SEVEN Ways to Make a Recovery! It is All About the Details!

D evelop

the "spaces" and "routines" part of the program to make them fit in your life. 
** Look at all the environments where you make health, wellness and fitness decisions in your life and TAKE CHARGE of those spaces.  Don't let other people's perception of how you should be managing your space, derail you.
** Check your current routines and figure out NEW GO TO techniques for giving yourself a helping hand.  Follow a couple of the WW 16 "prescribed" routines, detailed on the eTools landing page and become intimately familiar with them.

E nlighten

"Play on Words" or real advice?  

Get educated about food and nutrition.  Know the differences between "eating for health" and "eating for health and weight management".   

Whenever available, enlighten your choices.  Lower your fat, simple carbs and sodium intake.

Weigh and measure your portions - lighten up on the size you serve yourself.

T racking

Find a way to TRACK.  Do something to keep a record of your consumption and exercise plus any other aspects of the program that you'd find helpful.  It DOESN'T have to be PERFECT!

Journals are the most useful tool to refer back to when things aren't going the way you'd like them to.  It is a mechanism to allow for "course correction".  Without the written data - there is nothing to analyze.

A bout Me

1.  Meetings
2.  Time for Exercise
3.  Food Shopping
4.  Planning Time
5.  Easy, Quick and Healthy Meals

Say no more ... right?   Next week's meeting will focus on this.  You should be there!

I mprove Your Attitude

I don't mean to imply that your attitude stinks - not at all!  I'm simply suggesting that we need to remind ourselves, from time to time, to stay positive and not fall into the "blame" thing or give ourselves a bat to beat ourselves up with when life takes a wrong turn!

Eat well and ENJOY the benefits!

L uxury Goods

My best friend says "if you are going to eat chocolate or cake, make it the very best that money can buy"!  

Buy with care and cherish the experience.  Luxury goods taste so much better, they really satisfy and, due to their luxury status, are often more expensive.  Ergo instant satisfaction and portion control!  

S et a Goal

Make it small and achievable ~~~ BUT you MUST set a next goal!  

Whether it's a behavioral one or a number one, there is no other motivator than realizing your ambitions.  

You ought to be setting multiple goals along the way, they should be meaningful to you, they should be a good fit with your life and they should challenge you to get there but not be such a long reach that it takes too long to cross the finish line.