The Biggest Loser Couples | First Episode
The Biggest Loser Couples edition premiered last night. Couples did not mean people solely in marriage or bf/gf relationships. It’s actually a team kind of theme. A mother and Daughter team, father and daughter team, ex-married couple team, football team mates team, bestfriends team, etc… There were originally 9 pairs of team. Unbeknownst to the contestants, there was another team to compete with. The online winners who has never met each other until that day. For their first challenge, they had to hike up a hill to touch their flag, both member should touch it, then hike back down to the starting point to pick their trainers. Most of the contestants wanted Jillian because they said she’s tough and that’s what they needed. The team who wanted to be with Jillian so bad ended up being the last to arrive in the starting point so she and her daughter didn’t have a choice but to pick Bob since the rule was once one trainer fills her 5 teams she can’t have anymore. In short, Jillian filled her 5 teams before Bob did. The biggest sponsor for this edition is Brita. The way Jillian promoted it was redundant. To paraphrase her…
“Water is good, Brita filers it, then we’ll work out with the Brita filtered water coz you need it to hydratre you through out the training…. So let’s go work out with our Brita water”
I was like, “geez if you love Brita so much, why don’t you just marry it” LOL.
Meet the teams after the jump …
Bette Sue and Ali — mother and daughter team. Bette was the one who wanted to train with Jillian so badly but felt she let her daughter down for not being able to get down first. She was pretty much crawling on the ground.
Jay and Mark — brothers team. they’re both successful in everything they do. Great family, great business but they just can’t manage their weight.
Paul and Kelly — ex-married couple. Kelly at one point broke down because they agreed not to talk bad about each other but Paul forgot their pact in one instant. Seriously, bless their heart. Who would go on TV with their ex-spouse to try to lose weight?
Maggie and Jenn — Bestfriends team. Both work for a weight loss camp yet feel embarrassed to let everyone know of the fact because of their own weight problems.
Neil and Amanda — Husband and wife team. According to them, they want to lose weight before their son realizes they are “fat”.
Curtis and Mallory — Husband and wife team. They wnat to change their lifestyle for their daughters’s sake.
Jackie and Dan — Mother and son team. Mother blames herself for her son’s weight problems.
Trent and Roger — Former football team mates. they want to get back into their harsh training just like old times.
Brittney and Bernie — the online winners team. Brittney wants to be hot steamy sex like Jessica Biel. Bernie’s fears is dying too young because of his obesity.
Lynn and Jenni — Father and daughter team. The first team to be eliminated. Jenni grew up as the “fat friend”. She was hoping by joining the show she and her father can work as a team and a chance to get even closer.
I think the challenge of this couples edition is that they both have to work hard to motivate each other to stay in the show. If one gives up, it’s not fair for the other one who is working so hard to get back into shape. So this is going to be an interesting installment. I wish them all the best.
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3 opinions for The Biggest Loser Couples | First Episode
Sam Carrara
Jan 3, 2008 at 1:54 am
Its great that people are encouraged (and supported) to lose weight. If their confidence is increased that’s wonderful.
I hope more people come away with ideas from “The Biggest Loser.”
Lose Weight & Feel Great,
Sam
Dexie
Jan 3, 2008 at 8:03 am
Yup, I love the show and the trainers. Very inspirational.
CAT
Feb 25, 2008 at 7:54 pm
This is one of my favorite shows. I admit it, I’m hooked. As a plastic surgery writer, one thing that fascinates me is the way people’s bodies change as they loose weight. If there’s one thing I’ve learned by working in this field, it’s that skin doesn’t normally bounce back too well after weight loss.
Take the men, in particular. I imagine at least a few of them will want surgery to reduce excess skin on their chest. A plastic surgeon I write for performs San Diego breast reduction for both men and women. I know the show is set in Southern California, maybe the contestants will check him out.
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