When we last spoke to Harry Moore, he was sharing his strategies for successful weight loss with members of Weight Watchers and other organizations.

        Now Mr. Moore finds himself busier than ever with Camp Motivation as he helps Cincinnatians win the battle of the bulge.

        “Life is always good,” says the 52-year-old Oakley man.

        That wasn't always the case.

        Nearly four years ago, Mr. Moore's hit a high of 304 pounds. It took him a long time to realize he's an emotional eater — when life is stressful, he turns to food for comfort. The pounds started piling on during a time when he had lost his parents, his business was floundering and his marriage was ending.

        Then his vision started going. When he got his eyes checked, he learned he was diabetic and his blood pressure was through the roof. His doctor warned him he needed to lose weight, but it still took Mr. Moore a year to get serious.

        He joined Weight Watchers and lost more than 130 pounds and has kept it off, though he did “crawl inside the refrigerator” last year when he learned a brother was seriously ill.

        Now when he's having a bad day, he goes for a walk or calls a friend instead of reaching for a candy bar.

        And he shares the lessons he's learned with others through talks at Weight Watchers meetings and sessions at businesses and organizations.

        “It's really about taking responsibility for ourselves,” Mr. Moore says. “We can't control what other people do in our lives, but we can control how we react to those things.”

        It's important for people to examine their motivation for losing weight, he says. Some people might be facing health crises, like Mr. Moore was. Others just want to look better. But whatever the motivation, it's important to focus on the positive in deciding to make life-long changes.

        “The hardest part is getting from "need' to "want.' "Need' is what your mom wants you to do. "Want' is what you want to do,” he says.
        For more information, call Camp Motivation, 588-9600.
       

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