Bob and Jillian hand-picked their teams this season- Bob has selected to train all the married couples while Jillian has the parents and children teams.

Bob meets his first team in South Carolina- Amy P. and Phil- who have an autistic son. They are real estate agents who work together.

Meanwhile, Jillian is in Boston picking up her first child/parent team- Tom and Tom (L.T.). They are taxi cab drivers who have a family that is entirely overweight.

In Raleigh, Bob picks up Ed and Heba who are newlyweds. Ed is a chef for a catering business.

Jillian’s next team is a mother/daughter team- Amy C. and Shellay from Detroit.

Bob is in Louisiana to pick up the classic American fast food family- Brady and Vicky. They have a 4 year old daughter who outweighs her 7 year old brother at 63 pounds.

In Dallas, Jillian surprises Michelle and Renee, a mother/daughter team, who have been estranged for 6 years.

Bob’s in Washington, D.C. to surprise Adam and Stacey who are co-workers and best friends as well as husband and wife.

In Cleveland,  Jillian claims her final team- Jerry, a police officer and his daughter, Coleen. Coleen’s biggest concern is that her dad won’t be able to walk her down the aisle.

In L.A., all the contestants gather at the biggest loser ranch. The ranch houses a brand new gym this season that is divided in the middle to represent Jillian’s side and Bob’s side. The question this season is- is blood thicker than true love?

Time for their initial weigh-in’s.
Michelle- 242; Renee- 267
Jerry- 380; Coleen- 218
Amy C.- 239; Shellay- 216
Amy P. -229; Phil- 331
Stacey- 221; Adam- 340
Brady- 341; Vicky-246
Heba- 294; Ed- 335
Tom- 314; L.T.- 357

The families struggle through their first work-outs, some more than others. Jerry visits the doctor who says he is one of the sickest individuals they have had on this show. As a result, Jerry can only do 30 minutes of exercise per day.

The prizes for the first challenge include two days of luxury, a phone call home, a visit home, $5,000, 24 hours with their trainer, immunity, an extra vote at the weigh-in, and a 2 lb penalty. They must run over 1 mile through rough terrain with their partner and reach the banner containing the prize name of their choice first. Jerry and Tom will not be competing in the challenge for medical reasons. Coleen is first up the hill and hurries to obtain immunity. I’m so happy for her, I’m actually crying! Stacey & Adam choose luxury. L.T. wants the extra vote. Phil and Amy P. choose the visit home. Ed & Heba go after the $5,000. Renee and Michelle choose the phone call. Shellay and Amy C. get 24 hours with their trainer, leaving Brady & Vicky with the 2 lb penalty.

Dr. H. discusses, with each individual team, the health risks if the contestants continue to live their current lifestyles.

After their last chance workouts, the contestants prepare for their first elimination weigh-in.
The two teams who lose the smallest percentage of weight will fall below the yellow line and will be up for elimination.
Coleen: 208; Jerry: 363- for a total weight loss of 27 lbs. Wow, they did a great job!
Heba: 282; Ed: 317- for a total of 29 lbs lost with 4.61% of weight loss
Renee: 253; Michelle: 225- for a total weight loss of 31 lbs equaling 6.09% of weight loss
Tom: 290; L.T.: 339- for 42 total lbs lost equaling 6.26% of weight loss
Phil: 308; Amy P.: 213- for 39 total lbs lost equaling 6.96% of weight loss
Stacey: 212 Adam: 321- for 28 total lbs lost equaling 4.99% of weight loss
Shellay: 204; Amy C.: 222- for 29 total lbs lost equaling 6.37% of weight loss
Brady: 313; Vicky: 227- for 47 total lbs lost equaling 7.67% of weight loss

The green team, Stacey & Adam, and the orange team, Ed & Heba, are up for elimination. Brady & Vicky vote for Stacey & Adam. Phil and Amy P. also vote for Stacey & Adam. L.T. and Tom have 2 votes and they also vote for the green team.

Since leaving the show, Stacey is now down to 175 lbs for a total weight loss of 46 lbs. Adam is down to 286 lbs, losing 54 lbs. The company they work for started a biggest loser competition using Adam & Stacey as their motivation. Adam’s goal weight for the finale is 220 lbs. Stacey’s goal is to buy a dress, something she hasn’t done since her wedding.