The Biggest Loser (Page 12)

I *know*. Embarrassing to watch.

People are giving Danni a hard time for her hair and makeup but remember it's their equivalent to a red carpet event so the hair is going to be done up.  Obviously she wouldn't wear her hair like that to the grocery store. 

Either way I'd still hit it. 

Yay - so glad Danni won!! And so bummed that Joe didn't get the at-home prize (wish it didn't go to Gina, like everyone else I suppose). My other random thoughts:

- WTH was Bob wearing? Not my favorite look. I'm not digging the beard and the hair this season. Am I shallow?  

- Dolvett was looking mighty fine in that suit. However, his live interviewing skills need some help - so awkward when he was talking to the chick in the audience.

- I teared up when Lindsay came out and did her cheer with the cheerleaders - I'm such a sap. You could tell she had worked really hard to learn it and she looked good. That's what I liked about having the kids on this season - seeing them go out and gain some confidence they didn't have before, even if they weren't stick thin at the finale. 

- Way to go Lisa! Even though she didn't win the at home $, I thought she looked the best out of all of that group. And with 4 kids and her job, I don't know how she did it!

- I wish Sunny's mom would have jumped on the healthy train with her (like Bingo's parents).

- Didn't love Danni's hair like everyone else, but still thought she looked great. I like that she's rocking some serious muscle, rather than just looking thin - she looks really strong.

I liked this season so much better than the past few. Some of the contestants changes weren't as impressive, but I liked the focus on the positive stuff, rather than all the gameplay. I thought they handled having the kids on the show well. They lost weight but obviously not at a ridiculous rate like the real contestants, and they showed it in the context of their real lives. 

My daughter and I were hoping that Dani would win.  Very happy that she did.  

I remember when they first went back home earlier in the season, Dani was worried that she would have a hard time keeping the weight loss going since she works 2 jobs just to get by.  I hope that the $250,000 will help her quit working 2 jobs or be used to help her get a job where she doesn't have to work 2 jobs anymore.  I can't imagine working that much, and having a full life at the same time.

That would be the best use of it for her...chip away at it to supplement her income while searching for a good job.  Though, after this show I can't imagine she'll have a problem finding a job...especially if she wants to work in a fitness industry or as a motivational speaker or soemthing.

Edited to add: It was so weird seeing the week 1/2 stuff where Danni was consistently on the ground...she was considered one of the "weaker" players initially but she really did a 180!  I had completely forgotten that she was so bad the first few weeks!  Oh, and I will admit that several of the players I didn't even really remember them...sad.

Edited a second time to add:  They have compressed the timeline of the show lately too.  They used to spend 4-5 months at home after the Ranch.  If I do my math right they only did 3.  So I think that's one of the reasons some of the larger folks didn't have a total transformation.  Given another few weeks some people might have lost a bit more.

Lisa looked AMAZING!!  I thought she had it.  I was disappointed she didn't win the at-home prize.

Glad Danni beat Jeff.

He's crazy!  My husband even commented on how bad he thought Danni looked and he normally wouldn't.  The hair was not working for me AT ALL.  Allison finally looked good.

The number of tight/bandaid dresses has always been a problem on this show. Both Allison and the contestants. I was glad to see that Danni was one of the few that WERE wearing one, but I really don't think it's that flattering.  They show everything.   Oddly, I think Jillian looked better than she ever had and maybe the best of the night. 

It's hard to imagine that Lisa didn't win the at-home prize.  She doesn't need to lose a single ounce more, in my opinion, so I hope she's okay with that.  I am hopeful for those who transform with their family. 

The lawyers would never let that happen...

Maybe it's ALL related.   Maybe she was ahead by 3 lbs, so they added 2 lbs of hair gel/product to make it a closer contest!?!?!

Having watched enough episodes of the Chris Powell Extreme Makeover weightloss addition, it might be.  Most of Chris Powell's clients have to reach 40-50% body weight loss to qualify for the surgery (hmmm, about what most of TBL contestants lose).  At that point many still look fat...and the "loose skin" might still be fairly thick (with fat).  But all that loose skin jiggles around so much and causes so many issues (chafing, rashes, etc.) that it's worth it at that point to remove it.  Yeah, they will still have weight to lose afterward but it will be easier with the "dead weight" gone.

See, now this is cute:

http://blogs.suntimes.com/arts_entertainment/2013/03/biggest_loser.html

Danni's taking Jeff (and Francelina, who are apparently still together! Surprised that wasn't mentioned at the finale -- they always like to highlight the relationships that form on the ranch) on vacation!

It's so nice all the contestants got along this season. 

Alex, David (the cop) and Lisa all blew me away. They looked great (I really thought Lisa had it in the bag for the at-home prize -- they apparently weigh everyone in a week or so before the finale, so maybe she lost some MORE weight since the "official" weigh in??).

Also, here's a slide show of everyone's before and afters:

http://www.today.com/id/51231442/displaymode/1247?beginSlide=1

I think the kids DO look different, especially Biingo.