Monday, March 18, 2013
Lisa Rambo, a special education assistant at Hudson High School and mother of four who competed on Season 14 of NBC's reality show "The Biggest Loser," lost a total of 108 lbs. and narrowly missed winning the show's $100,000 at-home prize.
Lisa Rambo, the Hudson High School special education assistant who is competing on Season 14 of "The Biggest Loser," narrowly missed winning the show's $100,000 "at-home" prize at the live season finale Monday night. In front of a live national TV audience, Rambo weighed in 138, for a total loss of 108 lbs. (43.9 percent). She finished just behind Gina McDonald who lost a total of 113 lbs. (46.12 percent). Rambo weighed 246 lbs. last September when she began her journey at the "Biggest Loser" ranch. She was eliminated from competition for the $250,000 grand prize in mid-November at 209 lbs. As recently as Feb. 4, she appeared on the TODAY Show weighing less than 165 lbs. --- Dannielle "Danni" Allen edged Jeff Nichols by just 1 pound to …
Even though Lisa Rambo was eliminated from winning the $250,000 grand prize on "The Biggest Loser," she says she feels like a contender for the $100,000 "at-home prize." Rambo, along with the rest of America, will find out tonight.
Lisa Rambo, a special education assistant at Hudson High School and mother of four who is competing on Season 14 of NBC's reality show "The Biggest Loser," weighed 246 lbs. last September when she began her journey at the "Biggest Loser" ranch. Rambo was eliminated from competition for the $250,000 grand prize in mid-November at 209 lbs. As recently as Feb. 4, she appeared on the TODAY Show weighing less than 165 lbs. Her final weigh-in will take place at the live finale tonight. The show begins at 7 p.m. CDT on NBC (KARE-11). A viewing party is planned at The Village Inn Sports Bar & Grill in North Hudson. Hudson Patch caught up with Rambo last Tuesday between workouts at Riverfront Athletic Club for this one-on-one chat. Hudson Patch: …
Monday, February 4, 2013
"The Biggest Loser" contestant Lisa Rambo and her husband Tony have lost a combined 150 pounds since Lisa became a contestant on the show.
It's been a busy week for Lisa Rambo and her family. Last Monday, Rambo, a mother of four and a special education assistant at Hudson High School, was voted off "The Biggest Loser" ranch. Since then, she has participated in interviews with news publications from around the country, competed in the Up Up & Away 5K at the Hudson Hot Air Affair and sold T-shirts to benefit charity. This morning she was in New York and appeared on NBC's TODAY show. Like us on Facebook | Follow us on Twitter | Sign up for our daily newsletter
Monday, January 28, 2013
In the fifth week of the show, Hudson's "The Biggest Loser" contestant lost only 5 pounds and was voted off the show by her teammates. She left the ranch weighing 209 pounds — down 37 from her starting weight of 246.
Lisa Rambo, the Hudson High School special education assistant who is competing on Season 14 of "The Biggest Loser," lost only 5 pounds this week and was voted off the show by her teammates on the Red team. Rambo left the ranch at 209 pounds, but has lost nearly 40 more since coming back home to Hudson. Rambo pronounced, "America, next time you see me, this teacher will have learned her lesson — how to love herself," and a two minute video update clip played showing her back in Hudson at 170 pounds — a total weight loss of 76 pounds. The clip showed Rambo teaching cooking and bowling to her special needs students at the high school. "I realized that a lot of our students and special needs adults in our community struggle with their weight…
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Shooting has wrapped up for Season 14 of "The Biggest Loser" and the contestants are working out on their own at home to prepare for the live finale episode on March 18. Patch caught up with local contestant Lisa Rambo for this Q&A.
Lisa Rambo is a special education assistant at Hudson High School and mother of four who is competing on Season 14 of NBC's reality show "The Biggest Loser." The contestants began shooting for the season in September and now footage for every show been shot except for the live finale which airs on March 18. Hudson Patch got a chance to chat one-on-one with Rambo last week about her time on the show so far (without revealing any spoilers) and her weight-loss journey in general. Hudson Patch: This isn't the first time you've tried out for "The Biggest Loser." Tell us about your journey over the years being rejected and finally getting onto the show. Lisa Rambo: This was my third attempt to make it onto "The Biggest Loser" ranch. I did …
Monday, January 21, 2013
In the fourth week of the show, Hudson's "The Biggest Loser" contestant lost 9 pounds to bring her weight to 214 pounds. That's down 32 from her initial weight of 246.
Lisa Rambo, the Hudson High School special education assistant who is competing on Season 14 of "The Biggest Loser," lost only nine pounds this week as the Red team posted the highest team percentage. The episode kicked off with an announcement that all three trainers would spend the week away from their teams while they visited the child contestants at their homes. Before departing, Dolvett fired up the Red team by telling them that it's time for them to become warriors. "It's time to get pissed off. It's time to start fighting," he said. Rambo admitted that not having him around "kind of freaks me out." The challenge this week was a 5K along a paved path on the beach. The winning team split $15,000; the second place team split $5,000 and…
Monday, January 14, 2013
In the third week of the show, Hudson's "The Biggest Loser" contestant lost 2 pounds to bring her weight to 223 pounds. That's down 23 from her initial weight of 246.
Lisa Rambo, the Hudson High School special education assistant who is competing on Season 14 of "The Biggest Loser," lost only two pounds, but staved off elimination after a Red team vote sent Cate home. The episode kicked off with the introduction of the Kids Junk Room, which included video games, soda and junk food of all sorts. After losing a team trivia challenge, the Blue team was forced to spend four-and-a-half hours per day in the Kids Junk Room for the week while the Red and White teams worked out with their trainers. The physical team challenge this week included a relay race through a bubble gum pit while retreiving and carrying a 10-pound ball. The Red team won the challenge and received a year of free groceries. When it was …
Monday, January 7, 2013
In the second week of the show, Hudson's "The Biggest Loser" contestant lost 5 pounds to bring her weight to 225 pounds. That's down 21 from her initial weight of 246.
Lisa Rambo, the Hudson High School special needs teacher who is competing on Season 14 of "The Biggest Loser," had a couple tense moments in the season's second week. During the team challenge, Rambo had to complete a football obstacle course ending with a tackling sled that did her in. She stuggled to even complete the competitive timed course, but she did complete it. San Diego Chargers Tight End Antonio Gates, an eight-time NFL Pro Bowler, paid Rambo a nice compliment on her effort. "You can be on my team anytime," Gates said. The remaining 13 contestants faced another red-line elimination weekly weigh-in, and Rambo was last to post her numbers for the Red team. Her 5 lbs. lost was just enough to keep her and her teammates safe from …
Hudson's "The Biggest Loser" contestant introduces herself about 10 minutes into the first episode. By the end of the two-hour premiere, she had lost 16 pounds.
Lisa Rambo, the Hudson High School special needs teacher who is competing on Season 14 of "The Biggest Loser," saw her first air time on the NBC show on Sunday night. Supportive family and friends turned out at a viewing party at The Agave Kitchen, but they saw little of Rambo on TV. The two-hour episode focused on trainers Jillian Michaels, Bob Harper and Dolvett Quince; three children participants named Biingo, Sunny and Lindsay; a contestant named Nikki who quit early; and a contestant named TC who was eliminated at the end of the episode. Less than 15 minutes into the show, Rambo was the second of 15 audience members to be named as Season 14 contestants. When Rambo's name was called, a segment played, which included shots of downtown …
Debra
4:37 pm on Tuesday, March 19, 2013
I don't think we've seen the end of Lisa. She may not have been the winner of $100,000 "Biggest Loser" at-home prize but I think she has won the hearts of many people. Hey. Look what happened to Elisabeth Hasselbeck after she was on Survivor! more ›