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• Former Biggest Loser winner Erick Chopin lost over 200 pounds during his tenure on the program. On a 2009 appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, he admitted to gaining approximately 122 pounds back.

• Fast Facts

  1. Winner of The Biggest Loser
  2. Guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show on January 2
  3. Preferred exercise: Cycling classes
  4. Hometown: Long Island, New York
  5. Married
  6. Has two children
  7. Owns a deli
  8. Starting weight: 407 poundsBuddyTV: What Are They Up To? (May 17, 3007)
  9. Weight at the end of the show: 283 poundsBuddyTV: What Are They Up To? (May 17, 3007)
  10. Won $250,000 over the course of the programBuddyTV: What Are They Up To? (May 17, 3007)

• Quotes

  ""I started to feel cornered and trapped. I started to put weight back on, and it just continued."—Erik Chopin, on the depression he experienced after the showPopeater: Biggest Loser winner gains back weight (January 16, 2009)

  "The weight started to creep back on... I felt like I let everybody down, first and foremost my family."—Erik Chopin, on why he gained the weight backPopeater: Biggest Loser winner gains back weight (January 16, 2009)

  "This time I am not going to get involved with a number. I want to be healthy and fit. I just got back from the gym. I feel psyched. This is awesome."—Erik Chopin, on his new plan to lose weightPopeater: Biggest Loser winner gains back weight (January 16, 2009)

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