The Biggest Loser

- Season 7

(2009)

Season 7 begins by introducing the players, who will compete in pairs. Grandparents, best friends and former plus-size models are among the twosomes. The group also boasts the oldest contestants and the heaviest contestant in the show's history.

The players encounter temptation, forcing them to assess why they've come to the ranch.

This week kicks off with a temptation that host Alison Sweeney tells the contestants will allow one player to reunite with their teammate at home and bring their trainer with them. But the reunion doesn't go exactly as planned when fireworks erupt between the two teammates after one player accuses the other of not doing all she can to stay on the ranch.

It's Super Bowl week on the Biggest Loser ranch, and that means food, football and fun with two special guest stars - celebrity chef Curtis Stone and NFL MVP Kurt Warner.

Now that the contestants' partners are back at the ranch, those who've been working out at home will weigh in and see how they have fared away from the ranch.

One contestant wins a 24-hour visit from a loved one on the 100th episode of "The Biggest Loser".

Contestants learn to work without the use of the gym.

Contestants get a pop quiz on health and aging.

Popular Chef Rocco DiSpirito Guest Stars - Celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito returns to the Biggest Loser to take the contestants to a restaurant, where he teaches them how to make healthier choices when eating out.

A relay race at 24 Hour Fitness brings the winning team 24 hours of luxury.

After the latest vote, Alison announced to all the remaining contestants that Mandi would not be the only person sent home that week. In fact, all the remaining contestants were being sent home to spend the time until the next weigh-in back in their home environment. To the contestants, being sent home is a mixed blessing: missing family and friends, they were looking forward to spending time with their loved ones, but on the other hand they are back to the old issues and temptations which were in part a cause of their original weight issues. The black team in ...

After the latest vote in which Cathy sacrificed herself to save both her daughter Kristin and teammate Aubrey and was thus sent home, Alison announced that there would be no more teams and that everyone was now working as an individual. Each contestant would also pick either Bob or Jillian as their trainer for the remainder of their time on the campus, an easy choice for some, a more difficult one for others. The week's challenge was in two parts, the actions of the contestants almost making one decide to pack it in and go home. The challenge - the winner of which ...

With Aubrey being sent home after the last weigh-in, the campus is less one person. Or is it? Three early season contestants - David, Estella and Nicole - are brought back, the person with highest percentage of weight loss since their very first weigh-in will stay and be immune from elimination this week if they do not gain any weight. This person's arrival scares many of the existing contestants due to the high amount of weight this person managed to lose while at home without the aid of a trainer. The second big surprise for all contestants is that Alison is not ...

Nicole's return to the ranch is short-lived as she is voted home in the latest weigh-in. However, bad blood surfaces between Sione/Filipe and Ron/Mike because of the last vote. All the contestants refocus when they are provided a game in temptation, which balances the potential for extreme weight gain against earning money against ultimate power for the week, that being the sole vote in this week's weigh-in. The contestants do not have to play if they do not want, but those that do ultimately have to face the wrath of Bob and Jillian. But thoughts go through all the ...

When Sione is sent home after the latest weigh-in, Filipe and Kristin vow to work extra hard for Bob since no one from Jillian's team has been sent home in seven weeks. The reward challenge for the week tests the fear of heights for some. However, everyone this week will receive a reward of a wardrobe and hair make-over, all done for a movie premiere, but a movie that surprises the contestants in more ways than one. This reward is short-lived for one of the contestants whose serious injury may threaten his/her ability to continue with intense workouts until the injury...

After the latest weigh-in, Laura is voted to be sent home in part because of the stress fracture in her hip, which made many believe she would be better off leaving to deal with her serious injury. With Laura's departure, Tara is feeling vulnerable, as are Mike and Ron as the only remaining pair. After a nutrition based reward challenge, Bob, who is surprised that they did not all get 100% on the quiz, wants to review critically the eating habits of those on his team. The primary challenge of the week tests the strength, balance and fear of heights of the contestants....

Ron and Mike are able to orchestrate Kristin being voted off on the latest weigh-in, without Ron breaking his promise to Kristin and Kristin's mother, Cathy, that he would never write Kristin's name. Bob is angry with Ron for not being truthful to him about that decision. The one person feeling especially vulnerable after that vote is Filipe, who sees the other remaining contestants having a stronger bond with each other. Alison provides a retrospective to the remaining contestants of their early days on campus, the trainers who recreate their initial training ...

Filipe, who was voted off the campus after the last weigh-in, is not the only contestant going home. All contestants have now completed their time on campus and are sent home for thirty days before the next weigh-in. They are all apprehensive about their time at home and whether they can translate what they've learned on campus to real life. The final four contestants are all feeling stress without their trainers - who do show up at each of the contestant's home for some moral support and a training session - but also because they learn that they have one last ...

Mike and Ron, below the yellow line on the latest weigh-in, learn who America voted for to proceed to the final three with Helen and Tara. Before season 7 is completed, season 8 already begins with two hopefuls, Amanda and Erinn, vying for the one remaining spot for next season's competition. The decision on who that person will be is made by popular vote by the American public during the airing of this live episode, voting based on part on how each does in a workout with Bob and Jillian. The results on the "Pound for Pound" Challenge is presented, this program which ...