Are you ready for the Pound Plunge? (VIDEO)

It is time to begin the annual Pound Plunge. Since 2006, thousands of people have lost more than 90,000 pounds. And now it’s your turn to join your community in taking the first steps toward a healthier lifestyle.

For 12 weeks, you’ll make little adjustments to your life — adjustments like taking the stairs instead of the elevator or snacking on an apple instead of a slice of apple pie. However you choose to change your lifestyle, you’ll see that it won’t drastically alter your schedule. It will only improve your life for the better.

Tips on how to make small changes will be accessible via email, by joining our supportive Facebook community and text messaging (you wanted it, and now you have it!). You’ll also have the opportunity to win prizes and celebrate your successes throughout the plunge.

So plunge forward today, and see how little changes can add up to the life you want!

Pound Plunge kickoff
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
6:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
St. Joseph REC Center
2701 SW Parkway, next to Phil Welch Stadium
St. Joseph, MO 64501
(816) 271-5512

Photo ID is mandatory for the first and last weigh-in.

To be eligible to win prizes at the end of Pound Plunge:

You must attend the first and last weigh in (and bring a photo ID)
You can only miss two weigh ins.

However, even if you miss too many weigh ins and are no longer eligible for prizes, COME BACK! We want you to continue to participate even if you can’t win prizes. The Pound Plunge is about making the little changes to your life and adopting a healthy lifestyle. At the end of the day, being a healthy and happy you is the grand prize!

You wanted it and now you have it! New this year:

Text messaging option
Online exercise, nutrition and health tracking tool
Check out the new prize breakdown

Each week, participants can weigh-in at one of the following locations:

St. Joseph REC Center Sports Leagues, Fitness, Programs, 2701 SW Parkway, next to Phil Welch Stadium, St. Joseph, Mo.
- Tuesdays from 5 – 8 p.m., January 14 – April 1 (final weigh-in)
Mosaic Life Care Life Center at Shoal Creek, 8870 Northeast 82nd Terrace, Kansas City, Mo.
- Tuesdays from 4 – 6 p.m., January 14 – March 25
Mosaic Life Care at Parkville Commons, 6185 Jefferson Avenue, Parkville, Mo.
- Tuesdays from 4 – 6 p.m., January 14 – March 25
Heartland Regional Medical Center, East Wing, 5325 Faraon St., St. Joseph, Mo.
- Wednesdays from 6:30 – 8:30 a.m., January 15 – March 26 (There is no Wednesday morning weigh-in on January 8)