Amanda Hood reacts while being weighed in by practical nurse instructor Lana Stamper only to learn that, because of an error the scale, was saying she was 10 pounds heavier than she actually was during the college’s Biggest Loser competition weigh-in Wednesday. Contestants, which are all Co-Lin staff, will be weighed in again in October and in November, and a winner will be chosen based on percentage of weight lost. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)

Co-Lin English teacher Jan Swoveland, right, laughs while her husband psychology teacher Joe Swoveland gets weighed in. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)