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They didn’t talk about this at all on the show, but I didn’t miss it. Two weeks ago, Seth didn’t lose anything. Last week, Seth lost two pounds. This week, he dropped a whopping 12 pounds. After keeping his focus for three straight weeks, he finally got a payoff on the scale. They didn’t mention this on the show, but this is how normal people lose weight, except with more reasonable numbers.

Next time I find myself on a plateau, I’m going to keep going. I’ll keep following my program and hold on. A loss is just around the corner, and I’ll prove that scale wrong, just like Seth did.

What I really want to know is what Dr. Jeff is doing to lose double digits every week for six straight weeks. He has lost a total of 100 pounds since he started the show. I’m so proud that he was willing to do whatever Jillian told him to do. If we all were so dedicated, weight loss would be easy. When he got on the scale this week, they showed him kissing his bracelets that he always wears. They haven’t mentioned the meaning of those bracelets, but I imagined each of his daughters and his lovely wife. He has been separated from them for so long and he hasn’t partaken of any of the temptations because he promised his wife he wouldn’t.

Next time I’m tempted to binge, I’m going to think about Dr. Jeff. He has stayed away from money gambles and the chance to have the power to choose the teams. If he can avoid all those temptations, then so can I.

I don’t know if any of you noticed, but the prize for this week’s challenge was the NeXfit exercise bike. It connects to a PC computer and allows you to control games by riding the bike. They have one that connects to Xbox and Playstation 2 also, but the one they gave away was the PC version. Everyone was fighting for immunity, but I would have been fighting for the cool bike.

Previous Entries About NeXfit:

• Starling Fitness » neXfit Bike – Does it exist?

• Starling Fitness » neXfit Bike – Update

UPDATE 11-11-05: I received a comment from a reader:

“Saw they gave away one of these on the Biggest Loser the other night. Thought I would check and see what the company was up to. Bad news – there websites (US and Canada) are no longer up. When you call the number listed above – the now have at least say you have reached Nexfit – but no answer.” – James

The link worked on 11-09-05, when I posted this article, but James is right. They aren’t working right now. Maybe The Biggest Loser pushed their server over the limit, or maybe they don’t exist anymore. That makes me sad. I really love peripherals that endorse exercise with gaming.