The Biggest Loser Season 18, Episode 1: Rating the contestants

Follow the inspiring weight loss journey of 12 new contestants, as the Biggest Loser returns for a better than ever 18th season!

Despite some uncredentialed detractors, The Biggest Loser is back with host Bob Harper. Trainers Steve Cook and Erica Lugo round out the show aimed at helping people who have sleep apnea, massive cholesterol levels, type 2 diabetes, and body fat so elevated the percentages of obesity related health issues are a near certainty.

Based on the first episode, here are the rankings.

1. Jim DiBattista

Team: Red
Starting Weight: 385 lbs.
Breakdown: Jim’s a father of three who coaches youth football and is mad about his weight and Type 2 Diabetes. He wants to fight for his children. During the first 1-mile running challenge he proves he needs more motivation, because he walks a lot and finishes 11th out of 12. He definitely turns up the heat during the week, and ends up losing more than anyone.
Weight Loss: This episode, 22 lbs.; Total, 22 lbs.

2. Katarina Bouton

Team: Red
Starting Weight: 293 lbs.
Breakdown: As a cardiac nurse, there is less of an excuse for Katarina. She knows better, and wants to practice what she preaches. She places 10th in the run, and saves the red team.
Weight Loss: This episode, 14 lbs.; Total, 14 lbs.

3. Domenico Brugellis

Team: Red
Starting Weight: 323 lbs.
Breakdown: Dom doesn’t have a good start. He graduated culinary school, but didn’t quit because it involved food. He has lots of excuses for quitting this battle. Despite the excuses, however, he finishes the run 7th, right in the middle of the pack.
Weight Loss: This episode, 14 lbs.; Total, 14 lbs.

4. Teri Aguliar

Team: Red
Starting Weight: 256 lbs.
Breakdown: She was barely over 100 lbs. when doing beauty pageants, and was even Miss Missouri at one time. Now she’s a flight nurse. She finished third on the 1-mile run.
Weight Loss: This episode, 11 lbs.; Total, 11 lbs.

5. Kristi McCart

Team: Red
Starting Weight: 264 lbs.
Breakdown: She places 5th on the run, and mentions she weighs more now than when she was pregnant just 15 months ago.
Weight Loss: This episode, 11 lbs.; Total, 11 lbs.

6. Micah Collum

Team: Blue
Starting Weight: 326 lbs.
Breakdown: Micah is a young man from Alabama who absolutely smokes everyone in the 1-mile run. His weight loss journey could be very promising because of his youth. He’ll have to break bad habits, however, because he admits eating at buffets just about every day.
Weight Loss: This episode, 11 lbs.; Total, 11 lbs.

7. Megan Hoffman

Team: Blue
Starting Weight: 290 lbs.
Breakdown: Megan works at a California gym, so she should be familiar with health and fitness. She places 6th in the run.
Weight Loss: This episode, 11 lbs.; Total, 11 lbs.

8. Kyle Yeo

Team: Blue
Starting Weight: 302 lbs.
Breakdown: Kyle was a closeted gay man who used food as a coping mechanism. He even married a woman to hide who he was. He wants to see Kyle 2.0, which is convenient because he finishes 2nd in the run, destroying just about all of the other competitors.
Weight Loss: This episode, 10 lbs.; Total, 10 lbs.

9. Delores Tomorrow

Team: Blue
Starting Weight: 280 lbs.
Breakdown: Despite being the last person to finish on the blue team, Delores looks to have a very positive outlook.
Weight Loss: This episode, 10 lbs.; Total, 10 lbs.

10. Kim Davis

Team: Blue
Starting Weight: 242 lbs.
Breakdown: She’s a tour guide at a distillery from Tennessee. It should come as no surprise that’s she has a a bubbly personality. Being a cancer survivor for 19 years should display her will to fight. She places 8th in the run.
Weight Loss: This episode, 10 lbs.; Total, 10 lbs.

11. PhiXavier Holmes

Team: Red
Starting Weight: 357 lbs.
Breakdown: PhiXavier will benefit from the psychological aspect of the show as much as the weight loss. Day one she lets Coach Erica know about holding on to her father’s death since she was 9-years old. Based upon how quickly she quits on the 1-mile challenge (dead last, over 26-minutes to complete), she’s definitely Coach Erica’s biggest challenge.
Weight Loss: This episode, 6 lbs.; Total, 6 lbs.

12. Robert Richardson

Team: Blue
Starting Weight: 409 lbs.
Breakdown: Robert is a former football player towering above all the other competitors. He’d like to get his weight under control to make a run at the NFL. Despite his jacked up knees, he places 4th in the run. He is the father of a toddler, and suffers from severe sleep apnea. He is the first competitor to be eliminated because his starting weight was so much more than the others, and his percentage lost was the lowest.
Weight Loss: This episode, 13 lbs.; Total, 13 lbs.

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