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Moraine Valley Wellness 8 Week Nutrition Program

January 13, 2021 by Kelly Devine Rickert

Join our 8 week weight loss/nutrition program to jump-start your health and wellness goals in 2021!

Details:

  • Program starts on Wednesday February 3rd and will conclude Wednesday February 24th.
  • Weekly PowerPoint lessons, handouts, a meal plan provided
  • All classes will be on Webex at 11am every Wednesday. Classes will be recorded (up until the Q and A portion).
  • Participants will self weigh
  • Goal of the program is to lose 1-2 pounds per week and to focus on lifestyle changes.

Cost and Registration: FREE for MVCC benefit eligible employees

To register: https://forms.gle/bFw6Cb4NVxv2WF256

Any questions email me at devinerickertk@morainevalley.edu

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: program, weight loss, wellness

Top diet pitfalls and how to avoid them!

January 22, 2020 by Kelly Devine Rickert

Looking to meet your 2020 goals? Want to jump start that weight loss? Here are some diet pitfalls I often see and how to avoid them

Diet Pitfall #1: Skipping Meals
Skipping meals only leads to being more hungry later in the day which leads to overeating and loss of control in the evenings. Start your day with breakfast, then try and eat something every 3-5 hours to maintain steady blood sugars. Skipping meals or fasting does NOT equate to long term weight loss.

Diet Pitfall #2: Eating diet, sugar free or fat free foods all day
Real food will fill you up and satisfy you. “Franken-food” will not. (AKA food that has been chemically processed). Eat real, wholesome foods. You will feel better. Look better. Have more energy and less cravings.

Diet Pitfall #3: Not exercising
You can lose weight by diet alone but it is very rare when someone can maintain long term weight loss without some exercise involved. Get moving!!! Thirty minutes a day for long term results. You will have more energy, fit into your clothes better, lose more inches with exercise AND diet vs. diet alone.

Diet Pitfall #4: Not drinking enough water/drinking diet pop or coffee all day.
Water is the BEST way to hydrate yourself. Add a slice of lemon, cucumber or sliced berries to flavor your water naturally. Increasing the water will hydrate you better, give you longer lasting energy levels AND help you burn more calories when you work out.

~Kelly Devine Rickert, Moraine Valley Wellness Coordinator and Registered Dietitian

Filed Under: Exercise, Health, Journal Tagged With: weight loss

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