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Keeping At It - Dan Evans, Fifth Season Biggest Loser contestant, continues to find success-

The Biggest Loser Club recently caught up with season five cast member Dan Evans. Dan arrived at the ranch weighing 310 pounds. He shed a whopping 136 pounds (43.87 percent of his body weight!) and has maintained his loss for more than a year. A few months ago, Dan released Goin’ All Out, his debut country-rock album. With his new found music career comes bus touring, press interviews and new demands. Still, Dan makes time for mindful eating and exercise. Here’s how: Read more

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Congratulations to the Red Team

Way to go Teresa and her Red Team. They beat Mayor Weaver and his council members 30-28. The game was great! The fans were wonderful and we had a lot of fun!!!

Malissa Martin, Junior Watkins, Brandy Cash, Kurt Martin, Kolbie Jones, Cathy Coffee, Candice Mullis, Derrick West, Bill Mullis, Carol Green, Motivator, Lori Peirate, Motivator, Bay Cagle, Donna Walding, Personal Team Trainer & Coach-TERESA and Team Captain, Carol Sue Foust (not pictured) (not in order)

Final Score Red Team 30 Mayor Weaver’s Team 28 - Great Job by both Teams!!!

Mayor Weaver and his team - wonderful job, Thanks so Much!!!

Mayor John Weaver, Greg Burgess, Tony Fountain, Marcia Craft, Lonnie Waters, Charlotte Fortner, Tracie Williams, Steve Roper, Kaylor Howard, Tonya Bryant, Bill Logan, Kateland Howard (not in order)

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Support Your Favorite Contestant and/or Team

Wear your T-shirt to show your support of your favorite Pickens County Biggest Loser Contestant and/or Team-Red or Blue. Check out the t-shirts and customize yours with your favorite color and information, ie Team Blue or Team Red, put the year 2009, or your favorite contestant’s name.

Here is a picture of one of our shirts. This one is white and has the Pickens County Biggest Loser logo. You can change out the color of the t-shirt(s), and add your Favorite Team and/or Contestant or you can add 2009 under the Biggest Loser logo.

T-shirts are $10.00 each
long sleeve t-shirts are $12.00 each
sweat shirts are $16.00 each.

We will have samples of our t-shirts at the Saturday night weigh-in’s so you can see them and if you would like to purchase a t-shirt, they will be available for sale. If you would like to design your own t-shirt, we can take an order at that time also.

Contact Beth @getfitjasper.com if you have any questions.

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7 Ways to Curb Your Cravings

Courtesy of Womens Health Magazine
Control Your Cravings

So how do you stop yourself from reaching for that Snickers or those donuts? By following these seven steps designed to stop 99 percent of cravings before they start–and help you muzzle the 1 percent that never seem to shut up.

Go to this link and check it out. Here is good information on how to control your cravings and what you can do about it! Control your cravings

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Touch For Healing, Jasper, Georgia

Touch For Healing, ReiKi Massage Therapy

Barbara Moore, ReiKi Master
1645 Talking Rock Road, Jasper
(Go North on Main Street, 1 1/2 Mile)
Jasper, Pickens County, Georgia
706-692-0255

Lisa, Barbara and Valerie. Check out the video below to learn about Touch For Healing.

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Top 10 Foods that help burn fat

Posted by aaron Nimocks September 8, 2008

There are foods that are natural fat burners for both women and men. Avoid harmful side effects which can come with taking diet pills or other unnatural weight reduction methods by adding these foods into your diet.

1. Apples
An apple a day keeps the FAT away! Apples increase the glucose levels in your blood in a safe and gentle way. You won’t get a sugar rush and you will feel satisfied longer after a snack of apple slices. They are also a rich source of soluble fiber. The pectin in the peel places limitations on the amount of fat absorbed in cells.

2. Grapefruit
Grapefruit is rich in galacturonic acid, which helps burn fat and cholesterol. It also assists fighting atherosclerosis or the hardening of the arteries. Cinnamon rather than sugar will reduce the tart taste. Many foods from the citrus group are fat burning foods.

3. Spinach
Spinach lowers cholesterol, boosts your metabolism, and burns body fat. Spinach is an excellent food for burning fat and improving metabolism rates. It supplies essential nutrients to your body such as iron, beta carotene, and vitamins C & E.

4. Cabbage
Remember the cabbage diet? It was dangerous because it could throw the body into shock, so eat cabbage but don’t make it your whole diet. Cabbage cleanses fat out of the body, especially in the intestines and stomach.

5. Tomatoes
The natural acids and Vitamin C accelerate the body’s metabolism. Try growing your own because the taste and nutrients in homegrown tomatoes are outstanding compared to store bought.

6. Onion and Garlic
Onion breaks up fat and speeds metabolism with it’s natural oils and minerals. Garlic starts a cleansing process which breakdown and wash away fats. One of the best ways to reduce fat deposits and absorb a natural anti-biotic is to use garlic oil. It is available in most health foods stores. It is also very inexpensive.

7. Apples Cider Vinegar
Makes an excellent salad dressing and contains acid which starts the fat burning process.

8. Dark High Fiber Bread
The key is dark, rich, high-fiber breads. Try mixed grain, pumpernickel, oatmeal or whole wheat. The average slice is rich with complex carbohydrates the steadiest fuel you can give your body. It also has a surprising amount of protein.

9. Lettuce
Don’t bother with Iceberg. Try all of the other lettuces out there. You will find a new rainbow of flavors. Lettuces are loaded with minerals which assists in the body’s immunity. They also increase metabolism.

10. Tofu
A health food from Asia, tofu is basically tasteless. It absorbs the flavoring of the food and spices that the tofu is cooked with. Tofu contains calcium, iron, very little sodium and no saturated fats. It increases metabolism and lowers cholesterol. There are different varieties available from firm tofu, great for stir fry, soft tofu is good for chopping and adding to salad.

Thinking about the food that you eat not only in the terms of how much fat you are eating, but whether the food you eat will actually help you burn fat puts the battle of weight loss at a different level. Now we can reduce fat by exercise, eating less fat and eat the foods that will burn fat!

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Initial Weigh In 1-19-09-Red Team

Kolbie Jones - Initial Weight 331 pounds

Monday, January 19 was the initial weigh in for the contestants of the first ever Pickens County Biggest Loser competition. Please check back often to see how our contestants are progressing with their exercise and diet. Each of them are really wanting to be ‘Pickens County’s Biggest Loser’.

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Initial Weigh In 1-19-09-Red Team

Brandy Cash - Initial Weight 232 pounds

Monday, January 19 was the initial weigh in for the contestants of the first ever Pickens County Biggest Loser competition. Please check back often to see how our contestants are progressing with their exercise and diet. Each of them are really wanting to be ‘Pickens County’s Biggest Loser’.

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Initial Weigh In 1-19-09-Red Team

Kurt Martin - Initial Weight 265 pounds

Monday, January 19 was the initial weigh in for the contestants of the first ever Pickens County Biggest Loser competition. Please check back often to see how our contestants are progressing with their exercise and diet. Each of them are really wanting to be ‘Pickens County’s Biggest Loser’.

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Initial Weigh In 1-19-09-Red Team

Malissa Martin - Initial Weight 430 pounds

Monday, January 19 was the initial weigh in for the contestants of the first ever Pickens County Biggest Loser competition. Please check back often to see how our contestants are progressing with their exercise and diet. Each of them are really wanting to be ‘Pickens County’s Biggest Loser’.

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