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Love this article. Thank you! My employer does a “walk to xxx city” based on our meeting that year. It’s opt-in only and people who aren’t participating don’t get messages about it. I like that they focus on a health behavior vs weight.
When I briefly went back to working in an institutional medical setting after working in home healthcare, I was bombarded with constant diet and weight loss talk. What a horrible way to live your life, always focused on the next diet. I know, I did it myself for more than three decades.
Love this article. Thank you! My employer does a “walk to xxx city” based on our meeting that year. It’s opt-in only and people who aren’t participating don’t get messages about it. I like that they focus on a health behavior vs weight.
When I briefly went back to working in an institutional medical setting after working in home healthcare, I was bombarded with constant diet and weight loss talk. What a horrible way to live your life, always focused on the next diet. I know, I did it myself for more than three decades.
Ragen, outstanding column. Will be so useful!!