How did the work week affect your number, and are you worried now that you’re home that it’s going to be a factor for you to continue in your weight loss?
Cheryl George: Actually my work week, I lost two more pounds then I did the week before so yes it was more difficult, but actually it was really a good week.
How are you keeping up your progress today?
CG: I just make sure that I am burning more calories than I’m eating, of course, that is the most important part and I’m doing nothing different than I did on the ranch.
How many hours are you exercising a day?
CG: Pretty much three hours.
How realistic was work week for you as far as taking yourself out of the seclusion of the ranch and trying to put yourself back into kind of a real world scenario with work and gym hours and that sort of thing?
CG: I’m a person that really has to get that workout out in the first part of the day so I usually work out before I would go to work and you just have to make sure that all your foods and snacks are packed for the day. And if you do that every day of your life whether you’re going somewhere, going to work, or even when you stay at home you’re packing and you know exactly what you’re eating for the day then you just really don’t even have to think about it.
What is the toughest thing you’re finding now that you’re not on the show to maintain your program?
CG: It is the support that you have from everybody that you’re on that show with because everybody has the same goal in mind. I didn’t ever feel like anybody was trying to cheat me out of anything. I felt like we were all just working together and supporting each other and we did nothing but pat each other on the back.
How do you think Daris is going to cope without you?
CG: I think Daris will do fantastic because Daris has really matured and Daris does his own thing and I do my own because we are just not on the same exercise level and we’re both just working out to our own potential. But we have the same things in our mind, same journey we’re on and we’ve discussed it and Daris said he’d be fine without me and I’d be fine at home.
With the weight coming off, what body part are you most proud of when checking yourself out in the mirror, and how has it changed?
CG: I would have to say it’s my butt. When I look at me from the side I’m just shocked because I haven’t seen myself look like this in, I want to say, 25 years. The part I miss the most are my boobs.
What would you say to people who are coming onto the show - people who are going to get ready to start? What’s the best advice you would give them about the experience? What to look out for?
CG: Just worry about yourself and know what you’re there for, learn what you’re there for if you don’t already know when you get there. But that should be your ultimate goal is getting to your goal weight and don’t forget why you’re there and learn why you’re there.
The Biggest Loser airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Citytv/NBC
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