Making Sense of Weight Management Programs

Choosing the right weight management program for your employees can be overwhelming. Learn what makes a program truly effective and how Grokker’s Healthy Weight Suite simplifies weight management.

Employers have long known the benefits of helping employees lose weight. When employees struggle with weight management, employers incur higher healthcare costs, lower productivity rates, and increased absenteeism. Investing in programs to address these issues is a no-brainer. 

The market is flooded with options. From health insurers to weight management benefit providers, everyone promises that they’ve cracked the code on employee weight loss. There’s no shortage of methodologies to choose from: point systems, wearables, financial incentives, mobile apps…the list goes on. Not all of these programs are effective — so what does it take for a program to truly work? Here’s what to look for as you seek out ways to meet the needs of your workforce. 

What to look for in an employee weight management program

The ultimate goal of any weight management program is to drive sustainable change. To do that, you have to empower employees with the tools to make informed decisions about their habits. 

Effective programs don’t need to be complicated. Instead, they should focus on setting employees up with the right education and support.

Weight management programs should contain the following elements:

• Evidence-based nutrition advice: Programs should promote a balanced approach to nutrition while dispelling myths and countering fad diets.
• Professional guidance: Credentialed health professionals, like dietitians, can translate complex data into practical, easy-to-follow advice.
• A whole-person approach: Since weight challenges often go hand in hand with mental health and sleep issues, effective programs should address these factors alongside nutrition and exercise.
• A support system to keep participants motivated and promote accountability: Peer support is associated with successful weight loss and long-term weight loss maintenance.
• Options for personalization: With employees at various stages of their weight management journey — and using different approaches like GLP-1s — programs should provide flexible tracks to meet their needs.

As you can see, the focus is on more than just short-term incentives and restrictive diets. From education to social support, effective weight management programs help employees tackle all of the factors that lead to success. 

Get employees on the right track with Healthy Weight Suite

At Grokker, we know what it takes to support employees on their weight management journey, so we’ve created a program that does just that.

Healthy Weight Suite is a holistic approach to driving lasting behavior change. Here’s what sets our program apart from the rest:

• Food inclusion: Instead of promoting restrictive diets, Healthy Weight Suite emphasizes a nutrition-first approach to balanced, sustainable eating habits.
• Community-driven support: Employees get support and a motivational boost from a social network of peers who are on the same journey.
• Expert guidance: Our program was created by our wellbeing experts, all of whom are credentialed health professionals. Employees also get 1-on-1 coaching from certified coaches via video calls and text.  
• A holistic framework: Healthy Weight Suite focuses on fitness, sleep, nutrition, and emotional wellbeing — all of the crucial elements of successful long-term weight management.
• Hyper-personalization: With GrokkyAi, the conversational benefits agent that offers real-time health advice, participants get tailored content recommendations and dietary support.  
• Multiple tracks for all employees: Whether employees are taking GLP-1s or not, they can find a Healthy Weight Suite track that’s right for them.

Healthy Weight Suite cuts through the clutter to deliver a program that finally meets your employees’ weight management needs. The program is fully scalable, so you can offer it to your entire workforce, no matter where they’re located. For employers, there’s no need to constantly implement and promote short-term programs that don’t keep employees engaged. Healthy Weight Suite offers a simplified, fully comprehensive path to building better habits for good.

Weight management programs should be simple for you

Weight management is a complex issue, but that doesn’t mean you and your employees should have to figure it out on your own. Programs like Healthy Weight Suite are built by experts who understand how to create a simple, comprehensive approach that addresses the root causes of weight management challenges. These programs leverage emerging technologies, like AI, and work with medical advancements, like GLP-1s, to give employees a blueprint for success. To learn more about smart solutions for weight management challenges, watch this webinar led by Registered Dietitian Tarah Venn Valenti and Grokker’s VP of Business Solutions Cory Cook.