On-going Weight Management

On-going Lifestyle Management classes are offered to OPTIFAST and OPTITRIM participants who have completed the programs. The classes are held the first and third Tuesdays of each month from 5:00-5:45 pm at the Avera Living Well Center, located at 2400 S. Minnesota Avenue. Patients from outside of Sioux Falls who wish to join the sessions can dial 1-888-605-7700 and enter 2020# to join over the phone.

Lifestyle Management Class Schedule

Lifestyle Management Resources

Updates

August 24, 2010 -- Reading Food Labels

August 10, 2010 -- Heart Rate and Intensity

July 27, 2010 -- Stress and Exercise

July 13, 2010 -- What Is in Your Travel Kit?

June 22, 2010 -- Quick & Healthy Cooking

June 8, 2010 -- Overcoming Emotional Eating

May 25, 2010 -- Exercise: Getting the Most from Your 30 Minutes

May 11, 2010 -- Tools for a Healthy Kitchen

April 27, 2010 -- Stress Management

April 13, 2010 -- Exercise & Stress Reduction

March 30, 2010 -- Heart Rate & Exercise

March 23, 2010 -- Exercise & Weight Loss

March 9, 2010 -- Healthy Snacking

February 23, 2010 -- Fiber

February 9, 2010 -- Physical Activity

January 26, 2010 -- Food Label Nutrient Content and Health Claims

January 12, 2010 -- Healthy Eating

December 29, 2009 -- How to Keep New Year's Resolutions

December 8, 2009 -- Be Active Your Way

November 24, 2009 -- Exercise: Fitting It Into Your Life

November 10, 2009 -- Managing Holiday Stress

October 27, 2009 -- Weight Management: Take It Off and Keep It Off

October 13, 2009 -- Eat Your Way to Better Health

September 22, 2009 -- Healthy Recipe Substitutions

September 8, 2009 -- Eating Healthy for a Healthy Weight

Articles

New Data on the Costs of Obesity

3 Ways to Eat Healthy When Dining Out

Writing Down Every Morsel Doubles Weight Loss

Websites

National Weight Control Registry

Hy-Vee Health and Wellness

Joyful Living Yoga

The Training Station

American Heart Association

American Dietetic Association