Fit, Trim and Slim Weight Management Program
- Healthy eating guidelines and meal planning
- Food choices for feeling fuller on fewer calories
- Label reading and grocery shopping
- Cooking and serving tips
- Strategies for meals away from home
- Why exercise is an important component of both losing weight and maintaining weight loss
- Proper components of an exercise session
- How to safely begin and continue an effective exercise program
- Identifying individual lifestyle habits that must be altered to succeed at long-term weight management
- Distinguishing the difference between physical and emotional hunger
- Learning how to develop healthier approaches in managing emotional hunger
- April 15 to July 1, 2015
- August 26 to November 11, 2015
- Cost: Program cost is $225.00.
- For information concerning the support group meeting dates, please call 717-531-1552.
- Call our 24-hour CareLine and register today at 800-243-1455.
Why Do People Gain Weight?
A person becomes overweight when he or she consumes more calories than he or she burns. Many factors cause this imbalance between calories in and calories out. Family predisposition, behavior patterns, dietary habits, and lack of exercise are factors that can contribute to weight gain.
How Does This Program Help?
The Weight Management Program at Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute helps individuals identify factors of weight gain and develop strategies to lose weight. Noted experts in the fields of behavioral modification, nutrition, and exercise will develop strategies for losing weight and keeping it off.
Who May Benefit from the Program?
The Weight Management Program will be of greatest benefit for those who need to lose less than fifty pounds. The current medical standard for measuring weight is the Body Mass Index (BMI.) The BMI uses a simple mathematical formula to determine ranges for healthy and unhealthy weights, based on height.
A person with a BMI or 25 to 29.9 is considered overweight, and a person with a BMI greater than 30 is considered obese.
What does the program cost?
Program cost is $225.00
HMC employees covered by the Hershey Medical Center’s health plan are eligible for reimbursement. Participants are encouraged to contact their insurance providers directly to confirm what reimbursement may be obtained from their policy.
For more information on the weight management program, or to register, please call 1-800-243-1455 or 717-531-1552.