During a live chat and watch party at the Kalamazoo Gazette / Mlive Media Group office on Tuesday Stommen, together with her father, Phil, and sister, Ashley, and a group of friends and family saw unfold the two-hour episode. Stommen who weighed 414 when the camera crews began after her last May laughed, winced and offered candid li da comments about how they presented on the reality show.

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Alyssa Stommen to see her "Extreme Weight Loss" episode Alyssa Stommen, watches from Kalamazoo reacts as she her episode of ABC's "Extreme Weight Loss" on 6 August 2013 Kalamazoo Gazette Watches | Mlive Media Group Office, 300 S. Kalamazoo Mall

The bottom line: Stommen is in the best shape of her young adulthood. She thanked all the people who helped along the way and continue to coach lida her through the transition, including Heidi Powell, wife of celebrity coach Chris Powell and Season 2 participants, Jacqui McCoy. The episode attracted some of the biggest laughs from Stommen and her friends, as she tried snowboarding for the first time. After a few leaks, she received coaching from professional snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis, who also texted Stommen during the show.

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