by kelsey | Feb 25, 2014 | Etc.
Spring STRIVE 2 Survive starts one week from today!! Enrollment is underway and there is still room!! If you want to learn more and sign up, please contact me today!! Spring is always a great time to put your health and wellness at the top of the priority list as the we all want to be in good shape for summer!
12 Weeks to a Better You!
Brown Clinic’s Diet and Exercise Wellness Program.
Who:
– The Strive2Survive Wellness Program is open to everyone, young and old.
– Conducted by Dr. Dan Reiffenberger, Board Certified in both Family Medicine and Sports Medicine and Registered Dietitian Kelsey Raml.
What:
– Lose Weight- Gain Strength – Maintain Fitness- Improve Diet.
– Evaluations: lab work- lipid and glucose, body composition testing-weight, height, BMI, body fat mass and percent, muscle mass…all pre and post the 12 week program.
– Free T-shirt
– 6 class lectures and 6 take home lessons. Lecture dates listed below. Take home lessons sent on the weeks we do not meet in person.
Where:
– County Fair Banquet Hall
March 4: “Healthy Eating Made Easy” Kelsey Raml, MS, RD, LN
March 18: “Exercise for the Health of It” Dr. Dan Reiffenberger
April 1: “A Walk thru the Wellness Wheel” Dr. Clark Likness
April 15: “Medications…to do or not to do” Deidra VanGilder, Pharm D
April 29: “Your Equation to Success” Dr. Jon McAreavey
May 13: “Making Health a Way of Life” STRIVE Team
Cost:
– $130
Call or email to learn more and sign up!!
Kelsey Raml, MS, RD, LN
605-884-4226
strive2survive@brownclinic.org
by kelsey | Feb 18, 2014 | Diet, Etc., Exercise, Family, Motivation, Weight Management, Wellness/Health
Our spring STRIVE 2 Survive, 12-week wellness program starts in two weeks-March 4th!! As it approaches, I thought this is the perfect time to highlight a few of our success stories….and one is Denise Hoff. Denise was in our winter STRIVE 2 Survive program last year and has made some pretty incredible improvements in her health.
Last August, Denise emailed me with her progress…she lost about 17lbs and dropped 12.5″ total (waist, hips, bust, thighs, arms)…4 of the 12.5″ are off her waist! She was never a runner, but thanks to our team’s inspiration, she ran her first 5k with her daughter last weekend (see the picture!). She said they had a great mother/daughter time and as she ran, she was proud to say she was able to keep a stride and actually pass others! Denise started to run one block at a time. Her initial goal was a half of a mile, then one mile, then 1 1/2 miles, etc. She broke it down so it didn’t seem so overwhelming and set a goal of running a 5k with the encouragement and support of us and her family…she accomplished it successfully and is now looking forward to doing more 5ks! In addition to the improvement in her weight and waist circumference, her lab values have also improved as she dropped her total cholesterol about 50points, which is now well into the normal range and has kept her blood sugar and blood pressure in normal ranges also. As you can see from the timeline, these changes didn’t happen overnight, but she slowly worked at it and has achieved great success in the last 6-8 months and looks forward to continuing to work on her health and wellness goals. In Denise’s words “Thanks for being so supportive and encouraging. I hope the next time you see me, you will have to take a double look as I am hoping to look smaller and more fit.”
As we approach the start of our spring session of STRIVE 2 Survive, I hope Denise’s testimony shows you the benefits you can receive from our wellness program and our team’s education, support, and encouragement. Changing your lifestyle is truly challenging and it’s even more challenging with all of the temptations we have in our society to encourage us to over-indulge! Throughout our 12 week wellness program, we tell our participants that we never expect all of our recommendations to happen overnight that instead we encourage you to work on a few things at one time and gradually those baby steps will add up to big steps and big successes. Honestly, I would rather see a slow and steady weight loss that takes longer than the participant would probably like, than a quick weight loss that is eventually gained back.
Spring STRIVE starts March 4th…contact us today to get enrolled!!
-Kelsey
by Dan | Jan 22, 2014 | Etc.
Well, the Goofy Challenge has come and gone, but it left memories to last a lifetime. Steve and I made it. Disney 1/2 marathon saturday, followed by the Disney marathon sunday. 39.3 miles total. As they say there: “Yeah, we did 39.3 miles, because 40 is just crazy!” Over 25,000 people each day! We had to learn to pace a little smarter to try and make sure we could do it all. We were very consistent. Half marathon on saturday we completed in 2 hours 22 minutes. The first half of the marathon on sunday was 2:23, and the last half marathon was 2:22! Can’t be much more consistent!
Here we are coming through the tent after the finish line, and getting our medals. A total of 3 for the weekend. A Donald Duck medal for completing the half marathon, then here on sunday, a Mickey Mouse medal for finishing the marathon, and the coveted Goofy medal for finishing both. Needless to say, it was fun, but we are wiped! Afterwards, our legs were tightening up so bad we had to have help from our wives getting into and out of the bus to get back to the hotel.
Our families surprised us by being at the finish line! Here Steve is with his wife Carletta, son Noah, and daughter Carissa, who also ran the half marathon the day before. There son Jeff cheered from home.
Here is my family. My son Nick, daughter Megan, and my wife Sarah, who ran the half marathon saturday. My daughter Molly started back in college earlier, so she cheered from Brookings! It was a great time, great weather, and hard to describe the emotions by completing this, and being surrounded by people everywhere. It makes it easier to stay motivated to run. Keep moving everybody!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 2311
by kelsey | Sep 5, 2013 | Etc.
Our fall session of STRIVE 2 Survive starts Tuesday, September 10th at 5:30pm at the County Fair Banquet Hall! We do still have some room, so if you’re interested, be sure to contact us today to get signed up! You can call us at 884-4226, email us at strive2survive@brownclinic.org, or through our Facebook page. We are looking forward to working with another great group of people!!
by kelsey | Sep 3, 2013 | Diet, Etc., Weight Management, Wellness/Health
Our fall STRIVE 2 Survive starts one week from today! We are really excited to work with another great group of people as we all work to become healthier. I have gotten several emails and questions about our program so I thought this would be the perfect time to give you some feedback from one of our previous participants. This participant “J” has lost about 40lbs by working with me individually and with the help of our 12 week wellness program STRIVE 2 Survive. We can always tell you what we think about the program, but I think it sometimes means more coming from an actual participant! Below is J’s feedback about STRIVE. If you’re trying to decide whether or not to join, I hope this helps you! There is still time to enroll and we do still have room, so if you have any questions and/or would like to enroll, be sure to contact us today! First lecture is next Tuesday, September 10th at 5:30pm at the County Fair Banquet Hall.
- What pushed you to join STRIVE?
- What pushed me to join Strive was because I was not only tired of being unhealthy (I was becoming pre-diabetic) but I was always in pain from all of the weight this was placing on my body, but it was also finally my time to take control of my life and to stop letting food be the one in control.
- What was your goal?
- My goal was for the healthy eating which helped with the weight loss.
- Have you met your goal?
- I feel I have met some of my first goals but I still have so many yet to do. I think I will always be a continued work in progress because when you reach one goal there are so many more to grab a hold of.
- What’s your motivation to continue?
- I am still very conscience of what I eat and the amounts of my calorie intake. I do allow myself to be naughty every so often instead of depriving myself because if I do this once a month then I do not become obsessed with the “Oh I can’t have that” mentality. I think if you totally cut yourself off you set yourself up for failure. At least for me this works. Say I decide to have a candy bar once a month then I take note of the calories and compensate with what I eat later or walk that extra 1/2 or 1 mile or so. I’m not super woman and I cannot cut myself off from everything and if I do have something I maybe should not have I do not think of myself as a failure. :)Strive has helped me alot. It has taught me about how to read labels on the food that I buy it has taught me about all the different kinds of food there are out there that are actually good for you (and they taste good also). I love the postings at County Fair that they have. I can take what I see there and shop at other stores. It has become such a habit with me now that when I go shopping I am always looking at the ingredients, calories, fats etc without even thinking about it. I take more time when I go shopping and not race through the store just grabbing whatever I see.
The Strive crew is pretty awesome also!!
- I love how I feel and how I look and just my all around mental change in how I look at life. I am so much happier now. I never want to go back to where I was. I read a quote that said: ” I may not be where I am going yet but I thank God I am not where I used to be”.
- If you could tell anyone about STRIVE 2 Survive what would you tell them?
- DO NOT WAIT IT WILL HELP YOU CHANGE YOUR LIFE!!!
- Do you want to share your personal story?
Yes by all means you can share my story. ” I am a 57 year old woman who in life made food my friend instead of making myself my friend.” So because of this I became a fat person. Yes I can say I was a fat person. I had tried so many times to lose weight and nothing ever stuck. Mostly this was because I was doing this for all of the wrong reasons. I was not doing this for me I was doing this for everyone else. After several attempts and several years of being overweight it was like a light finally went off in my head and it was finally my time. We tend to drown our emotions in food and I was very guilty of this. I am still considered fat by my BMI count but I am also so much smaller than when I started.
- Do you feel the program has a lifetime change for you?
- Strive will have a forever effect on my life, and all the teachers will have a forever effect on my life.
- Have you been in any other programs? How do you feel they compare?
- The only other program I have been on was with a different Nutritionist and even though she was a very, very nice person, I always seem to walk away so confused and because of this I ended up not staying on the program she had put me on. This was not her fault this was my issue because I just was not ready to make a change.
- With Kelsey I never left your office confused on anything and if I was not sure you took the time to explain everything to me. With you Kelsey you actually do care and you can see that in you and you can feel that in you.
- What do you think the highlight of the program is?
- I don’t know if I could single out just one thing that was the biggest high point. There were just so many. I enjoyed all the information you gave us and still give us, the show of care on all your faces on helping us do this. The fact that all of you are there to actually talk to us if we have any questions and you take the time to listen to all of our concerns and questions has meant alot to me.
- Would you tell a friend about us?
- I tell everyone! I wear your Strive t-shirt. I have talked to several coworkers about your program when they ask how I have lost all of the weight so far.
- How did you learn about STRIVE 2 Survive?
- My Doctor originally sent me to Kelsey to set up a weight loss program and through Kelsey I found out about the Strive program.
- As you know our ads for the program are on the radio, what could you tell the people listening if they are in doubt it could help them?
- Give Strive a chance. They will teach you how to read labels on the food you buy. They will teach you what is healthy for you. They will teach you so very much, and they are the real deal and care about you. What do you have to lose other than your bad health and weight. 🙂
-Kelsey
by kelsey | Aug 28, 2013 | Etc.
Our fall STRIVE 2 Survive wellness program is just a few weeks away!! Enrollment is now underway so if you want to learn more and/or sign up for the fall session be sure to contact us today!!
A little info for you about our program: Our 12 week program starts September 10th and we will meet in person every other Tuesday at the County Fair Banquet Hall from 5:30-6:30pm (see dates below). The weeks we do not meet, you will be given a take home lesson mailed or emailed to you, thus every week you will be given education, tips, etc on nutrition and activity. In addition, we include lab work (total lipid panel and glucose) and body composition testing (weight, height, BMI, blood pressure, fat%, and muscle mass) at the beginning and end of the program. The total cost is $130, which includes all lessons, lab work, and body composition testing.
Our main goal is to help you learn how to live a healthier lifestyle that promotes disease prevention, longevity, and quality of life. Weight loss, improved lipids, improved glucose, improved blood pressure, and improved overall health are all results of our program.
If you are interested or know of someone who is, please contact us anytime! You can call me directly at 884-4226 or email strive2survive@brownclinic.org. We are looking forward to another great session!
September 10- Kelsey Raml, MS, RD, LN “Healthy Eating Made Easy”
September 24- Dr. Dan Reiffenberger “Exercise for the Health of It”
October 8- Dr. Clark Likness “A Walk thru the Wellness Wheel”
October 22- Deidra Van Gilder, PharmD “Medications…to do or not to do”
November 5- Dr. Jon McAreavey “Your Equation to Success”
November 19- STRIVE Team “Making Health a Way of Life”
-Kelsey
