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The paranoia of a few shouldn’t prevent refugees settling here, says Mary Moody. The way we have treated refugees in the past is heartless. I spend a lot of time travelling around the world and it’s sometimes embarrassing to be an Australian. With the Tampa incident, we more or less turned away a boat full […]

Biggest Loser contestant P’eta Phelan talks to Woman’s Day about her time on the show. **Starting weight: 131.6kg Elimination weight: 126.3kg** How did you feel about being a replacement contestant? When I was told I wasn’t in, I’d said to myself, “Thank God I didn’t get in”. There was a part of me that wanted […]

Lisa Oldfield wants to see the elderly cared for by their loved ones rather than the hospital system. My grandparents and my mother and father-in-law, whom I love very dearly, have been very sick of late and have relied on care. They’ve lived through the Depression and worked so hard to carry Australia through that […]

Biggest Loser contestant Michael Hinde talks to Woman’s Day about his time on the show. **Starting weight: 165.2kg Elimination weight: 145.7kg** Were you surprised to be eliminated? It was a shocker and quite hurtful. They said I wasn’t a team player which was a surprise considering all the sport I’ve played. I don’t mean to […]

Kelly Donaghy-Lewis talks to Woman’s Day about her friendship with fellow Biggest Loser contestant Michael, and about how things are going with her estranged husband now she’s been eliminated from the show. **Starting weight: 117.1kg Elimination weight: 108.7** What led to you being eliminated? Mel was jealous of my friendship with Michael and she’d told […]

Biggest Loser contestant Sam Birrell talks to Woman’s Day about why she had to leave the show. **Starting weight: 128kg Departure weight: 121kg** What made you leave the Whitehouse? I had a lump on the back of my leg. After a few days of being in the house I noticed the lump and went to […]

**Starting weight: 153.3kg Elimination weight: Left before first weigh-in** The Biggest Loser contestant Sarah Peak talks to Woman’s Day about why she walked out on the show. What made you leave the Whitehouse? It was a hard decision for me. I just couldn’t continue being there any more. It wasn’t the training, basically the whole […]

Alex Tsao, the first contestant eliminated from The Biggest Loser, chats to Woman’s Day about his time on the show and his plans for a healthier future. **Starting weight: 155.2kg Elimination weight: 144.6kg** Being the first eliminated contestant, has the experience still changed your life? When I arrived in the house I was diagnosed as […]

I have started an exercise program (finally!) and I am keen to know if there's anything I can take to give me an extra energy boost. K.Z., via email