard gains 1.3kgs. Ooopsie. Sucks for you. Game over man. See you in the finale Bob

In other news…laters Sean…I know the producers are trying to indicate Cameron might go home, but I ain’t buying it. They have wanted rid of Sean since day one and the alliance has always stood strong before, that isn’t going to change now.

I am sad to see him go, he is the only contestant left that I really adore and thinks deserves to be there and to win. I wish there had been an immunity challenge this week, so at least he had that extra chance.

Oh well.