Biggest Loser Asia: Episode Eight

Biggest Loser Asia: Episode 8 Recap

The episode started with Dave and the blue team celebrating their victory from the last weigh-in.  Dave challenged them step up the training a bit in order to avoid weight loss plateaus.

Kristy took her team to another level in training, but expressed frustration with Christine's lack of intensity.   Nadia struggled with her ankle injury, which has gotten progressively more painful as the contest continues. 

Tony was able to chat with his family via webcam.  He told them about his trip to the hospital and assured them he was OK.  His family praised him for his progressed and expressed their love and support. 

Tony had his first training session since returning from the hospital.  He was obviously still not 100% recovered.  Dave told him to ease his way back in and not push too hard. 

The Challenge:  The challenge was pretty simple--three team members from each team would pull a sedan with one team member in the car steering.   The first team to reach 75 meters would win.  The blue team won decisively.

The winning team had the power to decide who on the blue team would sit out the next weigh-in. 

Another announcement was made:  The biggest loser winner would also win a car just like the one they had been pulling. Contestants were also reminded that they were halfway through the Biggest Loser contest.

The blue team also won the right to read letters from family members back home.  It gave them serious motivation to do their best in training.

As always, the "last chance" workouts were intense.  Kristy and the red team members all expressed their hopes to win the upcoming weigh-in.  Dave noticed his team's fatigue but pushed them through the final training session.

The Weigh-In:  Marilyn and Martha's weight would not be counted, so they tried a new strategy.  They drank several bottles of water in hopes of artificially increase their weight (and end up with bigger numbers next week).   It seemed to work for Martha--she lost no weight.  Most of the other contestants lost 4 kilos.  Tony was the last man to weigh in, and his 10 kilo weight loss secured the win for the blue team.   

The red team expressed frustration with Marilyn and Martha's "water loading." 

Elimination room time came, and the red team had an especially hard time.  Nadia received three votes and was sent home.

Note: Sorry this recap is coming late. When I first tried to watch the episode I thought it was just a replay of episode 7 and I switched the channel. I wasn't able to watch it until later in the week.