SCHERERVILLE — Joyce Trelinski believes her husband breaking his wrist on Thanksgiving may have helped her win The Times' Lose 16 in '16 weight-loss contest.
Sandy Jacobs has never exercised this consistently.
All year, Mike Berilla has been trying his best to lose weight.
Last month, Dennis and Joyce Trelinski went on vacation to Hershey, Pennsylvania. Eating chocolate was impossible to avoid. So was dining out.
Ken Benich didn't go to Pierogi Fest this year.
Joe Andrade is confident the positive changes he’s made over the past seven months are permanent.
With five months of The Times' "Lose 16 in '16" contest completed, I must say the time went by pretty quickly. As we entered our sixth month, I looked back at where I was and am in awe of the progress I had made mentally and physically. Going to the gym and working out has become a habit at …
Like many Americans, Ashley Smith was extra inspired to lose weight on Jan. 1. And like many Americans, her motivation has waned by this time of year.
SCHERERVILLE — Joyce Trelinski held up a 29-inch piece of string. Her husband, Dennis, had one that was 14 inches long.
Mike Berilla couldn’t buy a break, or, rather, a pound.
Star Crider planned to treat herself to corned beef and cabbage Thursday night.
Editor's note: Lose 16 in '16 is a blog by the 16 folks that signed up for the Times' challenge to lose weight in 2016. Read this and more posts from other contestants at nwi.com/blogs.
I gained a pound.
Being an age-60ish woman and having a difficult time dropping pounds, I entered the "Lose 16 in '16" challenge hoping to lose around 20 pounds.
In January, The Times started its "Lose 16 in '16" weight-loss contest, challenging 16 Region residents to drop at least 16 pounds in 2016.
Ken Benich had a tough Fat Tuesday.
Diane Androskaut recently asked her daughter, Michelle Cavanaugh, if she saw the article in The Times the other day about a weight-loss challenge. Cavanaugh said she had — she was going to be a contestant. Androskaut, catching her daughter by surprise, said she was, too.
It's that time of year when weight loss is on a lot of people's minds, with many of them making New Year's resolutions or joining gyms.
Is your New Year's resolution for 2016 to lose weight? Need a little extra motivation?