Amy Zimmer appears as a contestant in the fourth season of the NBC reality television series The Biggest Loser. She is 28 years old, and hails from Rochester, New York. She works as a schoolteacher for the first grade, is happily married, and is the mother of two children. She has stated that her main reasons for wanting to lose weight and deal with her obesity are her desire to be a better wife to her husband, as well as to become a healthier role model and loving mother for her kids. With her family in mind, she’s set to fulfill her goal of slimming down and becoming an athletic figure in their close-knit household, one that her offspring can look up to and emulate.
Amy, who is 5'6", went from weighing 297 pounds to 242 before she was eliminated on week 10. At the live finale, she weighed in at 171 pounds, having lost a total of 126 pounds and 42.42% of her total body weight.
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