04:42 PM CDT on Thursday, July 6, 2006

By JANET ST. JAMES / WFAA-TV

WFAA-TV

Bob Sturm lost 21 pounds in 20 days.

DALLAS - When it comes to the daily diet, many guys would like to eat barbeque, burgers, fries and hot chicken wings. However, those types of foods became a big problem for some of the macho men of sports radio "The Ticket."

"Doing what we do, you sit a lot and you get a little doughy, or puffy as one might describe it..." said Bob Sturm, sports radio host of “The Ticket."

So Sturm, and several others of the radio jocks, gave up traditional "manly" foods like wings and fries and instead opted for vegetables.

Vegetables are a big part of a weight loss program created by a radio colleague.

George DeJohn's detox program is an intense 21 day total body cleansing process. People on the program are only allowed fresh fruits, veggies and protein shakes for the first 10 days.

"The second phase you introduce fish, antibiotic and hormone-free meat such as chicken and turkey..." DeJohn said.

By day 21, DeJohn promises people will feel better inside and out. But DeJohn admits the diet expensive and organic foods are far more costly.

But for Sturm, the money was well spent since he said it got rid of the bad dough too around his waistline.

"I lost 17 pounds, 231 down to 214. Which is a lot closer to where I want to be," he said. "[It's] day 20 and I've lost 21 pounds."

While it may not be from eating macho steaks and sausage, George Dunham, co-host of "The Ticket" has discovered ladies, especially his wife, digs the thinner look no matter how he got there.

"...It's really something," he said. "I've become the sex symbol of sport radio "The Ticket" in just 20 days. It's amazing."

You can listen to George's live radio show at 7:00am Saturday mornings on 1310AM "The Ticket" . His book is called "Three Minutes to a Strong Mind and a Fit Body" and the program is known as the "21 Day Purification Program".

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