Biggest Loser: Couples 2 - Episode Three
One Contestant Wins a Trip Home with Bob Harper
Jan 23, 2009
Emotions are running high at the Biggest Loser Ranch after Week Two’s frustrating elimination. David and Jerry fell below the yellow line, while most of the other contestants believe that Joelle should be the one to leave the Ranch. She does not seem to deserve or want to be on The Biggest Loser: Couples 2. The remaining contestants are still fighting to bring their teammates back to the Ranch.
Temptation for Both Partners
The contestants meet host Alison Sweeney who describes this week’s temptation. They will each have five minutes in a room alone with some of their favorite foods, each with the calorie count displayed. All of the at-home players were given the same temptation, but their results will not be announced until after everyone has a turn. The team who eats the most combined calories will get a private workout with their trainer in their hometown.
Several of the contestants are tempted to eat. Mandi, from the yellow team, is thinking of how much she misses her children and has a slice of pizza, becoming the only player on the ranch to give in. Sione, of the blue team, wants to see his partner and trainer again and eats a slice of pizza and a taco. However, Carla Hall wins the day by eating 3 slices of pizza, 5 chicken nuggets, 1 taco, and 2 cupcakes. The total is 2710 calories, making her and partner Joelle the winners. She was visibly gloating over her win, angering the other teammates who wanted to see Mandi win and get to visit her children.
Detroit and Doctor Visits
Joelle is excited to get away from the drama of the Biggest Loser Ranch and have some private training with Bob Harper and Carla. When they arrive, Carla tells her that she is down to 335 pounds but Joelle doesn’t seem to react positively to anything. Bob tells Carla about Joelle’s poor weigh-in and lack of motivation. Carla’s screaming puts Bob’s outburst the previous week to shame. The team does not know how to communicate, which frustrates Bob.
Meanwhile, back in California some of the contestants are visiting Dr. Huizenga and discussing their health improvements. Two of the men in particular have huge results. Blaine was previously taking eight medications and no longer needs any of them. Ron also had significant reductions, from ten pills to just one plus a low dose of insulin. They both will be saving hundreds of thousands of dollars during their lives.
A Classic Biggest Loser Challenge
After Joelle returns, all the contestants participate in this week’s challenge. It is one that has been done on the Ranch before. All the contestants have to jump over a Styrofoam bar over and over. The last person to break their bar wins. While several of the contestants are out within the first five jumps, Kristin and Tara manage to last for over two hours. The hot, southern California weather eventually defeats Kristin. For a second week in a row, Tara wins immunity for the green team.
Week Three Weigh-In and Elimination
This week’s weigh-in was tense, but many of the players that had done poorly the week before had more success. Filipe had the largest reaction to his fourteen pound weight loss, while Ron and Mike had another huge week. In three weeks this pair has lost a combined 93 pounds. Ultimately, Joelle and Damien fell below the yellow line. The teams sat down together and discussed voting. Blaine tells Bob’s team that he respects their decision, because they did the same the previous week. Every member of Bob’s team voted Joelle out because of the problems she has caused.
However, when Jillian Michael’s team gets their turns to vote, it is obvious that they went for strategy. All of them voted for Damien instead of Joelle. Since this caused a tie, the person with the lowest percentage of weight loss went home. This week, that was Damien while Joelle survived for another week.
The Biggest Loser: Couples 2 airs Tuesday nights at 8 PM on NBC. Next week, the contestants face Super Bowl week on the Ranch and the eliminated players return. Stay tuned to see who falls below the yellow line.
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