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Conference Call with Shanon Thomas of The Biggest Loser

Posted on 02/18/2009 by Gina

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On this week's episode of The Biggest Loser: Couples, the pink team (Shanon and Helen) fell below the yellow line at the weigh-in after dropping a combined total of 9 pounds.  At this point in the competition, when a team falls below the yellow line, only one of them is eliminated.  Teams have been deciding which one of them wants to go home and then they ask their fellow contestants to respect their wishes.  This week, it was Shanon who offered to leave so that her mother could stay on the ranch.  Today, she participated in a conference call with the media to talk about the decision that she made and shares the biggest lesson she learned from being on The Biggest Loser.

 

Q. RealityTVWorld.com: Were you confident that everyone would request your a
A. Shanon: I actually had doubts in the back of my mind.  I wasn’t sure that they were going to listen to me.  I mean, I don’t’ know.  They thought I needed to be there just as bad as my mom and me being the younger team member.  I wasn’t confident that they were going to go through with it.

Q. RealityTVWorld.com: In the pop challenge, you were very relaxed in your approach.  What led you to taking that approach?
A. Shanon: I did jog and I said to my mom on my fourth or fifth lap, “Mom, I wouldn’t mind getting out of the gym for a week”  Me and my mom love to go up north, we love to go walking, we love to be outside.  My mom and I were climbing that mountain for fun every day and I thought, “Maybe it would be fun if we didn’t have the key to the gym.” 

Q. In Touch Weekly: After you told the group that you wanted them to choose your mom [to stay], you thought maybe you should’ve gone back and talk to them again.  What did your mom have to say?
A. Shanon: She’s my mom so of course, she wants what’s best for me and she’d sacrifice anything for me.  I said, “Why would we mess with this when I already went home and I pulled great amounts of weight while I was at home?”  We’re trying to get her off cigarettes for good.  My mom would’ve bent over backwards for me and said, “Shannon, I will walk back down there right now and tell them to vote me off.”

Q. TV Guide: Has your exercise or diet changed since you were home the first time around?
A. Shanon: I think that I just didn’t know what I was doing before I got to the ranch.  You try all the fads and you read all the books.  All it really comes down to is paying attention to what you’re doing and exercise.  You have to exercise if you want to lose weight.  I’ve been keeping up with my diet and take it one day at a time.

Q. RealityTVWorld.com: What’s the greatest lesson you learned from Bob?
A. Shanon: Juist to keep moving.  Bob always says, “Keep moving, keep moving,” even if you’re just walking around.  Just keep moving ‘cause that way you’re always burning calories.  I always think about that and even if I’m going slow, I’m still moving and burning calories.

 


Catch new episodes of The Biggest Loser: Couples - Tuesday nights starting at 8pm ET on NBC.

 

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