{"id":34860,"date":"2015-09-03T13:44:01","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T18:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=34860"},"modified":"2015-09-03T13:44:01","modified_gmt":"2015-09-03T18:44:01","slug":"brock-holding-another-8-week-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2015\/09\/brock-holding-another-8-week-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Brock holding another 8-Week Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ghislaine Clouthier in a before and after from the 8-Week Challenge.<\/p><\/div>\n

Snacking was the hardest habit to give up.<\/p>\n

But, for Ghislaine Clouthier it was worth it.<\/p>\n

The Brock University employee took the 8-Week Challenge earlier this year and lost 28 lbs. and 18.5 inches. Just as importantly, her energy level increased and she started to feel better.<\/p>\n

After a difficult first week, the challenge gets easier, she said.<\/p>\n

“The hunger and sugar cravings go away after the first week or so,” Clouthier said.
\nThe diet market is flooded with rules and contradictions.<\/p>\n

Eat this, don’t eat that. Caffeine is good, caffeine is bad.<\/p>\n

It’s hard to know what information to follow for optimal health.<\/p>\n

In an effort to make nutrition easier to understand, Niagara businesswomen Bonnie Giampa and Briar Krieger developed the 8-Week Challenge.<\/p>\n

“There’s so much clouded information out there,” Giampa said. “Our entire focus is to lift the veil.”<\/p>\n

Giampa said the program is not a diet, but a lifestyle.<\/p>\n

Kathryn Walker, Manager of Health Management and Wellness, said Brock’s Health, Safety and Wellness is offering staff a chance to take the challenge with the first 50 participants getting a $25 discount paid for by the school.<\/p>\n

“We would like to see as many people register as possible,” she said.<\/p>\n

Walker knows first-hand the value of lessons learned. She participated earlier this year during Brock’s first 8-Week Challenge.<\/p>\n

“It was a great opportunity. I’m glad I did it,” she said. “It really was a challenge. It involved a lot of changes for me.”<\/p>\n

Cutting out or reducing her intake of sugar, caffeine and alcohol were some of the big changes she noticed.<\/p>\n

Clouthier said learning to read labels and getting tips on what to choose when eating out helped her maintain her healthy lifestyle.<\/p>\n

“It is amazing how many food items have sugar hiding!” she said.<\/p>\n

Reducing sugar consumption and teaching people to identify hidden sugar in foods is a major part of the challenge’s program, Giampa said.<\/p>\n

“We teach our challengers how to read the ingredient list,” she said.<\/p>\n

Encouraging physical activity, even just a leisurely stroll, is part of the challenge but Giampa notes losing weight is 80% diet and 20% exercise.<\/p>\n

The challenge officially starts Sept. 21. To register visit www.8weekchallenge.com<\/a> and select Corporate Challenge and click Brock Challenge.<\/p>\n

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