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.

Another tip is to pack your lunches for work. Because you’re so busy and there might not always be a healthy option for lunch (think vending machines and fast food chains). So when you pack your own lunch you know what you’re eating and exactly how many calories you’ll be consuming – keeping you in complete control of your weight-loss program.

Sunshine also recommends bringing little dumbbells to work so you can workout at your desk if you can’t get to gym every day.

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.

When asked what a typical day looks like for her now she said she exercises before going to work to get that over and done with and she is sure to pack her meals and snacks for the entire day even if she’s not leaving the house for the day. She explains,

“…..and if you do that [pack meals] every day of your life whether you’re going to work or even when you stay at home, you pack and you know exactly what you’re eating for the day. Then you don’t even have to think about it.”

When asked if she had any good food tips she suggested using Greek yogurt as a staple because it’s a good substitute for fatty foods such as sour cream and mayonnaise and she loves to eat it for breakfast. She said,

“I eat that [Greek yogurt] with blueberries and Kashi Golean Crunch cereal, and it’s my favorite meal.”

Once Cheryl gets to her maintenance weight she’s looking forward to a shopping spree at Macy’s and Dillards; stores she has never able to shop in before because of her size. Good luck, Cheryl!

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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,

“I stick strictly to the elliptical machine and I do a little bit of treadmill at home just because of knees but my favorite machine in a gym setting is definitely the elliptical. I think you can get a full body workout — arms and legs — and a better burn than just a plain treadmill.”

His diet has changed at home too. He said that his taste buds have changed and he no longer wants things that are too sweet or too salty. These days he eats a lot of chicken breast, fish, veggies and Smart Balance butter as a substitute for real butter. As for his Superbowl snack of choice this weekend he’s laying off of the fried chicken wings and will instead go for grilled. He said,

“Grilled, lemon-covered chicken wings are really good. I may have five or six but really I haven’t done too bad with cravings at all. I would have to say that was definitely one of my weaknesses.”

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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.

But he had some great news come his way this week on the TV show, The Doctors (to air this Friday). In the promotional clip Danny is with a doctor who uses a black marker to illustrate how surgery would tighten up his body. Danny thinks he’s just part of the show but then to his surprise the doctors offer the surgery for free! Dr Drew Ordon said,

“We can do your tummy and your breasts at the same time!”

Cahill couldn’t believe what he heard. He’s finally going to get rid of the last of the obese Danny. He said,

“I’m in a daze; I’m numb. How could you not smile? I feel like a million bucks.”

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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,

“They did teach me a lot about changing the fat — we cook with a lot of oils and fry, but I don’t do that anymore. It’s a lot of baking and broiling [now].”

Another benefit is that Maria has actually rubbed off on her family and they too are exercising and losing weight. Her husband has lost 42 pounds and her nieces and son are exercising. She said,

“I have nieces on my husband’s side that have all started exercising. Even my son’s friends — they’re all at the gym with me and it’s so weird because I’m out with these young guys but I keep up with them. I feel pretty good!”

Maria has been busy shopping for new clothes because she can no longer wear her plus-size outfits. She’s even had friends tell her that she’s lost her butt! Good for Maria and may she have success in her weight loss.

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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,

“I try to do a routine that I’ll actually have fun with it. I don’t go and do a workout just because I have to. To me that’s just harder. I do things that I like to do and I have fun with it.”

Since her husband is often away from home she said she’s been biking with her kids and she started a vegetable garden so they are learning to eat the right foods too. In addition, she’s training for a half marathon in March. And even though she didn’t win Biggest Loser she feels like a winner, she explained,

“I’m losing weight every week and I’m doing it for me, not for anybody else. Yes, I feel like a winner everyday because I’m making the right decisions.”

Good luck to Migdalia and her mom and may she cross that finish line in March.

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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…

To stay motivated while exercising, Ali trains around other people. So when those days come around when she wants to cut out early, she looks around and then feels embarrassed about walking out in front of others. Keeping a healthy snack like watermelon, almonds, celery and baby carrots nearby also stops her binging when she feels peckish. But when it comes to a meal, her favorite is spaghetti squash pasta with ground turkey and vegetable marinara. She snacks on watermelon, almonds, celery and baby carrots.

Setting goals is another great tip – the hairstylist and fitness spokesperson will be taking part on the PF Chang’s Rock n’ Rock Half Marathon on 17 January.

Before working her butt of on the show, Ali used to overindulge on alcohol and fast foods with her friends, but now when she wants to spend time with them they go out on hikes or go bowling. And if they want to pop in at their regular bar or restaurant, they simply walk there.

Ali also says you need to pay attention to the size of your clothes, so that you’ll notice immediately when those jeans become a little too tight.

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,

“For me, I have committed to do the Boston Marathon. I don’t know if your goal will be a weight loss goal, a relationship goal, a career goal or a fitness goal but it MUST scare you even to actually just voice it.”

She said that once we’ve defined our goals be sure to tell everyone about it in order to hold ourselves accountable. In addition, we need to have a game plan for when we’re thrown a ‘curveball’ and have to work even harder to maintain our goal. Just like the contestants who are eliminated early, they still have a chance to lose weight back home and then come back to campus at the end. She reflected on her time on the show and when she could see that very curveball straight in front of her. She explained,

“I just about died when Alison Sweeney said “the last two teams to finish the challenge of cycling 26.2 miles would be eliminated and asked leave the Biggest Loser campus immediately.”

Apart from Ali’s fitness goal tip she suggested to write down everything you eat and do to reflect on where you are in terms of health and fitness.

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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.”

He didn’t necessarily go back to eating a lot of junk or overeating, but he started to procrastinate, lost the drive and the accountability of being on a show and started to put the weight back on. Now, Discovery Health has produced his documentary, Confessions of a Reality Show Loser. When Erik saw that he was only 30 pounds from his beginning big weight of 407 pounds he got motivated and jumped into action. He said,

“I’ve thought about new ways of working out and what would excite me, like boxing.”

The documentary airs on Discovery Health on the 6th of January.

Celeb Diet Doctor
I can guarantee that his weight gain is due to eating junk food. That’s the main reason for the obesity crisis in this country and I highly doubt Erik is any different.

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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,

“You never see what’s going on in its entirety. For every 10 minutes we’re on the show, acting like insane people, there are a hundred hours of training you don’t see. The stretching, the icing. Nobody wants to watch that.”

Because of the genuine concern for the well-being of the contestants, executive producer Todd A. Nelson has said that they are ‘fine-tuning’ the process so that heavier populations can be reached.

Biggest Loser season 9 debuts January 5th.

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