Holt: Weight-loss competitions help friends stay on track

CASSELTON, N.D. – At 270 pounds, Janelle Stahl ignored the salad bar at Pizza Ranch but loaded up on pizza, breadsticks and fried chicken. Now 95 pounds lighter, the 34-year-old Casselton woman still enjoys family meals at the restaurant, but she starts with the salad bar and adds only a single chicken breast and slice of pizza.