The holidays are a time when family and friends gather to enjoy each other’s company and eat! Between parties and cookie swaps, maintaining your weight is more challenging during this time of year than at any other. In fact, on average, we tend to gain a small amount of weight each year (about one pound). And research shows that most of it happens around the holidays.
If you want to make a change this year, sign up for the Not a Single Pound Challenge. All Kettering Health employees, volunteers, and physicians over the age of 18 are eligible to participate.
Please note: You are not required to disclose your weight to participate in the challenge. But weight loss is more successful when recorded regularly and with accountability. The challenge follows an honor system or self-reporting approach.
The details
November 10-16, 2025 – Sign up
Weigh yourself during this week so you know your starting weight. To sign up for the challenge, follow the directions below:
- Employees and physicians – Log into ManageWell through the app or online at managewell.com and look for Not a Single Pound in the Quarterly Challenges/Goals section. Follow the prompts on your screen to complete registration.
- Volunteers – Email your name, campus, and current weight (if you choose) to HealthyYou@ketteringhealth.org with “NASP” in the subject line. By sending the email, you will be automatically signed up for this year’s Not a Single Pound Challenge.
November 17, 2025 – Official start date
Each week following sign-up, employees will receive motivational messages through ManageWell, including inspirational tidbits, recipes for enjoying your favorite holiday dishes in a healthier way, and tips for maintaining your weight during the season. Volunteers will receive those messages via email from HealthyYou@ketteringhealth.org.
January 4, 2026 – Final day of the challenge
January 5-11, 2026 – Participants should report final weight
During this week, complete the steps below to finish your weigh-out:
- Employees and physicians – Log into ManageWell through the app or online at managewell.com and navigate to the Not a Single Pound Challenge. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete the weigh-out.
- Volunteers – Email your name, campus, and ending weight (if you choose) to HealthyYou@ketteringhealth.org with “NASP” in the subject line to confirm that you have completed the challenge.
Why participate?
We want all employees to live a healthy lifestyle so we can all be our best selves at work, at home, and beyond. Participants will automatically be entered to win a prize by providing the needed information and participating in the entire challenge.
Questions? Email HealthyYou@ketteringhealth.org.
