Nutrition

• The Ins and Outs of Meal Planning
• Putting Color Back into your Diet
• The Three S's: Shopping, Storing, and Serving Foods
• The Low Down on Fats
• Strategies for Eating Out and Holidays
• Vitamins and Minerals

Weight Management

• Why exercise is an important component of weight loss
• The maintenance of weight loss
• Proper components of an exercise session
• How to safely begin and continue and effective exercise program

Behavior Modification

• 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"

• Upcoming Programs
  
  • February 3 to April 21, 2010
  • May 12 to July 28, 2010
• Cost:  Program cost is $225.00.
• For information concerning the support group meeting dates, please call 531-5030 or the CareLine at (800) 243-1455.
• Call our 24-hour CareLine and register today at (800) 243-1455.

Graduates of the 12 week Weight Management Program are invited to participate in the support group.  This program meets in the I.O. Silver Heart & Vascular Clinic (UPC suite 600) on the Fourth Wednesday of each month at 6:30pm.

Please contact John Horn at: jhorn@psu.edu for additional information.

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 may be eligible for reimbursement.