Sean Algaier went from 444 pounds to 289 during his time on “The Biggest Loser.” His weight is now up again, and he’s burning 458 fewer calories per day than would be expected for a man his size,
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Have you ever lost weight…and then regained it? You probably felt embarrassed and confused and maybe a little mad — at yourself. At your body. At your life.
Turns out you’re not alone. You’re not crazy, and you’re not imagining things: Your body is fighting that weight loss. Despite your hard work, it’s doing all it can to plump you up again.
“The difficulty in keeping weight off reflects biology, not a pathological lack of willpower affecting two-thirds of the U.S.A.,” says Dr. Michael Rosenbaum, an obesity researcher at Columbia University.
He’s one of several researchers quoted in The New York Times , whose huge interactive story shares findings of scientists researching why most contestants on The Biggest Loser end up gaining even more weight than what they lost.

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