OMG!
And WHAT an episode this week! You know, that was a great challenge tonight - having to rely on takeout/restaurant food all week. I know that's a common question here at 3FC forumwide - we all have super busy lives and a lot of us don't have time to cook or prefer not to for whatever reason and how to eat out and still lose weight...? I think the response (and this is from my own personal experience as well) is to plan ahead - know before you open that menu what you're going to get.
During the explanation of the challenge I was reminded of an article in O Magazine a few months back titled "The Trouble with Takeout" with healthy suggestions for "to go" orders - a condensed version of the article can be
found here at Oprah's website.
I couldn't beLIEVE the choice of the Cheesecake Factory!
We've only been to the one in Coral Gables, FLA, but I do remember the portions..."huge" is an understatement! But they did pretty well. Was that hilarious or what when Jillian grabbed the dessert from Matt and had the guys pour a whole shaker of salt over it?
(since I'm in California I'm pretty sure I'm the last one to have seen the episode so what the heck...spoilers...)
I'm glad Suzy is staying another week - and I gotta say I was glad that Nick was eliminated. You gotta wonder why he even signed up in the first place - maybe since he's a comedian by trade (at least according to his bio) he figured he'd get a little publicity or perhaps he thought that all the work would be done for him - dunno but he just never really seemed to TRY ALL THAT HARD. And last week when he cooked up that huge 'victory dinner' I knew he truly didn't give a crap.
After this show, I really feel he applied to be on the show primarily for the publicity he hoped to get as a result. From what I've gleaned surfing around the 'Net, since last season SO many people had wanted desperately to get on the show - and (again) from what I've read - many many many people - in my very informal survey the MAJORITY of people - aren't in it for the cash prize NEARLY as much as for the opportunity to make a life change with the motivation, experienced trainers, etc - in a lot of ways this takes me back to the weight-loss camp I attended for 8 weeks when I was 16
Good times! Anyway, if I was one of the people who got as far as being one of the final guys picked but 'just missed by that much' for whatever reason - I'm sure a lot of them tonight are TO'd because Nick just WASTED this opportunity to totally transform his entire life when the chance to change could have been given to someone who wanted it more, you know? Anyway, that's just IMO of course, for what it's worth. Just frittered it away. Sheesh.
But still, I was
shocked to say the least at his before and afters. Is it just ME or has he put back on every pound he lost? Maybe it was the lack of a beard and his pasty white skin (he had a tan at the ranch which he seemed to lose pretty quickly - but he LIVES in Glendale which is less than 50 miles away - obviously he wasn't spending time outdoors exercising
It's the first time in the two seasons where someone has actually gone back to their old lifestyle - from the look of it anyway.
Well next week should be interesting as according to the coming attractions they'll be in Vegas, home of the all you can eat mega buffet!