This week is the week of Love for most and maybe a little of that rubbed off at the Biggest Loser Ranch (just a little). This week the contestants were once again faced with a week of no trainer. At least the majority of them. This week the trainers had to pick one of their team members to send home. Don't worry they weren't sent home in the sense of "going home for good". Each trainer left with a contestant to train at home with them while the rest were left to train themselves … [Read more...]

  Week 4 of the Biggest Loser brought a week of no gym for one team and banishment for one team member. During this week's "No Excuses" episode the excuse addressed was "I can't get to the gym!" Now having been in the weight loss and fitness game for some time this is an excuse I banished from my own list years ago when I cancelled my gym membership. Magazines, television, and the internet have all but given us plenty of ways to workout inexpensively at home. However it is … [Read more...]

The episode with temptation of many sorts at its center. Before we get into the yummy temptation above lets talk about another temptation that the Biggest Loser contestants face..."Missing Family". This I'm sure must be the hardest part of living on the ranch. Harder then the exercise, the eating healthy, and Bob constantly yelling "more" in your ear. Missing his family was too much for one contestant this week. After his brother leaving the week before Joe Messina chose to leave … [Read more...]

With Ben Shuh home the black team was down by one.  Insert time for a challenge of sorts here. One thing about Biggest Loser they don't often repeat temptations or challenges. Tuesday nights challenge was a "poker game" of sorts. The winner receiving...the second most coveted Biggest Loser prize "pounds". Second of course only to immunity. The objective of the game...guess the percentage of weight your team will win in week two. Wage the most and win and you win a 5 pound … [Read more...]