BJC's partnership with Weight Watchers began in April 2004 offering four discounted options to meet the demands of any lifestyle. All programs are discounted for BJC employees. In a first-of-its-kind partnership, Weight Watchers offers these options through its Corporate Solutions program:
Pre-payment for any program is required. Be sure to say you're a BJC employee to receive the discount.
At-Work Meetings -- Diane Zych 314.996.3738 -- Get at least 15 people together at your place of work to meet weekly with a Weight Watchers leader on-site at a time convenient for the group. Use co-worker support to help meet your goals and encourage others. The sessions run 13 weeks. Cost: $156 for the 13-week class.
If at least 20 people in your workplace are interested in a Weight Watchers class, you can get a 17-week session for $186 per person.
Current Weight Watchers at-work meetings are:
Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital
3 p.m. Thursday, contact Jerri Kelts, 636.916.9146
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
Contact Stephanie Cole, 314.996.8571
Christian Hospital Room 2100
Contact Cindy Minor, 314.653.5563
Clinical Sciences Research Building Room 101 (between Barnes-Jewish Hospital north and St. Louis Children's Hospital)
11:30 a.m. Thursday, contact Ericka Hayes to confirm location, 314.286.1617
Progress West HealthCare Center Resource Room Fourth Floor
noon Thursday, contact Lisa Weindel, 636.344.1139
Local Meeting Coupons -- 800.710.4663 -- If you prefer a neighborhood Weight Watchers group, you can get prepaid coupons discounted from normal weekly fees. Registration is free.
Currently one local meeting is at a BJC facility:
5 p.m. Monday, Alton Memorial Hospital Hatch Meeting Room, contact Tina Kristoff, 618.463.7310
At-Home Kit -- 800.710.4663 -- The at-home kit is available in two versions:
- 26 weeks for $179
- 52 weeks for $269
A Weight Watchers program is delivered to your home with simple step-by-step instructions. Also included are telephone support; a POINTS calculator; and food and dining-out booklets. When you call, mention that you're a BJC employee to get the BJC discount.
Online Subscription 800.710.4663
-- Weight Watchers online provides instant, around-the-clock access and is ideal for employees who can't attend weekly meetings or who work nontraditional hours. The subscription offers online food journals, automatic point calculations, progress charts, meal planners, a recipe library and a weekly motivational newsletter. The BJC employee discount rate is $55 for a three-month subscription, less than $5 per week. Take a tour.
In the Weight Watchers Momentum Program, you'll find a sustainable plan . . . a plan that doesn’t leave you hungry or deprived . . . a plan that is healthy. You'll learn about filling foods -- satisfying and delicious choices you can rely on to help keep hunger in check and get more value out of what you eat. Focusing on these foods can make a dramatic difference in your feelings of satisfaction and your ability to fight pesky temptation when it strikes.
Every food is assigned a points value based on its calories, fat and fiber. In the Weight Watchers Momentum Program, you will use this points system to help you keep track of what you eat. You stay within a daily points budget that is personalized just for you.
The time-tested Weight Watchers approach is an integrated program emphasizing good eating choices, healthy habits, a supportive environment and exercise. You eat what you like -- with an emphasis on nutrition -- using flexible food plans that can adapt to any lifestyle or unique needs -- and get advice on staying satisfied by choosing the foods you enjoy. This sensible plan helps you lose weight at a healthy rate while you're getting the knowledge and information you need to keep excess weight off for good.
With the Weight Watchers Momentum Program, you can learn:
- To make smarter eating choices and stay satisfied longer with filling foods
- The benefits of tracking what you eat and drink to learn portion sizes and be in better control
- To avoid emotional eating by listening to your body’s hunger signals and deciding if you’re really hungry
- About the flexibility of the Weight Watchers points system
The Weight Watchers Momentum Program:
- Combines the latest in scientific research with successful aspects of previous Weight Watchers food plans
- Teaches a more satisfying way of eating by guiding people toward healthy foods that help them feel satisfied longer so that they can achieve greater weight-loss success
- Has only one food plan, which is based on a points system and incorporates filling foods
- Provides strategies to avoid obstacles that can get in the way of weight-loss success, such as identifying hunger issues and determining if hunger triggers are emotional or physical
- Offers tools and approaches for tracking/journaling; tracking what you eat is scientifically proven to be an effective tool to help weight loss; research shows that people tend to underestimate how much they eat, and tracking builds awareness, which helps reduce mindless eating
- Helps members learn to use their bodies’ signals to recognize satisfaction so that they know when to stop eating
Filling foods are:
- Scientifically proven to help keep one feeling satisfied longer and are a central component of the Weight Watchers Momentum Program
- Low in calories, but contain more water, air or fiber per serving, relative to the food’s weight -- so they’re low in energy density; many are also high in protein
- Encouraged in the Weight Watchers Momentum Program to keep hunger at bay
- Whole wheat pasta, brown rice, potatoes and grains
- Vegetables and fruits
- Whole-grain cereals -- without added sugar, nuts or dried fruit
- Lean meats, poultry, fish, eggs, beans and meat substitutes such as tofu
- Fat-free milk and milk products
- Soups made with filling foods
People who attend Weight Watchers meetings lose three times more weight than those who try to do it on their own. Regular meeting attendance with Weight Watchers was significantly correlated with both weight loss and weight-loss maintenance. Weight Watchers members focusing on either low-energy density or portion control both show comparable significant decreases in caloric intake along with significant improvements in body mass index and waist circumference.
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Since 2004, BJC HealthCare employees have lost 8,617 pounds.
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