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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — In order for Marines to perform their duties, they need to be in great physical shape.
Semper Fit Health Promotion on Camp Pendleton offers a one-hour Nutrition 101 class on the first Wednesday of every month, to educate service members on methods to lose weight and stay in shape.
"My job is to educate Marines on proper diet so they are healthy and mission ready at all times," said Lana T. Thompson, health educator with Semper Fit. "Some Marines aren't educated on how to do this."
Thompson, 25, from Austin, Texas, taught Marines a variety of methods to lose weight by setting goals, participating in physical activities and changing bad eating habits by setting up a personalized diet plan to follow over an extended period of time.
Throughout the class, Marines were taught correct portion sizes, how often they should eat and how much should be eaten during the day, and how to continue this process to lose weight and keep it off.
"The class is definitely educational and motivational," said Pfc. Katelyn D. Bartley, aviations operations clerk with Marine Light Attack Training Squadron 303, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, 23, from Stuarts Draft, Va. "Now I have the tools and information to make an effort to live a healthier lifestyle."
Marines learned valuable tips such as the importance of eating five times a day and why not to skip meals. By constantly eating small healthy meals throughout the day, the body's metabolism continues to burn calories. If a person skips meals, the body automatically starts to store the food because it doesn't know when it'll be fed next.
"Very good information was passed during the class," said Lance Cpl. Cayce R. Whitcomb, forward observer with 1st Battalion, 11th Marines Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 22, from Jackson, Mich. "There were a lot of facts straightened out and dieting myths that were broken."
Some people follow fad diets that can have a negative effect on the body, like eating only once a day and taking dangerous over-the-counter diet pills and "cleanses" that promise to "shed weight miraculously." These fad diets can actually do more harm than good.
For more information about healthy dieting, contact a Health Promotion educator at the Paige Fieldhouse or call 763-3793.
| Date Taken: | 09.02.2009 |
| Date Posted: | 09.16.2009 13:39 |
| Story ID: | 38857 |
| Location: | CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 134 |
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