Martha Parker

Congratulations, Mitch Brown! Winner of the 2009 Biggest Loser Competition.

Judy Price (Mimi)

Okay everybody it is the time we have all been waiting for. Its time to show the world our new selves. Good luck to the final four. I have enjoyed all of this and glad that I have met each of you. I would like to think each of you have become my friends. I want to keep in touch with all of you and want to get every ones phone number tomorrow. Until then everyone get good rest cause gonna have fun tomorrow.

Love ya lots

The 5K Race on the Trace

Wow! I had a fantastic time! I finished in 45 minutes. My all time best race time. My right knee is irritated but I don't care. We changed our lives and changed our thinking about our lives. I came in 83rd out of 104. I never dreamed I could be ahead of 21 other people in a race. This week I am working on finishing up the Biggest Loser program and restarting my journey. None of us will be restarting our journey alone because we have established a great support group in the friendships we have forged over the past few weeks.

Saturday was one of the happiest days of my life! Thank you sponsors! Rebecca, thank you so much for your encouragement. To the trainer Katherine from USM, I'd never have gotten 45 minutes with out your encouragment when you came and help me run in.

God Bless you all! See you tonight in the gym. I am sure I'll work on the core machines tonight since my knee is so irritated. The final weigh in for me is tonight.

Judy Price (Mimi)

Well today at the 5 k was a blast. Wish all could have been there. For those that were there , man everyone did so good and I am so proud to say that you are all my friends. We did something today! We showed ourselves we can do it and be just like all of the others out there. I believe each and everyone of us beat out times. I was shocked at the time that I did. Would have never guessed that in a million years. Cant wait until the finale.

Everyone have a good weekend and see all of you Thursday.

ARTONYA

HI YALL IM UP THIS MORNING AND EXCITED ABOUT THE 5K HOPE EVERYBODY FEEL THE SAME WAY IT SEEM LIKE WE HAVE WAITED SO LONG FOR THIS DAY TO COME AND ITS FINAL HERE SO I WANT US ALL TO GO OUT AND DO OUR BEST AND HAVE FUN I KNOW ABOUT 10 WEEKS AGO WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS DAY OF EVENT SO GIVE IT YOUR ALL AND LETS DO ONLY WHAT WE CAN DO I HAVE ENJOYED EACH AND EVERYONE OF U ITS DIFFERENT THINGS THAT I LIKE BOUT EACH OF YOU SO GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS US AND REMEMBER THE SKY IS THE LIMIT

hi all my fellow contestant and for most my friends i was so excited to see everybody today it was a joy to look back and see how far we have come and how meeting strangers turns out to be some of the best of friends i am looking forward to the 5k for those that cannot make it please what ever you do find a way to be there just think back weeks ago i never would imagine thinking about doing this race well hope to see all yall at the race until then see ya there

Martha Parker

You know today is final pictures day for the biggest losers. Boy did it ever feel so much better getting dressed this morning than it did 12 weeks ago. I dreaded having that starting picture made for the competition. Just knowing I was going to have face the reality of my bad decisions when I saw the photo. Not this morning, I was excited about the photo today. I am ready to have my AFTER picture taken. The difference is my attitude toward the picture. I know the new picture is going to reflect the new me and I find that very exciting. I am not ending a journey but continuting a journey. I have not lost all the weight that I need lose to have the life I want, but Forrest General Wellness, WDAM, Antonelli College, All Health, Belk, Corner Marker, Play it Again Sports, JMH Graphics, Ashely Furniture, and specifically Jennifer, Martha, Rebecca and Sherri opened the door of opportunity for me to be on the journey.

I have met 19 strangers who have become 19 friends and I have applauded them on this journey as they have encouraged me. To the final four, Mitch, Artonya, Melvin and Lisa. Good Luck! I am so excited that you made it to the end. God Bless You! For the freindships I have been blessed to receive during this experience, I thank the Lord for them.

Judy Price (Mimi)

Hey everybody! I am so excited to come to the rally session tomorrow. I can't wait to see each and everyone of the contestants and see how our progress in losing this weight has been. To the final 4, good luck and to the rest of us I don't think any of us has done to shabby! Can you imagin in your minds of how we use to look and how we use to feel? Not good and now GREAT! I am off from work today and will be tomorrow as well. I hope everybody has a good Veterans Day!
Thanks to all the gang at Forrest General Wellness and WDAM for making this happen for all of us and hope this will continue for many years to come.

Love Judy

LISA GATWOOD

Hi all! I know everyones doing great. Im so nervous about this final weeks. I know ill be happy no matter what happends and for who wins. I feel like i have already one 41 lbs is alot I feel blessed. I hope to see you all thursday and to find out how everyone is doing.

Adrienne from the sideline!

Hello Everyone,

I haven't updated in a while, there's nothing new going on. I am going to the Arlington Loop location to workout after work, maybe I will see some of you guys there. I applaud those of you that are on the sidelines and continue to workout so well. I am not finding it that easy to push myself like I was when I was actually in the competition. But I have come too far with the great help of everyone at the FG Wellness Center.

I do not think that I will be able to attend the 5K walk on Saturday, because I am scheduled to give the PRAXIS exam that morning and I really need the extra money for Christmas.

This was me on May 30, 2009 at my Best Friend's Wedding!

This picture on the right was taken at the Pumpkin Patch on October 24th and I am 25 lbs lighter since then! So exciting! I have about 40 more lbs to go but I am taking short goals one step at a time.

I hope everyone is doing great and hope to see you all very soon!

Denise Jones Haddox

Hi everyone , I had very busy and good weekend. I was so down in the dumps thrusday because I don't know why my weight loss was almost at a standstill. After only losing 1 lb last week this was very discouraging. I will continue to do my exercising and healthy eating and hopefully it will show more soon. Thanks to all my family and friends who have supported me and talked to me uplifting my spirits this weekend. I did not realized how mant people I really had behind me. I enjoyed a girls weekend in Alabama this weekend and it was exactly what I needed. I am so tired of stress, stress, and more stress. I am just happy that I have made it this far in the competition and it will turn out how it is going to tommorow. No matter what we all have done really well and we are all winners. I wish Melvin Good Luck and may the cards fall as they may.

DENISE :)

Deana Stevison

Just checking in with everyone, I am still working out, with Melvin, Martha, & Artonya. We also saw Mitch at the gym on Wednesday night. As you all know Melvin is below the yellow line and needs our help to keep from being eliminated, please go vote. Melvin has lost 72 lbs and has at least 2 hundred more to go. We will be continuing in the program long after this contest, but he needs this show of support to motivate him to his goal. Over the last year and a half Melvin has come from 650 lbs to 469 lbs which is awesome, please go to WDAM.com and go to the WDAM Biggest Loser and VOTE VOTE VOTE. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. Don't forget our first 5K run at the Long Leaf Trail on Nov 14, all the gang should be there.

LISA GATWOOD

Hey y'all! I hope everyone doing good. I made it to the final 4,I'm so happy. That was what I was shooting 4. ( well the weight loss to) I have met some pretty and incredible people along my journey I'm so grateful for that. I worked out today at the wellness gym I cycled about 35 min.,and i done the elliptical for an hour really hard core the whole way. I'm so thankful to Forrest General Wellness, and WDAM for this great opportunity. WE have all come so far!!!!
I am PROUD of EVERYONE in OUR competition!!!!!!! EVERYONE has done so GOOD!!!!!
I know we WONT STOP HERE!!!! Were gonna GO MUCH FURTHER!!!!!!
Not only for ourselves and our health ,but for our families. With GODS help and Jennifer, Becky,Kim, Martha, and all the staff of FG Wellness backing us we can DO IT!!!!!!!!!
I hope we still encourage ,and support one another after this is over. I have met not only good friends but also family. Please remember to pray for all of us, also our family that has had some hardship along our journey to health. With love and support always LISA.

Melvin Scruggs

"I am working hard to change my life and and I have lost 11 lbs each week for the past few weeks, I hit a plateau at probably the worst week of the competition. I have more than 64 lbs since the competition began back in August. I really hope that you will take a look at my before and after pictures and see the progress that I have made on my journey. Hallelaujah!". I also hope that you will take the opportunity to vote to save me. So go VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! (Thank you for voting to save me.!)

Observations from the SideLines--Martha Parker

Wow! You should have been at FG Wellness or over at Arlington loop yesterday. The 5 remainining contestants received some specialized workouts from Jennifer and Kim. I didn't get to see the workout that Artonya did with Jennifer but she was giving the details at the FG Wellness last night. I witnessed Kim's workout with Mitch and her workout with Melvin. She really pushed them to new levels and Artonya said that her workout was just as intense. Denise sent someone to let us know she'd not be with us at the gym last night so Kim didn't get to work her out like she did the others.

We all confirmed that we will be meeting on November 8th at 3:00 to walk/run one last time before the race on the 14th. I think we are all planning to go to breakfast together after the 5K race on the 14th.

We have all been working hard and it's just so hard to wrap our minds around the idea that the competition is almost over. Soon the final four will be known to us all and the awards will be given to the 2009 Biggest Loser. I just can't say thank you enough to everyone that made this competition possible. It has changed our lives and set us all on a new path. WDAM, Forrest General, all the other great sponsors. God bless you all.

Judy Price (Mimi)

Hello people I am still here. Did not feel well yesterday and stayed home from work. Feel better today and will go work out tonight. Everyone still in the competition hang in there only 2 more of weeks after today. We have all done so well and I am proud to call each each of you my friends. Will be glad to see everyone again.

Lots of love Judy

Sideliner Team--Martha Parker

Hey, we met up at 3:00 pm yesterday at the Long Leaf Trace entrance at USM. Artonya, Deana, Judy, Melvin and I all walk/ran the trail in preparation for the 5K race on Nomvember 14th. We more than beat our treadmill times and everybody did great on time. Melvin walked the trail and he finished in about 50 minutes. I ended in 41 minutes and the other three, finished well ahead of me and Melvin.

It was a lovely day for the walk, we caught the afternoon sun, so parts of the trail were in the shade but it was not too cold. We just totally enjoyed the afternoon walk and the fellowship.

Also, it was very nice when other runners and walkers passed us they were so encouraging to us. We were wearing our biggest loser T-shirts so even though we were seperated in the walk everyone one on the trail knew we were together. We are going to do this again next Sunday at 3PM.

We had a great time.

Adrienne signing in from the sideline LOL

I just want to thank everyone for your votes. This has been one of the best experiences ever. I got 800 votes and Denise got 1,000 votes. I am still in this until I reach my goal and I know that I will get there because I have learned so much from FG Wellness. I can now lead a healthy fulfilling life for my baby and that is definitely my main concern.

ALEISA DENISE jONES HADDOX

HI everyone this is a work /call weekend for me, so i can't be enjoying this weather outside. It is beautiful but I imagine hard to break a sweat. I hope all is doing well and I have been praying for your mother, Lisa. You will be fine at the weigh in just walking up and down all those stairs at FGH. Something I need to be doing.

I still don't feel like I am up to run the 5k on the 14Th, but I know I can walk it with no problem. Running just kills my back for more than just a few seconds/minutes.


Keep praying for our family as this is still a very trying time for us and even puts more stress on trying to loose weight. We can do all things through CHRIST that leads us !!!
Denise



oh yea everyone VOTE !