Chattanooga's Biggest Loser: Jody Branum
DECEMBER 6 - WEEK NINE UPDATE:
Weight: 325.4 pounds
Total weight lost: 44.2 pounds
Total percentage of body weight lost: 11.96 percent
NOVEMBER 29 - WEEK EIGHT UPDATE:
Weight: 335 pounds
Total weight lost: 34.6 pounds
Total percentage of body weight lost: 9.36 percent
NOVEMBER 22 - WEEK SEVEN UPDATE:
Weight: 338.6 pounds
Total weight lost: 31 pounds
Total percentage of body weight lost: 8.39 percent
NOVEMBER 15 - WEEK SIX UPDATE:
Weight: 346 pounds
Total weight lost: 23.6 pounds
Total percentage of body weight lost: 6.39 percent
NOVEMBER 8 - WEEK FIVE UPDATE:
Weight: 349 pounds
Total weight lost: 20.6 pounds
Total percentage of body weight lost: 5.57 percent
NOVEMBER 1 - WEEK FOUR UPDATE:
Weight: 353.6 pounds
Total weight lost: 16 pounds
Total percentage of body weight lost: 4.33 percent
OCTOBER 25 - WEEK THREE UPDATE:
Weight: 358.6 pounds
Total weight lost: 11 pounds
Total percentage of body weight lost: 2.97 percent
OCTOBER 18 - WEEK TWO UPDATE:
Weight: 364.6 pounds
Total weight lost: 5 pounds
Total percentage of body weight lost: 1.35 percent
OCTOBER 11 - WEEK ONE UPDATE:
Weight: 371.1 pounds
Total weight lost: +1.5 pounds
Total percentage of body weight lost: - 0.41 percent
Jody Branum
Hometown: Ringgold, Ga.
Mr. Branum says his job as a chef, often cooking with butter, heavy cream and salt has left him overweight. A blod clot in his left leg left him bedridden for more than a year, exacerbating his weight problem. But, he's already started his own diet and hopes to lose 80 pounds in ten weeks.
Age: 34
Beginning weight: 369.6 pounds
DECEMBER 13 - WEEK 10 UPDATE:
Weight: 324.6 pounds
Total weight lost: 45 pounds
Total percentage of body weight lost: 12.18 percent
