Diet pills that work miracles are advertised on TV every day. Over the summer, Jordan Cornish formed a plan to lose weight the old-fashioned way.
He worked out. He ate right. A few weeks after his freshman season at UNLV, Cornish tipped the scales at 240 pounds. Now, he's a trimmer 220.
"No fried food, no fast foods," he said.
His favorites — fried chicken and fried pork chops — are off the menu, replaced by meals such as turkey sausage.
"I actually feel like myself now," the 6-foot-6-inch sophomore guard said. "I'm a little quicker, lighter and can jump higher.