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About the Competition and the Sponsors
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 11Alive's Atlanta's Biggest Loser: Moms Edition contest follows twelve local moms competing to lose the greatest percentage of weight over a twelve-week period.
The competition began on Monday February 16, 2009, with twelve contestants divided into rival teams of six. Each team will work out with one of our two fitness partners, The Welch Martial Art Experience or Fitness Together, and throughout the competition, all contestants will receive a free five-days-a-week meal plan from Good Measure Meals.
Every Wednesday on Atlanta & Company (weekdays at 11 a.m.) with hosts Holly Firfer and Tom Sullivan, the Atlanta's Biggest Loser: Moms Edition sponsors will chart the contestants' progress. On alternate Wednesdays, finalists from either the Pink Team or the Brown Team will weigh in, and the two with the lowest percentage loss of body weight will be vulnerable for elimination through on-line voting on www.atlbiggestloser.com (the site you're on right now).
Anyone who entered to become a contestant but was not chosen as a finalist or alternate -- and anyone who didn't enter but still wants to live a healthier, more balanced life -- can sign up to be on the Atlanta's Biggest Loser E-Team. E-Team members get weekly updates, tips, and encouragement to help them reach their own weight loss goals. So sign up and let's get healthy together!
Atlanta's Biggest Loser: Moms Edition is sponsored by 11Alive (WXIA-TV), MomsLikeMe.com, WellStar Health Systems, Good Measure Meals, The Welch Martial Art Experience, and Fitness Together.
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WELLSTAR: Health and Medical Sponsor
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 WellStar Health System is widely known throughout Metro Atlanta for its hospitals, physicians, and expansive array of cutting-edge medical services in cardiology, oncology, surgery, women's services, emergency medicine, and beyond. With five hospitals and a physicians group of more than 300 providers, WellStar cares for a primary population of more than one million area residents.
The decision to be the presenting sponsor of 11Alive's Biggest Loser Contest was an easy one. When individuals take the personal initiative to care for their health through exercise and proper nutrition, an array of medical conditions can be addressed, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, risks for certain cancers, and much more. While WellStar is known for its advanced technology for diagnosis and treatment of disease, WellStar's efforts in helping individuals make lifestyle changes is also a hallmark of their mission. To quote WellStar's brand expression, "We Believe in Life Well-Lived."
Click here to visit their site, WellStar.org.
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THE WELCH MARTIAL ART EXPERIENCE
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Sule Welch, founder and head coach of The Welch Martial Art Experience, will be training the PINK TEAM.
 Sule has combined competitive athletics, over 20 years of martial art training, a MS in Marketing from Georgia State University (Robinson College of Business), a BA in Business Administration (Morehouse College), and 12-plus years of "Fortune 500" executive-level experience to develop his diverse and unique training method.
As a long-time developer of management training programs, motivational literature, and physical training programs, Sule provides unique and challenging fitness classes, personal training, and seminars using outstanding communication skills, an unyielding work ethic, and high standards for success.
Close relationships with world-renowned teachers, technical experts, fighters, competitors, and executives provide a solid foundation for the technical and applied knowledge behind the TWE training method. To date, "Coach Sule" has instructor certifications in five martial art methods: Hap Ki Do, Wing Chun Kung Fu, Filipino Martial Arts, Jun Fan Gung Fu/JKD Concepts, and T'ai Chi (Sun Style), as well as extensive experience as a student of Qigong, Capoeira, Brazilian Jiu-Jistu, Muay Thai, and Boxe Frances Savate.
You can e-mail Sule by going to his website, thewelchexperience.com
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FITNESS TOGETHER
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Robert Dothard and Andrea Riggs from Fitness Together in Cobb County will be training the BROWN TEAM.
 This dynamic duo of national fitness experts and client favorites passionately encourage millions of men and women across the U.S. to lead healthier lives through numerous magazine, radio, book, internet, and TV contributions. They serve the Atlanta community as co-owners and operators of Fitness Together's Vinings/Smyrna locations, part of the largest fitness training company in the world.
Robert Dothard is the author of "One Minute Workout", a certified personal and group trainer, the host of the Wake-Up Workout on CNN and 11Alive, a spokesperson, and a motivational speaker. Robert's fitness experience spans twenty years and embodies total wellness, along with a philosophy that "Results Start When You Do." He is a doting father of two and a devoted husband.
Andrea Riggs is a magazine columnist for "Blackhealth", a certified personal and group trainer, the host and author of the "Get Body Beautiful" workout, a spokesperson, and a GET LEAN product developer. With fourteen years of experience, Andrea inspires and motivates women to "Get Body Beautiful" and achieve better health through Lifestyles, Nutrition and Fitness. She is a mother of two and has been married for ten years.
You can e-mail Robert or Andrea by going to their website, ftvinings.com.
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GOOD MEASURE MEALS: Food and Nutrition Sponsor
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 The concept of Good Measure Meals™ is simple: healthy food that tastes great at affordable prices. Good Measure Meals™ is the only home-delivered meal plan in Atlanta that combines healthy, balanced nutrition with a "gourmet" menu, making eating healthy affordable and convenient. GMM has four 3-meal-a-day meal plans at different calorie levels, and also two Dinner Plans. The menu is on a five-week rotation, so there is lots of variety. The food is always FRESH, never frozen or dehydrated. Our customers can choose to pick up their meals at one of our 50 pick-up locations in the Atlanta metro area, Savannah, and Athens, or have their meals delivered to home or office.
100% of the profits generated by the sale of Good Measure Meals™ meal plans goes to our parent organization, Atlanta nonprofit Open Hand, to support its mission.
For more information, visit goodmeasuremeals.com.
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Photo Galleries
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Blue Team weighs in on Monday
Dr. Oz met with new contestants and offer them his insight about the dangers of obesity while suggesting some practical tips to weight loss.
The folks competing in Atlanta's Biggest Loser: The Office had their first weigh-ins on September 16, and found out from their trainers just what's in store.
Our past Atlanta's Biggest Loser Moms contestants returned for their final weigh-in and some great after shots to show off their new looks.
Nicole Olschewske and Cristina Packham are shown with Fitness Together trainer Robert Dothard.
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