TBL - MAKEOVERS!

I have to say, I was a little disappointed in the makeovers this year. I guess it was because Helen, Tara & Laura already looked decent. And with dudes, the changes just aren't all that monumental. But, I proceed...

I miss the first 15 minutes of TBL each week now because of no DVR. I don't get home from work until 7:15, so I rush in and Lee has it on and gives me an update. Last night I got home halfway through the challenge. Lee said that Sione had left Filipe some motivating note and Filipe was kicking butt in the challenge. Good for him to get out of Sione's shadow, even if he is annoying. But, then Tara ended up coming back to beat him. Come on! It's getting old watching her win. Oh yeah, I guess they won a $25k kitchen makevoer.

Then the announced that it was makeover week and the contestants went crazy. Not as exciting for us since we already knew it was makeover week.

They bought new clothes at Macy's with the help of Tim Gunn from Project Runway. I've never watched Project Runway, so I had no idea who he was... Everyone got a $1k giftcard to Macy's. I want that... Then they got their hair & makeup done. They were told that they were going to a movie premiere, but in reality, they got to meet up with their loved ones and then watch a recap of their time on the ranch so far.

My reviews of the contestants' makeovers:
Kristin - Meh. She is still a really big girl. Does she look a lot better? Yes. Does she still have a ways to go? Definitely.
Helen - Helen takes pretty good care of herself as it is, so the makeover wasn't all that earth shattering.
Tara - See above. Also, I think they tried to jam her in a dress that was a little too tight...
Laura - See above.
Filipe - His hair looked good!
Ron - He looked better without the beard. They could have taken some more hair off his head. I wish they had done a makeover on his stomach skin.
Mike - Mike was by far the most dramatic makeover in my opinion. He looked GOOD. If I were 18 and liked former fatties, I'd be all about it.

One thing Lee & I keep wondering... How is Ron's wife so attractive? Originally we thought maybe he used to be skinny. Nope. He said he weighed 200 lbs at age 9!!! Money? Maybe he really is in the mob? I can't figure it out.

Laura ended up at the doctor because of her hip. Turns out she has a stress fracture. Ouch. I'm sure it is very painful, but they went a bit overboard and had guys carrying her around so she wouldn't put weight on it. Have you ever heard of crutches?

At the weigh-in, Mike broke a new record for most weight lost on the ranch. Nice work!

It wasn't too great of a week for people, but it ended up being Kristin and Laura under the yellow line. (Laura gained 3 lbs.)

The only thing tough about this decision is, do you take out the threat? Or send home the gimp? I would send home the gimp. I mean, what is she going to do on campus? When she needs to be carried around? Retarded. Tara threw a big boo-hoo-fest about it. For once, I totally agreed with Ron though. He was like "Laura needs to go home and get this injury taken care of." Tara played the vicitim, as usual. "Oh, everyone gangs up on me. Wah."

In the end, I think they did the right thing and sent Laura home. She got the rehab that she needed and hadn't gained any weight back, which is great.

Next week: Mike confronts his dad about being a big fat fatty and making him & his brother that way. Stay tuned!