Thursday, March 17, 2011

Weight-loss program helps Bonaventure community stay motivated


               ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. (Feb. 23) -- Week 5.  A lonesome scale looms against the wall of the closet-sized office awaiting its next nervous victim.  One by one students, faculty and staff step up to face the numbers.


For Jacqueline Bailey these days tend to be nerve-wracking, but she’s lost four pounds by eating healthier, working out and participating in Bona’s Biggest Loser.

“There’s an intimidation factor that comes from being weighed in front of others,” she said.