Yay! I just finished watching the season finally of Biggest Loser and my FAVORITE, Michael (GO WHITE!) WON!!!! Yay for confetti! Make it rain!! ;)
The previous episode was the marathon, with the final contestants of Darius, Koli, Ashley, and Michael. There was a LOT of filler but ultimately Darius won, and won $10000 for a charity of his choice. BUT at the weigh in, Darius GAINED weight, landing him in the bottom two, with shockingly enough, Koli! Koli, who had moved to Las Vegas to ensure that he would continue to lose weight, only managed to lose 13 pounds that month...shocking to say the least.
So it was up to America's vote - Koli or Darius, and it's a good thing for Michael that America felt bad for Darius - cause Koli KILLED it. Koli officially won the at home prize of $100,000 by losing 53.35% of his body weight! That's INCREDIBLE!! Pink mom was winning most of the show, then black dad took over, and then Koli smashed them. He looked awesome, confident, and had so much energy. I had the impression though that he must have been continuing his intense workouts somewhere other than where his family was, cause all he said was that he was ready to go home and be with his family.
So the final 3 weighed in, and they all did incredible, but Michael pulled out ahead by losing 50% of his body weight! AMAZING!!! He looked awesome too. They all did...so exciting.
Anyways, I'm pumped that my #1 made it to #1!!!! YES! It'd also be awesome of Michael and Ashley dated one another, they genuinely seem to adore one another...ahh, if only!
I can't wait for next season! I wonder when it starts?!
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Proud Crawler
It has finally happened.
First, a little back story. A couple Thanksgivings ago, we were celebrating the holiday with my family in Montana. My niece, who at the time was just a year old, was crawling and getting close to walking. My mom's bedroom is just off the living room and has these French doors as the entrance to her room. So my niece could go in to the room, and pull the doors shut with her little fingers, peek at us through the glass, and then come bursting out with the proudest crawl you've ever seen. Head up, big smile and FAST. It was adorable and hilarious. Of course, if any of you know my family, there was lots of cheering and clapping too!
Our living room is set up with the love seat along one wall, and the couch along the wall perpendicular to that; in the corner is a rod-iron end table. There's just enough space between the arm of the couch and the arm of the love seat for Miss Muffet to craw through and play under the table. Just last night Miss Muffet discovered that she could crawl in there, so we put a few of her teddy bears in with her, and she managed to find an envelope that had fallen back there to play with. When she is in her 'fort', we can't reach her very easily, so we have to bribe her to come out with her other fun toys (that we are having a ball playing with). So last night after she had been back there playing for a while, she got to the 'entrance', waited for us to notice her and then came roaring out with the proudest crawl I've ever seen her do. She was a spitting image of her cousin and reminded me of her so much. I wish we could see you more often, my sweet niece, I miss you!
First, a little back story. A couple Thanksgivings ago, we were celebrating the holiday with my family in Montana. My niece, who at the time was just a year old, was crawling and getting close to walking. My mom's bedroom is just off the living room and has these French doors as the entrance to her room. So my niece could go in to the room, and pull the doors shut with her little fingers, peek at us through the glass, and then come bursting out with the proudest crawl you've ever seen. Head up, big smile and FAST. It was adorable and hilarious. Of course, if any of you know my family, there was lots of cheering and clapping too!
Our living room is set up with the love seat along one wall, and the couch along the wall perpendicular to that; in the corner is a rod-iron end table. There's just enough space between the arm of the couch and the arm of the love seat for Miss Muffet to craw through and play under the table. Just last night Miss Muffet discovered that she could crawl in there, so we put a few of her teddy bears in with her, and she managed to find an envelope that had fallen back there to play with. When she is in her 'fort', we can't reach her very easily, so we have to bribe her to come out with her other fun toys (that we are having a ball playing with). So last night after she had been back there playing for a while, she got to the 'entrance', waited for us to notice her and then came roaring out with the proudest crawl I've ever seen her do. She was a spitting image of her cousin and reminded me of her so much. I wish we could see you more often, my sweet niece, I miss you!
Hello final 4!
It was officially final 4 week on Biggest Loser, and the GAME WAS ON. It was intense. Michael (go white!) had multiple melt downs, Koli and Darius were definitely turning on the game play...it just seemed TENSE.
The challenge this week stunk - of course it was a race, and I felt like it was geared toward Darius to win - because obviously he's the fastest at this point. The challenge was the 'put it back on' challenge, where the contestants had to race with the weight that they had lost all season - and at each stop point they got to dump the weight that they had lost at that week. Of course Ashley and Michael were dead last, but they still managed to finish. Darius did go back out to help everyone else when he finished, but I dunno...he's lost his charm. It seemed like he was a funny fun guy when he started this, and now that he's lost a bunch of weight, he does not seem funny and fun...it's like he lost his sense of humor with all those pounds that he shed...who knows...but on camera he doesn't seem like the same fun-loving guy that he used to be.
Anyways, they had to watch some video of themselves from all season - snore...we've seen it all...MANY TIMES... Finally they got to the weigh in...Michael went first, -12...not bad... He has lost over 200 pounds this season!! Koli - a whopping -13 or some crazy number like that...amazing. Darius -10...another huge number for so late in the game. Ashley needed -8 to beat Michael's percentage, but got -7...then it came down to Sunshine. -2. I felt like the producers had built up to this the whole episode though, they kept showing her say "I'm going to be ok, I know I can do this at home", and crap like that all episode...so I guess her -2 wasn't really that shocking. Anyways, my final 4 actually made it to the final 4!!! How do I pick a winner now?!
How about this...I'll pick the top two: Michael (go White!), Koli (his numbers have just been so huge, that I think his overall percentage lost is going to be massive...)
The challenge this week stunk - of course it was a race, and I felt like it was geared toward Darius to win - because obviously he's the fastest at this point. The challenge was the 'put it back on' challenge, where the contestants had to race with the weight that they had lost all season - and at each stop point they got to dump the weight that they had lost at that week. Of course Ashley and Michael were dead last, but they still managed to finish. Darius did go back out to help everyone else when he finished, but I dunno...he's lost his charm. It seemed like he was a funny fun guy when he started this, and now that he's lost a bunch of weight, he does not seem funny and fun...it's like he lost his sense of humor with all those pounds that he shed...who knows...but on camera he doesn't seem like the same fun-loving guy that he used to be.
Anyways, they had to watch some video of themselves from all season - snore...we've seen it all...MANY TIMES... Finally they got to the weigh in...Michael went first, -12...not bad... He has lost over 200 pounds this season!! Koli - a whopping -13 or some crazy number like that...amazing. Darius -10...another huge number for so late in the game. Ashley needed -8 to beat Michael's percentage, but got -7...then it came down to Sunshine. -2. I felt like the producers had built up to this the whole episode though, they kept showing her say "I'm going to be ok, I know I can do this at home", and crap like that all episode...so I guess her -2 wasn't really that shocking. Anyways, my final 4 actually made it to the final 4!!! How do I pick a winner now?!
How about this...I'll pick the top two: Michael (go White!), Koli (his numbers have just been so huge, that I think his overall percentage lost is going to be massive...)
Friday, May 7, 2010
Bye bye yellow, so long Sam.
So it's been 2 weeks since my last biggest loser update...eek! I'll just hit the high points, and not try to make this too painful.
Last week, if I remember correctly, the contestants went to Texas, had a 5K with a bunch of locals...I though one lady was going to mount O'neil...it was a little uncomfortable. Most of their contestants ran with their groups - those who had their shirts...but not Darius. In what I thought was a slight d-bag move, he raced ahead, to try to get his best time and left the rest of his group in his dust. The only redeeming factor was that as soon as he crossed his finish line, he turned back around and ran back for his group...so I guess it made up for it.
The weigh in was a bit of a nail biter - but ended up with both yellows under the yellow line...and I was hoping that they'd send Sunshine home, but they of course respected O'neil's wishes, and sent O'neil packing.
This week was MAKEOVER WEEEKKKK!! I've been waiting FOREVER for makeover week! It seemed like it took even LONGER to come this season than it has in the past. The contestants each got 1000 bones to shop with - awesome! I felt a little bad for Ashley and Michael...they both feel like they have a lot of weight still to lose, so shopping for them wasn't very fun...and Michael was still having to shop in a big and tall store. The makeover part was fun - they all got haircuts, and were looking awesome. They did a 360 mirror thing to look at themselves and then were surprised with a family visit...I thought Sunshine's reaction was the most genuine. Like she really wasn't expecting her brothers back behind the mirrors...the rest of them had fake reactions, like they knew it was happening.
So what else...oh they had a challenge - the loser got a 1 lb disadvantage, and the winner got a 1 pound advantage...and of COURSE Ashley lost - after 3.5 minutes on a Jacob's Ladder exercise machine...and Michael wasn't far behind. Darius and Koli were the final 2, and the went for 2.5 HOURS. Incredible. Eventually Darius fell off - although he said he chose to lose...which I think is lame. In fact, Darius' whole M-O this week sucked, he was being sort of wimpy and whiny, which I thought was pretty annoying the whole time.
Anyways, the weigh in for Koli was awesome - he lost 15 pounds!! So he was safe even BEFORE he got his 1 pound advantage. Ashley had an awesome weigh in too - 10 pounds. Michael's was ok...just 9, but that put him under the yellow, with Sam. The vote ended up being 2-2...and I guess I don't really understand the rules, but for some reason that meant Sam going home...which was fine...at least it kept Michael around 1 more week. On Sam's return home, the producers admitted FINALLY to the relationship between purple girl and Sam, and that they were in love and now shacking up.
Top 4: Michael (go white!), Koli, Ashley, Darius (sorry you've dropped D - but you sucked this week)
Last week, if I remember correctly, the contestants went to Texas, had a 5K with a bunch of locals...I though one lady was going to mount O'neil...it was a little uncomfortable. Most of their contestants ran with their groups - those who had their shirts...but not Darius. In what I thought was a slight d-bag move, he raced ahead, to try to get his best time and left the rest of his group in his dust. The only redeeming factor was that as soon as he crossed his finish line, he turned back around and ran back for his group...so I guess it made up for it.
The weigh in was a bit of a nail biter - but ended up with both yellows under the yellow line...and I was hoping that they'd send Sunshine home, but they of course respected O'neil's wishes, and sent O'neil packing.
This week was MAKEOVER WEEEKKKK!! I've been waiting FOREVER for makeover week! It seemed like it took even LONGER to come this season than it has in the past. The contestants each got 1000 bones to shop with - awesome! I felt a little bad for Ashley and Michael...they both feel like they have a lot of weight still to lose, so shopping for them wasn't very fun...and Michael was still having to shop in a big and tall store. The makeover part was fun - they all got haircuts, and were looking awesome. They did a 360 mirror thing to look at themselves and then were surprised with a family visit...I thought Sunshine's reaction was the most genuine. Like she really wasn't expecting her brothers back behind the mirrors...the rest of them had fake reactions, like they knew it was happening.
So what else...oh they had a challenge - the loser got a 1 lb disadvantage, and the winner got a 1 pound advantage...and of COURSE Ashley lost - after 3.5 minutes on a Jacob's Ladder exercise machine...and Michael wasn't far behind. Darius and Koli were the final 2, and the went for 2.5 HOURS. Incredible. Eventually Darius fell off - although he said he chose to lose...which I think is lame. In fact, Darius' whole M-O this week sucked, he was being sort of wimpy and whiny, which I thought was pretty annoying the whole time.
Anyways, the weigh in for Koli was awesome - he lost 15 pounds!! So he was safe even BEFORE he got his 1 pound advantage. Ashley had an awesome weigh in too - 10 pounds. Michael's was ok...just 9, but that put him under the yellow, with Sam. The vote ended up being 2-2...and I guess I don't really understand the rules, but for some reason that meant Sam going home...which was fine...at least it kept Michael around 1 more week. On Sam's return home, the producers admitted FINALLY to the relationship between purple girl and Sam, and that they were in love and now shacking up.
Top 4: Michael (go white!), Koli, Ashley, Darius (sorry you've dropped D - but you sucked this week)
The push present.
I love this.
Now, just to clarify, I didn't coin the phrase nor did I come up with the idea...but I think both are fabulous.
So here's the deal. When I was pregnant with the munch, Matt and I went to dinner with his cousins one night. We got on the subject of baby gifts, and a gift to the mother...it was a tradition in his cousins family that her mom got a gift (like jewelery) for each of her babies. And when Matt's cousin got married, her mom gave her said gift, as something to wear on her wedding. I thought it was a very amazing story, and very sweet, as did Matt.
So later, when my cousins were out visiting for my birthday weekend, we were out walking around Pearl Street mall, and we decided to drop in at our jewelers store; we saw they were having a going out of business sale, so we figured we ought to get our rings buffed up before we had to find a new jeweler. While we were waiting, Matt mentioned that he'd like to get me something, that we'd later give to Miss Muffet when she gets married! Of course I was thrilled, and my cousins helped us pick out a beautiful set of earrings, which would have been enough, but Matt, being so very sweet and generous, splurged and got me a matching necklace.
Fast forward to last night. My cousin's husband was here to spend the night for some business in Denver, and we were talking about the bun that is currently residing in my cousin's oven. And the subject of Mothers day came up, and then I asked if he was going to get my cousin a present for having a baby.
He looked at me.
Squinted and glared.
And then said "YOU".
Of course I laughed.
And then he said "The Push Present"
Insert eye roll.
"That isn't even REAL - so I'm choosing to ignore it. If there's not a hallmark card for it, then I'm not doing it!"
Now, just to clarify, I didn't coin the phrase nor did I come up with the idea...but I think both are fabulous.
So here's the deal. When I was pregnant with the munch, Matt and I went to dinner with his cousins one night. We got on the subject of baby gifts, and a gift to the mother...it was a tradition in his cousins family that her mom got a gift (like jewelery) for each of her babies. And when Matt's cousin got married, her mom gave her said gift, as something to wear on her wedding. I thought it was a very amazing story, and very sweet, as did Matt.
So later, when my cousins were out visiting for my birthday weekend, we were out walking around Pearl Street mall, and we decided to drop in at our jewelers store; we saw they were having a going out of business sale, so we figured we ought to get our rings buffed up before we had to find a new jeweler. While we were waiting, Matt mentioned that he'd like to get me something, that we'd later give to Miss Muffet when she gets married! Of course I was thrilled, and my cousins helped us pick out a beautiful set of earrings, which would have been enough, but Matt, being so very sweet and generous, splurged and got me a matching necklace.
Fast forward to last night. My cousin's husband was here to spend the night for some business in Denver, and we were talking about the bun that is currently residing in my cousin's oven. And the subject of Mothers day came up, and then I asked if he was going to get my cousin a present for having a baby.
He looked at me.
Squinted and glared.
And then said "YOU".
Of course I laughed.
And then he said "The Push Present"
Insert eye roll.
"That isn't even REAL - so I'm choosing to ignore it. If there's not a hallmark card for it, then I'm not doing it!"
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