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Win 2 Tickets to the Biggest Loser Season 11 Finale

Winner Selected 4/11/11: Sarah Gilda Khan

Yes, you read that correctly. We’ve got two tickets to get you inside the Biggest Loser finale for season 11 in LA, Tuesday, May 25, 2024.

We’re going to make you work for it, though. After all, we only want to send the most die-hard and loyal of Biggest Loser fans to see the action in person and feel the winner’s confetti fall on their faces. (No one will stop you if you want to take some home as a souvenir.) So each day this week we’re going to post a Biggest Loser trivia question in our new Q&A Center. The answers can all be found on the site, but the true fans will automatically know the answers.

To win: You must answer all five questions correctly. Of those people, we’ll draw one to receive the tickets.

Ready to get started?!

Question 1: Which Biggest Loser contestant has won more challenges than any other?

Answer 1: Tara Costa

Question 2: Who is the heaviest contestant in the history of Biggest Loser, and what was his/her starting weight?

Answer 2: Michael Ventrella, 526 pounds

Question 3: Name all of the sets of twins to have competed on Biggest Loser.

Answer 3: Jim and Bill Germanakos, James and John Crutchfield, Dan and Don Evans

Question 4: In which Biggest Loser season did Jillian Michaels not participate?

Answer 4: Season 3

Question 5: Who was the first female at-home Biggest Loser?

Answer 5: Heba Salama

Click the link and post your answer on that page to be eligible.

We’d like it if you thank us, but really, Wholly Guacamole is generously providing these tickets. Isn’t that nice of them? They’re also giving away finale tickets plus a trip to the Biggest Loser Resort. Double down and enter their giveaway too!

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Posted on April 4, 2024 by Health Buzz

Jennifer Jacobs to Pursue Music Career after Biggest Loser Elimination

Few people leave Biggest Loser with as little drama as Jennifer Jacobs did in season 11’s week 13. With a weight loss of zero, and one of only two people on her team (lead by trainer Brett Hoebel), Jennifer was automatically eliminated from the game. She changed team shirts six times this season, she guesses more than anyone else ever has, and said when it came time for her to go home she wanted to be “tested based on merit.” When that option arose last night, that’s how she exited.

We spoke to Jenn following her elimination, and she shared with us a desire to pursue a music career. “Music is a big part of my life,” she told us, and she made it clear that in the coming months we should expect to see an album. She also told us about the new person she’s become thanks to her time at Biggest Loser. The outside now matches how she feels on the inside. Hear our entire interview now, and read on to learn more about Jenn’s journey.

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Posted on March 30, 2024 by Natalie K

Two New Contestants Shake up the Biggest Loser Season 11 Episode 13 Recap

The house is obviously still shaken from the loss of Justin in last week’s episode. Kaylee even steps up to apologize for what went down at the weigh in. Hopefully they all can recover from what transpired and move on with their journeys. What does this week have in store? Let’s find out…

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Posted on March 29, 2024 by Mark

SUBWAY Fit Kits Now Available Online

Bob Harper gave out SUBWAY Fit Kits to kids on this week’s episode of the Biggest Loser, and you can give them to your kids, too.

Previously only available to teachers and educators that ordered them through the SUBWAY website, the Fit Kits were in such high demand that SUBWAY is no longer able to ship them out to schools. But fear not, because you can now download all the information straight from the SUBWAY Kids website.

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Posted on March 29, 2024 by Health Buzz

Vance and Leann are Biggest Loser 11’s Secret White Team

Last fall, Alison Sweeney had the pleasure of informing the eleven teams that make up Biggest Loser season 11 that they were being invited to the ranch. She also had the task of informing Vance Jackson and Leann Jackson that they were team number 12 on the list, and would not be venturing to the ranch. However, she said that it raised an interesting question: what happens to team 12? Do they give up? Do they go ahead and start they journey on their own?

Alison gave Vance and Leann the news that during this season they would have a chance to earn their spot on the ranch. And tonight, in week 13, that chance came.

This mother-son team, who became this season’s white team, live in Ogden, Utah. At age 20, Vance is a certified nurses assistant pursuing a career as a life flight technician. But at 379 pounds he says he’d take up too much space in the helicopter. “I want to make my quality life a whole lot better,” he says. Leann, a 52-year-old teacher, said she applied for the show because her son asked her, too. (more…)

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Natalie K

Justin Pope Finds a New Purpose for Himself at Biggest Loser

It took Justin Pope a while to reconcile himself to being “obese.” He says he knew he was overweight, or even fat, but obese felt like a label that belonged to someone else. A starting weight of 365 pounds on Biggest Loser season 11 made Justin face that fact, as well as some of the things that just weren’t working in his life.

“I’m educated now,” says Justin. “I know what I need to do to make myself better.” He says he found himself during his 12 weeks on the Biggest Loser Ranch, a self he had lost. He also discovered the joy he gets out of helping others.

In our post-elimination interview with Justin, he talks to us about the “Justin Callout Shirts,” something he started to help motivate some friends. They workout together at 5am and 8am, and he introduces them to self-confidence, better dietary habits and a fitness regimen. He also talks to us about the key differences between training with the new trainers, Brett and Cara, versus the tried-and-true regimen of Bob and Jillian.

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Posted on March 23, 2024 by Natalie K

Jay Returns to the Competition in Biggest Loser Recap: Season 11 Episode 12

As this episode opens, the contestants are not found in the elimination room, but instead in the gym with the trainers. Be it as it may, Alison is also in the gym so you know something is going on. The collective blue team is now being broken up into four teams, one for each trainer.

  • Red is Justin, Jen, and Courtney being trained by Brett.
  • Green is Austin, Ken, and Kaylee being trained by Cara.
  • Blue is Moses, Irene, and Olivia with Bob.
  • Black is of course Jillian with Rulon, Hannah, and who?

Apparently a player who has been eliminated will rejoin… black team’s choice! We’ll find out more later… (more…)

Posted on March 22, 2024 by Mark

Time Management Key to Marci Crozier’s Success After Biggest Loser

 

Marci Biggest LoserOne of the major success stories of The Biggest Loser season 11, Marci Crozier was actually able to reach her goal weight before being eliminated in week 11. Besides her daughter, many on the ranch saw Marci as a motivator and surrogate mom. However, she did not let her compassion for others sidetrack her from reaching her own goals, and attributes this success in part to her earlier life as a collegiate athlete.

At the ranch, one of the most important lessons that Marci says she learned is the importance of motivation. She says that for her, losing weight was about more than just food and exercise, but also about finding a balance between mind, body and faith. Marci says her faith has also been a big part of helping her find the strength to  reach her goals.

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Posted on March 16, 2024 by Margaret

Rope and Cooking Challenges on Biggest Loser Season 11 Episode 11

Here we are again in the elimination room. Come on Ali, where’s the news? Where’s the mysterious twist? Come on in red team and join up with black. There will only be one team this week, the blue team! Here’s the kicker, if they lose combined more than they did the previous week, 64 pounds, then they are ALL safe.

Dr. H gives a little status update to some of the remaining contestants on their health. This is always a better conversation than the first one they had. Courtney and Marci are doing beyond well. Courtney’s body fat has dropped to that of the average woman and Marci is pretty much already at her goal! Moses had death looming upon him and that date was squashed. Rulon is also starting to regain some of his former athleticism.

Biggest Loser 11.11Interesting little pop challenge here–one I always enjoy, cooking! Bring in Curtis Stone and Lorena Garcia. They will be judging a cooking competition between everyone who is split into groups of two. They have 30 minutes to whip up a great healthy dish. The prize is the biggest loser meal plan for free through the finale. While there were some great dishes and some, interesting, dishes the two favorites were made by the Jen/Kaylee and Moses/Olivia teams with the latter getting the victory from the chefs!

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Posted on March 15, 2024 by Mark

Biggest Loser 11 Contestant to Be Disqualified

The Biggest Loser LogoThere have been a number of unusual developments in season 11 of The Biggest Loser. Aside from the early announcement that this season will be Jillian Michaels’ last and the introduction of new trainers, there have been a number of wrinkles in the usual events of the season. There have been a number of intentional weight-gains, thrown weigh-ins and unexpected strategic choices. But not all is fair in reality TV, and rumor has it that one contestant is learning that the hard way.

The rumor, to be exact, is that a contestant on the currently airing season of The Biggest Loser will be disqualified. DietsInReview has confirmed the story with a reliable source, but no one is at liberty to disclose any further details. In fact, we believe contestants and other persons involved have had to sign confidentiality agreements.

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Posted on March 14, 2024 by Margaret

Weight Loss Renews Hope of a Healthy Pregnancy for Biggest Loser’s Sarah Nitta

It’s one of the most natural desires a woman can have – to start a family. And when Sarah Nitta experienced multiple miscarriages, it forced her to look at the reasons why, with her weight being a primary culprit. Her starting weight on Biggest Loser season 11 was 261 pounds, a lot for her small 5-foot-six-inch frame to carry. “My goal going into this was to get myself healthy enough to have a child,” she said in a post-elimination interview. Focused on getting to her finale weight goal, she said after that her first goal is to “try to carry a healthy pregnancy.”

Like most women, she has concerns about the pregnancy weight gain, but is already educating herself on the best way to go about that, citing the recommended amount of weight a woman can healthily gain for a pregnancy (about 35 pounds). She has spoken with her trainers and Biggest Loser’s Dr. Huizenga and they tell her “exercise is such an important part of pregnancy.” She also hopes to have more success in losing the weight and maintaing her new-found healthy habits after her pregnancy. “If I can’t get pregnant, then I’ve done my part [losing the weight], and we’ll try other options,” she said.

Listen now to our post-elimination interview with Sarah. She opens up about the perceived retaliation by her black team in sending her home and inadvertently being responsible for Arthur’s elimination in week 10. “I was very surprised at the decision” she says. She’s also working out at the Tapout gym in Las Vegas, with the same trainer who prepped Koli Palau and Mark Pinhasovich for the at-home prize wins. “That’s exactly what I’m shooting for,” she says of her decision to train with Robert McMullen.

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Posted on March 9, 2024 by Natalie K