Losing weight for the last time is about much more than calories,
fat grams or carbs. Green Mountain’s
schedule of diet and fitness workshops/activities and healthy
eating experiences reflects a guided journey, based on our
35 years experience, of what works in the real world.
You get the practice, experience
and education that gives you what you need
to be successful when you go home, in an environment that
is women-only, supportive and fun!
Below is a quick overview of what a typical day at Green
Mountain is like. With over 60 strategy- and skill-building
workshops that focus on fitness, metabolism, nutrition, behavior,
stress management and more, you can be busy from morning ‘til
night if you choose.
| 7:00
am Get
Fit - and Lose Weight - Through Walking |
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Jumpstart
your metabolism with an optional pre-breakfast walk
on a nearby trail or on the landscaped walking track
just outside our front door overlooking the Green Mountains
of Vermont. |
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7:45 am Healthy
Eating: A "Want To," Not a "Have To"
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Choose from an array of
items on our breakfast table including hot and cold
cereals, fresh melon, bagels or homemade muffins - and
enjoy a view of the Green Mountains from your table.
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8:45 am Experience
How Great Healthy Eating and Fitness Feels
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After an energizing breakfast,
get on the right track with a fitness walk in the great
outdoors - back on our walking track or Vermonting (hiking
in summer, snowshoeing in winter), to leave you infused
with fresh mountain air and a positive attitude.
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| 10:00
am Learn How to
Fit Healthy Eating and Fitness into Your Life |
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Workshops on Mindful Eating,
Dieting vs. Normal Eating, Redefining Healthy Eating,
Finding Your Fitness Soul, Overcoming Exercise Obstacles;
or more fitness activities - Upper/Lower Body Weight
Training, Tennis (in summer) or Cross-Country Skiing
(in winter) - give you insight into diet and fitness
strategies that really work.
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| 11:00
am Lose Weight Permanently
with Healthy Non Diet & Fitness |
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Select from workshops
such as Managing Food Cravings, Metabolism: How We Gain
and Lose Weight, Coping with People at Home. Or choose
from fitness activities such as Circuit Training with
FitBalls, Body Conditioning or Pilates.
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Noon Healthy
Eating You Can Sink Your Teeth Into
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Lunch might be a Chicken
Caesar Salad with homemade Whole Grain Rolls, a Portabello
Wrap with Fresh Fruit Salad, or maybe a Grilled Vegetable
Pizza with Mesclun Mix.
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1:00 pm Enjoy
Vermont, Learn More about Non Diet and Fitness
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Go Vermonting (hiking),
or choose an interactive workshop such as Dispelling
Exercise Myths, Designing Your Personal Healthy Eating
Plan,
or Getting Your Past Off Your Plate.
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2:00 pm Non
Diet & Fitness…Non Diet & Fitness…It
Just Keeps Coming
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Learn new strategies in
workshops like Binge Eating: Disordered Eating or Eating
Disorder?, Healthy Eating in Restaurants; or try Step
Aerobics, Cardio on FitBalls, or Body Balance.
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3:00 pm Lose
Weight by Eating, Not Starving
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To lose weight, you need
energy! Power snacks such as Fruit Smoothies, Yogurt
Sundaes, Hummus w/ Pita Crisps, Homemade Healthy Scones,
or Dried Fruit and Nuts energize the rest of your active
day.
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3:30 pm More
Non Diet and Fitness….
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Late afternoon brings
classes such as How to Prevent Relapse, Responding to
Stress, Understanding Emotional Eating; or fitness activities
including FUNctional Training or Cross-Country Skiing
or Aquacize (offsite in winter).
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4:30 pm Enjoy
Your New Found Peace of Mind
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Wind down the day with
Body Conditioning, Relax and Stretch, Guided Imagery
to Lose Weight, or Mindful Meditation.
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5:00 pm Relax
before Dinner
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A good time to use our
state-of-the-art weight training equipment, Trotter
treadmills or Precor Stepper, browse the bookstore....or
just relax before dinner in our sauna or with a walk
outside watching the glorious sunset over the Green
Mountains.
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6:00 pm More
Satisfying Healthy Eating
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Enjoy a relaxing dinner
with fellow participants. Choices may include Maple
Glazed Salmon with Wild Rice Pilaf, Tossed Green Salad
and Fresh Blueberry Crisp, or Baked Cornish Hen with
Sweet Potato, Garden Vegetables and Strawberries in
Phyllo Cup.
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7:00 pm More
Tips on Healthy Eating, Non Diet & Fitness, or
Just Relax
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Cooking classes, yoga,
trips to the theater are a few examples of evening activities
to round out your day. Our Bookstore is open every evening;
massages and body wraps are available; or spend time
reflecting on the day's discoveries, reading, relaxing
watching television or a video, or playing a board game
with others.
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8:30 pm Healthy
Eating if You're Hungry
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Getting too hungry doesn't
help you stay fit or lose weight. Enjoy an optional
snack in the Okemo Room.
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Saturday mornings offer 3 hours of fitness activities. Saturday
afternoons and Sunday are great times to go sightseeing, shopping,
antiquing, to visit Dartmouth College, to see a film at a
local movie theater, or perhaps go outlet shopping in nearby
Manchester, VT. Our Visit Vermont
page provides more information on the many attractions in
the area.
