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Working it out : a journey of love, loss, and hope
Faced with an unbearable tragedy, Abby Rike turned to food for comfort. This is the story of her journey through grief and from obesity, via the reality show \"The Biggest Loser.\". by the publisher.
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The biggest loser is the Nanny-State
The recently concluded reality television show, The Biggest Loser, contains some surprising lessons for public policy. Of all the reality television shows bombarding people, The Biggest Loser best combines entertainment with the spectacle of social stratification. And The Biggest Loser contestants fulfil their expectations. The Biggest Loser approach is to offer a massive financial incentive in the form of $100,000 of prize money to lose weight, plus substantial amounts of personal training and a fair dose of new-age group therapy support. Locking every obese person up in a reality television show for months on end is not a public policy option, even if it is one of the very few approaches that clearly works. As the contestants in The Biggest Loser show, and research supports, there is a group of low income, poorly educated, socially excluded people, sometimes with mental health problems, who engage in a range of destructive behaviors, of which obesity and particularly morbid obesity is one.
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'Biggest Loser' castoff remains motivated
Here's what viewers did not see during last week's episode of \"The Biggest Loser\": Emily Joy standing on the scale, dumbstruck, knowing that her elimination was a foregone conclusion after she failed to lose enough weight to keep her above the dreaded yellow line. \"There was like literally three minutes of me not speaking,\" Emily said during Wednesday's media conference call. Because I couldn't believe it. [...] elimination has provided a bit of relief for Emily, 29, of Huntersville, N.C. It has allowed her to jump-start the rest of her life, which she hopes will soar to operatic heights.
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COMPANY TOWN; 'Biggest Loser' filming is halted; Crew members seeking union representation had walked out Monday
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, which represents more than 110,000 workers in the entertainment industry, confirmed Wednesday that it was leading a strike against the show after crew members sought to join the union.
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St. Louis native aims to slim down on 'Biggest Loser'; Backup singer for Beyonc sees making the show as a life-changing event
Montina Cooper was tired of all the yo-yo dieting and other unsuccessful ways she tried to keep her shape intact. Cooper is under contract not to discuss any specifics on the season's outcome or how much weight she lost.
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SHOW TRACKER; Underdog on top
[...] victory was snatched by Helen, the retired retail manager and mother of two who showed up at the ranch at 257 pounds and went on to lose 140 pounds -- or more than 54% of her body weight. Helen said her decision to lie low was her only foray into game play during her time at \"The Biggest Loser\" ranch.
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SHOW TRACKER; Likability's a winner on 'Biggest Loser'
In front of an audience in Studio City, and a broadcast one on NBC, Michelle won $250,000 and the title of \"The Biggest Loser,\" overcoming a childhood traumatized by divorce and, perhaps more important, beating out fellow competitors who were seen as two of the most conniving and unappealing contestants in the show's history.
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'Biggest Loser's' Harper wants to get you moving
Since joining \"Biggest Loser,\" Harper has written four books and started working on a fifth, which will revolve around poor habits and how to fix them.
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Critic's Picks
NEWS & NOTES HBO has hired Hollywood agent Sue Naegle as its new entertainment president as the premium cable channel tries to end its hangover following the highs of \"The Sopranos\" and \"Sex and the City.\"
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MIND & BODY; 'Biggest Loser' seeks contenders
If you have more than 80 pounds to lose and no fear of puking on a treadmill on national TV, here's your chance: NBC's weight-loss show \"The Biggest Loser\" is launching a nationwide search for Season 15 contestants.
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