Freeze holiday weight gain with AFMC program Published Oct. 27, 2011 Air Force Materiel Command Public Affairs Report WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Are you looking for a way to maintain your weight and heart health during the hustle and bustle of the upcoming holiday season? Then don't miss the opportunity to enroll in the Air Force Materiel Command Freeze the Gain Holiday Challenge. Online enrollment at www.afmcwellness.com is open now through Nov. 11. Freeze the Gain is a holiday weight maintenance program that aims for participants to maintain -- not gain -- weight during the 10-week period of the challenge, which runs from Nov. 14, 2011, through Jan. 3, 2012. Participants who weigh out, gaining no more than two pounds of their starting weight, will receive a completion award. A food and activity log book will be distributed to participants at the official weigh-in to help with tracking, and aid in maintaining your weight. A study at the National Institutes of Health found that most weight is gained during the six-week interval between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Although the weight gain during this time may seem lower than expected, it was also determined that the same gained weight is not lost in the following spring or summer months. Each participant will need to enroll online, complete an official weigh-in, attend two Freeze the Gain official classes -- Stress Management and Lose Your Excuse -- and finally weigh out. To enter, FTG participants must be enrolled online at the Wellness Support Center at www.afmcwellness.com. Online enrollment is open now through Nov. 11. Official weigh-ins take place Nov. 2 through Nov. 11. Steps to complete online enrollment In addition to the official weigh-in, participants must enroll online to take part in Freeze the Gain. Weigh-in information cannot be entered until you have completed online enrollment. If you don't already have access to the Wellness Support Center at www.afmcwellness.com, you must take the Health Risk Appraisal, or HRA. Completing the HRA is not required for active-duty participants. Note that completing the HRA does not enroll you in the Freeze the Gain holiday challenge. The below steps will guide you through the FTG registration process First select your status from the following options: - First-time visitors to the Wellness Support Center website who do not have an account, begin at Step 1 - Civilians with an existing Wellness Support Center account who need to re-take the HRA can log-in and begin at Step 4 - Active-duty members and civilians with current completed HRAs can log in and begin at Step 5 below Step 1: Go to www.afmcwellness.com Step 2: Click on the "civilian wellness" or "active-duty" wellness links Step 3: Create your new account by selecting your own login ID and password -- active-duty members can create an account and access the site without taking the HRA and proceed to Step 5 Step 4: Click on "Take the assessment now" and answer all of the questions Step 5: From the home page, under programs, click the "FTG Enroll Here" link Step 6: Click "Yes, Enroll Here" on the bottom of the page See Civilian Health Promotion Services Coordinator Deanne Casey or a Health and Wellness (HAWC) staff member to officially weigh in. Weigh-ins may be completed at the HAWC between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. Nov. 2 through 10 or during one of the weigh opportunities listed below. Once the online enrollment and official weigh-in is complete, participation will be official. Contact Ms. Casey at 781-377-8467 or the HAWC at 781-377-6560 for further information. Weigh-In Opportunities Nov. 2 Building 1305, Brown Conference Room, 8 to 10 a.m. Building 1900, Clinic Education and Training Classroom, 10 a.m. to 12 noon Building 1436 conference room, 1 to 3 p.m. Nov. 3 Fitness Center lobby, 6 to 8:30 a.m. Building 1603 (Base Chapel), 9 to 10 a.m. Motor Pool, 10 a.m. to 12 noon Building 1604 atrium, 1 to 3:30 p.m. Nov. 7 CDC conference room, 8:30 to 10 a.m. Fire Department, 10 to 11 a.m. Building 1606 second floor, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Building 1600 office, 2 to 3 p.m. Nov. 8 Building 1614 front lobby, 8 a.m. to 12 noon Building 1630, 1 to 3 p.m. Nov. 9 JPPSO conference room, 8 to 9 a.m. Building 1435 conference room, 10 a.m. to 12 noon Fire Department, 1 to 2 p.m. Nov. 10 Building 1624, 8 to 10 a.m. Building 1508 multimedia, 10 to 11 a.m. Police Dept, 12 noon to 2 p.m.