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The 2009 getfit@mit challenge has ended. See you in 2010!

Latest news

• Top “losers” cite team structure as key to weight loss success. Judy McCormack of Lincoln Laboratory got 20 percent off. Well, not quite; 18.9 percent to be exact. But it wasn’t money she saved—it was weight she lost. Read more and view more photos…

• Losers are winners in Lincoln Lab weight challenge. “Deb’s Platoon” won the prize for highest percentage of weight lost in Lincoln Lab’s Biggest Loser program—but platoon leader Deb Craig said each one of the 32 people who participated in the program became winners just by taking part. Read more and view more photos…

• Nothing complex about CAC’s win. By helping each other accumulate exercise minutes through 12 weeks of thick and thin, Team CAC from the Campus Activities Complex helped themselves win the getfit@mit 2009 grand prize. Read more…

• Two head ‘Onward and Upward’ with getfit@mit. Walking, gardening, and core-focused yoga were some of the ingredients, but simple “stick-to-it-ive-ness” was the winning recipe for the two “Onward & Upward” prize recipients in getfit@mit 2009. Read more…

• Food, celebration, and prizes mark getfit@mit closing event. Photos from the closing event held April 30, 2009. Read more…

• Week Twelve results and winners have been posted. Read more…

Biggest Losers blog

Read and comment on the latest Biggest Loser posts…

• “HungryGirl” looks forward to new challenges ahead (5/14)
• “NewImage” runs her first 5K, and looks forward to a new life (4/21)
• “OnAMission” is back on track–literally! (4/16)
• “HungryGirl” shares strategies for eating out without pigging out (4/10)
• “HungryGirl” (who has lost 23 pounds!) shares her strategies for success (4/2)
• “OneOfCyndi’sLosers” has stopped having “I can’t do it!” moments (3/9)
• “FranN” has been losing weight steadily. But could she keep it up during the dreaded…(cue ominous music)… business trip? (2/27)
• Platoon leader Cyndi Springford says the scale only tells a small part of the story (2/27)
• Platoon leader Paul Nitishin says his “Determinators” platoon is aptly named (2/26)
• “OnAMission” has an epiphany involving a sweaty gym towel (2/25)
• “NewImage” has made exercise a habit (2/24)
• “HappyLoser” can’t believe how good she feels (2/24)
• “LoserAgain” says his pants feel looser (2/23)

About getfit@mit

getfit@mit is a three-month, team-oriented fitness challenge for the entire MIT community. Last year, almost 2,300 people on more than 300 teams participated in getfit@mit. Together they logged over seven million minutes of staying active and healthy!….

getfit@mit is presented by MIT Medical, the MIT Health Plans, and MIT Medical’s Center for Health Promotion and Wellness, with major sponsorship from MIT’s Department of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation (DAPER). getfit@mit also receives generous support from other MIT and community organizations.