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• Sione Fa is current contestant on the 8th season of Biggest Loser in the second couples series. Sione Fa joined the show with his cousin Filipe Fa. They come from an obese family and are willing to work hard to set an example to their loved ones. He was eliminated from the show, but came back after his cousin was able to stay in the competition for 20 days without him. He was eliminated again during the 14th week by competitor Tara Costa.

• Fast Facts

  1. Age at time of filming: 28
  2. Team color: Blue
  3. Trainer: Bob Harper for the first 8 weeks, then Jillian Michaels
  4. Hometown: Mesa, Arizona
  5. Occupation: Landscape company owner
  6. Ethnicity: Tongan
  7. Height: 6 feet

• Weight Loss

  • Starting weight: 380 pounds
  • Week 1 loss: none, sent home
  • Week 2 loss: none, sent home
  • Week 3 loss: none, sent home
  • Week 4 loss: 25 pounds
  • Week 5 loss: 8 pounds
  • Week 6 loss: 11 pounds
  • Week 8 loss: 9 pounds
  • Week 9 loss: 3 pounds
  • Week 10 loss: 6 pounds
  • Week 11 loss: 4 pounds
  • Week 12 loss: 7 pounds
  • Week 13 loss: 6 pounds
  • Week 14 loss: 4 poundsNBC: Sione Biggest Loser Biography

• Background

  Sione Fa has admitted to trying and failing at many of the diets out there. Being a business owner who works long hours, Fa has found himself not having enough time to work out and eat right. He knows his Tongan ethnicity is working against him, as most of his native country is obese, and even frowns upon slimmer people. Sione Fa hopes to be an inspiration to his people and help his family in Arizona to improve their lifestyles.

• Where's Tonga?

  Tonga is a Polynesian kingdom located in the south Pacific Ocean south of Samoa. More than 70% of the women there are considered obese and it is known to be the "fattest" ethnic group in the world.Times Online: Welcome to the Town That Will Make You Lose Weight (February 18, 2008)

  
  

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  Filipe Fa | Shannon Thomas | Helen Phillips | Biggest Loser Couples | The Biggest Loser | Bob Harper | Jillian Michaels | NBC | Alison Sweeney | Tara Costa

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