The Biggest Loser Asia Episode Summaries
Episode 101: "The Relentless Pursuit"
(First aired 24th November 2009)
This episode shown some of the live auditions held at Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines. The audition process will have personal InterViews and candidates may have to endure spontaneous exercise challenges. Before they audition, the candidate’s vital information were checked, such as their height, weight, blood pressure, and Body Mass Index.
Episode 102: "Bring It On!"
(First aired 1st December 2009)
The 30 contestants arrived at the filming location, the A Famosa Resort, where they were greeted by host Sarimah Ibrahim. They were told that there will be an on-the-spot elimination challenge. The contestants would be paired up into two and face the challenge together, which consists of Shadow Boxing, Quad Thrusts, Skipping & Hurdling a 30kg sandbag (in which the partner will be utilized). The trainers, Kristy & Dave, then went to a table that had all of the contestants' photos, where they would then chose their team members. They wanted to choose everyone, but they can't. Both of them were interested in a few of the same contestants. After much deliberation and discussion, they went back to the contestants.
Kristy, who wanted a "diverse, dynamic" team chose Delfin, Aisha, Garry, Christine, Desmond, Rashmi, Nadia & Kevin while Dave, who wanted committed & pushing people chose Leonore, David, Marilyn, Tony, Damietta, Aaron, Martha & Hafiz, respectively. The chosen 16 moved to the villa while the other 14 contestants were then sent home. The teams checked out their new villa. Desmond jokingly teaching how to eat bananas to the rest of the contestants was one of the events that happened that night at the villa and they had a good laugh.
The next day, the trainers gave some advice on eating, including 1, which will help the contestants on tracking their calorie input & output. Among the advices were removing the myth that not eating will help in losing weight, as they will need the nutrients for the workouts and frying a chicken isn't good. They were also given their breakfast, which looked "small" to the contestants and there were questions about where's the rest of the breakfast. Goddess commented that it was expensive, but Kristy said that treating cancer and diabetes is even more expensive and it costs 20,000 dollars to treat cancer in some countries.
The contestants then experienced their first workout. Kristy's "Hell On Earth" was notably tiring and grueling for the Red Team. Desmond said that she was "a drill sergeant with a nice [...]". Kristy, who yelled and shouted at her team, claimed to the camera that they were slacking at times. At one point, Kristy gathered the team and said that she has trained all sorts of people and that they had the worst performance ever. She wanted to give more, but decided to stop as she felt that they were suffering, but they were reluctant to stop. Then, she told a crying Aisha to lead the team in saying her encouragement words: My body knows how to take care of itself! My body will take care of the pain! Yes! Kristy then tell them that they will get stronger.
Meanwhile, Dave's workout were not as torturous as Kristy's. He made sure that they were committed. He trained each people based on their condition. At one time, Damietta tripped from a pothole and twisted her ankle. She screamed in pain as fellow contestant, Hafiz, a former (he quitted his job to join the program, revealed later that his employer couldn't accommodate his holiday) paramedic helped her and Dave called the medics which led to her being carried into an ambulance to the hospital.
As the teams went back into the villa, the Red Team was told what happened. Rashmi told the camera that this was an advantage to the Red Team and they were excited about it. Desmond, then talked to Kristy privately whether he should stay or not, saying that his heart, is not there, but at home. He also said he felt guilty for being looked up to as a leader, even though he doesn't know how to even take care of himself. Kristy said that she chose him because he's brave and was the centerpiece of the team and that he brings them together. That night, he called someone back home who he calls "baby" about his decision. She said he rather have him home. Desmond knew that he had to think about his decision very carefully.
The next morning, as Dave was discussing about the workout they will have, Damietta came back, walking with a crutch at one side. They told her she was chosen to be in the competition because she was "a fighter".
At the weigh-in night, teams went on the scale to find out their starting weight. The Blue Team had a total of 1,082 kilograms, while the Red Team had a total of 1,088 kilograms. Desmond, who was the last to be weighed, said that he, as the leader, is responsible for the team and that he decided to "pull out" of the game, stating that his heart is not with them as he's going to put them down. The Red Team was notably sad. The teams went back after Desmond walked away via a different path.
Episode 103: "Red Alert!"
(First aired 8th December 2009)
- During training, Kristy was disappointed with Desmond's decision to quit.
- She tried to motivate The Red Team, but their energy was "seriously bad", while The Blue Team were gelling very well. Dave have no complaints on their energy and even managed to mould his training program to fit Mietta's ankle injury
- Del couldn't handle the pain in his elbow, which was already injured in the Manila Typhoon just before the program started.
- He decided to go to the Prince Court Medical Centre and found out that his elbow was dislocated and it may require surgery.
- He returns to the villa, only to ask someone to stick a fork into him as he's done and needed to have surgery tomorrow. Aisha said to the camera that his leaving was like the stock exchange just thumped. He told Kristy about this and was disappointed as he told his kids that he will give his all.
- The next morning, Kristy told them that there will be intense exercise when Carlo Miguel came in through another door to surprise the Red Team. Kristy introduced him as Del's replacement.
- Carlo then went on the scale to find out his starting weight: 132 kg
- Christine said to the camera that he's strong and fast and will help in winning challenges.
- The first challenge was at The A Famosa Water World, where each team members will have to climb up 150 steps to a water slide and wave a flag, signaling the next team member to repeat. The last team member would go down the water slide.
- Mietta was chosen to sit out of the challenge due to her ankle.
- Nadia's performance gave The Blue Team the lead and they finished even before it was Carlo (Red Team's last team member) turn.
- Their reward was a day relaxing at A Famosa's Water World (and the ability to choose which of their extra team member will sit out at the weigh-in).
- A part of Tony's shorts were ripped while riding one of the rides.
- The Red Team went into training, where Kevin was then not feeling well.
- Kristy then discovered that Kevin did not eat enough for the activities that day.
- After training, he laid down on the bed, unresponsive, which worried the rest of the contestants.
- The paramedics determined that Kevin is hypoglycaemic and was rushed to the hospital.
- The next morning, Kevin returned feeling better. Kristy still gave Kevin a lecture to eat properly by himself. He also reveals that he can also go back to training.
- The contestants pushed themselves to the limit at the Last Chance Workout.
- At the weigh-in, The Blue Team decided to sit The Goddess out, as she was the smallest in the team.
- Del's 7 kg weight loss was added to the Red Team's total, as Carlo didn't go through the entire week.
- The Red Team had a lead, until David's (third to last) 13kg weight loss led the Blue Team.
- Kevin then lost 12 kg, making the Red Team's weight loss total 60 kg.
- Hafiz needed to lose at least 7 kg for the Blue Team to win. He lost 14 kg, making their total weight loss 68 kg.
- The Red Team then hold a meeting to deliberate the elimination.
- Even though there's speculation about a Filipino alliance, Carlo convinced Kevin that they don't need Christine's vote for their game plan.
- Christine and Aisha, who were roommates have mutual understanding that they will not vote for each other.
- Nadia meanwhile, was led to the belief that her teammates will vote Rashmi out, making her feel safe.
- At the elimination room, Desmond's fridge light was seen turned off, as he's no longer a part of the game.
- Nadia & Garry voted for Aisha, thinking that she's able to continue the weight loss outside.
- Aisha voted for Rashmi, who lost the least weight that week (6 kg)
- Kevin voted for Aisha with the same reason as Nadia & Garry's.
- Christine voted for Rashmi, stating that she didn't put enough effort.
- Rashmi said that she will prove Christine wrong next week. She also voted for Aisha.
- Before the episode ends, Aisha said that God was involve in this and she had to leave for a reason. She thinks that their teammates comments of her being strong enough was right and hopes to weigh at 50 kg in the future.
Episode 104: "The Plateau Effect"
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- Kristy was very angry with the red team for getting rid of Garry
- She said to the camera that she hopes someone vomits or cries
- During training she tortured them and even made Kevin kiss her shoe
- Meanwhile David Nuku gave his team t-shirts for winning the earlier weigh-in
- Mittea comes back from the hospital and tells David that she wants to quit.
- The Red team wins the challenge and gets to add 3kg to their weight loss and select who will stand out from the blue team in the weigh-in
- The Red team chooses David and Hafiz to stand out from the weigh in.
- The Red team wins the weigh-in
The Blue team votes Mittea out of the competition