FEMALE WINNER: DANESSA GATES
Total weight loss: 19.6lb
Total body fat % loss: 6%

What was your biggest motivation/inspiration throughout the challenge?
My biggest motivation was knowing I had a great reward at the end of it!  A trip to Mexico!

How do you plan to stick to your new found habits?
I plan to use the Low Carb Cycling method to maintain my habits and continue attending the free fitness classes at Arrow that have been such a huge help and motivation.

What is your next goal is moving forward?
My next goal is a 30-day plank challenge and a 30-day 12 hour fasting challenge from 8pm to 8am each morning starting in May.  I love 30-day challenges!  They keep me on my toes and I have great results knowing I can reward myself accordingly at the end of it!

MALE WINNER: JARED MCDERMOTT
Total weight loss: 18. 6lb
Total body fat % loss: 6.2%

What was your biggest motivation/inspiration throughout the challenge?
I won second place the last two years of this competition so admittedly I had a chip on my shoulder. But overall, I’ve competed the last three years for health, vanity, and to be a better rider. There is no substitute for physical fitness especially when I am wrestling a 500-pound motorcycle across Colorado’s off-road terrain which is without question my favorite pastime.

How do you plan to stick to your new found habits?
I reinvented my life around fitness over the last year, regression isn’t even a thought for me. Paleo diet, fasting, weights, running, mountain biking, all things I can’t get enough of now. Being in shape feels amazing, I don’t know how I could ever go back!

What is your next goal moving forward?
After achieving an athletic level of fitness, the only goals left are physical achievements, namely going further and faster however I am on the move. Colorado offers unique challenges in the way of terrain and high elevations. For instance, my next major mountain bike ride will be 20-25 miles which I have done before, but never at ten thousand feet up!!

Female Winners

1st Place- Danessa Gates – $400
2nd Place- Jessi DiBlasi – $200
3rd Place- Julia Ridley – $100
4th Place- Sarah Huizenga & Vanessa Landaverry (Tie) – $50 each

Male Winners

1st Place- Jared McDermott – $400
2nd Place- Wesley Cole – $200
3rd Place- Kiran Vajrala – $100
4th Place- Jordan Nazario & David Aicken (Tie) – $50 each

Stats on this year’s competition:

-The 65 participants that finished the challenge lost a combined 360lbs.
-Of those 360lbs lost, 194lbs was pure body fat or 678,300 calories burned!
-19 females and 16 males lost at least 1.0% of their body fat.