Meet the New Contestants

The most unhealthy Biggest Loser show kicked off tonight. This season there are 5 people over 400 pounds. There is one guy who is over 500 lbs. And there are twins who weigh almost half a ton!

Purple Team

Stephanie = 264 lbs
Patti = 243 lbs

The Brown Team

The Half-Ton Twins from Orlando, FL

John = 484 lbs
James = 485 lbs

Pink Team

Mother and daughter team from Knoxville, TN

Ashley = 374 lbs
Sherry

Black Team

Father & Daughter from Ann Arbor, MI

Darrell = 413 lbs
Andrea = 298 lbs

Blue Team

Mother and Daughter team from Houston, TX. Cherita is the 50 year old mom and breast cancer survivor.

Cherita = 277 lbs
Victoria = 358 lbs

Green Team

Puerto Rican women from Pemberton, NJ

Miggy = 240 lbs
Migdalia = 265 lbs

Red Team

Husband and wife team from Aspermont, TX

Melissa = 233 lbs
Lance = 365 lbs

Silver Team

Tongan cousins from Rohnert Park, CA

Koli = 403 lbs
Sam = 372 lbs

Yellow Team

Father and daughter team from Minneapolis, MN. Father works for the postal service

Sunshine = 275 lbs
O’Neal = 389 lbs

White Team

Italian Mother and son team from Chicago, IL

Mike= 526 lbs
Maria = 281 lbs

First Challenge

Within the first 5 minutes on campus, the contestants had to compete in their first challenge. Each team will ride 26.2 miles on a bike. The first nine teams earn a spot in the house. The two teams who come in last will be asked to leave the campus immediately. The team that comes in first will win immunity at this week’s weigh-in.

Green team won immunity.
Grey team was #2
Black team was #3
Orange team was #4

The Mom from the blue team couldn’t stay on the bike from extreme cramping and pain, so the daughter pedaled alone.

Pink team was #5
Red Team was #6
White team was #7
Brown team was #8
Purple team was #9

Blue team and Yellow team were the last two teams and had to leave campus. But as they were leaving in the limo, Jillian and Bob stopped them to tell them that it is not over. Both teams will go home for 30 days and then they will both come back to weigh in. The team with the highest percentage of weight loss will be able to stay on the Biggest Loser ranch. And, while they are home they will get Bob and Jillian’s help.

First Weigh-In

Elimination

I was happy to see the teams vote for James to go home since he had a stronger support system at home, a pool to workout in, and he doesn’t have to go back to work. He has a bad knee and isn’t able to workout like the rest, so he wouldn’t have been as big a threat as his brother. But the contestants did the right thing instead of the best game play.

James went home and lost 100 lbs in 2 months!