There are 4 article(s) tagged weight loss:

• January 2026

  • Former teacher found the recipe for a brighter tomorrow — it starts with smoked chicken

    Down more than 160 pounds, Memphis native Reggie Morrow blends delicious with healthy, and his protein-packed chicken salad is flying off local shelves.

    By Ellen Chamberlain January 12, 2026

• June 2024

  • Calkins: He lost 100 pounds — playing pickleball

    “Adam Clay was always the fat guy. He endured all the humiliations that went along with that. So how did Clay finally lose 100 pounds? With a regular diet of pickleball.”

    By Geoff Calkins June 25, 2024

• October 2022

  • Calkins: The incredible, shrinking prep writer! (How John Varlas lost 143 pounds.)

    John Varlas — who covers preps for this publication — has done something that should inspire the rest of us Memphians. He’s lost 143 pounds. 

    By Geoff Calkins October 12, 2022

• August 2019

  • A much lighter, hopefully quicker Goodson ready for season after broken foot

    Memphis defensive tackle O’Bryan Goodson came to fall practice almost 40 pounds lighter than last season – a move he hopes will provide him more speed and agility in the Tigers new defensive scheme.

    By Jonah Jordan August 03, 2019