Back in 2008, Ali Vincent became the first woman to win The Biggest Loser after she dropped an inspiring 112 pounds on Season 5.
Since then, the fitness guru says she has put on a lot of weight.
In a very candid and emotional post on Facebook, Ali opens up about her weight gain and says she is finally ready to do something about it.
"April 15th was my 8 year anniversary of winning 'The Biggest Loser.' In the past 8 years I have had my ups and my downs. I have had successes and I have had major losses. I have gone from feeling alone to having thousands of people reach out with support," she writes.
The day after her Biggest Loser anniversary, Ali got back on the scale and was shocked by the number she saw.
"On April 16th I did one of the hardest things in my life I joined Weight Watchers and weighed in close to the weight I started at on 'The Biggest Loser,'" she shares. "I swore I would never be there again, be here again. I couldn't imagine a day again that I would weigh over 200 pounds. I feel ashamed. I feel embarrassed. I feel overwhelmed. I feel like failure."
Vincent writes that she wasn’t sure if she was “unhappy because I was heavy or heavy because I was unhappy.” Eventually the reality star realized that it didn’t matter because they were both true to some extent and the bottom line was she needed to make a change.
"I've decided to feel proud of myself again! To hell with shame! I've been so afraid and worried of public shame and ridicule that I've created more pain for myself than anyone else can but not anymore," she adds enthusiastically.
Along with her new Wight Watchers program, Vincent has also started a DietBet challenge, which allows others at home to diet with her and win some money.
This is not the first time Ali has spoken about her struggle to keep weight off.
In 2014, she admitted on her Live Big show: "After I won 'The Biggest Loser,' I weighed 122 pounds for about 2.2 seconds. It’s been five years since I won and I've seen myself gain at least five pounds a year. I think since I passed my five-year anniversary, you know, people always say 'if you can just keep it off for five years, you'll be fine.' I'm stuck in the middle."
