Henderson extends lead in Lighten Up 2010 contest

Jul 04, 2010

By: News-Herald Staff

By Laura Kessel
LKessel@News-Herald.com

Barb Henderson of Painesville has extended her lead in The News-Herald’s Lighten Up in 2010.
Henderson lost 9.6 pounds between weigh-ins on June 5 and June 26, moving to a total 68.6 pounds lost in the first five months of the six-month contest.
Henderson has lost 26.3 percent of her body weight and now weighs 192.2 pounds. In second place is Bob Kaseda of Kirtland. He has lost 71.2 total pounds, or 23.4 percent of his body weight. Kaseda lost 4.6 pounds in the three-week period to move to 323.6 pounds.
Stepping off the scale, Henderson said it’s the first time she’s been below 200 pounds in many years.
In third place is Diane Hart of Thompson Township, who has lost 48 pounds. She lost 4.2 pounds last month to reach 186.6 pounds. She’s lost 20.5 percent of her weight.
After five weigh-ins, the 12 remaining contestants have lost a total of 421.5 pounds.
Two of the original contestants, Jonathan Adkins of Painesville Township and Jessica Forsythe of Wickliffe, have been removed for failure to complete required aspects of the contest.
Contestants have one final weigh-in on July 31. The winner will be declared in the Aug. 8 edition of The News-Herald.
This year’s winner will receive a month of personal training sessions and meetings with a nutritionist at Slim & Fit Personal Weight Loss and Fitness, valued at $600; a one-hour massage at Hands On Physical Therapy in Mentor, valued at $100; and a $450 teeth whitening package from Drs. Thomas Appelfeller and Melissa Severino-Hoza in Madison.
The second-place winner will receive a six-month membership to the Lake County YMCA. Third place gets a $400 gift certificate to Physicians Weight Loss Centers in Mentor and a $100 gift certificate to Danny’s Organic Marketplace in Mentor.

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