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Marie Pearl of Springfield was cut from “The Biggest Loser” Tuesday night after she fell below the red elimination line. She needed to lose more than four pounds to stay on the show.
“I’m 30 years old and I really thought that was going to be my life forever,” Pearl said after she was eliminated. “I got this amazing opportunity to come here and I really found the woman I want to be.”
Pearl started her weight-loss journey at “The Biggest Loser” weighing 249 pounds. After 13 weeks on the ranch, she lost 74 pounds.
“My life has been kind of hectic since I left the ranch,” Pearl said. She is in weight-loss mode, exercising three to four hours per day. She is competing for the at-home prize of $100,000, which is awarded to the eliminated contestant with the highest percentage of weight loss.
But, she admits, “The best part about leaving the ranch is being with my husband.”
While Pearl was competing on “The Biggest Loser,” her husband, Tom Pearl, was losing weight at home. So far he has lost 50 pounds, Pearl said.
Her friends and family have also been inspired by her weight loss. Her in-laws have joined a gym and some friends have signed up for half-marathons. “It’s definitely a chain reaction,” she said.
When we spoke with Pearl in October, she said her goal in losing weight was to be healthy enough to become pregnant. Now off the ranch, Pearl said that is still at the forefront of her mind.
She said she wants to wait until after the finale, but after that she looks forward to being at home with her husband.
“You never know what can happen when you start spending time together,” she said. “Hopefully we’ll have a baby Pearl before we know it.”
Tanya Winfield, who was eliminated with Pearl, spoke highly of her fellow contestant. “She is very caring and very nurturing. Those are the signs of a great mother,” Winfield said. “She’s going to be wonderful.”
Season 15 of “The Biggest Loser” airs Tuesday nights on NBC. The live season finale is Feb. 4.
Click here to read our October interview with Pearl.
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