Shaq's big challenge ABC episode 3.
Sorry I missed last weeks show!
This week Shaq is trying to get schools involved in the childhood obesity fight. He's trying to get teachers involved through a program that Doc and Dale came up with. It invovles getting the kids to exercise 20 minutes a day in the form of a PE program. He thinks he's going to take this program to the government, and then to the President of the United States. He thinks it's a lot easier than it really is to get childhood obesity programs through. He got it approved at one school, it's a start, and he hopes to take it from there.
Kit drops out of the program and Shaq tries to convince her father to let her return.
Now it's Halloween....
Walter was going to give candy out candy to kids, and his mom smartly gave candy for him to give out that he doesn't like, but all he does is sit down and play video games.
James went trick or treating with his dad and is pigging out on Halloween Candy. Not good. He also lied about what he ate.....but now is getting worked out harder because he admitted to eating a few unhealthy things. James is upset he's getting ridden hard for his actions.
They just did a weigh in......Chris is down to 197, James has lost 8lbs, Kevin has lost only 3lbs, Ariel has lost 11lbs, Kit has lost 11lbs, Walter has lost 15lbs.
Shaq announced he's having knee surgery and is going to have to rely more on other people. Doc is heading out to meet Shaq for a meeting. Shaq's new program he tried to implement at a school just got rejected from a school. First it gets approved, then a new superintendent comes in and throws Shaq and his program out. He's pissed.
Shaq is tryingto get a hold of this interim superintendent and he won't return Shaq's calls. He's getting pretty upset.
Shaq is now using incentives to get everyone to lose 20lbs each...and if everyone does, he'll take them all to a Miami Heat game to meet the players.
Walter is excited he can see his toes for the first time. Shaq is talking to James about James' weight loss setbacks. James is getting upset with the trainer Tariq, and Shaq is trying to boost his mental focus.
Interesting how during breaks in between scenes they show images of random people's bellies.
Now Tariq is making everyone flip/move huge tires. The kids are struggling be Tariq is riding them. James is still being the laziest of all.
Shaq and Tariq are going to James' house (in Shaq's Lamborghini
) . James doesn't like Tariq's attitude and says he's really mean. He wants Tariq to be nicer. James feels he's being singled out. Shaq and Tariq have gotten through to James to help him understand why they're being tough on him.
Principal Flynn finally called Shaq to let him konw the program was back on in the school, and Shaq was a very happy man.
Next comes the 2nd Presidential Physical Challenge. Kevin's dad was preaching to Doc that he thinks Kevin could do better if the parents could be there in the gym with them. Doc said "you had thirteen years to supervise your child to get him to exercise, and you didn't"
Chris is on a cruise so he's not there. All the kids stalled on the pushups and situps. Not good at all. Kevin 12:55, James 12:54 down from 15:56!, Ariel 14:19, down from 17:35, and I think it was Walter who ran 16:07 was 18:46 the first time!
Next week, James is hounded by the other kids because he's not losing weight, and everyone has to lose 20lbs to go to the Heat game. Shaq sees what kids are eating in schools for the first time and gets them to petition for better food.