What a horrible situation -- hunger and a chain-secured kitchen to prevent access to eating! For this week, host Alison Sweeney told the contestants on The Biggest Loser that they had no access to the kitchen facilities because they were to "eat out" for all of their meals.
While once upon a time, eating out would likely have suited The Biggest Loser contestants just fine -- now that they are on a weight-losing journey, they felt concerned that "eating out" meant that they might not have total control over how their meals were prepared. When ordering meals, they tended to ask for extras "on the side" to maintain as much control as possible.
Then coaches Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels, in preparing the group for life in the real world, took everyone to a Mexican restaurant where the entire group did quite well in assessing calories for meals on the menu -- and ordering foods in the healthiest fashion.
It seems that no one has forgotten Tracey's misjudgements of last week -- when she, contrary to advice from the coaches, opted for offers of pounds off at the weigh-in and scrumptious cupcakes. In the end, Tracey had the chance to choose which contestant from each pair would be counted at the weigh-in -- and Tracey chose Shay. So this week Shay felt that Tracey was not to be trusted.
And, as it turned out, Tracey was revealed to have a major major muscle injury and an extremelyh high enzyme level. The show's doctor advised that Tracey avoid all physical activity, even walking, so that she would not risk damaging her kidneys and liver. Once again, the responsibility for this duo fell to teammate Mo.
Tracey, not shockingly, was the only contestant to gain weight, gaining two pounds. The remainder of the contestants lost weight -- with Rudy's 11 pound loss being the best of the week.
Daniel, who was able to hang on longest when on a tilted platform above water, had won immunity for himself and teammate Shay.
Julio, who admitted that he wanted to remain at the ranch, still kindly said that he did not have to remain there to lose weight. So, in the end, Liz and Danny remained -- and Julio was voted to head home. And when The Biggest Loser show visited Julio at home, he had reduced his weight to just under 300 pounds and said that he was determined to be at 200 pounds by the season finale!
This week's results:
Abby: 213 pounds (-3)
Allen: 285 pounds (-7)
Amanda: 230 pounds (-5)
Daniel: 287 pounds (identical to last week)
Danny: 382 pounds (-8)
Dina: 229 pounds (-5)
Julio: 364 pounds (-4)
Liz: 240 pounds (-3)
Mo: 318 pounds (-8)
Rebecca: 244 pounds (-4)
Rudy: 377 pounds (-11)
Shay: 432 pounds (-5)
Tracey: 219 pounds (+2)
