The Boy Scouts of America is offering Naturally Slim® to benefit eligible employees and their spouses—at no cost! Naturally Slim Foundations is a 10-week online health improvement program that helps you lose weight, reduce stress, and improve your overall health—all while eating the foods you love! Through Naturally Slim, you will take steps to live longer and stronger by decreasing your risk of developing metabolic syndrome and many other chronic health conditions.
If you have successfully completed the Naturally Slim Foundations program, we invite you to try Naturally Slim Advanced™. The Advanced course is a seven-week program designed to reinforce the basic principles established in the Naturally Slim Foundations program. The Advanced course dives deeper into previously taught topics such as exercise, portion size, stress, and the quality of the foods we consume. The latest research on new topics such as high-fructose corn syrup, calorie-enhanced restaurant foods, and the dangers of abdominal obesity are presented.
To apply for Naturally Slim Foundations or Naturally Slim Advanced, visit www.naturallyslim.com/BoyScouts today! Please copy and paste this link into your Internet browser. The application deadline is June 13.
How does the Naturally Slim program work?
Naturally Slim focuses on reversing metabolic syndrome and offers methods to help you create changes in your behavior.
Specifically, Naturally Slim:
- Fights metabolic syndrome by focusing on weight loss and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
- Enables you to develop a lifestyle of eating your favorite foods while improving your health and losing weight.
- Teaches you to identify personal eating habits, recognize the difference between true hunger and psychological hunger, understand how hydration habits influence hunger, and practice ways to minimize fat storage.
- Addresses how exercise, stress, and your environment affect weight loss.
What is metabolic syndrome?
Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions—increased blood pressure, a high blood sugar level, excess body fat around the waist, and abnormal cholesterol levels—that, together, drastically increase your risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.
What results can I expect?
Although results differ by individual, Naturally Slim participants experience an average weight loss of 9.5 pounds during the program. About 15 percent of Naturally Slim participants lose more than 20 pounds in 10 weeks.
How do I apply?
To be considered for the program, you must complete the online application at www.naturallyslim.com/BoyScouts by June 13. Please note: By submitting the online application, you are committing to participate in the program, if accepted.
To apply for Naturally Slim Advanced, please go to the same site: www.naturallyslim.com/BoyScouts.
Please do not log in with your old account information. You will need to click “Enroll Now” first. From there you will be given the option to use your old account information or create a new account. Please ensure that you indicate you are a past participant if you truly are.
When will the program begin?
The Naturally Slim Foundations and Naturally Slim Advanced online programs will both begin on June 30.
How will participants be selected for Naturally Slim Foundations and Naturally Slim Advanced?
Program professionals select participants based on predetermined criteria and a willingness to meet all program completion requirements as outlined below. You will be notified of your application status via email by June 19.
What are the program completion requirements?
In order to successfully complete the program, you must:
- Submit the online application and sign all appropriate releases by their associated deadlines.
- Complete at least eight of the 10 online video courses (or make up a missed course within seven days of the original course date) for Naturally Slim Foundations or at least five of the seven online video courses for Naturally Slim Advanced. It will be your responsibility to ensure your participation is accurately recorded each week.
- Complete a survey at the end of the program.
What is the cost for the program?
There is no cost to you for Naturally Slim Foundations or Naturally Slim Advanced. Your participation will help the Boy Scouts of America achieve its goal of becoming a more health-conscious company.
However, if you do not meet the program completion requirements, you will be responsible for reimbursing the company a portion of the program fee originally paid on your behalf. Payroll deductions of $50 will be taken out of three consecutive paychecks (totaling $150) as a noncompletion penalty. If both you and your spouse are accepted and do not meet the completion requirements, you will pay a total of $300.
Important Dates
June 13: Deadline to complete the online application at www.naturallyslim.com/BoyScouts.
June 19: All applicants will be notified whether or not they are accepted.
June 30: Online program begins for accepted applicants.
A Note About Confidentiality …
The information that you provide to Naturally Slim will be considered confidential and will be available only to you and the program professionals. The Boy Scouts of America will have no access to the personal information you include in the online application. Furthermore, Naturally Slim cannot sell or otherwise divulge any participant information to any unauthorized party.
If you have any technical problems with the website, please send an email to support@naturallyslim.com.
If you have any questions, please contact Eva Lawson at 972-580-2461.