January 26

Week 3 Update:

We had another great turn out at our Tuesday night meeting! Many CWR participants came to listen to our speaker Dan Kraeger, DO, Director of Point Sports Medicine Center. Dr. Kraeger did a wonderful job presenting the Benefits of Exercise to the packed room of participants. He explained that exercise improves your mood, helps you manage your weight, boosts your energy level, promotes better sleep, and combats chronic diseases. Dr. Kraeger also lectured on how exercise affects male and females as well as the different age groups. It was truly a worth while presentation! Click here to see the entire power point.

Weight Management Part 2: How much to eat for weight loss
Annie C. Wetter, PhD, Portage County CAN
Many weight loss guides tell people exactly how many calories they need to eat to lose weight. The problem with these hard numbers is that they are based on estimates of calorie needs. What’s wrong with that? Estimates are good guesses but they are still ball park numbers that might fit you exactly or they might be off by 200 (or even 400!) calories a day.(click here to read more.)

Non-Perishable Food Collected

We would like to thank all our participants for the donation of canned goods. At our meeting last night we collected 105.8 lbs of food. Combining the 105.8 with the 200.2 collected in the previous weeks we have helped donate 306 lbs of food to our local food pantries! We’ll be rotating donations collected each week to four area food banks. They are the Salvation Army, Operation Bootstrap, along with food banks in Rosholt and Amherst. You have done a great job donating thus far so keep it up guys; it’s going to a great cause!

Weekly Weigh-Ins Gives You a Boost

A great reminder on how you are progressing is with the weekly weigh-ins. It provides a boost and motivates you to keep on reaching your goals. Here is a reminder of locations and times:

Locations and times for Weekly Weigh-ins:

CWR Updates:

• If you were one of our kick off winners (list posted in last week’s newsletter) you can pick up your prize at next week’s presentation or you can call Kelly at 715.295.3946 to make alternative arrangements.
• For weekly prizes drawn after each week’s presentation you must be present to win.
• Revel Sports will be hosting a Nordic walking session at the Stevens Point Mall on Monday 2/1/10. Meet by JC Penny's at 6:30-7:15 pm and we’ll plan on walking indoors. Anyone that is interested in joining the group is welcome to attend, bring your poles. Both Bonnie and Amy will provide a review of the basic Nordic walking technique and are happy to help folks become comfortable with using their poles. Those that attended the Tuesday 1/19 Nordic walking session are welcome to attend as well as those that did not attend the session. Bonnie of Revel Sports will be providing demo poles for those that want to borrow them for the walk (limited quantity available). Also, attendees will have the opportunity to purchase poles at a discount following the walking session. You can visit our sponsor Revel Sports to learn more about the Nordic poles. revelsports

Presentation line up change.

Kelly Schoonaert, Ph.D. will be presenting on “Emotional Eating” on March 9th. Mary Sadler who had been scheduled will present her topic “Healthy Eating” the following week on the 16th.

Next Week Preview: Professor Annie Wetter

Do you want a healthier family? Come to next week's Tuesday night meeting where Annie Wetter, Ph.D., will be talking to us about how to keep your family healthy. Dr. Wetter is the UWSP Associate Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics and has a vast knowledge of tips and strategies of how to live a healthier life. We look forward to seeing you Tuesday night!