If you followed Biggest Loser: Families and came to adore the woman known as “America’s Sweetheart,” we’ve got a treat for you. Coleen Skeabeck is joining the DietsInReview.com team as the season seven Biggest Loser Correspondent. Each week, right here in the Diet Blog, you’ll be able to watch Coleen’s video recaps of each episode. This is the only place online where you’ll find Biggest Loser contestants giving the skinny on the newest members of the weight loss reality show.
I’m reporting live from the Biggest Loser: Families finale, with a recap of the show that made Michelle Aguilar the newest Biggest Loser, and Heba Salama the first female at-home winner.
During last week’s episode of Biggest Loser, Ed and Heba prepared Thai Turkey Wraps as a thank you for their trainer, Bob Harper. It looked so good, and Bob’s reaction to the scrumptious dish made all of you hungry for the recipe. So, a big shout out and gracious thank you to Ed Brantley for sharing his personal recipe with all of us at DietsInReview.com.
Ingredients
1 package ground turkey
1 clove of chopped garlic
1 tsp. of minced fresh ginger
2 Tbsp. light soy sauce
1 carrot, peeled and minced
6 scallions, finely chopped
7 sprigs cilantro chopped
4 limes, juiced
Sriacha chili sauce (can be purchased at a local Asian market or international food section in the grocery)
1 Tbsp. sesame oil
1 red bell pepper finely diced
1 cucumber, peeled, de-seeded and julienned
1 head Boston lettuce
1/4 cup roasted, unsalted peanuts
Instructions
Brown turkey, place in refrigerator to cool.
Once cool, mix all ingredients (except: pepper, cucumber, lettuce and peanuts) in a bowl.
Allow to marinate overnight, or 3-4 hours for best taste.
Serve mixture in lettuce cups with cucumber, pepper and peanuts for garnish.
Ask Renee Wilson what her tip is for working out and she has one word for you, “cardio, cardio, cardio!” She says it’s what works for her and that you must keep your body moving and stay active. Like many of us, since returning home she works a job eight to ten hours a day and has to fit in time to hit the gym. She reminds herself of the goal constantly to stay motivated to workout two to four hours every day.
Renee came on to Biggest Loser: Families with daughter Michelle, who she’d been estranged from for five years prior to being chosen for the show. Renee says she’d just given up on her self and kept gaining weight little-by-little after her divorce from Michelle’s dad. She also used “getting older” as an excuse until one day she realized she’d gained 50 pounds and couldn’t figure out how she’d gotten there. She was seriously considering gastric bypass surgery and had made the decision to do so, when the phone rang. It was Michelle, inviting her to be her teammate on Biggest Loser.
She said it was time to “put action to my words. Wishing wouldn’t get me anywhere.”
If you followed Biggest Loser: Families and came to adore the woman known as “America’s Sweetheart,” we’ve got a treat for you. Coleen Skeabeck is joining the DietsInReview.com team as the season seven Biggest Loser Correspondent. Each week, right here in the Diet Blog, you’ll be able to watch Coleen’s video recaps of each episode. This is the only place online where you’ll find Biggest Loser contestants giving the skinny on the newest members of the weight loss reality show.
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