Mainer Recognized For Weight-Loss Success
A Maine man has won recognition from an international weight loss organization for shedding 172 pounds.
Joel Marsh of Randolph was honored this month in Chicago by TOPS, or Take Off Pounds Sensibly, for losing the most weight of any man enrolled in the group. The nonprofit organization with 180,000 members worldwide hailed Marsh as its "International King of Weight Loss."
Marsh tipped the scales at more than 350 pounds just over two years ago and was on 11 medications for diabetes, high cholesterol and other health problems.
Marsh, who's now 68 and a slim 178 pounds, said portion control and exercise were the keys to his success.
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