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this post is about the twins from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma..where im living now...
tough decission on who too root for, HOME TOWN? or CURRENT TOWN? or the UNDERDOG?
BIGGEST LOSER 2011 : DON EVANS
Hometown: Oklahoma City, Okla
Occupation: Police lieutenant
Don Evans says, "Obesity prevents me from living the kind of life that I want and it hurts my family." The 54-year-old husband and father of two adult children says that his obesity has also caused discord in his family, which he hopes will be fixed when he loses the weight. Don was born in Raleigh, N.C., and grew up with his identical twin brother, Dan, and an older brother. They lived in various states and countries due to his father's career in the Navy and his parents' divorce when he was six, which resulted in shared custody and many moves. He graduated with an associate's degree in police science from Oklahoma State University, and earned bachelor and master's degrees in liberal studies from the University of Oklahoma. He has been an Oklahoma City Police office for 30 years. Don started gaining weight when he joined the police department, and became significantly overweight when he was 28 years old. He even tried lap band surgery in 2004. Now, at 309 lbs. and suffering from high blood pressure and sleep apnea, Don looks forward to getting healthy and enjoying activities with his family and doing all the things that his obesity prevented him from doing.
The Biggest Loser 2011: Dan Evans
Hometown: Oklahoma City, Okla.
Occupation: Police captain
Dan Evans was born in Raleigh, N.C., and grew up with two brothers, including his identical twin brother and "Biggest Loser" teammate, Don. As a child, he lived in several different states due to his father's Navy career and his parents' divorce when he was six years old. He attended college in Oklahoma, where he now resides, getting an associate's degree in police science from Oklahoma State University, and bachelor's and master's degrees in liberal studies from the University of Oklahoma. He wasn't overweight as a child or young adult, but his weight began to increase after he joined the police department in 1979. He began really gaining when he was 28 years old, due to poor eating habits, lack of exercise and a sedentary lifestyle. Dan had a son who died at age 24 in 2004, and also has a nine-year-old daughter. Now 54 years old and 287 lbs., with sleep apnea and high blood pressure, Dan says his weight adversely affects every aspect of his life, and he wants his old life back. He looks forward to running and playing with his daughter when he loses the weight.
but so far, my fav has to be:
The Biggest Loser 2011: Arthur Wornum
Hometown: Portland, Ore.
Occupation: Stay-at-home dad/day care provider
Arthur's primary motivation for going on "The Biggest Loser" was to save his life. Having weighed 646 lbs. in January 2009, he got down to his current weight of 507 lbs., but hasn't been able to lose beyond that. A Seattle native raised in Portland with a younger sister, Arthur was always a big kid, but sports helped keep his weight in check until his junior year in high school when he had trouble making the weight of 275 lbs. for wrestling. In the year 2000, he lost his insurance agency and gained 200 lbs., and then gained an additional 100 lbs. after the birth of his son in 2007. Now a father of two, 34-year-old Arthur has high blood pressure and diabetes. He was inspired by season seven contestant Ron Morelli, and looks forward to going to the Portland Trailblazers games when he has lost weight, something he always enjoyed doing as a child with his father. He also hopes to inspire people who are too large to go on "The Biggest Loser" and let them know that there is hope for them too.
i think im rooting for aurtur because he has the most too lose and the most to gain. and, in allot of ways, i feel like him...so..GO AURTHUR GO!
and if he loses, ill root : COLUMBIA GO! then OKALHOMA GO!
those are my top 3, in just that order! :)
MICHELLE
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