Well...better late than never

I am so excited to tell that I was chosen for the Colorado Diet Program at the University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Health and Wellness Center.  
Below I have provided a link to the information. 

Several weeks ago, about a month after starting my new job, I was reading a newsletter from the University and saw that the Health and Wellness center had an advertisement for a 16 week research program that was being conducted by Dr.'s James Hill and Holly Wyatt, they wrote a book together called State of Slim.

The details of the program are below, but here is how I was chosen.

So they wanted you to submit a 3 min. or less video stating why you wanted to be a part of the program and why weight loss is important to you.  So I made a video, talking about my lifelong ups and downs with my weight and how we moved to CO in part because we wanted to have a healthier more active lifestyle.  There was more, but I think you get the idea.  

So I sent it in and hoped they would like it, knowing there was probably a ton of people that submitted a video (the night  submitted it, I was told their server crashed because so many people were submitting).

A screen shot of the video for you!

About a week later I got a call that I made it to their top 20 and they had to narrow that down to 10 and needed me to come in for an interview.  

On 9/7 I went in for my interview with the 2 Dr.'s. listed above and 3 other members of their team.  I was a little nervous, but I know I do well in interviews, albeit this one was a little different.  We chatted for about 45 minutes and then they let me know they would be making their decision within the week.  About a week or so later, I got the call that I have made it to their 10 finalists and would need to start my evaluations/assessments that week and then the program will start on 9/23.

The assessment part is very cool, they do all sorts of tests to check my BMI, one called the DEXA Scan that reads your body fat and bone/muscle mass and then prints out an image of your body and how much is bone, how much is muscle and how much is fat.  This was not a pretty picture.  We will do these again at the end of the program and be able to compare them before and after.  This would be the craziest before/after photo ever!  So maybe I will put that one up.

I am very excited for this, I hope this will be something I can take with me for the rest of my life and stop struggling with exercise and dieting.  It is a 16 week program, that consists of a diet and excercise routine.  This may only be 4 months on the program, but I want this to be my new routine and a new way of living.

I would love to ask some of you to try this along with me!  They really want to get the word out about this program and show people that the CO lifestyle is not just for people in CO!  You can buy the book and we can work together on meals, activities and learning to be healthier in general.  

Check out the State of Slim Facebook page too https://www.facebook.com/StateOfSlim

http://www.anschutzwellness.com/wellness-services/weight-management/colorado-diet

Stay tuned for more posts very soon....trying to catch up!