Biggest Loser Winners - What They Weigh Now

By: Allison Clarke

The Biggest Loser Season 9 is almost upon us. After we all ring
in the New Year, Tuesday, January 5 will start another long and
winding road of weight loss for a list of all new contestants.
For five years, Jillian Michaels and Bob Harper having inspired
its obese contestants with tough love. While sometimes it seems
like they are a little too rough, Jillian in particular, the end
results appear to justify the means.

But, are previous winners keeping the weight off after they
leave the confines of the Biggest Loser campus? Let's take a
look, obviously with the exception of Danny, the Season 8 winner:

1. Ryan Benson - Season one winner Ryan Benson finished the show
at 208 pounds, down 122 pounds from the 330 he started at.
That's a stunning 55 percent of body weight lost! But,
unfortunately he gained most of the weight back after leaving
the ranch.

"Unfortunately, keeping the weight off has been tough for me,"
Ryan said. "So the biggest way it's changed my life is I feel
really guilty for gaining the weight back. I know the show
inspires a lot of people, so I don't like being the guy to
disappoint."

According to MSNBC, Ryan is now 300 pounds.

2. Matt Hoover - Matt began the second season of The Biggest
Loser at 339 pounds, and won at 182 pounds. While he has gained
some of his weight back - he's now 237 pounds - he also gained a
wife and two children (Season 2 co-contestant Suzy Hoover). This
past fall Matt completed the Iron Man challenge in Kona, Hawaii.

3. Erik Chopin - Erik began season three more than the 400-pound
mark (407). He went on to win by losing 52 percent of his
weight, finishing at 193 pounds. But, when trainer Bob Harper
heard that Erik had gained most of his weight back (now about
360), he paid the former contestant a surprise visit. Bob
challenged Erik to lose the weight again, and show up for a
weigh-in at the end of Season 9. Erik accepted.

4. Bill Germanakos - The winner of season four started his
journey at 334 pounds, and won at the svelte weight of 170
pounds. While he is back up some at 207 pounds, he can still be
considered a long-term success. Bill now works as a health
ambassador attending speaking engagements and leading spinning
classes.

5. Ali Vincent - Ali was the first-ever female Biggest Loser.
And, she's still making a splash as a fit graduate of the show.
Ali started season five at 234 pounds. She won at the weight of
122 pounds, and is now 125 pounds. She's obviously retained an
amazing motivation to keep her weight off! This fall she
published her first book, "Believe It, Be It."

6. Michelle Aguilar - Michelle's weight is conspicuously absent
from the MSNBC report, but by all photographic evidence, she has
seemed to stay on top of her weight management. Michele was 242
pounds when she entered the Biggest Loser campus, and left
season six at 132 pounds.

7. Helen Phillips - Helen continued the trend of female Biggest
Loser winners. She started season seven at 257 pounds, and
weighed 117 pounds at the finale. She's currently at a very
respectable 135 pounds, looking better than ever.

While many of the former winners have continued to battle with
weight after they left the show, all have seemed to have had a
positive outcome, since nobody returned to their old weight. And
not only has the show made a positive impact on the contestants,
but viewers around the world are inspired every week when they
see how determined they are to lose weight.

About the author:
Allison Clarke, Freelance writer. She is inspired by The Biggest
Loser and widely writes about best diet and weight loss
programs. For more free helpful information about The Biggest Loser, diet, and weight loss visit
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