Muscle weighs more than fat so some people find their clothes are looser even if they haven't lost weight.

Even though tobacco is an addiction, it is also a habit. We look at things like taking a different route to work and avoiding the stop light where you usually light up a cigarette to help kill the habit.

It's been a very successful program. We have had around 250 members go through it and more than half lost 10 to 20 pounds. This pertains to the individuals and if they want to make the changes.

A lot of people are doing something about their weight, but by their own reckoning, it isn't enough to get the results they want.

Sadly, only something like 10 to 12 percent of people are able to recover from a weight regain. The people who do manage to turn it around catch it quickly, even with just two pounds regained.

We had people not making weight. We just didn't come ready to wrestle, plain and simple.