HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Their attitudes are getting healthier, and the pounds are melting off for our Healthy Tri-State's biggest losers.

Team members recently hit their first boot camp where they faced a variety of fitness challenges.

There's often a message and a meaning behind the old saying "every journey begins with the first step."

When you're talking about Healthy Tri-State's Biggest Loser, the first steps are tough but the journey to a healthy lifestyle comes with rich rewards for those who do the traveling.