Houp Is Fleetwood’s Biggest Loser!

Who is the Fleetwood Area School District’s biggest loser?

Who else but our very own Mr. Houp?

English teacher Zachary Steven Houp defeated all other competition in the district by losing the largest percentage of body weight during the first half of the school year. This amazing accomplishment was a product of pure will power, determination, and WeightWatchers® .

“I was expecting a bit more competition than I appeared to actually face,” stated Houp.

Over a grueling nine weeks, Houp managed to lose approximately 20 lbs., or about 11.5%, of his body weight. Houp has a history of being a “loser” within the Fleetwood Area School District. Last year, Houp was the high school’s biggest loser and the district’s 7^th biggest loser.

“I owe a lot of credit to WeightWatchers® for this year’s and last year’s victories,” Houp said.

Weight Watchers® is a program that works on a system of point values. Each person, according to the person’s body type, is given a certain amount of food points to eat each day. He or she can eat whatever he or she wants; however, foods that are healthier are worth fewer points, so everyone is encouraged to eat better so that they do not remain hungry after meals.

Along with WeightWatchers®, Houp also cut out foods with “empty” calories. Empty calories are calories within foods that have little nutritional value for your body. For Houp, the most devastating loss was cutting out cream and sugar in his daily coffee.

Even though Houp is basking in the glory of being the biggest loser, he is still glad the competition is over.

“My wife and I recently celebrated my birthday, Christmas, and our anniversary, so I’ve been eating a lot of unhealthy foods,” said Houp, citing holiday pastries, birthday cakes, and chocolate as his biggest weaknesses.

Regardless of his current poor eating habits, Mr. Houp remains this district’s biggest loser, and he has the Golden Sneaker Trophy to prove it.