April 10, 2012
Jim Swann (right) presents Elayne Peters with a fruit and vegetable gift basket for being named NTCC?s Fittest Employee鈥爋f the Month for March.鈥燭o receive this award, an employee must鈥燽e caught practicing overt wellness behavior and attitude.鈥燭he Wellness Committee is on the lookout for a April recipient!
Here are a few words from Elayne about her personal wellness plan...I am honored that I have been chosen as the recipient of the Fittest Employee of the Month.鈥犫營 never tried to maintain a healthy lifestyle until the doctor informed me that my cholesterol level and blood pressure were very high.鈥犫燞e told me that I needed lose weight.鈥犫燜or several months, I ignored the doctor?s warning and continued to enjoy all the foods I loved?especially sweets.鈥犫燚uring the next doctor?s visit, he informed me that my triglyceride levels were very high.鈥犫燞e said if I did not get my cholesterol level under control, it could lead to future health problems.鈥犫燭he doctor placed me on medicine to control my triglyceride levels.鈥犫燞e warned me again to lose weight and to stop eating sweets.鈥犫燜or those of you who know me, you know my hobby is to eat and most of all sweets.鈥犫營 decided that my health was more important than all the sweets in the world.鈥犫營 completely stopped eating sweets for a month.鈥犫燗t first it was very hard, but as the days passed, it got easier.鈥犫營n order to get my weight under control, I had to find ways to cut calories while continuing to eat the foods I enjoy.鈥犫燭hrough this process, I have learned that one of the key ways to lose weight and to maintain a healthy weight is through portion control.鈥犫營 am now walking and eating healthy.鈥犫營 am no longer on triglyceride or cholesterol medicine!
So many people say ?I will start Monday? or ?I will start in January? but why not start now?鈥犫燱e are not promised tomorrow, so make today the first day of the rest of your life, and make it a healthy one!鈥犫燬ince I have my weight under control, I feel so much better and most importantly no longer craving sweets.
