Cover image via Dietbet1. James from Malaysia, whose friends challenged him to a weight loss challenge, where they would donate RM10 to charity for every kilogram he lost
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**A little about the journey:**
"I have a fat friend. He's always seemed comfortable with his weight. So much so that he calls himself "Kung Fu Panda", and doesn't get angry when people call him variations of "Fatty"…But late last year in 2014, he decided to change. And start a life-changing weight loss adventure. **He started at 122kg on the 1st of October 2014. Six months later, he tipped the scales at 96kg.**"
In a group chat on WhatsApp with his friends, James announced that he's dead serious to lose weight. **His friends challenged him that for every kilogram James lost, they'll donate RM10 to charity. Should James fail to hit his desired weight loss, he'll donate RM100 for every kilogram missed.** The challenge got so huge that it was part of the Rotary Club's activity, raising a huge amount of publicity and raising RM10,000 in the end for a charity of James' choice.
Read the whole story [here](http://says.com/my/lifestyle/how-my-friend-lost-26-kg-in-6-months-and-raised-rm10-000-for-charity).
**Was:** 122kg
**Lost:** 26kg in 6 months
**Won:** RM10,000 through a challenge his friends made, which he later donated to charity
2. Rick and Kay Woolen, a couple from North Carolina who used money as a motivator to lose weight
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**Lost:** 54kg combined in a year
**Won:** RM25,000 through a weight-loss wager programme
3. The entire overweight group of people in Great Britain who were promised to be rewarded with cash incentives as part of the country's plan to battle diseases such as high cholesterol
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4. Kati, a mother of three, was getting worried about diabetes and heart disease when her weight ballooned after having children
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**Was:** 147kg
**Lost:** 45kg through proper eating and exercises
**Won:** RM2,200 through a dieting and exercise programme
5. Casey Walker, a 41-year-old dad who decided to regain control of his life after he faced a lot of health issues. "The main prize for me is winning back my family".
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**Was:** 128kg
**Lost:** 53kg by entering an online weight loss competition
**Won:** RM415,000 after being part of a fitness community
6. David Gurnani from Indonesia emerged the winner of a popular reality weight loss show losing almost half his weight in the process
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**Was:** 157kg
**Lost:** 83kg through reality TV show, Bigger Loser Asia
**Won:** RM415,000 and a brand new car by winning the competition
The road to keeping fit and staying healthy could be a long, tiring process, sometimes almost 'impossible' for some.
If there was one thing to get out of this, it's that it is possible to lose weight and lead a healthier lifestyle. The bonus was that they were they were rewarded for keeping their course. You too can get rewarded. Zurich's Omni Health plan rewards you just by keeping healthy. Curious? Find out more [here](https://www.zurich.com.my/en/show-me-zurich-products/for-myself-protection/for-my-health/zurich-omni-health)
