Healthworks now offers even more wellness seminars! These seminars are held in the Human Resources Training Room on the first and third wednesday of each month throughout the fall semester. Register here or call Leigh Ann Bynum at 915-5540.

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Healthworks Presents:
Healthy Holiday Challenge

Avoid the Seasonal Seven!  Yes, the average weight most Americans gain between Thanksgiving and New Years is seven pounds!

Gather your team and compete to maintain your weight over the holidays.  This isn’t a weight loss challenge, it is a “weight maintain” challenge.

STEP 1:               Gather your team & show your spirit with a clever team name.              Teams may vary in size, no pun intended.
                                Email Molly Brown, mkbrown@olemiss.edu, with your team info.
 
STEP 2:               Attend the brown bag seminar:
                                “Healthy Eating Over the Holiday Season”
                                Presented by Kathy Knight, PhD, RD, LD
                                Thursday, November 20th at 12:15 pm
                                The Union, Room 404AB
                                Not mandatory, but highly recommended
                               
STEP 3:               Weigh-in at the Turner Center on
                                Friday, November 21st – Drop in times available:
                                                9:00am – 10:00am
                                                12:00pm – 1:00pm
                                                5:00pm – 6:00pm
                                Logs will be kept for each team, know your team name!
                                Your weight will remain confidential.

STEP 4:               Make good eating decisions during the holiday season and
                             fit in physical activity most days of the season!

STEP 5:               Return to the Turner Center on Tuesday, January 6th to weigh in.

Our health promotions professional will average the differences.  The team that gains the least, W-I-N-S!   * Prizes *  Fun * Teamwork * Prizes *  Fun * Teamwork  *

Take these Easy Five Steps to Stop the Seasonal Seven!
Healthworks Holiday Challenge

Questions???  Contact the HR Healthworks representatives –
Molly Brown, mkbrown@olemiss.edu x1205 or
Andrea Jekabsons, andreamj@olemiss.edu, x1530.