Ronald "Ron" Morelli was a contestant on the 7th season of The Biggest Loser.
He was eliminated in week 18.
Biography[]
Ron has recently retired from the food distribution business that he was in for most of his career. He sits on the ZBA and city council and has been on the planning commission for his town. Ron has battled his weight his entire life, weighing over 200 pounds at just nine years old, and has yo-yo dieted to almost 500 pounds as an adult. Ron, like most people who are overweight, has tried everything to lose it.
Team[]
Ron and Mike are a father/son team who are extremely driven and competitive. They are outgoing and love to have fun, but always keep a competitive edge about them. They have the typical Italian dynamic; they compete and push each other relentlessly, but it all comes from love of one another. Ron admits he is a nutritional basketcase when it comes to food and realizes he's passed his bad eating habits to his son. Michael wants to pursue his dreams of becoming a doctor and wants to start the rest of his life as a healthy 18 year old. Both are motivated and determined to lose the weight and break the cycle together.
The Biggest Loser[]
- Starting BMI: 58.3
- Starting weight: 430 lbs
- Week 1: -32 lbs
- Week 2: -12 lbs
- Week 3: -9 lbs
- Week 4: -7 lbs
- Week 5: -4 lbs
- Week 6: -5 lbs
- Week 7: -7 lbs
- Week 8: -5 lbs
- Week 9: -6 lbs
- Week 10: -6 lbs
- Week 11: -10 lbs
- Week 12: -10 lbs
- Week 13: +3 lbs
- Week 14: -12 lbs
- Week 15: -6 lbs
- Week 16: -4 lbs
- Week 17: -9 lbs
- Week 18: -10 lbs
- Ending weight: 238 lbs
- Weight lost: 192 lbs / 44.65%
- Ending BMI: 32.3
Trivia[]
- In Week 17, Mike helped him on the Carry Your Weight challenge after all of the contestants finished with the challenge.