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Weight Loss Information and Help
Then...Green Mountain began in the summer
of 1972 when founder Thelma Wayler took over an empty dorm
at Vermont's Green Mountain College. There she began telling
women that diets don't work - almost three decades before
the idea became accepted as it is today. Instead, she provided
women with weight loss help by letting them experience for
themselves the power that eating well, moving our bodies and
thinking positively offers in helping us reach fitness goals.
But perhaps the most important concept that Thelma understood
and fostered was freedom of choice - how the freedom to make
choices based on what we want, and then accepting the responsibility
for those choices, is at the core of success in achieving
goals in any area, including weight management.
Thelma also realized the importance of advice
and direction based on science, not fad, with a good deal
of professional insight and judgement thrown into the mix.
As a result, the program has always operated under the auspices
of a highly professional team that includes registered dietitians,
exercise physiologists, mental health professionals and physicians.
Today, our staff also includes an expert in human metabolism
and registered nurses/psychiatric nurse practitioners as well
as professionals in the nurturing arts, including yoga and
massage therapy.
Green Mountain operated as a summer program
through its first years, but as its popularity grew by word
of mouth and phenomenal publicity (Thelma's ideas drew the
attention of national media, including the early Phil Donahue
Show - the leader before Oprah took over!), the program evolved,
became year round, and new quarters for it had to be found.
 And
now...Today, Green Mountain operates out of a former
ski and corporate retreat on a hill overlooking Okemo
Mountain and the Okemo Valley Golf Course (see
weekly photos), premier winter and summer resort areas
in Vermont. Set on 26 wooded acres, the lodge is a low key,
relaxing retreat with informal classrooms, well-equipped physical
activity rooms, a spacious dining room, and a comfortable
living room. A cozy den doubles as an intimate setting for
seminars and support groups during the day as well as an extra
TV room at night. The feeling is one of relaxed camaraderie.
Up to 35-40 women can be accommodated in single, double and
triple rooms. Spacious and comfortable, the triples feature
two-tiered sleeping lofts. The emphasis here is on informal
living rather than pampering, although massage and other amenities
are available. In this way, we can offer a more personalized
experience that facilitates the development and planning of
effective strategies for long-term success.
 In
summer, participants enjoy the clay tennis courts and Olympic-sized
swimming pool as well as the adjacent golf course.  In
winter, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing take place in
the surrounding woods; aquacize classes are held at a nearby
resort with an indoor pool. Overall, its an atmosphere in
which women of all ages from a variety of places bond through
shared activities and quiet conversations - where evenings
are spent chatting and playing games around the woodstove,
attending fun and informative cooking classes, relaxing with
yoga or a massage, or taking it easy in the living room or
den watching a good TV show or video.
 Weekends
offer the opportunity to explore local attractions, shopping
and cultural activities. Browsing the quaint village of Woodstock,
antiquing throughout the area, summer stock theatre in nearby
Weston and discount shopping in Manchester
are among the most popular pastimes.
When you're ready to begin to take charge of your life
and health, learn more why our healthy
weight loss program can help you become healthier and
the success you want…for the rest of your life. |
