Meet the 2011 Fittest Loser Challenge contestants
Kristen Kessinger, 28 years old, Volo
5 feet, 5 inches
Starting weight: 263
Body fat: 30.7 percent
BMI: 43.6
Body age: 38
Dee Levine, 59 years old, Hoffman Estates
5 feet, 4 inches
Starting weight: 249
Body fat: 47.9 percent
BMI: 45.5
Body age: 68
Jayne Nothnagel, 52 years old, Bloomingdale
5 feet, 6 inches
Starting weight: 213
Body fat: 37 percent
BMI: 34.4 percent
Body age: 61
John Novak, 46 years old, Mount Prospect
5 feet, 11 inches
Starting weight: 324
Body fat: 34.3 percent
BMI: 45.2
Body age: 58
Bob Pearson, 37 years old, Hampshire
5 feet, 8 inches
Starting weight: 296
Body fat: 44 percent
BMI: 45
Body age: 49
Gerry Alger, 52, Palatine
5 feet, 3 inches
Starting weight: 188
Body fat: 31.9 percent
BMI: 33.3
Body age: 57
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