Rachel Frederickson Reveals she's Gained Some of her 'Biggest Loser' Weight Back After Viewers Criticized her and Claimed she had an Eating Disorder [VIDEO]

By Star Connor s.connor@mstarsnews.com | Dec 09, 2014 05:30 PM EST

It has been one crazy year for The Biggest Loser winner Rachel Frederickson. MStars News has learned that the over-weight turned skinny star lost 155-pounds but then gained some of it back after taking fire from critics.

"2014 has been a year full of learning, changing and growing for me. I've been taking college classes, working in voice-over, walking dogs at the local shelter, training for my first marathon, and through my new career at DreamJobbing [a website that aids job search], I'm helping others change their story."

Though losing weight should be a positive thing, viewers of the show and her trainer were shocked at how much weight Frederickson had lost.

"When I stood on stage at the live finale, I had never felt stronger. I had accomplished everything I wanted to do. I was extremely proud of myself," the Biggest Loser star revealed in a new essay for Today. "That moment didn't last long."

Rachel revealed that she was hurt by the Twitter (and other social media) critics after she had lost all of her weight. Many fans of the show believed that Rachel had an eating disorder.

"Comments during the controversial storm following my weight loss were hurtful. My self-esteem once again was affected by other people's voices - this time, the kind that live forever in Facebook posts or written in the pages of magazines," she says. "People tried to bring me down and (privately) succeeded. To the voices of those who tried to lift me up after the finale, I thank you!"

Since losing some of the weight that people believed she lost due to an eating disorder, Rachel revealed that she managed to gain some healthy weight back.

"There will always be other voices in life. The trouble comes when you stop listening to your own," Frederickson adds. "I am committed to trusting my decisions and standing strong behind them. I found strength in this struggle and I am listening to my own voice again!"

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