The Biggest Loser

According to the folks at E! Online, the premiere of season eight of the Biggest Loser will make you want to cry.  It’s always an emotional show, but season eight gets even tougher.

Goosebumps ran up and down our arms as we watched Tracey Yukich, 37, try to crawl to the finish line of the one-mile mark only to be taken away by medics. Our eyes welled up as Abby Rike, 35, told the tragic tale of losing her husband and two small children in a car crash.

If anyone dismissed The Biggest Loser as just another weight-loss show, think again. Now is the time to get into what is arguably one of the most emotional rollercoasters on reality TV today.

Is it really that bad, or is this just hype?  We’ll find out in a few weeks when it starts back up on September 15.

The 16 contestants for The Biggest Loser 8 have been revealed.  The list includes Daniel Wright from Season 7, Shay Sorrells, the heaviest contestant in show history at 476 lbs, and Amanda Arlauskas, the 19-year-old chosen by voters during the Season 7 finale.

Season 8 begins on September 15.  The full list of contestants is below.

• SEAN ALGAIER (Youth Pastor), 29, Tulsa, OK.
• AMANDA ARLAUSKAS (Patient Care Technician), 19, Butler, NJ.
• DANNY CAHILL (Land Surveyor/Musician), 39, Broken Arrow, OK.
• MOZZIZ “MO” DEWALT (Youth Mentor), 56, Louisville, KY.
• ANTOINE DOVE (Health Insurance Agent), 23, Dudley, NC.
• JULIO GOMEZ (Mortgage Loan Officer), 40, Algonquin, IL.
• DINA MERCADO (Custodian), 28, Commerce, CA.
• REBECCA MEYER (Student/Nanny), 25, Des Moines, IA.
• RUDY PAULS (Engineer), 31, Brooklyn, CT.
• ABBY RIKE (Teacher), 35, Mabank, TX.
• ALLEN SMITH (Firefighter/EMT), 44, Columbus, IN.
• SHAUNTINA “SHAY” SORRELLS (Social Worker), 30, Newport Beach, CA.
• ALEXANDRA WHITE (Student), 20, Harrisburg, PA.
• DANIEL WRIGHT (Student), 20, Willow Spring, NC.
• LIZ YOUNG (Salesperson), 49, Lewisburg, TN.
• TRACEY YUKICH (Homemaker), 37, Allen, TX.