Day 12: Grow Your Weight-Loss Support Network | 30-Day Weight Loss-athon
It’s time for Day 12 of the 30-Day Weight Loss-athon.
All tasks in the 30-Day Weight Loss-athon are adapted from the 52 Weight Loss Missions program.
Read the steps first, then take 10 minutes to think about them and take action. Ready?
What You Need:
- A desire to share support.
Step 1
As well as the people already in your life, you may want to expand your weight-loss support network.
Did you know that people who use online support to motivate each other are less likely to give up on their exercise programs?
With 52 Weight Loss Missions, you have a built-in support network via the online check-ins and Facebook Page. You can always check in at one or both of these places to get encouragement, share ideas, tell of your successes, or enjoy the camaraderie with your mission-mates.
The great thing about having a weight-loss support network is that whether you give or receive, you gain.
Others can help you by sharing their tips and ideas, encouraging you, and patting you on the back when you do well.
But when you help others, it reinforces the things you’re learning and helps you crystallize your own discoveries – so helping others helps you, too.
Step 2
So let’s get some support!
Here are some ideas for upgrading your support network:
- Ask a friend if they’d like to be your exercise buddy
- Ask a friend if they’d like to do a healthy cooking course with you
- Work with a personal trainer – by yourself or in a small group
- Work with a nutritionist or dietician
- Join a gym or group fitness program, where you’ll meet others with similar goals
- Join or start a walking group at work
- Get some friends to share the 30-Day Weight Loss-athon journey with you:
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Check in!
And you’re done!
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See you tomorrow!
I’ll ask my daughter to walk with me!
I have a walking buddy but sadly she is going away for 5 weeks.
My husband, sister and brothers girlfriend are my support 🙂 It’s a lot easier with my husband also eating healthier and working out!
I need to get my husband some healthy cooking classes!
Hmm, will have to see what I can do. Some of my family and friends wind up doing super-negative feedback, they also struggle with healthy eating and attitudes, so I haven’t said anything to them about this new start. Having the hubby in with me certainly makes a difference, but I am one who needs a bit more support.
This has to be the hardest challenge of all. I have 2 exercise buddies. The problem is the one that is 5 yrs old. I am going to start walking in the morning before he wakes up!
I have (finally) gotten my strength back from 3 weeks of recovering from a stomach flu and cold. I envy my children’s energy and their activities. I try to keep that same motivation when going to the gym but it seems when I get the chance to go all I’m happy for is that I got there and I set goals such as “if I can make it through 2 miles or 30 minutes on the treadmill I’m happy”.
Maybe if I can get a gym buddy I’d be better for it.
Lots of good ideas today that I have to check on, online fitness groups is a new idea, I know how useful it is making friends at your gym as it is people with the same goals as you that will help you keep focus but doing it online is a new concept for me and I wonder if it really works. Definitely worth checking out.
I also prefer to walk on my own; either in the suburb or at the gym. I relax and chill out with my thoughts.I like swimming too, as the rythmic lenghts relax me and bottom line I BREATHE better from exercising, especialling doing yoga; which is all part of feeling better and letting those endorphins out by exercise! I will investigate various Walks that are close by that are held for various charities etc— I enjoy the camaraderie of those; shall try and rope in my sister to join me; who is Superfit.
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I have my buddy!
I’ll have to work on this idea —
2 neighbors have mentioned walking. Lets see how persuasive I can be. 🙂
my wonderful daughter, is my workout partner! <3 : ).
I NEED an exercise buddy, someone to really encourage me to workout, in any way at all.
Doing walks with my boy which gives us some talk time. Also have an appointment with a nutritionist in 2 weeks.
I have a lovely group of women who hike, snow shoe, walk regularly. It’s wonderful to meet like minded people.
My girlfriend and I are both doing this program. We have decided to start training together for a 5K in June.
Also this group is great! I love reading everyone’s comments and draw inspiration from each of them!
Joining a fitness group. Hope my best friend will join me, but if not that’s not a problem. I’ll make new friends!