Biggest loser season 8

pcchefjane

It started last night with a bang! Two people in the hospital first thing and one is still there after the first week! I cried my eyes out about Abby and her family! Jillian and Bob were really shocked at 6 people over 400 pounds! WOW! Daniel returned and I am so excited! He was my big favorite last year and I hated when he lost! It was great to see he had lost since the Season Finale too!

What did everyone else think?

Lisa/ChefBear

Oh I missed it, wonder if I can find it on line?? When I get back from Book Fair at school I'll have to check and see if I can't find it.

I lvoe to watch this show, but I need to do something myself and not sit and watch and eat while watching, lol.

I ws also glad to see Daniel back in previews. I wish they'd let Carla come back as her partner that they left at ranch was such a waste, she deserves her own time there.

Lisa

dkitten13

Amanda is the babysitter for someone I know so I wanted to catch this but was out! I don't think you can watch whole episodes online. I'm so glad its back to individual...I never watched when it was couples.

Porchechef

It was so good! I can't imagine losing my family like she did! I would have been so depressed and not be able to move on. I can't imagine my life without my husband and my son (he's now 4 months old).

toenail1103

I love this show too. I feel bad for alexandria for having to leave, I think they shouldve sent home the girl in the hospital because obviously something is wrong with her, and maybe she can come back next year.
I would love for carla to come back she was awesome and had a ton oh heart. Joelle really screwed her last year. she needed a second chance.

esavvymom

You should be able to watch the full episode- but if they do it like last season, it won't be posted until either later this week or early next week, before Tuesday. I watched several episodes that way last year.


I thought it was very cool to see Daniel back (he's from my county) and how he took SHay under his wing. I missed Abby's story, but my DH filled me in later to explain more of her comments at the weigh-in about death being the easier option, and Jillian in tears.

I wish they had given more update on what happened to Tracey though! Can't believe that girl is still in the hospital...wow.

The one thing I really wish they'd learn on this show- is that KILLING them at the challenges or workout the First day is going to eventually kill someone! Why do they have to climb the "whole mountain" in one giant leap...versus taking big steps (most normal people would take baby steps!) to build up to it! It frustrates me to see the screaming....give the folks a chance to get into the gym- most probably haven't been in there EVER in their life! You can have a GREAT workout, but not kill them. THen the 2nd or 3rd...you step it up! How many season's now have they had folks in the hospital after the first challenge or the first workout?? Will they ever learn? I realize this makes great TV, but it's people's lives.

Ok...I'll quit.

gothim0802

I dont relaly agree. The fact is they know when they put their apps in, it is goign to be hard. They should start moving themselves then. Also the girl who ended up in the hospital started running right off. She should have paced her own self a little better. The trainers werent even there pushing her.

JennLizFran

They are reairing it Friday at 9 on one of the cable channels...I want to say Oxygen, but I'll double check when I get home and re-post. I DVR'd it (best invention ever, couldn't live without it) and can't wait to watch!

pcchefjane

I DVR'd it too as soon as I saw it was on because 6:30-8 is my "Power Phone Calls" time right now. By the time I finish organizing what I need to follow up on with my calls the next day, it was about 8:15! I think they are all given a preliminary physical to see if they can do this. As someone said, Tracy started running to beat Daniel. She just wouldn't realize he had been working out a while...and lost over 100 pounds already!

Yeah...it would be nice to see Carla back. Evidently Tracy is able to return or they wouldn't still be holding her place I guess!

Abby's story is unreal. I can't believe she brought Jillian to tears! Thought that lady had an "iron heart"! Glad to see she does have real feelings.

I think both trainers working with everyone will be interesting... Both of them were yelling right off the bat, but as someone else said, it's not like these people don't know what they do there at the ranch! I doubt anyone who comes on has never seen the show.

Did anyone else think it a little strange that they just gave a brief clip on Helen but also showed Mike, Ron, and a couple others from last season? I would love to see Helen now! 114 was ridiculous for her and not fair to have her 20 pounds underweight to win the Finale!

toenail1103

Yeah but even if Tracy pushed herself to beat Daniel. She shouldnt have been hospitalized for a week. I bet she leaves before she makes it to the ranch. Something has to be really wrong. I know I have pushed myself farther than my comfort zone before and didnt black out and end up in the hospital for a week. That really worries me.

Porchechef

I have to disagree- if you have seen the success the past 7 seasons then that's what is working. If they did not experience going to the hospital, I do not think it would impact them. Like for example- the guy who put no medical problems- I FORGOT his name sorry! Then the dr told him that he had type 2 diabetics. He was shocked. I don't think they TRULY understand what they're doing to themselves. Now I have a friend who works for this show- he assured me that there is at least 5 EMTs on site 24 hours for any incidents and at least 2 doctors on call for these contestants at the hospital.

I love this show!

dkitten13

Thanks guys for the tips about viewing this episode again!

JennLizFran

Ok, I checked it's reairing at 8PM on Friday on the Fine Living Network. Got home too late again to feel like sitting down to watch a 2 hour premiere. Guess it'll have to wait till this weekend. Hoping it motivates me. Me and hubby laughed cause we spent one Sunday in bed all day eating junk food and watching a Biggest Loser Marathon talking about how we need to get our butts in gear!

esavvymom

I didn't mean to imply that I don't think they shouldn't work them hard or expect it- I just meant for the VERY first workout. (although, I think how they do it for the show is so NOT healthy...most experts tell you 1-2 lbs per week is the healthy way to lose the weight)

The trainers seem to be so much about the emotional struggles as well as the physical- and I guess for ME, feeling defeated at the beginning would not help much. I can see partly why they'd push- trying to get them dig deep within and really WANT it. After seeing Shay struggle on the 'ladder', and then when she decided to give it another try- it seemed (who knows with editing) that Jillian made the goal more attainable than before and the sense of accomplishment on Shay's face really said it all. That's what made me think of my original comment about the first workout.

I can see the hospital runs for those others would definitely be a wake up call though!

Looking forward to another season...need the motivation!

Lisa/ChefBear

I ran into one of the contestants who was on a couple of seasons ago who's from NY and he's gained most of his weight back. (He was the College Football buddy of I think the winner)

Anyway, first ?? I asked him, do you really exercise that many hours as it makes it seem, and he said yes, it's your FULL TIME job while you are there. You get up eat breakfast, go to gym work out, stop for lunch, work out, stop for supper, and work out some more.

He said hardest part for him was 2 fold, coming back home and not having "time" to be at gym that many hours and still have time with wife, son, and other life commitments. Then being exposed again to cheat foods and such.

That's one thing I REALLY liked about Dance your A@@ off was that they were real and had the cheat cupboard, let's face it, it will always be there, whether in your home or not, but at work, family, where ever you might be there's always going to be temptations and that was very hard for him too.

I love this show and again I really need to do something, but I generally sit and watch it eatting ice cream. I should say, I can't watch it unless I'm on exercise bike and actually peddling. One of my dds friends has a TV hooked to a bike, she's the power to keep it on, lol. Maybe I need one of those sets.

Gotta run, Mint Choc. Chip is calling out to me

Lisa

akajuicers

I kinda wish they would redo the show. Dont get me wrong I love the show, but I think they should keep everyone there and just win weekly prizes or something and at the end of the show whom ever is the biggest loser wins. That way everyone has a chance to get healthy.

Lisa/ChefBear

Does anyone know when it's replaying???? I saw something about Fine Living Network.........what's that?? I don't think our rural cable has that, lol.

Thanks,

Lisa


I even looked on line at Biggest Loser site and couldn't find anything other than original times (scheduled on Tues.)

JennLizFran

I know it comes on tonight on Fing Living. Not sure what channel that is for everyone else. Don't feel bad, we liv so far in the country cable isn't even an option!It was DirecTV or nothing!

mrshamel3808

Go to NBC.com - NBC Official Site and click on "watch video" then "The Biggest Loser" from the drop down menu. They don't post episodes until the day the next episode is airing. So the premier won't be available until Tuesday and then it will only be available for 2 weeks (I think, it might just be 1)

Lisa/ChefBear

Well nothing on my cable at 8 or even at 9, so must be I don't have right package to be able to see that network.

Oh well.

Lisa