Antelope Valley College’s Rotaract Club held a campus wide ‘Biggest Loser’ contest. The concept of the contest was taken from the hit reality show, where contestants see who can lose the most weight.
“It’s just to help students focus on their health,” said Rotaract Club President Gabriela Rios. “I think that’s one of the main things they lack as college students.”
The contest has been going on since the start of the spring semester in February. Now that the semester is nearing its end, contestants had their final weigh-in last Thursday.
Contestants tried different things to take off the pounds.
“I had just stopped eating meat for a while. I was just eating fruits and vegetables and drinking a lot of water,” said contestant Tuski Mason, who lost 12 pounds. “Don’t forget exercise. I play basketball every other day.”
Other contestants also had success losing weight. Eventual contest winner Kimesha King lost 18 pounds. Another lost a total of three inches.
Jamba Juice helped sponsor the event. Team leader Karly Koeb and cashier Samantha Romero from Jamba Juice were on hand last Thursday, selling smoothies to the student body. Ten percent of the proceeds from the sales went back to the Rotaract Club.
“On a corporate level, we just like to [sponsor the event] because it goes back to the community,” Koeb said.
Participants received gift bags and a Subway gift card for competing in the contest.
“We’re just trying to help them with a way to eat healthier, feel a little bit better about themselves,” said Rios. “Hopefully it will help them in academics as well.”
-By Kevin Michael Kramer
