As the nutrition and health expert for “The Today Show,” Joy Bauer shares advice that helps millions of Americans eat better and lead healthier lives. She also hosts the program’s popular “Joy Fit Club” series, which celebrates people who have lost more than 100 pounds through diet and exercise alone. Her other ongoing series include Joy’s Diet S.O.S. and Joy’s Healthy Food Finds. This year, she kicked off the 25,000 Pound Challenge essay contest. “Today” viewers lost more than 27,000 pounds last month. Watch the winners 10 a.m. Friday with Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford on “The Today Show.” Bauer posted about the winners this week:
Congratulations to our first essay contest winner, Penny Matthews from Shrewsbury, Pa! Penny is an incredible woman with an extraordinary will and story. The producers were overwhelmed by the number of empowering entries and had an extremely difficult time narrowing it down to just two winners (I wasn’t part of the selection process). As far as I’m concerned, everyone who participated in this challenge is a winner.
The second winner was Dayna Rice of Charleston, SC. She’s been struggling to lose the baby weight since her beautiful daughter Addison was born in 2009. Be sure to watch Kathie Lee & Hoda on Friday, when both of our winners get glam Ambush Makeovers!
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