WARNING **SPOILER ALERT**

This is my first post about Biggest Loser.  When it very first came out, I boycotted it.  I refused to watch it, because I felt that like everything else in this world, they were only looking to capitalize on other people’s pain by making fun of fat people.  How wrong I was.

From the first time I allowed myself to sit down and actually watch the show, I fell in love.  This was a reality show that moves beyond the shallowness of a Big Brother (which I also happen to like) to actually make real changes in people’s lives.  Regardless of whether they win the show or not, these people walk away having gained something tremendous.  Often, they gain new insight into themselves.

There is rarely a single episode that doesn’t bring me to tears, or at least darn close to them.  Tonight’s episode was no different.  From them meeting with Jillian’s mom, a psychotherapist, to discuss possible causes for their weight gain, to Trent being kicked off, it was heartbreaking. I have to say I was sad to see Trent go!  I loved that man.  He seemed to have such a gentle spirit and was completely there for the right reasons.

I also have to say that I’m still rooting for Brittany and Bernie!  They really work so well together as a team - especially having only met each other on the show.

Ever since I started watching the show, a few seasons ago, I’ve been Bob’s girl.  Regardless of who was on his team, I cheered blue.  He seemed to have such a real connection with his teammates and I liked his training style.  But, sadly, this season has shown me a new side of Bob.  He seems more focused on the game than in previous seasons, whereas before he was always proclaiming that it wasn’t the game that was important - it was them changing their lives.  Now, he’s all about winning.  The mere fact that he actually walked out on the weigh-in really took him down a notch in my opinion.  I still like him, though, and he’s made fabulous changes in people’s lives.  So, with that said, I’m willing to give him the benefit of the doubt for now.  We’ll see how the rest of the season goes.

I never thought I would see the day when I would root for Jillian’s team over Bob’s, but I think that day has come.