The Biggest Loser

7/12/17

<i>The Biggest Loser</i> Has Been Canceled. Good.

The Biggest Loser Has Been Canceled. Good.

Finally, somebody’s putting the long-overdue stop to the nightmarish practice of yelling at overweight people on…

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Praise Be Leg Lifts: Jillian Michaels Is Getting a TV Show Just About Her

Come January, The Biggest Loser’s Jillian Michaels will star in her own reality TV series on E! called Just Jillian,…

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Former Biggest Loser: It's a Fat Shaming Disaster, I Thought I Would Die

Every day we read more and more about why The Biggest Loser, the competition which starves and humiliates useless…

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Jillian Michaels Adorably Surprises Ex-Client On Say Yes to the Dress

Excluding a brief moment last winter when I watched all of season one of Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids edition…

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Jillian Michaels Retires From Yelling at People on The Biggest Loser

Jillian Michaels has opted not to return for season 16 of The Biggest Loser. NBC has released a statement on her…

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The Biggest Loser Won't Show Fat People Kissing

The Biggest Loser has amassed millions of fans by forcing a bunch of very very overweight people to exercise until…

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My Body Is Undisciplined and I Deny Myself Nearly Everything I Desire

I watched the first few seasons of The Biggest Loser avidly. The show offered the ultimate fat girl fantasy—go to a…

Roxane Gay

4/10/14 4:00PM

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4/3/14

Smallest Ever Biggest Loser Winner Gains 20lbs, Feels Much Better

Rachel Frederickson, the Biggest Loser whose dramatic weight loss prompted a series of uncomfortable discussions…

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Jillian Michaels Thought Rachel Frederickson Lost Too Much Weight

Not that anyone was desperately waiting for her to chime in, but it seemed pretty likely that, after Jillian…

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Biggest Loser Winner Says She 'Maybe' Took Things Too Far

The cover story for People magazine this week is an interview with Biggest Loser contestant Rachel Fredrickson, who…

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Biggest Loser Trainer Was 'Stunned' By Winner's Weight Loss

Rachel Frederickson's win on this season of The Biggest Loser was marred by adverse fan reaction and concern…

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Winner of The Biggest Loser Spent Entire Days on Her Treadmill

Rachel Frederickson, winner of this season of NBC's The Biggest Loser, spent yesterday answering questions about her…

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People Are Freaking Out Over 'Skeletal' Biggest Loser Winner

After this season's final contestant on the popular weight loss show The Biggest Loser confidently strode onstage…

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Because We Don't Hate Fat Kids Enough, The Biggest Loser Now Has Teenage Contestants

The Biggest Loser, NBC's cash cow "reality" hit that teaches grown-ass men and women to hate the fat away, is now…

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Worth It: Workout DVDs For The Athletically Challenged

Much unlike many a magazine editor who recommends you buy all sorts of crap that they most likely got for free, your…

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Is "The Biggest Loser" Keeping Its Trainers In The Closet?

When Jillian Michaels came out as bisexual in Ladies' Home Journal last year, it wasn't a huge surprise. The fitness…

Trish Bendix

1/31/11 7:31PM

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12/12/10

Jillian Michaels' Decision To Quit "The Biggest Loser" Is Killing Me Softly

America's favorite sadistic/hot weight loss coach Jillian Michaels will no longer be making America cry in pain on…

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Bigger Loser Finalist Says Show Gave Her An Eating Disorder

The Biggest Loser is so bad for its contestants, the millions who watch the show, and the culture in general. A…

Golda Poretsky

6/16/10 11:00AM

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8/25/09

Why Is There An "Appetite" For Plus-Size TV?

Today's Washington Post story about the popularity of plus-size TV shows actually begins, "Have a sandwich, Twiggy."

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Do Plus-Size TV Shows Inspire Or Disgust?

Between Dance Your Ass Off, Ruby, The Biggest Loser, Drop Dead Diva and the forthcoming More To Love, plus-size TV…

Dodai Stewart

7/22/09 12:30PM

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The Biggest Loser Has Been Canceled. Good.

Praise Be Leg Lifts: Jillian Michaels Is Getting a TV Show Just About Her

Former Biggest Loser: It's a Fat Shaming Disaster, I Thought I Would Die

Jillian Michaels Adorably Surprises Ex-Client On Say Yes to the Dress

Jillian Michaels Retires From Yelling at People on The Biggest Loser

The Biggest Loser Won't Show Fat People Kissing

My Body Is Undisciplined and I Deny Myself Nearly Everything I Desire

Smallest Ever Biggest Loser Winner Gains 20lbs, Feels Much Better

Jillian Michaels Thought Rachel Frederickson Lost Too Much Weight

Biggest Loser Winner Says She 'Maybe' Took Things Too Far

Biggest Loser Trainer Was 'Stunned' By Winner's Weight Loss

Winner of The Biggest Loser Spent Entire Days on Her Treadmill

People Are Freaking Out Over 'Skeletal' Biggest Loser Winner

Because We Don't Hate Fat Kids Enough, The Biggest Loser Now Has Teenage Contestants

Worth It: Workout DVDs For The Athletically Challenged

Is "The Biggest Loser" Keeping Its Trainers In The Closet?

Jillian Michaels' Decision To Quit "The Biggest Loser" Is Killing Me Softly

Bigger Loser Finalist Says Show Gave Her An Eating Disorder

Why Is There An "Appetite" For Plus-Size TV?

Do Plus-Size TV Shows Inspire Or Disgust?