The winners of The Biggest Loser shed hundreds of pounds to gain thousands of dollars. The weight loss competition, which ran on NBC for 17 seasons between 2004 and 2016 before returning in 2020 for an 18th and final season on USA Network,

Frederickson did end up gaining back 20 pounds within a couple months of the finale. She told Us Weekly in April 2014 that she felt 125 pounds was her “perfect weight.” She also insisted that she’d lost weight “so naturally” on “The Biggest Loser.”

Ali Vincent called ‘The Biggest Loser’ documentary 'boring' and said she was glad she didn’t participate in the 'poor me stories'

Looking back, it was probably the pop culture moment that signified the downfall of society as we clapped and cheered on overweight people being pushed to the brink.

Rachel Frederickson faced backlash from Biggest Loser fans for her extreme weight loss. But blame should be placed on the system that exploited her.

"Jackie Michaels claims that her ex-girlfriend and The Biggest Loser trainer, Jillian Michaels, was ’aggressive and ’all over the place".