The Biggest Loser winner Rachel Frederickson, 24, visited Today this morning, and if she was looking to quell criticism of her appearance, she succeeded.
She certainly appeared much healthier than earlier this month, when she won The Biggest Loser and shocked the world with her astonishing weight loss.
The former swimmer dropped 155 pounds (starting from 260 when the show began) in just a seven-month span, and stunned viewers with her big reveal.
Even trainers Jillian Michaels and Bob Harper were stunned.
Rachel Frederickson came under fire for being too skinny and the show itself was criticized for what some believe is a lack of ethics and oversight.
But since then, the former swimming standout seems to have slightly filled out, with much less severe facial features in what she calls her "maintenance mode."
Speaking to Savannah Guthrie about her dramatic, buzzed-about slim down, she revealed that The Biggest Loser finale fallout surprised her at the time.
1. Rachel Frederickson Before and After Photos
Rachel Frederickson before and after weight loss on The Biggest Loser. What a transformation.
2. Rachel Frederickson Before and After
Rachel Frederickson before and after the huge weight loss that won her The Biggest Loser championship!
3. Rachel Frederickson Before Weight Loss
Rachel Frederickson before her amazing weight loss on The Biggest Loser. She weighed 260.
4. Rachel Frederickson After Weight Loss
Rachel Frederickson after her weight loss on The Biggest Loser. She lost 155 of her 260 pounds, now weighing in at 105.
5. Rachel Frederickson on The Biggest Loser
Rachel Frederickson working hard to lose weight on NBC's The Biggest Loser. Mission accomplished and then some.
6. Rachel Frederickson, Biggest Loser
Rachel Frederickson won The Biggest Loser with this incredible weight loss transformation. She's only 105 pounds now!
7. Rachel Frederickson, The Biggest Loser
Rachel Frederickson, The Biggest Loser winner, lost a ton of weight! Those stats speak for themselves!
8. Rachel Frederickson, Biggest Loser Competitor
Rachel Frederickson, The Biggest Loser competitor and later winner. What a transformation she achieved.
9. Rachel Frederickson, David Brown and Bobby Saleem
David Brown, Rachel Frederickson and Bobby Saleem of The Biggest Loser fame. Which one of them won it all?
10. The Biggest Loser Season 15 Finalists
The Biggest Loser Season 15 finalists are ready for their final weigh-in. Rachel ended up winning it all.
11. Rachel Frederickson in Disbelief
Rachel Frederickson can't believe her weight loss on The Biggest Loser. Nor can viewers.
12. Jillian Michaels on The Biggest Loser Finale
Jillian can't believe it either.
"I felt amazing on the stage," she recalled. "I felt like I shined in my dress, and I got off the stage and Twitter was all abuzz. There was just so much chatter."
The new size 0/2 continues to express that her process of dropping 60 percent of her body weight going in was "absolutely healthy weight loss."
"My journey was my own, and I love it, I lived it," she said, acknowledging that it was drastic. "I appreciate all the concern, and I can see where it comes from."
"But post-finale, I'm now at the healthiest, most alive I've ever felt."
The competitor also revealed that she's reached her goal weight.
"I'm in the maintenance mode, which is just as hard as losing the weight," she admitted, but s
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