Created: 9/15/2009 8:12:15 PM 
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- The 12 finalists in our local Biggest Loser contest say they're already seeing positive changes.
And why? They are making better choices.
Shawn Porter, for example, was having trouble with late night piggin' out. He says that 4th meal at Taco Bell was just one of his habits.
But Pat Turney from Memorial is coaching Shawn and the others that the hand-to-mouth ritual has to be broken right away.
So Shawn says he went into his son's room and borrowed his video games. Now he can keep his hands occupied with the remote control instead of pieces of pizza.
Another contestant, Bill Fiore, says he's shopping with his wife in the produce section. He's discovered fresh peaches and bananas are delicious.
Cynthia Green says she's sore from head to toe. But her trainer from Bailey's gym is getting her to exercise, something which hasn't been a habit for Cynthia.
Click on the video to meet the contestants and see what changes they're already making in their lives.
The winner will be determined in 12 weeks by percentage of body weight lost.
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