Bob Harper tells us that Biingo should be "finding some sort of vegetable that he likes," but if he could get Biingo to move around, "I will take that over the food (vegetables) any day."
And you wonder why losing weight can be really tricky, especially on television.
The three teenagers got more screen time this week, home visits by the trainers. And the show actually showed a kid in the second hour of the episode.
The home visits went much nicer because Dr. Joanna had come into their homes to throw out the junk food.
The unofficial theme this week was opposites. The adults are away from home but the kids are at home. They scream at the adults, and don't scream at the kids. Then again, the adults are losing weight but we have no idea whether the kids are making any progress.
Nobody wants the trainers to yell at the kids, but they can't just be mascots. They are definitely part of the soap opera.
Lindsay is bullied over cheerleading, so her surprise was being warmly embraced by the high school cheerleaders. Sunny is stressed over not having control of her life, so her surprise was trying rowing, a team sport that is also a good workout. Biingo is bullied over baseball, so his surprise was meeting a minor-league pitcher.
Biingo's stress came in part from his family being forced to sell their home. Living in a basement, though a nice basement, can be stressful. Sunny has stress from trying to fulfill family desires. Lindsay's stress isn't clear; the teasing came after she reached her current size.
Their parents are also rather large; we don't see Lindsay's father, but her sister is in good shape. Though interestingly, Biingo's mother said she lost 27 pounds. Lindsay's mom runs with her in the morning and her sister goes bike riding with her in the afternoon.
Biingo's mom points out one of their changes is eating out less, unfortunately the camera crew shows the family eating out.
Getting the kids to move around is the core goal of the trainers, even if they talk about exercise more than actually doing it on camera. Lindsay wants to be a cheerleader and Biingo a baseball player. Okay, Sunny needs a physical focus. But these kids, and the people they are supposed to be influencing, need to learn way more about eating better.
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