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Maintain Don't Gain Wellness Challenge

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Challenge Timeline: November 23 through January 4

Festive parties and holiday treats can add up to a lot of fun and extra pounds. Maintain-- Don’t Gain! will help you be more active and eat healthfully so you maintain or lose weight instead of gaining holiday pounds.

How does it work?
Your goal is to maintain your weight and to be physically active for at least 30 minutes each day. To maximize weight control, pay attention to the foods you choose--make smart selections and go easy on the holiday treats. This is the perfect time to increase your fruit and vegetable intake to at least 5 servings a day. Also, it’s important to begin the day with healthy breakfast choices. After 43 days you’ll be rewarded with the best gifts of all: an active, healthy lifestyle; control of your weight; and feeling great about your holiday habits.

Why participate?
For many of us maintaining weight and/or starting an activity program can be difficult--especially during the holiday season. Work, family and other responsibilities often crowd out time to do something good for yourself. Maintain--Don’t Gain! helps you get back on track and stay there by making fitness fun with activities, articles and rewards. This wellness challenge will provide information about how to substitute healthier ingredients in holiday recipes, healthy and tasty alternative holiday recipes and provide you with strategies for enjoying the holidays.

Who can participate?
Everyone can be successful in Maintain--Don’t Gain! You set your own weight maintenance and fitness goals, then chart your progress daily and your weight at the beginning and the end of the 43-day program.

Your Goal

• Maintain your starting weight throughout the 43 days
• Continue your current exercise routine
• If you are not currently exercising, try to find at least 15 minutes a day to sneak in some type of movement

You will receive

• Weekly tips, recipes and strategies to help you stay on track and in control
• A weight tracking form to monitor your progress
• Templates for food diary and exercise log

How do I get started?
Simply complete the online registration and you will receive an immediate confirmation of your registration for the program. Please make sure that all your information is correct. Pay special attention to your email address as, if this is wrong, you will not receive any additional information.

Registration deadline: 5:00 p.m., Thursday, November 19, 2009
First email mailing Friday, November 20

If you have any questions, please send an email to Working Well