<p>Ohhhhh, okay! I haven’t watched that one yet… I watch it on hulu.</p>
<p>^^^^^^^Well, in that case, sorry for the spoiler!</p>
<p>Not at all – I guess I should watch it when it airs.</p>
<p>Hulu airs some clips from the next show (not sure why they do it that way),and there was one where Maria invites the whole family to watch her get in the pool. How much of a drama queen would you have to be to invite your entire family just to watch you get in the pool? Or maybe they didn’t have better things to do with their time. How weird!</p>
<p>AnudduhMom - That was already on the TV show on Tuesday. It is because she is deathly afraid of water. She is getting over her fear of the water. Are you really watching the show?? Because I believe you are confused…I think you are just a week behind. :)</p>
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<p>I would be willing to bet the farm that the producers came up with that idea. </p>
<p>While Maria’s histrionics on the balance beam were going on, I too wondered if she is a natural drama queen. Her son was pretty calm after her fall, which made me wonder if he had witnessed many other such scenes with her. Since she was eliminated, we have no way of knowing. Fear of water might just be her one big issue. Those kinds of fears, though “irrational,” can still cause pure panic in people.</p>
<p>well, I wish her the best of luck</p>
<p>I miss Tracey from last season!!! I need someone to hate! White team mama was just pathetic, not “hateable.” For the big pool climax with her friends and family present, she didn’t even swim. She just walked across the pool.</p>
<p>Neither my Mum or my uncle ever learned to swim because of my Grandmother’s fear of water. My Mum made very sure my brother and I learned at an early age (I was a competitive swimmer and so were both my kids). Mum tried to learn several times in her adult life but never was able to overcome her fear. So I found the scene where white team Mama’s family came and saw her swim for the first time very touching. I would have loved it if my Mum had done that!</p>
<p>The Migdalia/Miggy team aren’t hateable like Tracy. They are just so…troubled. They’ve got the anger thing down perfectly. Migdalia should’ve stayed and worked on her personality. The Tongans have my vote.</p>
<p>Am I missing something? How is is it possible to “throw” a weigh in? they worked her out all week and i assume there isn’t fatty food in the house… why is jillian being such a b&**ch about this?</p>
<p>I thought I heard something about overloading on water. I also think that the contestants are on their own to work out quite a bit, so anything is possible. Also, from the reaction of the other contestants, it seems like they believe that she did throw both of the previous weigh-ins because she knew her team was immune.</p>
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<p>When a contestant has immunity, they don’t want to “waste” a big weight loss; they want to save it for the next week, when they may need it. So contestants will “waterload.” They consume a LOT of sodium and drink as much water as possible so that they are retaining waterweight. The next week, they use dehydration techniques to shed that water, so they get a big loss between that and their body fat loss. This technique has been documented in past contestants’ blogs and is pretty well established. It’s not against the rules, but a lot of people consider it cheating at worst and game play at best. Bob and Jillian just wanted her to admit she had done it vs. insinuating that their program had somehow “failed her.”</p>
<p>^ ^ Right, Nrds, I think that’s what P.O.ed Jillian and Bob, was her bit at the weigh-in that somehow the program wasn’t working for her. If she had said nothing or acknowledged ‘throwing’ it wouldn’t have become a big to-do. And then she just would not let it go. She has to open her mouth and squawk about everything. What’s funny is that later Bob was on Jay Leno (which I watched because Bob was going to be on, which makes me a sad, sad, SAD person) and JL asked him, “Did you say she’s a liar, or a lawyer?” – giving Bob an out. And it turns out she actually is a lawyer! </p>
<p>Are you kidding me, Vitrac? Take your pick – the RED TEAM is SO hate-able. Unbelievable. The Migs (Green Team) – I agree, they are just so angry, it would have been fun to see the one voted off take on the Red woman week after week. But being a military wife is such a tough gig, and I wish Jillian had been less hard on her. It was the wrong approach for her.</p>
<p>I agree, I like the Tongan (Gray) team. They have a lot of heart. (I disrespect all the teams that gave up when they couldn’t win the ‘lift-y’ thing. What’s wrong with people? Try anyway!) Tell ya what, I wish MY son would cry on the phone because he misses me so much! That NEVER happens in real life. </p>
<p>Some of the teams are very boring though, not hate-able or likable. The orange team, for instance. The mom is, like, comatose. Personally, I like both of the teams that were sent home the first week. All 4 of them are adorable. I wish they would switch out some of the ones who made it!</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
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<p>Thanks for the water weight explanation - Maybe I am cynical, but I happen to like the red team I like how he stands up for her and they present a unified front to all. One of their goals was to “lose weight and find each other again” I think this is bringing them closer together. BTW - IT IS A GAME! maybe they are jonesing the system but if ultimately she is losing the weight, so what? Jillian just doesn’t want to be shown up on national tv - she is getting a wee bit full of herself IMHO, honey you are a trainer, not a dr. get over yourself! Ahhh, now that I have gotten that silliness off my chest, I can get back to work.</p>
<p>^^^^^Waterloading is done every season and doesn’t get the trainers’ ire up. Had Melissa just smiled and said nothing, or said “Hey, this is a game with a 250K prize-so we’re going for it!” or the usual “Oh my gosh, I’m lucky I had immunity, I’ll do better next week” it would not have been an issue. However, the insinuation that the program doesn’t work and the outrage shown that anyone would point out the obvious really turned me off, and I suspect that explains the trainers’ anger as well. Bob said it several times, “Hey, it’s OK-but don’t act like you don’t know what we’re talking about.”</p>
<p>The mother/daughter green team are just so angry.</p>
<p>I am in love with the brothers with the gray shirts, and the boy in the orange (his mom is hardly awake). I don’t like the woman on the red team, at all, and think her husband is afraid of her. I want to like the mom/daughter in pink, I just am bored by them. The green team is simply infuriating to me, and I wish they’d have sent mom home, and made the daughter stay. SHE needs the help. </p>
<p>I cannot even recall any of the others. Last night was only my 2nd episode ever.</p>
<p>The gray shirt team remind too much of last season - how many overweight tongan brothers can there be out there? I am sure we will see lots of drama between the “green Mig” and “Red Mama” in the episodes to come - but hey, isn’t that why we we keep watching? Gee, do ya think the producers KNOW that and somehow keep the drama in play with creative and crafty editing??!!</p>
<p>Hey Anuddah-dont get me wrong. I can hate Red Hot Mama too, especially after the crying. “you’re calling me a liar on national television!!” Yeah, baby, you’re lying thru your teeth. But Tracy was a backstabbing liar and Red Mama is just a regular liar. There’s a difference!</p>
<p>The Tongans–you gotta love them. Family guys, strong like bulls, determined. I’m thinking about dual citizenship!</p>
<p>Pink Ladies–oh so forgettable, as Justamom says</p>
<p>Can’t wait for a major battle between Miggy Mama and Red Mama. It will make Jerry Springer look like a stroll in the park.</p>
<p>^^^^^I didn’t see all of the show last night. Was there some tension between “Miggy Mama” and “Red Mama?” Or are you just taking the two controversial ladies and proposing a fun scenario? Sounds as good as any the producers could come up with, lol.</p>