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Sunshine, one of the contestants on weight-loss show The Biggest Loser, shared some of her healthy eating and weight-loss tips recently.

She says what helps her and her fellow contestants is getting up early and working out in the morning before going to work. Knowing that you’ve got your workout done as well as when those feel-good endorphins kick in, it’ll make you feel great for the entire day. [Read more →]

Cheryl George, a Sears Hometown store owner from Oklahoma, weighed in at 227 pounds when she started the latest season of Biggest Loser. And although she’s been eliminated from the show she’s still working hard, eating right and exercising and she’s down to 162 pounds. What an accomplishment! She recently told reporters that her most emotional experience thus far has been cleaning out the closet and buying new clothes. She’s trying hard not to buy a lot of expensive clothing because she keeps losing weight and has to buy more. [Read more →]

This week on the Biggest Loser season 9, John Crutchfield was the last of the contestants from the brown team to be eliminated. But elimination has not stopped him from losing weight now that he’s off the ranch and back at home in Orlando, Florida. When People magazine caught up with John this week he gave them the inside scoop on his diet and exercise regime at home. When asked about his favorite home workout John said he’ll go to the gym with friends and do the elliptical machine. He explained, [Read more →]

Danny Cahill was the winner of Biggest Loser season 8 and he even made history by dropping the most weight ever, a massive 239 pounds. Now that he’s living the good life with his wife and kids one would think he would be satisfied. But Danny has the same problem as most ex-obese people in that he has heaps of left-over skin that hangs from his body. Not only is this skin unsightly, but it’s also a nuisance because it’s heavy and makes wearing fitted clothing awkward. [Read more →]

Maria Ventrella may have been eliminated from the current season of Biggest Loser but that isn’t stopping this 51-year-old corporate travel agent from staying on track and losing weight even though she’s not at the ranch. Maria told People magazine that even though she’s home she’s continuing on her weight loss journey because while at the ranch she realized that she finally felt good and was happy and she wants to continue this new feeling. When asked what she learned while on the show she replied by saying she learned how to cook and eat properly. She said, [Read more →]

Migdalia Sebren may be the latest contestant to lose her spot in the current season of Biggest Loser but although she’s had to leave the ranch she’s still on track with her weight loss and proud of what she has accomplished. It’s also admirable that when it was time to vote someone off the green team, Migdalia convinced the group to vote for her because she wanted her mother to stay and continue on the show. When asked if she’s still working out now that she’s at home, she responded, [Read more →]

Just because she was declared the biggest loser at the end of the fifth season of the hit TV show The Biggest Loser, doesn’t mean Ali Vincent can now let herself go. Look at what happened to Erik Chopin; he gained almost all the weight back again!

After losing 112 pounds in 2008, Ali has continued to maintain her weight, and shared a few of her tips…

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Season 5 Biggest Loser winner Ali Vincent is blogging for Ok Magazine during the current season 9 of the reality show. In Week One five contestants were immediately eliminated and Ali was quick to sympathize and reflect on the stories of contestants and readers who have shared their stories with her. Likewise, Ali has decided to embrace 2010 as an opportunity to encourage people to set goals and try to make the impossible, possible, just like the contestants on the show. As for her 2010 goal she explained, [Read more →]

Erik Chopin was crowned the winner of Biggest Loser season 3 after losing 214 pounds. But six years later the New Yorker is getting close to his original weight before being on the show. He started off weighing 407 pounds, lost 214 pounds but now he’s back up to 368. He explained what happened,

“I came from such a high of winning then the reality sets in of not being on the show and not being accountable, then I went into the real world and it all started up again.”

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The Biggest Loser trainer Jillian Michaels appears to practice tough-love as she whoops and hollers and whips the contestants into shape. But in her most recent interview with Ladies’ Home Journal she revealed her soft side and expressed her true concern for these new contestants. Season 9 boasts the largest contestants to date on the show and this has created new challenges for the staff and trainers. For example, they had to buy bigger workout equipment and they have to be more careful in monitoring and managing medical conditions. Michaels said that as the contestants get bigger she and the other trainers worry as they have no say over the challenges. She said, [Read more →]