After and emotional gathering in which the black team is surprised to see Tracie is still a part of the blue team, the first challenge of week six of season eight of The Biggest Loser takes place. Contestants have to dig in the sand for four keys, and the first team to get all four keys can open a box with a prize which is undisclosed.
Blue Team Wins First Challenge
The blue team finds all four keys and wins the first challenge of week six. Upon opening the box the team finds tickets to go and visit their family members for one week. The blue team is then told that they can either keep the gift and go home, or spend the week at the ranch and let the other team go home. The blue team decides to give the black team the prize believing this will give their team the advantage at the next weigh in.
Black Team Faces Challenges at Home
While the black team enjoyed spending time at home with their families they faced some challenges as well. Danny decided to eat at home rather than out because he felt more in control. Shay and Dina challenged themselves to be assertive in restaurants and send food back if not prepared exactly as they requested. Amanda struggled with trying to work out at the gym without the help of Jillian. Daniel and Amanda both received encouragement calls from Jillian. When the week was over the black team emotionally said goodbye to their families, though they all felt relieved to be returning to the ranch. Everyone on the black team had their eyes opened to the challenges ahead of them when they finally return home for good.
Blue Team Works at a Food Bank
In between working out, eating healthy, and sleeping at night, Bob takes the blue team to a food bank where they help pack back packs to take to local school children to take home for a weekend. The blue team is made aware of the hunger that exists in America and how much is taken for granted.
Blue Team Wins the Weigh-In
Although most members of the black team were able to lose weight on their own at home, the blue team did have the advantage of having Bob as a trainer and the structure of the ranch. As expected the blue team won the weigh in. The most surprising number of the weigh in was that of Daniel. Daniel claimed to have done all he was supposed to at home and had an emotional breakthrough with Jillian in the last chance workout. In spite of this Daniel managed to gain a pound and the trainers and contestants were in shock.
After losing the weigh in the blue team has to vote for member to go home. This member was Dina. After the show viewers was able to see that Dina did continue to lose weight after leaving the ranch and had a lot of support from her family.
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