In episode four, Ruby and the crew arrive in Los Angeles for their one month vacation with Ben.
The first thing they do is go to the water park, Raging Waters. The visit starts out a bit rocky as Ruby has trouble fitting into (and getting out of) a raft. “It was very frustrating for me that I can’t get into the rafts by myself,” she said. “But at least I participated.”
Determined to prove herself, Ruby decides to take on the biggest ride at the park, a water slide at the top of nearly 150 steps. She reaches the top but is hesitant to slide down, afraid that she will hurt herself. Conquering her fears, Ruby slides down The High Extreme and afterwards exclaims, ”It was the best ride of my life!”
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Eliminated team, Team Big Band
This week’s episode of Shedding for the Wedding started in a different gym than the couples usually work out in. Instead of sweating on treadmills and with free weights, the couples were told that their workout would consist of a pole dancing class for couples at Crunch gym. The workout was described as an athletic workout that the couples might want to take home and try out themselves. As the men got low on the pole, Austin admitted he did not plan on starting a career as a professional pole dancer and many of the women felt too awkward or uncomfortable to perform the exercises. However, by the end of the workout, everyone was laughing and really enjoying their creative new exercise routines.
The couples then had a decor lesson with their wedding planner. The only couple who knew what a charger was was Sam and Brooks; everyone else was clueless. However, when it came time to picking out invitations, the couples were more excited. After a grueling challenge that forced the couples to saw through huge logs, Sam and Brooks won their dream invitations and decor for their weddings, in addition to immunity from the final weigh-in as long as they did not gain any weight this week; they were also able to assign a one pound penalty to Laura and Austin for the final weigh-in.
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Episode three begins with Ruby and her friends getting ready for the big garage sale. Ruby is convinced that the sale will bring in loads of money, while the rest of the crew is skeptical.
Since the discovery of the forgotten letters in episode two, Ruby’s depression is escalating and her trainers, Drew and Shazi, are having trouble getting her to the gym. In an effort to keep Ruby active, her trainers are turning the garage sale into a fitness endeavor.
Making each step count, Drew and Shazi accompany Ruby to post signs for the garage sale. The group held small weights in their hands and did lunges down the street.
Depression is ruining Ruby’s motivation to workout but she admits that it helps elevate her mood when she does. “I’m a lot happier,” she says, “I’m energetic… it changes your whole mood.”
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This week’s episode of Shedding for the Wedding started with the couples picking out wedding bands. It was an emotional moment for some of the couples, especially for Team Eco-Lovers when Samantha shared that her engagement ring was originally her late mother’s ring. After a challenging competition that involved being suspended mid-air while hanging onto a ring, Dawn and Adam won their wedding bands.
The workouts this week were harder than ever, and also more personalized. Team Greek Week’s Chase wants to become a police officer someday, so trainer Nicky decided to customize his workout by bringing in a six-foot wall for Chase to climb, which is a requirement for police academy training. Chase scaled that wall with ease and Lindsey was very excited for him.
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This week’s episode of Shedding for the Wedding started off with a challenge to win dream flowers for each couple’s dream wedding. The couples had to race towards a table that was laden with flowers, while also pulling against the tension harnessed that had them penned to a fence. The winning couple was Valerie and Dave. Along with their dream flowers, they got to penalize another team with a one-pound penalty in the next weigh-in. They choose Allison and David, aka Team Fairy Tale.
A big issue surfaced during this episode concerning food and the food journals the couples have been instructed to keep. It turns out that some of the women on the show – Valerie an Taylor – were not keeping track of what they were eating or how much they were eating. At one point, Taylor claimed she was only eating 600 calories a day. After some investigation, it was discovered that Taylor probably ate 600 calories in her breakfast alone and that she could not even remember everything she had eaten that day. It became even more apparent that Taylor was eating a lot more than a mere 600 calories a day; at the elimination weigh-in, we learned she had gained two pounds this week. Obviously, Peter was very upset about this and cussed.
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