Biggest loser before and after(PHOTO)

'Biggest Loser' 2009 Winner Helen Phillips: Before and After Photos

After losing 140 pounds -- more than half of her original body weight -- 48-year-old Helen Phillips won the 'Biggest Loser' season 7 crown and the $250,000 grand prize.

Having begun the season at 257 pounds, Phillips wasn't considered a serious threat to beat out considerably younger finalists Mike Morelli (19) and Tara Costa (24). Costa, a ferociously competitive former model, won a record 12 challenges and didn't once fall below the dreaded yellow line (a 'Biggest Loser' first). And Morelli, a fan favorite, beat out his father Ron with enough call-in votes to win the third spot in the finale.

But it was Phillips who proved that age -- and weight -- ain't nothing but a number. Though she was vilified by some for sending her own daughter, Shanon, home (through a mutual decision), Phillips had the last laugh at the end. Her final weigh-in put her at 117 pounds, pushing her past her competitors for a total weight loss of 54.47%. It also cemented trainer Jillian Michaels' reputation for training 'Loser' winners -- she's trained the victorious contestant in every season on which she's appeared.

Helen Philips won the Biggest Loser Season 7 and went home with the $250,000 prize. But the biggest prize she got is not the money but the new Helen that she got. She lost 54.47% of her initial 257 pounds (117kg) to weigh in at 117 pounds (53kg). Wow! Look at her before and after images, that's a great achievement!