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COMING UP ON "THE BIGGEST LOSER"...
IT'S DOWN TO THE FINAL FIVE.
AAH!
Jackson: I'M NOT HERE TO GIVE UP. I'M NOT HERE TO QUIT.
I'M HERE TO WIN.
Alison: JOE OSTASZEWSKI!
Joe: JUST TO SEE THAT CHANGE
AND KNOW WHERE I WAS AND WHERE I'M GOING...
Alison: DANNI ALLEN!
Danni: I'M HERE TO DO THE BEST THAT I CAN,
AND I'M NEVER GONNA BACK DOWN.
Alison: JEFF NICHOLS!
Jeff: I CAME HERE TO SEE THIS THING THROUGH TO THE END,
AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.
Alison: GINA McDONALD!
Gina: I AM THE SMALLEST PERSON HERE,
BUT I'M NOT GONNA LET THESE KIDS RUN OVER ME.
WHOO!
TONIGHT IT'S THE EPISODE
EVERY "BIGGEST LOSER" CONTESTANT STRIVES FOR.
I'M SO FREAKING EXCITED.
THIS IS THE DAY TO BE PART OF THIS SHOW.
WELCOME TO MAKEOVER WEEK.
OH, HO HO!
MAKEOVER WEEK, BABY! YEAH!
AND THIS SEASON, THE MAKEOVER REVEAL HAS AN ADDED TWIST.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WELCOME HOME, DARLING!
PLUS, A FORMER "BIGGEST LOSER" WINNER RETURNS
TO HELP US CHALLENGE AMERICA.
THIS IS HOW WE ARE GOING TO SAVE AMERICA.
RIGHT HERE.
All: WHOO!
AND IN JUST A FEW MINUTES, WE'LL SEE ALEX'S NEW LOOK.
Photographer: OH, THAT'S BEAUTIFUL
-- Captions by VITAC --
Gina: I WANT TO PROPOSE A TOAST.
THIS IS OUR BIG DAY, OUR BIG MAKEOVER DAY,
AND I HONESTLY CAN'T THINK OF FOUR OTHER PEOPLE
I'D RATHER SHARE IT WITH.
CHEERS.
OH. WE'RE GOING HOME!
WHOO! WHOO!
TO ACTUALLY GET TO BE MADE UP TODAY AND GET NEW CLOTHES
AND GET OUR HAIR DONE AND JUST FEEL PRETTY
AND FEEL LIKE A GIRL AGAIN, THAT'S REALLY SPECIAL TO ME.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S FINALLY HERE.
I'M SO FREAKING EXCITED.
I'VE BEEN, LIKE, UP ALL NIGHT!
I'M LIKE, "IT'S MAKEOVER DAY!" [ LAUGHS ]
THIS IS THE DAY TO BE PART OF THIS SHOW.
LIKE, I'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS
AND HOPING AND PRAYING THAT I GOT HERE THE WHOLE TIME.
LOOK AT MY FACE.
I HAVE A CHIA PET GROWING ON MY FACE.
THIS IS MY NUMBER-ONE GOAL TO MAKE HAPPEN ON THE SHOW --
NO MORE OF THIS, NO MORE OF THIS. I'M READY.
OH, MY GOD. [ LAUGHS ]
HEY, EVERYBODY.
OH, HO HO!
I GET OUT OF THE LIMO, AND I SEE TIM GUNN AND KEN PAVES.
THEY'RE, LIKE, THE TWO BIGGEST FASHION GURUS EVER,
AND THEY'RE HERE FOR US AND HERE FOR ME.
I'M SO EXCITED.
WELCOME TO MAKEOVER WEEK. HOW EXCITING IS THIS?
YEAH!
I'M TIM GUNN, AND I'M HERE TO WORK WITH YOU
ON YOUR FASHION, YOUR APPAREL, YOUR ACCESSORIES,
AND WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING TOGETHER,
AND, SPEAKING OF FASHION,
HOW DAPPER IS THIS STUNNING GENTLEMAN NEXT TO ME?
THANK YOU.
I'M KEN PAVES, AND I'M GONNA BE IN CHARGE
OF YOUR HAIR MAKEOVERS TODAY.
SOME OF MY CLIENTS ARE VICTORIA AND DAVID BECKHAM...
EVA LONGORIA... JESSICA SIMPSON.
OH, SO READY.
WE'VE BEEN READY. [ LAUGHS ]
DO YOU HAVE HAIR VISIONS, KEN?
I'M SIZING EVERYBODY UP
AS I'M STANDING HERE WATCHING EVERYBODY.
I HAVE MAJOR HAIR VISIONS FOR EVERYBODY.
EVEN YOU -- I'VE GOT SOME AMAZING --
EVEN ME WITH THE LESS HAIR?
I'VE GOT SOME HAIR VISIONS FOR YOU, I'M TELLING YOU.
AND WE WANT TO ADD THAT THE FIVE OF YOU
ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES GETTING A MAKEOVER.
LINDSAY, BIINGO, SUNNY.
OH, THE KIDS ARE HERE.
[ LAUGHS ]
HI!
Sunny: I AM SO CRAZY ABOUT TIM GUNN.
I THINK HE'S AMAZING, AND WHAT HE DOES
IN TERMS OF FASHION AND STYLING FOR PEOPLE IS JUST BREATHTAKING.
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO HEAR HIS FASHION ADVICE FOR ME.
HI, SUNNY. HOW ARE YOU?
HI!
GOOD.
I SEE TIM GUNN, AND I'M LIKE, "OH, MY GOODNESS. REALLY?"
OKAY, I MIGHT BE DREAMING,
BUT I KNOW THAT TIM GUNN'S GONNA MAKE IT WORK FOR ME,
AND HE'S GONNA BE LIKE, "FABULOUS."
SO, KEN, YOU'RE GONNA HEAD TO YOUR SALON.
I'M GONNA HEAD OFF. I'M GONNA MEET YOU GUYS AT MY SALON.
YEAH.
BYE, GUYS.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
THE REST OF YOU, COME WITH ME.
GO.
IT'S MAKEOVER DAY -- JUST COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITING.
THIS IS THE WEEK THAT EVERYONE REALLY WANTS TO GET TO.
EVERYONE WANTS TO GET THE MAKEOVER,
EVERYONE WANTS TO GET THE NEW CLOTHES,
AND WE WANT TO GET READY,
'CAUSE WE'RE ABOUT TO SEE OUR FAMILY IN A COUPLE DAYS.
HI.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
GOOD. [ CHUCKLES ]
WELL, I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT THESE ITEMS,
AND I WANT YOU TO CHOOSE A HEAD-TO-TOE LOOK --
WHATEVER SPEAKS TO YOU, ANYTHING.
OKAY.
Tim: LINDSAY IS 13, SO I WANT TO GIVE HER SOME LESSONS
THAT WILL TAKE HER THROUGH HER TEEN YEARS
AND WILL ALLOW HER TO FURTHER EVOLVE THAT LOOK.
HELLO.
WOW. HAVE A LOOK.
♪ TURNING MY CHEEK FOR THE SAKE OF THE SHOW ♪
LOOK AT THOSE SLIM, GORGEOUS LEGS.
[ CHUCKLES ]
LOOK AT YOU. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
CAN YOU WRAP YOUR BRAIN AROUND THE NEW YOU?
RIGHT NOW, NO.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
Lindsay: I SEE MYSELF IN THIS DRESS, AND I JUST LOOK AMAZING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY,
BUT I'M JUST LIKE, "MAN, THIS HARD WORK DOES PAY OFF."
ALL THOSE TEARS AND SWEAT, IT MAKES ME LOOK GOOD IN CLOTHES.
[ CHUCKLES ]
I FEEL VERY INSPIRED
ABOUT PUTTING TOGETHER A FINAL LOOK FOR YOU.
SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, TOO.
TIM GUNN IS EXCELLENT
AT GIVING GREAT ADVICE FOR CLOTHES.
I JUST WANT HIM TO LIVE IN MY CLOSET.
IF I HAND YOU SOME ITEMS, WILL YOU INDULGE ME?
I WOULD LOVE TO.
BEFORE, I ALWAYS WANTED TO MASK MY BODY AND HIDE IT.
ALL OF MY WARDROBE CONSISTED OF LARGE, BAGGY THINGS
THAT WOULDN'T SHOW OFF MY BODY
'CAUSE I HAD TOO MUCH BODY TO SHOW OFF.
♪ CATCHING MY BREATH ♪
I LOVE THIS. COME LOOK AT YOURSELF.
♪ TURNING MY CHEEK FOR THE SAKE OF THE SHOW ♪
MY GOD. I LOOK SO SKINNY.
YOU DO LOOK SKINNY.
WOW. OH, MY GOD.
I NEVER THOUGHT I COULD, LIKE, PULL OFF SO MUCH COLOR
AND PATTERN AND CRAZINESS.
LIKE, I DON'T KNOW IF 70 POUNDS AGO THIS WOULD HAVE LOOKED AS NICE.
[ CHUCKLES ] YEAH.
NO.
THESE CLOTHES AREN'T JUST A PHYSICAL THING.
THESE ARE SYMBOLS OF HOW FAR WE'VE COME,
AND THAT'S A GREAT FEELING.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I LIKE IT, TOO.
I HAVE TO TELL YOU,
IF I WERE A COOK AND YOU WERE MY CAKE,
I WOULD SAY YOU'RE CLOSE TO FULLY BAKED.
WELL, THANK YOU.
Joe: IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I'VE BEEN ABLE TO LOOK IN A MIRROR
AND SMILE AND SAY, "WOW, HEY, THERE'S JOE.
JOE'S BACK. LOOK AT JOE. THAT'S THE JOE THAT I KNOW."
I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I LOOKED LIKE THIS.
♪ CATCHING MY BREATH ♪
YEAH?
GETTING YOU OUT OF THE SWEATS.
YEAH. [ LAUGHS ]
THERE'S A REAL FIGURE AND SHAPE IN THERE.
YEAH, THERE'S SOMETHING.
SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK, REALLY?
WHEN YOU LOOK IN THE MIRROR, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT GUY?
I THINK HE'S LOOKING PRETTY GOOD.
YEAH.
AS I'M STANDING HERE LOOKING AT MYSELF IN THE MIRROR,
A FEW THINGS ARE RACING THROUGH MY MIND.
I HAVE A BUTTON-UP ON,
AND THE BUTTONS AREN'T STRESSED, PULLING AT EACH OTHER.
I HAVE A JACKET ON, AND I DON'T NEED THE JACKET
TO HIDE THE FACT THAT THE SHIRT DOESN'T FIT.
THIS IS THAT REALLY SWEET MOMENT THAT YOU GET TO REALIZE
THAT ALL YOUR HARD WORK HAS PAID OFF.
♪ CATCH MY BREATH ♪
♪ WON'T LET THEM GET ME DOWN ♪
♪ IT'S ALL SO SIMPLE NOW ♪
I HAVE SELECTED ALL OF THIS FOR YOU.
I WANT YOU TO PICK OUT ITEMS THAT REALLY SPEAK TO YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
Tim: SUNNY IS 16, AND SHE'S VERY MATURE.
IT COULD BE SO EASY TO HAVE HER LOOK BE TOO MATURE.
I WANT TO PRESERVE HER YOUTH
AND GIVE HER SOMETHING THAT'S PLAYFUL, FUN,
BUT HAS A LITTLE BIT OF SOPHISTICATION, AS WELL,
BECAUSE THAT'S WHO SUNNY IS.
AND THE DRESSING ROOM IS STRAIGHT AHEAD OF YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
MY FRIENDS CAN WEAR, LIKE, SHORT DRESSES,
BUT I CAN'T FIND CLOTHES THAT I FEEL COMFORTABLE IN.
LIKE, EVEN IF THEY DO FIT,
I DON'T FEEL LIKE I LOOK GOOD IN THEM.
YOU LOOK...WONDERFUL.
HERE, LOOK IN THE MIRROR. WHAT DO YOU SEE?
WOW. IT FITS AMAZINGLY.
LIKE, IT LOOKS SO GOOD.
IT DOES.
I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS.
AS I'M LOOKING AT MYSELF IN THE MIRROR,
INSTEAD OF, LIKE, KIND OF FEELING BAD ABOUT MYSELF
AND LOOKING AT ALL THE FLAWS ON MY BODY,
ALL I CAN SEE IS JUST THE GOOD THINGS ABOUT MY BODY,
AND IT JUST MAKES ME FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT MYSELF.
IT'S A HUGE DIFFERENCE. IT MEANS A LOT.
PART OF ME WANTED TO CHANNEL THE LAWYER IN YOU.
OKAY.
BUT I'M THINKING...SEXY.
YEAH, I LIKE THAT.
ARE YOU WILLING TO TRY A LEATHER SKIRT?
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I HAD A LEATHER SKIRT ON, TIM...
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
...BUT I WILL CERTAINLY GIVE IT A TRY.
Tim: GINA FEELS YOUTHFUL AND SEXY AGAIN,
AND I WANT HER CLOTHES TO SAY THE SAME THING.
YES, SHE'S A MATURE WOMAN,
BUT NO WOMAN EVER HAS TO LOOK MATRONLY, AND GINA WILL NOT.
ALL RIGHT, CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU.
OKAY, THANK YOU.
IT'S SO HARD TO FIND CLOTHES THAT FIT.
I JUST PREFER THINGS THAT ARE BIGGER ON ME TO HIDE THE FAT,
TO HIDE THE WEIGHT SO PEOPLE WON'T SEE IT AS MUCH.
I DON'T LOOK GOOD OR FEEL GOOD IN MY CLOTHES NOW AT ALL --
AT ALL, AT ALL, AT ALL.
THIS IS NOT ANYTHING I'VE WORN IN A LONG TIME.
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU HAVEN'T WORN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BECAUSE...
BECAUSE I WAS VERY HEAVY.
RIGHT. I WORE A SIZE 20.
I WORE TENTS TO COURT EVERY DAY.
WELL, I HAPPEN TO KNOW THAT THE SKIRT IS A SIZE 10.
YES, IT IS. I NOTICED THAT.
THAT IS HALF. THAT'S A GOOD FEELING.
THAT'S A GREAT FEELING.
HOW AMAZING IS THAT?
IT'S INCREDIBLE.
I STOOD THERE LOOKING IN THE MIRROR,
AND I DON'T RECOGNIZE MYSELF.
I REALLY DON'T RECOGNIZE MYSELF.
IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE I'VE LOOKED ANYWHERE NEAR THIS.
IT'S VERY HARD TO WRAP MY BRAIN AROUND IT
BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME
THAT I'VE ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH.
[ Voice breaking ] THIS WAS MY GOAL --
TO GET TO THIS DAY, TO THE MAKEOVER DAY.
THIS WAS MY GOAL TO GET HERE.
AND I AM SO HAPPY I'M HERE.
IT'S ALL I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT.
THIS IS THE MOST AMAZING THING THAT'S EVER HAPPENED TO ME EVER,
AND I WORKED SO HARD.
I WAS GONNA SAY,
IT DIDN'T HAPPEN TO YOU -- IT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF YOU,
AND THAT 245-POUND WOMAN IS GONE.
YEAH, SHE'S GONE. [ CHUCKLES ]
SHE'S GONE.
SHE'S JUST COMPLETELY GONE.
I STILL AM LIVING IN THIS VERY SURREAL MOMENT
EVEN 10 WEEKS LATER.
I'M GONNA WAKE UP ONE DAY AND SAY, "OH, MY GOSH.
"I WAS ON 'THE BIGGEST LOSER,'
AND I LOST WEIGHT, AND I REALLY FEEL GOOD."
IT'S TOO GOOD TO BELIEVE.
IT'S JUST TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE
THAT I'M ACTUALLY HERE DOING THIS.
BIINGO, I HAVE PRESELECTED SOME THINGS FOR YOU.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
UH, LOOKS FANCY.
YES.
WHAT'S YOUR DEFINITION OF "FANCY"?
ANYTHING NICE-LOOKING. [ LAUGHS ]
Tim: WHEN IT COMES TO FASHION CHALLENGES,
I MAY PLACE A 13-YEAR-OLD BOY AT THE VERY TOP OF THE LIST.
OKAY.
HOODIES.
IT'S A VERY FASHIONABLE HOODIE.
YES, PERFECT.
AND NOW YOU NEED A PAIR OF PANTS.
THESE?
ALL RIGHT.
BIINGO'S 13 YEARS OLD.
YOU CAN TELL THAT HE'S A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE
WITH THIS WHOLE FASHION ARENA.
WE'LL SEE.
BUT I'M GONNA GET HIM ON THE FASHION PLANE,
AND WE'RE GONNA TAKE OFF.
AND LOOK AT YOURSELF IN THE MIRROR.
I HAVEN'T WORN JEANS IN, LIKE, FIVE YEARS.
[ CHUCKLES ] YEAH.
I GO SHORTS YEAR-ROUND.
YEAH.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT YOURSELF IN A PAIR OF LONG PANTS?
I LIKE IT.
I DO, TOO.
OKAY, SO NOW IT'S MY TURN.
I JUST WANT BIINGO TO EVOLVE IN TERMS OF HIS FASHION --
GET OUT OF THOSE HOODIES AND THOSE SHORTS,
WEAR SOME LONG PANTS, WEAR A PROPER TOP.
I DON'T WANT TO ROB HIM OF HIS TEEN YEARS,
BUT THIS SKATEBOARD/SURFER THING -- I'M OVER IT.
THIS IS A LITTLE MORE GROWNUP. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
YES, IT'S REAL.
YEAH.
AND THEN IT'S LIKE COLORFUL AND THEN BLACK, BLACK,
AND THEN COLORFUL, SO I JUST LIKE THE COLOR MIXTURE.
WHEN I LOOK IN THE MIRROR, IT'S NOT BAD.
I WOULDN'T WEAR IT AS MUCH AS MY HOODIE AND SHORTS,
BUT I'D STILL MAYBE OCCASIONALLY WEAR IT.
YOU CAN'T BE A IN HOODIE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, OKAY?
WHO SAYS SO? [ CHUCKLES ]
WE'RE GONNA GET YOU OUT OF THE HOOD, OKAY?
OKAY.
LOSING A HOODIE'S JUST LIKE LOSING MY CAR KEYS.
I CAN'T GET AROUND WITHOUT THEM.
HI!
I'M GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
Tim: DANNI'S YOUNG.
SHE'S 26, AND I WANT HER TO RETAIN THAT YOUTHFULNESS.
AT THE SAME TIME, I WANT HER TO HAVE A SOPHISTICATION
AND A LIVELY SPIRIT IN HOW SHE PRESENTS HERSELF.
HOW DO YOU LIKE THESE JEANS?
OH, MY GOD, THOSE ARE HOT. [ LAUGHS ]
THEY ARE HOT.
I WANT TO SHOP AT THE STORES MY FRIENDS SHOP AT
AND I WANT TO BUY THOSE REALLY CUTE SKINNY JEANS,
BUT NO ONE MAKES SKINNY JEANS MY SIZE,
AND IF THEY DO, THEY DON'T LOOK RIGHT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
HOLY CRAP.
LOOK IN THE MIRROR. LOOK AT YOU.
THIS IS CRAZY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I THINK IT'S FABULOUS.
I'VE NEVER WORN SKINNY JEANS IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
I'VE NEVER SEEN MYSELF LIKE THIS BEFORE.
THIS IS REALLY AMAZING, DON'T YOU THINK?
I LOVE IT.
I DO, TOO.
I'VE NEVER HAD THAT KIND OF REACTION
WHEN I LOOKED IN THE MIRROR.
FOR THE FIRST TIME, I FELT LIKE
I'M SEEING WHO I WAS REALLY SUPPOSED TO BE,
AND IT JUST FEELS SO GOOD TO BE SOMEWHERE WHERE I'VE DREAMED
MY WHOLE LIFE OF WANTING TO BE.
SO, HOW DOES IT FEEL NOW TO BE IN THESE CLOTHES?
[ CRYING ]
SORRY. [ CHUCKLES ]
OH, IT'S EMOTIONAL. I KNOW.
IT FEELS AMAZING.
I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD LOOK LIKE THIS
OR FEEL LIKE THIS IN MY WHOLE LIFE.
AND LOOK AT YOU.
[ CHUCKLES ]
I MEAN, YOU'RE A BEAUTY QUEEN. LOOK AT YOU.
THIS EXPERIENCE IS BEYOND
WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE, YOU KNOW?
I KNEW I WAS GONNA TRY ON NICE CLOTHES
AND I WAS EXCITED ABOUT NEW SIZES,
BUT THE WAY I FEEL WALKING OUT...
TA-DA!
...I FEEL BEAUTIFUL, AND I'M NOT THAT ATHLETE ANYMORE.
YOU DON'T SEE THE BEAST THAT EVERYONE CALLED ME.
I FEEL PRETTY. I'M WEARING HEELS AND A DRESS.
IT'S JUST THE BEST FEELING I'VE EVER FELT
IN MY WHOLE LIFE, I THINK.
YOU ARE JUST GOING TO BE KNOCKING PEOPLE DOWN,
SIDEWAYS, UPSIDE DOWN WITH YOUR FABULOUSNESS.
[ LAUGHS ] THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OH, MY GOD. THANK YOU.
[ LAUGHS ]
♪ YOU'RE INSECURE ♪
♪ DON'T KNOW WHAT FOR ♪
Ken: I'M BEAUTY EXPERT KEN PAVES,
AND THIS IS MY FIFTH TIME DOING "THE BIGGEST LOSER."
HI, YOU GUYS.
HI!
WELL, YOU GUYS SURVIVED TIM.
Ken: I LOVE DOING MAKEOVERS FOR "THE BIGGEST LOSER"
BECAUSE I REALLY FEEL LIKE IT'S A SHOW WITH A CONSCIENCE.
LET ME TAKE CARE OF YOU.
TAKE CARE OF ME, PLEASE.
I FEEL LIKE SUCH A NEW PERSON.
I'M SO READY TO LOOK LIKE A NEW PERSON.
I LOVE THAT -- THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR.
NOW THE PRESSURE'S ON FOR ME TO GIVE YOU A NEW 'DO.
YOU READY?
GREAT. LET'S GET A-CRACKING.
♪ BABY, YOU LIGHT UP MY WORLD LIKE NOBODY ELSE ♪
PBHT.
♪ BUT WHEN YOU SMILE AT THE GROUND ♪
♪ IT AIN'T HARD TO TELL ♪
♪ YOU DON'T KNOW ♪
♪ OH, OH ♪
♪ YOU DON'T KNOW YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL ♪
THERE'S ACTUALLY A GIRL HERE NAMED TIFF THAT BUFFS COLOR ON
AND ACTUALLY WILL MAKE ALL OF THIS LOOK THICKER.
YEAH, RIGHT? THERE WE GO.
HOW ABOUT THE FACIAL HAIR?
OH, THAT'S GOT TO GO.
OH, YEAH.
Danni: I WANT CHANGE AND SOMETHING NEW.
I'M SO HAPPY! ALL RIGHT.
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME
SINCE THEY'VE SEEN THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS.
THEY LEFT COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PEOPLE,
SO I WANT THEM TO COME HOME THE BEST VERSION OF THEMSELVES,
AND HAIR PLAYS A HUGE ROLE IN THAT.
[ Whimpering ] OH HO HO.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Ken: THAT'S IT.
SUNNY, YOU ACTUALLY LOOK REALLY PRETTY WITH YOUR HAIR LIKE THAT.
I LIKE THAT.
[ Chuckling ] I KNOW!
♪ YOU DON'T KNOW YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL ♪
♪ IF ONLY YOU SAW WHAT I COULD SEE ♪
♪ YOU'LL UNDERSTAND WHY I WANT YOU SO DESPERATELY ♪
♪ RIGHT NOW ♪
I'M JUST EXCITED.
MY FACE HURTS, I'VE BEEN SMILING SO MUCH.
OH, I LOVE IT! [ CHUCKLES ]
I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE DID TODAY.
EVERYBODY IS DONE.
EVERYBODY LOOKS AMAZING, AND I CANNOT WAIT
FOR THEM TO GO TO THEIR HOMETOWNS AND SHOW IT OFF.
♪ THAT'S WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL ♪
COMING UP...
IT'S THE MOMENT THE CONTESTANTS, KIDS,
AND ALL OF THEIR FAMILIES HAVE BEEN WAITING 10 WEEKS FOR.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
OH, MY GOD! YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL!
Gina: I'VE WANTED TO BE HOME FOR SO MANY WEEKS.
I VISUALIZED THIS DAY. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE MY FAMILY.
Danni: THE LAST TIME I WAS HOME,
I WAS ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT MY WEIGHT
EVERY SINGLE MOMENT OF THE DAY.
Sunny: I WAS JUST SO LOW ON, LIKE, SELF-ESTEEM AND SELF-CONFIDENCE,
AND I WAS JUST, LIKE, MISERABLE.
♪ HOLD ON TO ME AS WE GO ♪
Joe: WHEN I FIRST ARRIVED ON THE RANCH,
I WAS CONFUSED, I WAS LOST.
♪ AS WE ROLL DOWN THIS UNFAMILIAR ROAD ♪
Jackson: SINCE DAY ONE, EVERY DAY HAS BEEN AN UPHILL STRUGGLE.
♪ ALTHOUGH THIS WAVE IS STRINGING US ALONG ♪
Gina: FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG, LONG TIME,
I DON'T FEEL LIKE THAT 245-POUND GIRL.
♪ JUST KNOW YOU'RE NOT ALONE ♪
Biingo: NO MORE BEING THE LARGEST KID IN CLASS.
♪ I'M GONNA MAKE THIS PLACE YOUR HOME ♪
Jackson: TO GO HOME AND SHOW EVERYONE HOW FAR YOU'VE COME
AND HOW MUCH WEIGHT YOU'VE LOST MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME.
Jeff: I AM ABOUT TO WALK THROUGH THE DOOR
AND SEE MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS
THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN FOR NINE WEEKS.
♪ DON'T PAY NO MIND TO THE DEMONS ♪
♪ THEY FILL YOU WITH FEAR ♪
Gina: I'M SURE THEY'RE GONNA BE SHOCKED I'VE MADE IT THIS LONG
AND THAT I LOOK THIS GOOD, AND I DO LOOK GOOD.
I DO LOOK GOOD. [ CHUCKLES ]
♪ IF YOU GET LOST, YOU CAN ALWAYS BE FOUND ♪
Lindsay: I FEEL MORE THAN BEAUTIFUL. I FEEL GORGEOUS.
Jeff: I HOPE THEY SEE ALL THE HARD WORK THAT I'VE BEEN PUTTING IN.
♪ 'CAUSE I'M GONNA MAKE THIS PLACE YOUR HOME ♪
Joe: I'M BACK TO THAT PERSON THAT'S INSIDE OF ME
THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN THERE, BUT NOW YOU CAN SEE IT.
Lindsay: I JUST WANT TO GO IN THERE AND SAY, "HELLO! I'M HERE!"
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪ OHH-OH-OH-OH-OHH ♪
♪ OHH-OH-OH-OH ♪
♪ OHH-OH-OH-OH-OHH ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪ OHH-OH-OH-OH-OHH ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
HI! WELCOME HOME, DARLING!
♪ OHH-OH-OH-OH-OHH ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪ OHH-OH-OH-OH-OHH ♪
♪ OHH-OH-OH-OH-OHH ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪ OHH-OH-OH-OH-OHH ♪
OH, MY GOD! YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL!
Zrinka: I WAS JUST AMAZED AT THE STRENGTH THAT MY DAUGHTER HAS...
[Voice breaking] WHICH IS REALLY WONDERFUL --
WONDERFUL TO SEE HOW COMFORTABLE SHE IS IN HER OWN SKIN.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU! YOU LOOK AMAZING!
Tom: IT'S INCREDIBLE TO SEE THE SPARKLE IN HER EYE
AND THE SMILE AND THE CONFIDENCE.
SHE JUST LOOKS AMAZING.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Samantha: MY MOM JUST LOOKS STUNNING.
SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN BEAUTIFUL. SHE'S MORE BEAUTIFUL NOW.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I LOVE YOU, MAN.
Henry Jr.: WHEN I FIRST SAW JOE, SAW THAT SMILE,
I SAW HIS CONFIDENCE, AND I SAW JOE.
IT WAS AMAZING.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Henry Sr.: IT WAS LIKE A BIRTH AGAIN.
YOU KNOW, JUST A WHOLE NEW PERSON.
BRINGS ME TO TEARS THAT HE'S SO HAPPY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Becky: JACKSON DOES ANYTHING THAT JACKSON PUTS HIS MIND TO.
I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Ashley: LINDSAY SEEMS WAY MORE CONFIDENT,
AND SHE'S SUPER HAPPY.
TO SEE THE LOOK ON HER FACE BROUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES.
Randy: I AM PROUD TO BE HIS DAD, VERY PROUD.
IT GOES TO SHOW THAT HARD WORK DOES PAY OFF.
Shanti: WHEN SUNNY WALKED IN THROUGH THE DOOR,
I COULD SEE A SPRING IN HER STEP.
I COULD SEE A LIGHT IN HER EYE, AND I WAS LIKE,
"IS THIS MY DAUGHTER OR A NEW PERSON?"
I HAVEN'T SEEN HER THIS HAPPY AND THIS CONFIDENT
IN A LONG TIME.
I'M SO PROUD OF MY DAUGHTER.
WHEN I GOT TO "THE BIGGEST LOSER,"
I WEIGHED IN AT 388 POUNDS.
AS OF THE LAST WEIGH-IN, I WEIGHED IN AT 295 POUNDS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
IN THE NINE WEEKS I'VE BEEN THERE, I'VE LOST 103 POUNDS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I'VE BEEN ON THE RANCH FOR NINE WEEKS,
AND IN THAT TIME, I'VE LOST 78 POUNDS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I FINALLY FEEL COMFORTABLE IN MY OWN SKIN,
AND THAT'S SOMETHING I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER FELT BEFORE.
I NEVER SAW MYSELF THAT FAT,
AND THEN AS I STARTED TO GO THROUGH THIS JOURNEY,
I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW MANY THINGS I DID WRONG
NUTRITIONALLY, PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY.
SO THAT PERSON IS GONE. THE PERSON'S GONE!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I STARTED TO, LIKE, MAKE MY LIFESTYLE MORE HEALTHY.
I'M JUST MAKING SURE THAT I WORK OUT EVERY DAY, I EAT RIGHT.
HOPEFULLY, LIKE, THE THINGS THAT I'M DOING
CAN KIND OF HELP OTHER TEENAGE GIRLS REALIZE
THAT THEY CAN BE MORE HEALTHY IN THEIR LIVES, TOO,
AND IT'S REALLY NOT THAT HARD.
THIS YEAR, WE'RE CHALLENGING AMERICA.
FOR ME, I'VE BEEN ON A RANCH WORKING OUT,
BUT I LOOK AT MY BROTHER.
HE'S BEEN HERE AT HOME DOING IT, AND LOOK AT YOU, MAN.
YOU LOOK AMAZING. YOU'RE TRYING TO BEAT ME.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I'M LOOKING AT MY BROTHER, AND I SEE WHAT HE'S DONE
AND THE WEIGHT THAT HE'S LOST AT HOME.
I'M LIKE, DAMN, DO I LOOK THAT GOOD?
WE JUST LOOKED AT EACH OTHER, AND WE'RE LIKE,
"YEAH, WE'RE THERE. WE'RE DOING THIS."
THE ONE THING I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN THE DAY I LEFT BIRMINGHAM
AND GOT TO THE RANCH
IS THAT I HAVE PEOPLE BACK HERE THAT LOVED ME.
[ Voice breaking ] MY FAMILY, MY MOM AND MY DAD,
MY SISTER, MY GRANDMA --
EVERY ONE OF YOU GAVE ME THE STRENGTH TO KEEP ME FIGHTING
'CAUSE THERE WERE DAYS WHEN YOU'RE LIKE,
"I DON'T HAVE A TEAM. I DON'T HAVE MY FAMILY."
I FELT VERY ALONE.
Zrinka: I'M HONORED TO BE HER MOTHER,
AND TODAY WAS JUST ONE MORE TIME IN THE 26 YEARS SHE'S BEEN ALIVE
THAT SHE HAS JUST HUMBLED ME.
IT'S REALLY HARD TO GET UP EVERY DAY,
BUT IT WAS A STRENGTH I KNEW IN YOU GUYS,
AND THEN I FOUND A STRENGTH IN ME THAT I NEVER KNEW I HAD.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ Voice breaking ] THERE IS NO MEASUREMENT
OF HOW MUCH I LOVE MY DAUGHTER.
THIS IS WHAT'S GOT ME THROUGH IT --
THIS FAMILY, MY FRIENDS, AND IT'S NOT OVER FOR ME YET.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THIS IS THE MOST HEARTFELT, AUTHENTIC FEELING
THAT I'VE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE.
I FEEL BEAUTIFUL JUST BEING HEALTHY AND HAPPY, AND SO...
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU FOR DOING THIS FOR YOURSELF
BECAUSE YOU DESERVE THIS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SWEETHEART.
THANK YOU.
Gina: THIS JOURNEY IS THE MOST I'M PROUD OF
OF ANYTHING I'VE EVER DONE.
I JUST -- I CAN'T WAIT TO GET THIS JOURNEY STARTED
HERE AT HOME.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
IT'S A GOOD FEELING.
IT'S A GOOD FEELING TO BE BACK HOME.
ASSUMING I'M GONNA HAVE ANOTHER WEEK ON THE RANCH,
I'M GONNA NEED EVERYONE'S HELP TO KEEP ME MOTIVATED,
SO, YOU GUYS WITH ME?
All: YEAH!
Liz: I WAS PROUD WHEN HE GRADUATED COLLEGE.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS ONE OF THE PROUDEST MOMENTS.
NO, I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE PROUDEST MOMENTS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
OHH! WELCOME HOME! I LOVE YOU!
COMING UP...
WELL, IT'S NOT OVER YET.
OF COURSE YOU DID.
...THE CONTESTANTS GET PUT TO THE TEST
FOR THE ULTIMATE PRIZE.
"YOU WILL EARN IMMUNITY THE NEXT WEIGH-IN"?
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
AND THEY'LL GET THEIR FIRST TASTE
OF JUST HOW CHALLENGING LIFE WILL BE AT HOME.
Joe: I'M SEEING EVERYTHING THAT I USED TO ORDER.
THIS IS NOT GONNA BE AS EASY AS I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE.
PLUS, SEE HOW THE FINAL FIVE TAKE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES
TO HELP CHALLENGE AMERICA.
I CHALLENGE YOU TO CHALLENGE YOURSELF.
IT WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE. IT SAVED MINE.
AND LATER, A SURPRISE ENDING TO THE WEIGH-IN
YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS.
[ Chanting ] DANNI! DANNI! DANNI!
Zrinka: WELL, IT'S NOT OVER YET.
DANNIELLE, YOU GOT A LETTER. I'D LIKE TO GIVE THAT TO YOU.
SON, THIS CAME FOR YOU FROM "THE BIGGEST LOSER" RANCH.
OH, THEY JUST DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE, DO THEY?
[ LAUGHTER ]
Gina: YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS?
OKAY.
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT THIS IS GONNA BE.
OKAY.
"DANNI, FIRST OF ALL,
CONGRATULATIONS ON MAKING IT THIS FAR."
"BUT YOU DIDN'T REALLY THINK WE'D SEND YOU HOME
WITHOUT A CHALLENGE, DID YOU?"
EHH!
I KIND OF HOPED THEY HAD.
"IN FACT, WE'RE SENDING YOU HOME WITH TWO."
"THE FIRST IS TO CHALLENGE YOURSELF.
IF YOU CAN LOSE 5% OF YOUR BODY WEIGHT
OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS..."
"YOU WILL EARN IMMUNITY..."
"YOU WILL EARN IMMUNITY THE NEXT WEIGH-IN"?
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR IMMUNITY,
AND THAT IS THE BEST NEWS I'VE EVER HEARD.
BUT I HAVE TO GET THAT 5%.
THAT'S ALL THAT'S GONNA BE IN MY MIND.
I'M GONNA DO IT. I'M GONNA GET IT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
5% OF MY BODY WEIGHT RIGHT NOW IS 14 POUNDS.
I'M WITH MY FRIENDS, MY FAMILY.
I MEAN, I'M GONNA BE CHALLENGED,
BUT I KNOW THAT I HAVE TO GET MY CARDIO IN,
WORK OUT EVERY DAY, AND I HAVE TO WATCH EVERYTHING THAT I EAT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
FOR THIS CHALLENGE, I HAVE TO LOSE 5% OF MY BODY WEIGHT,
AND, FOR ME, THAT'S 15 POUNDS.
I DON'T HAVE ALL OF THE TOOLS OF THE RANCH,
SO IT'S JUST ALL ABOUT KEEPING FOCUSED
AND NOT LETTING ANY DISTRACTIONS GET IN YOUR WAY.
Jackson: "IF YOU DON'T, YOU ARE UP FOR ELIMINATION.
"THERE IS NO YELLOW LINE.
"REMEMBER, THE FURTHER YOU GET IN THIS COMPETITION,
THE HARDER IT IS TO LOSE WEIGHT."
5% OF MY BODY WEIGHT IS 13 POUNDS.
THAT'S GONNA BE QUITE THE CHALLENGE,
ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE TEMPTATIONS
THAT ARE OUT HERE IN THE REAL WORLD.
"IF YOU DON'T, YOU'RE UP FOR ELIMINATION."
OOH. "THERE'S NO YELLOW LINE."
Gina: THERE'S A LOT AT STAKE AT THIS WEIGH-IN FOR ME.
YOU KNOW, IMMUNITY, OBVIOUSLY --
IF I DON'T LOSE 5% OF MY BODY WEIGHT,
THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE I'M GOING HOME,
BUT, EVEN MORE THAN THAT,
I WANT TO PROVE THAT I CAN DO THIS WHILE I'M HERE
BECAUSE I'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO DO IT
WHEN I GET HOME FROM THE RANCH.
"YOUR SECOND TASK IS TO CHALLENGE AMERICA."
"TOMORROW YOU WILL LEAD A WORKOUT
FOR YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY."
"IT'S YOUR TURN TO SHOW OFF WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED
AND HELP YOUR COMMUNITY GET MOVING."
All: OOH.
Joe: "THE BIGGEST LOSER" IS TAKING IT ONE STEP FARTHER THIS YEAR
BY CHALLENGING AMERICA, BRINGING AMERICA IN AND SAYING,
"HEY, YOU CAN JOIN US,"
AND I HAVE A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THAT WITH MY BROTHER
THAT THIS CAN BE DONE AT HOME.
SO, WHO'S GONNA JOIN ME TOMORROW TO GET IN SHAPE,
CHALLENGE AMERICA?
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WAY TO GO, BRO.
Jackson: ONE OF MY BIGGEST STRUGGLES AT HOME IS FOOD.
I'M DEFINITELY WORRIED ABOUT HOW MY EATING IS GONNA BE AT HOME.
BISCUITS...
NO NONFAT MILK.
MY PARENTS DON'T EXACTLY HAVE THE BEST EATING HABITS,
SO I'M RIFLING THROUGH THE FRIDGE
JUST TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING, AND THERE IS NOTHING I CAN EAT.
Becky: YEAH.
YEAH?
UM...
'CAUSE THERE'S NOT REALLY ANYTHING IN HERE
THAT YOU CAN EAT?
WE HAVE SAUSAGE. CAN YOU EAT SAUSAGE?
IT'S JUST REALLY HIGH IN SODIUM, SO IT MAKES ME RETAIN WATER.
OKAY. THERE'S SOME LUNCH MEAT.
WHAT VEGETABLES DO WE HAVE?
I HAVE SOME LETTUCE.
Jackson: DO YOU HAVE, LIKE, ANYTHING BUT ICEBERG?
OKAY. THAT'S OKAY.
SORRY, HONEY.
I HAVE TO HAVE A TALK WITH MY MOM.
I HAVE A BIG GOAL TO REACH.
5% IS UNBELIEVABLE.
THAT'S AN UNREAL NUMBER,
AND IF THE KITCHEN LOOKS THE WAY IT DOES NOW,
I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO REACH THAT.
YIKES.
THERE'S 700 GRAMS OF SODIUM IN THE DINNER POCKETS.
IF I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT, THEN I'M GOING HOME.
I DON'T WANT THAT.
I WANT TO GET INTO THE FINAL FOUR.
ONE OF THE BIG THINGS I LOVE TO EAT IS SPAGHETTI SQUASH.
OKAY.
SO WHAT WE DO IS, LIKE, YOU JUST CUT IT IN HALF, COOK IT,
AND THEN IT JUST STRINGS APART LIKE SPAGHETTI.
SO INSTEAD OF EATING SPAGHETTI NOODLES,
YOU CAN MAKE THE SWITCH TO SPAGHETTI SQUASH.
IT'S REALLY GOOD.
SO WE CAN DO GROUND TURKEY WITH LOW-SODIUM MARINARA SAUCE.
THAT'S ALWAYS REALLY GOOD.
I WAS FOCUSED MORE ON FAT AND EVEN MAYBE SUGAR,
BUT I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT SODIUM PLAYED SUCH A HUGE ROLE.
IT'S JUST NOT GOOD FOR YOU.
IT MAKES YOU RETAIN WATER. IT RAISES YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE.
OKAY.
DEFINITELY AVOID THINGS THAT ARE HIGH IN FAT,
ESPECIALLY BAD FATS LIKE ALL THE STUFF IN THE FROZEN FOOD.
MY FAMILY'S A PERFECT EXAMPLE
OF WHY OBESITY IN THIS COUNTRY IS SUCH A BIG DEAL.
I THINK MOST AMERICAN PEOPLE JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND NUTRITION,
AND IT'S GREAT THAT WE'RE CHALLENGING AMERICA
BECAUSE I GET TO GO HOME AND SHOW MY FAMILY
AND SHOW MY COMMUNITY HOW TO EAT AND HOW TO EXERCISE,
AND THAT'S AWESOME.
ONE OF MY MAIN CONCERNS
IS THAT I WAS AFRAID THAT COMING BACK HERE,
I WAS GONNA RELAPSE INTO MY OLD HABITS
OF NOT EATING ALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY
AND THEN BINGEING REALLY HARD AT NIGHT,
AND, YOU KNOW, FALL BACK INTO THE DEEP-FRIED STUFF, SO...
WELL, THEN WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT.
YOU KNOW WE'VE TRIED A MILLION DIFFERENT DIETS OVER THE YEARS.
OH, GOD, YES.
CRASH DIETS, CRAZY DIETS, YOU KNOW,
AND THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN ANYTHING WE'VE TRIED.
SO I'M KIND OF INTERESTED TO SEE HOW WE DO.
ACTUALLY, WITH JACKSON, HE WAS REALLY SMALL AS A BABY,
AND THEY KEPT TELLING ME HE WAS UNDERWEIGHT,
SO WE JUST STARTED STUFFING HIM WITH FOOD,
AND THEN IT JUST WENT OUT OF CONTROL FROM THERE.
I SHOW MY LOVE WITH FOOD.
I LOVE TO COOK. I LOVE TO FEED HIM.
THAT'S JUST WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS DONE,
SO IT'S GONNA BE A BIG CHANGE TO NOT BE THAT WAY.
YOU LOVE HIM SO MUCH SOMETIMES, YOU CAN LOVE HIM TO DEATH.
THIS HAS BEEN HARD.
EVERY SINGLE DAY HAS JUST BEEN, YOU KNOW,
JUST ONE STRUGGLE RIGHT AFTER THE OTHER.
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU. I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.
I KNOW HOW HARD THIS HAS BEEN,
AND WE WILL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO SUPPORT YOU.
YOU'VE GOT IT.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
Jackson: THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT EVERYONE STRUGGLES WITH.
EVERYONE STRUGGLES WITH NUTRITION.
EVERYONE STRUGGLES TO STAY ACTIVE,
AND I JUST WANT HER TO KNOW THAT IT'S NOT HER FAULT.
LIKE, THERE'S NO ONE TO BLAME.
LET'S GO SHOPPING.
OKAY.
Alex: HI, MY NAME IS ALEX, AND I MADE IT TO WEEK 9.
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
GOD, LOOK HOW GORGEOUS THAT IS.
WHEN I CAME TO THE RANCH, I WAS 240 POUNDS.
I'M NOW 165 POUNDS.
I'VE LOST 75 POUNDS, AND IT'S THE GREATEST FEELING EVER.
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING ]
THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
"THE BIGGEST LOSER" HAS CHANGED MY LIFE COMPLETELY.
OH, THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
I REALLY DON'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME THAT I FELT THIS GOOD.
MONTHS AGO, I WOULD NEVER BE ABLE
TO PUT A DRESS ON LIKE THAT.
LOOK AT THAT. LOOK AT THAT. THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL SHOT.
I THINK THAT'S MY FAVORITE SHOT.
IN THE PAST, IT'S LIKE I NEEDED MY HAIR DONE
OR I HAD TO HAVE THE MAKEUP ON IN ORDER TO FEEL BEAUTIFUL,
SO THIS JUST PUTS TOGETHER THE ENTIRE PRODUCT
BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I HAVE IT TODAY, WITHOUT IT,
I STILL FEEL BEAUTIFUL.
LET ME SEE THAT BEAUTIFUL SMILE AGAIN.
YOU KNOW, BEAUTY REALLY IS SKIN DEEP,
AND IF YOU LOVE YOURSELF ON THE INSIDE, YOU KNOW,
THE OUTSIDE WILL SHOW, AND I'M CLEARLY SHOWING IT OFF TODAY.
THAT'S GREAT.
Gina: ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO IN, GUYS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, BOYS AND GIRLS.
HELLO, STRANGER!
OH, MY GOODNESS!
GINA!
WE'RE GOING TO MY FAVORITE MEXICAN RESTAURANT,
WHO'S OWNED BY A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE NAMED R.J.
LOOK AT YOU, GIRL! YOU LOOK OUTSTANDING!
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
BEAUTIFUL!
THE STAFF ALL KNOW ME.
IT'S JUST BEEN A FAMILY PLACE OF OURS FOR A LONG TIME,
AND IT'S A GOOD COMFORT-FOOD PLACE FOR ME TO GO.
WELCOME BACK.
THANK YOU. IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK.
AND INSTANTLY OUT COME THE CHIPS AND THE SALSA.
ARE THESE WARM?
OH, THEY'RE WARM.
NOW YOU WANT ONE. NOW YOU WANT ONE.
NOPE. YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU CAN JUST EAT ONE.
COULD YOU JUST EAT ONE?
NO, I COULD NOT JUST EAT ONE, BUT IF YOU JUST WANT TO TRY IT.
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.
THE CHIPS AND THE SALSA ARE REALLY HARD FOR ME.
I COULD HAVE EATEN A WHOLE BASKET ON MY OWN BEFORE,
AND I KNOW THAT IT'S GONNA BE HARD TO NOT EAT,
BUT I HAD MADE UP MY MIND AND WAS DETERMINED
THAT I WAS GONNA ENJOY THE DINNER WITH MY FAMILY
AND STAY IN MY OWN SPACE WITH FOOD
AND MAKE SURE THAT I'M STILL MAKING REALLY GOOD CHOICES.
MMM.
THANK YOU.
Chad: BABY, THAT LOOKS DELICIOUS.
UH...
I DID NOT ORDER REFRIED BEANS, I DID NOT ORDER MEXICAN RICE,
AND I SURELY DID NOT ORDER
CHICKEN COVERED IN TWO POUNDS OF CHEESE.
LET ME SEE WHAT I CAN DO WITH THIS.
I WANT TO BE ACCOMMODATING AND I WANT TO BE GRACIOUS,
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'VE BEEN GRACIOUS MY WHOLE LIFE AND LOOK WHERE IT'S GOTTEN ME.
HOW MANY CALORIES DO YOU THINK IT HAS IN IT?
UM, I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT.
Samantha: I DO.
YEAH.
HMM.
[ LAUGHTER ]
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
Chris: HAVING JEFF BACK HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY AWESOME.
I MEAN, I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM IN MONTHS.
SO IT'S BEEN REALLY COOL TO BE BACK WITH HIM
AND ALL OUR FRIENDS AND SEE HIS PROGRESS
AND JUST, YOU KNOW, HANG OUT A BIT WITH HIM.
YOU HAD TO BE GRUMPY WHEN YOUR CALORIES GOT CUT IN HALF.
IT WASN'T HALF?
HALF? IT GOT CUT BY, LIKE, 90%.
YEAH.
CAN I GET ANY APPETIZERS AT ALL TO PUT IN, OR...
NO.
OKAY, SAMPLER.
YOU GOT TO ORDER CHEESE FRIES, DUDE.
WE ORDERED CHEESE FRIES THE OTHER NIGHT,
HE DIDN'T EAT NONE OF THEM.
Jeff: WE FACE DEMONS EVERY DAY ON THE RANCH,
AND I FEEL THAT I'VE DONE A PRETTY GOOD JOB
AT BATTING THEM ALL AWAY THIS FAR.
Jeff: I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO PARTAKE IN THIS CONVERSATION.
TALKING ABOUT CHEESE FRIES
AND THINGS I HAVEN'T SEEN IN I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG.
AN ENDLESS, ENDLESS TIME.
SOME OF MY FAVORITE FOODS HERE AT PETE'S
WAS BONELESS WINGS OR CHICKEN WINGS.
YOU KNOW, THEY WOULD HAVE 25-CENT WING NIGHT,
AND ME AND MY FRIENDS WOULD COME
AND JUST DESTROY PLATTERS OF WINGS
AND CHEESE FRIES AND BURGERS AND ANYTHING FRIED.
THEY HAVE GREAT PIZZA.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS ANOTHER FEAR I'VE GOT TO FACE.
MIGHT HAVE TO GET THE FAJITAS.
FAJITAS ARE TOTALLY...
THERE IS LITERALLY ONE ITEM ON THIS ENTIRE THING
THAT I CAN EAT.
YOU SHOULD GET THE RIBS, AND I'LL HELP YOU.
HANDS DOWN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE,
THIS IS THE HARDEST THING I'VE EVER DONE --
EVER, EVER, EVER.
THANK YOU.
Joe: PART OF BEING AT HOME, ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES
THAT I KNOW THAT I'M GONNA FACE
IS GOING OUT TO DINNER WITH MY FAMILY.
WHEN WE USED TO GO TO PORTOBELLA'S,
WE'D ORDER TWO PIZZAS.
NOW I WANT TO BE ABLE TO GO AND I WANT TO EAT HEALTHY
AND EAT THE FOODS THAT I KNOW THAT ARE NOURISHING MY BODY
THAT ARE STILL DELICIOUS.
WHAT ARE YOU GETTING?
I GOT TO LOOK. I KNOW WHAT I WANT.
THE MAHIMAHI SALAD?
OH, THERE'S MY VEAL ROLLATINI.
YEAH, THERE IT IS.
LOOKING AT THE MENU, I'M SEEING EVERYTHING THAT I USED TO ORDER.
I'M LIKE, THIS IS NOT GONNA BE
AS EASY AS I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE 'CAUSE THESE FOODS --
I MEAN, MY MOUTH IS ALREADY STARTING TO WATER
LOOKING AT THESE DISHES.
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?
I'M LOOKING AT THAT PIZZA.
I LOOK OVER AT THE TABLE NEXT TO ME, AND THERE I SEE --
AND JUST THE WAY I USED TO ORDER IT --
THIS BIG CHEESE PIZZA COOKED TO PERFECTION,
AND THERE'S A BIG BOWL OF ZUPPA DI PESCE,
ALL THE SEAFOOD, CALAMARI --
EVERYTHING OVER A BIG BED OF PASTA.
YOU KNOW, I LOOK AT THE CHEESE AND I LOOK AT SOME OF THE SAUCE.
I'M LIKE, "OH, THAT WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE DISHES."
I'M, LIKE, GOING, "YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT."
BUT THAT CAN'T HURT YOU -- PIZZA? A LITTLE PIZZA?
YOU KNOW WHAT? THE PIZZA, I LOOK AT THAT --
NO, PIZZA CAN'T HURT YOU, A NICE SLICE OF PIZZA, YOU KNOW?
BUT THAT'S THE THING.
I WOULDN'T STOP AT ONE SLICE OF PIZZA.
I'D HAVE ONE SLICE -- SAY, OKAY, I'LL HAVE TWO.
NEXT THING YOU KNOW, IT'S THE WHOLE PIE.
MY FAVORITE DISH IS FRIED DIABLO,
AND THAT'S WITH THE PASTA.
FRIED DIABLO?
AND WITH A WHOLE PLATE OF PASTA,
AND THEY'RE SITTING THERE SHARING THAT.
I'LL EAT THAT WHOLE ENTIRE BOWL.
THIS IS THE POINT I'M AT NOW.
I'M LOOKING AT THAT SAYING,
"DO YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO WHAT GOT YOU THERE --
"YOU KNOW, EATING A WHOLE PIZZA?
OR DO YOU WANT TO DO THE CHOICES THAT YOU MAKE NOW?"
AND TO DO THAT, YEAH, IT TAKES WILLPOWER.
YEAH.
WHAT CAN I GET YOU?
YES.
SURE.
I WOULD LIKE TO DO THE VEAL ROLLATINI.
VEAL ROLLATINI. PASTA WITH BROCCOLI?
I'D LIKE A PASTA LINGUINI WITH GARLIC AND OLIVE OIL.
OKAY. FOR YOU?
LET'S GET REAL ABOUT THIS AND LET'S SEE WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED.
I'M GONNA HAVE AN EXTRA-LARGE CHEESE PIZZA.
ARE YOU READY TO ORDER?
LET'S GET REAL ABOUT THIS AND LET'S SEE WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED.
I'M GONNA HAVE AN EXTRA-LARGE CHEESE PIZZA.
[ LAUGHTER ]
IF YOU CAN -- IF HE CAN DO THIS -- THE SNAPPER --
CAN HE GRILL THE SNAPPER?
SUPER LIGHT.
YEAH.
CAN HE DO IT OVER A SALAD, LIKE LETTUCE?
YEAH.
PERFECT. CAN I GET A SIDE OF BROCCOLI?
STEAMED.
YES, MA'AM.
KNOWING ALREADY THAT I'VE BEEN CHALLENGED TO,
YOU KNOW, 5%, THAT PIZZA LOOKS DELICIOUS,
BUT NOW I KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO DO,
AND I WANT TO EAT HEALTHY, I WANT TO STAY ON TASK,
AND RIGHT NOW I WANT TO FOCUS ON WHAT I NEED TO DO
AND EATING HEALTHY AND STAYING THE WAY I AM RIGHT NOW.
HERE'S TO HEALTH, WEALTH, AND "THE BIGGEST LOSER."
YOU'RE GONNA WIN THIS THING, BRO.
WELL, HERE'S THE THING I WANT TO SAY.
WHEN I SAW HENRY, IT WAS...
AMAZING, MAN.
[ LAUGHS ] WE'RE GONNA DO IT, MAN.
ABSOLUTELY.
OH, THEY'RE KILLING ME! OH, THEY'RE KILLING ME!
THIS IS NOT WHAT I ORDERED!
I DID NOT ORDER REFRIED BEANS, I DID NOT ORDER MEXICAN RICE,
AND I SURELY DID NOT ORDER
CHICKEN COVERED IN TWO POUNDS OF CHEESE.
LET ME SEE WHAT I CAN DO WITH THIS.
I DON'T HAVE A DRINKING PROBLEM. I HAVE A FOOD ADDICTION.
SO NOT KNOWING WHAT I'M CONSUMING
DOES DAMAGE TO MY PSYCHE.
I NEED TO KNOW EVERY DAY WHAT I'M CONSUMING.
Waitress: IS THAT WHAT YOU WANTED?
IF NOT, WE CAN ORDER SOMETHING ELSE FOR YOU.
DO YOU REALLY THINK THIS IS WHAT I ORDERED?
WELL, MAYBE I TOOK THE WRONG PLATE.
LET ME CHECK ON THE KITCHEN.
[ Laughing ] OKAY.
EVERY MEAL THE NEXT TWO WEEKS,
THE WRONG ORDER NEEDS TO GO BACK.
I CAN'T BE GRACIOUS. I CAN'T BE ACCOMMODATING.
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO BE THAT PERSON THAT SENDS THE FOOD BACK,
AND I WILL BE.
OH, THIS IS MUCH BETTER. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS MUCH BETTER.
THE LONGER I'M HERE, THE CLOSER I GET TO THE WEIGH-IN,
I'M GONNA BE CHALLENGED EVERY DAY WITH FOOD ISSUES,
EXERCISE ISSUES, TIME-MANAGEMENT ISSUES.
IT'S NOT GONNA GET EASIER,
BUT I'M RESOLVED THAT THE HARDER IT GETS, THE TOUGHER I'LL BE.
HOW'S EVERYTHING?
EVERYTHING'S GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Jeff: HANDS DOWN, IN MY ENTIRE LIFE,
THIS IS THE HARDEST THING I'VE EVER DONE --
EVER, EVER, EVER --
MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY -- EVER.
LOOK AT ALL THIS. LOOK AT THIS.
THAT LOOKS JUST TO DIE FOR.
I DON'T EVEN WANT THE PLATE. I DON'T EVEN WANT THE PLATE.
TRADE ME A WING FOR A CHEESE STICK.
SEEING ALL THE FOOD IN FRONT OF ME,
HAVING IT PASSED AROUND IS VERY HARD FOR ME --
ALL THE GREASE, ALL THE SWEET, TANGY SAUCE.
I MEAN, WE DON'T HAVE THAT STUFF AT THE RANCH.
WE DON'T EVER COOK WITH GREASE, SO DO I WANT TO TASTE SOME OF IT
JUST TO SEE IF I STILL REMEMBER IF I LIKE THE TASTE
OR IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT I WOULD WANT TO EAT?
SURE, BUT I KNOW THAT THAT COULD BE A GATEWAY
TO SOME VERY BAD THINGS.
Chris: DO YOU THINK IT HELPS NOT BEING IN CONTACT WITH PEOPLE
ABSOLUTELY.
Chris: AFTER EVERYONE HAD ORDERED THEIR MEALS,
I ACTUALLY DIDN'T FEEL VERY BAD FOR JEFF.
I DON'T THINK I NEED TO CHANGE MY BEHAVIOR OR OUR FRIENDS',
BECAUSE WHEN HE'S BACK HOME WITH US 24/7,
HE HAS TO TAKE CONTROL OF HIS OWN LIFE AND HIS OWN DIET.
BURGER WITH CHEESE AND BACON.
THE CHEESE, THERE'S NOT THAT MUCH CHEESE ON THERE.
THE BACON IS RIGHT AROUND 100 CALORIES A SLICE.
THAT'S 8 OUNCES OF ANGUS -- 300 CALORIES FOR THAT.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW POTATOES
'CAUSE I'VE NEVER EATEN ONE SINCE I'VE BEEN THERE.
THE ONION RINGS WITH THE BREAD-- DUDE, YOU'RE AT, LIKE --
THAT'S EASILY A 1,200-CALORIE HAMBURGER.
[ LAUGHTER ]
YEAH.
MY FRIENDS AREN'T OVERWEIGHT.
MY FRIENDS CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT.
IT'S JUST ALL A PART OF BEING IN THE REAL WORLD.
YOU FACE TEMPTATION EVERY SINGLE DAY, AND, YOU KNOW,
I DON'T BLAME THEM FOR ORDERING WHAT THEY WANT.
ALL RIGHT, LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, HERE YOU ARE.
THANK YOU.
OOH, LOOK AT THAT.
GOT YOUR CHEESE ON THE SIDE.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IT LOOKS GREAT.
CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING ELSE RIGHT NOW?
NO, THANK YOU.
EATING SALAD HERE IS
PROBABLY SOMETHING I NEVER WOULD HAVE DONE IN MY PREVIOUS LIFE,
BUT WE'VE SEEN PEOPLE SENT HOME BY HUNDREDTHS OF A PERCENT.
I NEED TO LOSE 5%, NOT 4.99%,
SO THAT ONE CHICKEN WING, THAT ONE SLICE OF PIZZA,
THAT COULD BE THAT .01 OF A PERCENT,
AND IT'S JUST NOT WORTH IT.
WE'RE ALL GONNA HAVE A HEART ATTACK FOR JEFF TONIGHT.
Chad: YEAH, I KNOW.
THIS ONE'S FOR YOU, JEFF.
[ INSECTS CHIRPING ]
[ BIRDS SINGING ]
SO, JEFFREY, WE HAVE ONE MORE SURPRISE FOR YOU.
OH, WOW.
AFTER ALL THE MADNESS AT HOME, YOU KNOW,
I WAS CHATTING WITH MY SISTER,
AND SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE HAD A SURPRISE FOR ME.
OBVIOUSLY THIS BASEMENT USED TO BE A PLACE
THAT WAS NOT A HEALTHY PLACE,
SO MOM AND DON AND EVERYBODY GOT TOGETHER
AND WANTED TO MAKE THIS A HEALTHY SPACE FOR YOU.
I LIKE IT.
AND I SEE ALMOST LIKE A LITTLE MINI GYM SET UP,
LIKE, RIGHT IN MY BEDROOM, WHICH IS GREAT.
YOU KNOW, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT,
AND I'M SO THANKFUL THAT MY FAMILY DID IT FOR ME.
MY BEDROOM TOOK A 180 SINCE I'VE BEEN GONE.
YOU KNOW, BEFORE IT WAS THE PLACE
WHERE I WAS LAYING ON MY BED
WATCHING TV ALL DAY, EVERY SINGLE DAY.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS GREAT 'CAUSE HOPEFULLY I'LL BE ABLE
TO GET THAT EXTRA POUND, THE EXTRA TWO POUNDS
THAT MAYBE WILL PUSH ME INTO THAT 5%,
OR MAYBE, HOPEFULLY, PUSH ME JUST OVER THAT 5%,
SO I'M DEFINITELY EXCITED TO JUMP RIGHT INTO IT.
YOU'RE WELCOME. I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
YOU CAN PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND ME NOW?
I CAN. [ Chuckling ] IT'S AMAZING.
IT FEELS SO GOOD TO BE BACK IN MY APARTMENT.
I'LL BET IT DOES.
Danni: I REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME I GET TO SPEND WITH MY DAD.
HE DOES HAVE HEART PROBLEMS, AND HE ALSO IS OVERWEIGHT.
SO THE COMBINATION OF THE TWO JUST REALLY BACKFIRED.
[ Voice breaking ] BACK IN FEBRUARY,
MY DAD WAS RUSHED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM [SNIFFLES]
AND THEY FOUND OUT THERE WAS A FLUID BUILDUP OVER HIS HEART
AND HE WASN'T ABLE TO BREATHE.
WHEN YOU HEAR THE DOCTOR SAY, "GET THE WHOLE FAMILY IN,"
YOU KNOW THAT'S NOT GOOD.
IT WAS JUST THE ROUGHEST MOMENT OF MY ENTIRE LIFE
THINKING I WAS GONNA LOSE MY DAD,
AND I THANK GOD EVERY DAY THAT I DIDN'T
[SNIFFLES] AND SO -- 'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW
WHAT I WOULD DO WITHOUT HIM.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS REALLY HARD SEEING YOU LIKE THAT,
AND I THINK IT WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS
THAT I WILL NEVER FORGET AND I HOPE YOU NEVER FORGET,
AND THAT'S SOMETHING JILLIAN TOLD ME.
YOU'RE NEVER GONNA FORGET THOSE BAD MOMENTS,
AND YOU NEVER SHOULD.
IT'S JUST -- IT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS
THAT JUST KIND OF CREPT UP ON ME,
AND, YOU KNOW, I WASN'T TAKING CARE OF MYSELF
THE WAY I SHOULD HAVE, AND IT JUST ALL HIT,
AND LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL THROUGH IT.
I HOPE THAT THIS WHOLE PROCESS
CAN GET US TO TALK MORE, DO MORE.
AND IF SOMETHING HAPPENS LIKE THAT,
WE HAVE THE HARD CONVERSATIONS WITH EACH OTHER.
WE'RE NOT AFRAID -- WE'RE NOT SUGARCOATING ANYMORE.
NO, I AGREE.
'CAUSE IF YOU HIDE IT, YOU HOLD IT IN,
AND EVERYTHING JUST GETS FILED AWAY AGAIN,
AND YOU'RE NOT BEING HONEST WITH YOURSELF OR ANYBODY ELSE.
I THINK THE HARDEST THING TO DO WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE
IS TO POINT OUT THEIR FLAWS
OR SOMETHING THEY'RE NOT DOING WELL,
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO WEIGHT.
OBESITY IS AN EPIDEMIC IN THIS COUNTRY,
AND WE NEED TO GET PEOPLE TO BE HONEST WITH EACH OTHER
AND NOT WORRY ABOUT HURTING FEELINGS,
BECAUSE IF YOU HURT MY FEELINGS,
I PREFER THAT IF I KNOW I'M GONNA GET HEALTHIER FROM IT,
AND THOSE ARE THE CONVERSATIONS YOU HAVE TO HAVE.
YOU KNOW, I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT I LEARNED THE MOST ABOUT
WHEN I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL AND WHEN I HAD MY ILLNESS
AND STUFF WAS THAT, YOU KNOW, LIFE'S VERY SHORT,
AND YOU HAVE TO APPRECIATE EVERY DAY.
THERE'S MORE IMPORTANT THINGS BESIDES JUST WORK,
SO YOU HAVE TO TRY TO BALANCE YOUR LIFE,
YOU HAVE TO GIVE YOURSELF TIME,
AND YOU HAVE TO TRY TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF BETTER, SO THAT'S --
I'M TRYING TO DO THAT, BUT IT'S STILL HARD FOR ME AND STUFF,
BUT I'M GRATEFUL THAT I'M HERE
AND I COUNT MY BLESSINGS EVERY DAY.
I COUNT MY BLESSINGS THAT I HAVE YOU IN MY LIFE.
Tom: I THINK DANNI'S GONNA CHANGE MY LIFE JUST BY INSPIRING ME.
I MEAN, TO SEE WHAT SHE'S DONE ALREADY IS JUST --
I FEEL MOTIVATED ALREADY.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO DANNI LEADING EVERYBODY
IN THIS PUBLIC WORKOUT --
YOU KNOW, JUST TO SEE HOW SHE'S BEEN INSPIRED AND ENTHUSIASTIC.
I THINK SHE'S LOOKING FORWARD TO IT,
SO JUST THE ENERGY THAT SHE HAS,
I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A REAL POSITIVE MOTIVATION
FOR EVERYBODY, BUT ESPECIALLY ME.
I FEEL MUCH BETTER.
I FEEL THE BEST I HAVE IN 10 YEARS,
AND I KNOW I GOT A LONG WAY TO GO.
BUT I'M STILL WORKING AT IT.
Danni: WITH EVERYTHING WE'VE GONE THROUGH THIS PAST YEAR,
I CAN'T [SNIFFLES] LOSE ANOTHER MINUTE WITH HIM.
I WANT TO HELP HIM JUST AS MUCH AS I'VE BEEN HELPED,
SO IT'S, YOU KNOW, A NEW DAY FOR US.
I LOVE YOU.
I'M SO GLAD TO BE HOME.
OH, IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU HOME. I MISSED YOU SO MUCH.
I MISSED YOU, TOO.
[ SMOOCHES ]
Gina on P.A. system: HEY, GUYS. THIS IS GINA.
I'M ABOUT TO HAVE A WORKOUT IN THE GYM,
AND I CHALLENGE YOU TO MEET ME THERE.
LET'S GO, ALABAMA!
THE CHALLENGE AMERICA PART OF THIS WEEK IS IMPORTANT TO ME.
I WANT IT TO BE BIG.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
GOOD MORNING!
A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM MY COMMUNITY
ARE COMING TO THIS WORKOUT THAT WE HAVE PLANNED.
I COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Joe: LET'S GO!
IT'S A BIG DEAL.
I WANT TO SHOW MY FAMILY, MY FRIENDS, AND THE COMMUNITY
HOW SIMPLE THIS REALLY IS ABOUT GETTING MOVING.
SO, FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING,
AND I'M HERE TO CHALLENGE YOU TO A LITTLE WORKOUT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I THINK ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS TO SHOWCASE
IS WHAT SOMEONE CAN DO WITH LIMITED RESOURCES.
WOW, WHAT AN AMAZING TURNOUT.
I'M SO EXCITED TO BE HERE,
SO EXCITED TO GET YOU GUYS MOVING.
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO JUST GET OUT THERE
AND KIND OF SHOW WHAT I'VE LEARNED.
FOR ONCE, I GET TO BE THE TRAINER.
I NEED A LITTLE HELP TODAY
'CAUSE I HAVEN'T LEARNED JUST QUITE EVERYTHING,
AND I HAVE AN EXPERT HERE THAT'S GONNA HELP YOU GUYS ALL OUT.
SO, CAN I HAVE OLIVIA COME OUT?
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Olivia: MY NAME'S OLIVIA WARD.
I WAS SEASON 11 WINNER OF "THE BIGGEST LOSER."
[ SCALE BEEPING ]
[ BEEPING STOPS ]
YEAH!
IF THIS PUBLIC WORKOUT IS ENCOURAGING THESE PEOPLE
TO GO OUT AND CHALLENGE THEIR COMMUNITY
AND THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN,
THAT, TO ME, ENCAPSULATES WHAT CHALLENGE AMERICA IS.
YOU DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TO BE A MEMBER OF A FANCY GYM
OR HAVE A LOT OF EQUIPMENT.
YOU CAN DO EXERCISES THAT ARE FREE
THAT WILL GIVE YOU SUCH A GOOD WORKOUT.
YOU GET TONING, CARDIO JUST BY USING YOUR OWN BODY.
WE'RE GONNA START WITH 20 JUMPING JACKS.
All: ONE, TWO, THREE...
I WANT TO SHOW THEM EXERCISES THAT ARE FUN.
I MEAN, WE HAVE KIDS HERE FROM 3 YEARS OLD
ALL THE WAY UP TO ADULTS IN THEIR 60s,
AND IF A 3-YEAR-OLD CAN DO IT, SO CAN YOU.
I'M WATCHING YOU, MAN. KEEP MOVING. LOOK AT THAT.
LOOK AT THAT SPRING. SPREAD THOSE LEGS.
GET IT GOING. THERE YOU GO.
GOOD JOB.
Hannah: I HOPE AMERICAN KIDS SEE THAT THEY COULD ALSO DO IT
AND THEY COULD DO ANYTHING AS LONG AS THEY TRY HARD
AND STAY ACTIVE.
THAT'S RIGHT! THAT'S RIGHT! GIVE ME SOME. YES.
TWO LAPS, TWO LAPS.
Woman: GO, JACKSON! WHOO!
KEEP IT GOING! KEEP IT GOING!
CHALLENGE AMERICA IS ALL ABOUT GETTING OUT, GETTING ACTIVE,
AND JUST GETTING A LITTLE BIT HEALTHIER.
Gina: PUSH-UPS, GUYS.
LET'S DO IT -- AS MANY AS YOU CAN.
THERE YOU GO.
10 SQUATS. PERFECT. EVERYBODY'S LOOKING GOOD.
All: THREE, TWO, ONE!
I SEE PEOPLE CHEERING EACH OTHER ON,
EXCITED TO SEE EACH OTHER, HELPING EACH OTHER OUT.
YOU NEED THAT SUPPORT SYSTEM TO HELP MOTIVATE YOURSELF,
AND THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
LET'S DRIVE THE MASERATI.
GET YOUR HIPS INVOLVED. DON'T BE AFRAID.
OH, YEAH.
LEAN BACK, GET THOSE SHADES ON.
OH, YEAH. TOTALLY.
BIGGER.
Danni: AS I LOOK OUT IN THE CROWD
AND WE'RE GETTING THESE WORKOUTS GOING,
I SEE MY DAD, AND HE'S TOTALLY DOING IT.
HE'S KEEPING UP WITH IT, HE'S MOVING.
I DO SEE SOME BEADS OF SWEAT GOING,
WHICH MEANS I'M DOING A GOOD JOB,
AND I'M JUST LIKE, "YES, THIS IS WORKING."
Danni: ARE YOU READY FOR THOSE INCHWORMS?
WE'RE GONNA START IN THREE, TWO, ONE, GO. OUT...
Tom: I ABSOLUTELY WANT TO CHANGE MY LIFE,
AND JUST SEEING HER SUCCEED HAS GIVEN ME MOTIVATION
TO MOVE FORWARD AND BE HEALTHIER.
STAND UP AND DOWN. LET'S GO. KEEP IT GOING.
I'M UP FOR THE CHALLENGE 'CAUSE MY DAUGHTER'S DONE IT,
AND I WANT TO BE THERE, TOO.
GET LOWER, BROTHER.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING? THAT'S A HALF SQUAT.
Joe: YOU KNOW, I GET UP TO MY BROTHER,
AND I LOOK AT HIM, AND I JUST --
THE ONLY THING I COULD SAY TO HIM WAS,
"YOU KNOW HOW PROUD I AM OF YOU?"
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU, BRO.
KEEP IT GOING. KEEP MOVING.
TO SEE WHAT HE'S DONE AT HOME BY HIMSELF,
AND, YOU KNOW, I INSPIRED HIM,
BUT HE'S INSPIRED ME WHEN I SAW HIM,
AND THAT JUST SHOWS ME THAT WE COULD BOTH DO THIS.
20! THERE WE GO! GOOD JOB!
Gina: Y'ALL ARE DOING SO GOOD! I'M SO PROUD!
FIVE, FOUR, THREE...
BURN IT!
...TWO AND REST.
[ APPLAUSE ]
Matt: MY NAME IS MATT. I WEIGH 436 POUNDS.
GROWING UP, I WAS VERY ACTIVE,
AND I JUST ATE MYSELF TO WHERE I AM NOW.
I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE WHERE I CAME FROM AND WHERE I AM NOW.
EVERY DAY MATTERS, MATT -- EVERY DAY.
YOU HAVE A BAD DAY, GET UP THE NEXT DAY AND JUST DO IT AGAIN.
MAKE EVERY DAY MATTER.
GINA'S THOROUGHLY INSPIRED ME. I WANT TO DO IT.
I WANT TO LOSE ALL THE POUNDS,
GET BACK TO MY NORMAL, HEALTHY WEIGHT.
I NEED TO FOR ME. I NEED TO FOR MY FAMILY.
I WANT TO BE AROUND.
IT'S GONNA TAKE A WHILE TO CHANGE YOUR BODY.
IT TAKES A SPLIT SECOND TO CHANGE YOUR MIND.
Gina: BEST FOR LESS, GUYS! LET'S GO!
I THINK AN OLD LADY CAN BEAT YOU! WHOO!
GO! GO, GO, GO, GO, GO!
HIGH KNEES -- UP.
♪ YOU CAN BE THE KING KONG BANGING ON YOUR CHEST ♪
WHOO! I FEEL LIKE I'M DANCING!
THERE YOU GO! I LOVE IT! REACH UP TO THE SKY!
THERE YOU GO.
♪ YOU CAN THROW YOUR HANDS UP, YOU CAN BEAT THE CLOCK ♪
Jackson: GOOD JOB. LOOK AT YOU GUYS.
KEEP MOVING. WE'RE ALWAYS MOVING.
THERE'S MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WATCHING THE SHOW.
I HOPE WE KIND OF REACH OUT THERE AND GRAB THEM
AND SAY, "HEY, GET OFF THIS COUCH."
GET UP. ROLL.
IT FEELS SO GOOD TO GET EVERYBODY MOVING.
♪ THE WORLD'S GONNA KNOW YOUR NAME ♪
SO PROUD. YOU'RE DOING IT, GIRL.
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF!
ALL RIGHT, DAD.
EVEN IF IT'S WALKING 30, 45 MINUTES, THAT'S ALL IT TAKES.
ALL THE WAY. LOOK AT YOU, LOOK AT YOU. YOU'RE DOING IT.
Gina: YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE THE FASTEST,
BUT YOU JUST HAVE TO KEEP MOVING.
♪ YEAH, DO IT FOR YOUR PEOPLE, DO IT FOR YOUR PRIDE ♪
♪ HOW YOU EVER GONNA KNOW IF YOU NEVER EVEN TRY? ♪
ENCOURAGE THIS GUY RIGHT HERE! LET'S GO!
All: CHALLENGE AMERICA!
WHOO!
WHOO-HOO!
♪ THE WORLD'S GONNA KNOW YOUR NAME ♪
Jackson: SO I WANT YOU GUYS TO GO HOME
AND CHALLENGE YOURSELVES EVERY DAY.
Gina: IT CAN BE 30 MINUTES,
AND IF YOU DON'T HANDLE 30 MINUTES RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN DO 15 MINUTES.
MOVE.
Jackson: THINK OF SOMETHING NEW EVERY SINGLE DAY
THAT YOU CAN DO TO BETTER YOUR LIFE.
MAYBE PARKING YOUR CAR AT THE END OF THE PARKING LOT
WHEN YOU GO TO THE MALL AND WALKING IT.
I CHALLENGE YOU TO CHALLENGE YOURSELF,
TO CHALLENGE YOUR FAMILY,
YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR COLLEGE ROOMMATE.
Jeff: WHETHER THEY'RE IN SHAPE, OUT OF SHAPE, OLD, YOUNG.
YOU KNOW WHAT? IT WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE. IT SAVED MINE.
THIS IS HOW WE ARE GOING TO SAVE AMERICA RIGHT HERE.
RIGHT HERE. THAT'S RIGHT.
THIS IS ACTUALLY BECOMING A MOVEMENT,
AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WE ALL HAVE TO REALLY,
ONCE AND FOR ALL, CHANGE AMERICA.
SO, BECAUSE YOU GUYS WERE SO AMAZING,
YOU ALL ARE CHALLENGING AMERICA,
"BIGGEST LOSER" SENT ME WITH GIFTS FOR ALL OF YOU.
SUBWAY GIFT CARD.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
YOU GUYS WERE AMAZING. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'M JUST SO HAPPY TO BE A PART OF CHALLENGE AMERICA,
BUT MY FATE IN THE COMPETITION
DEPENDS ON 13 POUNDS WHILE I'M AT HOME.
I CAN'T STOP MOVING.
GOOD JOB. GOOD JOB.
YOUR ROOM LOOKS SO NICE.
THANK YOU.
[ LAUGHTER ]
YEAH.
YEAH, NO. TOTALLY. I'M SO HAPPY YOU'RE HERE.
A FEW OF MY GIRLFRIENDS JUST KIND OF PULLED ME ASIDE,
AND THEY WANTED TO TALK TO ME.
I'VE NEVER REALLY TALKED TO THEM ABOUT HOW DEEPLY
BEING OVERWEIGHT HAS AFFECTED MY LIFE,
BUT I FEEL LIKE I'M READY TO JUST SHARE MY EXPERIENCE
BECAUSE I'VE PROGRESSED SO MUCH, AND I CAN SEE, LIKE,
HOW MUCH I'VE CHANGED FROM BEFORE.
SEEING YOU COME THROUGH THOSE DOORS TONIGHT
AND HOW, LIKE, RADIANT AND SELF-CONFIDENT YOU WERE,
IT'S LIKE, WOW, IT'S SUCH A BIG DIFFERENCE
FROM WHO YOU USED TO BE AND WHO YOU ARE NOW,
AND I'M SO HAPPY THAT YOU CAN FINALLY SEE
HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU REALLY ARE, 'CAUSE YOU ARE.
REALLY.
I CAN HONESTLY SAY, LIKE, I WAS AT A DARK POINT AT ONE TIME,
AND I HATED MYSELF,
AND I WOULD DO THINGS THAT WERE SELF-DESTRUCTIVE.
I HAVEN'T TOLD ANY OF YOU THIS,
BUT TO BE, LIKE, BRUTALLY HONEST,
I EVEN TRIED PURGING AT ONE POINT.
I TRIED IT, AND I'M SO HAPPY TO SAY THAT I CAN'T,
WHICH IS, LIKE, I THINK GOD WAS JUST THERE FOR ME AT THAT POINT
'CAUSE I'M SO HAPPY I DIDN'T DEVELOP,
LIKE, AN EATING DISORDER.
JUST TO SHARE THAT WITH THEM, I COULD SEE HOW MUCH IT HURT THEM,
AND, LIKE, I REALIZE, LIKE,
INSTEAD OF GOING TO THAT DARK PLACE
AND, LIKE, TRYING TO HURT MYSELF AND HURT MY BODY,
I COULD HAVE MAYBE JUST GONE AND TALKED TO ONE OF MY FRIENDS.
THE PROBLEM IS, LIKE, NOBODY EVER,
LIKE, TALKED TO ME ABOUT IT.
LIKE, IT WAS JUST SOMETHING I JUST DIDN'T TALK ABOUT,
AND, LIKE, THE THING IS, IT'S SOMETHING
THAT MAYBE WE ARE KIND OF SHOVING UNDER THE RUG.
WE DIDN'T -- YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES,
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
SENSITIVE TOPIC, AND, I MEAN, IT'S NOT LIKE --
I MEAN, I DIDN'T WANT TO COME UP AND SAY LIKE,
"HEY, MAYBE YOU SHOULD START WORKING OUT,"
BUT IT'S HARD TO COME AND TALK TO YOUR FRIEND
ABOUT SOME SUBJECT LIKE THAT.
YEAH, I KNOW. I THINK IT'S LIKE A GREAT LESSON.
LIKE, I THINK EVEN THOUGH IT'S SUCH A HARD ISSUE TO TALK ABOUT,
IF YOU APPROACH IT IN THE RIGHT WAY
AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON,
I THINK THAT'S WHAT BEING A GOOD FRIEND IS.
I CAN SAY OUT LOUD THAT I LOVE MYSELF AND THAT I AM BEAUTIFUL,
AND I REALIZE THAT SITTING HERE, I WOULD RATHER BE NOWHERE ELSE,
AND, YOU KNOW, I'M LIVING LIFE,
AND I'M AT THE PLACE THAT I WANT TO BE.
OH, YEAH.
...THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE THING...
...GOOD AND BAD.
THIS IS SO GREAT TO JUST, LIKE, SIT DOWN AND TALK TO YOU.
YOU GUYS ARE REALLY SPECIAL IN MY LIFE,
AND I JUST WISH THAT EVERY GIRL IN AMERICA
COULD FIND FRIENDS WHO ARE REALLY GONNA BE THERE
AND SUPPORT THEM LIKE YOU GUYS ARE
'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED IN LIFE.
YOU REALLY DO.
HUG!
[ LAUGHTER ]
Biingo: SO MY SISTER GOT ME FROM UPSTAIRS,
AND SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE WANTED TO COME DOWN AND SIT DOWN,
YOU KNOW, JUST TALK TO ME.
I DON'T USUALLY TALK TO MY SISTER LIKE THIS,
AND FOR HER TO BRING ME DOWN HERE
AND WANT TO TALK LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW, IT'S INTERESTING.
I KNOW WE DON'T REALLY TALK THAT MUCH,
BUT I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT SEEING YOU WALK IN
WITH THE CONFIDENCE AND, LIKE, NEW CLOTHES,
A NEW LOOK, AND PRETTY MUCH JUST A WHOLE NEW LIFESTYLE,
I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU IT'S COMPLETELY, 100% INSPIRING TO ME
AND I KNOW TO EVERYONE OUT THERE,
AND I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU HOW PROUD I AM OF YOU,
AND I KNOW, LIKE, YOU DON'T HEAR THAT OFTEN,
BUT I DO LOVE YOU, NOAH.
[ Voice breaking ] AND I AM VERY PROUD OF YOU
AND OF EVERYTHING YOU'RE ACCOMPLISHING,
AND I'M SORRY I DON'T SAY IT OFTEN,
BUT, UM, I DO MEAN IT, NOAH.
I DO.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT, AND I LOVE YOU A LOT, YOU KNOW.
IT MEANS A LOT TO HEAR FROM YOU.
NOAH BEING ONLY 13 YEARS OLD IS EXTREMELY INSPIRING
TO, LIKE, EVERYONE AROUND HIM
TO, LIKE, SHOW THAT, LIKE, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT AGE YOU ARE,
IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW OLD YOU ARE,
HOW TALL YOU ARE, WHATEVER,
THAT, LIKE, YOU CAN ALWAYS CHANGE YOUR LIFESTYLE,
AND THAT HAS, LIKE, COMPLETELY INSPIRED NOT JUST ME,
BUT, LIKE, MY ENTIRE FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND EVERYONE
TO SEE, LIKE, SOMEONE YOUNGER THAN YOU DOING SOMETHING
THAT YOU DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE COURAGE TO DO.
I AM GLAD TO HAVE YOU AS A BROTHER.
I'M GLAD TO HAVE YOU AS A SISTER.
I LOOK UP TO MY BIGGER SISTER, AND SHE MEANS A LOT TO ME.
EVERYTHING SHE DOES AFFECTS ME, TOO.
I'M REALLY HOPING THAT MY SISTER AND I CAN TALK LIKE THIS
AND IT CONTINUE MORE IN THE FUTURE.
LOVE YOU.
LOVE YOU, TOO.
THE SIMPLE ACT OF WALKING
CAN HELP LOWER YOUR CHOLESTEROL AND BLOOD PRESSURE,
REDUCE YOUR RISK OF DISEASE, HELP MANAGE YOUR WEIGHT,
AND EVEN IMPROVE YOUR MOOD,
AND THIS SEASON, A LOCAL ORGANIZATION
IN LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, IS CHALLENGING AMERICA
TO GET UP, GET WALKING, AND GET HEALTHY.
All: HI!
WE'RE THE LONG BEACH LOSERS,
AND WE WANT TO CHALLENGE YOU, AMERICA!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Justin: MY NAME IS JUSTIN RUDD.
I'M THE FOUNDER AND THE ORGANIZER
FOR THE LONG BEACH LOSERS CONTEST.
WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR SIX OR SEVEN YEARS,
AND WE GET ANYWHERE BETWEEN 500 AND 800 PEOPLE
PARTICIPATING IN OUR ANNUAL CONTEST EACH YEAR.
WE DO WEEKLY WALKS, WE DO WEEKLY WEIGH-INS,
AND WE JUST KEEP PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE.
I'M TIFFANY, AND I'VE BEEN A PART OF
THE LONG BEACH LOSERS FOR THREE YEARS NOW,
AND I'VE LOST A TOTAL OF 75 POUNDS SINCE STARTING.
WALGREENS HAS ALSO JOINED THE CHALLENGE
AND WANTS TO THANK THE LONG BEACH LOSERS
FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO GET, STAY, AND LIVE WELL
BY DONATING PEDOMETERS TO ITS MEMBERS
AS PART OF THE WALGREENS WAY TO WELL COMMITMENT.
All: WALGREENS!
LET'S GO FOR A WALK.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THANKS TO WALGREENS, NOW THAT I HAVE THEIR PEDOMETER,
IT TELLS ME HOW MANY STEPS I ACTUALLY WALK A DAY.
MY GOAL CURRENTLY IS TO GET UP TO 10,000 STEPS A DAY.
I WILL ABSOLUTELY KEEP CHECKING IT,
AND IF I HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO THAT POINT,
I'M JUST GONNA KEEP ON WALKING.
All: THANKS, WALGREENS!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Bob: WALGREENS IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE EVERYDAY HEALTH
OF AMERICANS NATIONWIDE
AND REWARDING PEOPLE WHO TAKE SMALL STEPS
TOWARD IMPROVING THEIR HEALTH.
YOU CAN MAKE EVERY STEP REWARDING
BY JOINING WALK WITH WALGREENS AND LINKING YOUR MEMBERSHIP
TO WALGREENS BALANCE REWARDS PROGRAM
TO EARN POINTS FOR EVERY MILE YOU WALK.
GO TO BiggestLoser.com TO LEARN MORE.
HI, EVERYBODY!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
OH, MY GOD.
HI!
EVERY TIME I ENTER A ROOM, SOMEONE CLAPS.
IT'S GETTING REALLY AWKWARD.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE IT ANYMORE.
I'VE BEEN VOLUNTEERING
WITH THE OGDEN OUTreach RESOURCE CENTER
FOR THREE YEARS NOW, AND THIS IS ACTUALLY A PROGRAM
THAT I FEEL REALLY STRONGLY ABOUT
BECAUSE I WAS ALSO AN ATTENDEE.
WE'RE GONNA GO OVER GOAL SETTING
BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS SOMETHING THAT THEY WANT.
I SET GOALS FOR MYSELF.
IF I SET THOSE GOALS AND I REALLY TRIED FOR IT,
I COULD ACHIEVE ANYTHING.
THAT'S THE BIGGEST LESSON I'VE LEARNED,
AND I WANT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU IN HERE
TO LEARN THAT LESSON WITH ME TONIGHT.
I'M TEACHING THE YOUTH ABOUT GOALS RIGHT NOW,
BUT I ALSO HAVE A GOAL.
MY GOAL THIS WEEK -- OBVIOUSLY LOSE 5%
SO THAT I CAN STAY ON THE RANCH FOR ANOTHER WEEK.
WE NEED SOMETHING TO KEEP OURSELVES DRIVEN,
TO KEEP US MOTIVATED.
TO REACH THAT 5% GOAL, I HAVE TO BUDGET MY TIME WISELY
SO I CAN STILL GET INTO THE GYM
AND DO ALL THE VOLUNTEER WORK THAT I STILL WANT TO DO.
THAT'S MY PASSION. I LOVE TO VOLUNTEER.
I GUESS WHAT I WANT TO LEAVE YOU GUYS WITH
IS MAKE A GOAL FOR YOURSELF
AND THROW OUT ALL THE "I CAN'T" OR "I WON'T"
OR "IT'S NOT POSSIBLE" BECAUSE IT IS POSSIBLE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THIS IS ABOUT MODERATION. IT'S ABOUT BUDGETING MY TIME.
I'VE SPENT MY TIME WITH THEM THAT I NEED TO SPEND WITH THEM,
AND NOW I NEED TO SPEND MY TIME AT THE GYM.
WOW. [ SIGHS ]
YOU KNOW, IT IS A STRUGGLE TO NOT HAVE TRAINERS.
I'M USED TO BEING TOLD WHAT TO DO.
I'M USED TO BEING TOLD WHERE TO GO, WHAT EQUIPMENT TO GET ON.
THERE'S SOMETHING I CAN DO.
I'VE GOT TO LEARN TO BE MY OWN TRAINER,
AND I'VE GOT TO LEARN TO BE MY OWN MOTIVATOR.
Jeff: BEING AT HOME, THE TEMPTATIONS ARE REAL.
IF YOU EAT THAT BURGER, NO ONE'S GONNA KNOW EXCEPT YOU.
IF YOU MAKE THAT BAD CHOICE, NO ONE'S GONNA KNOW EXCEPT YOU,
AND AT THE END OF THE DAY,
NO ONE'S GONNA PAY FOR IT EXCEPT YOU.
FOR THIS CHALLENGE, I HAVE TO LOSE 5% OF MY BODY WEIGHT,
AND FOR ME, THAT'S 15 POUNDS.
THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE OF STAYING ON THE RANCH
FOR ANOTHER WEEK AND GOING HOME.
I THINK ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS
ABOUT KEEPING YOURSELF FIT IS TIME.
NOT EVERYONE HAS THE TIME TO DO IT, AND ESPECIALLY WITH ME.
I DON'T HAVE JUST ONE JOB. I HAVE TWO JOBS.
SO WE LEAVE TWO OUT -- MAKE SOME CHANGES TO THIS.
I'M AN ADVERTISING COORDINATOR FOR CAMPING WORLD AND GOOD SAM,
AND THEN AT NIGHT, I WORK AT VIPER ALLEY AS A BARTENDER.
I NEED JILLIAN TO TELL ME HOW MY FORM IS.
I JUST RECENTLY GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE,
SO I HAVE STUDENT LOANS THAT ARE KILLING ME.
I HAVE MY RENT TO PAY, I HAVE BILLS,
I HAVE A CAR PAYMENT, SO TRYING TO FIND THE TIME
BETWEEN THOSE JOBS TO GET MY WORKOUTS IN
IS GONNA BE A REAL STRUGGLE.
Henry Jr.: HERE'S THE DEAL.
YOU TELL ME WHAT YOU'VE DONE ON THE RANCH,
GIVE ME SOME POINTERS
ON HOW TO DO SOME THINGS THAT YOU'VE LEARNED,
FROM SOME OF THE AMAZING TRAINERS YOU'VE WORKED WITH,
OKAY.
Joe: HENRY'S LOST 95 POUNDS.
I'VE GOT TO TAP INTO HIS RESOURCES, WHAT HE'S LEARNED,
HOW HE'S DONE HIS TIME MANAGEMENT.
I GONNA CHALLENGE YOU AND I BOTH TO LOSE THAT 5%.
LET'S DO 15, BRO. LET'S BEAT IT BY A POUND.
ALL RIGHT.
14 IS WHAT I KNOW I HAVE TO GET,
BUT 15 IS WHAT MY BROTHER CHALLENGED ME WITH.
YEAH, IT'S A HUGE TASK. IS IT OBTAINABLE? ABSOLUTELY.
CAN I DO IT? I DON'T KNOW.
WELL, HERE'S THE DEAL.
I'M NOT GONNA SHOW YOU ALL MY TRICKS 'CAUSE I'M STILL GONNA BEAT YOU.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
♪ VOICES IN THE AIR, I HEAR THEM LOUD AND CLEAR ♪
♪ TELLING ME TO LISTEN ♪
Danni: I WANT IMMUNITY SO BADLY
BECAUSE THAT MEANS IT'S THAT MUCH CLOSER TO THE FINALE.
I NEED TO GET 10 POUNDS OFF WHILE I'M HOME,
AND IT'S GONNA BE REALLY, REALLY HARD.
♪ WHISPERS IN MY EAR ♪
[ BEEPING ]
♪ NOTHING CAN COMPARE ♪
Joe: WE KNOW THAT THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE THAT WE HAVE
TO GET THE 5% THAT WE NEED.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE THIS IS GAME DAY.
Jackson: THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE YOU HAVE
FOR A GUARANTEED SPOT INTO WEEK 11.
NOBODY'S GIVING UP.
♪ AS MY WORLD TURNS, THE HEART BEATS ♪
♪ NOT ONLY IN MY CHEST, BUT THE HEART IN THE STREETS ♪
[ GRUNTS ]
♪ THEY FEEL ME ♪
Jeff: I AM FILLED WITH SO MUCH ANXIETY.
I'VE NEVER WORKED OUT AT HOME BEFORE.
IT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE FOR ME.
IF I DON'T PRODUCE MY 5%, I HAVE NO ONE TO BLAME BUT MYSELF.
AND UP.
I WANT AMERICA TO KNOW THAT YOU CAN DO IT AT HOME,
AND I WANT TO PROVE THAT.
LOOK AT THAT BICEP, BOY.
I'M CHALLENGING OTHERS TO DO IT, AND I BETTER BE DOING IT, TOO.
AND PUSH.
♪ I HEAR VOICES IN THE AIR ♪
Joe: 5%, FOR ME, IS 14 POUNDS.
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE DOWN TO 261 POUNDS, IT'S NOT EASY,
BUT I KNOW I HAVE MY BROTHER, WHO'S DONE IT.
I'M GONNA LATCH ON TO HIM AND SAY, "HEY, I'M WITH YOU, BROTHER.
SHOW ME WHAT YOU DID IN THE REAL WORLD."
♪ NOTHING CAN COMPARE ♪
♪ I JUST WANNA LISTEN ♪
♪ TELLING ME... ♪
Danni: I CAN TASTE BEING A FINALIST RIGHT NOW,
AND WHEN I TASTE SOMETHING, I HAVE TO GULP IT.
I HAVE TO DRINK IT DOWN,
AND I AM GONNA DO WHATEVER IT TAKES
TO MAKE IT THROUGH ANOTHER WEEK ON THE RANCH.
♪ TELLING ME I'M INVINCIBLE ♪
Jackson: I'M GONNA SWEAT, I'M GOING TO RUN,
I'M GOING TO THROW UP, I'M GOING TO BLEED,
I'M GONNA DO WHATEVER I HAVE TO DO
TO GET TO THAT RANCH AND REMAIN SAFE.
♪ I'M INVINCIBLE ♪
Gina: IF I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO DOESN'T MEET 5% BODY-WEIGHT LOSS,
THEN I'M GONE.
NO ELIMINATION, NO VOTE -- OUT OF THERE.
COMING UP...
[ SCALE BEEPING ]
FIND OUT WHICH CONTESTANTS EARNED IMMUNITY ON THE SCALE.
[ BEEPING CONTINUES ]
GOOD LUCK. WE LOVE YOU.
I HAD SO MUCH FUN BEING HOME.
SO, AS MUCH FUN AS I HAD BEING WITH MY FAMILY,
I THINK THE WORST PART IS I HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE TO THEM,
BUT I'M SO EXCITED TO BRING THIS POSITIVE ENERGY
BACK TO THE RANCH,
AND THIS IS JUST THE KICK IN THE BUTT THAT I NEEDED.
I'LL BE BACK SOON, BUT NOT TOO SOON.
RIGHT. EXACTLY.
I LOVE DANNI MORE THAN ANYTHING IN THE WORLD.
I'M SO PROUD OF HER.
I'VE BEEN PROUD OF HER SINCE THE DAY SHE WAS BORN.
BYE, DADDY.
I LOVE YOU.
I WILL MISS HER IMMENSELY, BUT I KNOW SHE'S IN A GOOD PLACE.
I AM FEELING A SLEW OF EMOTIONS.
I'M EXCITED, I'M NERVOUS, I'M TERRIFIED OF THE SCALE.
I'M JUST HOPING THAT I OVERCAME MY STRUGGLES AT HOME,
'CAUSE THERE WERE A LOT OF THEM.
BYE, MAMA.
I'LL MISS YOU.
I KNOW THIS IS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM.
I KNOW HE'S CHANGING HIS LIFE,
BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE IT ANY EASIER TO SEE HIM GO.
MAMA LOVES YOU. GOOD LUCK.
AWESOME 2 WEEKS, BRO. 15 POUNDS.
YOU CAN DO IT, MAN.
I HAD THE SUPPORT OF MY FAMILY, MY FRIENDS.
THANKS, DAD.
LOVE YOU.
I KNOW NOW THAT I'M READY TO GO BACK TO THE RANCH,
AND I KNOW I'M READY TO FINISH THIS STRONG.
THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH FOR THIS TIME.
IT MEANT EVERYTHING TO ME THAT I GOT TO SPEND TIME WITH YOU GUYS.
IT'S JUST THE PUSH I NEED --
THE PUSH TO PUSH ME OVER THE TOP, OKAY?
I LOVE YOU.
I'VE DEVELOPED SUCH A BETTER APPRECIATION FOR MY FAMILY,
FOR CHAD, FOR MY KIDS, AND FOR MY HOME
THAN I'VE EVER HAD BEFORE.
AND NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, EVEN IF YOU WIN OR DON'T,
THANK YOU.
I'M A WINNER ALREADY.
I'M A WINNER ALREADY, AND I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT.
ARE YOU GONNA MISS ME?
YEAH?
TO BE HONEST, I HOPE EVERYONE HAS LOST THEIR 5%
BECAUSE, AT THE END OF THE DAY,
WE'RE ALL HERE FOR THE SAME REASON.
MY BABY'S LEAVING.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL HERE TO LOSE WEIGHT
AND TO BE BETTER PEOPLE AND TO BE BETTER VERSIONS OF OURSELVES.
SO I HOPE EVERYONE'S DONE WELL, AND I'M READY TO GET BACK.
SEE YOU LATER!
I'LL SEE YOU AT THE FINALE!
LOVE YOU, GUYS.
All: LOVE YOU!
THIS IS IT -- THE MOMENT WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR.
IT'S THE WEEK THEY ALL GO HOME, WHICH IS THE ULTIMATE TEST.
Bob: WE'RE ALL WALKING INTO THIS WEIGH-IN WITH ONE OBJECTIVE --
YOU'VE GOT TO HIT 5% TO BE IMMUNE.
Dolvett: SO LET'S SEE.
NOW, AS THESE CONTESTANTS HAVE BEEN HOME ON THEIR OWN,
IF THEY GET ON THE SCALE, AND THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING.
Jillian: I'M REALLY HOPING THESE GUYS PULL IT OFF.
PUT UP OR SHUT UP, GUYS. NOW'S THE TIME.
THIS WEIGH-IN HERE IS THE BIGGEST MOMENT, I THINK,
FOR EVERYONE ON THIS RANCH, INCLUDING MYSELF,
BECAUSE THIS IS THE BIG TEST.
THIS IS YOUR MEASURING STICK.
THIS LETS YOU KNOW, OKAY, DID I DO IT OR DIDN'T I DO IT?
Jackson: I HAVE THE CHANCE TO LOSE 5%,
AND I GET A GUARANTEED SPOT INTO THE FINAL WEEK ON THE RANCH.
THE STAKES HAVE NEVER BEEN HIGHER AT A WEIGH-IN.
I HAVE GOT TO HIT THIS 5%.
I FEEL LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE HAS MET THEIR GOAL OF 5%,
AND I'M SURE HOPING THAT I'VE MET MINE, TOO.
I JUST WANT THAT TO BE THE THEME FOR THIS WEEK --
THAT WE ALL MEET OUR GOAL.
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, WELCOME BACK.
THANKS.
SO, WHILE YOU WERE AWAY, I ISSUED YOU A CHALLENGE.
IF YOU COULD LOSE 5% OF YOUR BODY WEIGHT, YOU GET IMMUNITY.
ONE MORE WEEK ON THE RANCH,
ONE STEP CLOSER TO A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS,
ONE STEP CLOSER TO THE TITLE OF THE BIGGEST LOSER.
SO WHAT YOU DID FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS
COULD DETERMINE YOUR ENTIRE FUTURE IN THIS GAME.
MISS THE GOAL, AND YOU ARE UP FOR ELIMINATION TONIGHT.
BOB, THIS IS TOUGH. TWO WEEKS ON YOUR OWN.
WE HAVE SEEN PEOPLE STRUGGLE AT THIS POINT.
HAVING COME SO FAR, THEY JUST FALL SHORT.
I MEAN, I GOT TO TELL YOU.
I JUST KEEP BEING REMINDED OF LAST SEASON WITH CHISM,
AND THEY HAD TO LOSE 5%,
AND EVERYONE GOT IMMUNITY EXCEPT FOR CHISM.
OH, MY GOD. YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING.
THERE WAS NOT A DRY EYE IN THIS ROOM,
AND I JUST REALLY HOPE AND PRAY
THAT HISTORY DOES NOT REPEAT ITSELF.
Alison: ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET TO IT.
DANNI, WE'RE GONNA START WITH YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
I KEEP SAYING, YOU KNOW, I DID EVERYTHING I COULD,
BUT THEN I START TO SECOND-GUESS IT,
AND THE ONE THING THAT'S LINGERING IN MY MIND IS THAT,
YOU KNOW, I HAD TO GO BACK TO TWO JOBS.
I HAD TO DEAL WITH, YOU KNOW, THE PRESSURES OF FAMILY,
AND FINDING THE BALANCE OF TIME WAS REALLY DIFFICULT.
SO I'M GETTING NERVOUS GETTING READY TO GO UP ON THE SCALE.
Alison: DANNI, WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED THIS COMPETITION,
YOU WEIGHED 258 POUNDS.
IN ORDER TO GUARANTEE THAT YOU ARE HERE FOR ONE MORE WEEK,
YOU NEED TO HAVE LOST MORE THAN 9 POUNDS.
OKAY.
THAT IS A TALL ORDER.
YOU KNOW, I'M GETTING SMALLER,
THE BIGGER NUMBERS ARE HARDER TO PULL,
BUT WHEN I GOT HOME AND I HAD MY MOM AND MY SISTER
WORKING OUT EVERY DAY WITH ME,
IT MOTIVATED ME TO KEEP GOING STRONGER.
SO I DID EVERYTHING I COULD TO HIT THAT, AND I FEEL CONFIDENT.
OKAY, DANNI, YOU NEED TO HAVE LOST MORE THAN 9.
YOUR PREVIOUS WEIGHT WAS 184, YOUR CURRENT WEIGHT IS...
[ SCALE BEEPING ]
[ BEEPING STOPS ]
Alison: DANNI, IN ORDER TO GUARANTEE
THAT YOU ARE HERE FOR ONE MORE WEEK,
YOU NEED TO HAVE LOST MORE THAN 9 POUNDS.
YOUR CURRENT WEIGHT IS...
[ SCALE BEEPING ]
[ BEEPING STOPS ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
OH, THANK GOD.
GOOD JOB!
YES!
YOU DID IT.
THAT WAS A LITTLE CLOSE FOR COMFORT, THOUGH.
[ LAUGHS ]
ONE POUND MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE THERE, HUH?
YEAH, NO KIDDING. OH, BUT I DID IT.
WHOO. [ LAUGHS ]
CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU.
I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH MY RESULTS,
AND IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE PHYSICAL CHANGE,
BUT WHEN, YOU KNOW, I SAW MY FAMILY
AND MY SISTER WAS CRYING AND MY DAD WAS TEARING UP,
I THINK THEY SAW PAST THE PHYSICAL,
AND I THINK THEY SAW THE TRANSFORMATION
AND THE PERSON THAT I'VE BECOME,
AND THAT'S WHAT I'M MOST PROUD OF THIS WEEK.
DANNI, SINCE AMERICA FIRST SAW YOU WEIGH IN 10 WEEKS AGO,
YOU HAVE LOST 84 POUNDS.
[ APPLAUSE ]
YOU LOST 10 POUNDS THIS WEEK
FOR A TOTAL PERCENTAGE WEIGHT LOSS OF 5.43%.
YOU ARE SAFE FROM ELIMINATION.
NEXT TO WEIGH IN IS JACKSON.
[ Sighing ] ALL RIGHT, LET'S ROLL.
I JUST SAW DANNI SKATE BY,
AND DANNI CONSISTENTLY PULLS GOOD NUMBERS.
I HAVE NOT CONSISTENTLY PULLED GOOD NUMBERS,
SO NOW I'M GETTING A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS.
IT WOULD JUST BE SO HARD TO HAVE COME THIS FAR,
OVERCOME AS MUCH AS I'VE OVERCOME,
AND GO HOME WHEN THERE WAS A CHANCE TO SAVE MYSELF.
JACKSON, WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED THIS COMPETITION,
YOU WEIGHED 328 POUNDS.
IN ORDER TO WIN IMMUNITY,
YOU NEED TO HAVE LOST MORE THAN 12 POUNDS.
YOUR CURRENT WEIGHT IS...
[ SCALE BEEPING ]
[ BEEPING STOPS ]
HO HO!
YEAH, BABY!
YES. OH, GOOD -- 15 POUNDS. DAMN!
DOUBLE DAMN. THAT'S AWESOME.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I'M THRILLED FOR JACKSON, BUT I'M NOT SURPRISED,
'CAUSE I DO HAVE A LOT OF FAITH IN HIM AT THIS POINT.
THAT MEANS A LOT COMING FROM JILLIAN. [ LAUGHS ]
YOU HAVE TO EARN JILLIAN'S RESPONSE.
I'VE SEEN YOUR COMMITMENT. I'VE SEEN YOUR DEDICATION.
I'VE SEEN YOU COME THROUGH TIME AND TIME AGAIN,
AND IT'S LIKE YOU SEEM LIKE YOU'RE IN A REALLY GOOD SPACE,
AND YOU SEEM LIKE YOU GET IT AND YOU WANT IT
AND YOU'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT IT,
AND I JUST -- I FEEL GOOD ABOUT WHERE HE'S AT.
GOOD JOB, JACKSON.
THANKS, ALISON.
[ APPLAUSE ]
YOU KNOW, I LOOK BACK AT THE DAYS
WHERE I WAS PASSED OUT ON THE GROUND
AND, YOU KNOW, BENT OVER A PUKE BUCKET,
AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THAT SAME KID
HAS NOW ALMOST LOST 100 POUNDS.
LIKE, I STILL SURPRISE MYSELF EVERY SINGLE DAY.
JACKSON, SINCE AMERICA FIRST SAW YOU WEIGH IN 10 WEEKS AGO,
YOU HAVE LOST 93 POUNDS.
[ APPLAUSE ]
YEAH.
YOU ARE DEFINITELY SAFE FROM ELIMINATION TONIGHT.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
THREE PEOPLE LEFT TO WEIGH IN.
JOE, WE GOT TO GET YOU ON THE SCALE NEXT.
Joe: WHEN I'M WALKING UP THOSE STAIRS,
THE FIRST THING I SAID TO MYSELF IS, "YOU KNOW WHAT?
"YOU SAID YOU WERE GONNA GET 15 POUNDS,
YOU'RE GONNA GET 15 POUNDS."
MY BROTHER AND I HAD A GOAL,
AND I DIDN'T WANT TO LET HIM DOWN
'CAUSE HE DARN SURE DIDN'T LET ME DOWN
WHEN HE WAS AT HOME DOING WHAT HE HAD TO DO.
SO I HAVE TO GET THAT NUMBER.
ALL RIGHT, JOE, WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED THIS COMPETITION,
YOU WEIGHED 364 POUNDS.
IN ORDER TO WIN IMMUNITY TONIGHT,
YOU NEED TO HAVE LOST MORE THAN 13 POUNDS.
JOE, YOUR CURRENT WEIGHT IS...
[ SCALE BEEPING ]
[ BEEPING STOPS ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
YEAH!
THAT'S FANTASTIC.
YEAH, I LIKE THAT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I BLEW MY BROTHER'S GOAL OUT BY 2 POUNDS,
AND THEN I GOT MY OTHER GOAL HERE, THE 5%,
SO I'M HAPPY WITH THAT.
Dolvett: JOE'S A DIFFERENT GUY UP THERE.
I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM SMILE THIS CONSISTENTLY
SINCE HE'S BEEN HERE,
AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU'VE LOST THE WEIGHT EXTERIOR,
BUT I THINK THE MAJORITY OF THE WEIGHT INTERIOR
IS SHEDDING OFF, AS WELL.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU, JOE.
GETTING THE 17 POUNDS, GETTING THE 5% IMMUNITY,
MAKING MY BROTHER PROUD, I COULDN'T ASK FOR MORE,
AND, TO TOP THAT OFF, NOW I JUST GOT TO PROVE TO AMERICA
THAT, HEY, YOU CAN DO THIS.
I LEFT THE RANCH FOR TWO WEEKS, AND I DID IT.
SO CAN YOU. GET STARTED. LET'S DO THIS.
JOE, SINCE AMERICA FIRST SAW YOU WEIGH IN 10 WEEKS AGO,
YOU HAVE LOST 120 POUNDS.
YOU LOST 17 POUNDS WHILE YOU WERE AT HOME
FOR A TOTAL PERCENTAGE WEIGHT LOSS OF 6.51%.
CONGRATULATIONS. YOU HAVE IMMUNITY.
GINA, I'M ALREADY STARTING TO SEE EMOTION ON YOUR FACE.
I'M NERVOUS NOW. I'M JUST REALLY NERVOUS.
I FELT VERY CONFIDENT COMING IN TODAY,
BUT THE LONGER I'VE STOOD HERE, THE MORE NERVOUS I'VE BECOME,
AND IT'S NOT BECAUSE I DIDN'T DO EVERYTHING.
THERE'S NOTHING MORE I COULD HAVE DONE, AND I KNOW THAT.
SO WHATEVER HAPPENS IS GONNA HAPPEN,
BUT I'M NOT READY TO GO HOME.
I'M NOT.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, I HAVE ONE MORE PERSON TO WEIGH IN BEFORE YOU,
AND THAT'S JEFF.
Dolvett: J.J.
Jeff: YOU KNOW, WALKING UP TO THE WEIGH-IN,
I'M A LITTLE ANXIOUS BECAUSE THIS PAST COUPLE WEEKS,
I HAD NO ONE TO RELY ON BUT MYSELF.
IT'S VERY NERVE-RACKING AND VERY TERRIFYING,
BUT I HOPE THAT EVERYTHING I'VE DONE WILL HOPEFULLY PAY OFF.
JEFF, WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED THIS COMPETITION,
YOU WEIGHED 388 POUNDS.
IN ORDER TO WIN IMMUNITY TONIGHT,
YOU NEED TO HAVE LOST MORE THAN 14 POUNDS.
JEFF, YOUR CURRENT WEIGHT IS...
[ SCALE BEEPING ]
[ BEEPING STOPS ]
WOW.
I'M PRETTY SURE THAT'S THE DEFINITION OF CRUSHING IT.
[ LAUGHS ] I'LL TAKE 19. [ LAUGHS ]
CONGRATULATIONS. THAT'S A FANTASTIC NUMBER.
THIS IS THE GUY THAT WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR.
I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE
THAT'S GONNA JUST BE SO DRIVEN ON A DAILY BASIS
AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EVERY SINGLE MINUTE OF THE DAY.
I HOPE THAT WE CAN JUST, LIKE, BOTTLE THIS UP
AND JUST DRINK IT 'CAUSE YOU NEED IT, JEFF.
FEELS GOOD?
FEELS GREAT.
THANKS.
SINCE I'VE BEEN AT THE RANCH,
I'VE BEEN HEARING THAT VOICE INSIDE MY HEAD A LOT
TELLING ME THAT I CAN'T,
AND I'M LEARNING THAT LISTENING TO THAT "I CAN'T"
IS WHAT GOT ME TO THE RANCH,
AND TELLING IT THAT I CAN IS WHAT'S GOING TO ALLOW ME
TO LEAVE HERE A MUCH DIFFERENT VERSION OF MYSELF.
JEFF, SINCE AMERICA FIRST SAW YOU WEIGH IN 10 WEEKS AGO,
YOU HAVE LOST 112 POUNDS.
[ APPLAUSE ]
CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU ARE DEFINITELY SAFE FROM ELIMINATION.
YOU WILL BE HERE FOR ONE MORE WEEK,
AND WE HAVE ONE PERSON LEFT TO WEIGH IN, WHICH MEANS,
GINA, WE ARE NOW IN AN AUTOMATIC-ELIMINATION SITUATION.
IF YOU LOSE LESS THAN 5%,
YOU WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY ELIMINATED.
OKAY.
ALL ANYONE WANTS IS IMMUNITY FOR EVERYONE IN THE ROOM,
AND WITH GINA BEING THE LAST ONE,
WE'RE ALL, LIKE, COME ON, GINA.
YOU CAN DO IT. BRING US ALL HOME.
[ SIGHS ]
TO SEE ANYBODY GO HOME RIGHT NOW WOULD BE THE WORST.
I'M EXTREMELY NERVOUS.
I'LL BE REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN MYSELF
IF I DON'T PROVE TO AMERICA
THAT YOU CAN DO IT ON YOUR OWN, AND THAT WAS MY GOAL.
[ Voice breaking ] AND SO FOR ME TO STAND UP HERE TONIGHT
AND NOT HAVE DONE IT AT HOME,
I'M GONNA BE SO DISAPPOINTED IN MYSELF,
BUT I DO KNOW THAT I DID EVERYTHING.
I DID NOT REST ONE DAY.
I ATE EVERYTHING I WAS SUPPOSED TO EAT AND NOTHING ELSE,
AND IF I DIDN'T HIT MY 5%, THEN IT'S JUST NOT MEANT TO BE.
GINA, WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED THIS COMPETITION,
YOU WEIGHED 245 POUNDS.
IN ORDER TO BE ABOVE 5%
TO GUARANTEE THAT YOU ARE HERE FOR ONE MORE WEEK,
YOU NEED TO HAVE LOST MORE THAN 8 POUNDS.
YOUR CURRENT WEIGHT IS...
[ SCALE BEEPING ]
[ BEEPING STOPS ]
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Alison: OKAY, GINA, IN ORDER TO WIN IMMUNITY,
YOU NEED TO HAVE LOST MORE THAN 8 POUNDS.
[ SIGHS ]
YOUR CURRENT WEIGHT IS...
[ SCALE BEEPING ]
[ BEEPING STOPS ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
JESUS, THANK YOU, JESUS.
THERE. GEEZ.
YAY, I DID IT. I DID IT! I DID IT, AMERICA, AT HOME!
YES, YOU DID.
IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU PUT A LOT ON YOUR SHOULDERS.
I JUST FIGURED OUT
WHAT AN ENORMOUS, BEAUTIFUL FAMILY THIS IS,
AND I JUST WANT TO BE PART OF IT,
AND I DON'T WANT TO LET MYSELF DOWN.
I DON'T WANT TO LET ALL THOSE PEOPLE OUT THERE
THAT ARE ROOTING FOR ALL OF US TO DO WELL.
SO, YEAH, I HAD A LOT OF PRESSURE.
AND YOU DID IT.
I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND, LIKE, YOU KIND OF WANT TO NEGATE
AND GOD FORBID AND JUST IN CASE AND YOU DON'T WANT TO JINX IT
'CAUSE I DO THAT ALL THE TIME AND IT DRIVES HIM INSANE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
AND IT'S LIKE, SOMETIMES IT'S OKAY
TO JUST SAY, LIKE, "I GOT IT.
I DID IT. I HANDLED IT. I GOT IT UNDER CONTROL."
AND YOU DO, HONEY.
YOU DO AND YOU DID AND YOU ARE, AND IT'S AWESOME.
YEAH, I'M VERY PROUD OF MYSELF
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A VERY LONG TIME.
NO, FOREVER.
I'M PROUDER OF MYSELF NOW THAN I'VE EVER BEEN IN MY WHOLE LIFE.
IT FEELS REALLY GOOD.
I FEEL LIKE THE ONE THING THAT I STILL SEE IN GINA IS --
AND I THINK A GOOD THING.
[ CHUCKLES ]
AND THAT'S A GOOD THING IN THIS HOUSE
WHEN IT COMES TO THE LONGEVITY OF YOU BEING HERE.
SO I THINK GINA'S RIGHT ON TRACK.
GOOD FOR YOU. CONGRATULATIONS, GINA.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
WE ALL MADE IT. [ LAUGHS ]
THIS IS SOMETHING I HAVE DONE, AND I AM SO PROUD,
AND TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT I'M PROUD
IS A MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR ME,
AND I WANT AMERICA TO KNOW THAT YOU CAN DO IT AT HOME
BECAUSE I DIDN'T BELIEVE YOU COULD.
I DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU COULD, BUT I KNOW YOU CAN.
GINA, YOU CAN BREATHE AGAIN.
[ BREATHES DEEPLY, CHUCKLES ]
SINCE AMERICA FIRST SAW YOU WEIGH IN 10 WEEKS AGO, GINA,
YOU HAVE LOST 82 POUNDS.
[ APPLAUSE ]
GINA, YOU LOST 10 POUNDS WHILE YOU WERE AT HOME
FOR A TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF WEIGHT LOSS OF 5.78%,
WHICH MEANS YOU ALL HAVE IMMUNITY
AND YOU WILL ALL BE HERE FOR ONE MORE WEEK.
AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PLAYER
WITH THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF WEIGHT LOSS SO FAR.
THAT IS STILL GINA.
[ CHUCKLES ] OH, THANK YOU.
HOWEVER, YOU SHOULD KNOW
THAT YOU GOT SOME PEOPLE ON YOUR TAIL.
DANNI AND JOE ARE WITHIN 1% OF YOU.
OOH. [ CHUCKLES ]
SO THIS IS A TIGHT RACE. IT'S ANYONE'S GAME.
YES.
TIME TO SAY GOODBYE TO YOUR TRAINERS.
[ GASPS ] UH-OH.
Dolvett: THIS SEASON'S FILLED WITH ROCK STARS.
EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND, I SEE ANOTHER REASON
I SHOULD SMILE ABOUT THESE INDIVIDUALS.
IT SAYS A GREAT DEAL FROM MY SIDE AS A TRAINER
THAT THE MESSAGE, THE YELLING, THE MOTIVATION,
IT'S PAYING OFF, AND THAT'S A GOOD THING.
CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU HAVE MADE IT TO YOUR FINAL WEEK ON CAMPUS.
I THINK YOU DESERVE A PAT ON THE BACK.
[ LAUGHS ]
I'M NOT SURPRISED IN THE LEAST BIT
THAT EVERYONE HIT THEIR GOAL,
AND I'M VERY PROUD OF EVERYONE FOR HITTING THEIR GOAL.
IT JUST SPEAKS VOLUMES TO THE TYPE OF PEOPLE THAT WE ARE
AND THE WILLPOWER THAT WE HAVE AND THE STRENGTH
THAT WE ALL HAVE WITHIN OURSELVES.
IT'S NOT OVER YET.
THERE IS ONE WEIGH-IN LEFT. [ SIGHS ]
TWO OF YOU WILL GUARANTEE YOURSELVES A SPOT IN THE FINALS,
A CHANCE AT A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS,
AND THE TITLE OF THE BIGGEST LOSER.
THE OTHER THREE OF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM.
AT THE WEIGH-IN, THERE WILL BE TWO LINES --
A YELLOW LINE AND A RED LINE.
THE PERSON WITH THE LOWEST PERCENTAGE OF WEIGHT LOSS
AT THE FINAL WEIGH-IN ON CAMPUS
IS AUTOMATICALLY ELIMINATED.
AND THEN THE TWO OF YOU,
THE PEOPLE WHO COME IN THIRD AND FOURTH PLACE,
WILL FALL BELOW THE YELLOW LINE...
...AND ONLY ONE WILL MAKE IT AS A FINALIST.
THERE WILL BE A VOTE,
BUT IT WON'T BE THE OTHER PLAYERS VOTING.
AMERICA WILL.
Gina: I CAN'T RISK GOING TO A VOTE.
I DON'T KNOW THAT I WOULD WIN A VOTE,
SO I JUST HAVE TO BE NUMBER ONE OR TWO.
I HAVE TO HAVE THE TICKET PUNCHED GOING INTO THE FINALS.
AND YOU WON'T KNOW THEIR DECISION
UNTIL YOU ARE STANDING ON THAT STAGE WITH ME,
READY TO WEIGH IN AT THE LIVE FINALE.
Danni: WELL, I HOPE THAT THE WAY I'VE WORKED
WOULD INSPIRE PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR ME,
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I'M LIKE,
THAT'S WHEN IT'S ALL OUT OF MY CONTROL.
I CAN'T PREDICT THE OUTCOME OF THAT ONE NO MATTER HOW HARD I WORK,
SO I WANT TO RELY ON THE FACT THAT I AM A GUARANTEED FINALIST,
AND THERE'S ONLY TWO OUT OF THE FIVE OF US
THAT CAN GET THAT SPOT.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU. I'LL SEE YOU SOON.
THANK YOU.
Joe: I WILL BE IN THAT SPOT
BECAUSE I'M GONNA DO THE WORK THAT IT TAKES.
I'M GONNA DO EVERYTHING I NEED TO DO TO BE IN THAT SPOT.
I'M GONNA GET THERE. I'M GONNA GET EVERYTHING DONE.
I CAME HERE TO SEE THIS THING THROUGH TO THE END,
AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.
Jackson: WE'RE GOING INTO A WEEK WHERE IT'S A RED LINE.
IT IS EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF.
I LOVE THE OTHER COMPETITORS, BUT AT THIS STAGE IN THE GAME,
I NEED TO GET MYSELF TO THE FINALS.
I'VE COME TOO FAR, I'VE WORKED TOO HARD
TO GO HOME ON THE LAST WEEK, SO IT'S GAME ON NOW.