LEWISTON — HealthSteps, a St. Mary’s Health System health education and exercise program, will sponsor Lose with Me!, a 12-week session focused on helping participants obtain and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Classes will be taught by registered and licensed dietitian Jamie Thompson and exercise physiologist Jennifer Smith.

The classes will include goal setting, exercise planning, nutrition education, food and movement journaling and peer support.

Smith, MS, NASM-CPT, NASE-CSS, AFAA-PGEI, will get participants feet
and moving, using safe and effective exercise routines specifically
designed for their body. She will help identify barriers to exercise
and brainstorm strategies to overcome such obstacles. She will also
work to set goals beyond the 12-week program.

Thompson, MS, RD, LD, will review eating behavior and instruct on how
eating habits affect metabolism. She will teach the skills needed,
including reading food labels, meal planning and portion control, to
keep participants eating healthy beyond the 12-week program.

Classes will run from noon to 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Jan. 13 to March
31, in the conference room, St. Mary’s d’Youville Pavilion, 102 Campus
Ave. Cost is $50 and registration is required at 777-8898 or www.stmarysmaine.com.