With most weight loss campaigns, you want smaller numbers. With Scale Back Alabama, the goal was to increase in size... and it did. The statewide weight-loss competition for adults grew from 20,000 people last year to more than 40,000 people. A total of 11,056 people completed the 10-week contest losing more than 200,000 pounds. Sponsors of the contest gathered to celebrate the campaign's success and to draw the names of the winning teams.