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NBC has given us a special treat for you Biggest Loser Protein fans. Here is the Biggest Loser Season 8 Super Teaser. Are you ready for this season? WE ARE! Let the transformations begin.

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TBL Winner Helen

Alright, I am going to start right off with the winners…Helen won the Biggest Loser Competition and $250,000. Who knew!!!! Her final weigh in was 117 pounds. Tara came so darn close and as most people expected her to win. And the winner of the $100,000 was Jerry. He was booted off in the second week and the oldest contestant TBL has ever had. He lost 177 pounds! That is true motivation that you can do this at home.

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The public also got to vote in either Amanda or Erin to next seasons TBL. Amanda won and we wish her luck. To everyone who is going for health we wish you much success in your endeavors and don’t forget to include Designer Whey Protein in your meal plans.

See you next season!

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Well, one more show after this! The final four (Helen, Tara, Mike and Ron) each came home to very big celebrations. The next morning, the players were all shocked to see boxes marked “The Biggest Loser” waiting for them on their doorsteps. They knew that inside that box contained a challenge. Inside the box was a DVD announcing their challenge and on their television screen was Ali announcing that the final players had 26 days to train, because they would participating in a full 26.2 mile marathon. Yikes! The really exciting apart before they started the marathon was Designer Whey would donate $10,000 to each person if they finished the race to the charity of their choice!

At mile five, Ron had to stop running to get his knee checked out. Meanwhile, mid-way through Tara’s marathon, season five winner Ali Vincent joined her on the run while Helen was joined by last season’s winner, Michelle.

Tara only had one more mile to go and she was joined by Jillian. She warned Jillian that she better keep up because nobody was going to stop her. Tara was the first one to cross the finish line. Again, she wins another challenge!!! Helen was the second to cross the finish line and couldn’t believe she actually did it. Ron’s knee was really giving him problems, but that didn’t stop his determination in wanting to finish the marathon and he finished. YEAH. And at the end of the marathon, they were each handed an oversize check from Designer Whey to their charity of choice.

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Now for the weigh in…Stress is happening with all 4 players.  Ali told everyone that the two players who fell below the yellow line could be eliminated. The player with the highest percentage of weight loss would be guaranteed a spot in the finals, and the two remaining players would find out their fate at the hands of America, who would be voting from home. Oh, the pressure.

The players all lost weight while they were home for the 26 days. But, it was Tara who had lost enough weight to guarantee herself a spot in the finals. Are we surprised? Tara was going to be joined by Helen at the finals. Now, what will America do with Ron and Mike? America will vote one of them in next week. Remember Ron has always wanted his son Mike to be in the finals and pleaded his case to the voting public. Will America agree? We will find out next week!

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Show begins with Tara crying that Laura was booted off instead of Kristin. Mind you, Laura had a hip fracture and really could not walk. Jillian went to Tara’s room to shape her up and tell her she was selfish.

The contestants met up to play the food and fitness trivia quiz. Ali was going to give them all four trivia questions, then check in with the experts at Good Housekeeping magazine to see what the correct answers would be. The winner would get a fully expensed three-day trip to New York City with deluxe accommodations. The trivia challenge came down to Kristin and Mike playing in sudden-death overtime. The final question was about a fast food fried fish sandwich and Mike was only off by five calories when guessing the totals. Kristin was shocked she had lost the challenge.

The next challenge had the teams in cages, raised 45 feet up in the air and holding a rope. The rope’s job was to keep the players suspended in the air; the moment the rope was released, the cage would drop to the ground. The player that held on the longest would win $10,000, or the winner could trade in the money for a one-pound advantage. And of course Tara won. This is her 5^th challenge win in a row.

At weigh in Tara takes the $10,000 and not the one pound. She is confident that she has lost enough weight to keep in the game. She weighs in first and lost 5 pounds. At the end of the weigh in, Helen and Kristin are below the line. What is even harder is that Kristin gained 1 pound. Kristin is sent home. When they follow Kristin home her whole family is elated about how much weight she has lost and gave a motivating speech to a group at a hotel. She may not have won The Biggest Loser title on the show, but she the winner when it comes to motivating others and herself.

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This is the “Transformation” Episode. And boy was it. But before we saw what Fashion Guru Tim Gunn did with the contestants, there of course was a challenge. They were strapped to cable wires and had to go 700 feet to the other side. Winner gets a $25,000 kitchen make over.

The teams all worked hard to keep their balance as they walked across their thin wire to the other side of the canyon. Each one tried their best to not look down the steep canyon and instead focus on trying to complete the challenge. Tara struggled when she fell off the cable, but eventually found her way back on. Filipe took a strong lead in the challenge. He didn’t keep the lead long; once Tara got her focus back, she gained back the minute she lost and shocked everybody by winning the challenge. Why people were shocked that Tara won, is a mystery to me.

Then the transformations by Tim Gunn. What can you say…they all looked fantastic!!! It is always motivating to see how people can change with EXERCISE and a change of eating habits.            

Weigh In: Everyone is so surprised that Helen lost 7 pounds and had a percentage weight loss of 4.14% which puts her in first place for the first time. Then Laura gets on the scale and due to her hip fracture has not done much of anything this week. She gains 3 pounds. Below the line are Laura and Kristen. Laura goes home.

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The players all met in the gym to find out about the temptation challenge. They found a tower of silver trays. Ali told the players that each of them would be lifting the tray covers to see what was underneath. Some had sweets, some had sticks of sugarless gum with money attached and one had a golden ticket for the one and only vote at the elimination.

Even though Ron won $1,500, Filipe won $500, and Laura won $5,000 and the golden ticket, all the players still consumed massive amounts of calories and had to clean up after themselves in the gym. Bob and Jillian walked in and were not happy with all the junk food wrappers on the floor.

As the trainers listened to the players reveal how many calories they consumed, the angrier they got. When Bob found out how close the vote was the last time, he realized why it was so important to win the golden ticket. He sensed tension between Sione, Filipe and Ron and knew Ron would be after revenge. Afterwards, Bob and Jillian had fun making the players burn off every calorie.

The players all gathered at Pasadena’s Rose Bowl stadium to hear about their next challenge. They were looking forward to a game of football, but were shocked when Ali told them the challenge would involve climbing all 2,156 stairs up the stadium. The winner of the challenge would get to share their prize with their family, a paid trip for four to a fitness resort and spa in St. George, Utah.

Each player was climbing each row of stairs and noticing how much tougher the challenge got with every step. The first male and female players to complete the entire challenge and grab their colored flag and return to the 50-yard line would face off and have to do the challenge, again. In the end, it was Tara and Sione as the two finalists. The race was close, but Tara beat Sione and won the trip.

During the last-chance workout, Jillian was having a hard time pushing Tara. She was worried that Tara really was planning on throwing her weight at the weigh-in. When it came time to the final weigh-in, Tara lost three pounds and Jillian was certain she did it on purpose, though Tara and Laura swear the small weight loss wasn’t planned. Tara was getting tired of the judging looks, especially from Jillian.

Both Helen and Sione had some one-on-one time with Laura to plead their case on why they should stay. Afterwards, Laura, Helen and Sione met in the elimination room to hear what Laura had decided. Laura wanted to make it clear that her decision had nothing to do with game play, but Laura felt Helen had supported her more on the ranch. Sione was eliminated, but couldn’t wait to go back home and share all that he’d learned with his family and community.

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We open up to Sione having a pity pat that Ron wanted him voted off verses Aubrey. This goes on and on for the first 15 minutes of the show. They then cut to everyone coming into the Gym and they see Ali Vincent the winner in Season 5. Why? Allison, the host had her baby.

Ali has a surprise for them. Just like in Season 5, former contestants come back to weigh in to see if they can get back on the show. 3 former contestants were brought back. They are Estelle, Nicole and David. The winner gets immunity from the weigh in as long as they don’t gain any weight and they can give a one pound penalty to whoever they want at weigh in. Everyone is just shocked at how much weight Nicole has lost. They get on the scale right then and there. Nicole wins. She has lost 87 pounds at home!!!  Bob, walks into the kitchen and wonders why everyone is so quiet. They say they have to show him something. Nicole walks out and Bob is stunned and overjoyed by Nicole and her weight loss. Tara is scared. Nicole coming back has the second highest % loss. Right after Tara.

 While everyone is working out, Mike begins to have chest pains and is taken to the hospital. After many tests etc…they find he has a bleeding ulcer from his gastric bypass a few years ago. All is fixable and he comes back to the ranch.

 The contestants then are taken to the pool where they meet Michelle the winner of Season 6. The challenge is all about balance. They stand on a platform over 40 lines of rope which are located 6 feet above the pool. Lines will be cut and the winner receives a pound advantage. Mike is the first to go in the water and at the end with 9 ropes left are Kristen and Sione. Kristen ends up in the water and Sione gets his one pound advantage.

At weigh in they begin with Nicole. Everyone is stunned when she gains 5 pounds!!! Tara of course can’t help but smile because is then still in front of the pack. Below the yellow line is Ron and Nicole. They send Nicole home. She cries but hangs in there. At the end of the show they show her trying on wedding gowns. The first time she went in her size was 24 and now she fits into a size 12! She is hoping to be a size 8 by the time her wedding comes. Go NICOLE!!! She is an inspiration to everyone that you can lose weight at home and not just on the Biggest Loser Campus.

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The show begins with the black team in shock that Kathy went home and not Aubrey. Many hugs to Kristin showing her support and saying they are sorry that her Mom went home. So, all the remaining contestants come in to the gym where Allison has the original team colors. The blue and black teams are no more. They each go back to the color they started with. A great moment was when Mike who has lost 118 pounds received a smaller shirt and we were all showed what size he started in. Two people could fit in his shirt. He was very happy to see how much he has lost. Then, they had to decide what trainer they wanted to train with AND they had to do it in front on Bob and Jillian.

 The challenge is in 2 parts. The first part is all of the contestants are put in front of blocks of cement that equal the amount of weight they have lost. They can distribute the weight to other members. Kathy and Tara are the main targets with Tara receiving 257 pounds and Kathy receiving 215 pounds. They all want to know how this plays in the second part of the challenge. Allison will not say. Next, they are at the race track and they are cars with each team color and weighing 2 tons each. In addition to the 2 tons, is the weight each contestant ended up with from the 1^st part of the challenge. NASCAR Driver Clint Bowyer drives up. The winner of the challenge receives immunity at weigh in and gets to go the NASCAR event on October 11^th.   They have to pull the car ½ mile. Mike and Felipe are out front, but Tara who has an extra 257 pounds pulls ahead, and wins the challenge!

 Weigh In…Tara and Kristen are just a few pounds away from losing 100 pounds as the first  women ever on the show. Tara gets up first. She has to lose 4 pounds to make her 100 pound loss. She only loses 3 pounds. She is very disappointed and then Kristen gets up on the scale. She loses 8 pounds and is congratulated being the first women ever on TBL  to lose 100 pounds. She gave such an eloquent speech. Everyone was in tears. In the end below the yellow line are Mike and Aubrey. The members send Aubrey home.

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The contestants got to go home this week. They find out they would be running a half marathon for their challenge. They were also given cookies. For every cookie they wanted to eat, they could add 5 minutes to another contestants finish time. Of course Tara and Sione finished in the top spots. Did anyone eat the penalty cookies and risk gaining weight. You bet. Helen ate one cookie and the result was Tara losing the challenge and $10,000. Tara’s attitude was great about the loss. She’s such a competitor!

While at home, the contestants had to be diligent in working out and eating right. Helen went shopping and felt proud when she didn’t give into temptations of the pasties at the grocery store. Mikey and Ron had to turn down pizza and cookies (that were on the house) from on of their favorite restaurants. Mikey had a salad. Sione was challenged and said he actually had to ‘think’ about what to order off the menu, which turned out to be salmon, no sauce, and a double order of vegetables they only served white rice.

It was all tears when it was time to return to the ranch for a “Last Chance” workout before the weigh-in. Blue team got beat again. Cathy offered herself up on a platter and her team obliged. As much as I like Ron, its time for him to go home. Though he had a good weigh-in, what’s up with only running 4 miles!!!

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