Lighten Up Lenoir

Health and Wellness

Medical Nutrition Therapy

(MNT) is now being offered through the Diabetes Wellness Program for individuals with Type 2 Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes. MNT involves individualized nutrition assessment and nutrition counseling/education provided by a registered dietitian. Many insurances cover this benefit with little or no cost to the person with diabetes. If you or someone you know is interested in this benefit, you can request a referral from your physician, or call the Diabetes Wellness program dietitian at 252-522-7471.

“MIND OVER FAT: Controlling your cravings and achieving personal balance with meditation.
Thursday January 26, 2012 - 12 noon
Join Dr. Greg Gridley in the Lenoir Memorial auditorium

Energy Balance with Lisa & Kelly
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 11:30 am

Lisa Alphin
Cardiac Rehab
program director

Kelly Cannon
Minges Wellness Center
exercise specialist

Lenoir Memorial Auditorium
Registration not required, the public is invited to attend. Free!
Come talk with us and learn why a healthy weight is important for your overall health. If you are overweight or obese, you are at a greater risk for health problems such as heart disease, high blood
pressure, diabetes, lung problems, and certain cancers.
For these reasons, come learn why “energy balance” is important for maintaining a healthy weight.

Lenoir Memorial Minges Wellness Center - dedicated to medically based fitness,wellness, and preventive healthcare.

Goal Setting

Not that you’ve determined you need or want to lose weight. Setting realistic attainable goals are just as important to the “how” you’re going to lose weight. First set weekly and monthly goals. How much weight you should lose every month? How are you’re going to attain your weight-loss goal; eating healthier, counting calories, adding or increasing your exercise, going on a healthy diet? How will you reward yourself; new workout clothes, a massage or a new wardrobe? Sit down and write down your goals. Put them on paper and share them with your Lighten Up Lenoir team.

Understand that the recommended healthy weight-loss is 1 – 2 pounds per week not 5 – 10 pounds a week. Add exercise to your daily routine in safe increments. You don’t want to overdo it and get discouraged.

Here are additional tools and calculators to set your goals:

BMI Calculator
WebMd Personal Diet Evaluator: This tool will help you assess your weight loss goals and give you the amount of calories you should consume to meet your goals, as well as give you a report you can share with your doctor.