And in this corner...

We are excited to announce that 18 people will  be participating in our first biggest loser contest!  The contestants have been divided into two teams as follows: (do a mental drum roll)

Tod Land

Thom Wellington

Lisa Arnett

Beth Burghart

Konnee Cook

Julie Koehn

Matt Bostick

Andy Gill

AJ Aguilar and



Kerry Winter

Rick Hubbard

Debbie Johnson

Bev Wellington

Dan Hanzlick

Amy Trotnic

Lisa Hanzlick

Mike Johnson

Mike Burghart 

The first weigh-in will be held on Monday, January 23rd at 5:00 pm.   The contestants will receive contact information for their teammates so they can encourage each other and coordinate group events if desired. 

Be sure to check the blog for weekly updates and standings. 

If anyone would like to offer assistance to participants, there are still a lot of ways to get involved without competing.  You can volunteer your time as a workout buddy, submit workout or healthy eating tips, or tell us about your favorite healthy recipes.  We would love to hear from you!