Subject: Washington Post Placement
From: "Merilee Kern" <[email-masked]>
To: "David Roddenberry" <[email-masked]>, "Merilee Kern" <[email-masked]>, <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 10:44:38 -0800

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/guys-stretch-now-or-pay-later/2011/12/21/gIQA3ZILYP_story.html

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Guys: Stretch now or pay later
By Lenny Bernstein, Published: January 3 

Update: Hospital workers lost weight, stat. 
A quick congrats to 120 employees of Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md., whom I featured in an October story on weight loss competitions with large cash prizes. According to HealthyWage.com, the company that sets up the 12-week competitions, Meritus employees collectively lost 1,417 pounds, or 5.69 percent of their body weight. Two of the five-person teams lost 14.96 percent and 14.49 percent of their starting weights, respectively, a major accomplishment, though not enough to win prizes that ranged from $3,000 to $10,000. The challenge, research shows, is to keep the weight off now that the contest is over.