2012-03-22 / Youth

Winning at loss


Port Aransas Independent School District Nurse Melissa Ramsden recently organized a 10-week weight loss contest for adults who wanted to drop a few pounds, and Dave Moats came in first place. Moats, at right, started at 325 pounds and lost 64 pounds, ending up at 261 pounds when the contest period ended on Tuesday, March 20. That means he lost 19.57 percent of his total weight. (The contest was based on who could lose the greatest percentage of their starting weight, not total pounds.) Next to Moats is his wife, Cindy Moats, who came in second, losing 14.44 percent, and Marilee Henson, who lost 12.8 percent. Twenty people took part in the contest. STAFF PHOTO BY DAN PARKER Port Aransas Independent School District Nurse Melissa Ramsden recently organized a 10-week weight loss contest for adults who wanted to drop a few pounds, and Dave Moats came in first place. Moats, at right, started at 325 pounds and lost 64 pounds, ending up at 261 pounds when the contest period ended on Tuesday, March 20. That means he lost 19.57 percent of his total weight. (The contest was based on who could lose the greatest percentage of their starting weight, not total pounds.) Next to Moats is his wife, Cindy Moats, who came in second, losing 14.44 percent, and Marilee Henson, who lost 12.8 percent. Twenty people took part in the contest. STAFF PHOTO BY DAN PARKER

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