Great news! We've got 23 people who are losing it for the kids, including Ardy and me. Hooray!!



Thank you all for taking on the challenge, creating a better life for yourself and a better life for the children in Glendale and surrounding areas.



Anyone else like to join us? Just let us know by e-mailing us at losingitforthekids@gmail.com. You can sponsor both Ardy and me, one of us individually, or better yet, commit yourself to losing weight and sponsor… Continue

The results are in. And the weight is coming off. I'm sure you can tell the world is spinning just a little differently in Glendale!!

Ardy has lost 9 lbs.

Brian has lost 14 lbs.

Congratulations to both of the "losers."

Hello out there to anyone interested in our challenge and our efforts to live a healthy lifestyle. My name is Ardy Kassakhian and I live and work in Glendale, California. My background is Armenian and Greek and as you’ve probably noticed from my online photos and videos, I’m a pretty big guy. I started this challenge weighing in at 280 lbs. My goal is to lose at least 50 lbs and the long term goal is to slim down to a weight that is considered healthy for my height – 180 to 190 lbs. Now, I know… Continue

It's the end of the first week of our challenge, and I can tell you it is going to be a good one.



Ardy and I met this morning for the All About You Wellness Bootcamp Hike at the Deukmejian Wilderness Park in La Crescenta with about a dozen other healthy hikers.



And boy what a hike. The initial climb was a toughy, but we both kept putting one foot in front of the other and made it up the hill.



Have you ever been to this park? I didn't even know it existed.… Continue

This past Friday, Ardy and I met with Elaine Miller of All About You Wellness Bootcamp to take our initial measurements. To say the least, it was an interesting and somewhat humbling experience. For someone like me (or maybe anyone for that matter) who has struggled with weight control most of my life, it's difficult to see those measurements. Especially in front of others. But I believe that placing myself in the public eye will give me the added… Continue

My good friend and fellow Glendale Healthy Kids board member, Ardy Kassakhian, announced at a recent get-together that he was going to commit to losing weight and develop a better lifestyle and nutrition program for himself. You see, he got to thinking about the example he was setting (or not setting) for the community as a member of a community-benefit organization that promotes good health. He decided it was important for him to set an example for the kids, and put his "belly… Continue