Welcome, welcome. We're thundering home to the conclusion of our 120-day DietTribe weight loss journey. But we have a few pitfalls left to stumble through before we get there. Namely, softball camp, resort restaurant dinner ordering, photo burning, and surfing lessons. Exciting--and random--times. The lesson today, though, is that their former selves were holding them back, and their current selves can rule the world! Suck it!
We meet up with the ladies at some park. Tiffany arranged for them to do a fun bike ride together on their ridiculously ill-fitting bikes. Mary is first up with a snide comment about Tiffany's "big idea" about the ride and about how early they're meeting. Shut up, Mary.
I want to stop each one of them and wrench their seats up a few inches. It seriously pains me to see this. Anyway, they're riding all around the park, enjoying the scenery. What a lovely day! They stop at a crossroads. They could go down a hill, or they could head up a hill. Laneesa's firmly demanding they go down. (But, honey, you have to come back UP. Do you really want to do that at the END of your workout?) Tiffany plays teacher's pet and says "Jessie wants us to challenge ourselves and he's not here. Let's go up." So they go up. Laneesa gives the finger to Tiffany's back.
The screen is telling us that mountain biking burns 700 calories an hour. Too bad they're not mountain biking. The hill they're heading up looks kind of steep, but I'm not sure they're really in the right gear to head up it comfortably. Doesn't matter--they're just standing for the climb anyway. Good enough! Mary joins Laneesa in cursing Tiffany under her breath. Are you surprised?
Anyway, they survived the bike ride and no one killed Tiffany.
Rita's up next, confession cam, and she's ecstatic because she fits in her wedding dress! She hasn't fit in it since she was 20, and now, 14 years later, she's back in it. Hooray, Rita! I still can't believe you're 34! And I don't like your dress!
Back to the gym, and Jessie's guns are busting out of his hoodie. Holy wow. The triathlon's only 30 days away, and Jessie's going to test their mental toughness today. This is important--believing you can do something is more than half the battle of getting it done. Weak minds equal weak triathletes. (Me, the thought of free pizza at the end of a race brings me mental toughness.)
First, he gets them into the studio for some weight training. They do squats, lunges, shoulder presses, curls, rows, etc. THEN he has them do jumping jacks while pressing the barbells over their heads--uh oh! Mary's struggling, and Stephanie looks fresh as a daisy.
Jessie doesn't let them rest--he drags them to their next exercise. Football shuffles, then some time on the spin bikes, then some boxing drills. Jessie wants to shock the body, push them all past their breaking point. They ended with abs, and....that's it. Eh. Not much of a shock, if you ask me. Just a hard workout.
Anyway, as a reward for their mental toughness workout, they're heading out for the weekend to La Jolla! And Jessie's got a surprise for 'em!
The next day, Jessie pulls up in a big black van. He looks adorable in a seatbelt. (I'm guessing he'd look adorable in a turd, too, but I can't stop commenting on how cute he is and you all know it's true which is why you watch every week, amiright?) Anyway, The Jessie Express is taking the Tribers to the beach!
They arrive at the resort in La Jolla. (I'm personally impressed with myself for knowing that "LaHoya" was actually La Jolla, and I'm all East Coast! Now YOU tell ME how to pronounce Bala Cynwyd or Schyulkill!) Each woman has her own room, as well as access to the Presidential suite, which also has a dining room, a living room, and all sorts of other amenities. Pretty swank.
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Comments (5)
"Bala Cynwyd or Schyulkill!"
Bala Kin-wood .. Schoo - kill
I am loving all the Jessie porn. This man sizzles even in a t-shirt.
These women have definitely lost a lot of weight in the past 3 months and they have almost shamed me to do the same.
I'm glad Lanessa met her goal weight. Somehow I feel she could lose more, after seeing the results of the others, but according to the shrink she wasn't as motivated in the beginning of the program.
1 of 5 | Posted by anicho01 | Posted on November 18, 2009 11:41 AM
You're good!!
Jessie is, of course, HOT, but he seems like a pretty funny guy to hang out with, too. It's also cute how seriously he's taking this. Even the forums on his personal website are so serious. I want more shots of him lightening up a little!!
Laneesa has a long way to go, for sure. But for someone whose heart really didn't seem in it from the beginning, she's doing a great job so far!
2 of 5 | Posted by sexypanda | Posted on November 18, 2009 12:01 PM
haaaa!!!
"honk if you're hot"
"I'm tired of you divas"
Love it.
Another week and I have the same question though: Makeover show??!!! Really, will there NOT be one? I'm praying this is one of their last rewards or something.
3 of 5 | Posted by archinggreen | Posted on November 18, 2009 12:31 PM
Panda...thanks for another great recap and even BETTER pics of Jessie. I don't usually get all hot and bothered over a guy on TV, but damn, he is hot.
As for the caption...."this is the look I use to turn you into a puddle. Come to me..." LOL
Good job Panda! Will miss you once this is over!
4 of 5 | Posted by marijai | Posted on November 18, 2009 1:56 PM
Nah, I think we are SOL about the makeover. The final reward is, of course, the big effing cruise that they'll win if they all cross the finish line at the triathlon. *sigh* Maybe they'll have a 5-min segment at the end with some followup, where Tabatha from Salon Takeover ambushes them.
Marijai, I don't normally go on and on about how hot someone is either--not my style--but this guy just gets me. And like I said before, all my other girlfriends and I who have radically different tastes in men agree that he is just HOT. Hot, hot, hot. *sigh*
Love the caption!!
5 of 5 | Posted by sexypanda | Posted on November 18, 2009 5:40 PM