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Reaching His Goals on Vitality Builds Juan Delgado’s Confidence

In January of this year, Juan Delgado, ACO Coordinator, be,er, and he’s looking forward to fi-ng into clothes that
HCP Mariner, joined the Vitality program. The +ming could- s+ll have their new tags on them which he bought before
n’t have been be,er. A er ba,ling a bout of depression for gaining the weight. To date, he has lost 34 pounds.
a li,le more than a year over a personal circumstance in his
life, Delgado was ready to start turning his life around. The support of his family and coworkers goes a long way.
“I am from a Hispanic background, so there are many fat-
Se-ng specific goals on Vitality was a great way to do this. tening foods,” he said. Recently at family poker nights, his
He recently reached his weight loss goal family has started offering health-
twice (weight loss is a long-term goal he ier op+ons for him to eat.
will con+nue to try to reach incremen-
tally) and he also set the goal to quit At work, Delgado credits Vitality
smoking. A er eight years of using to- champ Mayra Nunez for ge-ng
bacco, he has been a non-smoker for him on his way with Vitality. “I
several weeks now, and intends to con- have benefited a lot from Vitality
+nue on this path. and I wanted Juan, who was a
new employee, to benefit from it
A serious trigger for se-ng these specific as well,” Nunez said. “I showed
goals was comple+ng the Vitality Health him the different tools he can use
Review. The answers to the ques+on- toward living a healthier lifestyle
naire set Delgado’s age as 45; he is 27. and different ways to earn Vitality
bucks. He walks every day and
“Vitality gives you so many healthy maintains a healthy diet. He has
choices,” said Delgado, who is currently lost a lot of weight and I am really
following a vegetarian diet. He is also happy to see him con+nue being
walking during his two breaks and lunch healthy.”
at work, and he recently bought a tread- Juan Delgado has lost 34 pounds already on
mill and added one hour a day on that to the Vitality program and he has quit smoking. This posi+vity affects Delgado’s
his exercise rou+ne. He will continue to work toward future weight outlook. “When I was going
loss goals.
through depression, I didn’t care
“I feel so much be,er,” Delgado said. “I feel a lot more en- how I looked anymore,” he said. “I just felt like everything
ergized and I’m ge-ng so much confidence.” was going bad for me. But it hit me that I could change. At
first it’s hard; the first two weeks are the hardest. But if
He also loves the fact that his clothes are fi-ng so much you have someone there helping you, you can do it.”

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