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BIGGEST LOSER #9 STARTING SOON!!
An informational meeting is scheduled for August 31, 2010 at 7:00pm at the Ephrata Recreation Center.
Our current round of Biggest Loser, BL8, has come to a close. We are on hiatus for the summer, and have chosen to post profiles of some of our current and past participants. As trainers we are privileged to walk through this journey with our teams and would choose everyone’s story if we could! Each participant brings their own ‘why’ with them as they enter the program, and there are times when the journey and task at hand becomes more of a challenge than anticipated. It is in that moment that their very personal ‘why’ along with teammates, carry them through. Every one of the more than 700 participants that have come through the program wins in our eyes, as they find themselves doing things they never thought possible; achieving goals, setting new ones, and living life to its fullest potential! As you read these profiles it is my hope that you will find inspiration, insight, encouragement, and motivation to do the things that you might not otherwise pursue. There is the will to succeed, believe, dream, and DO all those things inside each of us! Keep reading and be inspired!
Best Regards,
Natalie W. Wilde
Biggest Loser Director
Loser of The Week
| Week 10 | Team | Pounds Lost | |
| 1 | Andy Burkholder | Blue Bombers Team | 16.4 |
| 2 | Mindy Burkholder | Red Team | 10.0 |
| 3 | Doug Wise | Green Machine Team | 8.2 |
| 4 | Jeremy Allen | Daffodil Yellow Team | 6.8 |
| 5 | Darryl Shupp | Pink Panthers Team | 4.0 |
| 6 | Marcy Koshinsky | Rockin’ Royal Team | 1.8 |
Overall Team Standings Week 10
| Team | Total Pounds Lost | |||
| 1st Place | Blue Bombers Team | 288.6 | ||
| 2nd Place | Daffodil Yellow Team | 313.2 | ||
| 3rd Place | Lime Green Team | 254.6 | ||
| 4th Place | Red Team | 193.2 | ||
| 5th Place | Candy Pink Team | 138.8 | ||
| 6th Place | Rockin’ Royals | 80.0 | ||
Our Story
By Tim and Lori Mateyak
Before the Biggest Loser my husband and I never thought about exercise. The only thing we thought about was what we'd be watching on television that night and when we'd eat our next meal. Our weight was climbing out of control quickly. Our self esteem was low. We decided that we needed to do something and fast! On March 23, 2010 we went to the Biggest Loser information meeting at the Ephrata Rec Center to learn more about The Rec’s Biggest Loser program. That night I signed us up before we changed our minds!
We started BL 8 April 11, 2010; which was also our first official weigh in. What a shock; between the two of us we weighed 583 pounds! That is when reality hit; it was time to change our life or die.
That is when our journey began.
As the weeks progressed we learned how to eat and learned a lot about ourselves. Our bodies could do amazing things! Our couch was no longer our special place to communicate with each other, it was now the gym. The competition was strong between the two of us, which one of us could exercise more or lose the most? When we met our angel trainer, Marcie Weber, ten weeks ago she changed our life forever.
Now instead of being frantic about when we are going to eat, we worry about when we can get to the gym. The Rec's Biggest Loser program changed our life forever. Not only did we lose 81 pounds between us, but we are training for a half marathon in October.
Tim and Lori Mateyak