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Post by bbbearsmom on Nov 7, 2021 23:52:31 GMT
Day 8 – Create Time and Energy
What we need when we are starting to take care of ourselves is the time and energy to do it. With everything else that goes on in our lives it can be hard taking on more “things to do.” We need time to plan meals and shopping lists, prepare food, take the time to eat slowly and mindfully, learn to deal with emotional eating and stress eating by doing other things besides eating, we need time to exercise and so on.
How did you make time in your life to lose weight or to keep doing the work to maintain your weight?
Any tips you can give to others on managing this aspect of health management?
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Post by bbbearsmom on Nov 7, 2021 23:54:36 GMT
When I started this in 2006 this was the number one priority in my life and I made time for what I needed to do. It is part of my life now. I make the time to make my food and eat it, to plan my meals and shop, to track, and to keep up with my online support group. It did replace some of the other things I was doing at the time.
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Post by mac on Nov 8, 2021 0:29:40 GMT
How did you make time in your life to lose weight or to keep doing the work to maintain your weight?
* I acquired many of my habits back in 1994 when I joined Weight Watchers to make time to keep doing the work to maintain my weight. The time I spend is an investment in a healthy life for me and so worth the effort!
Any tips you can give to others on managing this aspect of health management?
* Make extra time in your life with habits like journaling, joining virtual and studio meetings, BBR and whatever keeps you motivated to stay on the plan as written. It is so worth being at goal, I love the many rewards everyday!
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Post by cathygeha on Nov 8, 2021 12:55:24 GMT
How did you make time in your life to lose weight or to keep doing the work to maintain your weight? * In 1984: I went to weekly meetings, followed the diet plan, tracked in my journal, always followed the diet (till I reached goal weight then...) * In 1998/9: I made myself the priority, followed the program, tracked on paper, learned the points system, started to exercise, planned for social events, kept the weight off for two years till I stopped doing what worked * In 2020: I chose to download I Track Bites, checked in with my sister at least twice daily, kept an online and paper journal, checked in with friends, had the goal weight in mind and as my sister and I talked she said she wanted to NOT gain weight during the pandemic as she had read that one could become a hunk, drunk or a chunk during time forced to be home...she wanted to be the female equivalent of a "hunk" and thus we became, in her parlance, THE SLENDER SISTERS. We have just been doing it together and will continue to do it. She has been at goal weight for a year and that is even with a cancer scare and hysterectomy.
Any tips you can give to others on managing this aspect of health management?
* Choose a plan * Choose to follow the plan * Track what you eat * Find a support person/coach/group * Continue to do what works once you reach goal weight
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ladymajky
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Post by ladymajky on Nov 8, 2021 19:42:16 GMT
How did you make time in your life to lose weight or to keep doing the work to maintain your weight?
Well, it's evident that the changes to the WW plan are going to make it necessary to devote more time than we are used to doing if we want to follow the plan. Until we learn our new, personal, zero-points items and until we learn the new points values of the foods we are used to eating, it will take a little longer to plan and to track. Learning curve time. WW has to un-glitch things, and we have to absorb the changes.
Right now I am getting different points values for the same food items on the phone app and on the desktop computer. It's a mystery.
Any tips you can give to others on managing this aspect of health management?
Eating sensibly and eating healthy don't really take any more time than eating junk.
* Either way, you have to go to the grocery. The difference is in what you put in your cart while you are there.
* Either way, you have to prepare food. The difference is in what you nuke in the microwave.
* Either way, you have to eat the food. The difference is in whether you sit at the table and eat mindfully, or sit on the couch and scroll the channels while you eat.
* Either way, you have stress in your life and have to deal with it. The difference is whether you deal with your stress in the kitchen or somewhere else.
Bottom line: you might as well be healthy as not.
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Post by lizlor on Nov 9, 2021 2:52:40 GMT
How did you make time in your life to lose weight or to keep doing the work to maintain your weight?
You either do or you don’t. For me, it’s needs to be about making well-informed, consistent decisions a priority. If I don’t make a dedicated effort, most every day, I will not succeed.
Any tips you can give to others on managing this aspect of health management?
I think technology has made support systems online stronger than ever. This daily check in is hugely helpful. Apps for tracking food, like MFP, take the guesswork out of tracking. Accessible fitness programs online can take the place of a gym. Understanding sabotaging thoughts as described by Beck is probably the most important for me. Food planning and prep and getting enough sleep all rank high as well. Using every trick in the book yields results.
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Post by irisinnia on Nov 9, 2021 12:22:45 GMT
You all are an inspiration! Thank you for sharing all your wise words.
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Post by surfgirl on Nov 13, 2021 21:47:48 GMT
How did you make time in your life to lose weight or to keep doing the work to maintain your weight?I work from home and make my own hours so I really have no excuse to make time. It's there, I just need to do it. I try to shop for foods earlier in the day when I'm not hungry, that helps me not bring in salty snacks. And time must be made to exercise, to track and to check in here for support. Any tips you can give to others on managing this aspect of health management?
See above. You're either willing to make time or you're not. If you're not, then there is usually something mental in your weight loss game that needs to be addressed to unblock that barrier.
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