Nov. 7 – 13, 2010

A collaborative effort of Green Mountain at Fox Run
and inCYST* Programs for Women with PCOS.

Learn healthy lifestyle choices to help manage PCOS
that you can live with long after your stay with us is over.

Who Should Attend?

Women, aged 17 and up, with polycystic ovary syndrome
Women who wish to better understand their diagnosis and learn nutrition and lifestyle strategies for managing their symptoms
Women with PCOS who struggle with weight issues/problems
Women who would like to improve their fertility
Women who would like to improve other PCOS-related symptoms (high cholesterol, sleep problems, emotional eating, carbohydrate cravings)
Women who are motivated to create positive changes in themselves and with their PCOS at a supportive and fun Vermont retreat…in the company of other like-minded and motivated women

Nutrionally…

Design your own personal eating plan for healthy eating, PCOS care and improved weight management
Experience the positive effect of diet and physical activity on mood, energy, and overall sense of well being
Try new foods and gain ideas for new, improved ways to eat at home.
Realize how eating rather than dieting can help you better manage your weight, and allow food to be enjoyable again
Develop strategies for managing emotional and binge eating

Exercise/Fitness…

Experience how fitness can immediately produce feelings of well-being and improved diabetes management
Understand how fitness supports long-term health and diabetes management goals
Give yourself an opportunity to try new activities you never considered that can help to improve your fitness
Feel safe and confident that your fitness program is tailored to your individual needs and goals…and will be something you can do back home

Behaviorally…

Discover that building success and self-esteem depends on setting realistic goals
Understand how to minimize hormonal fluctuations that interfere with mood, appetite, relationships, and energy
Develop strategies for staying motivated with your new healthy lifestyle efforts

Personally…

Meet other bright, motivated women who come to take charge of their PCOS, their health and their lives, and develop a support network that will serve you well
Learn from professionals how to design a lifestyle that reduces the negative influences that being hormonally out of balance can produce.
Discover that what you do to care for yourself in general also supports a healthy lifestyle
Experience how healthy living, eating, fitness and mind/body balance can create feelings of improved well-being and confidence
Get a jump start on improved sleep
Experience a greater sense of balance, a lessening of conflict and a more peaceful attitude regarding your diabetes
Finally take some time for you…a critical ingredient in self-care and wellness

For questions or to enroll:
Contact Cindy Bishop at (800) 448-8106 or (802) 228 8885 or cbishop@fitwoman.com