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Inspira,on Goes Full Circle for Vitality Member Evon Washington

Some,mes hearing about an- recipes that were recom-
other person’s posi,ve determi- mended,” she said. “A lot of
na,on is enough of a mo,va,on ,mes we think we know
to start on a new path. This was something, but when you go
the case for Evon Washington, through a course, it really
medical recep,onist, HCP At- helps you to understand
lan,c, who recently jumped things be-er.” The nutri,on
from Bronze to Gold level status course shed light on the
in the Vitality program. She amount of calories in certain
joined the wellness program food items and was an eye-
early in 2011, and a large reason opener for her.
for her joining was hearing Carol
Saylor’s Vitality journey. Then of course there’s the
fun aspect of accumula,ng
“One day Evon and I ran into Vitality points. Washington
each other and talked about Vi- Vitality's online nutrition courses helped Evon Washington to loves her touchscreen MP3
adopt consistently healthy diet choices. For completing all
tality,” said Saylor, site manager three online Vitality nutrition courses, 900 points are available. player. But what she truly
at HCP Bixby Knolls. “I remem- loves is that she is making
ber telling her how difficult it was to quit smoking and a difference in her lifestyle choices.
start exercising, but that my mo,va,on was kicked up by
many notches when I thought about the years I could add “My coworkers no,ce and they’ll ask me, ‘What are you
to my life to spend with my family, par,cularly my ‘new’ doing differently?’ I tell them I’m walking and they say,
grandson. I felt like Evon really ‘got it’. I encouraged her to ‘Really?’ I love that I have been able to mo,vate myself
get involved and I am amazed at the progress she’s made.” through this program,” she said.

What the Vitality program has given Washington are prac- Washington’s mo,va,on did not escape the no,ce of col-
,cal tools for reaching her goals. “Before joining the pro- league Jamie Sulu, Care Team Member I, High Risk Clinic.
gram, I was ea,ng okay, but I wasn’t consistent with it. “Evon has changed her lifestyle, such as ea,ng habits, ex-
Same thing with exercise; I was not consistent,” Washing- ercise and well-being, just because she is a part of Vital-
ton said. Now her exercise ity,” Sulu noted. “She walks even when she doesn’t need
is much more regular and includes a lot of walking as well to. It has become a way of life for her and a posi,ve one at
as salsa and par,cipa,ng in a 30-minute walking series. that.”

By taking Vitality’s online courses, she fine-tuned her “They say what goes around comes around,” Saylor added,
knowledge of nutri,on. “I took notes and made the “and in this case, Evon is now my inspira,on, too!”

All informa,on in the Vitality program is HIPAA protected. Members have chosen to share their personal health accomplishments.

For more informa,on about Vitality, visit www.powerofvitality.com. Contact Janet Galli for further program informa,on.