'Biggest Loser' winner ate 1,600 calories a day
LOS ANGELES — “The Biggest Loser” Season 15 winner Rachel Frederickson has heard your concerns, America, but she’s not listening. And she’s not answering questions about whether her weight loss went too far.
That’s because she’s absolutely thrilled that she managed to diet and exercise her way down to 105 pounds from a starting weight of 260 pounds on NBC’s weight-loss show. In all, the Los Angeles voice over artist lost 155 pounds, or 59.6 percent of her body weight, and won the show’s $250,000 grand prize because of it.
Her dramatic transformation, however, has led to criticism and fears that she’s now too skinny, with some wondering whether she has an eating disorder. Even trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels seemed surprised when she first walked onto the stage at the finale.
At 5 feet 5 and 105 pounds, Frederickson is considered officially underweight, according to the Body Mass Index charts.
But Frederickson said that when she looks in the mirror, “I see a strong, confident woman. I feel great.”
She said she lost all her weight under the direct supervision of the show’s medical experts and training staff.
