Conference rocks::weight_control

Hi Diana,

No, you're not missing something obvious.

You are correct, WW at work refers to the "Weight Watchers at Work Program",
which is available at a number of DEC facilities during lunchtime.

Topic 18 of this conference can tell you some information about where these
programs are held.  Health Services at your location might also have some
information (or feel free to send me mail).

Where is node THRUST?  My magic is currently broken. :-)

Jill

Well, the magic has returned and I can see you're in the Mill.  My memory
tells me they cancelled the Mill WW at Work program due to lack of interest,
but I will check with my lecturer today, which is the start of our new session
so she'll be busy enough to start with :-).  I've found a few bugs in my
memory lately, so I'd better check!

They do have the program in Stow, and that's not very far.

Will report back later,
Jill

    I believe that The powers that be in the Mill have replaced WW@W 
    with a Diet Workshop, also held at lunchtime once a week. Just 
    before the start of a new session, there are numerous posters 
    all around, especially in the Ladies' Rooms and on the vending
    machines. (good place for them, eh?)
    
    In any event, Health Services on 5-3 should be able to fill you
    in.
    
    -Amy. 

Yes, Amy, you are correct.  My lecturer told me that they had replaced the
WW at Work program at the Mill with "something else".

She also told me that there is a Weight Watchers at work program at
Parker Street, which is a little closer than Stow :-).  Call Health Services
over there if you want more information.  By the way, you can join at any
time during the 10-week session if you're interested.

Jill

    The WW@W in Merrimack allows registration only during the registration
    session, and the first week of meetings.  It used to be 2 weeks, but
    they cut it back when they went from 10-week sessions to 8-week.
    
    This is a WW restriction, according to our leader.
    
    Beverly
     

re .-1 (Beverly)

The Merrimack, NH and Marlboro, MA Weight Watchers At Work programs are run
through two different franchises, with two different sets of rules (and two
different sets of prices, by the way).

I remembered reading your comments about registration limitations, and that's
why I've been trying to make the difference clear.

We used to have that restriction, but it was lifted in order to allow employees
greater flexibility in entering the program; if you're a week late to sign up
you shouldn't have the chance to eat your way through the remaining 8 weeks
until the next session starts up.  (We all know the other rea$on, right? :-)).

Jill     

    Jill and Amy both,thank you for the information.  Now I am 
    wondering something else. Since they have Weight Watchers at PKO
    and the Diet Workshop here at the Mill, which is better?  Has anyone
    used both, and found one to be very different (better?) than the
    other?
    
    Thanks,
    Diana

Hi Diana,

I believe there are a lot of notes in here about people's experiences with
both plans.  I'm sure that some people tend to do better on one and some on
the other.

I have my own personal bias due to my success, but since I don't know anything
about the other plan I would not make a recommendation of one over the other.

Happy Reading! :-)

Jill

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Start 1992 with a NEW YOU and a GUARANTEE to lose  ** 15 ** pounds in 10 weeks!


We are getting ready to start the first session of Weight Watcher's at Work
for 1992 in Colorado Springs.  We have a couple options, and I would like to 
know which one you prefer.  We can chose only one of the options below and 
will need to decide which one before we start.  If you are sincerely interested 
in joining, please vote for one of the options below.  I will tally the votes 
and we will go with the majority.  If you have no desire to join, please 
disregard this note.

Voting for an option does NOT imply a commitment on your part to join!  
However, we will need 18 paid members in order to start.  If you vote
for 12 weeks, but we decide on 20 (or vice versa) you are under NO 
obligation to join if this will not fit your plans at this time.  

Note, this is for COLORADO SPRINGS ONLY.  Please do NOT send me a vote if
you are not in COLORADO SPRINGS.  Prices are for Digital employees.

20 weeks			12 weeks
Total cost $112.70 to us	Total cost $70.00 to us
Payable in 1 check or 4 of	Payable in 1 check or two checks
 $28.18 each, cannot		 of $35.00 each, cannot 
 be post-dated, BUT will	 be post-dated, BUT will
 be deposited once per		 be deposited once per 
 month for 4 months		 month for 2 months

If we go for the 20 weeks, we are price protected until that 20 weeks is
over.  If we go for the 12 weeks, then we are price protected for that
12 weeks.  

The second session of the new year will cost us $78.40 for 12 weeks vs 
the $70.00 we pay now.  We are only price protected for the duration of
the first session of the new year.

Something else that will be new for the months of January and February ONLY
is that there will be a GUARANTEE that for the next 10 weeks a person will
lose 15 pounds!!  Yep, a GUARANTEE.  You will need to produce a food diary
showing what you ate.  You will recieve a new, blank food diary at each meeting.
If you do not lose 15 pounds you will get a coupon good for a free meeting for 
the next session.  You will get a *GIFT* if you DO lose the 15.  You cannot 
accumulate more than 4 coupons for free meetings, nor can you receive both 
a coupon and then a gift.

Please send me mail and let me know if you thing 12 weeks or 20 weeks would
be better.  If you have any questions feel free to ask!

Regards,

Liz Wilcox
DTN 592-4041
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PS, if you have already voted, please do not do so again.