Innsbrook I-Times

Many Americans are tuning in to weight loss, with over 9 million people watching NBC's "The Biggest Loser" 2006 season finale primetime reality show featuring severely overweight participants in a contest to transform their bodies, health and lifestyles.

So are you feeling guilty about letting the pounds roll on during the holidays? Concerned about being counted among the nearly two out of three adults in America who are overweight or obese?* Well, then do something about it!

Of course we're talking about the 2008 Innsbrook Corporate Weight Loss Challenge! This is your opportunity to have some fun while losing weight with the support of friends, co-workers and the Innsbrook community. Last year's weight loss challenge winning team was Essex Excess, collectively losing 77 pounds!

So if you're serious about being the Biggest Loser of 2008, here are some of the details:

Five-member teams are comprised of participants from within the Innsbrook community and can be from one company or many companies.
The eight-week program begins with an initial weigh-in on January 9, 2008. Decide on a goal of the number of pounds you are going to lose.
Participants mark their progress with weekly weigh-ins at the Shady Grove YMCA. Weekly winners are determined by the team that loses the greatest percentage of body weight for that week.
At the end of eight weeks, the overall winning team is the one that has all members achieving (or exceeding) their individual weight loss goals.

So make this the year you do something good for yourself and come out a winner as Innsbrook's next Biggest Loser!

*According to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001 to 2004