The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

WAITSBURG - Waitsburg's Weight Loss Support group began last month with just RN Karla Scott and ARNP Kortney Killgore-Smith staying after work on Wednesday nights to encourage one another in their quest for good health. "It slowly grew to 3, 4, 5 . . . now we're up to about 7 people and we'd love to have more!" said Killgore-Smith.

The group, led by Scott and Killgore-Smith, meets every Wednesday from 5:30 to 6 p.m. in the clinic lobby and is open to both males and females. Members may use the clinic scales for an optional private weigh-in at 5:15. Each person tracks their own weight.

At the Wednesday night meetings, members discuss ways to lose or maintain weight, and share tips, tricks and successes. Members use the Myfitnesspall.com website, where they keep a food and exercise diary. They become friends on the site where they can offer support and encouragement to one another throughout the week. At 6 p.m. the group heads outside for an optional 30 minute walk around town. "It's not a class. It's a casual, free, weight loss support group that will continue indefinitely," said Killgore-Smith.