May 28, 2012 · Mayor Rob Ford announced Sunday that he has abandoned his diet three weeks before the scheduled end of the “Cut the Waist Challenge” he launched in January with his brother, Councillor...

Jun 18, 2012 · Rob and Doug Ford’s public weight loss spectacle is officially over, ending five months of public mockery and depressing or cancelled weigh-ins. Since “Cut the Waist” started on Jan. 16,...

Jan 16, 2012 · Mayor Rob Ford and his brother Doug officially kicked off their public diet, and challenge to get Torontonians fit, on Monday by stepping on a vintage scale in front of a flank of television...

Jun 18, 2012 · TORONTO – The Ford brothers fell short of their weight-loss goal as the “Cut the Waist” challenge ends. Mayor Rob Ford, and his brother, Councillor Doug Ford, set a goal of losing 50...

May 28, 2012 · —Rob Ford officially quit the “Cut the Waist” challenge on his Newstalk 1010 radio show yesterday, three weeks early and over 30 pounds away from his goal.

Nov 12, 2013 · Mayor Rob Ford, during his ill-fated Cut the Waist challenge last year. His brother Doug says the mayor is now on a diet, exercising, and ‘turning the corner.’

May 28, 2012 · Q & A: Mayor Rob Ford quits his weight loss challenge TORONTO – Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has quit his Cut the Waist Challenge a mere three weeks before the six month plan was slated to end.

May 29, 2012 · When Mayor Rob Ford said that he was giving up on his Cut the Waist campaign, many people sympathized. "Anyone who has been on a diet knows how hard it is to lose weight," said Don Valley...

Jun 19, 2012 · Mayor Rob Ford’s weight-loss challenge, launched with fanfare and smiles Jan. 17, ended Monday with a grim-faced mayor missing his goal by 33 pounds and then falling off the scale.

Jan 23, 2012 · Doug Ford launched their "Cut the Waist Challenge," a personal project meant to help the pair get healthy while raising money for charity. Ford weighed in at 330 lbs. last week.