TBL2 update: November 8

For those of you who have never hung around wrestlers, they have a knack of being able to lose or gain a sharp amount of weight in a short period of time. So I can even understand what Matt was trying to do. But real life is not a wrestling match. In fact, yo-yoing hurts the effort to permanently lose weight.

So yes Matt gained 12 pounds in a week. Considering he lost 3 pounds of hair, that is even more frightening. He definitely looked better with the haircut.

Matt was "protected" this week, so he felt like he could gain some weight. There is one major flaw in his plan. If he makes it to the final three, it will be based on overall percentage, and his 12 pounds will cost him down the road.

I do feel for Matt in one sense. He pretty much admitted that he hid behind his hair. The weight loss convinced him to stop hiding behind the hair. So, for that reason, it was really good he got the haircut. Suzy, who is a hairdresser, cut his hair, and did a nice job.

It was also touching to see Suzy's reaction at weighing 170 pounds. She said she hadn't weighed that little since 9th grade. Regardless of what you might think of the show, everyone can relate to that feeling.

Jeff lost double digits for the 6th week in a row, and has dropped 100 lbs.

We are down to 5, moving toward the LIVE November 29 finale. So here is the weight chart update and who gets eliminated (Shannon).

Here is the format. There are too many weeks to keep track of, so we have a starting weight, a current weight (with the loss for that week), and the overall loss level. Those with a * are eliminated.

Enjoy and keep losing weight.

Red team

Name
Start
Week 9
Overall
Suzy
227
170 (10)
-57
Andrea
220
179 (5)
-41
Shannon*
257
200 (8)
-57
Jen*
267
221
-46
Suzanne*
229
191
-38
Ryan*
225
195
-30
Kathryn*
217
201
-16

Blue team

Name
Start
Week 9
Overall
Jeff
370
270 (14)
-100
Matt
339
266 (+12)
-73
Seth
291
219 (13)
-72
Mark*
358
271
-87
Pete*
401
318
-83
Nick*
346
305
-41
Ruben*
278
261
-17