{"id":2170,"date":"2009-09-07T01:52:58","date_gmt":"2009-09-07T09:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/realitydaze.com\/?p=1398"},"modified":"2011-02-02T23:17:35","modified_gmt":"2011-02-03T07:17:35","slug":"the-biggest-loser-8-second-chances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gonfalon.org\/eclat\/2009\/09\/07\/the-biggest-loser-8-second-chances\/","title":{"rendered":"The Biggest Loser 8: Second Chances"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BiggestLoser\"<\/p>\n

While we’re all watching the Season Finale of Big Brother, I’ll be Tivo’ing the Season Premiere of The Biggest Loser – which yes, I’ll cover. I’ve been a fan of the show since the very beginning – we like to eat pizza while watching it.<\/p>\n

…what? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Anyway – this year’s theme is Second Chances, and there’s no teams. Last years Daniel Wright is coming back for his second chance to drop the rest of his weight. Yay! Also included is Amanda Arlausks – who America voted in as the last member of the cast. There’s even a new “biggest” Biggest Loser this year too – Shay Dorrells weighs in as the heaviest contestant to date at 476 pounds.<\/p>\n

hit the cut to learn more about this seasons ‘Losers’.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"abigail\"Abby<\/strong>
\nAge: 35
\nHeight: 5’4″
\nHometown: Mabank, TX
\nOccupation: Teacher
\nLost her husband, 5 year old daughter and 2 week old son in a car crash in October 2006<\/p>\n

\"alexandra\"Alexandra<\/strong>
\nAge: 20
\nHeight: 5’8″
\nHometown: Harrisburg, PA
\nOccupation: College Student
\nAlex wants to inspire her mom to lose the weight through example.<\/p>\n

\"allen\"Allen<\/strong>
\nAge: 44
\nHeight: 5’11”
\nHometown: Columbus, IN
\nOccupation: Firefighter\/EMT
\nHis weight is making an impact on his firefighter career – he wants this lifestyle change to be a better husband, father, and community servant.<\/p>\n

\"amanda\"Amanda<\/strong>
\nAge: 19
\nHeight: 5’6″
\nHometown: Butler, NJ
\nOccupation: Patient Care Technician
\nAmanda skipped her prom because she didn’t want to wear a dress.<\/p>\n

\"antoine\"Antoine<\/strong>
\nAge: 23
\nHeight: 6’0″
\nHometown: Dudley, NC
\nOccupation: Health Insurance Agent
\nAntoine helped raise his younger brother after his dad passed away at the age of 30 from heart disease.<\/p>\n

\"daniel\"Daniel<\/strong>
\nAge: 20
\nHeight: 5’8″
\nHometown: Willow Spring, NC
\nOccupation: Student
\nDaniel lost 142 pounds last year before the season finale, and he’s returning to continue his weight-loss journey.<\/p>\n

\"DannyCharles\"Danny<\/strong>
\nAge: 39
\nHeight: 5’11”
\nHometown: Broken Arrow, OK
\nOccupation: Land Surveyor\/ Musician
\nHe lost weight in high school, and was very popular, but has gained steadily in the years since.<\/p>\n

\"dina\"Dina<\/strong>
\nAge: 28
\nHeight: 5’5″
\nHometown: Commerce, CA
\nOccupation: Custodian
\nShe started gaining weignt when her grandmother died in middle school, and gained still more with the birth of her son.<\/p>\n

\"julio\"Julio<\/strong>
\nAge: 40
\nHeight: 6’0″
\nHometown: Algonquin, IL
\nOccupation:
\n Mortgage Loan Officer
\nThe son of Cuban Immigrants, Julio an Alpha Dog who smiles all the time, and relies on his charm, wits and good looks to stand out in a crowd.<\/p>\n

\"Liz\"Liz<\/strong>
\nAge: 49
\nHeight: 5’7″
\nHometown: Chapel Hill, TN
\nOccupation: Salesperson
\nLiz is a grandma that loves to eat, who even had a tummy tuck to lose some weight.<\/p>\n

\"mozziz\"Mo<\/strong>
\nAge: 56
\nHeight: 6’2″
\nHometown: Louisville, KY
\nOccupation: Youth Mentor
\nHe’s often seen as intimidating with his size and deep voice, but is really a big teddybear.<\/p>\n

\"rebecca\"Rebecca<\/strong>
\nAge: 25
\nHeight: 5’6″
\nHometown: Des Moines, IA
\nOccupation: Student\/Nanny
\nBeing the baby of four has made her a sassy, yet sweet, girl, who starved herself at 17 to lose 80 pounds. She’s since gained it back plus 50.<\/p>\n

\"rudolf\"Rudy<\/strong>
\nAge: 31
\nHeight: 6’4″
\nHometown: Brooklyn, CT
\nOccupation: Engineer
\nHe’s a real life Paul Bunyan who chops wood the old fashioned way. He lost his sister to leukemia, and ate his way through the pain.<\/p>\n

\"sean\"Sean<\/strong>
\nAge: 29
\nHeight: 6’2″
\nHometown: Tulsa, OK
\nOccupation: Youth Pastor
\nHe was adopted at 4 years old, and his family often used exercise as punishment, leading food to become his comfort.<\/p>\n

\"shay\"Shay<\/strong>
\nAge: 30
\nHeight: 5’8″
\nHometown: Newport Beach, CA
\nOccupation: Social Worker
\nShe’s been overweight as long as she can remember, and was in the foster care system from age 5-18.<\/p>\n

\"tracey\"Tracey<\/strong>
\nAge: 37
\nHeight: 5’2″
\nHometown: Allen, TX
\nOccupation: Homemaker
\nA combination of weight gain during pregnancy, her husband being deployed with the Marines led to a constant struggle with depression and eating.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While we’re all watching the Season Finale of Big Brother, I’ll be Tivo’ing the Season Premiere of The Biggest Loser – which yes, I’ll cover. I’ve been a fan of the show since the very beginning – we like to eat pizza while watching it. …what? \ud83d\ude42 Anyway – this year’s theme is Second Chances, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[396,630],"tags":[413,430,433,488,724],"class_list":["post-2170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nbc","category-_reality-daze","tag-ali-sweeny","tag-biggest-loser","tag-bob","tag-julian","tag-nbc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gonfalon.org\/eclat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gonfalon.org\/eclat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gonfalon.org\/eclat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gonfalon.org\/eclat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gonfalon.org\/eclat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2170"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gonfalon.org\/eclat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2401,"href":"https:\/\/gonfalon.org\/eclat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2170\/revisions\/2401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gonfalon.org\/eclat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gonfalon.org\/eclat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gonfalon.org\/eclat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}