SHE "PLAYED THE GAME," BUT IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL TRACEY'S POLITICING FAILED TO PAY OFF

The Biggest Loser, just like the Tea Partyers, made the trek to Washington, D.C. -- this group spreading their healthy-eating and healthy-lifestyle message at nation's landmarks including the Jefferson Memorial and the White House garden.

At Washington Monument, each contestant lured tourists and locals to a mass workout -- with Liz gathered the most people and won the challenge.

New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Pennsylvania Sen. Robert Casey spoke with the contestants who completed a balance challenge.

Teams ran a mile around Constitution Garden. The top six finishers took pennies from the Watergate steps and placed them into a bank -- with the first three who gathered enough pennies to reach a designated line on the bank moving on in the round.

Remaining contestants ran up 206 steps in front of the White House -- the number of steps representing the number of contestants who have appeared on The Biggest Loser. Rebecca won immunity.

And as a real treat, the contestants were able to prepare a salad in the White House kitchen with assistance from the Obama's personal chefs.

Anyway, the final weigh-in was in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Tracey and Liz fell below the yellow line -- so in danger of being voted to leave the show.

And in the end, it is Tracey, who previously stuffed on cupcakes and admits that she has tried hard to play the game to win, who was voted to be sent home.

THE BIGGEST LOSER VOTING SENDS JULIO HOME

What a horrible situation -- hunger and a chain-secured kitchen to prevent access to eating! For this week, host Alison Sweeney told the contestants on The Biggest Loser that they had no access to the kitchen facilities because they were to "eat out" for all of their meals.

While once upon a time, eating out would likely have suited The Biggest Loser contestants just fine -- now that they are on a weight-losing journey, they felt concerned that "eating out" meant that they might not have total control over how their meals were prepared. When ordering meals, they tended to ask for extras "on the side" to maintain as much control as possible.

Then coaches Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels, in preparing the group for life in the real world, took everyone to a Mexican restaurant where the entire group did quite well in assessing calories for meals on the menu -- and ordering foods in the healthiest fashion.

It seems that no one has forgotten Tracey's misjudgements of last week -- when she, contrary to advice from the coaches, opted for offers of pounds off at the weigh-in and scrumptious cupcakes. In the end, Tracey had the chance to choose which contestant from each pair would be counted at the weigh-in -- and Tracey chose Shay. So this week Shay felt that Tracey was not to be trusted.

And, as it turned out, Tracey was revealed to have a major major muscle injury and an extremelyh high enzyme level. The show's doctor advised that Tracey avoid all physical activity, even walking, so that she would not risk damaging her kidneys and liver. Once again, the responsibility for this duo fell to teammate Mo.

Tracey, not shockingly, was the only contestant to gain weight, gaining two pounds. The remainder of the contestants lost weight -- with Rudy's 11 pound loss being the best of the week.

Daniel, who was able to hang on longest when on a tilted platform above water, had won immunity for himself and teammate Shay.

Julio, who admitted that he wanted to remain at the ranch, still kindly said that he did not have to remain there to lose weight. So, in the end, Liz and Danny remained -- and Julio was voted to head home. And when The Biggest Loser show visited Julio at home, he had reduced his weight to just under 300 pounds and said that he was determined to be at 200 pounds by the season finale!

This week's results:

Abby: 213 pounds (-3)
Allen: 285 pounds (-7)
Amanda: 230 pounds (-5)
Daniel: 287 pounds (identical to last week)
Danny: 382 pounds (-8)
Dina: 229 pounds (-5)
Julio: 364 pounds (-4)
Liz: 240 pounds (-3)
Mo: 318 pounds (-8)
Rebecca: 244 pounds (-4)
Rudy: 377 pounds (-11)
Shay: 432 pounds (-5)
Tracey: 219 pounds (+2)

THE BIGGEST LOSER -- TRACEY, THE CUPCAKE GOBBLER!

This week's Biggest Loser show was hard to believe. It is easy to understand making a mistake once, but it is hard to understand how someone could go right back and make the same kind of mistake all over again.

Host Alison Sweeney described the game -- "Would you rather?" By stepping over a line, a contestant could acquire a two-pound advantage, but the cost would be a week without the benefit of coaching from Bob and Jillian. The contestants all seemed to think that the choice was easy -- they needed their coaches, and with Bob and Jillian's help they felt that they could easily lose more than two pounds.

But, shock, without even consulting partner Mo, Tracey stepped over the line for the mere two pound advantage! Mo felt dismayed -- and everyone was in shock, especially Bob and Jillian. Jillian was especially angry and hurt -- that Tracey had the unique opportunity of being at the ranch with two of the top weight-loss coaches in the world, and she handed it off for a two-pound advantage. "That's like a slap in the face," she lamented.

Then came a second challenge -- Control Your Diet or Control This Game! The contestant who scoffed down the most 100-calorie cupcakes could decide which person would represent each teach at the weekly weigh-in.

Basically, could any viewers of the show anticipate that after one tragic mistake, Tracey would even consider a second misstep? Then could any fans root for Tracey as she stuffed four luscious cupcakes into her mouth? There was the question -- did she even appreciate the opportunity that she had in being at the weight-loss ranch? And a second question was whether she actually wanted the advantage of picking which team members would count at the weigh-in -- or was she simply lacking concern about her weight to the extent that gobbling four sweet cupcakes meant more to her?

The other contestants decided that Tracey is crazy -- a loose cannon.

At the weigh-in Jillian expressed a lack of sympathy for Mo -- telling him that he needed to start looking out for himself. And when Mo stepped onto the scales, he appeared to feel distraught when he learned that he had only lost one pound.

And when Tracey stepped onto the scale and revealed that she had actually lost 11 pounds, the other contestants signaled their feelings of contempt by failing to applaud her.

Tracey's maneuvers left partners Sean and Antoine and Daniel and Shay below the yellow line -- and one would, according to the rules, be sent home. Both Sean and Antoine volunteered to leave so that Shay could remain at the ranch. They did not feel that Shay, the heaviest contestant ever, could as effectively continue her weight-loss at home.

During the glimpse offered of Sean today, we learned that he and his wife plan to name their expected baby Jillian. And we learned that Antoine, once he arrived home, quickly contacted Alexandra -- who had become his love interest even though her time at the ranch had been brief since she was the first contestant to leave the ranch.

So while Biggest Loser fans are no doubt rooting for the remaining contestants and hoping that the contestants at home will continue to lose weight, Tracey likely still has fans who want her to lose weight -- but it is doubtful that there are any who want her to win the big prize. She simply has not endeared herself to anyone!

THE BIGGEST LOSER FANS HAPPY THAT EVERYONE GOT ANOTHER WEEK

Every fan of The Biggest Loser has at least one contestant who he or she roots for and hopes will emerge thin and trim enough to win the show's weight loss challenge. This week was every fan's dream -- because every fan could give a sigh of relief as that favorite moves on for another week at the ranch. Yes -- it was a week when no one was sent home, and everyone benefits from at least one seven more days of diet and exercise at The Biggest Loser ranch!

The big twist was the surprise announcement that should the group together lose a whopping 150 pounds, no one would be sent home. But should they fail to lose that amount of weight, instead two contestants would be catching a ride home.

Contestants grunted and cried through hard work at the gym, along with considerable tough love from coach Jillian Michaels who barked orders to keep everyone focused on maximum weight loss. In a style not quite as hard-nosed as Michaels', Shay came down hard on Julio -- who she felt should be working harder.

Besides the gym work, coaches Jillian and Bob turned contestants' attention to proper diet. Chef Curtis Stone instructed on proper portion size and how to a Biggest Loser scale. Then there was an additional surprise -- a quiz on Stone's advice and information. By answering five out of eight questions, the team passed the quiz and the weight-loss goal was lowered to 135 pounds.

The weekly challenge was an obstacle course -- with a prize of an additional 20 pounds deleted from the required pounds to be lost to keep everyone at the ranch for another week, along with very coveted phone calls home. The result -- a win!

The last chance workout is traditionally tough -- and this week was no exception. But the rewards came at the weigh-in.

Allen and Abby lost 22 pounds; Amanda and Rebecca lost 10 pounds; Antoine and Sean lost 19 pounds; Daniel and Shay lost 23 pounds and Danny and Liz lost 22 pounds. Also, Dina and Rudy lost 22 pounds, Julio lost 19 pounds and Mo and Tracey lost 19 pounds.

The team beat the highest number 150 goal -- and no one was sent home!

Since everyone has their favorite competitors, it seemed a fun exercise to learn which contestants might emerge as fan favorites.

At the LA Times, a personal assessment was made of the contestants. "Abby has already won everyone's heart," Rene Lynch opined. "And Coach Mo isn't far behind as he steps up to be this season's spiritual and emotional guidepost. Sean and Danny are just sweethearts putting family first. Tracey is shaping up to have the determination that you'd expect from a Marine's wife. You can't help but think that Allen, Dina and Shay have hit rock bottom, with no place else to turn, and have been working that behind off, literally. Liz is just a sweetie.

"Daniel earned this second chance -- can't vote him off," Lynch continued with her assessment. "Antoine is deserving too. Julio shut everyone up this week with his monster weight loss. And then there's Rudy, who is supporting teammate Dina in every way possible, making him a candidate for the bestest "Biggest Loser" teammate ever. "

And finally Lynch added, "That leaves Rebecca and Amanda, who might have ended up on the chopping block this week had it been a normal weigh-in. This marks Amanda's second week in a row with less-than-stellar weight loss. Arguably, she has the most to prove: America chose her as its wild-card candidate going into this season. If she doesn't pull a big number soon and prove that America chose the right player, she may be gone."

ALEXANDRA'S NEW LOVE

Twenty-year-old college student Alexandra White, the first contestant eliminated on The Biggest Loser, lost -- and gained. In only one week at the campus, she lost 13 pounds. And, actually, since the beginning of her Biggest Loser weight-loss journey, she has lost a total of a huge 70 pounds. But at The Biggest Loser campus, she also gained.

What Alexandra gained was a love interest, fellow contestant Antoine -- a 23-year-old health insurance agent from Dudley, NC.

Alexandra revealed that she and Antoine "recently started dating, and things are going great." One advantage that they have is that they understand each other --"wonderful because we are both conscious of the healthy choices we need to make ... He understands what four to six-hour workouts are, and he understands that when we go out, we need to know how many calories are in each dish."

And even though Alexandra only had the benefit of a week on the show, she feels that it was a valuable week.

I did so many things this week that I never thought I could do," Alexandra explained. "I didn't really appreciate all the hard work I did until I really started to push beyond my comfort level and I learned that you know, you really can go beyond that point of pain -- you really can push above and beyond and once you do that greater things can happen.

"I started realizing that it was time for me to really change my life because my life is just starting. I'm in college now -- these are supposed to be the best years. I have so much ahead of me," she said.

ALEXANDRA VOTED OFF IN THE FIRST WEEK

The Biggest Loser wasted no time in starting to shape up a new group of contestants in the first episode of Season 8 on Tuesday night.

Contestants expected the Biggest Loser bus to deliver them to the show’s ranch, but instead the bus pulled to a halt at a beach location where everyone was greeted by The Biggest Loser host Alison Sweeney. One by one they emerged from the bus, whopping and dancing – clearly excited to begin their challenging weight-loss journey.

As the contestants all gathered together, Sweeney revealed that this was the same location where last season's contestants actually completed a marathon. And she told these contestants that their first challenge was to trek what previously represented the final mile.

But as the group tried to meet this challenge, 37-year old homemaker Tracey became exhausted and fell to the ground – only managing the final yards at the urging of her new friends. But she was clearly in distress and in need of medical attention. Soon medical help arrived and a helicopter transported her to a nearby medical facility.

Rudy, a 31-year-old engineer, was frightened and lamented, "It is serious to see how unhealthy we all are.”

The contestants divided into pairs – Daniel and Shay; Allen and Abby, Rebecca and Amanda and Antoine and Sean. Others were Rudy and Dina, Liz and Danny, Alexandra and Julio and Mo and Tracey.

When the group arrived for their first weigh-in, Shay quickly confided, “Oh, my gosh. Everyone is going to see every bad choice that I have ever made.” And, as it turned out, she weighed in at 476 pounds – the heaviest contestant to ever appear on the show. And as contestants and judges watched the scale signal her weight, coach Bob Harper exclaimed, “Oh, my God!”

After the weigh-in, the contestants waited to be divided into teams to work with either coach Bob Harper or Jillian Michaels. But Michaels announced, “You will all be training with the both of us.”

Exercising in the gym found nearly everyone struggling – but it was especially difficult for Shay who actually at one point quit. However, after some soul-searching with head in hands, she realized, “If I stop now, nothing is going to change.” Despite Shay’s difficulty with exercising, Michaels showed her tough love, saying, "Are you ready to work? This is nothing to be ashamed of. But I will not accept anything less than one-hundred percent.”

The contestants went through a series of physical examinations and medical tests. Danny, who was the only contestant returning from last season, remarked, “I have never met with so many doctors in my life.”

And 29-year-old Shay, who was told that her inner age was 45, in tears said, “I can’t go backward. I can only go forward.”

The teams had their first weigh-in that would result in one contestant leaving the show. Amanda and Rebecca, the second team to be weighed, kept sliding down the leaderboard as more and more contestants were weighed, and they worried that they would have lost the least weight of all.

But after all couples were weighed, 20-year-old college student, Alexandra and 40-year-old mortgage loan officer Julio – who each lost 13 pounds – were at the bottom of the board. Julio made his case to the group, saying, “I beg you to allow me to stay for my children and my family.” And Alexandra told the group, “I worked hard every day. I did a good job.” But the group had to decide to send one of the pair home.

The voting was even for Alexandra and Julio until it came to the final vote. And Alexandra was reluctantly voted off. It seemed that the group sympathized with Julio's explanation for wanting to stay -- to get healthy for his children. And several of the group said that they thought that Alexandra would continue to lose weight even if she went home.

Alexandra clearly was disappointed and did not want to end her weight-loss journey in the very first week, but she very sweetly remarked that her time there had been valuable – that she believed “success is the determination that you have in your heart.”

And when the show flipped ahead in time, Alexandra, from Harrisburg, PA, was shown back at home – having continued with the weight-loss routine and lost 60 pounds! She said that she was excited to return for the final weigh-in when she will be even slimmer – and revealed a secret, that she has a crush on one of the guys in the group! She didn’t say who, but hopefully before the season is over, we will find out!

THE COUNTDOWN TO THE PREMIERE OF "THE BIGGEST LOSER" SEASON

The Biggest Loser fans are doing the countdown – now that the first episode of the new season is only days away. The show’s September 15th two-hour premiere will assemble the familiar cast of host Alison Sweeney and trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels, along with 16 contestants who are looking for a “second chance.”

“We heal these old injuries not just physically, but emotionally,” explained Michaels to examiner. “”We have contestants who have been to hell and back, to be quite frank. How do we heal these old injuries and rehabilitate these contestants? … We talk about diet and exercise, but the philosophy of the show has always been about life. … It sends a message to America that we can overcome any tragedy and turn it into triumph with the right skill set and mind frame.”

Daniel Wright, who began last season as the heaviest contestant ever on the show, is back again to continue his weight-loss journey.

“We were really happy that the show was taking responsibility and seeing his journey through,” said Michaels. “Here is a kid that came in last every challenge, and the very first challenge he comes in first.”

But also competing this season is a female social worker who is replacing Wright as the heaviest contestant ever. The stories range from a young woman who lost her husband and children in an automobile accident -- to a firefighter whose job is at risk because of his weight – to a military wife who has always placed her family ahead of herself.

In the season premiere, one contestant experiences a health scare during the initial challenge, the contestants meet with Dr. Huizenga to learn their medical conditions and the first contestant is sent home.

Trainer Harper said, “It’s gonna be easy to lose weight at the house, but what they’ve got to learn is to stand on their own two feet and live in the everyday world. It’s a conscious decision they make on a daily basis.”

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THE HEAVIEST CONTESTANT EVER, SHAY SORRELLS, IS OUT TO BEAT HERSELF EACH WEEK

The Biggest Loser's heaviest contender ever, Shauntina "Shay" Sorrells, began her weight-loss journey on the show with high hopes. She revealed that although at the start of this journey she is wearing a size 32 dress, she brought with her a much smaller size 20.

"I brought a size 20 red dress because I think red dresses are hot," confided Sorrells. "I am a size 32, so that is pushing it: 12 sizes, a size a week. I am being realistic. I don't think I will be a size 10 or eight. I have a long journey ahead of me. I look at my partner and I know I have a long journey ahead of me, so I am trying not to be focused on a size, but on when I can run, when I can play on the playground with my kids, when I can wear a white dress and have the wedding that I didn't have. When I can do those things, I am good."

Sorrell's partner is 20-year-old Daniel Wright, a student from North Carolina -- who returns this season after beginning last year as the heaviest contestant in the history of the show. So when he picked Sorrells as his partner, it was essentially the prior heaviest contestant ever choosing the new heaviest contestant ever.

"It is amazing to see him running next to me on the treadmill and seeing my future," said Sorrells. "It is like seeing your future in boy form. He is at like a 15 incline, but looking at the fact that his footsteps are my path, it is amazing. There is nothing better. At first, I was, "Don't you want one of the small girls? I am probably not your best bet to get to the end." But in reality, I think he knows how far I can go. And he believes in me and that is huge.

Sorrells admits that The Biggest Loser show is a game -- but she considers that the way to play the game is to try to beat yourself each week.

"The game is beat yourself every week, like Tara," Sorrells explained. "She didn't worry about anybody else. She beat herself every week. When you beat yourself, you don't fall below the yellow line. People [need to] see that I have the longest journey and I am not a threat for the $250,000. The money isn't going to change my life; a 250-pound weight loss will change my life a lot. I hope to beat records, such as Ron's first weigh-in, the most weight lost by a woman … And maybe the most weight lost on the show."

The first episode of The Biggest Loser will air on September 15.

MORE FROM THE BIGGEST LOSER'S HEAVIEST CONTENDER

The Biggest Loser will this season have its heaviest contender ever, 29-year-old social worker Shauntina "Shay" Sorrells.

When Sorrells was asked what she believes is her greatest challenge, she told etonline, "I am my biggest challenge: All the "I can'ts." The "I may not be able to do it" that walked into the gym with me that first workout, but they beat it out of me. I walked out, I survived and I did things that I never thought I was going to be able to do, like an hour on the treadmill at 476 pounds. That seems insane. Some people at 476 pounds can't get out of their bed. So, I want to inspire them and get them out of bed."

Sorrells told et that the best advice she has received on The Biggest Loser ranch came from Jillian -- who told her simply, 'Don't quit.

As for her first workout, Sorrells described it as tremendously difficult. She explained, "I mean mentally, physically, so many levels. You are: Am I going to be able to take another step? Am I going to be able to lift my leg? Am I going to be able to do what they want me to do? There are so many expectations you feel from the trainers that you think, "I am never going to be able to do that. Am I going to be able to survive? Am I going to be able to do this tomorrow? Am I going to be able to crawl to the house? What is going to happen?" But you put one foot in front of the other.

"There was one moment when I gave up. I thought, "[Jillian] is crazy. She does not understand that I am 476 pounds and I can't climb this ladder. I walked out. I had already done it, but then she wanted me to do it again. I was, "I can't." I walked out and then I took two moments, and went, "What is your problem? You went this far to be here, what is going on?" I was talking to myself: "Are you doing it for her, because that is not going to get you very far? Are you doing it for the people at home because that is not going to get you very far?" I had to refocus and remember I was doing this for me and go back in there and do it again. That is what I did. People told me I would quit in the first five minutes with her, but I made it nine minutes!"

The first episode of "The Biggest Loser" will air on September 15th at 8 p.m.

THIS SEASON -- THE HEAVIEST CONTESTANT EVER

The heaviest contestant ever to walk onto the scales of "The Biggest Loser" tv show will be doing just that this season. A 29-year-old social worker from Newport Beach, CA, Shauntina "Shay" Sorrells begins her weight-loss journey at 476 pounds.

When asked how she thinks that she ever got to be so heavy, Sorrells told etonline, "There is a bunch of stuff. I will give you the lowdown version. My mom was a heroin addict for 29 years. I saw the destruction and the path of addiction. That is first and foremost. Secondly, there was a two-year period when we were homeless and there was a lack of food. When there is a lack of food, all you do is crave it more. You desire it, so it becomes second nature to have it whenever and as much of it as you can. That became a huge part of my subconscious."

Sorrells continued speaking, "Then at the age of five, I went into foster care and stayed there until I was 18, so a lot of emotional things. My mom was still struggling with her addiction, and when she wasn't there, food was. When she broke a promise, food didn't, so all those issues come into play. It just continued to grow.

For so long, I hid from it because I didn't want to face it. And when I did realize it, I didn't want to face it. I hid behind education. I thought it would be the most amazing thing if I could go to college, because 17 percent of kids in foster care go to college. I did that. Traveling, getting my master's degree, I felt like I was fixing everything, like I was putting the band-aids on it, masking it and making it better, but in reality, I was just continuing to get bigger."

"I was refusing to face that because I would have to face the addiction," Sorrells continued. "I would have to face my mom's shortcomings. It wasn't until she passed away -- she passed away about three years ago -- she was 48 years old, 300-plus pounds, so she, too, had an issue with weight. It made me realize I had a very short time to live if I continue. That was very scary for me, because I feel like I have so much to give and I wouldn't have much time."

When asked whether her mother's death actually was her "ah-ha moment," Sorrells agreed that it was one of those moments.

"That was the one that death was imminent," she said. "About a year and a half ago, I hiked a waterfall in Hawaii. It took me about four hours to do a mile-and-a-half. It was wet and rainy. It was the worst conditions you could think of to hike in, but I completed it, I got to the top and that was my ah-ha moment that I could do it. So there was the I should, I could and then there was the how, but I had no idea how.

"At 10 years old, I was in women's plus-size clothing. I had no reference point. I had no, this is what you feel like; this is how you do it. I had none of that. Last season, sitting on my couch seeing Daniel Wright doing it -- 454 pounds -- that is the how. Once the how clicked in, it was "do it." Get up and do it! Here I am. He is back and he is my partner."



Daniel Wright, a 20-year-old from Willow Spring, NC, was the heaviest contestant on the show last year, with a starting weight of 454 pounds. And in keeping with the show's theme of Second Chances, he is back again this season to continue his weight-loss campaign.

Both Sorrells and Wright are members of The Biggest Loser blue team.

CONTESTANTS ON THE BIGGEST LOSER

When The Biggest Loser premieres for the eighth season on Tuesday, September 15th, it will be all about turning lives around and getting second chances.

Abby, a 34-year-old high school teacher from Mabank, Texas, lost her husband, 5-year-old daughter and 2-week-old son in a fatal car crash. She is searching for a way to get back to a normal life, and after returning to college and graduating with a Master's of Education degree, she thinks that losing weight will allow her to do that.

Fans will recall 20-year-old Daniel, a student from Willow Spring, NC, who is returning after competing in last season's "Biggest Loser: Couples." He was the heaviest contestant in the history of the show, and while by the finale he had lost 142 pounds of his starting weight of 454, he is back to continue his weight-loss journey.

And Shay, a 29-year-old social worker from Newport Beach, CA, was in the foster care system from age five to 18. While she has been overweight for as long as she can remember, during the past 10 years she has found that stress, emotions and learned eating habits have contributed to even more weight gain. At 476 pounds and 5 ft 8, she is the heaviest contestant to appear on the show. As a social worker she wants to provide her clients with motivation and strength -- and feels that she needs to be an example for them.

Amanda, at 19-years-old the youngest of the group, is studying to become a Registered Nurse and feels that she wants to lose weight and become healthier so that she will not feel like a "hypocrite" when promoting health to others.

Liz, at 49-years-old is the oldest girl, lived on a farm cooked hearty meals for her family. She gained weight when she had her first child, and has never been able to keep weight off since -- even resorting to a tummy tuck to get rid of extra weight and skin. Today she wants to lose weight so that she will have the energy to play with her grandchildren.

A total of eight men and eight women will challenge themselves to lose weight this season. They range in age from 19 to 55-years old, and hail from as far West as California and as far East as Connecticut.

Alison Sweeney, who has hosted The Biggest Loser since Season 4 will return -- as will popular trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels.

BIGGEST LOSER CONTESTANTS WED

Former “The Biggest Loser” contestants Nicole Brewer and Damien Gurganious no doubt had one of the happiest days of their lives when they are married on Sunday on Long Island – both wearing wedding garb significantly smaller than what they were wearing just a short time ago.

Last year Brewer had selected a wedding gown in a size 24, but when she actually walked down the aisle, it was in a lovely size 8 gown.

“I feel like a princess,” Brewer told nydailynews in an interview before the wedding. “Damien is going to flip out.”

As for the other half of this duo, Gurganious was originally expecting to wear a size 60 suit, but instead it was a smaller 42 suit.

“I can finally wear the clothes I always wanted to wear,” he also explained prior to the wedding. “A jacket couldn’t close on me like this before.”

Life has certainly changed for the couple, largely due to their appearance on The Biggest Loser television show – a show where competitors learn to change their life styles, meet challenges and try to lose the most weight.

“On The Biggest Loser, we learned it’s as simple as calories in versus calories out,” explained Brewer to nydailynews. “It took time, but now I know, for instance, that a small apple is 80 calories. And that is empowering to know.”

And Brewer explained that she has also learned to shop smartly. “You see how expensive fruits and vegetables are in the grocery store, but you can save money and get better quality at a farmer’s market. I can get a big head of lettuce here for just $1, and I get home and make yummy salads.”

The couple, who said that they began to date after “hitting it off” at a gym, camped out at Rockefeller Center in hopes of gaining a spot on The Biggest Loser show. At the time Brewer, who now weighs 145 pounds, weighed in at 269. And Gurganious, who weighs 241 pounds, was 381 pounds. Of course, they made it onto the show -- and completely turned their lives around.

While neither Brewer and Gurganious were ultimately crowned The Biggest Loser champion, there is no question but that they emerged from the show as winners. As Gurganious explained in his new tux, “This just feels so good!”

So their wedding day was likely be a day of dreams come true -- but the dreams come true were marrying each other and also looking as they had hoped to on this very special day in their lives!

SNEAK PREVIEW FOR THE BIGGEST LOSER - BEGINNING SEPT 15 ON NBC WITH A THEME OF "SECOND CHANCES"

BIGGEST LOSER AUSTRALIA LOOKING FOR REPLACEMENT HOST

The Australian versions of two popular American reality shows are seeking replacement hosts. Replacements are being sought for both Ajay Rochester on The Biggest Loser and Kyle Sandilands on Australian Idol.

While sources have said that Australian Idol wants Paula Abdul on that show, the expectation is that she is likely wanted to sit on the judging panel and not hosting the show.

And there have been no rumors connecting Abdul to The Biggest Loser.

BIGGEST LOSER: ASIA

Who would have known -- that "The Biggest Loser" competition would become so popular that there is also a The Biggest Loser: Asia!

The Jakarta Post reports that at least 225 people from across the country who are battling obesity expect to begin efforts to win for the US$100,000 top prize.

The Indonesian competitions will apparently audition for the opportunity to represent Indonesia in the Biggest Loser Asia program.

Executive producer Riaz Mehta said that hopefuls came from various towns in the country.

"We are happy to see the public's enthusiasm for the program," said Mehta. "We have noticed a number of interesting participants who stand a great chance of winning."

While registering, the potential contestants were reportedly offered two choices of food -- healthy items such as fruits and junk foods such as donuts and crispy fried chicken. It was not reported which food group drew the greatest interest!

"BIGGEST" LOSER SEASON PREMIERE ON SEPTEMBER 15!

"The Biggest Loser" Season 8 premiere will air on Tuesday, September 15 at 8 p.m. ET.

As in prior three seasons, it will be shown in two-hour episodes -- but this time there will no longer be "couples."

"We're going back to singles and contemplating doing something really unique," said executive producer J. D. Roth. "We're going to study fattest cities in America, and we're going to try to cast in those cities and add things to those cities to help them change their ways and to get off that list."

Season 9 of The Biggest Loser will premiere early in 2010 and, to vary the routine a bit, will return to its family format.

TEAM BOB -- Trainer Bob Harper Talks About Second Chances

When "The Biggest Loser" returns in mid-September, the show will very much be about second chances, according to the show trainer Bob Harper.

"When you get to see one of our contestants from last season get back on the show," Harper told etonline, "get a second chance at the show, it is so great.

"There is a woman who lost her husband and both children. She is getting a second chance at life. We have the largest contestant we ever have had -- a 476 pound girl. On the first day, they had to run a mile, and one of the contestants was so unhealthy that she wasn't able to walk a mile -- and we didn't get work out of her for three weeks! She is doing great."

Harper said that the best part of the show is "getting them back in charge of their lives -- to save their lives. I love what I do, and I take it seriously. It is such a motivation, keeps me inspired and keeps my head in the game. That is my job -- to help as many people as I can. And that is why I like making these games. It helps spread the message that you can take charge, can get up off the sofa and find something more active that you like to do."