Ruben’s Weight Loss Challenge

Ruben Studdard is getting increasingly closer to meeting his own personal weight loss goals, and he's now looking to pay it forward.  As myfoxny.com reports, Ruben is asking the 25 percent of Alabama's residents who are obese to lose 10 pounds in eight weeks--a total that would reach an astounding million pounds. "I'm not where I want to be, but I'm on the right track, and I'm excited about encouraging other Alabamians to begin their own weight-loss journeys," Ruben tells myfoxny.com. Ruben went about the impressive lifestyle change and 100-pound weight loss the practical way--by learning how to eat right and exercise.   He reveals to the web site, "I felt like it was necessary for me to combat those issues at a young age before it became a bigger issue. I went to this place called Duke Diet & Fitness Center for a month and learned how to change my eating habits." Scale Back Alabama, an eight-week weight-loss campaign, kicks off Jan. 4 with an event featuring Studdard. The campaign is being jointly sponsored by Alabama's hospitals, the Alabama Department of Public Health and Barber Dairies.  Check out myfoxny.com for the complete story and photo of the slimmed-down Ruben.