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EATING from 93

a cookbook to stimulate our palates and peoplehood. I have solicited recipes from students,
alumni, faculty/staff, community members and friends of U-M Hillel.
This cookbook is meant to be approachable for people of all skills and experiences.
If you are interested in submitting a recipe, have a question or are otherwise interested in this
project, email shmoozebook@gmail.com . We encourage you to submit your own recipes for this
unique and delicious fundraiser. If you happen to have some recipes with nostalgia to go along
with it, this book could be a great place to share memories and traditions.
All proceeds from this cookbook project will support programming at U-M Hillel, which
enhances Jewish life in Ann Arbor and abroad. @

Avery Robinson of Franklin is a senior at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Scott Levine, of Farmington Hills, OU graduate; Alex Tsuker
of Southfield, WSU junior at Wayne State University; Nathaniel
Eichenhorn of Huntington Woods, WSU junior; Adam Sherman;
Florine Mark, president and CEO of Weight Watchers Group;
Danniell Nadiv; Ryan Fishman of Bloomfield Hills, WSU law student;
Neil Cantor of Farmington Hills. HMD director of Jewish Student Life

Biggest Loser?

Students' loss is Hillel of Metro Detroit's gain.

What college student would want to be called a "Loser"?
The 12 students who participated in Hillel of Metro Detroit's (HMD) Biggest Loser Program,

that's who!
More than 135 pounds were lost during the winter and spring semesters as students and

staff began their journey.
Modeled after the television program, The Biggest Loser, HMD created its own competi-
tion. Co-sponsored by Weight Watchers Group and the Jewish Community Center's Fitness
Center, participating staff and students challenged themselves to learn to eat healthy and start

exercising on a regular basis.
To start the program on a high note, Florine Mark, president and CEO of Weight Watchers
Group, met with the participants to offer words of encouragement. She told the group how
proud of them she was for taking this first step. Mark stressed that "diets do not work ... YOU

do the work."
Danniell Nadiv, a second-year medical student at Wayne State University, said, "By participat-
ing in HMD's Biggest Loser Challenge, I have not only lost weight but also gained a method to
maintain a healthier lifestyle. Through the Weight Watchers program, I have been able to change
my relationship with food and learn what an appropriate and healthy portion size is."
For more than 12 weeks, participants attended weekly Weight Watchers meetings and weigh-

ins.
"Weight Watchers was a very sustainable program, perhaps more than dieting on my own,
because it guaranteed healthy eating and results by matching my body and goals to a strict
regimen that didn't involve undereating or the pressure of a personal diet," said Ryan Fishman,

a second-year WSU law student.
The participants exercised individually at the JCC Fitness Centers and worked with Russ
Young, a personal fitness trainer, once a week. Nadiv said, "Every Sunday I looked forward to
our session with Russ, who knew just how far to push us so that we met our weight loss goals."
The biggest student loser, who lost over 23 pounds, was Michael Skoczylas, also a second-
year WSU law student. "The JCC was an integral part of my success on this mission. Working
out on a regular basis, including once a week with a personal trainer, really helped me out. I felt

better, stronger and more refreshed every day."
The HMD competition matched two teams of six students against each other. Adam Sherman,
a freshman at Oakland Community College, who lost almost 100 pounds prior to the HMD
Biggest Loser Challenge, said, "It was a fun way to recharge my weight loss efforts, and I met a
lot of great people striving toward the same goal. @

