--- title: Biggest Loser's Rachel Frederickson Gains Weight After Controversy description: After fans accused the reality show of pushing the winner too far, Frederickson has gained 20 pounds and says she's finally happy with her body canonical: https://time.com/48551/biggest-loser-winner-rachel-frederickson-finally-finds-her-perfect-weight/ author: Eliana Dockterman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-04-03T17:59:05.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:55:05.993Z og:title: Biggest Loser Winner Rachel Frederickson Finds Her Perfect Weight og:description: After fans accused the reality show of pushing the winner too far, Frederickson has gained 20 pounds and says she's finally happy with her body og:url: https://time.com/48551/biggest-loser-winner-rachel-frederickson-finally-finds-her-perfect-weight/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt88cc8c49e0ad447a/698688c2361760d9f990b470/466879361.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: The Biggest Loser - Season 15 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Biggest Loser Winner Rachel Frederickson Finds Her Perfect Weight twitter:description: After fans accused the reality show of pushing the winner too far, Frederickson has gained 20 pounds and says she's finally happy with her body twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt88cc8c49e0ad447a/698688c2361760d9f990b470/466879361.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # _Biggest Loser_ Winner Rachel Frederickson Finally Finds Her Perfect Weight  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Apr 3, 2014 5:59 PM UTC  Rachel Frederickson on The Biggest Loser finale on Feb. 4th at 105 pounds Rachel Frederickson on The Biggest Loser finale on Feb. 4th at 105 poundsTrae Patton—NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Apr 3, 2014 5:59 PM UTC Fans gasped when they saw Rachel Frederickson’s new body on the finale of _The Biggest Loser_ in February: the winner of the reality competition show had dropped 60 percent of her body weight and looked disturbingly thin to some viewers. Many of them[ took to social media to complain that the show had pushed Frederickson too far](http://time.com/4645/the-biggest-loser-goes-too-far/). The star even [admitted afterwards](http://time.com/6739/biggest-loser-winner-rachel-frederickson-admits-she-may-have-gone-too-far/) that she may have gotten “a little too enthusiastic” in her training. But now almost two months after the show’s finale, the 24-year-old voice actress had gained 20 pounds. She [told _Us Weekly_ ](http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-body/news/rachel-frederickson-biggest-loser-winner-gains-20-pounds-im-at-my-perfect-weight-201434)that she’s thrilled with her now bod: “I think I’m at my perfect weight!” > [](https://twitter.com/RachelInspires/status/451577479463833600) When 5’4″ Frederickson completed the show on Feb. 4, her weight was at 105, and her BMI was 18.0—below what is considered “healthy” by doctors. [According to the World Health Organization](http://apps.who.int/bmi/index.jsp?introPage=intro%5F3.html), anyone under an 18.5 BMI is underweight, and fashion industries in [Israel](http://abcnews.go.com/International/israeli-law-bans-skinny-bmi-challenged-models/story?id=18116291), [Madrid](http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/09/13/spain.models/) and [Milan](http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/06/business/06thin.html?ex=1178164800&en=1f4d463f13547494&ei=5070&%5Fr=0) have banned models under that BMI. Frederickson looked stick thin on the show, and even _The Biggest Loser_ trainers [looked stunned](https://twitter.com/maxwelltielman/statuses/430938274702438400) by Frederickson’s fragile frame. She [told _People_](http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20785822,00.html) that she worked out for six hours every day and was eating a 1,600 calories-per-day diet before the finale. But nowadays she’s looking healthier. Frederickson, who began the show at 260 pounds, now weighs 125 pounds, putting her BMI at 21.5\. A healthy BMI spans from 18.5 to 24.99, according to the World Health Organization. She says that she’s been keeping in shape since the show ended. “”I work out an hour, six days a week. I love classes like SoulCycle,” she said. “I also loosely count calories, but sometimes I might eat an Oreo. It’s not the end of the world.” \[[_Us Weekly_](http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-body/news/rachel-frederickson-biggest-loser-winner-gains-20-pounds-im-at-my-perfect-weight-201434)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/48551/biggest-loser-winner-rachel-frederickson-finally-finds-her-perfect-weight/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/48551/biggest-loser-winner-rachel-frederickson-finally-finds-her-perfect-weight/"},"headline":"Biggest Loser Winner Rachel Frederickson Finally Finds Her Perfect Weight","datePublished":"2014-04-03T17:59:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:55:05.993Z","description":"After fans accused the reality show of pushing the winner too far, Frederickson has gained 20 pounds and says she's finally happy with her body","url":"https://time.com/48551/biggest-loser-winner-rachel-frederickson-finally-finds-her-perfect-weight/","keywords":["Living","beauty","health","Culture"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt88cc8c49e0ad447a/698688c2361760d9f990b470/466879361.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt88cc8c49e0ad447a/698688c2361760d9f990b470/466879361.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Biggest Loser - Season 15","caption":"The Biggest Loser - Season 15","creditText":"Trae Patton—NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-living/","name":"Living"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/48551/biggest-loser-winner-rachel-frederickson-finally-finds-her-perfect-weight/","name":"Biggest Loser Winner Rachel Frederickson Finally Finds Her Perfect Weight"}}]}] ```