Tag Archives: amanda arlauskas

Biggest Loser Recap Season 9 Episode 3 with Amanda Arlauskas

Week three on the ranch! The cameras go home to visit with the blue team and yellow team as they prepare to come back to the ranch to weigh-in in just two weeks!

(more…)

Learn More about the Pound for Pound Challenge

The Pound for Pound Challenge is back again! From now until June 30, 2024 the Pound for Pound Challenge will donate 14 cents to Feeding America. This is enough to deliver one pound of food to a local food bank. Imagine if you pledged 20, 50, 100 pounds – you could really make a difference. Not only are you helping yourself lose the weight and become healthier, you are helping your community.

(more…)

Biggest Loser Behind the Scenes Q&A with Amanda Arlauskas

Now is your chance to have the burning questions you’ve always wondered about answered by our Biggest Loser Correspondent and former Biggest Loser contestant, Amanda Arlauskas.

Questions about the ranch and show, fitness, diet, or just about Amanda? Just leave your questions below in the comments form of this post. Amanda will regularly select questions posted below and answer in a video.

Danny Cahill Behind the Scenes: Biggest Loser Behind The Scenes with Danny Cahill. Watch as Danny talks about gaining water weight, getting your “burn in” and more

Amanda’s Answers Part 11: Preparing and packaging food for the week ahead, managing the ups and downs of weight loss maintenance and why Amanda loves Larabars!

Amanda’s Answers Part 10: Why the contestants change their weigh-in outfits, what supplements are allowed on the ranch and more!

Amanda’s Answers Part 9: The questions turn personal! Amanda’s new outlook on dating and what Bob & Jillian really think about resting!

Amanda’s Answers Part 8: How to make healthy choices on a budget and how to stay motivated even on down days.

Amanda’s Answers Part 7: How contestants are compensated, what a high calorie day is like, what kind of downtime is there at the ranch and contestant access to counselors.

Amanda’s Answers Part 6: How to deal with a food aversion like fish, Amanda’s take on artificial sweeteners, the benefits of a high-calorie day, and Amanda’s career goals in the fitness/nutrition industry.

Amanda’s Answers Part 5: How to get fit for Spring Break, how beneficial the Body Bugg is, how illnesses are treated on the ranch and affect workouts, and if they get to use music on the ranch.

Amanda’s Answers Part 4: Favorite health foods, hours upon hours of working out at the ranch, and keeping in touch with fellow Biggest Loser contestants.

Amanda’s Answers Part 3: Dealing with soreness, handling the constant cameras on the ranch, and working out without a gym.

Amanda’s Answers Part 2: Calorie consumption by contestants, what happens to the eliminated contestants, and what about the sugar in fruit.

Amanda’s Answers Part 1: Interview schedules, cameras, excess skin and surgery, and eating healthy while feeling full.

Get Amanda’s answers each week in the Biggest Loser Newsletter.

Biggest Loser Recap Season 9 Episode 2 with Amanda Arlauskas

Week two on the Biggest Loser ranch is notoriously difficult for the contestants. After losing huge numbers the first week, it seems to be very hard to lose another big number a second week in a row. Bob and Jillian have their work cut out for them, but they obviously know what they’re doing. The trainers dig in to the personal lives of these contestants in order to bring any issues to the surface so that the players can get past them and become more successful in their weight loss.

(more…)

Heaviest Contestants Ever – Biggest Loser Premiere Recap

So a new season of The Biggest Loser… season nine seems to truly be the largest group yet! We meet the contestants who have all weighed in at home in front of their families, friends, neighbors, communities, and complete strangers! There are five contestants weighing in at more than 400 pounds, and one contestant weighing in at 526 pounds, Michael Ventrella.

As each contestant tells us about themselves, you hear similar stories to previous seasons. The most common story being that it’s hard being overweight, not having a significant other, and just wanting love and happiness. (more…)

Amanda Arlauskas Joins DietsInReview.com as Biggest Loser Correspondent

amanda arlauskasShe was America’s Choice and now she’s DietsInReview.com’s choice! DietsInReview.com is pleased to announce the addition of Amanda Arlauskas as the newest addition to its health and wellness team, fulfilling the role of Biggest Loser Correspondent. Amanda was chosen to participate in Biggest Loser season eight by a popular vote by fans in the season seven finale. She persevered through her season and earned a spot as one of three finalists at the season eight finale, once again by a vote by fans.

Throughout Biggest Loser season nine, premiering on NBC Tuesday, January 5, 2024, Amanda will provide video recaps of each episode, sharing her reaction to events at the ranch as well as highlighting the biggest moments from the show. It’s an exclusive look at Biggest Loser by a Biggest Loser that you’ll only see at DietsInReview.com. (more…)

Biggest Loser Finale Tonight – Who Will be the Winner?

biggest loser finalistsTonight is the night we’ve been waiting 13 long weeks for. It’s the live Biggest Loser finale, and at the end of two-hour program, we will meet the newest Biggest Loser winner!

[poll id=”16″]

It will no doubt be an interesting finale, as one-by-one the finalists step on the scale one final time to reveal the results of their incredibly hard work. (more…)

Vote for the Biggest Loser Finalist – Amanda or Liz

amanda and liz biggest loserBiggest Loser has invited America to select the contestant who will be the third finalist in the live finale Tuesday, December 8. Amanda and Liz will have to go head-to-head one last time, only now you’ll choose their fates.

Let us know who you are voting for in NBC’s America Votes contest.

[poll id=”15″]

Will it be Liz, this season’s oldest contestant? She’ll become the oldest person to ever make it in to the final three.

Or will you choose Amanda… again? She was America’s pick to join the season; how will you let her finish it? (more…)

Amanda Arlauskas: Biggest Loser 8

UPDATE: Amanda Arlauskas Joins DietsInReview.com as the Biggest Loser Correspondent!

Follow along on Amanda’s journey in Biggest Loser season 8. Each week we’ll update with accomplishments, weight loss, new videos and more.

View Amanda Arlauskas' Biggest Loser Journey Slideshow

Watch Hollie Self’s interview with Amanda during week one at the ranch.

Age 19

amanda arlauskas biggest loser 8Hometown Butler, NJ

Occupation Patient Care Technician / RN Student

Team Color Pink

Starting Weight 250

Final Weight 163

Total Loss -87

(more…)