Billy Osborn knew that smoking was holding him back physically. When his Trust Wellness Coordinator mentioned Quit For Life® to him, he knew this was his ticket to ride.

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• Billy Osborn is a Deli Associate at Metropolitan Market and has been a Trust participant for almost two years. He enrolled in the Trust’s LiveWell Quit for Life® program after realizing the physical and financial impacts tobacco was having on his life.

  

For Joseph Carreriro getting support from people who understand the challenge of quitting tobacco made all the difference.

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• Joseph Carreriro is a Head Clerk at Safeway and has been a Trust participant for eight years. He enrolled in the Trust’s LiveWell Quit for Life® program to help kick his 20-year tobacco habit.

  

A phone call from the Trust was just the final push Kathy Naon needed to quit tobacco, and Quit For Life®.

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• Kathy Naon works at a QFC in Seattle and has been a Trust participant for nearly 30 years. Kathy joined the no-cost tobacco cessation program LiveWell Quit For Life® in February of 2011, and hasn’t smoked since.

  

Akiko Ikenoue, feeling inspired to lose weight by one of her favorite shows, The Biggest Loser, was thrilled when she heard about the no-cost program, LiveWell NutriSum™.

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• Forty-eight year old Akiko Ikenoue knew she needed to lose weight; she was afraid of a future of obesity and complications from her diabetes. When she heard about the LiveWell NutriSum™ program, she knew that this was her chance to change.

  

After a friend’s stroke Steve Brennan began to wonder what he was doing to his own health by smoking. That’s when he knew it was time to call LiveWell Quit For Life™.

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• Fifty-two year old Steve Brennan always knew he needed to quit smoking, but after seeing a friend have a stoke and watching the price of cigarettes jump again, he decided it was time to do something about it. He called LiveWell Quit For Life™.

  

Sandra Borchgrevink found that with determination and the support of her LiveWell Quit For Life™ Coach she could give up tobacco for good.

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• Fifty-four year old Sandra Borchgrevink wasn’t looking forward to quitting, but when she saw how smoking was affecting her and her husband, she knew she had to find a way. With the help of LiveWell Quit for Life™ she is now tobacco free.

  

Shelia Garcia decided it was about time that she took her LiveWell Personal Health Assessment. She ended up getting a lot more than she expected.

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• Forty-nine year old Sheila Garcia decided to put aside her privacy worries, and took her LiveWell Personal Health Assessment for the first time. Not only were her privacy concerns put to rest, she learned more about her health, received her incentive—and won big.

  

Nicole Pena thinks taking her Personal Health Assessment each year is beneficial—but this year it really paid off.

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• Thirty-two year old Nicole Pena has taken her Group Health Health Profile every year for the last three years to track her health and get information on how to stay healthy. But this year she got even more.

  

Shelby Vadney never thought she’d be able to give up smoking, until she turned to LiveWell Quit For Life™.

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• Twenty-six year old Shelby Vadney had smoked for seven years and thought she would never be able to quit. She was hesitant when a coworker gave her flyer on LiveWell Quit For Life, but figured she had to try.

  

Anne-Marie Hastings gets the motivation she needs to stay on track with the support of her LiveWell Health Coach.

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• Sixty-four year old Anne-Marie Hastings joined LiveWell Health Coaching to lose weight, improve her diet and get her diabetes under control. With the help of Sheila, her health coach, Anne-Marie is finding the support she needs to succeed.

  

Michael DuMond, inspired by his weight loss in the Biggest Loser challenge, joined LiveWell NutriSum™. He lost 43 more pounds, got off his medications, and became an inspiration to his coworkers and family.

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• For fifty-year-old Michael DuMond, losing weight was a necessity. At nearly 300 pounds and on medications for high blood pressure, cholesterol and type-2 diabetes, he felt he had to do something. Inspired by his store’s LiveWell Wellness Champion Volunteer and others, he dedicated himself to losing weight with LiveWell NutriSum™.

  

Colleen Powers, with the help of LiveWell Condition Management and NutriSum™ is rewriting her family history of unhealthy conditioning and choosing to live well.

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• Fifty-eight year old Colleen Powers decided she could be healthy in spite of an unhealthful family background. With the support of Shelia, her LiveWell Condition Management personal nurse advocate, and by participating in LiveWell NutriSum™, she was able to lose weight, lower her cholesterol and manage her diabetes.

  

For Leslie Shepherd, the support of the LiveWell NutriSum™ online community keeps her motivated to stay on track.

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• Forty-nine year old Leslie Shepherd signed on to LiveWell NutriSum to lose weight and found an added bonus: a supportive and motivating online community of Trust participants eager to see her succeed. Only eight pounds away from her goal, she’s learned the value of not going it alone.

  

Jeni Meissner realized that it was time to get serious about her health with LiveWell Health Coaching.

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• Sixty-year-old Jeni Meissner found out about health coaching after she completed her Personal Health Assessment. At the same time she met with her doctor and decided she needed to improve her health. Motivated by her doctor’s instructions and Sondra, her health coach, she signed up for LiveWell health coaching and is lowering her blood pressure and losing weight — the healthy way.

  

Irene Cayanan-Barr found that one success leads to another when participating in the LiveWell Health Coaching and Nutrisum™ programs.

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• Thirty-seven year old Irene Cayanan-Barr had a wake up call on her stress level and excess weight after taking her first Personal Health Assessment last year. Working with a LiveWell Health Coach and with the Nutrisum™ weight management program, she learned that when it comes to taking time for your health, it is you that benefits the most.

  

Earl Greenlaw took advantage of LiveWell programs, then passed on the favor by becoming a Wellness Champion for his workplace.

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• A Sound Health & Wellness Trust participant for 27 years, Earl Greenlaw was impressed with the programs available through LiveWell. Now he takes the information he learns through the Wellness Champion Volunteer Network to help others get healthy, stay informed and collect financial rewards.

  

Jeff Asher challenged himself, and a few co-workers, to Quit for Life.

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• Fifty-eight year old Jeff Asher issued a challenge to his co-workers, “If you quit, I will.” After 40 years of being a smoker this was no small challenge. But with the encouragement and resources he received from his Quit Coaches and the support of his fellow Quitters, Jeff was able to break the habit.

  

Lorraine Gorby finds room for improvement and reduces her stress.

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• Fifty-three year old Lorraine Gorby took the personal health assessment to get the whole picture of her health. When she was invited to participate in health coaching calls to manage her stress, she welcomed the opportunity with great results.

  

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