It’s Official…

I WORK IN A FAT FARM! I can’t believe how much junk comes into this office. Vendors really know how to woo American travel companies: Bring the sweet stuff…the fatties love it!

Look at the email we received this morning:

Several reps from LaQuinta Hotels

are in the kitchen with fresh, hot

waffles!

And for you Atkins/no carb folks,

they also have hard-boiled eggs!

Please stop by to welcome them to our offices

and complete one of their forms to

enter the drawing.

Thank you!

I guess this is more motivation to plan the office health fair. Not that the majority of people will make lifestyle changes from it, but I plan to have medical personnel in to do a variety of tests. A coworker told me that she was diagnosed with diabetes after visiting her old company’s health fair. So many people choose to ignore the signs, I’m hoping that the event will be a wake-up call. Not trying to save the world (I am far from perfection myself) I just want to make people aware…what they do with the knowledge is out of my control.

Hope everyone has a great day…

-C

Hmmm. Which shall I choose? Waffles, dripping with butter and maple syrup? Or a cold, slimy hard-boiled egg? A real dilemma, that one. (_8^(|) Doh!

nascar_girl

June 8, 2004

We do health fairs annually here at my company, it was there I found out that I had VERY high blood pressure. I had no symptoms and would have never known. Do the fair and if one person comes away making a lifestyle change or getting a unknown diagnosis, its worth it. We just had ours last week and it was the best yet. Do you want me to get you the contact info on our HR person that set it up

fatcat

What a choice, do they penalize you for boycotting such a thing? I think your doing the heath fair is great! Everyone in your office should be grateful that you care enough to help put it together!

Mz Odd

eewwwwww toss the boiled eggs over the fence

Nothing will get more people’s attention than a huge plate of free food.

LightButHearty

There you are, Courtenay, thinking of other people again. You are a special lady.

capnsweets

You are a good person through and through.

I have the same problem in my office! It’s a minefield with sugar coated fat bombs planted everywhere! Just curious…what was the drawing for? Dinner at the Cheesecake Factory? Organizing a health fair is a fabulous idea!

Baseballgirl

June 9, 2004

I am so sick of this carb crap…That’s all anyone at my office is concerned with either, even though they all have been on it as long as I’ve been with WW and I am doing better than them. Oh well, different strokes for different folks.

Atrevida

yep, it’s really hard to stick to any healthy diet plan when you are surrounded by people offering you food all the time :o( But good for you for planning the health fair, you never know whose life might be saved by it. way to go.

C, you are so thoughtful. When are you gonna write a book? I would love to see you on tv encouraging the world. Hey, I’m a fan already! I’d buy your books and attend your seminars. Smooches…