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Get Fit 2009 Contestants
		Lisa Aubrey I am already taking steps to begin my transformation from frumpy and lumpy to beautiful, sexy, energetic and fun. I hear the 40's is the start of prime so I need to get in gear. In my corner, I have a wonderful supportive family, which includes my husband of 20 years, three children ages 12, 9, and 7 and one cranky loveable mother-in-law. All of whom are very active in dance, softball, karate, scouts, music, and acrobatics. My husband completed the 3 day 60 mile walk recently. While I sat dutifully on the sidelines cheering them all on. I am ready to face the challenge of finding the healthier me in all this flab. I want to be in the game and not on the sidelines. Why should you chose me because I will succeed and you will miss it if you do not come along for the ride. I guarantee you will have a great time and laugh with me and at me. I want to inspire and be inspired by others. I am no longer afraid of the fat I am annoyed it has stuck around and made friends. I welcome the opportunity to glare lovingly at the personal trainer because she will push me to limits I never knew existed. I look forward to entertaining, motivating, and supporting those like me ready to accept the only way to lose it is to get up and move it.
		Tiffany Mansfield For years I have been told if that my face is so pretty if I would just lose a little weight. Well the way I figure it its time to prove them right. Not to say I'm not beautiful but in this world of media run society standards i am not that pretty. I have a 7 month old daughter and she is the light of my world. I want her to grow up healthy and with the way I run my life right now that's not going to happen. I believe children learn everything they know at least in part from their parents. My supportive husband is the one that has been encouraging me in so many right ways and time and time again I have refused his help and encouragement. I realized it had to be me that wanted to lose it. God bless him for all that he is and who he is becoming. I also want to believe that there is more for me out there as well. The weight is holding me back in so many different ways and I'm ready to challenge myself. Please help me with that challenge. Help me to show the world what a beautiful person I am on the outside and the inside.
		Misty Johnson I know I can do it, I just need a little help. A couple of years ago I went to shapes for a short time and with a few trainer sessions I lost some weight but most important, I felt great.. I just needed the support. I had a lot of co-workers ask how I did it and I feel that they looked up to me. I fell on hard times. I got divorced and hit bottom for a little while. I have worked through a lot of that and am doing my best to make my health a priority. Not that long ago, my doctor suggested gastric bypass and I know many people that have successfully had it done. I have thought long and hard and I made myself and my doctor a promise. I am giving myself a year. If in a year I can establish good, life changing habits than I will show that I do not need surgery. I know there are probably a lot of other people out there contemplating the same decisions and I want to be able to go out there and show them that there are other options. Despite insurance concerns, family, and all other obligations ... with a little support it can be done. And that is what I need , a little support and accountability. I would love to take part in your challenge and show myself and others that it can be done.
Get Fit 2008 Contestants
		Allison Ross My name is Allison Ross and I am 21 years old. I am a full time student at the University of South Florida majoring in Early Childhood Education. Currently I am 5'10" tall and weigh 230 pounds and I am classified as obese. The smallest that I can remember being is a size 13 and that was my first year of high school. I have been trying to lose weight for years and have tried weight loss programs like the "Cookie Diet", South Beach Diet, and taken diet pills like Alli. There are so many other programs that I would love to try like Jenny Craig, and Nutrisystem, as well as signing up for gym memberships, a trainer, buying healthier foods, etc. But since I am in college I can not afford to do these things. Any scholarship money that I receive goes to my tuition and books. My parents give me as much as they can without sending their selves in debt. So for the rest of my expenses (like my apartment, gas, food, etc) I have student loans that I use. Recently, my Aunt was diagnosed with Breast cancer and she also has diabetes. She has been overweight her whole life and never really thought twice about it before she had these complications. Now she expresses to me how important it is to lose the weight and be healthy. My parents sometimes will cry because they really are concerned with my health, they don't want to see me suffering from problems that can go away if I just lose the weight. Seeing what my Aunt is going through and hearing my parents talk to me about my weight has really put me in a reality check. It hurts so bad to imagine that I can eventually be dead because of this, that if only I could just lose the weight I don't have to be scared of the future or look at the mirror and cry because I wish that I was smaller. I'm 21 years old and I have so much to look forward to in life but everyday I worry about my weight. I have tried so hard to get rid of the weight but nothing seems to work. In the past year in the half I have been in the hospital, have had high cholesterol, have had problems with body aches and pains, and it is ALL due to my weight. According to the doctors if I lose the weight all these problems will go away. I want to lose the weight so that I can feel better about myself, live a healthier life, and for my family. When I'm 30 I want to look back at my college graduation and smile about the way I look. If I get the opportunity to participate in the "Get Fit Challenge" it will be a life changing experience, it will give me the extra motivation and help that I need to lose the weight and live a healthier life. With the "Get Fit Challenge" I will be able to talk to people about my eating habits and about exercising properly. So you ask "Is this your year?" Yes, this is my year to begin a healthy life and start a new me. Follow my weight loss journey here.
		Christina Petrillo This is me about 3 months ago. I have recently graduated from the University of Florida with a Master of Education and I am ready to begin this new chapter of my life....but thin! I have struggled with losing weight for years, and I am finally ready to shed the extra college weight I have put on. I feel very uncomfortable in my own skin and I have finally had enough. The biggest reason I am ready to lose weight is to first and foremost be HEALTHY! The results to a recent blood test scared me. I am 24 years old, and have higher cholesterol than a 24-year-old should have. This was news I did not dream of hearing, but it was news I NEEDED to hear. I need help and guidance on how to become healthy and lose weight. I will work harder then I have ever worked before because this is something I want more than anything else! Follow my weight loss journey here.
		Diane Bell I am a single mother of 4 children hard working food and beverage director of an assisted living facility, I have struggled with my weight for a long time yo yoing beyond return i think i would benefit enormously from this challenge. Follow my weight loss journey here.