Wives Finale
March 16, 2006 by Renee @ 11:51 AMCategory: Live Blogging, Pop Culture, The Biggest Loser
Just to review how this works, liveblogging is actually a misnomer. I do my commentary as the show airs, aside from fixing blatant spelling errors or misspelling of a name, I post my thoughts as the show unfolds vs. a summary of the show.
Later, when NBC gets some pics up, I plug them in along w/the commentary and below the picture I note if I got my recap correct or some other sarcastic remark.
Now that that's all cleared up, let's begin:
Pre show
Last weeks recap.
heh someone said my all time favorite phrase, "didn't get the memo"
The ladies go back home, hubbies get back home too.
Will be battling it @ home for 5 months.
Video confessionals ahead.
Shots of running on the treadmill. Wheee...I'm gettin geeked again.
Ooooooh I do that weight lifting move too, one arm row, I feel special.
The theme song sounds extra spicy 2nite, maybe/cuz I missed last week..Yayyyyyy I see my 2nd source of motivation, the black woman jogging, wait are all the openings always customized to the current team? I never noticed it before, or is it that I never saw hit before...hmmmm
Jillian is worried about the marine wives and their diets due them having kids and being busy.
Aww shots of cute kids.
Told ya that kid was cute
Bob, not wanting to be left out says, the navy wives also have a battle. That Bob, he's such a copycat.
Awww more kids. bigger ones this time.
Momma's big boy
A kid is on my screen talking...he say his mom looks like she lost a hundred lbs...
...where oh where can I buy me one of those.
Marine wives are out to dinner w/hubbies and handed a very limited menu crafted by Jillian. She's such a sneak.
Hubby wonders where's the beef.
As they eat, they finish up w/a toast, I'm 
@ the baby w/the red pacifier...I'm sucker for babies, notsomuch drool though.
Bob gives his peeps a personal chef.
The ladies look underwhelmed.
Dammit...they keep showing the black woman, not talking and no name. Note to self, find out her name 2nite.
Their meal was 500 cals, methinks the sweet tea alone I got addicted to earlier this year was that many calories. *groan*
Next up, navy wives reunite w/hubbies.
Commercial break - Off to play POGO for a bit.
8:11 back
Video confessions: Navy wives feeling lost, missing hubbies.
Bring my hubby home
Now they are in Hawaii...haven't seen hubbies in 6 months. All of them are dressed up 2 in black 2 in floral.
Did they coordinate those outfits?
This montage is starting to look like a Jerry Bruckheimer/ Michael Bay movie what w/the kids waving flags and men in uniform.
All I need to see is this classic pose to complete the look.
Tina? I think that's what the screen said for the black woman. Hard to read. Of course *sigh*
It is TINA, she said her own name..*whew*..I'd like to believe she felt me willing her to do that, in spite of the fact that this show is..uh...taped and from last year.
Still reuniting...*yawn*
I missed you
Sorry this segment is a bit...um...boring.
I missed you more
@ Tina. She says her hubby lost more weight than her.
I missed you more times ten
Yeah...ok...not to be mean, if this was a reunion show I'd be all over it, but um...
I missed you more infinity
I get it, they all miss each other, lets get on w/the get on.
Fine you win.
zzzzz...Huh...oh...last reunion montage...finally. Good grief they've been reuniting for almost 8 mins now.
Final hubby is a gym rat & happy about wifeys changes.
Ok, here we go. My girl Tina on stair machine, hey it's that little boy talking on my screen, again. What is the The Keegan Show?
The woman seem to be getting distracted, discouraged...You know what's coming don't you? Trainer ambush. Watch for it.
Woman are @ beach working out...coinky dink they all have on the TBL red t-shirts? *smirk*
Lower. LOWERRR
Why of course not, her comes Jillian jogging up behind them...as they scream in surprise *yea right*
Ok, I'll stop. I think sleep deprivation is making me cranky tonight
Commercial break - goodie I need one. Back to POGO for me.
8:21 back
Repeat of Jillian running up on them again. Doesn't she know she'd get a cap in her azz if she pulled stunt like that on some brothers?
Women sorta scream like, they knew she was coming just not when, more startled, then surprised, I guess.
Rut-oh. There is a smoker in the group and she is dragging behind.
OMG!! lmao Jillian is pulling her shirt to force her to run. Not cajoling, or talking her into it. PULLING HER.
Come along you.
That Jillian does not play. If she ain't handcuffing or hogtieing, she will be a yanking. What won't she do to whip someone into shape?
Smokers tears are flowing, she promises to quit.
Now it's lunch time. Jillian brought a picnic lunch.
Jillian disproving that age old phrase and shows us, it is a picnic @ the beach after all.
They sit and chat. 2 of the 4 are busting it out @ the gym, but weight isn't changing. 1 has a hard time w/food.
No wonder. They are eating plain broccoli. Ick. I'd have a hard time too, it's why I douse mine in frozen dinner sauce.
Jillian says they must clean up their eating, the calories are being cancelled out rendering their gym busting efforts worth it. Vewwy interesting tidbit, filing it away for future reference.
Back to the blue team. They'll be working out w/hubbies on the boat. They too are sporting TBL t-shirt and here comes Bob. But Bob, doesn't run up on them from the back tempting fate to get his azz capped, he gleefully comes full frontal. Wuss.
...would that make Jillian the devil?
Hold the phone.
Jillian = Team Red
Hinting @ something there NBC?
I'm jus' askin is all.
G - O - D = 3 letters
B - O - B = 3 letters
L - U - C - I - F - E - R = 7 letters
J - I - L - L - I - A - N = 7 letters
Enough theology.
Now they are running around the ship (boat, ship, sailboat, all the same to me folks) Gawd I dig runners.
Now jumping jacks
Praise Bob. Praise him I say
Now lunges. Gah Bob's knees are practically kissing the ground
He's busting them thru their plateaus, poor hubbies, all this time @ sea and they never saw Bob coming...
Are you kidding me? Bob is busting marine ass...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the men are struggling to keep up.
The wives are getting as big a kick outta it as I am.
BWAHHH the women are killin them and Bob keeps on teasing them @ how good the women are doing. I shure hope Bob makes safely off that sailboat.
Back to the Red team working out w/o the devil, I mean Jillian. They are jogging on treadmill, Jillian, mindful of their limited time is giving them an intense 30 min workout.
Intensity is further proved as they are all drenched in sweat. One chickie is hoofing it @ 8.5 mph, sweet.
What? This thing doesn't go up to 100mph? Curses.
The smoker is looking on in envy. Jillian says Rose, the 8.5mph runner, has the stamina, she just need to clean up food.
Smoker still looking. Still jealous.
Awww now she's crying, she feels she's not doing enough. Stop comparing yourself lady. It's a fact. You are a recently former smoker you can't bring it the same way as Rose. Not just yet.
Commercial break - *yawn* looks like I'll be posting this in the AM, I'm way too beat to edit it down as I go along.
8:31 back
They now have 5 weeks to go
The woman who had gastric bypass surgery says it didn't do much for her compared to this.
Blue team gets a biggest loser gram w/pics of the ladies in the mail.
Dude...we totally got this.
The pics remind them of how much they want this.
Blue thinks they got them beat. They think Amanda has made biggest change. I think they are cocky.
Yup. They are. One of 'em says she can smell the 50g's. Man here I am wondering what a hundred spot smells like.
Off to La-La-Land to work out w/Bob.
Now they are on the treadmill. Oooh someone is running and talking...I'm impressed.
Very.
Faster my pretties.
Red team working out solo. They are doing walking lunges, I haaaaaaaaaate walking lunges.
Cute. They are pushing each other, running up stairs, I waaaaaaaaaant to run up stairs. Granted they don't look as tight as being w/a trainer, but they did well.
Amanda already feels like a winner. Says new lifestyle is a gift to her family.
Red team seems to be resigning themselves to lose.
Back to Hollyweird w/ StTWA. All are facing scale one last time for final weigh in.
Commercial break just in time...my bladder's screaming @ me... yikes
8:40 back (both the show and me...hee)
I like how the force the families to wear the team colors, most creative get up is the plaid shirts...
WOWWWWWWWWWww those women are sticks. holy shyte.
So svelte
Here comes the mirror of deception...
No peeking
...and out comes the marine wives. Hmmm...they don't look as stickish, still great thought. Especially Amanda, she alone may win it for her team.
Still happy
I'm telling you, they won't let me be on that show. The minute they say turn to the mirror, I'll scamper around to the other side and scream, "I'm onto you NBC...I'm onto you!!!"
Mirror is pulled back and they spy each other. The woman who has the surgery says she finally found her answer, "Work hard and the results will come to you" I may have to quote her on that.
Wow Amanda looks much younger. And quite cute.
StTWA says, "It's been nice catching up" Oh really? 2 questions to 2 of 8 woman and it's been nice catching up? 
she didn't even ask about the kids and y'all know how momma's get about their young'uns.
Here comes the trainers, both in blue jeans...what is this coordination night? First the dresses, now the jeans? And jeans? They usually strut out in workout gear.
You know the rules: Greatest %tage of weight loss wins...15 mins to go..I'm sure another commercial break
Lindsay is up, team blue weighed @ 852lbs on day 1
Bob calls them his blue angels. Take that Charlie, Bob has 4.
Dari is up. Wait I thought she said Lindsay. Damn I wish I had tivo or good reception for that matter.
SW 241 -> CW 196 – lost 45lbs in 5 months.
Forced grins from team red...hee
Her goal was to be under 200 and she did it, gets group hug.
Tina, my girl, is next. Make me proud (I hope she can hear me)
SW 200 -> CW 169 – lost 31lbs.
So far Blue team is down - 76lbs
Tami's up
194 (my current weight *sobs*) -> 157 - 37lbs. THAT is my guideline, thank you Tami.
113lbs down for the team
Jessica's up. Who the hell is Lindsay? AM I going crazy. If someone Tivoed or tapped this please tell me I heard correctly.
SW 217 -> CW 179 - 38lbs. All these woman look fab,
Their %-tage lost is 17.72
^5's all around
Team red is up, they need to lose more than 144lbs
Commercial break - didja know the side effect of sleeping pills is, drowsiness? go figure
8:52 back
Red team need to lose 105lbs to win the 50gs
Amanda looks so very different from day 1 weigh in.
Sharon up first
SW 208 -> CW 182lbs – lost 26lbs
Rosalinda is next
SW 190lbs -> CW 170lbs – lost 20lbs, blue team seems to feel they got it
- 46lbs so far for red team
98lbs will win it
Amanda up next
SW 248 -> 182 -66lbs!!!! Amazing! StTWA tells her she looks fantastic, and how obvious she's been working...it really is obvious...and what I said the other day of being proud of my hard lost lbs. Most of team red has rolls, but look happy. That's what I'm tawkin 'bout.
Willis.
(Sorry, I had to say it)
They need to lose than 32lbs
Only thing between Amber and the money is the scale... StTWA, you forgot to add "and 32lbs".
Amber lost 13lbs. Oh well. Geez, they are so focused on the team blue winning they didn't even talk to Amanda...oh well again.
Bob's Angels
Jillian look pissed, I think she wants to boot camp those ladies right now. She looks like she wants to say drop and give me a hundred.
Whatta rip doing it w/strangers...I'm guessing you share the pot vs. doing it w/family or spouse. Oh well free money is free money right?
They didn't show any previews, I wonder if that's if for this season...if it is, that's all for liveblogging, if not, we'll do this again next time.
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Post show notes: I've come to like these 2 week shows, hold up. Am I same person who snubbed my nose @ the mere thought of this show? Hmmm I guess people change.
But yea, I like it. I like the idea that they get an intense boot camp and pretty much fend for themselves for 5 months. It means that there's no drastic loss b/c I think most people, unless you dig fitness, have other priorities. The focused ones who liked to kick butt end up showing off of course, but I think it's realistic that most people have dropped between 20 and 45lbs or so in 5 months, aprox 1-2.25lbs a week.
PS: When I was pulling the pics I noticed NBC has a note about new stuff and cast coming soon. Since they'll do another run and I'll likely be liveblogging it once again so I went ahead and added a The Biggest Loser category.
Comments: 5
03.16.06 | jeannie commented: WHEN IS THIS ON?!?!?
I just searched NBCs site, but couldn't find when it's actually on. But I love the Biggest Loser... I thought they were in between seasons. I feel so silly!
03.17.06 | Debbi commented: What a hoot! I should just wait for your commentary instead of watching the show next time. And who knows when 'next time' is? I've scoured the site, trying to find a schedule, with no luck.
At any rate, Amanda rocked! She looked like a different person. I need to lose the amount of weight she lost, and I know it will take more than five months to do it and that's ... oKAY!
03.17.06 | Renee commented: jeannie - that's how I felt last week! They don't even promo it and I know b/c I catch the apprentice on Mondays and never did they say it was a new show this week.
I happened to see part 1 last week by accident, another reason I didn't get to liveblog it...I ended up missing the first 10-15 mins.
dietgirl - I'm telling you, there is a message there and I think I'm close to cracking it...forget the davinci code what I really thing we should be trying to unlock is the biggest loser code 
There's always one standout loser despite who finally wins the 50gs and this week it was Amanda, I mean her improvement was just so awesome.
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I'm glad the blue team won, they seem to have really worked hard. That said, it really isn't fair...the red team had smaller folks to begin with, so it's hard for them to post the same kind of numbers as the blue team.
But boy, Amanda rocked!