Students, faculty and staff can get a kick-start on healthy new year’s resolutions by participating in the holiday trimmings program at the Wellness Center.

“This is the time of year that people set personal health goals,” Greenwood said. “We hope to provide people with a healthy lifestyle change and not just weight loss. We have done the ‘Biggest Loser’ program, but we are hoping that the name change will make it more exciting because past participation wasn’t as high as we expected it to be,” Greenwood said.

The first weigh-in is from Jan. 27 to Jan. 31 at the Wellness Center. The final weigh-in is April 18 and winners will be announced April 21.

“We are here to educate and answer questions for anyone,” Greenwood said. “This can be a life-changing program for people on campus, and it is not costly.”

The cumulative amount of weight lost between the participants will also be calculated at the end of the contest.

“It would be pretty cool to have a large number and to see how life-changing this program can be,” Greenwood said.

Greenwood and Assistant Director Randy Canivel will work with participants throughout the contest, but there won’t be a weekly weigh-in.

“People set new year’s resolutions and give up by the end of February,” Greenwood said. “We wanted to create something achievable instead of intimidating, and this program will help people to keep going.”