It’s not just the weight that’s falling off the Big Loser participants, but the inches are coming off as well.At the beginning of the Big Loser contest we all weighed in and had our blood work done. In addition to that, we were all measured at the neck, chest, waist and hips. Last week we were all measured again in the same four places.It was no surprise that we had all lost inches because we have all lost weight, but the number of inches lost by some was substantial. For the gals, Amy Vandevoort lost a total of seven inches. Terry Connell lost the most inches among the guys by dropping nearly nine inches. He lost four inches off the waist alone in the first four weeks. Toby Donth wasn’t far behind Connell, shedding some seven-plus inches. I lost seven inches myself, and I noticed that after the second measurements were taken, I am tied with two other guys with the smallest waist, yet I have the second largest hips among the guys. I thank my dad’s side of the family tree for that. Come to think of it, the Peterson family tree must be a pear tree.We had a tie for the Big Loser of the Week this week between Chantel and Terry Connell. Their total pounds and body fat percentage lost for the week tallied seven points each. Terry has been the weekly Big Loser before, but this is the first time Chantel has won the weekly crown. As you know, Terry and Chantel are on opposing teams. Chantel and I are teammates, so when this promotion gets down to the end and the total numbers are close, just remember Chantel is the one preparing Terry’s meals.