Biggest Loser winner Michael Ventrella before and after photos

Michael Ventrella won Biggest Loser Couples by shedding over half of his original weight of 526 pounds, finishing up a svelte 262 at Tuesday night’s weigh-in.

Not only did Michael set the record for the heaviest contestant to ever participate in the nine seasons of the show, but he also broke Danny Cahill’s weight loss record of 239 pounds from last year. (You can see before and after photos of Danny HERE) Michael, a 30-year-old DJ from Chicago, lost a total of 264 pounds for a percentage weight loss of 50.19 percent!

Biggest Loser‘s Michael Ventrella before and after (or after and before)

262 pounds may not seem all that thin, but when you figure in Michael Ventrella’s 6ft 3in frame and the shear amount of excess skin it is nothing short of astounding!

Michael Ventrella gained a lot of the weight right back when he picked up his hefty grand prize of $250,000, which he did by easily beating out the other finalists, Ashely Johnston and Daris George. Michael now wants to try his smaller hand at advertising and public relations and is hopeful his new look and positive changes in his attitude will help him find the love of his life – and by love of his life I mean a woman, not a 27-layer cheesecake!

You can see more of Michael Ventrella before his transformation, including a couple videos and a number of photographs, in the article I did on him just before the season started HERE.

All photos: NBC
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