Erik Chopin is the winner of "The Biggest Loser" season 3 in 2006.

Before appearing on the show, Chopin attempted and often failed at losing weight and keeping it off. As the largest contestant on the show at that date, the odds were stacked against him from the beginning. He lost 214 pounds breaking all of the show's previous records, and held that record until Season 8 in 2009.

He appeared on television shows such as "The Oprah Winfrey Show", "Larry King Live", "The Today Show", "Neil Cavuto", "Entertainment Tonight", "Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell" and "Access Hollywood".

In January 2010, Chopin and his family appeared in a one-hour documentary on Discovery Health Channel titled “Confessions of a Reality Show Loser”, and discussed his weight gain since The Biggest Loser and how it has affected both him and his family.

In May 2010 Chopin appeared at the "Biggest Loser" Finale, showing his successful weight loss and current weight of 245 lbs. In late 2010, Chopin became a life coach and has kept the weight loss he was able to lose. He is still a motivational speaker at businesses and schools across the country and helps people as a certified life coach.

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