The Cedars Kicks Off This Year’s Biggest Loser Challenge!

Katie Whipple MS RD, one of our dietitians, will be leading #TeamCedarsRI Biggest Loser Challenge. Here are some words from her for this week’s start of The Biggest Loser Challenge!
I hope you all had a nice weekend and are ready to start the week and the Biggest Loser Challenge!

Here are some tips for starting the week:

1. Prepare: there’s a saying, “if you fail to prepare, then prepare to fail”. Prep meals or snacks the night before so that it is easy to grab in the morning. I usually cook a bunch of chicken or other meats at the beginning of the week so that I at least have that prepared and add in different sides for lunch throughout the week.

2. Use your water bottle! Bring the water bottle you were given everywhere with you, drink it throughout the day and keep filling it up! You will be surprised how much better you feel when you stay hydrated. I like to put lemon in mine simply because I find it easier to drink throughout the day when the water has a little bit of a lemon taste.

And lastly, did you know you can walk almost a half mile without leaving the building??

4/10 of a mile:
Start at the stairs on E2
Walk to the back of E2 and then back to first short hall towards Independence.
Do the Independence loop and then head towards the rotunda
Turn right and go to the back of North
Head back and go to the end of South
Head back to the rotunda and then back to the E2 stairs
Go downstairs and walk towards the kitchen
Pass the kitchen and go all the way to the end of the hall near the business office
Turn around and go back up to the top of the E2 stairs

If you add a second loop around independence it would be very close to half a mile – without ever leaving the building!!

Look out for some more health tips from Katie throughout The Biggest Loser Challenge four month program!