Holiday Health Challenge Awards Banquet
Held
Weight gain over the holiday season is a battle for anyone
that enjoys Christmas cookies and pumpkin pie with whipped
cream! To address the annual weight gain that occurs
every November and December, the Upland Hills Health
Cardiopulmonary nurses challenged their patients to a Holiday
Health Challenge.
The celebration for participants in the Health Challenge
was held February 27, 2006 at the hospital. A crowd
gathered to sample a delicious heart-healthy lunch including
grilled turkey, pita bread, Greek Tomato Salad, fresh fruit,
angel food cake and Amaretto Dessert Dip. As Cardiopulmonary
Co-Manager Marianne Crowley RN explained, “There are
so many delicious and healthy food selections available to
us today. We just need to train ourselves to make the right
choices.”
Besides the food and fellowship, participants were treated
to a presentation by Dodgeville Attorney Janis Tabor. In
her pursuit of a healthier lifestyle, Janet was able to shed
50 pounds through a program of eating healthy, tracking her
calorie intake, and exercise. Tabor’s weight-loss effort
began in September 2005 and was a part of her preparations
for bariatric surgery. Now she is optimistic that her new
commitment to healthy living will help her to reach her weight-loss
goal—without the surgery.
Accolades and prizes were awarded for those excelling at
behaviors key to healthy living. Challenge participants received
recognition for water consumption, fruit & vegetable
servings, and time spent exercising.
| Women |
Most Minutes of
Exercise |
| 1st |
Janis Tabor |
| 2nd |
Gert Peterson |
| 3rd |
Donna Jewell |
| Men |
Most Minutes of
Exercise |
| 1st |
Jim Arthur |
| 2nd |
Beauford Blabaum |
| 3rd |
Ron Murphy |
| Women |
Most Glasses of
Water Consumed |
| 1st |
Gert Peterson |
| 2nd |
Janis Tabor |
| 3rd |
Donna Erickson |
| Men |
Most Glasses of
Water Consumed |
| 1st |
Ron Murphy |
| 2nd |
Beauford Blabaum |
| 3rd |
Tom Oleichauf |
| Women |
Fruit & Vegetable
Servings |
| 1st |
Gert Peterson |
| 2nd |
Janis Tabor |
| 3rd |
Donna Erickson |
| Men |
Fruit & Vegetable
Servings |
| 1st |
Jim Arthur |
| 2nd |
Woody Erickson |
| 3rd |
Beauford Blabaum |
| Most Weight Loss
During Challenge Time Period |
| Women |
Janis Tabor |
| Men |
Woody Erickson |
For more information on the Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehabilitation
programs offered at Upland Hills Health contact Marianne
or Becky at 608-930-7200 ext 3520.
Recipes:
GREEK TOMATO SALAD
1 red or yellow pepper coarsely chopped.
1 cucumber peeled and sliced in ¼ inch slices
1 carton small grape tomatoes or cherry tomatoes
1 can black olives (pitted, whole)
½ cup of crumbled Feta Cheese (Blue Cheese can
be used as an alternative)
Fresh basil or min leaves cut and sprinkled through out.
Mix all ingredients
Pour Olive Oil & Vinegar Salad Dressing (Hendreckson’s
is recommended) over the salad and mix well.
Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.
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AMARETTO DIP
Recipe from the kitchen of Karren Zimmerman in
Dodgeville
1 box of fat free, sugar free instant vanilla pudding
1 cup fat free milk
3 tablespoons of Amaretto liqueur
1 Envelope of Dream Whip prepared according to directions with ½ cup
of fat free milk (omitting vanilla)
Whisk first 2 ingredients together.
Add Amaretto. Prepare Dream Whip and fold into the
pudding mixture. Chill in refrigerator for at least
two hours before serving.
Serve with fresh fruit or angel food cake pieces as
a dessert dip.
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