Dan Evans

Tears, twists and transformations abound as the popular weight-loss series begins its eleventh season by holding challenges in seven different cities to find the recruits.

The contestants start their healthier life under the pupillage of their trainers, but the stay at the ranch will be brief for one dieter as eliminations get underway.

The dieters feel the burn as they begin an arduous workout regimen in preparation for a head-to-head challenge where immunity from elimination and $10,000 are up for grabs.

Troubled waters divide the ranch-based contestants and the team headed by the mystery trainers as they race against the clock, and each other, in a slippery task.

The blue and yellow teams make a surprise return and Alison Sweeney has exciting news for a plus-size player.

Contestants reunite to weigh in one more time; the third finalist is announced; the winner is revealed.