Taylor Mill has weight-loss program
After the success of a Weight Watcher's stint by the employees of Taylor Mill (including the mayor and commissioners) the city has decided to host another 12-week session that will be open to not only city employees, but also its residents.
Over half of the 20 plus city participants lost more than 10 percent of their body weight, said City Administrator Jill Bailey, losing a total of 483 pounds. Bailey hopes the residents will repeat that success.
"We just thought it was an opportunity to help the community get fit," she said. "We feel like anybody who commits to the program will be successful in it. Regardless of your age, size and abilities Weight Watchers has a program they can gear toward you and make that work with you."
The city is holding an information session for residents June 18 with the first class in a 12-week session starting June 25. The cost to participate is $156 for the entire session.
"We just like to stress to everyone there are individual, confidential, weigh-ins. No one is ever identified by their weight."
The meetings will be lead by a Weight Watchers representative, Nadine Leib, and will begin with a weigh-in.
Leib said city residents "will learn how to incorporate good, healthy habits and still enjoy life. That's what Weight Watchers teaches you."
To start off the new program, which Bailey also plans to participate in, residents will take "before" pictures and have their blood pressure taken by the fire department.
While Weight Watchers is a weight-loss system, the meetings have a "support group" vibe, Bailey said, adding participants share "recipes, ideas and suggestions on what you can eat and things you should stay away from. It's just encouragement."
The trick to losing weight on the program, Bailey said, is learning "how to balance quantity with your points."
Commissioner Dan Murray agreed.
"It's one of the best things I've ever done," he said. "You can do anything you want to do if you do it in proportion and moderation."
About seven people have already signed up for the program, Bailey said, but there's plenty of room for more because meetings will be held in the Park Place Community Center, which can hold up to 100 people.
"I would love to have that problem," Bailey said of having too residents many sign up. "Eating healthy should be a way of life."
Doing so pays off, said Commissioner Roger Reis.
"It really does work. After a while it becomes a habit."
BY REGAN COOMER | RCOOMER@NKY.COM
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