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Weight Watchers® At Work New Series To Begin
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Join the best bunch of losers on
campus! Learn strategies for eating
healthy while retaining flexibility
in your food choices. Get great
recipes and support from group
members while learning how to eat in
the "real world," not from a
cardboard box. Over 15 of our
members have reached their goal and
maintained their weight
successfully, earning Lifetime
member status. We want you to join
their
ranks!
Losing excess weight not only
increases your energy, but it may
help improve your cholesterol
levels, blood sugar, and blood
pressure. Bringing these values
within the normal range can help you
avoid heart disease and Type II
diabetes! Weight Watchers can help
you make healthy lifestyle changes
now!
Interested in joining? Email us at
wellpower@smu.edu
to let us know. We'll send you the
most current information and answer
your questions! As a
participant in the Wellpower program
you may earn Wellpower credits for
participating in Weight Watchers,
however, this program is open to any
employee of the university.
Cost of the 17-week series will be
$186 and includes 19 weeks of free
e-Tools. We need a minimum of 20
members to offer this reduced rate!
See below for payment information.
Series will begin once we have 20
members signed up.
We will not meet:
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March 7
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March 14 Spring
Break
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March 21, 2008
Good Friday
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May 23, 2008
(Before Memorial Day)
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July 4, 2008
Independence Day
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Regular
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Our meetings will be held
on Fridays from 12:30-1:15pm. Weigh-in
typically is available at 12:15. The actual
"meeting" typically begins at 12:45 and ends
at 1:15pm.
Schedule and Locations:
Exact schedule and
locations to be announced once we have
enough members to offer the series. We hope
to begin March 28, 2007.
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Remember, if you need
to miss a meeting at SMU, you can attend one
at a Weight Watcher's Center during the same
week. If you want to attend a community
meeting during a week when SMU doesn't meet,
you will need to pay for that meeting at the
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Payment Information: |
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We are offering a 17-week
series. The cost is $186 for the
series and is payable by credit card, check
or cash. You may split payment by
writing 3 checks (all dated March 28th) for
$62 each and Weight Watchers will deposit
one check per month. You may not split
payments using a credit card and you must
pay for the entire series when you join.
Email us at
wellpower@smu.edu with questions about
payments once the series has begun.
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Wellpower Credits: |
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You may enter 1 Body
credit per meeting attended whether you
attend our At Work meeting or in the
community. |
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Questions: |
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Got a question for Weight
Watchers? Click on the link below for
answers to commonly asked questions. If your
question isn't answered, then be sure to ask
it at the information session or you may
email us and we'll try to find out for you!
Using
FSA Dollars To Pay For
Weight
Watchers® At Work |
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If your physician has prescribed the
Weight Watcherss® program as a
treatment for obesity or an obesity-related
disease, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
will allow you to use your FSA dollars to
pay for this program tax-free. This can add
up to significant tax savings-and it
provides a way for you to spread the cost of
the program over several pay periods during
the year! |
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How FSA
Reimbursement Works
If you're eligible to use your FSA dollars
for the program, here's how payments will
work. If you sign up for Weight Watchers you
will be asked to pay for the entire series
of classes upfront-either by check or using
a credit card.
Weight Watchers® can provide you with a
receipt, which you will need to file with
Ceridian (the FSA administrator) for
reimbursement from your Health Care Account.
Along with your Weight Watchers® receipt and
an FSA claim form, you must also provide
Ceridian with a form completed by your
physician stating your medical diagnosis and
referral to Weight Watchers®. If you need a
form that you can provide to your physician
for these purposes, CLICK
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IMPORTANT
NOTE:
While the IRS has approved using FSA dollars
to pay for certain physician-prescribed
weight-loss programs used to treat obesity,
there are many expenses related to weight
loss that are not eligible for FSA
reimbursement. Some examples include: health
club memberships, diet foods or beverages,
meal replacement drinks, nonprescription
diet products and exercise equipment. For a
complete list of eligible expenses, visit
the IRS web site at
www.irs.gov
and view IRS Publications 969 and 502.
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Frequently Asked Questions
If you have questions about Weight Watchers® or FSA
reimbursements, feel free to email
us at
Wellpower@smu.edu.
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