No Weight Gain

2016/17 Winners

• Krissa Ericson, Juvenile Court
• Rachel Acevedo, Juvenile Court
• Jeremy Bilow, Facilities Management
• Susan Brown, Finance and Risk Management
• Sharon Christy, Procurement
• Rosemary Davenport, Treasurer
• Rafaela Deloera, Superior Court
• Abby Eason, Health Department
• Celeste Lee, Public Defender
• Rita Levin, Finance and Risk Management
• Margaret Maldonado, Health Department
• Natasha Montanez, Finance and Risk Management
• Stephen Montoya, Regional Wastewater Reclamation
• Lorren Quackenbush, Public Defender
• Rosa Robles, Treasurer
• Cynthia Rodriguez, Finance and Risk Management
• Anonymous
• Laura Samuelson, Finance and Risk Management
• Marla Settlemeyer, Juvenile Court
• Diane Ward, Library
• Noemi Zazueta, Natural Resources Parks & Recreation

Welcome to the No Weight Gain Contest

Before you begin the contest there are a few items you will need:

• Sign up! Join the No Weight Gain Contest.
• Weigh-in! Attend a weigh-in event or weigh yourself between 11/14/16 and 11/20/16.
• Read! Receive weekly emails with lots of holiday health tips.
• Record! Stay on track with your Weekly Personal Tracker.
• Weigh-out! Attend a weigh-out event or weight yourself by Jan. 15th.
• Report! Complete the Certification of Completion Form to turn in your results.

Benefits and Incentives for Participating

Here’s what you’ll get by participating in the No Weight Gain Contest: 

• Weekly emails with healthy recipes, tips and strategies for adopting and maintaining healthy behaviors, recipes, stress management tools, physical activity suggestions and encouraging messages to keep you going.
• A chance to win prizes!
• Healthy Lifestyle Activity Points  (HLAP's) based on your success:

Guidelines	HLAP's
Weigh in & out Maintain weight within 2 lbs of initial body weight	20
Lose 2 - 4.9% of initial body weight	25
Lose 5% or more of initial body weight	30

Those participants who successfully complete the challenge by maintaining (within 2 lbs.) or losing weight will be entered into a grand prize raffle for one of twenty $100 Corporate Reward gift cards which will be held on January 31, 2017. Winners will be contacted by email and announced online in February.

Tips, Resources and Links

Check back weekly for healthy holiday health tips, resources and links to keep you motivated throughout the contest.

Tips:

• It's about Moderation, Physical Activity and Stress Relief
• Mindful Eating
• Keeping Spirits Bright
• Get Active This Holiday Season
• Tiny Tastes
• Practice Food Safety
• Setting S.M.A.R.T. Goals

Resources:

• Manage Stress workbook - Veteran's Administration
• A Diabetes-Friendly Guide to a Healthy Thanksgiving Plate – American Association of Diabetes Educators
• The Principles of Mindful Eating - The Center for Mindful Eating
• Healthy Holiday Eating Guide  – American Heart Association
• Cold Weather Fitness Guide - American Heart Association .
• Healthy Holiday Survival Guide - SparkPeople
• Meal Makeover, Healthy Holiday Videos
• Resistance Band Workout /Instruction
• Tiny Tastes
• Focus on your Health this Holiday Season - TotalWellness

Links:

• Community Walk/Run Events Calendar - Southern Arizona Roadrunners
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Benefits website
• Choosemyplate.gov - Super Tracker
• www.nutritiondata.com - Nutrition Data
• www.myfoodapedia.gov - Quick access to food info
• Daily Calorie Needs Calculator
• Food Tracker