4-30-09 Exercise of the Week - Ab Crunches
April 30, 2009 by Beth · Leave a Comment
Teresa Mullis, personal trainer at BodyPlex of Jasper, shows Beth the proper way to do the Ab Crunch on a stability ball with a weighted medicine ball. Roll down the stability ball with feet shoulder width apart, lower back on the ball - hold ball up toward the ceiling, chin up and looking toward the ceiling, contour your back around the ball and pull up with the abs - always looking toward the ceiling - crunch, pulling the lower abs to the spine.
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Joel Keys - Finale April 18, 2009 and Winner!
April 30, 2009 by Beth · 2 Comments
Joel Keys, Blue Team contestant of the First Ever Pickens County Biggest Loser! Starting weight 261 and Ending Weight 182 - A total of 79 Pounds Lost. Congratuations to you Joel!!! You are a Winner!
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Joel Keys - Winner of the First Ever Pickens County Biggest Loser
April 30, 2009 by Beth · 5 Comments
Joel Keys is the Winner of the First Ever Pickens County Biggest Loser Competition.
On Saturday evening, April 18th at the Jasper Middle School gym, the Grand Finale’ for the First Ever Pickens County Biggest Loser Competition was held. All the contestants, their personal trainers, their motivators, team leaders, sponsors, family and friends attended the event to show their support and find out who the winner of the competition was!
Joel Keys was announced as the winner by losing a total of 79 pounds, going from 261 pounds down to 182. What an accomplishment Joel!
Malissa Martin came in 2nd place, barely losing to Joel, with a total of 75 pounds lost. Congratulations Malissa! The hard work Joel and Malissa and the rest of the Biggest Losers put into this competition is nothing but pure dedication. The lived this competition of 13 weeks and showed the entire county of Pickens that if you just put your mind, heart and soul into it, you can do it. You might have to have a little help and friendship and accountability to keep you on track, but you can do whatever you put your mind to, and these contestants showed us that!
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Beginning Weight 261 - Ending Weight 182
Joel, you cannot imagine all the comments that people have written throughout the competition about how well you have done and how proud they were of you. How you have really stuck with the diet and exercise and totally put your heart and soul into getting healthier and stronger. We are all very proud of you and the whole group of the First Ever Pickens County Biggest Losers.
You all are Winners!
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Red Team Biggest Losers Won Big
April 30, 2009 by Beth · Leave a Comment
Check out the 6 Red Team Biggest Loser Contestants - together they lost a total of 266 pounds! and they have told me they feel so much better, much healthier and are ready to continue their exercise and healthy eating plan. Thanks so much goes to Teresa for her hard work and dedication to her team.
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Portion sizes are key to controlling caloric intake.
April 28, 2009 by Beth · Leave a Comment
For many dieters, knowing the proper portion size is the first step to losing weight. Here are some tips: bagels should be the size of a CD, meat should be the size of a deck of cards, side dishes should be the size of a mouse and fruit should be the size of a closed fist.
The American Dietetic Association recommends using these visuals to control portion sizes:
- A medium potato should be the size of a computer mouse
- An average bagel should be the size of a hockey puck
- A cup of fruit the size of a baseball
- A cup of lettuce is four leaves
- Three ounces of meat is the size of a cassette tape
- Three ounces of grilled fish is the size of your checkbook
- One ounce of cheese is the size of four dice
- One teaspoon of peanut butter equals one die
- One ounce of snack foods–pretzels, etc. equals a large handful
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Susan Seay - Finale’ April 18, 2009
April 23, 2009 by Beth · Leave a Comment
Susan Seay, Blue Team contestant of the First Ever Pickens County Biggest Loser! Starting weight 249 End weight 197 - a total of 52 pound total weight loss! Congratultions on your accomplishment, weight loss and exercise.
You are a Winner!!!
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Blue Team - Finale’ April 18, 2009
April 22, 2009 by Beth · Leave a Comment
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Debi Bryson - Finale’ April 18, 2009
April 22, 2009 by Beth · Leave a Comment
Debi Bryson, Blue Team contestant of the First Ever Pickens County Biggest Loser! Starting weight 266 End weight 237 - a total of 29 pound total weight loss! Congratultions on your accomplishment, weight loss and exercise.
You are a Winner!!!
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Trena Jones - Finale’ April 18, 2009
April 22, 2009 by Beth · Leave a Comment
Trena Jones, Blue Team contestant of the First Ever Pickens County Biggest Loser! Starting weight 277 End weight 235 - a total weight loss of 42 total pounds! Congratultions on your accomplishment, weight loss and exercise.
You are a Winner!!!
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Final Tally on Pickens County Biggest Loser
April 22, 2009 by Beth · Leave a Comment
Blue Team – Trainer Jacque Knowell
Pounds Lost per contestant and total Pounds Lost
Initial Weight Final Weight
Susan Seay 261 197 Total Lost 52 lbs Debi Bryson 266 237 Total Lost 29 lbs Carlton Wilson 235 210 Total Lost 25 lbs Joel Keys 261 182 Total Lost 79 lbs Trena Jones 277 235 Total Lost 42 lbs
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Total for Blue Team - 239 pounds lost
Red Team – Trainer Teresa Mullis
Pounds Lost per contestant and total Pounds Lost
Junior Watkins 295 241 Total Lost 54 lbs Kolbie Jones 331 295 Total Lost 36 lbs Brandy Cash 232 200 Total Lost 32 lbs Kurt Martin 265 226 Total Lost 39 lbs Malissa Martin 430 355 Total Lost 75 lbs Cathy Coffee 223 193 Total Lost 30 lbs
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Total for Red Team - 266 pounds lost
Congratulations to both Teams - You are Winners!!!
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