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New Biggest Loser 9/21 - Lapband Failure Contestant

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spoiltmom    44

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No offense, but not gonna buy that one. If you do the initial weigh in wearing a t-shirt and shorts...and wear those same clothes each time, your weight will be just as accurate.

I'm betting it's for ratings. I asked my cousin, who watches it with her boyfriend, what the attraction is since neither needs to lose weight. Their response, "It's fun to watch the fat people with their blubber all hanging out." I didn't say she or her boyfriend were nice people...but I'm guessing the shock value (and it is shocking to those of normal weight) is the reason.

That is true also. Hmm. You know some of those bras they wear are heavy duty. If I were on their and ended up below the yellow line I'd demand to be weighed in nothing but my shorts...just like the guys. LOL Those bras have to weigh at least 2 pounds each.

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Angelyco    0

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First, I would just like to point out that the guy who won the weigh-in is the one who had bypass surgery. Interesting, eh? He apparently lost 70 lbs with it before he came on the show.

I don't like how they did the weigh-in and elimination this week. I DO like how the weigh-in was a surprise and nobody could prepare too much (we've all read the articles of former contestants and the stuff they did before weigh-ins). However, having a challenge to determine the two to be up for elimination is bullshit, in my opinion. The people who are more in shape for that particular challenge will always get ahead. Beyond determining the top 8 and bottom 8, your weight-loss is pointless after that. Yeah, sometimes the eliminations are unfair if someone has just one bad week, but I can already see how people who are in better shape would try to throw the weigh-ins in different ways if they are confident they would win the challenge. Of course, this is all assuming that this is how eliminations will be determined for the rest of the season.

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ElfiePoo    109

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that is true also. Hmm. You know some of those bras they wear are heavy duty. If i were on their and ended up below the yellow line i'd demand to be weighed in nothing but my shorts...just like the guys. Lol those bras have to weigh at least 2 pounds each.

roflmao!

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Liftingchic    0

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I was unhappy that all the boys were basically above the yellow line, I wont be watching long if a girl goes home every week..

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kimaly    57

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I'm not so sure how fair it is because men lose faster then women in general and I don't care what anyone says the people with WLS have an advantage and what about when the women are retaining Water?

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vlp1968    83

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I agree, men have a distinct advantage. Their bodies naturally have more muscle, which means they have a higher metabolism. I love the show though.

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vikki99    1

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I would love to see them do a show just for women and one just for men. I think the results would be more accurate that way.

Great Idea!!

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Angelyco    0

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There is too much crying this early in the season...

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pfrance    1

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Ok I missed the show so who got the boot.

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Angelyco    0

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Tina. Scraped by last week, begged to go home at the beginning of this week, decided she definitely wanted to stay, then got eliminated anyway.

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Dawn    16

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I just have to put my 2 cents in here! I LOVE BL! I have watched EVERY show since it started (usually with a bowl of ice cream :thumbdown: feeling sorry for myself, but not anymore!! LOL) I do NOT agree 100% with the show because I sure don't have 6+ hours to work out each day but the basic message is good. Eat right and exercise, MAKE the time for YOU! I think some of us just need that extra push, like WLS!

As for Allie, she had her stomach stapled when she was 14. Her mother allowed it and the doctor told her it was going to "cure" her! Well we see how well that worked! I do not think that MOST 14 year olds are ready for this type of life altering surgery but I'm sure some are! She had the HIGHEST % of Body Fat then ANYONE else on the show (even the guys) :) That is sad! She is so young! Then when she got voted off and asked her mother to just do one little thing by getting rid of the chocolate in the house and her mom didn't, I felt really bad for her! I am glad she was able to turn to someone else for support though and she is loosing the weight!

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