Loved the makeovers. I feel so much for Mike's brother. He is proud of his dad and brother, yet he is so young, and wants to be losing too. I hope that Mike's words to him was a comfort that when they come home, they will show him all they have learned and he will lose as well. I really hope at the finale that he will have a weight loss of his own.

Tara won yet another competition. If Tara wins this whole thing, she will be beyond deserving. She is fantastic and knows how to reach down deep and find what it takes to motivate her. That's a skill I have yet to learn, personally. However, she has won SO much, (what did they say? 10 challenges??) that it is almost predictable. And she is SO strong, having learned SO much, that she can do this on her own, IMO. I like her, but am having a hard time wanting her to spend more time on the ranch than others. Its like watching Survivor and the same tribe winning over and over and over again. May be deserving, yet its boring. LOL. However, IF Tara wins, I will applaud her. Just, not be surprised.

I do think that Laura needed to go home. I don't know what it will do for her weight loss, but keep in mind, Tara will be going home eventually and will be her partner to help her in her final stages to get to her goal. Ron was right. And he should know since he has dealt with it, himself. Weight or not, something as serious as a hip injury can not be ignored. She is so young that for her to tempt fate with the fracture and possibly make it worse, causing her to have problems for life,.... its not worth it. Heal your injury first. Then, continue with your weight loss.

I still don't think it was Ron's place. Tara was the one who said that Laura needed to stay and of the two who knows Laura better? As far as Tara being "selfish" I think you're wrong. Tara doesn't need the extra vote, she's doing just fine. I still don't see how Ron can be such a "good guy" when he's got a kid at home that needs him but he's too busy on the ranch. He's learned enough that he doesn't need to be there anymore but rather than help his other son he stays on the show. Plus if he's such a good guy, am I the only person who remembers him calling Mike an idiot when he didn't do what Ron wanted him to do? And back to Laura for a moment... She could still work out, she just couldn't do as much as the others. If she couldn't work out she wouldn't have been able to maintain her weight after leaving the ranch. Now back to Ron... Clearly he's playing the game and he's after the money. Even the people on the ranch with him are calling him "The Godfather" and "The Hatchet Man". That's not exactly a complement.

I am also on Ron;s side. Laura was the one to go. I have never liked Tara and after this show I really dislike her. Selfishness at her best. This season has been the Tara show and I am sick of it.

As for Ron. I think he really cares. As you get older you tend to see things different. Laura got great care at home. If she stayed and broke the hip it would be life changing and she would be off her feet for months and would probably gain alot of the weight back.

I too was in tears when Ron's son saw them. Why shoud Ron have to go home to help his son. He entered a competition and deserves the right to stay and play. He is not being selfish. He knows that either he or his son could go any week and Max will get help. And it is only a few weeks til they all go home.