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- [Announcer] From Soldiers
Radio and Television,

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this is The Army Today,

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a daily feature from around the globe.

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- [Reporter] For most soldiers,
winning is everything.

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But for one specialist,
it's all about losing.

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- My name's Nicholas Skiles

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and I am the biggest loser.

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- [Reporter] The Colorado Springs native

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is participating in the
30 day biggest loser

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competition, sponsored by the dining hall,

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at Forward Operating Base Joyce.

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- Couple have people mentioned

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that they would like to
see healthier choices

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in the menus.

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That they were trying to lose weight

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and so the competition started from there.

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Once a week they do a weigh-in

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to track the progress.

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Of course, whoever loses the most weight

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is considered the biggest loser.

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- [Reporter] By combining healthy eating

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with hour-long sessions
on the elliptical machine,

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Skiles is blowing his competition away.

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- This gentleman over here

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dropped more weight in one week

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than you'll drop in three weeks.

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- Twelve pounds, ima start eating.

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Cake rolls, you need to eat them!

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They good for you, trust
me, make you sweet!

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- [Reporter] His motivation for losing

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is more than the DVD player

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and 200 dollar grand prize being offered.

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It's getting rid of the weight,

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he says, has held him back.

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- What I hope to ultimately
gain out of this whole thing

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is a healthier life, first off for my wife

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and my kids, to get also
promoted in the army,

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I wanna be a sergeant so
I have to lose the weight.

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- [Reporter] A week into his new routine,

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he's seeing results.

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- I feel healthier, I have more energy,

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I'm more happy about myself.

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There's been a lot of people

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that have been going around

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telling me that I look
like I've lost weight

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and I'm looking good, just keep up

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with whatever I'm doing,
'cause it's working.

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- [Announcer] That's The Army Today.