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"Biggest Loser success story? After Rachel Frederickson was crowned the season 15 winner of The Biggest Loser on Tuesday, Jan. 4, some have questioned if her 155-pound weight loss was too extreme. During a conference call with Us Weekly on Wednesday, Frederickson addressed some of the backlash she has received.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;First and foremost, my goals are to be healthy and strong,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m an athlete and have been an athlete since I was a little girl. I went on the Biggest Loser journey to find that confidence that I lost. Through the challenges I fought to get into the finale, I found that girl again. I&amp;apos;m embracing this new part of the journey.&amp;quot;\r\n&amp;quot;I followed the advice and support of the medical team at the Biggest Loser the entire journey,&amp;quot; Frederickson added. &amp;quot;So it&amp;apos;s been natural, and I&amp;apos;ve enjoyed every part of it. I&amp;apos;m going to continue on that path, maintaining this healthy lifestyle and really just enjoy this new life.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nFrederickson&amp;apos;s big weight loss reveal made personal trainers Jillian Michaels and Bob Harper&amp;apos;s jaws drop during the finale Tuesday. The 24-year-old former high school swimmer started the show weighing 260 pounds, and ended weighing just 105 pounds after about seven months of hard work.\r\n&amp;quot;I started as a [size] 20 and now I&amp;apos;m a 0/2. I was a 6 during makeover week,&amp;quot; she told Us. &amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s all about maintaining now!&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nIn the wake of the criticism, NBC and Shine America are also showing support to the reality competition show&amp;apos;s $250,000 prize winner.\r\n&amp;quot;We support Rachel and all of the Biggest Loser contestants who have shared their journeys over the past 15 seasons,&amp;quot; the network and production company for The Biggest Loser said in a statement to Us.&amp;#xA0;&amp;quot;We remain committed to helping contestants achieve healthy weight loss and live healthier lifestyles, and to inspiring viewers to do the same.&amp;quot;&amp;#xA0;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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