Scale Back Alabama weigh-ins to begin today

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Alabama hospitals and the state Department of Public Health are challenging all citizens to make a New Year’s resolution to lose weight with their annual Scale Back Alabama campaign and contest.

Jump-start weight loss

• Use non-stick cookware with cooking spray or broth instead of vegetable oil.
• Cook vegetables quickly in the least amount of water to preserve nutrients.
• Choose fish more often. Salmon and tuna are both high in heart healthy omega-3 fatty acids.

For more info, visit www.uab.edu/eatright.
The 10-week weight-loss program begins this week, and its goal is to empower people to begin a healthier lifestyle.

The contest enables people to compete in teams of four against teams from across the state. Team members will be weighed the fourth week in January and a final time in April. All teams that lose 10 pounds per person (about one pound per week) will be put in the drawing for three grand prizes of up to $1,000 per team member.

In addition, individuals who complete the 10-week contest and lose 10 pounds or more will be put in a drawing for 50 individual prizes of $100 each, even if the other team members do not reach the 10-pound goal.

UAB employee weigh-in sites, dates and times are:
• UAB Hospital: West Pavilion Atrium, Monday, Jan. 25, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Tuesday, Jan. 26, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Wednesday, Jan. 27, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Friday, Jan. 29, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• UAB Highlands: third floor conference room, Monday, Jan. 25, 5 to 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Jan. 26, 12 to 1:30 p.m.; Wednesday, Jan. 27, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Webb Building: second floor, Monday, Jan. 25, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Wednesday, Jan. 27, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.; Friday, Jan. 29, 7:30 to 9 a.m.
• Health Services Foundation: JNWB Suite 116, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Thursday, Jan. 28 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital: third floor education center, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Campus Recreation Center: Monday, Jan. 25, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Tuesday, Jan. 26, 4 to 6 p.m.; Wednesday, Jan. 27, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Thursday, Jan. 28, 4 to 6 p.m.
• The Kirklin Clinic: first floor employee health office, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2 to 4 p.m.; Friday, Jan. 29, 2 to 4 p.m.
• Medical Towers: first floor break room, Monday, Jan. 25, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Tuesday, Jan. 26, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• VIVA Health: main conference room, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2 to 4 p.m.; Thursday, Jan. 28, 9 to 11 a.m.

Remember to consult your health-care provider before beginning a weight-loss or exercise program. Contact uabwellness@uab.edu for more information or visit www.uab.edu/wellness for details.