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I thought it might have been a 2 week period.. But still that is alot of weight for both of the women to lose.

Erika was under 130 and lost 8 lbs.. (if my memory serves me correctly. She started the show only under 160..

Tina for the same period was over 160 and lost 10..

I know one year they had a celebrity admit they were taking diet pills and that was addressed. I sure hope they would make sure that they aren't competing in that way... or taking diuretics..

Even Nick seemed like he was getting compulsive about it.. He lost 5... which he was doing pretty well anyway. But when he was describing 'sweating' a little bit more..and then playing some sort of ball that morning with 3 sweatshirts on to sweat even more... That just sounds compulsive which isn't what the coaches were trying to do...

The only reason I remember that it might have been a 2 week chunk this time was because Ted didn't really want to lose anymore weight... And they initially were trying to challenge him to lose 6 more lbs... saying 3 a week... and he could still be healthy... but I think he was wisely skepitcal but agree to try to lose 3 for the team...

I thought Erika was looking gaunt.. From their speeches they seemed heartfelt that they really got alot out of the experience... Tina's little piece about the bikini showed she stilled had some weight to lose in her midriff... I thought she looked great...but she was still over 150 lbs. at that point.

I thought she and Erika were more likely having a friendly competition... and everyone really did root for everyone else! Erika and Tina walked out to the scales holding hands.. I sure hope they wouldn't be having animosity over the issue.. They raked in alot of freebies as it was!

Yes, I agree. I think some of those who were really close to their goal weight were really pushing it with continueing to lose a few last pounds. I suspect they were doing it with very hard workouts, light food, and little water, although, I'm sure they wouldn't admitt it. But, it looked like they were really healthy enough to do well on the physical challenge. For some of them to have been so large, I thought they were quite agle....even Bone Crusher.

What I was referring to about the final weighin was which team won the money? I missed the very end. Also, did they split the money or each get the entire $125,000? That was never made clear. It doesn't sound like much money to split amongst 4 people.

I think the $125,000 was total prizes... The winning team (Carnie, Nick, Erika and Bone Crusher) got $20,000.. But I think that might have been split..

All of the contestants rec'd nice gifts.. a year of concierge services of some kind..(a special company), a nice trip including airfare and really nice luggage. I think they also all got watches...

Some of the gifts may have been donated.. They made it sound like the $20k was going to come in handy for spending on the trip... But I think $5k would have been a nice stipend to use on a trip... (split the $20k 4 ways) They had the cash in a briefcase.

VH1 has a message board going on for the show.. Carnie started off really strong and then fizzled.. someone was saying she should give her share to Bone Crusher! I thought that was funny...

I was really very impressed with him. Not just his effort... but his honesty and demeanor towards the others, and his obvious devotion to his family...

I agree that those who were particularly competitive..probably pushed themselves too hard... I would hope that they did it fairly and realistically... and not with diuretics or anything like that.

Hopefully they are all maintaining..

I enjoyed Ted Lange too.. Vinny and Nick mellowed alot during the series and nice to see Angie come around.

I had taped the show for my daughter who was doing homework that night.. I can double check the prize awards...But I think between the 2 teams they lost around 250 lbs.

There was a thread on the VH1 forum where they were talking about who to have on for another series..

Many agreed it would be great to see Bone Crusher and Angie come back.. Maybe even Vinnie too... I was impressed with his progress with a jump rope!

I know they'll be showing reruns of it several times this week and usually will show the series through again.

I think there were only 8 episodes covering the 100 days.

Okay, I get it. I thought they got a cash prize only. Of course, weight loss is a very GREAT gift to give yourself.

I loved that song that Angie sang on the finale. It must have been one she wrote. It was quite fitting for the occassion.

I loved this season better than the others, the teams cared for everyone.

I agree! Nice that the show (or contestants) raised the bar for future series! I'm already looking forward to CFC5! (Also glad that Debbie and I weren't the only community members watching! )