The death of Elvis Presley had a profound effect on me…and not the way you’d guess or expect…

We were camping in Colorado, in the mountains, in the drizzle, in a tent when the news broke that Elvis Presley had died.

We spent three days in that campsite (in the mountains, in the drizzle, in a tent) and the only music we could hear, on the one channel that would come in clearly on the radio, was every Elvis Presley song ever sung and/or written by “the King”. Along with rambling interviews with anyone who had ever shook his hand, made eye-contact with him or had a drink with him in the backwoods and those that were camped out at Graceland in mourning.

The day we left that campsite we left behind the mountains, the drizzle and the Elvis songs…we had to take the tent, we needed it.

Plus 9?! Plus 9?! Are you freaking kidding me?!

Never in the history of this show (or in my own memory) has there been a weigh-in throw like this (even Melissa from the red team on Season 9 didn’t go this far, and Jillian gave her a piece of her mind and called her a liar on national TV!). I truly expected Bob or Jillian to turn into a lunatic and begin a total rant on the twins, but I was left feeling empty and disappointed…I miss the old Jillian (sigh)

Everyone misses home, and their families, and their everyday life while at the ranch, but to basically just throw it all away with the weany excuse of “I miss my 9 year old daughter so much” makes me want to puke! As if nobody else has children and for Dan to even say that he’s not a quitter and could do it on his own just made me angry. Angry for all of the other people who try out to be on this show – and truly NEED to be there – and didn’t get a spot because of him and his twin. Weakness is annoying, especially on a show about “getting my life back” (if I have to hear that stupid line one  more time I may have to vomit into a bucket like Arthur did this week!)

What a surprise ending, what a depressing state of the human race as we know it. Or is it just Americans? Are we so full of ourselves that we fight against those that are there to help us?? Do we feel that we always know best, when by example of our previous life we’ve proven otherwise? When does the madness end??

Personally I think that his fixation on his 9 year old daughter was beginning to border on creepy. Not much mention of his wife…hmmm… Plus, he’s a police captain with a son that had drug problem and died from it. He needs more than the Biggest Loser to save him from his demons if you really look think about it. That’s a whole other show, though.

One thing I am happy about from this is that Courtney and Arthur are safe for another week – and I’d love to get more details as to why Arthur wasn’t able to be in the gym this week. Was he ill? But if he was ill, why was he able to swim? It doesn’t add up, but there has to be a real reason…doesn’t there?

One last thing, not very “wowed” by the “mystery trainers” at this point. Maybe they’ll grow on me, but I’m not so sure. I guess that I’m a purist when it comes to Biggest Loser. Oh well…until next week.

Tonight is THE night!

We will finally meet the “mystery trainers” and see what all of the “hubbub” is about! DO NOT MISS the first 10 MINUTES, that’s when it’s all going to be revealed (is your DVR set?? Check it and make sure!)

I am almost sitting on the edge of my seat with anticipation!! (can you tell??)

But to be ready for this week we should do a quick recap from last week …

First off, to really get a fire burning in the B&J team, Ali basically scolds the team and tells them that they are losers for not beating the Mystery team (that’s my take on how she did it anyway; her delivery was course and unnecessary) or as she is quoted: they didn’t just beat you, they  annihilated you! Well, Bob didn’t take to that attitude very well and told Ali to “screw off” (basically; again my take on it – if he could really say what he was thinking I think that that would be it…) As if these people need to be beaten down any further?! Like that will make good TV to have Ali (with her freakish choice of outfits) casting judgement over a group of severely obese people? Isn’t that what high school was for??

And to add to the motivation (aside from humiliation), the B&J team is offered a challenge: if they can lose more weight than the Mystery Team they will each receive $10,000… AND IMMUNITY !! Now there’s a deal and a motivator for anyone!

I have to say that I was a bit disappointed to hear Bob tell the team later on that Jillian was unable to work with them last week – was she sick, or just shooting another commercial, mag cover or designing a new shoe for Fila?? Please! This is no time to let your team down or to have them at a disadvantage – plus, many of them CHOSE to be on this team. Make it count! (sorry, it’s hard to hide my disgust sometimes) But in the end the B&J team was triumphant, winning the challenge (by 11 pounds in reality, but with the 3 pound disadvantage it was brought down to 8). And Irene, who was sad at the beginning of the week was the BL of the week losing 10 pounds. Who’s smiling now?? Hopefully Arthur can also keep his resolve to stick to his diet and keep those double digits coming and Courtney will keep up her good work and make it to the Final Four (can’t help myself, I love rooting for a good Indiana girl with a challenge)

Done with the recap and ready for the curtain to be pulled back to reveal the “mystery trainers” tonight. I’ve got my own feelings about them, but I will keep that opinion to myself until next time. I know, hard to believe isn’t it?!

But the question(s) that I have regarding this division of teams is: what will happen when week four is over and the MT loses their guarantee for immunity? Will the teams be brought back together at that point or keep training separately? What will happen when the numbers dwindle and they all have to come back together? Who will be the trainers? There will be some very hard feelings (I’m guessing) and some bad attitudes toward people that they never got the chance to know. This is quite a sociological study in human nature isn’t it?

Soon there will be blood in the water. This is just starting to get good…

Tonight, NBC 8pm Central/7pm Eastern…BE THERE

(and don’t forget your healthy snacks and oversized water bottle!!)

I have thought of starting my own business many times, the idea of being in charge of my own fate and future thrills me, but I have too many ideas on what type of business to start with! So many ideas, possible inventions and books that I should write makes me stand still in my tracks. But this year is the “year of action” for me – time to make some of those dreams come true and to prove to myself that my ideas are worthy of follow-thru. We’ll see…maybe you’ll see my business advertised in our local paper or my invention as one of those “as seen on TV products”! How awesome would that be?!