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…
April 1, 2015
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Our farm, The Little Fruit Farm, is a good old fashioned small farm; not a certified organic farm. (I have not the desire or the time to have that paperwork completed. Lots of paperwork means less time to take care of the food plots and fruit on the farm.) So being that I am the…
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…
March 19, 2015
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BY STEPHANIE NAVARRO (Special to the Morning News) Salt and pepper are not the only options out there to add flavor to your meals. In fact, because too much salt can raise your blood pressure and makes you retain water (read pounds), you should limit your salt intake as much as possible. So if salt…
March 19, 2015
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BY KITTY FINKLEA (Special to the Morning News) Here in the South, we love fatback, bacon and plenty of salt in cooking. When working on weight loss and overall health, the most common thought without these seasonings is boring, bland food. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Herbs and spices are the perfect…
BY MELISSA ROLLINS (Morning News) William Soolua’s reason for wanting to join the Florence’s Biggest Loser competition was simple: He wanted to be healthy. “I heard about it in December; that’s when Jesse Parker came up to me and told me about it,” Soolua said. “He said he was going to do it, and it…