Biggest Loser 5: Couples, the Finale – My Kingdom For A Pound!

The last ones brought out on stage are the trainers, Bob and Jillian, who are lucky enough to walk through a doorway not covered by a picture of themselves looking really fat. They exchange hugs with most of the competitors. Alison has to call the trainers to their positions so they can begin the weigh-in (and get this done within the two-hour timeframe).

The eliminated contestant with the top loss percentage wins a $100,000 prize. As the weigh-in proceeds, when each competitor is announced, we first see a short video clip of their back-story, perhaps to remind us who these folks are. Trust me, you’ve either seen it or read about it here before, so let’s move on.

First weighed are players eliminated as teams, and then the others are weighed in the sequence the first member of their team was eliminated. So in that order, here is possibly my snazziest, most impressive rainbow chart of the season to show how everyone did:

In what is certainly a popular result, effervescent Bernie finally tops Mark for the $100,000 prize – by all of two pounds! He cries with joy so much, we may have to make him an honorary Kruger brother!

It’s also good to see that Curtis should be able to get his insurance now.

Action shifts to tape of our final three at home. Ali tells us she is struggling with her food choices and in pushing herself in the gym, and has developed frequent urges for frozen yogurt in the middle of the night.

Kelly reports that an injury surfaced in the last week she was at the ranch and it turned out to be a herniated disc. She’s been told that if it gets worse, it could be crippling, but she doesn’t feel she can quit at this point in the game. Perhaps the key words in that sentence are “crippling” and “game.” There are times when the Good Lord just wants you to sit down and have a slow cup of coffee!

Meanwhile, Roger speaks of the pressure of trying to keep losing weight. He has hit a plateau he can’t seem to get past, and seriously fears he’s running out of time.

Hostess Alison asks Bob about such plateaus. Bob says that one has to realize that this is a lifestyle adjustment and not just a quick fix, and plateaus will crop up. “Think of it as one day at a time,” he advises.

Alison next asks a pooch question; she asks Jillian why she wants a woman to win. She says it’s not about the title, but about saying to all the women out there, “Make ‘impossible’ your favorite word. Welcome the challenge, because when you bring your heart and your mind to your intention, there’s nothing that you can’t accomplish!” That’s not a bad suggestion for guys, either.

More clips of our trio at home follow as hostess Alison tells us they were only home for about six weeks, the least time they’ve ever allowed. The math seems a little off somewhere, but let’s push on. We see a scene of Roger taking sub sandwiches to his young son’s school’s “Lunch Buddy” program, so they have a healthy lunch. Predictably, it ends with a “Pride!” shout.

Kelly has found she can work out to some degree despite her injury, and feels she is getting some results. And in the Arizona desert, Ali feels she’s working out for all women to be the first female Biggest Loser. All three are working hard, and we are even treated to the view of Roger decorating the inside of a trash barrel by expunging his lunch.