Biggest Loser Bummer

Why did they do this??? On the first episode of the Biggest Loser (couples), they sent home 9 people with the hopes that they would get to come back in 30 days. This completely ruined the excitement of the first week huge losses.

Here is how it worked:
1. There were 11 couples
2. The team that won the challenge had immunity
3. The team that won the weigh in had immunity
4. All other 9 couples had to choose one of them to go home
5. At the end of 30 days, if their partner was still in the game, then they would return

This was announced before the weigh in so it ruined the fun of the weigh in. People lost anywhere from around 10 to 30 pounds so it should have been fun, but it wasn't since if they didn't get the top spot, they knew they had to send someone home.

I can't help but feel for the people on the show. They get this great opportunity to lose some serious weight, but I wonder how successful they will be by going home and only being on the show for one week. I wonder if this "twist" is the result of last season's less than stellar results of the people who went home early in the game. This should definitely keep both partners motivated...but still, I didn't' like that it ruined the fun of the first week.

Kitchen Update

I got a call a couple weeks ago from the kitchen remodelers saying they were going to start on January 26th, which is right on schedule. Then a few days later they called my husband and said it would not start until late February. You wouldn't know the economy was bad based on us having to wait 6 months to get the kitchen done! Now my dad says he may come visit at the end of March. I really hope the kitchen is done by then so he doesn't have to stay in a construction zone with us.

Wordless Wednesday: Manny's Portrait

Dear Spammers

Don't bother leaving your junk in my comments because I will just delete them.

Favorite Christmas Presents

My Dad is always very generous at Christmas and still buys us each a bunch of presents. Here are my favorites this year. Thanks Dad!

Aquamarine Ring












Gong - this is definitely going to work with me










Panini maker - this has already gotten lots of use

Better Late than Never

Jenny Craig: Week 5

I'm back on track! I lost 4 pounds this week and now total 7 pounds. It feels good for it to be right after the holidays and have had lost weight during the last couple of months since I usually gain this time of year. Now my Jenny consultant says it is time to start weaning me off the Jenny food and planning meals on my own. I don't really want to do this, but I'll give it a try. I know I can't live on the JC food forever, but the weight is coming off so I don't really want to change anything until I get to my goal. The JC program starts weaning you off the JC food once you hit half way. I now weigh the same amount as I did before we found out we were moving to Virginia and my life was turned upside down. Finally...it only took a little over 4 years.

Jenny Craig: Week 4

Oops. Week 4 was over the Christmas week and while I was away. I was on plan the 3 days I was home, but completely off plan while away for 4 days in Vegas and California. I had brought some food with me to try to not go overboard at every meal, but didn't eat it. I did enjoy the food I ate though...good thing since I gained 3.6 pounds! That brings my total down to 3.0 pounds. Time to get back on track.

Update

I am a behind on my blog postings because my headaches took a turn for the worse the day after Christmas. I've been pretty much out of commission from them. It feels like I have either been hit on top of the head with a bat or that the top of my head has been stabbed. The severity comes and goes, but I have had a headache non-stop since December 26th. That was with only a few days off from headaches since the first round ended two and a half weeks after the accident. I went back to the emergency room on Tuesday. They did another scan of my brain and it came back normal so they sent me on my way with something stronger for the pain, which I haven't taken since I don't like narcotics, and the same diagnosis as before (post concussion syndrome). I still have a headache today, but it is getting better.

Merry Christmas!