The Biggest Loser’s Laura discusses her dismissal

Laura after the Biggest Loser

This was definitely a difficult week on The Biggest Loser. Laura was sent packing because of the injury she suffered to her hip, bringing everyone, including tough-trainer Jillian Michaels, to tears. But even though Laura was always a bit difficult to motivate on the show, she’s working hard back home. She recently sat down with People.com to discuss life off the ranch and how The Biggest Loser has changed her.

How is your hip feeling and what are your workouts routines like?
I’m much better. My workouts mainly consist of going to physical therapy and cardio, which is limited to spinning on the bike or doing sit-down cardio because I can’t put any pressure or weight on my hips. My hip is still fractured. … So mainly, it’s just upper body weights, the bike and swimming, but I prefer being in a gym and listening to my music.

With Jillian’s help, were you able to work through the emotional issues and get to the bottom of why you gained weight?
Yes, one thing was my father passing away from cancer when I was 15. I was filling that emptiness with food. My parents were divorced since I was 5 and being on my own as an only child, I was always looking for food as a comfort. I always related food with my emotional self and now I’m learning that I can’t use food as an emotional crutch anymore. [Source]

Can’t wait to see Laura on the last episode.


Jillian Michaels to corner exercise market with new book

Jillian Michaels in bikini

Ya’ gotta love Jillian Michaels. The kick-ass Biggest Loser trainer won my heart when she turned her back on that drama queen, cry baby Felipe a few weeks ago. But in addition to her work on Loser, she’s building her own fitness empire that will soon be big enough to crush any one who even tries to get in on her market. Her new book, Master Your Metabolism: The 3 Diet Secrets to Naturally Balancing Your Hormones for a Hot and Healthy Body, is due out soon and it’s sure to be a must read, despite the ridiculously long title.

Jillian was inspired to write the book after having issues with her own endocrine system.  Because of this, she got together with some experts to first correct her own metabolism by learning how to work with the hormones, and then she decided to share her findings.

The three-phase plan engages all of the weight loss hormones and she reveals how to ‘remove, restore and rebalance.’  Other features of the book include  shopping resources, food charts that activate hormones, information on how to buy the right foods on a budget, tips on dining out, recipes and ways to control hormone related health issues. [Source]