Jodie loses to win TV prize (From This Is Lancashire)

Jodie loses to win TV prize

11:16am Thursday 28th December 2006

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A woman who shed a staggering eight-and-a-half stone with the help of a Preston gym has picked up a £25,000 prize on a TV show.

Jodie Prenger, who is singer and has performed at pubs and clubs in Preston, binned her fast-food habit and took up running and boxing to win the Biggest Loser show on the Living TV channel.

Jodie, 27, said: "It was never about the money, it was all about losing weight.

"I'd tried all the diets but nothing was working, then I saw an advert for the show and went for it, I really believe it has saved my life."

In the show, 12 contestants entered a house and were put through their paces by trainers, given tests and exercises to do, as well as guidance on a healthy lifestyle.

Jodie was helped on her way by trainer Inny Walibhai who helped her work out every day at the Fitness First gym, in Deepdale.

At the end of each week the contestant who had lost the least weight was evicted from the house.

Before entering the house, Jodie weighed 18st 2lbs as she regularly gorged on fast food and snack bars.

Six months later she has dropped eight dress sizes and is a shapely 9st 6lbs.

Jodie said: "Being a singer didn't help my lifestyle. I would come home and have fried chicken or a pizza and it was slowly killing me."

While getting used to her new figure Jodie, who lives in Blackpool, is using her winnings to set up as a personal trainer and nutritional therapist. She is also writing a book about her experiences on the show.

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