Body Image, Body Dissatisfaction and Body Acceptance for Women:
Healthy Weight Loss Strategies

Green Mountain at Fox Run Introduces First-of-Its Kind Body Image - Body Acceptance Programs

Improving how you see yourself may help you be more successful at weight management.

Being somewhat dissatisfied with your body is normal. But millions of
women today take body dissatisfaction to extremes. They dislike their bodies so
much, it gets in the way of leading happy, productive lives. It may also get in the way of successful weight management.

To help women begin to change the way they feel about themselves and improve their success at weight management, Green Mountain At Fox Run introduces the "Body Image - Body Acceptance Program" as part of its healthy weight loss program and health management program beginning February 1, 1998.

"Body Image- Body Acceptance Program" consists of a series of workshops, given over a period of two weeks. Based on research conducted by Thomas Cash, PhD and James Rosen, PhD, the ground-breaking workshops present a first-of-a-kind, step-by-step approach to decreasing body dissatisfaction in relation to body weight. It is the first time traditional body image therapy has been combined with weight management to address issues unique to overweight women who are concerned about weight.

 

"The Body Image - Body Acceptance Program" can help women of all sizes and shapes decrease dissatisfaction with their bodies:

  • Women who are trying to lose weight.
  • Women who have successfully maintained weight loss but who continue to be unhappy with their physical appearance.
  • Women who have successfully lost weight and want to lose more, but can't seem to no matter how hard they try.
  • Women who want to lose just "10" or 15 pounds."
  • Women who want to lose 20, 50, 100 or more pounds.
  • Women who aren't trying to reduce but don't like how they look.

Green Mountain At Fox Run, is the country's only residential healthy weight loss and health management program exclusively for women. It was the first program to promote a "non-diet" approach to long term weight management over 25 years ago. Today, it is the only residential program that offers body image treatment.

Green Mountain At Fox Run's all-women setting provides a sense of comfort and safety for women who are addressing sensitive and challenging issues of weight, self-esteem and body image.

About Green Mountain at Fox Run
Pioneer in the non-diet approach to health and weight management
Nestled in the shadow of Okemo Mountain in central Vermont on 26 secluded, wooded acres, Green Mountain at Fox Run is this country's first residential healthy weight loss program and lifestyle retreat for women only. Green Mountain is dedicated to helping women get fit, healthy, and happy—and permanently achieve healthy weights without dieting by developing real, lasting solutions. Providing serious alternatives to the fat farm, weight loss camp and boot camps for weight loss, Green Mountain at Fox Run marks its 33rd year helping women feel good again. For more information on Green Mountain at Fox Run and its life-changing program, call (802) 228-8885 or (800) 448-8106, or visit online at www.fitwoman.com.

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For further media information, contact:
Marsha Hudnall, Program Director
P.O. Box 164, 262 Fox Lane
Ludlow, Vermont 05149
800.448.8106
Marsha_Hudnall@fitwoman.com
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