Wow! WOW! I am floored by the Biggest Loser show last night. I am in awe of how much weight the final four have lost. Danny-holy cow over 200 pounds! Just amazing!

All four finished the 26.2 mile Marathon and the amazing people at Designer Whey are donating $40,000 to charities! (Hey, do I count as a charity? lol) Whey 2GO Designer Whey! I get choked up just thinking about the looks on the contestants’ faces when they crossed the finish line. My mind is so full of thoughts of joy and jealousy, hope and doubt, wanting to do something yet doing nothing; it’s just a whirl wind sometimes when you are dealing with being obese. Sometimes it’s hard to make any decisions because so many are to be made. But one thing I get is to not give up, keep going! My favorite saying in last nights show is, “Feel the fear, move threw it, then do it anyway”.

Danny touched my heart when he talked about his family and then his wife shared some of her fears as well. I sure had tears welled up in my eyes. I guess those fears is what stops a lot of us from trying. I know when Liz said that she had been giving so much of herself she had nothing to give to herself! I can relate. I am at the same point. I don’t want to wait until I am 50 to resolve my weight issues but…

Where do you begin?
How do you begin?
When you begin?
How do you keep going?

How do you claim your own victory in a world that demands so much from you? How do you say to your family…it’s my time now. When everyone has to be somewhere, do something, is having a melt down, how did our world get so involved in helping everyone but ourselves? It’s mind boggling. Our health insurance will pay $20,000-$30,000 for weight loss surgery, how about places like the Biggest Loser Ranch or Fitness Resort that obviously changes lives. People lose more weight and gain so much of them selves that no surgery would ever accomplish these results! HELLO! Insurance companies get you head out of your pocket! You complain about the health care cost of those of us who are obese and there is a solution, yet you do not jump on the wagon? What wrong with this picture? I could go into politics but I won’t. That is another story and would take way too much time to type out and you all know my typing skills are not the best in this blogging world or in any world, lol.

I loved seeing Designer Whey’s 2GO signs on all the mile markers! My kids got annoyed because every time I saw the mile marker I would say ”Hey, here is comes… watch now… Yeah! There is the Designer Whey sign!” Can’t help it, I think the 2GO packs should be at every workout place possible. I know when I go to work out I would buy a packet of 2GO for my water bottle. Most people bring their own water so I would think they would love to buy and mix their own drink. Hmmm… an idea to get it going. Have reps at gyms giving away a free packet of 2GO then have the 2GO packets available to buy at the gyms café or counter. Kind of like, in store sample sales people…hmmm. OK I get west Michigan! I have a box of 2GO packets in my car. You should too!

Well Friends, It’s probably the last nice day for a while in Michigan. The snow is coming…whaaaaaaaa! I want to be warm. I am going to take my dog on a nice walk before I have to pick up my kids from school.

Take care friends. Know I care about your well being. Do the right thing for your self today and do the right things for yourself tomorrow too. You are worth it. Claim your victory!

Camille

Ps…Get a box of 2GO packets in your car. You can order the 2GO packets and other great products from Designer Whey’s website.

Ps ps… Go LIZ!

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Ali Vincent talks about the benefits of The Biggest Loser Protein featuring Bob and Amanda!

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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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Hello from Ali Vincent! She just got back from representing DESIGNER WHEY and Biggest Loser Protein at the GNC show in Las Vegas

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Review: Biggest Loser whey protein powder

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New to the growing Biggest Loser empire is the addition of whey protein powders from Designer Whey.

The 10-ounce cans are adorned with season 5 winner Ali Vincent’s fit image and come in four flavors: chocolate, vanilla, blueberry and raspberry. You also can get the fruit flavors in single-serve packets to bring with you to the gym or keep in a desk drawer.

Designer Whey has long been known for its high-quality whey protein supplements, and these are just as tasty as their other varieties. A big difference with the Biggest Loser line is that not only are they low in calories (40-50 calories a scoop) but they’re also high in protein (6 grams per scoop) and low in sugars (1 gram). If you’re lactose intolerant and shy away from dairy products, you don’t have to worry about whey protein, since the lactose has been removed. (Take it from one who knows.)

The chocolate and vanilla flavors are sweetened with stevia and don’t have any artificial ingredients. The blueberry and raspberry flavors are sweetened with a sucralose-acesulfame-K blend as well as FruitWellfruit concentrate, which adds antioxidants. I can do without the artificial colors but that’s what gives them their berry colors.

I tried the chocolate flavor in a smoothie and found that a couple scoops are needed for flavor and body. Still, two scoops are only 100 calories — the scoops are small. The sweetness isn’t as pronounced as a lot of protein powders but then again, it’s only sweetened with stevia compared to the buckets of sugar other protein powders have.

I tried the blueberry simply mixed with a cup of cold water. I didn’t use any blender or smoothie maker and found that the powder dissolved really well in a water bottle with no residue. And I was surprised at how good it was. I’ve tried other “protein waters” and they’ve been pretty disappointing. The protein-water blend is a great post-workout recovery drink and also makes a great 40-calorie appetite killer between meals.

The line is available at most grocery, drug and supplement stores. You also can click HERE to find a store near you.

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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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Ali Vincent hung out with our favorite people, OUR CUSTOMERS! Listen to her tell great stories about the Biggest Loser Season 5 Finale, about her mom and about her diet.

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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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