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Patch Takes It Off 2013

Friday, January 4, 2013

Patch Takes It Off

Patch Takes It Off 2013: New Year, New You

Interested in joining the challenge? Write to natalie.davis@patch.com.

"That's it—I'm going to lose weight."  I hear that every year in early January. Heck, I say it every time the big ball in Times Square drops. There's a reason "lose weight" is a perennial part of New Year's resolution lists. More than 60 percent of the nation's population is classified as overweight or obese. And being overweight can lead to a host of potentially deadly maladies ranging from stroke to heart disease to Type 2 diabetes.   While it's easy to state the problem, solving it—taking off the pounds—is anything but simple, especially when one takes on the challenge alone. Resolve fails. Fatigue builds. Frustration can ensue. This year, we want a different result. Hence, the return of our weight loss campaign first started in 2011: …

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