St. Joseph Hospital will be hosting a Lighten Up Nashua Celebration Party on Thursday, May 17, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at the Nashua YMCA at 24 Stadium Drive. Participants will get to hear who the winners are from the First Session of the Lighten Up Nashua Campaign and learn more about signing up for the Summer Session. Participants of Lighten Up Nashua are encouraged to bring their weight loss in a matching food donation to be given to the NH Food Bank. Local vendors will also be available along with demos, door prizes and giveaways. You do not have to be a Lighten Up Nashua participant to attend the event.

LightenUpNashua.com is a FREE, community online weight-loss program sponsored by St. Joseph Hospital that is designed to motivate individuals and teams to focus their energy on achieving a healthy lifestyle. It is a resource tool to help motivate individuals in joining others in reaching their ideal weight or BMI (Body Mass Index). The program offers access to free healthy recipes and cooking videos, exercise tips and information on local health events. Prizes are available for the top female and male individual participants and the top 4-person team that loses the highest percentage of weight in set session. Over 2,300 pounds have been lost by the participants of the first session which ran from January 23 to May 11. Registration is ongoing throughout the year but the next Summer Session is 12 weeks and goes from May 21 to Sept 7, 2012.

To learn more information or a about the schedule of events please visit www.LightenUpNashua.com.