BL recap 9.28.10

last week,

2 of 3 per city made it to the ranch.

today, 2 came back.

aaron and elizabeth

he could be a fave, and she didn't finish the challenge last week
due to an asthma attack.
welcome back.

first workout, of course is a killer:

tina (purple), 58, flew off the treadmill,

 rick (green), 54, kept passing out and had to sit out for most of it...

almost everyone puked.

then, one of my favorite parts-

the doc tells em their "real age" and what is wrong with them

(other than the obesity)

it is a great wake-up call and

i love that they get to find out right when they can change

"i want them leaving this gym, a friggin mess."

-bob

first weigh-in is sprung on them on day two

yellow line is right down the middle - 

mark (black), 30, gets up and lost 41 freakin pounds!

(first one weighed in!)

rick (green), 54, only finished one of the 2 workouts...

dropped 36 pounds!  

(he is in the running for our fave- cute old guy with short arms...)

and he was the most weight lost (percentage)

"i didn't even get to say goodbye to 350!"

-jesse (orange), 27

after losing 30 pounds.

rick gets to pick one of the 8 to save,

the rest have to compete in a challenge

"as long as this challenge doesn't involve sitting down, 

at a sewing basket, sewin stuff, i got this in the bag."

-patrick (green), 

and the only male below the line.

rick saved patrick

so the women were not competing against him...

the first elimination is settled with multiple sprints.

the last two to lose are up for the vote.

burgandy(who, yes, is mormon), 35, made it through...

tina (the oldest) vs. allie (the youngest)
are up for elimination

allie gets the boot.

but i think she will do ok at home.

she has already lost 60 pounds since she has been home.

and she climbed a rock wall with danny

(last season winner that now looks like woody, and my personal fave)

it will be fun to see her at the finale.

you better be watchin!

premiere week

the first week of fall tv was a great success.
it's like a holiday week.

and with the weekend of great football,

it was even betta.

i picked up a few new shows:

castle

they solve crimes.

big surprise. crime fighting is the new "aliens" these days.

the twist here is that this guy is a writer-

so he can creatively and intuitively write the story as he goes

and solves crimes almost better than the cops.

good stuff.

 

chase

this one is the reverse of prison break.

in fact, a lot of the same characters are in it.

should be fun- its not one big long story though,

they catch a guy each time.

it's more like house in that way-

new story- new episode.

could be good.

 

outsourced

this one has some potential.

did i laugh as hard as the premiere of 30Rock or Community?

No.

but this could be the bump, set, spike to jazz up your comedy line-up.

we shall see.

to end the week of greatness,

a fabulous ucla game.

this here is cousin kev- after his 34 yard touchtown run.

pretty cool to watch from his house.

the win was a huge upset, and ended texas's home winning streak.

deep in the heart.

suckas.

yes, i am still watching byu football,

[not pictured]

though it will be painful.

perhaps even for another year or two as all the babies grow up some.

they are on a 3-game losing streak- most under bronco since 2004.

i know it looks like my life is spent in front of a tv.

...no comment.

happy BL night-

recap tomorrow in case you miss it!

fall tv you should be watching...

i know it looks like we watch a lot of tv at my house.

it is just my job to screen the good stuff so you don't waste your time on stuff that is

bad for you.

here is the line-up on our TiVo so far:

monday nights:

chuck

just too much fun to watch.

no, the acting isn't brilliant, but the action is.

and they keep entertaining us on this family friendly spy/action comedy/drama...

mostly comedy.

watch just one and see if you like it.

i know many opinions, but can only give you mine.

house

this season is going to be great.

some of the sexual tension from the past few seasons

is finally relieved, so we shall see what that brings.

we do know we will see a new side of house

and we will continue to see some brilliant dialogue and witty scenarios

in which doctors will make sense of stupid people that get themselves into medical trouble.

yum.

this one may not be as family friendly, but only due to the sometimes bloodiness and stuff.

and apparently, in this one, some lovin.

 

tuesday nights:

glee

this season is going to be badder than ever with all new music,

some additional cast,

and as we know- some artists that they will make you love again.

[admittedly, i purchased the glee remake of a lady gaga song. 

and you KNOW how i loathe her.....]

 these kids rock and mr. shue is takin em to new york so it should rock even harder.

 

sadly, at the very same time is

biggest loser

this one i watch religiously and you should too.

what is not to love about a group of deserving fat people 

 getting healthy and happy?

this season's contestants come from all over (they were hunted down in their communities)

to be sure we can affect as many people as possible.

we like to watch this one live so we can talk in the commercials 

and eat healthy snacks.

i will be updating on the peeps as we go 

cause this is the kind of reality drama that is fun to follow...

 

wednesday nights:

 the middle

this one i don't think you really need to see sequentially to suck the fun out of it.

it is just funny and yes a little over-the-top (purposefully) to enjoy the ridiculousness that is 

being a mom these days. 

pretty funny stuff. check it out.

 

right after the middle on the same channel is

 modern family

this might be the one i am most excited for.

it is charming and real

and so much fun to watch. they established a family with relationships

everyone can relate to and none of them are over-the-top. 

feels almost reality tv-esque and it's hilarious.

if you haven't seen one, this week is the time to start!

  

thursday nights:

community

this is one of those random shows that just makes me giggle.

it is totally my humor.

since cc and i met in our brief stint at community college,

this is one we love watching together and LOL-ing much.

it doesn't hurt that this thing is brilliantly directed with a pretty great cast.

almost every episode is dedicated to another hilarious excerpt from your experience in one of the stupid classes you had to take in jr. college.

enjoy reliving that (you-didn't-know-it-was-so-hilarious) time.

(if you miss this one, 

they are usually online so you can watch em real quick for a taste to get your abs workin...)

friday nights:

tgif

aka- get out of the house you couch butt!

try these guys out and let me know what you think.

and definitely let me know if there are others i should be knowing about.

BL update - final 4!!!

so, 4 birthdays, 2 mothers and g-mas,
and a 30-page paper later,

i'm back.


now, let's talk:

anyone else stoked for this finale?!!!

some of the best peeps were left for the makeover week,

most of all,
this guy:

daris?!

chia pet is now back in the nineties at least.
and lookin so good!

koli?!

i love his look - fits him well.

mike?!

so, yeah, you still have a lot to go,
but lets talk about how cute you are now!!!

and SAM?!!!

need we say more...


sunshine

who is just short of beyonce!
what?!

ashley

the outfit is bad. Very bad.
but, believe me,
she lookin good.


and we will get to see this gal:
shay
who is earning $1000 per pound at home...

i'll be there.
with my hot mom who is 35 down
woohoo!!

watch for the foto shoot #2 when peg hits 50 down!

Geared up (our BL updates)

so, we have been going strong on the diet thing now since
a few weeks before thanksgiving.

i won't lie and say it has been easy.

i will say that a few weeks ago i hit a wall,
i wasn't losing,
and i was a bit depressed about it.

i did another cleanse,
which includes fruits, veggies, and grains (which I had long missed)
and i felt a lot better.

mom and i also realized that the support system makes all the difference

husbands and daughters are great for that.
nay, vital to that.

in fact, this weekend, after my weigh-in,
husband took me to purchase this:

it actually holds up to 12 individualized settings to read your BMI
and tells you the number of calories
you need to comsume to lose fat at your current weight.
rad.

and i really needed one of these:
(both scales are the Biggest Loser brand of course)
this little thing is handy, and keeps me honest and much better
at portion controlling.
good new: 6 oz of chicken is a lot more than you might think...

and the long-awaited:

i love them.
them make me want to run all day.
in fact, i think i will take them to my mom's to go walking
before we watch biggest loser tomorrow...

so,
i finally feel like we can post the results of the meg/peg get skinny fest:

drum roll....

peg: 30 lbs down
meg: 14 lbs down

both over 10% body weight!


i will let you in on a secret...

these are my friends:

also love the ranch, asian silk, honey mustard... pretty much all of them...
they go on everything: chicken, salads...

mrs. dash is the best- and look:
two new kinds!!

[gotta ditch the sodium to lose.
it retains water.
that means us soda drinkers really take a hit,
but it's worth it.]

do i eliminate soda?
hail no.

but i am much better at drinking all 64 water o-z's before i do.
and by that time,
i have been to the other side of the building to pee
like 22 times... not worth it.

favorite veggie currently:
jicama
just go find it, and love on it.
you will be glad you did.

oh and this place:

though you can't see much muscle on me,
i love that i feel stronger....

it is odd how i am so confident walking at night now...
bring it, bad guys...

BL week 3

i hate when i get so busy that there is nothing between BL posts.
i suck at life in the blogger realm these days.
stop judging me like now.
naturally, on the night before finals/presentations due,
i must self distract in 5.....4.....3.....2.....


here is what i will say [without photos unfortunately]:

we like the gray and the pink for sticking to the plan
and not the game.

we don't like jillian when she tries to dr. phil her way into
someone's fat issues (green), though admittedly, the drama is entertaining.

we like the father/daughter couple (black)
cause they stay out of the way and get crap done.

we don't like the white team when they are lazy and fat
and freakin on biggest loser with bob and jillian!!

we like when bob and jillian blow up at the red team
for throwing the weigh-in for the 2nd time.

we don't like that O'neal the black guy (yellow)
who looks like he could produce rap videos,
is married to a 70s white chick that collects stamps.
[mostly for the awkward factor. not cause i'm racist]

we like that the chia pets (orange) might get a shot at makeovers.
mostly for the hairs' sake. otherwise, they are very cool people.

...anyway....

they are all still losing much better than i am.
barely a pound a week.
grrr...

what you missed - BL week 2 already!

reader's digest recap of last week:


gray - they are riding the coattails of our filipe and sione to get here,
but they haven't really watched the show...
they are both rad tongans though- so who really cares.

"we knew coming here would be a business trip!"
-sam

black-- a father and daughter team. he was just labeled the most unhealthly in the house.
she is a big competitor. the two of them might give the house a run for their money.

green -- their names are mag and miggy. that's really all we care to know about them.

white -- heaviest guy yet, over 520lbs at the start, but lost 35 in the first week. we obviously like these Italians.
she is his mom and terrified of water /went to the ER during a challenge because she dodged water and landed on concrete with a bleeding nose.
no fear -- jillian changed her entire life with an inspiring, near-professional psychological breakdown.

purple -- unfortunate color for two brunettes as they really just remind us of tracey.
mom went home this week, and is slowly getting rid of her bee sting stomach and diabetes.
the daughter is a cryer but should be a good competitor.

orange -- another mother/son team. both need a hair makeover and fast,
but they are fun to watch as they get through things together.

red -- the only husband/wife team. they were apparently having issues before they came...
they seem to be doing ok. she's not that big and is already playing games as they had immunity this week. she gained a pound. not sure how i feel about that.

pink -- mother/daughter. they remind me of helen (BL winner) and her daughter. the daughter has all kinds of issues, but she is spunky as typical pink women have a tendency to be.

"everybody thinks i'm like the weakest link cause i couldn't get through day one at the ranch, but i've like come up from behind like a ninja on their As"
-ashley

brown -- tweedledee and tweedledum. 1 lb difference when they came.
one went home and has already lost 100 lbs, so they are going to
be big losers either way.

our biggest loser recap:
peg: 25lbs down
meg: 12 lbs down

she's halfway to another foto shoot... stay tuned!

biggest loser finale recap!

you know i am far too into this show...

if you missed it, watch this-
it pretty much covers all of the best highlights.

danny was my favorite by the end.
the non-game player, good guy that cries when things matter.
and they always matter.
glad he did it. fair. square.

loved that tracey didn't win anything, but lets face it,
aside from her slight loss of hair,
she looked pretty dang good.
and i almost can't hate her anymore,
cause she doesn't even resemble the person we hated...

becca-- kind of p-sycho, but looked amazing.
not sure aboutgoing blonde for you though sweets.
and apparently she's into dan for a few minutes...
we will see if that lasts.

and rudy.
he looked amazing and so did amanda and so did abby!
and come on, we all called that antoine and alexandria would get engaged...

this video is missing the fact that shay gets until the next finale of 2010 to lose all she can...
she will earn a $1000 for every extra pound she loses!!

i love this show.


and the update on our own at-home winner:

close to 20 lbs for peg,
and about 10 for me.

she's going to be smokin.
watch for the second foto shoot when we hit 50!

secret's out

sorry, this isn't what you thought, but it's equally as good:

we have our own biggest loser!

inspired by this:

and this, and this...
and this...

we decided to go for it.

peg
my mom is my best friend (second only to cc), she's beautiful,
and she deserves this more than anyone i know.
i'm not even biased.

in less than a year, we will bury the half of my mom that we lost.
you might be invited.

here is the initial foto shoot:

[with one of the most impossible subjects yet]

...so i had to include even the poor lighting ones....

"peg, stop talking."

"ok, can i be done yet?"

"what if i do like they do for your school pictures?"

i will be posting updates and the "BL leader board" as we go...

for a total weight loss of:
(start date 11.17.2009)

peg: 15 lbs
meg: 7 lbs


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