Biggest Losers shed more than 400 pounds at second weigh in

Published March 11, 2009

VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Participants in Vance's Biggest Loser weight-loss competition dropped 405 pounds at the second weigh-in March 6, bringing their total weight loss to 1,410.7 pounds, or almost 3 percent of their total starting weight.

Through April 10, teams of four are competing to lose the most weight. Team members will be weighed in once a month. Helping teams along, the Health and Wellness Center is offering fitness and nutrition classes each month of the competition. This is the second year for the competition at Vance.

Biggest Loser team results:

First place -- Healthy Hicks
Darin Gibbs
Karrina DeGarmo
Mike DeGarmo
Shane Lowe
Total loss -- 32.4 pounds, 4.12 percent of body weight

Second place -- Racing Rabbits
John and Virgina Wade
Gary and Dianne Stroble
Total loss -- 22.7 pounds, 2.85 percent of body

3rd Place -- CIA
Carol Franklin
Jeanette Rann
Pat Lentz
Karen Vanover
Total loss -- 24.5 pounds, 2.84 percent of body

The following participants lost eight or more pounds or 4 percent or more of their body weight: Kari Ludeman, Keith Christopherson, Stephen Wisser, Royce Terry, Kevin McHaffey, Martha Johnson, Karrina DeGarmo, Shane Lowe, Luis Guajardo, Carol Franklin, Paul Williamson, Scott Drake, Cliffa Gaddis, John Wade and Joe Henson.