Biggest Loser Live Blog 9/25

Ok so I'm going to watch the biggest loser tonight and blog as it happens... Between the 3 teams they have already lost a ridiculous amount of weight like 350 lbs!

8:10 PM The host tells the losers they have to go into a room filled with temptation, aka, fatty slash totally delicious foods they haven't been able to touch untill now for four minutes. What's the catch? Whoever eats the most calories wins a 3 pound weight loss pass at the next weigh in (they get to subtract 3 pounds from their total loss next time they get weighed.)
THIS IS EVIL! This is so mean, but I guess then again, this is why it's a show on TV.
Hot wings, hot dogs, hamburgers, pepperoni pizza.... yummm.
Bryan is the first to enter and he denies the temptations.
"Oh my god, that smells so good," are the first words of Kae... hahahaha. She smells it, and then pretends to grab it all and eat but she resists.
The next guy takes a bite of pepperoni pizza and does a small job.
oooh french fries...The football guy said no. Oh man, brownies, cookies, cinnamon...

Julie who has only lost 5 lbs went straight for the pepperoni pizza, smelled it, "yumm." Then she saw cupcakes and thought... hmmmm, come on Julie don't do it.... She tastes the frosting, well puts it on her face so the others though she ate it. Sneaaaaky!

WOAH! then this other guy, Neil, goes in, and decides to eat as much he can. He thinks he needs the 3 lbs for his team. Holy cow, he just drank M&M's... he ate 1700 calories he thinks... WHAT!?

Oh god, this is mean... this other chick, Patty, on his team thinks he didn't eat it so she decides to take one for the team and starts eating the highest calories foods she sees... She has apple pie... she does a small dance... eats a cereal bar, make that two. God that was alot of food but not as much as Neil. That was so mean.

And the biggest eater was.... COMMERCIAL :( of course. Ok, TIME OUT! What the heck kind of sabotage was Neil trying to pull??? He burt his team but miscommunicating with the other lady. I would've gone straight for the cinnamon bun, had maybe half, and then left. My reasoning, satisfy my never ending sweet tooth, and in case no one else touched the food. I learned this strategy from BIG BROTHER of course.

Patty and Neil are the top two contestants in this photo. It's from last week, but you can recognize them.

1930 Calories, Patty won! Apparently the blue team is mad because Patty should've known only Neil was to eat anything!

The red team is happy they did not cave into temptation. But the blue team is screaming in the other wing. Uh oh... they are all very very mad at Patty. She begins to cry, and apologizes obviously.

Now it's time to workout. We've got some elipticals going and now they are doing piggy back springts, which looks like a killer on the back. Oh no... Man down. Gerry is riding on top of Ryan (?) and takes a pretty big digger. He is hurt. This is too bad because he has lost the most weight and is the oldest.

So now, it's 9 pm, and I kinda want to watch Reaper... I'll tivo the rest and watch it after.

MORNING UPDATE:
So the blue team lost at the weigh in. However Patty lost the most (5 lbs) so she has immunity from being voted off. Had she not, she probably would've been voted off. Interesting that she ate almost 2000 calories in 4 minutes and still lost the most weight... Jillian's team won which is pretty awesome since the Red and Blue team chose to send them all home.

It was an emotional vote off. Gerry was sent home after many tears were shed. YES, this was too bad since he had lost the most amount of weight out of everyone however, since he lost so much weight, he had less to loose and was most likely not going to continue dropping ten plus pounds each weighin. He was also the oldest player, and proved that age should not be a deterrent for people who wish to lose weight but think they have lost the window of opportunity with a ever slowing down metabolism. I think it was wise on the behalf of the blue team at the time. We will find out if they made a good choice.
By the way, since being voted off Jerry has lost 80-some pounds! He looks great. And were those his children or grandchildren!? What did you guys think? Who would you have voted off? Who would you want to have as your coach? What would you have done in the temptation room? I don't know which coach I would want, I guess Jillian because her methods seem to be working well, but I think I would punch her the face before the end of the competition and get sent home.

The Rules of Being a Celebrity Giving A Diet and Exercise Interview

We all want to know the secret to staying slim or how to get there at least right? Thankfully we have gossip magazines to "give us" the "inside scoop" on how our favorite celebrities keep their figures looking fabulous, right?

As you all know, I am VERY skeptical about what these magazines report. A more reliable source in my opinion is a blog, straight from the table sitting next to them at a restaurant. For today, I'm going to give you the rules of giving an interview when being questioned about your weight so you too can look like a fabulous celebrity.

Rule #1: You never diet unless you are being paid by the company that has created a diet. This rule is a must thanks to Kirstie Alley (Jenny Craig), Tori Spelling (Nutrisystem), and Jessica Simpson (5 Factor Diet). Maybe they did, maybe they didn't follow the diet plan to lose the pounds, but they lost weight and there is money, I mean credit to be given.

Rule #2: You love food! There are not many foods you won't touch. When you go out to eat, you order whatever you are craving, but you have excellent self control and eat until you are satisfied. Sarah Michelle Gellar says, "I'm not much of a junk food eater. I like pretzels but I'd rather steak. I'd rather have a great meal. I'd rather dine.... I'll pretty much eat anything." Gellar dishes on her eating habits and exercise routine in this months Self Magazine. Did you know she was ranks the 3rd-best figure skater in New York as a child? Interesting...

Rule #3: You don't work out to kill lose weight, but to improve your health and stay active. Jessica Alba recently said that she hadn't worked out in months. Ummm yeah, I'm sure that's true... (By the way Alba was recently spotted smoking a cigarette on the set of her new movie... could this be for weight loss reason???) You enjoy doing things you love like playing tennis, going for a hike in the mountains and surfing. Lauren Conrad (The Hills) reportedly goes for hikes in the Hollywood Hills like 2 times a week. How come MTV doesn't show us that footage? I would love to see this fancy pants hiking in the great outdoors... That would be better than listening to her bitch about ex-bff Heidi "The Terrible."

Rule #4: Say it with me, "I'm not meant to be a size zero." No matter what size your body is, that is how god wants you to look. You don't mess with nature. Nicole Ritchie claims that she is naturally a really person. America Ferrera has repeatedly said she loves her curves and she is always going to have them, that's who she is, she's a Latina. Mariah Carey has said the same thing more recently.

I think these are my top rules... I will have more later this week. Do you guys believe the magazines that tell you what celebrities do to stay thin? Do you think my rules are accurate? Please add you own if you have any!

Do you think Ashanti looks fat?

"Do I look fat?" Singer Ashanti, 26, asked People Magazine's BodyWatch (the new section of the magazine that is a little ridiculous, but is a savior for my Friday blog!) In August the New York Post published an item that said the singer refused to be photographed during a weekend opeing of the Ivy Hotel in San Diego because she had gained so much weight.

Not true says the singer. Ashanti claims that she was relaxing in a blue bikini while on vacation without any make up on. A hotel worker told her there were some photographers that wanted to take her picture. She responded maybe later because she was "chilling" at the time. "I don't know if they got offended, but they turned it into something else. I mean, do I look fat? If I felt fat, why would I be in a bikini?" she said.

Ashanti admits to gaining weight when she is not working. She likes to dine on bbq chicken and Baskin-Robbins ice cream. When it comes time to work again, she claims she gets focused and jump in the gym for a month and she's solid.

She dodges the question on whether or she feels pressure to slim down for video shoots. Instead, she says "Television puts 10 lbs. on you. So weight your options: Look good in person? Or to the billions who see you on TV?"
I say, you should be a politician Ashanti. She dodges the question, but it kinda sorta seems like she answers it. She puts the blame on herself for dieting. Clearly she enjoys food, she already said that. When she has to lose weight, it's for her job, while most people want to lose weight for themselves. Grrrr inner conflict!

She diets by avoiding fried foods and ice cream. She claims to lose and gain weight easily. She also admitted to the ridiculous Master Cleanser diet (You know, the one Beyonce did for Dream Girls... lemon pepper maple syrup diet yucka ewwww). She said she lost 8 lbs and kept it off. I'm sure that will last, not.

I think Ashanti hates dieting, and hates the fact that she can't eat what she wants. She acts like it has nothing to do with Hollywood's pressure, but I think the Hollywood thin factor is killing her inside. What do you guys think? Am I totally way off>

Very Thin Models Still Not Banned, Dr's note will do fine

It was about this time last year that the great model weight debate took it up a notch when Maddrid banned models from the runway whose BMI index was below 18. It is currently fashion week in London and already the weighty issue is popping up again.

-Outside a major venue for the models are being given a brown bag lunch, and you thought they just got free makeup and designer clothes. They contain a range of food including salads, fruit and flapjacks. All the food is labeled with detailed nutrition information. The lunches were designed by a group of dietitians in an effort to help designers tackle the culture of eating disorders by providing "good quality" food and nutritional advice for models backstage. [Daily Mail]

-A woman named Naomi Hooke has informed us that we should not be blaming the modeling industry for pressure to be thing but men and sex. "As London Fashion Week continues," she writes, "the controversy surrounding 'size zero' models is once again up for discussion." Hooke, who claims to have battled anorexia since age 11, says, "to believe that the fashion industry causes eating disorders is to completely misunderstand this most complex of illnesses."

Anorexia has often been perceived as a quest for model-like beauty, as a teenage fad or as a diet gone wrong. It has even been described as a lifestyle choice. Seldom is anorexia acknowledged as the life-threatening medical condition that it is... I, like many of the eating disorder patients I have met, never sought beauty; instead, I spent years trying to make myself look as ill as possible in order to avoid male attention.

Understanding Anorexia: A Thin Excuse

-London will not be banning models based on their BMI index this year, but want a note from their doctor saying they are in good health. Are these the same doctors prescribing celebrities ADHD medication and pain killers? I'm pretty sure they'll do anything to have a client who is remotely famous. The British Fashion Council recommended that models "should" provide a certificate that assures their health and that models under the age of 16 years old should be outlawed on the catwalk. This among 14 other reccomendations came at the conclusion that models are at a high risk for developing eating disorders. [No Thin Model Ban]

-Here is the article from almost a year ago when Fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier made his own statement by putting a size 20 model on the runway.
-The New York City Fashion Week in February banned drinking and cigarettes behind stage. One model told a reporter the backstage smelled of vomit. Delicious. The only way from here is up for the model weight issue in my opinion.