Fast Weight Loss Success Stories - The Biggest Loser Twins Then and Now

There are many fast weight loss success stories that have come out of The Biggest Loser TV Show but none as captivating as the story of The Weight Loss Twins, Bill and Jim Germanakos.  This article shares how they got motivated to lose weight, how they did it and how they are doing today.

Bill and Jim knew they were heading down a bad path, at 40 years of age they already had high blood pressure and high cholesterol and with a history of premature death related to obesity (their father died too young from his own obesity complications) they knew something had to change.

An ah-ha moment happened for Jim that pushed him to apply to be on the Biggest Loser show.  Jim, who is an Eagle Scout himself was raising a 16 year old son with similar aspirations.  They had an opportunity to go on a special camping trip as father and son but once they got there Jim was told that he was too heavy to go on the trip.  He and his son had to leave.

This devastated Jim because his son was so hurt but it put him on a new path that led him to the reality show and eventually to he and his brother becoming fast weight loss success stories.

When the twins got accepted to be on the show they weighed a combined 695 pounds.  In just 8 months they had shed half their body weight each and together lost 345 pounds.  And, I might add that Jim was voted off the show after week 5 yet still managed to lose 134 pounds at home while working a full time job.

They credit their success to the education they received from the many medical doctors, trainers, dieticians and psychologists they worked closely with while on the show.

When they got to the ranch they realized that they were doing many things wrong with their diets and lifestyles.  Some of the things they began to do that lead to their rapid weight loss were to start eating smaller meals throughout the day, track their food intake in a journal, count calories, exercise aerobically and against resistance and of course work on their positive mental attitudes.

All of these factors combined to give them rapid fat loss and catapulted them to fame as the Biggest Loser Grand Champion (this went to Bill) and the champion among eliminated players (Jim's accomplishment).

The brothers were so grateful for the new life they were given that they vowed to "pay it forward" and dedicate themselves to helping others who struggle with weight.  Today they maintain healthy weights and they have created a rapid weight loss system that details what to eat, how to exercise and everything you need to drop weight fast.  Their hope is to take their success and turn it into many more fast weight loss success stories.

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