Recap: Episode 11

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Last week there was a cliffhanger because the show never said who was voted off. So now in week 11 we rejoin our "losers" at the elimination table. Maggie and Brittney are joined with their fellow competitors awaiting their fate. As a reminder, Dan won the previous week's challenge and his prize allowed him to cast two votes, while the others each got one.

Dan casts his 2 votes for Maggie
Kelly votes for Brittney
Mark votes for Maggie
Ali votes for Maggie

So Maggie packs her bags and leaves the ranch to finish her journey at home. Day 1 of her journey she weighed in at 239 pounds. Upon leaving she is at 184 pounds. Currently she is at 172 pounds, for a total loss of 67 pounds. She is gaining her self confidence back, and approaching men (something she didn't do before).

Brittney is upset over losing Bernie and Maggie. "It will force me to hang out with everyone else." Kelly was surprised at the results of the elimination, and thought that Brittney would be voted out. At this point, Maggie was the much bigger threat and sending her packing was the obvious choice for the men. It is every man/woman for themselves at this point, although alliances are still a major factor in eliminations.

The contestants go to Macy's thinking that they are going to have a challenge of some sort. They talk about shopping being hell because nothing ever fits. The women stick to things that don't really have to fit, like shoes and handbags. As it turns out, they will have a challenge, but it isn't what they think. They are going to be made over by style guru Tim Gunn and then strutting their new selves on the catwalk for Prevention Magazine. This will also be followed up with a magazine photoshoot. Tim tells the contestants that the biggest fashion goof people make is wearing clothes that don't fit properly. VERY TRUE!!

Tim walks each contestant around and tries to get a feel for their individual styles. Some were afraid to wear certain colors because of their size, others had never worn anything directly off the rack. But folks, today is a new day. When people lose a huge amount of weight, there is sometimes a trial/denial period. You may think that something won't fit still and you need a bigger size. Or that you still weigh what you originally weighed. But then comes a new reflection in the mirror and you can see how far you have come, that it is possible. It's like getting to know yourself all over again, and that is what happened to the final 7 that day in Macy's. Finally, Tim shows each contestant his or her, catwalk outfit. Many were in shock and a state of denial. As an added gift, each contestand gets to keep their reveal outfit as well as a $1,000 gift card to Macy's.

The final 7 are getting primped by Prevention Magazine's staff and the final outcomes are kept secret. I have their final looks in a previous entry so I am not going to repost them here. Finally it's show time. Each contestant has their Day 1 photo splashed up on the wall behind them, as a reminder of where they came from. The new looks are nothing short of magical. After their first time down the runway, they are asked to walk down it again. Waiting at the end of it is a loved one for each contestant. Mark, Jay, and Roger had their spouses come see them. Dan's stepfather came to see him, Ali's older sister came, and both Kelly and Brittney's mothers came for them. Lots of hugs, smiles and tears were shed. Even Tim Gunn was caught wiping his eyes.

After the photoshoot, the contestants go to meet with their trainers. Dan is panicking because he said Bob made him promise not to cut his hair. Well he didn't just cut it, he chopped it. Lucky for him, Bob loved it.

Bob and Dan do a bit on One A Day Vitamins.

Jillian tries a new strategy with Brittney in order to balance her Electrolytes. She decides to raise her Sodium level. She said it might be tough this week, but if it works, it may be enough to keep her here. She's never had a girl who has worked out as hard as Brittney and seen such little results; and that her body was a puzzle.

Now it is time for the real challenge. Contestants must walk on a treadmill, but there are several catches. These treadmills will be up 10 ft in the air over the swimming pool. The treadmills will also be on a slight incline, and the contestants must walk backwards. After a certain amount of time passes, the treadmills will speed up and the incline will be raised. Brittney is confident since Jillian had her doing something like that earlier on in the day. The prize is a week long vacation at a resort and spa. (Fitness Ridge). Roger starts trash talking Brittney. Below are the times when the contestants exited the challenge.

40:19 Kelly
40:26 Roger
41:35 Dan who said his legs were on fire
45:00 Brittney
56:09 Jay
1 hr and 5 mins Ali jumps and Mark wins

Roger is mad that Mark has come back "changed." He worries about others and apologizes a lot. He shouldn't apologize for being a competitor. (Flashback to when Mark blew up at Jay during a challenge, and the house turned on him.) Roger wants him to yell and scream and get people pissed off. His reason is because it takes the pressure off of him being the biggest threat in the house. A big shouting match ensues between Roger and Mark. Jay and Dan sit there silent.

Both Bob and Jillian must make up for the lack of workout time they had this week due to the makeovers and photoshoot. Jillian spends the day at the gym with the women so they won't have any regrets.

Bob gets upset with Mark during the last chance workout because he can't focus on exercise. Roger is all smirks off in the corner.

Here are the results for the weigh-in. Trainers were present for this one as well.

Ali 160-155 (-5) 3.13%
Mark 188-185 (-3) 1.60% Mark has now lost 100 pounds
Dan 207-199 (-8) 3.86% Dan has now lost 111 pounds
Brittney 172-170 (-2) 1.16%
Roger 251-242 (-9) 3.59% Roger has now lost 121 pounds
Jay 209-206 (-3) 1.44%
Kelly 202-199 (-3) 1.49%

Brittney and Jay are below the yellow line. Brittney had secretly hoped that it would be Kelly because she feels safe with her. But no such luck this week. Brittney's fate is pretty much sealed as the men aren't quite ready to turn on each other just yet. Jillian leaves the weigh-in in tears. Roger lays into Kelly about who she is going to vote for. Brittney goes to Ali and whines. Ali thinks she and Brittney are forming an alliance. Ali says she isn't going to play black vs blue.

Brittney then goes to talk with Dan to see if she can get him to vote for Jay. Dan is stuck between voting against a former teammate (who is the larger threat), or trying to make it easier for himself to secure a spot in the finale.

At the elimination table:

Roger votes for Brittney
Dan votes for Brittney
Ali votes for Brittney
Kelly and Mark's votes are not revealed since Brittney had the majority.

Since Day 1, Brittney has gone from 221-159 for a total loss of 62 pounds. She is attacking her workouts like a crazy person and has gone skydiving.

Stay tuned for Week 12 where things really heat up in the house!