BY LEIGHANN BUTLER (Special to the Morning News) Well, the end has arrived. I personally am so far from the end of my journey; I am really just getting started. I think that all of my loser friends would agree that we are just getting started. Ten weeks may sound like a long time, but…
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April 5, 2015
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BY MELISSA ROLLINS (Morning News) The 2015 Florence’s Biggest Loser competition crowned its winners Thursday night. This year saw a few changes from the first competition, including adding a winner for the most inches lost, not just one for the number of pounds. Here is a look at a few ways the contest was different…
April 5, 2015
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BY MELISSA ROLLINS (Morning News) Drum roll, please…the winners of the 2015 Florence’s Biggest Loser competition are Tony Sitton for most pounds and Carroll Bazen for most inches lost. The winners were announced Thursday night during the 2015 Biggest Loser finale event, held at the Carolinian, an independent and assisted-living community in Florence. More than…
April 1, 2015
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BY SHAMIRA McCRAY (Morning News) The top six contestants in Florence’s Biggest Loser competition said the majority of their weight loss was determined by what they ate. “Kitty, the nutritionist, said 75 to 80 percent of weight loss is what you put in your mouth. Twenty to 25 percent is your exercise, but the basic…
BY STEPHANIE NAVARRO (Special to the Morning News) Stephen Cullen likes to win. Knowing this, Cullen’s wife, Katie, and one of his friends encouraged him to join Florence’s Biggest Loser. “They both know how competitive I am and thought the competition would be right up my alley,” Cullen said. “But there may have also been…
April 1, 2015
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BY SHAMIRA McCRAY (Morning News) The top six contestants in Florence’s Biggest Loser competition say staying active has helped them with their weight-loss goals thus far, in addition to assistance from their appointed trainers. The 10-week competition is winding down, but the top six are still motivated. The top six contestants, on the basis of…
April 1, 2015
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BY MELISSA ROLLINS (Morning News) Florence’s Biggest Loser contestants met with their life coach Robin Lewis for the last time Tuesday night. Lewis wanted to encourage them for the final push of the competition but more than that, wanted to show them that their journey isn’t over because the 10-week contest is. “Our topic today…
April 1, 2015
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BY MELISSA ROLLINS & SHAMIRA MCCRAY (Morning News) The basis of the Greens Medley Mayhem contest, part of United Way of Florence County’s Biggest Loser contest, was to provide a healthy, locally grown meal free from Ovis Hill Farms. Two winners were chosen; one is a contestant in the Florence’s Biggest Loser competition. The other…
March 30, 2015
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BY MELISSA ROLLINS (Morning News) There was not a cloud in sight when the Florence’s Biggest Loser contestants met Saturday afternoon at Freedom Florence. That didn’t stop more than a few of them from getting wet. The contestants took to the water for their second challenge of the contest: the kayak attack. The losers were…
BY STEPHANIE NAVARRO (Special to the Morning News) Marie Venable had a very good 2014. She participated in the inaugural Florence’s Biggest Loser program, losing 20 lbs and finishing in 14th place last April. December marked five years since she first found out she had breast cancer and she was officially declared cancer free. After…