Waist Watchers

For Every Body is always working hard to innovate itself and come up with new ideas to keep employees happy and become a better place to work.

For years, we've participated in the Waist Watchers at Work program. The company has paid half of the employee's costs to enroll in the 12-week program. Lots of our employees have been really successful in losing weight and starting and maintaining a more healthy lifestyle.

When our latest session wrapped up last summer, many people wanted to keep going with the Weight Watchers program on their own. So, they came up with "Waist Watchers."

Basically, there are about 25 members of the group who cook once every five weeks. They try to stick to low fat, high fiber, healthy meals. They save money on lunches since it costs on average about $1.50 a day to eat, they save on gas because they’re not driving out for food, and they eat better than when they are eating fast food. Some people didn't eat out before, but they prefer it because they don't have to pack a lunch, and they get something different everyday.

We think this is a pretty revolutionary idea! Think about all the waste that is eliminated when 25 people eat in for lunch on reusable dishes, rather than driving out and grabbing a bag of fast food. Think how much more healthy a pita sandwich is than a cheeseburger and fries. Plus, everyone is having a lot of fun trying out new recipes and it has really brought the employees together.

So, if you're in need of a way to save in this down economy, maybe you can be like us and look to your corporate lunch program. It's a great place to start...

What do you think?