According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention, Kentucky has the fifth highest rate for obesity in the nation.

The UK Cooperative Extension Service, Bell County office SNAP-Ed Assistant and Family Consumer Science Agent teamed up for Weigh 2 Go Wednesdays weight loss series. For eight weeks 14 people participated in this program meeting on Wednesday of each week to learn how to live a healthier lifestyle by limiting their intake of empty calorie foods, using portion control when making a healthy plate using all food groups, learning how to read labels to make healthier choices at the grocery store and fitting in 30 minutes of physical activity into their daily routines. 

Upon completion of program 91% of participants had made changes in their diet by eating a variety of food from each food group and 60 % had increased their physical activity between 30-60 minutes a day. One participant stated “Weigh 2 Go Wednesday’s helped me be more aware of what and how much I was eating. The program is over but because of what I learned I am still losing weight.”