January 15, 2004

Resident to appear on TV as part of weight-loss challenge
Los Gatos resident Scott Whitney will appear again on the KPIX (Ch. 5) Evening Magazine as a part of the ``Get Fit With Malou,'' segment scheduled to air 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Whitney was selected with four others to participate in the weight-loss challenge. They were chosen from a pool of 800 applicants. Since October, when he first appeared, Whitney has been working with a personal trainer to lose 30 pounds. Whitney's progress has been be tracked, and he has been on TV periodically to update viewers. As of December, he has lost 15 pounds.

``I was thrilled about it,'' said Whitney, 42. ``I'm just a little apprehensive that this will be happening in front of the whole Bay Area.''

Whitney, who calls himself ``fat dad,'' started at 224 [Inside scoop -- that was actually a little high. My trainer weighed me in at 218 when we started our program. -- Scott] pounds. For information about Whitney's weight-loss challenge, visit www.fat-dad.com.

[Scott's Press Release]