Weight loss help available

Losing weight can be hard to do alone.

The new support group Inland Northwest Transformers wants to ensure that people don't have to.

The new group to help people get fit and lose weight together is scheduled to have its first meeting tonight at 6 p.m. in a meeting room of the Coeur d'Alene Public Library.

"I know I can't do this by myself, either," said organizer Mia Coffey, who has recently been working through a weight loss program. "The idea is to give you a shove in the right direction."

Members will discuss the difficulties of weight loss and motivate each other, she said.