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One half of the East Coast twins sent packing this week. Jim, the first of the “Last Chance Cafe” comeback kids, goes back home to Long Island. This, just days after he brought his team to victory in the challenge on “Temptation Island,” otherwise known as Jamaica.

Contestants and trainers sent to the Caribbean for a week, with slacking off, alcohol and exotic, fattening foods at their fingertips. Black Team Trainer Jillian struggled to keep her team in line, reminding them although it’s a vacation spot, her team is not on vacation. Amen sister. It’s a week people, in a game STILL, with your health, happiness and $250 thousand clams at stake. Get it together!

Red Team and Blue Team trainers Kim and Bob, respectively, had a different approach. They tried to educate their teams with healthy choices while away from the Biggest Loser Campus and in a pseudo “real world,” albeit a resort hotel on a tropical island (cue laughter please!) They’re mantra, these people need to learn how to deal with the temptations facing them every day. So, out come the travel packs of 100 calorie snacks (cue product placement here), and ideas to workout in the hotel pool, or seaside with a yoga mat.Bob demonstrated this week’s challenge, easily balancing his finely toned bod on a tiny raft, pulling himself to shore, by a few tugs of a rope. Each team had to float on these rafts, clearly made for a smaller group of water sport enthusiasts, while one team member followed Bob’s example, by pulling themselves back to the sand. Then, that person would help pull in the rest of his team. Remember Jim, the one who got booted? HE was the one who made it to shore FIRST AND ONLY compared to Red and Blue, then pulled his team to a win. Reward: Spa Day! Thanks Jim for the free massages, don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out!

I may sound a bit snide, but the decision DID come down to strategy. He and his twin brother Bill have both been pulling big numbers at the scale. But this week, it wasn’t enough. Black fell short with a 39 pound loss, 2.41% compared to Blue’s 33 pounds at 2.83% and Red’s 42 pounds at 3.25%.

I’m wondering if the Red Team had a bit of a strategy of their own LAST week. Although they weren’t told winning the challenge would award them team immunity from elimination at the weigh-in, I think they had a pretty good idea. They were told their victory would help them come time to get on the scales. It is possible, their numbers were dismal last week, because they made it so … to pull HUGE numbers this week, saving them from another elimination. Hmmmm.

The alliances started almost immediately after Black’s loss at the scales. Hollie was free from the drama, gaining immunity for being the team’s biggest loser with eight pounds. Although Isabeau lost the same amount, remember, it’s percentage of weight lost. Three girls and three guys on Black. The girls worked to form an alliance and felt one of the twins should go, posing as the greatest threat to winning it all. Jez seemed on the fence during hush-hush discussions outside the fitness room saying, “the healthier and closer to goal, the dirtier we become.” Jump in the shower Jez, it was your vote that sealed Jim’s fate.

Wipe your tears Jimbo fans, the police officer, husband and father of three has lost a total of 123 pounds to date, from 361 to 238 pounds. The first Black Team member to have his food cart light snuffed out in the elimination room, raised his hands to the air saying he was shocked and disappointed, but will shock everyone at the finale!

Next Week:

LIVELY BEACH COMPETITION – The three teams join host Alison Sweeney at the beach for a special challenge that tests the contestants’ perseverance instead of their speed, with the winning team getting something very special from home. Plus, Jillian gives one of her team members her own version of a makeover with dramatic results. Then it’s time for the weigh-in, followed by one of the toughest elimination rounds yet to determine which contestant will go home. Trainers Bob Harper and Kim Lyons also star.

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