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When she heard that a unit of the U.S. Navy planned to award contracts worth $5.4 million for disposing of hazardous waste in her area, Elizabeth Novak was ready to bid.

When she heard that a unit of the U.S. Navy planned to award contracts worth $5.4 million for disposing of hazardous waste in her area, Elizabeth Novak was ready to bid.

Two years ago, Phill Novak weighed 387 pounds. Reality hit at a Pittsbugh Steelers game when Novak went to smoke a cigarette and had a hard time catching his breath.

He decided to get to work on his weight -- and has lost almost 200 pounds.