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.
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""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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Fast Facts
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Winner of The Biggest Loser
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Guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show on January 2
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Preferred exercise
Cycling classes
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Hometown
Long Island, New York
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Married
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Has two children
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Owns a deli
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Starting weight
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Weight at the end of the show
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Won $250,000 over the course of the programBuddyTV: What Are They Up To? (May 17, 3007)
