After finally getting rid of Melissa – again, the ranch gets down to losing weight and winning challenges.
The contestants’ first challenge is to balance an amount of quarters on a tray, with one hand. This seemingly easy challenge causes sweat to pour and people lose the feelings in their arms. Once the challenge is won the competitors then meet Suze Orman who successfully chose last season’s winner based on their FICO score. After Suze’s chat, we then see Danny C. who not only was the winner last season, but he has kept off the weight. Seeing Danny C. enables the contestants to see the relationship that their finances have with their weight. Once he got his weight under control he was able to handle his credit card debt. He also goes to work out with the contestants, which brings out a slight mean streak in Bob and Jillian. They seem to amp up the workout in his honor – the look on his face is priceless.
Meanwhile Victoria is having a meltdown and in week 13 she has so much to catch up on. As Victoria tries to figure out why she’s still there a new challenge awaits the competitors to battle each other in the heavy rain, wind and mud for a new vehicle. It’s a tough way to get a car, but we must remember that while on the ranch the contestants have given up their lives (and their incomes) to lose the weight.
We then come back to Victoria who is struggling with why she’s 358 lbs. The weight is costing her the self-esteem to be the best person she’s capable of being. It’s one of those heart-wrenching moments where the-powers-that-be should understand that you don’t need game-playing for good television. What’s more seeing the contestants payback Bob for having them do mountain climbers in the mud is priceless. Needless to say the contestants are paid back for one of the worst last chance workouts seen in the show’s history.
The weigh-in brings some shocking conclusions as one of the contestants only loses three lbs and another loses no weight at all. It leads to the most frustrating part of the show where the audience is reminded that this is a competition where the contestants are voted off. After all there can be only one winner. In the 13th week friendships have formed and the competitors must now decide who will be the person who will help them lose the weight. It’s all about motivation and the bonding that has occurred must be sacrificed for it.
Next week is an emotional roller coaster as one contestant loses a family member and one of the challenges gives the power to only contestant to vote off the one with the least percentage of weight loss.
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