NIBROC Just Lose It weight loss competition to begin Friday

 It is getting a late start, but the fourth annual Nibroc Just Lose it will kick off Friday at Baptist Family Fitness.

Contestants may drop by the fitness center on Cumberland Gap Pkwy. to register. The cost is $10 and participants will receive a Nibroc Just Lose It t-shirt.

The first weight in will take place Friday at the fitness center. Jamie Bunch, a membership specialist at Baptist Family Fitness said participants may drop by the fitness center anytime between 4:30 a.m. and 10 p.m. to weigh in.

“We don’t have a numerical goal,” Bunch said of the number of contestants, noting the contest is open to as many as want to participate.

Additional weigh-ins will be held every two weeks at the fitness center through Aug. 8.

“At the halfway point on July 17, we will narrow the field down to the top 20,” Bunch said.

The final weigh-in will be held on Aug. 8. That night, the winner will be announced on stage at Nibroc.

As with previous years, the winner will be determined based on the percentage of initial body weight lost.

The grand prize is $1,000. Bunch said additional prize packages will be awarded for top five finishers.”

We are still working on the prize packages,” Bunch said.

Baptist Family Fitness organizers will be working to host a series of health fairs and other events for the contestants.

“We will see what we can come up with,” Bunch said. “We want to help people change their lives and get healthier.”

More information is available by contacting Baptist Family Fitness at 526-0007 or online at, www.baptistfitness.com.