FREE POINTS!

Due to technical difficulties with the most recent videos - all participants who weigh in at the FINAL weigh-in on Monday, March 31 will receive 5 FREE points!

Please make plans to come to the final weigh-in on Monday, March 31.  Weigh-ins will take place in the basement level conference centers at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital from 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.  This is your ONLY* opportunity to officially weigh-in to qualify as a winner.

*An exception has been made for members of Team Hendrickson due to the size of the team.

Don't Forget!

Veronica Boley to discuss planning meals with affordable healthy foods

“Eating healthy on a budget” is the topic for this week’s Pounds Off Pulaski (POP) meeting.  The meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, March 17, in the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital Conference Center on the basement level of the East Tower.

Many people find it challenging to purchase and prepare healthful foods without breaking the bank.  Our guest speaker for Monday night is Veronica Boley, APRN, CDE, Endocrinology Center of Lake Cumberland.  Boley will be discussing the importance of food in relation to your overall health, focusing on healthful foods that are also affordable. She will provide information on the difference between good carbs and bad carbs, how to save money as you plan your meals, as well as the best ways to preserve garden vegetables so you can have them available all year. Recipes will be provided, and participants will have the opportunity to sample some of those delicious, healthful foods.

Since there is a link between obesity and diabetes, Boley will also be discussing diabetes basics: risk factors, signs and symptom, and prevention. 

During the 12-week POP challenge, weekly meetings are held each Monday with weigh-ins beginning at 5:00 p.m. Individuals who are unable to attend the meetings each week may watch the programs online by visiting www.PoundsOffPulaski.blogspot.com.   

 “We want to remind participants who have filled their exercise tracker cards and have had them certified by our fitness partners to bring them to the next meeting so we can get their POP Points updated and they can get their incentive prizes,” said Susan Ramsey Wilson, director of marketing and community relations at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital.

“Our final weigh-in is just around the corner,” said Wilson. “Monday, March 31 is the final day! POP participants can stop by the hospital anytime between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. to weigh.”

Wilson noted that 1^st and 2^nd place male and female prizes will be awarded, based on the percentage of weight lost.  The cash prizes of $500 for first and $300 for second prize will be presented to the winners at the Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce meeting on Tuesday, May 6.

Don't Forget!

"My feet hurt! What's weight got to do with it?"
to be discussed at POP meeting Monday

“My fee hurt! What’s weight got to do with it?”is the topic for the Monday, March 10 Pounds Off Pulaski (POP) meeting. The program will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital Conference Center on the basement level of the East Tower.

Special guest speaker for the evening is Pamela Jensen-Stanley, DPM,  Cumberland Foot & Ankle Center, who will discuss how weight affects our feet.  She will review basic gait biomechanics and will discuss the changes that often occur with increased body weight, including: plantar fasciitis, tendonitis, and PTTD.  Dr. Jensen-Stanley will also talk about edema and skin changes that occur as well as common workout foot numbness and traumas.  She will wrap up the program with a discussion of proper foot care and will provide information about proper shoes and inserts. At the conclusion of the program, attendees will have the opportunity to win a pair of shoes or a pair of insoles in a door prize drawing.

Dr. Jensen-Stanley earned her Doctorate of Podiatric Medicine from the College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, Des Moines University, Osteopathic Medical Center. She is board certified by the American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics and Primary Podiatric Medicine.  She is also a board certified wound care specialist by the American Academy of Wound Management.

Weigh-in

We will offer weigh-ins this week in the Senior Friends office located in the basement level of the hospital, across from Chatter's Cafe. You may weigh-in Tuesday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and receive 2 POP points since Monday's meeting was cancelled.

Tonight's meeting - cancelled!

Due to inclement weather, tonight's Pounds Off Pulaski meeting has been cancelled.  Your safety is important to us!