The Healthier for Life program, scheduled for Wednesday, August 18, has been cancelled.

Weight loss organizations often promise significant results to participants who adhere to their plans or purchase their services.  Yet, 33 percent of American adults remain overweight and the numbers continue to climb.  Diets and weight loss services frequently fail, leaving participants feeling discouraged, deprived and still struggling to lose weight.

Dietitian Jen Hartman, R.D.N.; Physical Therapy Assistant Erika Wills, P.T.A.; and Patient Educator Meghan Rine, R.N., invite you to discover a different way to view weight loss.  Sustained weight loss is often the result of positive change focused on health, not pounds ­– a personalized lifestyle instead of a weight loss plan.  Through this unique event, attendees will learn to successfully confront common stumbling blocks to exercise and menu planning, grocery shopping, motivation, unwanted eating behaviors, recipe modification, and more.  Participants who complete the program will acquire practical guidelines for beginning a new, healthier lifestyle.

Healthier for Life is a four-part program and will be held on four consecutive weeks, Wednesday, August 4, 11, 18, and Thursday, August 26, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., in the Licking Memorial Hospital First Floor Conference Rooms, located at 1320 West Main Street in Newark.  Participants should plan to attend all four sessions.  A meal will be provided for all participants.  The program is free; however, space is limited and registration is required.  To register, please call (220) 564-1560.