EVANS, Ga. - It's never too late to take control of your health.

An Evans teacher was taught that lesson once she entered Augusta's Biggest Loser contest. Pam Segers is proving, creative people can be very competitive.

Just stare at one of her masterpieces, and it's obvious, Pam Segers is very talented. As an art teacher at Evans High School, she's able to control what happens at the pottery wheel. Yet, Pam says she's felt almost helpless, trying to control her weight.

"Everything else I've been able to do on my own or be motivated. For some reason, it's so easy to cheat when you have to live off food. You do good for a few days, and then you slack off."

Right before she turned 30, Pam had a motorcycle accident that left her with nerve damage, and led to debilitating arthritis.

As her mobility worsened, her weight ballooned. Once the scale read
308 pounds, Pam decided it was time for something drastic.

Pam Segers is approaching the Biggest Loser contest much like a piece of pottery. She's trying to mold herself into something better.

"Hopefully, this will be a life learning experience and a life changing experience. And, I'll never go back to the way I used to be."

If her students at Evans High have anything to do with it, Pam will create her own success story.

"The young man who's in there, he has a twin who is slim. I have a twin who is slim. So, it's hard. So, he's been losing weight and we've been helping each other. I have a lot of support"

With everyone cheering her on, Pam's goal is to reach her original teaching weight of 150 pounds.

That means, she would lose more than half of herself, while finding a heathy dose of happiness.

At last check, Pam had lost 53 pounds, or 18 percent of her starting weight.

Her daily life is also much improved. Before the Biggest Loser contest, it was a major struggle for Pam to walk from her classroom to the school's front office. Yet, now, she can do it without a cane.