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Spíly^y Tymoo February 2 Contest to name ‘biggest loser’ B y Brian M ortensen Spilyay Tymoo W ho’s the biggest loser in Warm Springs? The community will find out around the first week o f May,, when the Warm Springs Clinic, through Commu nity W ellness C oord in ator Carolyn Harvey, sponsors its annual campaign to encourage people in the community to try healthier lifestyle habits. Many people have heard o f the NBC show “The Biggest Loser,” where people from all over the country try to lose weight on national TV. And that’s why this year’s challenge is called Warm Springs’ Biggest Loser. “We were just trying to get people’s attention, since it’s been on TV,” Harvey said o f the con test. The competition last year was called the Warm Springs Wellness Challenge. “We had really good partici pation last year,” Harvey said. “P eop le made really good changes. We’re m ost excited about it.” Harvey is quick to mention that the Biggest Loser competi tion is not just about weight loss, but about reductions o f one’s girth and body fat content. The campaign officially be gins the week o f Feb. 6 and con tinues until April 28, a 12-week period. Participants are weighed and measured before the cam paign from now until Feb. 6 at the Warm Springs Clinic and then after the 12-week period, through the week o f May 1. Warm Springs tribal mem bers and employees are each welcome to participate. The winner in both mens and wbmehS‘division is based on the percentage o f change for all three measurements over the course o f the challenge. Each participant is weighed on a scale, measured with a tape measure around the waist, and, with the use o f calipers, measured for body fat content. Like last year, there is a $10 buy-in, with all the proceeds going to the winners in both the mens and womens division. There are two separate divi sions because the different way men and w om en each lose weight makes them “like apples and oranges.” “Men lose much quicker, es- pecially body fat,” Harvey said. Each participant who com pletes the program receives a sweatshirt. To finish, partici pants must each report in for their ending measurements and write a short essay on what they did to lose the weight and what benefits they gained from los ing the w eight and inches around. Harvey said the essays are confidential and only for her use at the clinic. L ast year’s winners were Doyle McLaughlin and Rhonda Ike. McLaughlin lost 29 pounds, 4.25 inches o ff his waistline and 5.1 percent body fat. Ike lost 34 pounds, 7.25 inches o ff her waistline and 3.2 percent body fat. Ike won $600 for finishing first among the 75 women who finished, while M cLaughlin earned $330 for having the best results among the 22 men who finished. Ike said the thing that helped her the most was getting her children involved. “They wouldn’t let me eat after 8 p.m., and they packed my lunch for me every day,” she said at the time. “I f it wasn’t for my kids, I probably would have quit.” McLaughlin said he increased his level o f exercise but paid more attention to his diet, ex perim enting with d ifferen t popular diets until he found one that fit him. He said he also learned to say no to snacks. “One o f the biggest things that worked was diet,” Harvey said. “It sounded like a lot o f people got rid o f a lot o f junk food and switched from drink ing soda pop, and they got out o f their houses more. A lot o f them who had not been exercis ing started.” She said the exercise ran the w hole gam ut from liftin g weights to walking to partici pants playing with their kids. “It’s finding what works for you, and that’s the hardest part,” she said. The deadline to enter is Fri day, Feb. 10. Participants only need to visit the Community Health window at Pod A o f the Warm Springs Clinic, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., for their ini tial measurement. No appoint ment is necessary. The contest is open to anyone 18 years or older who lives or works in Warm Springs. Last year, the 97 people who completed the challenge, out o f the 169 who started. Avoid replacing your windshield Chip Repairs $59.95 $10 for each additional one Madras Paint & Glass 1 0 7 6 SW H w y 9 7 in M a d ra s , ph. 4 7 5 -2 1 6 6 Open 7:30-5:30 M-F; 9-4 Sat "Our Customers Deserve Quality'' Discount Carpet 108 NW 4th Street, in Madras (New location, right across from Ag West) L arger selection s now on hand! Cliff’s Repair & Auto Sales 24-Hour Towing - 475-6618 Free towing w/engine or trans replacement from Warm Springs & Madras area Approved Auto Repair Like New, Low Mileage Extra Clean, Low Mileage 95 Buick Century 98 Suzuki Esteem $3,495 $3,495 ■ L * — i— a 475-6618 330 S.W. Culver Hwy. Madras, OR 97741 Free Battery Check & Installation with purchase
