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		<title>St. Joseph’s Center for Weight Management hosts non-surgical weight-loss course</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 14:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[St. Joseph’s Center for Weight Management sponsors a non-surgical weight-loss program for anyone who is committed to losing weight and ready to take ownership of their lifestyle habits.
	This 15-week course is designed to incorporate medically-supervised, comprehensive weight management for motivated patients with a physician referral. Classes are facilitated by a registered dietitian, social worker, psychologist, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barbara Thompson will return for another Weekend in the Pines guest appearance</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:53:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ihla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barbara Thompson battled a weight problem from the day she was born. When she finally admitted to herself in her late twenties that her “baby fat” was turning into a serious problem, she began dieting earnestly, only to diet her way to morbid obesity.

When her weight reached 264 pounds, and a herniated disk in her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>POWER Up! Coordinator inspired by stories from Nevis challenge participants</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ihla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Missy Lindow, PTA, Lifestyle Counselor
St. Joseph’s Center for Weight Management
The POWER Up! 2010 Challenge began as a vision, a desire to promote lifestyle change in our community. With help from a Medical Education &#038; Research (MERC) grant secured by the Center for Weight Management at St. Joseph’s Area Health Services, this vision has come [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Walk From Obesity raises funds, awareness</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ihla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Smokey Hills made the perfect setting for the 2009 Walk from Obesity held in conjunction with the Center for Weight Management’s ‘Weekend in the Pines” retreat.
Twenty-five participants helped to raise $3,285 on behalf of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Foundation and Obesity Action Coalition.  More than that, however, the walk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Team Center for Weight Management rocks Northwoods sprint triathlon</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:12:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When first-time triathlete Erin Hensel ran across the finish line at the Nevis Northwoods Triathlon in August, her mind was still racing. Her gorgeous smile told an inspirational story of its own as she pushed through her final seconds on the Heartland Trail.]]></description>
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		<title>Park Rapids ready for 2009 Walk from Obesity</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ihla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In cities across the United States, those affected by obesity will walk to raise awareness of this disease. The Center for Weight Management of Park Rapids will host the 2009 Walk from Obesity event Saturday, Oct. 3 at the Smokey Hills Wilderness Retreat and Conference Center in Osage, MN.

The walk will be held in conjunction [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Center for Weight Management set to host 2009 Walk From Obesity</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ihla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Center for Weight Management, a cooperative venture between St. Joseph's Area Health Services and Innovis Health Park Rapids, is set to host a Walk from Obesity on Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Smokey Hills Wilderness Retreat and Conference Center in Osage.]]></description>
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		<title>Featured speaker threads personal testimony, life journey  throughout talk when sharing her powerful message</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:08:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ihla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Allison Bottke’s openess when addressing painful topics allows her to reach into hearts and change lives with a powerful message of hope and healing. Affectionately known as the “God Allows U-turns poster girl,” Bottke’s story is one of triumph over tragedy on many levels.

As the founder of God Allows U-Turns, she shares her testimony of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekend in the Pines event scheduled for Oct. 2-3</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ihla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The quiet, wooded setting of Smokey Hills Wilderness Retreat (www.smokeyhills.com) will  again be the setting for The Center for Weight Management’s third annual Weekend in the Pines. 

Scheduled for October 2 &#038; 3, the event begins with registration at 1 p.m. on Friday. You can spend the afternoon observing a cooking demonstration, speaking to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekend retreat a great chance to learn, regroup, share, support</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ihla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[St. Joseph’s Center for Weight Management’s Weekend in the Pines retreat was a chance for quiet breakthroughs, reflection, and a chance to ask questions.]]></description>
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