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"When Erik Chopin shed more than 200 pounds to become the winner of 2006&amp;apos;s Biggest Loser, he was eager to start his new life. Unfortunately, his new life included gaining nearly every pound back. (Watch clip above.)\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;After about a year and half, I started to put the weight on,&amp;quot; says Chopin, who originally weighed 407 pounds before dropping to 193 pounds on the show&amp;apos;s finale.\r\nLess than two years later, the deli owner from West Islip, New York, had gained back 175 pounds.\r\n&amp;quot;I got back to 368 pounds,&amp;quot; he says. &amp;quot;In my head, it sounds almost the same [as my starting weight].&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nSo when the husband and father of three -- who cites procrastination and overeating as some of the reasons for his weight gain -- was featured on a Biggest Loser &amp;quot;Where Are They Now?&amp;quot; special that aired in November, he decided to give himself a second chance.\r\nHis motivation? Biggest Loser trainer Bob Harper&amp;apos;s challenge to have Chopin weigh in &amp;quot;on that big scale&amp;quot; at the NBC show&amp;apos;s May Season 9 finale.\r\n&amp;quot;I had mixed feelings about that ... He got me on camera, and I wasn&amp;apos;t going to punk out!&amp;quot; he recalls. &amp;quot;In the back of my mind, I said, &amp;apos;This can&amp;apos;t hurt.&amp;apos; It&amp;apos;ll motivate me that much more to get myself back together, so I accepted his challenge.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nHis first step to winning his weight loss battle was buying a scale.\r\n&amp;quot;I hadn&amp;apos;t seen my weight in a long time,&amp;quot; he admits. &amp;quot;My scale was broken, and I wasn&amp;apos;t that upset about it because I didn&amp;apos;t want to find out what I weighed.&amp;quot;\r\nTo showcase his weight loss journey, Chopin filmed a one-hour Discovery Health documentary called Confessions of a Reality Show Loser.&amp;#xA0;\r\nThe documentary, which premiered last week, is airing again on Discovery Health. To tune in, check your local listings."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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