AWW...Bernie!

Last night my husband and I were tucked in on the couch (with a bowl of low-fat popcorn) and watched the season finale of The Biggest Loser. I was excited that we finally got the first female winner on the show, but was even more ecstatic that Bernie won the "At-Home" Challenge prize of $100,000. I loved Bernie's personality and sense of humor throughout the whole show and was so disappointed when he got sent home. I guess there is proof now that he would have been a big threat. I also can't believe Gillian wore a dress! It's going to be hard waiting for the next season again.

I met Isabeau!

Oh my goodness...I just met Isabeau from The Biggest Loser. I was in such a bad mood today about going to the gym. You know it's one of those "I hate my body" days. So...I knew in order to solve the problem I had to go, but I did not have the best attitude. This is why I have a personal trainer and set appointments to go, otherwise I would have wimped out and not gone. Thank goodness I went because I got to meet Isabeau. Go Black Team!!! You don't understand, The Biggest Loser was my favorite show last season. I would literally schedule my workouts the day after so I could still be inspired and to tell my trainer what happened on the show. I even got to ask her about the time Jillian made her do a speed of 14 on the treadmill. I remember going to the gym and attempting it and I could only run around 7 speed. So, WOW! Anyways, just wanted to share my starstruck moment of the day. It sort of motivated me out of my workout slump and I'm eager to hit the gym again tomorrow for spin class.

Thank You Writer's Strike

I might be able to say "Thank you Writer's Strike." Due to the need of reality TV to fill the gaps, The Biggest Loser: Couples has hit the airwaves. This has grown to be one of my favorite shows (previously posted in December). This week, the new season premiered and so far I'm not quite sure how I feel about it. I'm excited it's on, but I just don't feel like starting at the beginning again. As the show moves along, you become fans of certain contestants and now I have to start from scratch. Right now, I have no favorites. This season it's all about couples, so they are paired off and have to work off each other's successes and failures. The first week, a father/daughter couple got kicked off because she wanted to be there and he wanted to go home. I felt terrible for her.

This week I've started back at the gym, along with the rest of America. I haven't done my weight training for about two weeks which made me feel awful yesterday. It really does make a difference when you keep it up. I am used to doing an hour, twice a week with cardio filling in the gaps. Due to vacation schedules, I haven't been able to keep up with the routine. So, I started back yesterday and felt wiped out. I was feeling low blood sugar, it was crowded and I was starting a new upper body regiment. I felt paranoid. There were lots of people there staring at everyone and I felt I was going too slow on the machines. I guess you just have to remember that everyone there is unhappy with some part of their body, otherwise they wouldn't be there. I went to spin class today and successfully got through it, so there is hope. I managed to get a little bit of confidence back. Since I don't have a job right now, there is no reason why I can't really work on resolution #5 (see below). I just want my gym back. I don't want to get there an hour early just to reserve a bike and I don't want to have a reason to gripe anymore

I love my Tivo...and The Biggest Loser.

I love my Tivo. Well, we don't really have the Tivo, we have the Direct TV digital recorder, but still, it's practically the same thing. It just doesn't do the cute fast forward noise. Why do I love this device? Because I finally got to catch up on The Biggest Loser finale last night. It's been a busy week, and all week I have had a hunch that Bill would win, but avoided all commercials and conversations about it. It drove me nuts. I didn't want it confirmed until I could watch it on the actual episode.

Now, this is the first season I've ever watched the show. I've had friends that have watched every season and have raved about it. I don't think I respected it until I started working out on my own with a personal trainer. Now, I know that the show goes to extremes, all the contestants have nothing to focus on except for their diet and exercise while they are ON the show, which makes it a bit easier. I would usually have my personal training session the day after the show aired and I would give her the update on what happened on the show. I would tell her that "Geez, they had that girl running on the treadmill at a speed of 12.0! Even with all that weight!" I typically run at a pace of like 4.0 or something. ( I am short and have little legs.) Her response..."That would be so dangerous! They also have a team of medical doctors standing right there waiting if something happens." She also said that she could easily be sued if she tried pulling something like that. Either way, the show is good inspiration for getting to the gym. I was actually more impressed with the contestants on the show that actually got kicked off and had to train at home under real-life conditions.

One of the final four is also from my hometown of Franklin. Rock on Isabeau! You did great and keep up the good work. They even said that she's been spotted at my gym. I think I would be in celebrity shock if I saw her.

Top 5 Reasons why I love The Biggest Loser:
1. Good motivation to get to the gym.
2. Jillian is kick-ass.
3. It's fun to point out all the intentional product promotion.
4. Bob, the trainer, is hot!
5. Watching guys get rid of their man-boobs...good for them!

Who's going to do the Million Pound Match up for next season?