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Biggest Loser Challenge Kicks Off At Central Queens Y

Competition to drop weight over 10 weeks inspired by popular TV show.

On your mark! Get set! Lose! ... Weight, that is.

The Central Queens YM&YWHA is in the midst of hosting what could end up being an annual competition, inspired by a weight-loss television show.

"The Biggest Loser," an NBC-network television show, centers around ordinary people trying to accomplish massive weightloss over the course of a few months.

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At the CQY, the competition is designed to help local residents with more modest weight-loss goals, but it's still a competition. In the end, the winner gets to cash in on three free months of CQY membership.

The agency, located at 67-09 108th St., is looking for highly motivated individuals for "The CQY Biggest Loser Challenge," a competition to see who can lose the highest percentage of body weight over 10 weeks.

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The competition began on Sunday, with aspiring losers will having access to coached cardio sessions, group fitness classes, a nutritionist-led supermarket workshop and support from a social worker. They're also free to use the Y's pool and fitness centers to help them in their weight-loss mission.

Dale Stark, CQY's director of health and fitness, also plans to set up a blog, so participants can write about their experiences online.

Based lightly on the NBC television program "The Biggest Loser," Stark explained that she will hold weekly weigh-ins and give all the advice and encouragement she can. With a reasonable regime of proper eating and exercise, an individual can healthily lose about two pounds a week, said Stark, who calculated that the winner will probably lose around 20 pounds.

"There will be fierce competition," Stark said. "It's going to be a lot of fun."

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