Biggest Loser Season 8: Helen Wins!
On Tuesday night, Helen claimed the Season 8 title of “The Biggest Loser.” Helen quietly and steadily won of this competition, as no one really saw her as a threat throughout the game. She hung on, worked hard and ended up beating Mike and Tara (the two contestants we all thought would win for sure) for the highest percentage of weight loss.
Helen is 48 years old and started the competition at a weight of 257. She lost 54.47% of her body weight in the 19 week competition, finally getting down to a final weight of 117 pounds! Helen was rewarded with the $250,000 grand prize, as well as the sweet feeling of victory knowing she wiped out people half her age.
There is always an “at-home” winner of the Biggest Loser. The players that were voted off during the season have a chance to win a $100,000 prize for losing the most weight at home. Jerry, a 63 year old guy with a starting weight of around 370 pounds, won this year. He lost 177 pounds and looks incredible. Not to mention he’s seen huge positive changes in his health.
It is never too late to lose weight and make a change. Sure, the Biggest Loser contestants are living and breathing weight loss on a daily basis, and that will never be realistic for most people. But there is something to be said about using the tired excuse in life that “I’m too old” to make a change.
