Once you have sat down and had a little chat with yourself and decided how much
weight you are going to lose and by when and basically how you're going to go
about
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friends who tend to be supportive. They know you well and can act as
cheerleaders for you. Even better if a group of friends decide to undertake the
same program together.
No matter if it's 98 degrees, raining, snowing,
your slim partner is sound asleep, or whatever, you know you absolutely have to
get out of bed or off that couch and do your aerobics, strength training, and
flexibility and balance exercises and prepare your five or six small meals of
the day.
Eventually
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exercise and you'll love they way those many small meals make you feel. And when
you finally work up to really vigorous exercise, the endorphins that are
released will make you feel like you're soaring. But there are those other days,
especially in the beginning, when it would be a great help to have some partners
in the effort to meet for exercise and meal planning.
One really good
thing about enlisting a group is that you'll also be helping them reach their
weight loss goals, too. Helping other people get what they want is, then, a
great way to get what you want.
You might consider drafting an actual
goal statement for the group that would include each member's personal
goals
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them. For example, if the group lost 100 pounds in total by a certain date, they
would all treat themselves to a day at the spa with a full body massage followed
by a special lunch. Or maybe a day at the ball park or fishing. Whatever would
be a worthy reward for your group. Whenever a member reaches a milepost along
the way, congratulations from the group would be in order and they should make
sure the member who reached the milepost enjoys a reward as well.
So what
would the group do once it got formed and all the goals were set? One major
possibility is that they could exercise together. Walking, jogging, lifting
weights, even dancing or yoga can get a bit boring if you have to go it alone
all the time. It really adds some fun if there are others as well. You could all
agree on a set group of exercises that you would all do together or you could
take turns choosing what to do. Maybe polkas when Suzy chooses, running stadium
steps at Don's
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You could all join a yoga class or a step class or play tennis or... The
possibilities are enormous. Just do what you and your friends like to do or
would like to learn to do and have some FUN!
You could also help each
other think of yummy meal combinations that fit into whatever your diet plan
allows. Not only could you trade recipes but you could take turns preparing
samples for each other, with testing and tasting and enjoying each others'
efforts. You could do it potluck style or rotate kitchens. Of course you
wouldn't want to go over your allotted calories for that meal, so plan
carefully.
It's easy to think of excuses not to stick with your plan.
There's always that day when you didn't get enough sleep the night before or the
rain is coming down or it's too hot or you just don't feel like it today. While
it's true that a few hours' delay or even skipping the exercise one day wouldn't
destroy everything you had done up to that point, the big danger is that it's
then much easier to skip another day. Then another one, and so on. So pretty
soon it's more off than on. All too soon, your walkingrunning shoes or swim suit
are tucked away in the back of the closet except for the occasional trip to the
pizza parlor. Your exercise mat is rolled up and pushed into the corner of a
room where you keep the door closed so as not to remind you of what you aren't
doing. The cookie jar gets refilled, the ice cream is back in the
freezer
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life.
But with a friend or group of friends banging on your door or
ringing your phone or sending you emails, you can't just slip away. It's much
easier to just stick with the program. Your chances of not staying the course
are significantly reduced if several of you are doing it together. You can
motivate, help, maybe even goad each other a bit. You don't want to miss out on
the fun incentives, do you? And you certainly don't want all your friends
getting healthier and healthier and more and more gorgeoushandsome and drawing
all the compliments, while you hide away in your bed or on your
couch.
What if you're the motivated one and your one friend or somebody
in the group seems to be flagging? Well, you can try to keep their spirit up for
a reasonable period of time but do take care you don't get dragged down.
Sometimes it's just not the right time for a person to be making changes and
your friend may be at one of those times. Don't judge too harshly but you will
need to get on with your own program is she doesn't turn around. Perhaps their
time will come and then the vital slim you can help then.
Gotta go.
Almost time for our group body weight exercises.