Owl Weigh
Interested in managing your weight while at Rice? Need to complete your LPAP credits?
Are you looking to lose 20 lbs. or more? Are you interested in the benefits of maintaining a healthy weight?
Check out the 'Owl Weigh' Weight Management LPAP class entitled "Exercise and Weight Management" run by the Wellness Center. The course combines nutrition education in a group setting with peer support, structured exercise sessions and weekly food journaling. Participants will gain skills, resources and motivation to make healthy behavior changes. You will feel great and look great too!
The Owl Weigh is open to those students who are looking to loose 20 lbs. or more and enrolled students must meet with the Wellness Center dietitian.
For more information
For more information about the program, or to make an appointment for initial consultation, email wellness [at] rice.edu or call the Wellness Center at 713-348-5194.
Some comments from past participants include:
- "Now I'm more confident that I have the skills and knowledge to make better decisions about losing weight."
- "I liked recording the food I ate because it made me feel like I was doing a good job, and I would want to continue."
- "Since Owl Weigh, I've started to exercise everyday and that has really helped me sleep better and cope a lot better with my stress. The meetings gave me an incentive to eat right and exercise."
- "I lost weight, which was good, but it's even better because I feel better about eating and exercising. My roommates and I walk together."
