Weight loss

She may have lost in one aspect, but it has been a major gain in other areas of her life.

Sarah Nitta, who is originally from Bountiful, lost 106 pounds on the reality TV show "The Biggest Loser" during its 11th season, which aired in 2011.

Nitta, 28, now lives in St. George and works at The Biggest Loser resort in Ivins.

She will speak about preventive health and tell her story of weight loss at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., and 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday at the Roy City Recreation Department. The event is free to the public.

OGDEN -- Chris Powell, host of ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition," will speak Thursday at Weber State University.

Powell, who helped client David Smith lose 401 pounds in 26 months, will speak at noon in the ballroom of the Shepherd Union.

The event is free and open to the public.

"Powell speaks to the average person about wellness and mental health," said Tara Peris, Convocation Lecture Series coordinator.

For more information, call Peris at 801-626-7334. Weber State is at 3848 Harrison Blvd. 

Gone are the days when weight-loss surgery was used only for the morbidly obese -- people who are at least 100 pounds over their ideal weight.

That's because even for less severely overweight people who can't keep the pounds off through conventional means, surgery can be the most effective way to banish certain serious health conditions.

NORTH OGDEN — When Virginia Johnson was at her heaviest, she never saw herself becoming a personal trainer.

After all, who was going to take fitness advice from a woman who was dangerously overweight?

She had tried various diets that didn’t work, including one left her reeling.

“I tried the Atkins and South Beach diets and I ended up getting really sick because I was eating very high protein and not enough of the other food groups,” Johnson said. “One day I was getting ready for work and I actually fainted.

Do weight gain and marriage go together, just like love and marriage?

While there are still questions to be answered about this issue, studies have found that obesity appears to be associated with couples living together (married or not) and that there is a stronger association the longer the pair have lived together.

SYRACUSE -- The Titans have a new fan, at least for one upcoming game.

On Friday morning, Syracuse Mayor Jamie Nagle and Layton Mayor Steve Curtis had the final weigh-in for their weight-loss challenge.

After all the results were analyzed, Nagle emerged as the winner, so Curtis has to wear an opposing team's color as he cheers against a Layton football team.