Weigh-in 12
And the winners are...
Several months ago 20 people just missed out on a place on the hit TV show The Biggest Loser. However, they were given a second chance to find health and happiness by losing weight at home with the help of The Biggest Loser Club Meal Replacement Program.
Having shed a team total of 546.8kg every member of the Second Chance team has found a new healthy lifestyle, happiness and made their life-long dreams become a reality.
The Biggest Loser Club Second Chance Challenge winning couple was Ben and Kate, who shed 43.9kg and 34.6kg respectively! With a staggering 78.5kg (28.25%) combined weight loss they were awarded the $10,000 prize money and all the glory that comes with it.
The individual winner was Conrad who has shed 48.8kg (29.36%) of his starting weight.
See how all the Second Chance team succeeded in their weight-loss journey and where their new lives are now heading.
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Kate before
Kate at Finale
Ben before
Ben at Finale
Conrad before
Conrad at Finale
Old clothes
Group before
Group at Finale
1. Friends: Ben and Kate – WINNERS!
Total weight loss: 78.5kg (-28.25%)
Since starting their weight-loss journey Ben and Kate have gone from drinking buddies to fitness friends. Kate says, “Looking back I have realised how strong I have become. This is the smallest weight I have been in my adult life.” For Ben his new weight means a new career. “I am healthier and fitter and I can now start the application process to join the police force.”
2. Strangers: Tanya and Conrad
Total weight loss: 81kg (-27.44%)
They were strangers at the start of the Challenge, but Conrad has found a new friend in Tanya. “Tanya has been a great inspiration to me and I now have a friend for life. I have become a new man and I am never, ever going back to the guy I was before.” Challenge partner Tanya says, “I am feeling good and confident and am looking forward to what the future may bring. I have 20kg till I reach my goal weight, but with the skills I have learnt from this journey I can do it.”
3. Brothers: Chris and Michael
Total weight loss: 62.4kg (-23.27%)
Brothers Chris and Michael started this Challenge in a bid to help Michael be accepted into the army. Chris says, “I’ve met some unbelievable people who I will cherish forever and I’m a new person. Most of all Michael is going to the army!” Michael knows the value of his brother’s support and admits, “I have achieved what I set out to, but I couldn’t have done it without Chris.”
4. Siblings: Jamie and Donna-Louise
Total weight loss: 69.2kg (-22.47%)
Family was the motivation Jamie and Donna-Louise needed to succeed in this journey. As Donna-Louise reveals, “I look forward to achieving my goal weight by the end of the year, being pregnant or both.” Jamie says, “At the start I never thought this change was possible, but here I am. All the Second Chance team have been inspirational and Meal Replacement ambassadors Alison Braun and Sam Rouen are amazing!”
5. Sisters: Jodie and Kellie
Total weight loss: 46.6kg (-22.15%)
After an emotional journey Jodie achieved her dreams. “I have reached my goal weight and I can now stand proud.” Sister Kellie also reached her target weight and says she feels like her journey is just beginning. “This is the start of a healthier, happier lifestyle and I couldn’t have done it without the support and ease of The Biggest Loser Club Meal Replacement Program.”
6. Engaged: Jodie and Craig
Total weight loss: 47.2kg (-16.66%)
For Jodie and Craig they have completed half of their journey and are determined to finish what they’ve started. Craig says, “I now have the tools to succeed, some amazing new friends and I’ve learnt a lot about myself, all of which will stay with me forever.” Jodie also admits, “If it wasn’t for the Second Chance Challenge I know I wouldn’t have done this. Having expectations from others really gave me the motivation to carry on. It has made my dreams of singing an opera solo become a reality.”
7. Stepdad & daughter: Alex and Jesikah
Total weight loss: 46.2kg (-16.64%)
As well as losing weight, the Second Chance Challenge has given Alex and Jesikah a new love of exercise. Jesikah says, “I am feeling so much fitter and am actually looking forward to playing some footy with my brother.” Alex too is a newfound fitness guru. “I have reached the stage where I want to smash myself in the gym, I want to do boot camp and I want to box; this is such a change from when I started this Challenge.”
8. Fiancés: Samantha and Blake
Total weight loss: 42.5kg (-16.56%)
Samantha says that, “The Meal Replacement Program will benefit me forever, not just the short term. It has given me a great head start for the future as I have learnt to control my eating and portion sizes.” Meanwhile Blake is very proud of his achievements. He says, “I’m so happy to have reached my personal milestone of weighing under 100kg!”
9. Work friends: Mary and Karen
Total weight loss: 49.6kg (-14.83%)
The journey for Mary and Karen continues long after Finale. Mary reveals, “We are going to continue to weigh in weekly to avoid going back and remain honest.” Challenge partner Karen shares the same forward-thinking and positive outlook. “Mary and I will continue this life-long journey and help keep each other on track. I will be forever grateful to the Second Chance Challenge for the opportunity to get started on this life-changing weight-loss journey,” says a happier, healthier Karen.
10. Best friends: Kate and Karina
Total weight loss: 23.6kg (-8.64%)
Life-long friends Kate and Karina began this journey to lose weight in time for Kate’s wedding, for which Karina was bridesmaid. Karina says, “I had Kate’s wedding last weekend and it was actually the first time in my life that I felt beautiful.” However Karina’s journey has given her more than one day of beauty; it has given her back her health. “I am happy to say that I am now off blood pressure tablets. The doctor said I would be on tablets the rest of my life, so I proved her wrong!”