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- NEW! Online Option
- What is Weight Loss Matters?
- Why join Weight Loss Matters?
- Ready to sign up?
- What to expect from Weight Loss Matters
- What not to expect
- When and where are classes held?
- When can new participants join?
- Current participants click here
- BONUS Extreme Makeover Holiday Recipes
Once enrolled, you will receive access to Onehub, seen above, where all of the Weight Loss Matters resources are housed.
How does it work?
The online Weight Loss Matters class offers a live, online weekly meeting each Wednesday, from noon to 1 p.m. This is your chance to interact with our instructors and other participants. Participants will also receive access to Onehub, a Web site that houses all of the resources you'll need. It includes useful Web links and class materials such as food diaries, sample menus, and recipes. You may submit your weekly weigh-in number and your food diaries online and you may also post comments or questions for dietitians and other participants.
Do I need special software or equipment?
The only equipment you need is a computer with speakers and an internet connection. As a participant, you will also be given access to our online community, which will allow you to replay classes that you miss, download class materials, or use the class discussion board, among other features.
What is the cost?
Like our traditional Weight Loss Matters classes, the cost is $50 for a 10 week session, with the opportunity to re-register for free as long as you continue to make progress.
When do classes begin and how do I sign up?
New online classes begin January 13, and you must register by January 8. Register for ONLINE classes here!
Weight Loss Matters* is a 10-week weight-loss program that allows you to set your own goals, then work toward meeting those goals with the help of registered dietitians. Classes meet once a week (Click Here for days and times). The initial fee is $50, and participants can re-join subsequent sessions for free as long as they achieve half their weight-loss goal for each 10-week period.
- 79% of Weight Loss Matters participants who completed a 10-week cycle
achieved their pre-determined weight loss goals. - Average weight loss per 10-week cycle is 5.56 pounds per participant.
- Join so you can become one of our success stories!
- D. Allan Butterfield, Ph.D.
- Jennifer Allen (female winner of 2009 Biggest Blue Loser)
- Sandy Slater
- Susie Stombaugh (female winner of 2008 Biggest BLUE Loser)
- Tim and Julene Jones (winners of 2007 Biggest Loser)
- Devauna Riley
- Charlene Wesley
What to expect from Weight Loss Matters:
- A weight loss program that teaches you how to eat, rather than how to diet
- A focus on long-term behavior change
- The expertise of registered dietitians
- Group support for your weight loss goals
- Weekly weigh-ins and educational seminars
- Ten-week cycles of classes, with new topics each cycle
- The option to continue every ten weeks for free as long as you make progress
- You setting your own weight loss goals (within reason!)
- A meal pattern calculated just for you (includes a daily calorie level and general outline for how many foods to eat from each food group)
- A quick fix
- A rigid meal plan – you will have the flexibility to decide what specific foods to eat each day
- Daily menus that take the “guesswork” out of losing weight – you will decide when and what to eat throughout the day and adapt the meal pattern to your lifestyle
- “Off-limits” foods – this program allows you to “fit all foods”
When and where are classes held?
Classes meet on Tuesdays or Thursdays.
Tuesday lunch-time session 12:00-1:00 p.m. 102 Mining & Minerals Building
Tuesday evening session 5:15-6:15 p.m. 502A College of Nursing
Thursday morning session 11 a.m. to noon 403 Wethington Beginning in January, class moves to: 170 Biological Pharmaceutical Complex (new College of Pharmacy Building, on the corner of Limestone and Leader, across from the KY Clinic).
Click here for a weekly schedule
Parking in the Kentucky Clinic parking garage will be available to Weight Loss Matters participants at the "patient rate" of 75 cents an hour PROVIDED you bring your parking ticket to us and get it stamped. If you do not bring in your parking ticket, parking will cost $10 for the first hour and $5 for every additional hour up to a maximum of $25. |
When can new participants join?
New participants can begin approximately every five weeks.
New Classes Begin: January 12 and 14 New online classes begin: January 13 |
Registration Deadline: January 8 Registration Deadline: January 8 |
Space is limited and registration is required.
1. Decide what class time and location you would like to attend.
2. Register ONLINE here and submit your payment* by mail to UK Health & Wellness, 116A Seaton Center, Lexington, KY 40506-0219.
*The cost is $50. Please make checks payable to UK Health & Wellness. If paying with cash, please bring exact amount. Change may not be available.
That's it! You will receive your meal plan and Weight Loss Matters binder at the first class.
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*Only University of Kentucky employees, retirees, spouses, and sponsored dependents are eligible for UK Health & Wellness services and programs.
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