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The Biggest Loser - Couples: A Finale of Just Desserts
Well, it's over. We made it. And in the end, it was worth the weight! (You know we can never resist a good pun.)
In a season marked by overt sexism, blatant conspiracies and macho madness, the fact that "The Biggest Loser" was a woman, for the first time ever, was justice served. "1, 2, 3, PRIDE." Not so much.
The first few minutes of last night's finale was devoted to revealing whether Mark or Roger would be the third contestant in the running for the grand prize. Remember, "America Voted", and in another blow to Mark's fragile ego, Roger won the vote. Mark was relegated to the larger group of eliminated contestants, awaiting a lesser prize. Roger was a nicer person, and also a greater threat to win the prize. Mark didn't cry; we were very grateful.
We watched in amazement at the parade of contestants, their pounds having been shed both on screen and off, as they took to the scale for the final time. In addition to the grand prize of $250,000 and the the title of "The Biggest Loser", a secondary prize is awarded to a contestant who had been voted off but who achieves nonetheless the greatest percentage of weight loss among other ousted contestants. Again, justice was served, as Bernie won. Bernie, you may recall, was part of the duo of Bernie and Brittany, the two that did not know each other when the show began. And when it was crunch time, Bernie gave Brittany the opportunity to stay on campus rather than himself. He was sweet and supportive and clearly a fan favorite. And the taste of Bernie's victory was that much sweeter because he beat Mark, the ring leader of the macho blue team, by a single pound.
Bernie was one of Jillian's charges. Score one for Jillian.
Some of the contestants looked great; some less so, but all of them demonstrated some measure of change and we applaud them all for their efforts.
But in the end, Ali, once a champion synchronized swimmer, reclaimed her athletic soul, and pushed herself to achieve extraordinary results. She lost an amazing 112 pounds, 47.86% of her weight. She looked like the woman who was trapped inside the person who arrived nearly six months ago, and her transformation clearly took place on the inside as well as the outside. And Ali was also one of Jillian's people.
It was a victorious night on many levels. But the kudos go to Ali for her strength, character, and persistence. And oh yes, for kicking the butts of the macho men who worked all season to eliminate the women, one by one.
Go Ali. Go Jillian.
Wonder if those "Pride" tattoos can be removed?
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Technorati Tags: weight, loss, success, biggestloser, NBC
In a season marked by overt sexism, blatant conspiracies and macho madness, the fact that "The Biggest Loser" was a woman, for the first time ever, was justice served. "1, 2, 3, PRIDE." Not so much.
The first few minutes of last night's finale was devoted to revealing whether Mark or Roger would be the third contestant in the running for the grand prize. Remember, "America Voted", and in another blow to Mark's fragile ego, Roger won the vote. Mark was relegated to the larger group of eliminated contestants, awaiting a lesser prize. Roger was a nicer person, and also a greater threat to win the prize. Mark didn't cry; we were very grateful.We watched in amazement at the parade of contestants, their pounds having been shed both on screen and off, as they took to the scale for the final time. In addition to the grand prize of $250,000 and the the title of "The Biggest Loser", a secondary prize is awarded to a contestant who had been voted off but who achieves nonetheless the greatest percentage of weight loss among other ousted contestants. Again, justice was served, as Bernie won. Bernie, you may recall, was part of the duo of Bernie and Brittany, the two that did not know each other when the show began. And when it was crunch time, Bernie gave Brittany the opportunity to stay on campus rather than himself. He was sweet and supportive and clearly a fan favorite. And the taste of Bernie's victory was that much sweeter because he beat Mark, the ring leader of the macho blue team, by a single pound.
Bernie was one of Jillian's charges. Score one for Jillian.
Some of the contestants looked great; some less so, but all of them demonstrated some measure of change and we applaud them all for their efforts.But in the end, Ali, once a champion synchronized swimmer, reclaimed her athletic soul, and pushed herself to achieve extraordinary results. She lost an amazing 112 pounds, 47.86% of her weight. She looked like the woman who was trapped inside the person who arrived nearly six months ago, and her transformation clearly took place on the inside as well as the outside. And Ali was also one of Jillian's people.
It was a victorious night on many levels. But the kudos go to Ali for her strength, character, and persistence. And oh yes, for kicking the butts of the macho men who worked all season to eliminate the women, one by one.
Go Ali. Go Jillian.
Wonder if those "Pride" tattoos can be removed?
Related Topics:
(c) NBC Universal.
Technorati Tags: weight, loss, success, biggestloser, NBC
