Alyssa’s inspiring story has spread throughout her workplace, and even more people are making healthy changes at Morley.
At Medical Weight Loss Clinic, we know corporate-wide health and wellness can begin with just one person.
Saginaw’s Alyssa Lange is a perfect example. Throughout her own health challenges in life, she just didn’t know where to turn.
Alyssa’s story
“I’ve been overweight as far back as I can remember,” Alyssa said. “Even as an active kid, I was still heavy. Once I got to high school and got more involved in academics and took an afterschool job, the weight really started building. This carried over to when I started working.”
Alyssa tried just about every diet to fight the weight gain. Nothing worked. “It was depressing!” she said.
She recalled stepping on the scale and seeing it read 200, then later 300 pounds. She was frustrated that her doctors were not helpful even as she began fighting more serious health problems.
“I tried talking to my family doctor; she did not take me seriously and blew off my request for help,” Alyssa recalled. “It was very hurtful that she did not believe I was worth her time. Luckily my gastroenterologist was willing to help… Her office was the first one that put me in touch with Medical Weight Loss Clinic to try one more time to lose weight.”
Joining Medical Weight Loss Clinic
When Alyssa joined Medical Weight Loss Clinic in Saginaw, she weighed 410 pounds and walked with a cane. She began learning how to control her Crohn’s Disease, weighed in regularly, replaced processed foods with healthier meals and took note of portion sizes. Alyssa discovered how to use spices to flavor meals and became more active. She was making changes that work.
“I did not realize how bad the food was making me feel until I started eating better,” she said.
Alyssa has lost 120 pounds so far and is aiming for another 100-pound loss over the next year. Even more, she’s become an inspiration at her office, Morley, headquartered in Saginaw. Recently, she was recognized and celebrated as an honored champion among her co-workers.
“Where I work has a program that pays you for your weight loss,” she said. “I was doing a weigh in and telling the story about the program I was using. (My employer) was excited to hear about my success.”
Enhancing Corporate Wellness
From there, Medical Weight Loss Clinic was welcomed to share information at Morley’s annual health fair held in October.
As Medical Weight Loss Clinic's wellness and business development coordinator, Tracy Strieter works directly with business owners and human resource professionals across two states. Michigan- and Ohio-based businesses are currently enrolled in Medical Weight Loss Clinic’s Corporate Wellness programs – and employees across the board are seeing healthy changes.
Strieter considers Alyssa’s inspiring success to be one of so many she’s seen come through the Corporate Wellness program.
“When it comes to impacting a company’s corporate wellness, sometimes all it takes is one successful employee to (find) a weight loss resource that really works for their employees,” Strieter, said. “It’s a win – win! Our partners win by having healthy employees and we are truly thrilled about making a positive difference.
Strieter has already seen dramatic changes take place at Morley.
“During the last year, several of their employees have taken advantage of the corporate discount we extended as part of their corporate wellness partnership,” she said. “We are also planning some educational lunch & learns at Morley in 2020.
Strieter customizes corporate wellness programs based on the needs of each company. She works directly with human resources managers to meet individualized goals. And for the businesses participating – gaining a healthier workforce can even translate into a cost savings in health insurance and related expenses.
At Morley, she said, the focus is on healthy eating, reading food labels and managing other health topics that complement Morley’s wellness goals for their employees.
“We have become a weight loss resource to not only the employees that use our services, but also help with the overall healthy eating education of the entire company,” Strieter said.
Medical Weight Loss Clinic currently partners with more than 140 businesses across Michigan and in Toledo, Ohio. Medical Weight Loss Clinic is also proud to be a listed as a Michigan Worksite Wellness Provider.
If you’re ready to add a proven weight loss resource to your business or enhance your corporate wellness programs already in place, contact StartYourJourney@mwlc.com to learn more about how Medical Weight Loss Clinic can help.
