Jay Jacobs

Tears, twists and transformations abound as the popular weight-loss series begins its eleventh season by holding challenges in seven different cities to find the recruits.

The contestants start their healthier life under the pupillage of their trainers, but the stay at the ranch will be brief for one dieter as eliminations get underway.

Troubled waters divide the ranch-based contestants and the team headed by the mystery trainers as they race against the clock, and each other, in a slippery task.

An eliminated contestant returns and the players are split into four teams; the teams compete in a challenge involving ropes and weights; the weigh-in doesn't go the way one contestant expects.

The remaining teams compete in a challenge that involves balancing eggs; the contestants talk to students about fitness and lead them in a fun workout; the contestants go on an Easter-egg hunt.

The dieters feel the burn as they begin an arduous workout regimen in preparation for a head-to-head challenge where immunity from elimination and $10,000 are up for grabs.