Jillian Michaels: 'Biggest Loser' winner's weight loss 'absurd'

  "The Biggest Loser" trainer Jillian Michaels says she was stunned and called it "absurd on many different levels" that this past season's winner Rachel Frederickson weighed in at 105 pounds at the finale. Frederickson defended her weight loss on NBC's "Today"...

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Published inGannett News Service
Main Author Schmitt, Brad
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published McLean USA Today, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc 27.02.2014
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Frederickson, Rachel
Michaels, Jillian
Schmitt, Brad
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Summary:  "The Biggest Loser" trainer Jillian Michaels says she was stunned and called it "absurd on many different levels" that this past season's winner Rachel Frederickson weighed in at 105 pounds at the finale. Frederickson defended her weight loss on NBC's "Today" on Wednesday morning, saying she is proud of her accomplishment. She said it was "absolutely healthy weight loss," the result of dieting and exercise over seven months, and that she is in maintenance mode now. "You know, I did work so hard for the finale and finding myself again," she told "Today"'s Savannah Guthrie. "I felt amazing on the stage. I felt like I shined in my dress. Then I got off the stage, and Twitter was all abuzz.