After winning an Academy Award in 2012 for her role in the film The Help, Octavia Spencer decided to tackle a new roll—the one wrapped around her middle. Having tried every diet out there and failed, the full-figured Alabama-native had long given up on depriving herself to get slim. But when she discovered Sensa Weight-Loss System, which lets you eat ...

If you live in Chicago or Dallas and have a few pounds to lose, you might spot Downsize Fitness and think you’ll give this new gym a try. Forget it. This is a club that won’t take you as a member—unless you have at least fifty pounds to lose. And they weigh you to make sure. A gym that rejects ...

Wife’s huge weight loss shocks husband

Pictured here is my 6-year-old Harry holding a jar of organic peanut butter. The price? $16. Yes, you read that right. Sixteen ounces for 16 big ones. After grocery shopping in Manhattan for 15 years, I'm rarely surprised by high price tags, but consider the fact that you can get an 18-ounce jar of generic peanut butter for about $3.25 ...

After his gastric bypass surgery, Dale Benzine's life changed drastically. It wasn't easy, he says, but it was definitely worth it.