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I would hate it if Carnie left the show. THere are only a couple of weeks left, right? I saw the part about her being given a polygraph.

I realize that weight loss is a veeerrry difficult thing to do, however, if you are on a national television program, in which you are given a professional trainer and nutritionist and food for a certain length of time, don't you think you could tough it out at least until the show is over? They know they are being weighed every week. How could anyone have anymore motivation?

I love good food and can understand the temptation to treat yourself once in while, but, during an intense weight loss program? I just don't get it. Maybe these contestants really do need a life coach to show up at their house everday to lead them through developing a new way of eating and exercise.

I think last nights show was the next to last weigh in.

The stuff about Carnie wasn't nearly as dramatic as they made it sound...nor the friction between Tina and Elaina.. (they are both competing for a special prize of highest amount of individual percentage weight loss).

A couple of the 'cast' members are really being very greatful and open about the CFC experience. I think even the panel is really enjoying this group of cast members. I hope it sets a better trend for the show in the future. The bad boys and girls wound up getting reformed pretty quickly and everyone seemed genuinely concerned about their fellow cast mates. It seems they have built some genuine friendships out of respect and appreciation of their own journeys.

Isn't anyone but Debby and I watching this?

Apparently not KPW. It's a great show IMO.

Tina and Elaina have lost the greatest, body fat percentage, I think they call it. They are both new mothers and aren't they breast feeding? I have heard that breast feeding can cause easy weight loss in new moms. Is this true?

Debbie, I've heard that too... I know nursing moms are supposed to consume about 500 more calories a day.. or that is what used to be recommended...

I looked up all 3 ladies, who all have had their first baby in the last year or so.. (what a coincidence!) The newest baby was Erika's...born in Jan. I don't recall her saying that she nursed.. Erika has a website and mentions the show in real time. She said in a post earlier this month that the show was taped 4 months prior.. So it sounds like it was taped in the spring..

So Erika's baby was definitely the most recent... and she had the greatest ability to drop the weight...

Tina on the other hand supposedly had always had a weight problem... The imdb mentioned only that her baby was born in 2005... I don't remember what was mentioned regarding babies ages in season debut. I did get the impression that the child was fairly young..

Carnies baby was born in April of 2005.

I don't recall that Erika had any history of weight issues and hers may have been mostly baby weight. Especially if the show was filmed in the spring and her baby was only a few months old.

I'm going to look forward to Friday's the View. I think several of the cast members (I think mostly the women) are going to be on the show. With the season finale next weekend... I think maybe it's a promotional tour of sorts!

Carnie has a website and apparently has done a recording of lullabyes.. If that's her baby on the site..than it is a beautiful baby!

Did anyone see the finale last night?

It was an hour and a half... Really enjoyed it and the season as a whole.

Tina won the car... (greatest body percentage loss) Ericka lost 8 lbs... to take the lead but Tina weighed last and lost 10 lbs... They both lost more than 20% of their body weight in 100 days.

I saw it and thought OMG. How could Tina lose 10 pounds in 1 week? She had to be breast pumping or something. She wasn't exactly fat anyway. That's quite a bit of weight for someone who only weighs 150-160! She must have really wanted that car.

Which team won the final weighin? I missed the very end. Did they each get that money or did they have to split it?