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Dr. H talked with each of the “Biggest Loser” couples to let them know just how serious their health problems were. After his talk with each of them, he gave each a medical task he wanted them to fulfill. Maria and Mike had to “watch a normal weight man simulate their weight.” They didn’t understand the task Dr. H gave them, so they went to find Dr. H to have him explain it to them.<\/p>\n

Feeling the burden<\/h3>\n

As they approached the doctor, they noticed him, Bob and another gentleman standing around a table with weights on it. Dr. H explained that he would place weights on a normal-weight man, so that man would get an idea of what it feels like to carry around Mike’s 303 pounds of hydrated fat. The guinea pig, of course, was Bob.<\/p>\n

As Dr. H began putting the weights from the table onto Bob, Bob was shocked at how horrible the added weight felt. Bob asked Mike how he lives like that, and Mike told him he didn’t know any different.<\/p>\n

Once all 303 pounds was on Bob, Mike and Dr. H helped Bob stand.<\/p>\n

“Ah, my hips are hurting now,” he said. “Ah . . . my God . . . Michael, I don’t know how you’re doing it. I don’t know how you’re carrying all this weight every single day. We’ve gotta get your life back, cause this is not a life to live. This is just a burden.”<\/p>\n

Although Mike was embarrassed, he told Bob he was going to get the weight off.<\/p>\n

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Patti and Stephanie’s task involved watching a video of Dr. H talking with Patti’s daughter and husband (Stephanie’s sister and father). Both Patti and Stephanie held hands and cried as they listed to the doctor tell their loved ones how bad their health really was. Dr. H revealed that Patti’s diabetes was really bad, and he said if Stephanie doesn’t do something now, she’ll have the disease before the age of 36.<\/p>\n

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Next up was Lance and Melissa. The couple headed outside where Dr. H was waiting to show them the cost of being overweight. Once outside, an armored truck pulled up. Dr. H opened the back door of the truck to reveals tons of cash. Dr. H told Lance and Melissa they were looking at more than $3 million, and he went on to tell Lance and Melissa they were throwing all that money away because of their obesity, which was keeping Lance from being the professional diver he used to be. Like the other “Biggest Loser” couples, Lance and Melissa were ready for a change.<\/p>\n

Finally, Cheryl and Daris watched how their old unhealthy diet affected a healthy person, and that healthy person was Jillian. Jillian consumed over 3,000 calories in one setting, which was a meal that Cheryl and Daris use to eat in one day! Jillian didn’t even get halfway through the meal before she threw up and refused to eat any more.<\/p>\n

A fine balance<\/h3>\n

After the “Biggest Loser” couples carried out Dr. H’s medical tasks, they met Alison by the pool. For their challenge, the couples had to keep their balance as they crossed a balance beam that was 3 1\/2 inches wide and 40 feet long. Each team would carry 10 beach balls across the beams one by one, and if they fell off the beam into the pool, they had to start back from the beginning.<\/p>\n

The first team to get all 10 balls across their beam would win immunity, and the team that finished last would receive a 2-pound penalty at the weigh-in.<\/p>\n

The couples began crossing their beams, and Melissa won immunity for her team. Battling it out in the end were John, James, Maria and Mike. Maria knew her team couldn’t get the penalty, so she faced her fear of the water and began to cross the beam.<\/p>\n

However, after only a few steps, Maria lost her balance, fell and smacked her face on the concrete! Maria bled as the medical team rushed over and worked quickly to gain control of her nosebleed. Once the ambulance arrived, Mike expressed how he cared more about his mom than the consequence for not finishing the challenge. When Mike insisted on riding to the hospital with his mom, Alison let the other teams know Mike and Maria received the 2-pound penalty for not completing the challenge.<\/p>\n

A little while later Maria returned to the “Biggest Loser” ranch with a black eye and fractured finger. She felt really bad that her fear of water caused her and Mike to get the 2-pound penalty. Bob, on the other hand, felt Mike was the reason for them getting the penalty, so he scolded Mike for being there for his mom instead of finishing the challenge. Bob understood why Mike wanted to be there for Maria, but he told Mike they have professionals there for that; he felt Mike should have stuck around to finish the challenge and earn self-esteem for himself.<\/p>\n

In an attempt to help Maria overcome her fear of water, Jillian took her to the pool. Despite Maria’s fear and the pouring rain, Maria stepped into the pool with Jillian and allowed Jillian to assist her.<\/p>\n

Hard work and results<\/h3>\n

After Dr. H met with each of the “Biggest Loser” couples to reveal their many health problems, the couples headed to their last chance workout with the mindset to improve their weight. As usual, because Bob and Jillian feared the week two cure — and considering all the couples’ big amounts of weight losses last week one — the trainers put the couples through a brutal last chance workout.<\/p>\n

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Then the exhausted “Biggest Loser” couples headed to the scales for dreaded week two weigh-in.<\/p>\n