So, 'tis that time again...

Will there be a Tara Machine this time? A Ronfather? A super-surprise winner? Can Bob -finally- win a season (no!)

The Biggest Loser returns Sept 15, let the rooting and snarking begin :thumbdown:

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Finally got a chance to watch the where are they now show.. I was disappointed.. I really wanted to see how EVERYONE is doing.. not just a handful of them.. :confused:

I knew it would be down to Liz and Amanda for the third finalist spot. Rudy and Danny just have so much weight to lose that their percentages don't even compare.

I'm really curious how the guys still lost so much weight. I think it was Rudy that lost 59 pounds--in 60 days. How were they pulling those big numbers when doing it at home? I get this feeling that they were using less than honorable ways to get there, because I know one of them said they can only work out 2 hours a day, and with spending 12 hours a day working, I doubt he even did it every day. Maybe I'm just skeptical, but 7 pounds a week for about 8 weeks straight is really unrealistic to pull off at home with just diet and exercise.

I hate the way they word the voting on the website - who would you like to shield from elimination? It should be either who do you want to eliminate, or who do you want to make it into the finals? Too confusing. I voted to shield Amanda, because Liz just keeps getting on my nerves. Honestly I don't want either one of them in the finals.

I thought Amanda would finish first in the marathon, since she's the smallest and I would think that running would be easiest on her body. I was happy to see Dina came back to run with Rudy, but I thought she had lost more weight when they showed her progress when she was eliminated.

I was jumping up and down when I saw Tara come join them - she's still my favorite Green Machine :tongue2:

I voted for amanda.. I love her.. Though I dont think either of those girls have a chance in hell to win but I think amanda deserves to be in the finals more then liz does..

No, it was actually Danny who lost 59 pounds in 60 days. Rudy lost I think 45? or 43lbs? Which was still good. Rudy is the one who works 12 hours a day - he is having a hard time fitting in the exercise, but he obviously is doing it because he has lost over 40 lbs.

Danny is the one that keeps losing double digits - EVERY WEEK, so it really doesn't surprise me too much he lost 59 pounds.

Not sure if anyone went online - but they have a video - a clip, of Danny revealing a secret to Jillian. They didn't show it on tv, but evidently, he couldn't sleep in his own bed, he was too heavy and couldn't breath laying down flat. So, he had a black recliner next to the bed that he had to sleep with. He took the nice leather recliner chair out to the curb and put a sign on it "free, found a new life". Good for him!

I'm rooting for Danny, he is from my hometown here in Oklahoma! I hadn't really decided who I was hoping to win until last night, but after seeing the show, I'm hoping Danny wins.

I ended up voting for Liz last night, mainly because I think she can show America its never too late to get healthy. IMO. Amanda was on my nerves last night, too much crying. I know, its an emotional time, but it seemed everytime they showed her she was crying. Running, she cried, the very first clip, she was crying, blah blah blah. I guess I was not in the mood for cryers last night, I wanted to see DETERMINATION, FIGHT, and the attitude "I CAN DO THIS".

Can't wait for the finale to see how everyone has done.

Did anyone catch the clip of Danny's coming home party? They showed Sean - the youth pastor in the crowd (he's from Oklahoma too) and he sure didn't look like he has lost much.

Anyhow, this is the first time that I'm actually excited to watch the show this entire season? I guess because its the finale.

Oh by the way, I enjoyed the NYT article. I was wondering what happened to Ryan, the first season winner. I've watched the show since then and he used to have his own website, but since has taken it down. Now I know why.

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I was jumping up and down when I saw Tara come join them - she's still my favorite Green Machine :tongue2:

Me too! Tara was the bomb!

Did anyone catch the clip of Danny's coming home party? They showed Sean - the youth pastor in the crowd (he's from Oklahoma too) and he sure didn't look like he has lost much.

I knew I saw him in the crowd! I was waiting for them to have a little mini-interview with him or point him out somehow, or do SOMETHING, but they just showed him in the crowd in that one shot and that was it.

It's not as difficult as women think for a fat man to lose 1 pound a day.

With a 2 hour workout and weighing in at 300 lbs he probably burns 5,000 calories a day. All he had to do is keep calorie consumption to less than 1,500 a day.

Having their Bodybuggs made this a lot easier for them.

I still can't believe Liz finished a marathon in under 7.5 hours. On top of that, she slowed down to wait for Dnny the whole way.

I'm rooting for Danny!! GO DANNY!!

I'm rooting for Danny!! GO DANNY!!

Me too!!!!

I have to say GO LIZ, I know a lot of people on this thread don't seem to like her but she has a kind heart. You can tell by the way she gave Danny her home video and the way she hung with him on that run to make sure he made it. And I have to say a women that is almost 50 years old and weighed over 200 lbs just 11 wks ago not only running a marathon but finishing it is amazing

Danny already looks sick in the face, but I guess he needs to thin out and impress the girlfriend Liz.

Those two still creep me out a bit, so I guess I'm hoping for Rudy. Amanda is still Yet Another Anonymous Blond, and will no doubt plump back up after finding a man.

This season has been pretty boring, after the Tara Machine and Ronfather last season.

I have rooted for Rudy all season!!!

Go Rudy!!!

Danny already looks sick in the face, but I guess he needs to thin out and impress the girlfriend Liz.

Those two still creep me out a bit, so I guess I'm hoping for Rudy. Amanda is still Yet Another Anonymous Blond, and will no doubt plump back up after finding a man.

This season has been pretty boring, after the Tara Machine and Ronfather last season.

I totally agree w/you about everything.

I like Danny, but I want Rudy to win.

I saw the youth minister when Danny came home and I thought they would have even acknowledged him, but they didn't. Was it my eyes but didn't Tara look a lil thick again?

Tara did look like she gained a bit back, but she still looks really good and I'm still proud of her. I don't think she'd let herself gain it ALL back, maybe her body is just more comfortable with a little extra cushion.

I’m rooting for Danny. Why? I don’t know, I think it was when Rudy couldn’t admit he blasted that one girl and sent her home because she was a huge threat. I don’t care that he did it, it’s part of the game – but when confronted with it, admit it, ya know?

I do agree though that Danny and Liz are a little bit close. Liz admitted that she and her husband were “distant” when she left. I think she took a little liking to Danny and was portraying the closeness she wished she had with her husband onto him. As far as Danny reciprocating, I don’t think so. I do believe Danny has a good relationship with his Wife. It was cute to see him Re-Propose to her. I really liked that.

Amanda, blah. She annoys me and cries too much. I’m not going to vote. I’ll leave it up to everyone else. I don’t think either lady will win anyway to be perfectly honest. I also think she’s humping Bob’s leg too much… or he’s humping hers… can’t really tell the difference. If I didn’t think he preferred non-females I’d say they were, well, ya know…

The finale doesn’t seem all that interesting to me. I’m sure I’ll watch that night rather than my usual waiting until the next day, but I’m not really sure I care who wins. I think I’m more interested to see who wins the 100,000 dollar prize.