Title IIID Funding

“Thanks for leading a great program to live healthier!  I was concerned the course might place too much emphasis on losing weight and was pleased that healthy eating and moving more strategies were the focus. I was amazed to see the pounds coming off when I didn’t ever feel like I was “dieting.”  The simple changes I’ve made should be easy to continue in the future.”

– Louise, Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less Participant

“I started ESMMWL on May 23rd with Carrie as our class lead.  My goal statement was “Lose 20 pounds at the end of these 15 weeks. Lose 15-20 pounds”.   Each week I learned more about the importance of nutrition to incorporate into my Weight Watchers points.  I became discouraged watching the scale! I was doing all the right things – except for one which Carrie helped me understand.  I was working out 5 days per week and on some of those days, I attended two classes.  I also became a certified volunteer for United Way leading a Bone Builders class.  I was developing noticeable muscles, becoming stronger and less tired.  I was focused on the scale and lost sight of what I was accomplishing.   Thank you, Carrie and ESMMWL for helping me see and appreciate that I had become healthier and even lost 2 inches from my waist during these 15 weeks.  I became dedicated to exercise as well as helping others get into exercise. Thank you ESMMWL, Carrie, and AgeWell for helping me discover all of this.”

– Dayle, Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less Participant

“Challenges-Options in Aging is an innovative community non-profit organization offering a wide variety of educational, recreational and health-related activities to help support the independence of adults over the age of 50 who live in Lawrence County Pennsylvania. Challenges-Options in Aging is a program of Catholic Charities Diocese of Pittsburgh and is the Lawrence County Area Agency on Aging in Pennsylvania. The Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less program benefited our senior population with health and wellness topics each week. The program also added a technology and socialization component to further educate our consumers. Thank you NC State and the Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less Team!”

“Since Covid, Aging Units in Wisconsin have experienced a decrease in staff and volunteers necessary to be trained and facilitate high level evidence-based programs.  We went searching for a turnkey evidence-based nutrition program on which our Health Promotion Coordinators would be able to utilize their Title IIID spending without having to use their own staff’s already limited time.  The Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less program at NC State meets this need for us by providing trained Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) instructors who lead the classes and offer one-on-support outside of class for our participants.  Additionally, the frequently scheduled classes are combined with other entities, so we do not have to come up with all of the participants needed for the class to meet the minimum.  NC State also provides customized flyers so we can promote the classes to our seniors and monthly attendance data that we need for our federal reporting.  We are so grateful for this partnership!”

“Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less has filled a specific nutrition programming niche for our age 60+ community. The online ability offers convenient and safe programming options for seniors during our long Wisconsin winters, as well as flexibility all year round. Our participants have had a high level of progress, completion, and overall satisfaction with Eat Smart!”