The Biggest Loser Recap: Pam’s Out; White Team’s Left with Danni
Lifestyle change on The Biggest Loser is now on its fourth week and this time, the adult contestants are left to put their weight loss activities into perspective without their trainers. Yes guys, the three trainers are spending a week with Biingo, Lindsay and Sunny to follow-through on their on managing childhood obesity. All the contestants are anxious to be spending an entire week on their own. Before the trainers make their departure, they hold a meeting for last-minute instructions. Among the contestants, Jackson (Red Team) and Gina (Blue Team) feel the most pressure of their impending trainers’ absence: the…
Undercover Boss Recap: Moe’s Southwest Grill Chief’s Mission on Paying it Forward
Undercover Boss takes a bite of the hot and cold chatter in running Moe’s Southwest Grill. How will the company’s chief weigh on in his personal discoveries? Paul Damico is the President of Moe’s Southwest Grill, a growing fast-food company with 500 stores in 34 states and one in in Moscow, Russia. Paul oversees 10,000 employees and ensures that Moe’s franchisees and associates continue to maintain the brand’s high-energy among employees and its famous healthy food. His undercover work will test his vast experience in the culinary industry. Paul puts his “failed fine-dining restaurateur” disguise in motion in Fort Myers,…
American Idol Recap: Anorexic Mariah Namesake Makes Carey Cry (1/17/13)
The second of the two-part season premiere of American Idol in Chicago nets 46 contestants. Forget New York. The next Idol could come from the Windy City, like Mariah’s namesake anorexic Pulice, Stutterer Lazaro Arbos, Curtis Finch, Jr., the smooth-voiced Isabelle Parell, Baker Gabe Brown, or even Fire-eater Kez Ban. From Lincoln Center in Manhattan, AI goes to Chicago. Auditions open with 17-year-old Mackenzie Wasner of Leiper’s Fork, Tennessee, who Keith Urban compares to Lee Ann and Dolly Parton. Nicki says that “Whenever You Come Around” sounds like a single and gave her chills. Mariah gave her a “Pow.” You…
American Idol Recap: Season 12 Premiere Has Camp Mariah Grad (1/16/13)
It’s the first of the two-part season premiere of American Idol. Keith Urban, Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj debut as the new judges of American Idol. Randy Jackson is the last-standing original judge. Watch out for the WGWGs! What shall we call them, wuguwugus? Through to the next round are Camp Mariah alumnus Tenna Torres; Ashlee Feliciano, whose parents adopt medically complex kids; and 39 others. Although Keith Urban has won 4 Grammys and Nicki Minaj had 7 singles on the Top 100 at the same time, it was Mariah’s 200 million record sales that wowed me. Heck, that’s the…
The Biggest Loser Recap: Knowledge & Banishing Junk Food at Home are Critical in Dealing with Childhood Obesity
The Biggest Loser is bent in instilling all necessary measures in battling childhood obesity in America. The increasing pace of life has also led to the formation of bad habits particularly on food intake and physical activities. Are the contestants ready to deal with the hard facts concerning childhood obesity? The show immediately starts with a trivia challenge on childhood obesity. The team with the lowest score is penalized by being locked in a room filled with junk food and television/video set for 4.5 hours a day for the rest of the week. This presents over four hours of exercise…
