Winning at wellness: Inspiring photos from EBNs BeneFIT Success series

Fidelity Bank Survival of the Fit After

Matt Nappers After photo, after sweating it out in Fidelity Banks Survival of the Fit weight-loss challenge. In EBN August, read more about the challenge and Nappers inspiring story, whose pre-challenge life featured little exercise and a lot of fast food. Thanks to the program, he says, my total weight loss was 50 pounds! Now the only problem I have is finding clothing to fit!"

Fidelity Bank Survival of the Fit

Matt Napper, a participant in Fidelity Banks Survival of the Fit weight loss challenge. Sponsored by the Pittsburgh-based companys wellness committee, the 13-week program had Fidelity employees join teams of their choice and battle it out for the highest percentage of weight loss. This is Nappers pre-challenge Before picture. Before learning to change his eating and exercise habits he said, It is real easy just to drive through McDonalds or plop down on the couch after a long day of work. Read about how Napper turned things around in the sixth installment of our BeneFIT Success Series (EBN August).

Principal wellness success story

This fifth installment in EBNs year-long BeneFIT Success series features the wellness successes of 12 employees at Principal Financial, who participated in the firms Healthy Weight Challenge. Pictured here are HWC participants who ran in a Principal-sponsored 5K and half-marathon. Read more about their wellness triumphs in Slow and steady wins the race: Principal employees lose weight, gain health and confidence through worksite challenge (EBN July).

Principal wellness success story 3

Inspired by NBCs hit television show, The Biggest Loser, Principal launched its inaugural Healthy Weight Challenge in 2010. Participants had twice-weekly appointments with a personal trainer and were required to work out one or two times each week on their own. Principal also provided a registered dietician to strike the appropriate eating balance during the course of the nine-month program. Read more about the challenge and its results in Slow and steady wins the race: Principal employees lose weight, gain health and confidence through worksite challenge (EBN July).

Ivoclar Vivadents Lifetime Weight Watchers

Several members of Ivoclar Vivadents Lifetime Weight Watchers, including Michele Golding, Ivoclars compensation and benefits manager (far left). All members have met and maintained their weight loss goals through the companys Healthy Me program. Read Goldings comments on the programs highlights in Popular wellness program proving to be common link for companys diverse employee population, featured in EBNs April 15 issue.

Ivoclar Vivadent

Ivoclar Vivadent gathered all of its Weight Watchers participants together for this group photo. The companys Healthy Me program has grown steadily, from 19% in the programs first year, 2008, to 31% in 2009 and 46% in 2010. Employee-participants, however, have grown noticeably smaller. Our group literally lost a ton of weight in the first year, notes Michele Golding, Ivoclars compensation and benefits manager.

Vivadent before and after

Maria Giambeluca, 62, before and after losing nearly 140 pounds through her employer Ivoclar Vivadents Healthy Me program. After her transformation, Giambelucas physician now calls her the poster child of health for a patient in her age bracket. Read about her journey in the second installment of EBNs year-long BeneFIT Success series. The article, Popular wellness program proving to be common link for companys diverse employee population, is in EBNs April 15 issue.

Luann Watkins

Luann Watkins, the first employee to be profiled in EBNs year-long BeneFIT Success series, is an employee at Heffernan Insurance Brokers in Walnut Creek, Calif. After struggling with her weight for more than a decade, Heffernans Wellness@Work program helped her take back her health and her life.