The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Sunday, November 19, 1995              TAG: 9511150067
SECTION: REAL LIFE                PAGE: K8   EDITION: FINAL 
SERIES: FITNESS QUEST
        The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star asked for volunteers to join a
        six-month weight-loss and fitness program. 
        
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT 
                                             LENGTH: Medium:   53 lines

OUR THREESOME WEIGHS IN, NEARING THE HOME STRETCH

HERE ARE the latest figures from our three Fitness Quest participants, along with beginning figures from June.

Dawne Brooks

(Brooks did not participate in all the activities because she had recently injured herself in a fall)

Weight (now): 234 1/4 pounds

Weight (June): 263 pounds

Height: 63 1/2 inches

Waist (now): 42 3/4 inches

Waist (June): 45 inches

Hips (now): 53 1/2 inches

Hips (June): 57 1/4

Situps: (now): 32

Situps: (June): 9

1-mile walk (now): 17 minutes, 21 seconds.

1-mile walk (June): 20 minutes, 30 seconds.

Carolyn Sawyer

Weight (now): 185 pounds

Weight (June): 190 pounds

Height: 67 1/2 inches

Waist (now): 34 1/2 inches

Waist (June): 35 inches

Hips (now): 46 1/4 inches

Hips (June): 47 1/4 inches

Situps (now): 31

Situps (June): 11

1-mile walk (now): 14 minutes, 46 seconds

1-mile walk (June): 15 minutes, 47 seconds

Reggie Towns

(Because of his health, Towns did not participate in any activity except the weigh-in.)

Weight (now): 250 1/2 pounds

Weight (June): 251 1/2 pounds

Height: 72 inches by CNB