It took Kelsey Galer four weeks at a weight-loss camp to lose 9 pounds. It took her dad just three days to start acting like a "dork."

HOUSTON -- A Houston weight loss and skin care company has been ordered to stop making unauthorized bank account withdrawals from customers who tried to cancel their orders or who didn't want their products in the first place, KPRC Local 2 reported.

Obese diabetes patients who have gastric bypass weight loss surgery often show dramatic improvement in blood sugar control within days, long before significant weight loss occurs.

When Teresa West learned that her employer, Hamblen County government, was pitching a weight-loss scheme, she didn’t go gaga. West had never dieted, and she wasn’t exactly plus-sized. But when several of her co-workers in the circuit court clerk’s office decided to give it a try, West went along.

Celebrity stylist Robert Verdi is joining with Kellogg's in a national charity to benefit the United Way. Verdi says those who go to Special K @ yahoo can participate in a weight management program that will help those interested drop a jean size in two weeks.

Raritan Bay Medical Center will sponsor a Bariatric Weight-Loss Support Group meeting 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 18 in Centennial Hall at the hospital's Perth Amboy division, 530 New Brunswick Ave. The meeting is designed for individuals who have had weight-loss surgery, are contemplating weight-loss surgery or are simply trying to maintain a healthy weight.

Human Growth Hormone is at the center of dozens of drug scandals, but now women are using it for weight loss.

Seattle Sutton's Healthy Eating (SSHE) is looking for clients to appear in an upcoming TV commercial. Current and former clients who have successfully lost weight while on the healthy eating meal plan are encouraged to participate in the new ad. Those who are selected will appear in the new commercial totaling their weight loss results and celebrating their combined success.

She wants to shop for a prom dress, buy clothing at a regular mall store and walk easily across the stage on graduation day. ``I don't want to wheeze when I grab my diploma,'' said Sarah White, 16, of Vandercook Lake. ``I don't want to graduate in a really large gown.''