WLTZ 38 | Columbus Georgia Regional News & CommunityColumbus looks to scale down by 15,000 pounds

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January 6, 2012 - Over 67% of Americans are overweight according to the Center for Disease Control. Join us in making a difference in someone's life in 2012!

Saturday, January 7th we are giving Columbus and the surrounding communities the challenge to collectively lose 15,000 pounds! We are providing all the tools to help guide you on your path to healthy living. The Scale Down program includes: (12) weeks membership (January 7th – March 31) at your choice of any of the three Body Be 1 Gym's locations in Columbus, Phenix City & Smith Station as well as Infinity Dance & Fitness in Columbus (you can use all four facilities!) ; personal trainer session; a detailed workout program; body analysis; nutrition program; weigh in program; and a kick off present of a Scale Down t-shirt all in order to encourage you through the program all for only $45.00 per person!

Join the 12 week Weight Loss Program that was founded to make the tri-community one of the healthiest Communities in America! Body Be 1Scale Down/ Biggest Loser is a twelve-week intensive fitness program that offers you one-on-one personalized time with a trainer, fitness guide, nutritionist, and chances to meet The Biggest Loser contestant Julie Hadden! This program is designed for ANYONE at ANY fitness level. Whether you are looking to lose weight or get into a healthy fitness routine, Scale Down is the perfect program for you!

Body Be 1 Scale Down Kick Off will be held Saturday, January 7th at the Roy E. Martin Recreation Center at 2:00pm. Please join us in welcoming WLTZ, NBC 38 TV Station's "Biggest Loser" hit reality television show contestant, Julie Hadden. Hers was previously a private struggle that became very public. But the process transformed Julie's life, and to her own amazement has provided inspiration to others as well. On December 18, 2007, Julie became the "Biggest Female Loser" of Season Four; finishing as First Runner Up to the overall title. She lost nearly 100 pounds (which translated into a staggering 44.5% of her body weight) in about eight months.

Her participation on The Biggest Loser has opened many doors for her. She has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Larry King Live, The 700 Club, The Hour of Power, Access Hollywood, Extra, Inside Edition, Entertainment Tonight, E! Entertainment Television, the Canadian
television show "Reality Obsessed", as well as in numerous magazines and print publications throughout the U.S. and abroad.

She has worked as a special correspondent for "Got Milk?". She's done commercial work for Nordic Track, and she wrote a weekly blog for Guideposts.com. Julie is a highly sought-after speaker often addressing groups by sharing her story and providing inspiration on healthy living, fitness, and how extraordinary things really do happen to ordinary people. But she's quick to tell you that being on reality TV isn't the "extraordinary" thing that happened to her. It's the total transformation: body, mind and spirit that came from what she's been through. Julie is the author of the book entitled "Fat Chance, Losing the Weight, Gaining My Worth." She will share her weight struggles and successes with us. She started at 218 pounds… where is she now? Come to the kickoff and see for yourself firsthand!