Nov. 4--Join in the fight to lose weight with our Weighty Matters blog: go.azstarnet.com/ weightymatters

A group of like-minded folks working to drop pounds offers support and tips. Our expert advisers include chef Mary Ann Brody of "Kissed by an Italian" (www.kissedbyan italian.com); Miraval Spa's Junelle Lupiani, a nutritionist and registered dietitian (www.miravalresort.com); Gabe Nagy, a personal trainer with the Providence Institute (www.providenceinstitute. com); Mike Colombo of ProActive Physical Therapy (www.proactivept.com); and semiretired pharmacist Carl Johnson, who will answer questions about medications and weight gain. We also post healthful recipes there -- at least one new one every week.

Nagy, our exercise guru, made a short video explaining some easy-to-do exercises.

Send the experts your questions, and send bloggers your advice or good wishes.

New on the blog this week:

--A low-cal banana-bread recipe.

--Musings of a skinny-wannabe (OK, not skinny, but healthy, and that would be me).

--The launching of a walking club.

--A scrumptious, healthful soup recipe.

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