[ducky0224]

I'm watching, but probably wont religiously. Just to hard to stay glued to a tv for that long. Maybe I will get on the elliptical during it, so that I am not just sitting there watching.

[amandarose17]

OK, so it was on last night? I missed the first half hour, but my heart is just pulling for Coleen. We are the same age and I can just not imagine having to go through that all alone now. I know she can do it? And did you see her dad afterward? I was so proud of him.

[Tomato]

I am watching TBL, but I find this season somehow ..... totally uninspiring. I don't know. I really loved TBL - Couples and looked forward to watching Families, but so far it does not hold my attraction. I caught only the second half last night. Yes, I agree, Jerry did a great job - I actually did not expect him to do so well. Although it said he lost 70 lbs total and when he started TBL, he was 380. That would make him only 310 and he did not look like a man who weighs 310 lbs (he looked thinner than that).

[FrouFrou]

Tomato...same here. I watched from the beginning and for me too after this last (the 3rd) show...I am not sure I even want to see anymore. The last show kind of irritated me for some reason and it is totally not insipiring me. We'll see after the next show...thinking I will read thru most of it, lol.

[chick_in_the_hat]

Originally Posted by jandaman

i also love it when the booted candidates turn right around and have AMAZING results all on their own..what i wonder is-how do they do it???? where do they find the time to work out so intensely bein' back in the real world and all..plus being confronted with actual temptations and all their old unhealthy patterns..makes their results seem even more spectacular than those left in the house!

The thought of prize money and a FINALE show to be on would be a POWERFUL motivator. Plus you have what you've learned while you were in the house.

Ali from last season got sent home fairly early in the show...came back to win the whole thing.

[EZMONEY]

Angie and I usually watch....don't know if it is because we can't watch it together this time around (I am working awya from home) or what, but I am just not getting into it. My bil is hotel rooming with me and he likes the show too but neither of us have been able to stay awake for the entire show.

I really think it's because NBC is trying to stretch 20 minutes of show into 2 freakin' hours! How many times do they need to rpeat stuff....repeat stuff...repeat stuff....repeat stuff....repeat stuff ya know until we know what they did before the commercial!

[chunckymonkey]

I agree, recently got TiVo and speeding through the commercials is one of the top 2 reasons to pay extra for it (the features are the other reason).

Anyway, I am inspired by this season...maybe it's because I know this time is the last time I struggle with my weight. I am inspired to see people actually having the same reasons as myself for eating - accepting what needs to be done to change - and see them all succeed even if they were voted off the show.

When I'm at the gym alone or with the trainer - I'm exhausted from my 12 hr work day and pushing myself for another hour when I could be on a couch is a very hard decision...I see these people working out with trainers - and they are putting in a whole lot more then my hour so who am I to complain. LOL!

(May seem strange - but the thinking works)

My weigh in is on every Fri...week 2 and l lost 1 lb. Through 7 (?) seasons of this show I know that week 2 is horrible...I'm not down on myself, I'm not giving up, and I hunted down this site. Must of my actions are due to the show - in fact, the group of people I'm in weight loss with for the next 4 months refer to ourselves as The Biggest Loser.

[tinamae]

I like watching the show too. It makes it easy to get out of bed the next day and get on the treadmill. Even though we know that their weight loss is not reality for us seeing those guys working that hard really gets me moving.