How great does Mike look? Could you believe Mike’s old shirt? Isn’t it just incredible how far they’ve all come? It was such an emotional start to the show – all the contestants, but especially Kristin and Aubrey were so affected by surviving to ‘singles’. And Jillian was right – having to choose between Bob & Jillian, and announce it in front of them, was like choosing between mom & dad. An incredible tough, emotional decision in some instances. And you could see the instant he said it that Mike regretted leaving his to a coin toss. And I don’t mean that he wouldn’t have picked Jillian, I don’t know… I just mean, we talked about it, and I think he regretted leaving such an important decision to a coin toss. Sione’s words about wanting to make his family proud obviously affected everyone – the BL campus is tough on everyone, and the experience impacts everyone in different ways – it was really moving to hear him say that no matter what happens, he is thinking of his family, and his true goal – to be healthy for them.

I loved seeing everyone with their families. How cute are Sione’s kids? And Aubrey’s? So sweet. It’s funny, I’ve heard so much about them, all their loved ones, and so it was so cool to see them all. To see how excited they were to see the cast. Isn’t it amazing how different, how fantastic everyone looks after only 10 weeks? 5 people tonight close to losing 100 lbs at the weigh-in? and Mike’s at 118!! Really everyone is just so incredible. I hope that Max was inspired by Mike’s success. Mike told me that he helped Max quit his job at a fast food restaurant (which is where Mike used to work, with too much access to all that crap food) and put him on a fitness plan. So I am so hopeful to see Max on the right track at the finale!

First, lets talk about those ‘wall sits’. They are HARD. I mean, seriously hard. I’ve had Jillian stand on my legs as she took forever to count down before I could stop. And believe me, it’s brutal. And… Tara won. 4 minutes?! That is really impressive. No wonder Tara’s legs wouldn’t hold her up after. She needed to sit on the stairs to figure out what to do. And she spent forever making that decision, I’m not sure if it was because it tough working out all the numbers, or if it was because she needed to rest.
Obviously tonight’s theme was ‘FACE OFF’! And the face-offs set up at the Pop Challenge made everything about this week so intense...

Okay, I've been accosted by three co-workers already this morning. - "did Mike lose it? Are they safe??!!" I've been threatened and guilt-tripped, wow - what a cliffhanger!!
Wasn't the challenge at the Food Bank amazing? Everyone was busting their butts out there... Helen hustled bagging those groceries, the black team was really working as a team. While the blue team wanted it, they just didn't have that same cohesiveness. And Jillian made a really good point to Laura after, so much of this is mental.
And when Mike gave his reward to Aubrey? Wow. I was so moved when they told me. It was just such an amazing gesture. Obviously the groceries will make such a difference in Aubrey's family's life. What a wonderful thing to do.

P.S. I'm on facebook now! come check it out, I downloaded it onto my bberry, so I'm gonna try to figure it out and update it from set and stuff.

It’s been a while since I’ve had the chance to actually sit down and watch Days. I mean – not for nothing, I have a 6 week old baby! But Biggest Loser finished shooting the season, so now I only have 1 job… until we start up again! 
Megan is fantastic, by the way. I can’t believe it’s been 6 weeks. She eats really well, sleeps well (for a tiny, little baby!) and is overall very easy going. And now I’m totally knocking wood until my knuckles hurt. Because if I just jinxed myself, it’s actually out there in cyberspace, forever, LOLing at me. Ben has been a great big brother (knuckles are now raw). But seriously, it’s so sweet when he asks to hold her, etc. He calls her “cutie pie” and “megany-wegany”. It kills me.
AND::: UPDATE: (Drumroll please) Kyle Brandt are doing a new podcast. We are soliciting your questions and comments. So feel free to post them here, and we’ll answer the interesting/funny/weird ones.
What do you think of the new Will? Bryan and I had fun working with Dylan. It’s been SO long since I had scenes with Bryan. I miss him! And talk about flashbacks – arguing about what got Lucas drinking in the first place? We were laughing about that with Ari – I mean, remember the whole $5 million story – and all those court room custody scenes? Ha – remember when Austin married Sami in Paris to get Will back?? It’s so funny remembering all those old storylines. Today one of the crew guys jokingly said to Galen “hey – watch it, she survived Death Row!” and Galen responded, “oh yeah? Me too!” and I said “I actually got executed! I was dead! Tunnel of Light and everything!!”