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We've entered the final two weeks of our Get Up, Get Healthy Competition, and tension is high among our challengers. WFMZ's Brittany Westbrook joins us with more on how the final two ladies are doing as the final elimination nears.

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Wendy and Jaciel,
For ten weeks, they've been sticking to the plan, now the end is near and next Thursday, two of our contestants, one man and one woman will walk away with 2,000 dollars in cash and prizes.

Jennifer Murphy sot on gugh women's recap, please cover using video under murphy profile vo:
:02 we would eat out a lot especially on the weekends, sometimes we'd eat all meals out on the weekends
Betsey Schmeltzle:
On Betsey Schmeltzle profile tape:
:22 i was pretty much at a low point when this contest started
Reporter: picture of before and after
That was then, this is now.
Betsey: on gugh women's recap
:48 i feel like my old self, like i did 10 years ago <1:22 i can't believe how quickly i've been able to change, a lot of it has been mental
Reporter: work out video on elimination 1/25 In 10 weeks Betsey Schmeltzle and Jen Murphy collectively have lost about 50 pounds and more than 60 percent body fat.
But getting there wasn't easy, as Jen would find out two weeks in
Jen:
On gugh women's recap 1:40 i found out i have achilles tendonitis from overusing my foot
Reporter:
Along the way, they've fallen down.
On gugh women's recap 1:58 nat of "oh..."
Reporter:
Each time getting up to lose another week.
Betsey on quantel elimination 1/25 4:03 i'm a little slow on it because i'm afraid of falling so i tried to just wipe that out of my brain
On quantel under elimination 1/25 11:36 nat of betsey doing shoulder raises "15."
Reporter: Now it's the final push the weight loss is slowing down and the work out will have to grow more intense even as life's challenges pick up speed.
Jen: On quantel under elimination 1/25
5:12 full time grad school, full time school psychologist, planning a wedding and doing the contest
Reporter: But being nearly 20 years younger than her final competitor, does Jen Murphy have an edge? We'll find out in just 9 days live on 69 News at Sunrise, when both women weigh in for the final time.



That will be Thursday, February 16th. In the meantime, the contestants are trying their best not to get off track.
To prove it, one of them, Jen Murphy will be challenging our own Matt Broderick to the obstacle course, we'll bring the results to you on that competition with Trianer Mike this Thursday.
Wendy and Jaciel?