Last week's episode of The Biggest Loser was peppered with a-smattering of choices, and it proved to either be a disaster or a winning streak for one of them: Tracey, otherwise crazy Tracey.  Imagine breaking on promises and playing the game like there's no tomorrow.  Yeah?

The season has been full of choices and dares: two weeks ago there was the chance for everyone to stay if they all lost a combined 150 pounds, which happened, and then some.  Last week, there's the temptation, for the chance to control the weigh-in, and Alison's other dare for a weight advantage in exchange for Bob and Jillian's services for that week.

And this week, Alison's got one more thing in store for everyone at the ranch, and it's something they don't really have a choice about: the kitchen is off limits.  Why exactly, I don't know, but surely that's the surprise they're playing with this time around.  Everything this week revolves around food (as if the kitchen boot camp two weeks ago wasn't enough), with Bob and Jillian teaching everyone about healthy choices when eating out, and a little challenge about calories with a pretty cool prize at stake.  (I almost wrote steak.  Literally.  Eating out?  Oooh.)

This week's challenge is a pretty hard one, too, with the players' endurance put to the test.  I guess it's all but one contestant, since one of them will be forced to the sidelines due to medical issues--and, of course, it'll affect their workouts for the week.  And in the end, one more is sent home.  Let's just hope it won't be as crazy as last time.  The Biggest Loser returns tonight from 8pm on NBC.


- Henrik Batallones, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
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