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News 4 Tucson and the Personal Training Institute are proud to announce that "The Biggest Loser - Tucson" is back, and we're giving Southern Arizonans the chance to tell their amazing weight loss stories.
Submit your essay and a picture (optional) in our contest, and you may be chosen to be featured on our weekly "Biggest Loser Tucson" segment on News 4 at 4 p.m.
At the end of the season, one Biggest Loser will be chosen to win the grand prize: a month of the Body Pro package from the Personal Training Institute.
Click here to register and submit your essay for The Biggest Loser Tucson contest!
Below are stories from previously-aired Biggest Loser Tucson segments.
Posted 3:12 PM 11/30/2010
TUCSON - When this week's Biggest Loser Tucson turned 40 his weight steadily grew.
Wildcat fans may be familiar with Kevin Woodman's voice; he can be heard on 1290 AM, The Source's radio station.
For the past few years he hid behind the microphone, as his weight hit a peak at 407 (More)
Posted 12:40 PM 11/23/2010
TUCSON - Sharon Pascoe was faced with numerous surgeries in recent years and the lack of mobility quickly caused weight gain.
"To put it bluntly I was a blimp, a blimp of lard," said Pascoe.
It was a hard time in Pascoe's life two years ago; she underwent three foot surgeries and (More)
Posted 10:31 AM 11/17/2010
TUCSON - The Tucson contestant on this season of The Biggest Loser was voted off last night; she will sit down with us on News 4 Tucson at 4 p.m. today.
Jessica Delfs survived nine weeks of competition and lost 55 pounds, 20 percent of her total weight.
Delfs, a professional bridal (More)
Posted 2:42 PM 11/16/2010
TUCSON - After three pregnancies in just four years, Teresa Ryberg found herself at her highest weight ever. She gained more than 60 pounds.
"Being at that weight I just wasn't happy," said Ryberg.
Back in July 2009, Ryberg realized there was no quick fix or magic pill to shed the (More)
Posted 9:09 AM 11/10/2010
TUCSON - This week on The Biggest Loser, the pride of Southern Arizona outshone the other contestants and managed to win the challenge.
Jessica, a Tucsonan and one of the 10 remaining contestants on the show, teamed up with another contestant to build a 5-foot tall stack of sugar.
(More)Posted 3:01 PM 11/9/2010
TUCSON - A young woman in her early 20s should have been out enjoying the prime of her life, instead she was coming closer to death with each meal that she ate.
College can be a difficult time for young adults to eat healthy.
"I am tall. I have always been bigger but I was always (More)
Posted 1:25 PM 11/3/2010
TUCSON - Monica Webster has always been athletic and in shape. She use to run marathons but when she hit early menopause that all changed.
"It just became a little vicious cycle. I gained a little bit of weight, I didn't exercise that much and started feeling really bad," said Webster.
(More)Posted 2:42 PM 10/26/2010
TUCSON - This week's Biggest Loser Tucson had to overcome more obstacles than most in order to lose weight.
Alene Schwartz has battled weight nearly all of her life, but 30 years ago it became especially difficult.
At her heaviest Schwartz was 268 pounds, a number on the scale she (More)
Posted 5:35 PM 10/19/2010
TUCSON - Our latest Biggest Loser Tucson contestant is a woman in her 30's who has used opera singing as an excuse for being bigger.
That was until a drastic decision by her husband left her wanting to change.
Amy Williams is a classically trained professional opera singer. So it (More)