Lose WeightBest Weight Loss Plan – Team Member #4
If you’ve been following along, here is the fourth and final member to put together your best weight loss plan and complete your team. We’ve already covered:
Successfully losing weight and maintaining the weight loss requires several different factors all working together. Get a team of experts behind you to successfully achieve the long-term weight loss you desire.
Participating in a support group is critical to overcoming the challenges everyone faces on the road to weight loss.
Support Group
One of those factors is surrounding yourself with individuals supporting you, the way members of a group dietitian program support one another. Changing your habits, such as cutting back on portion sizes, selecting healthier options, and making time to work out by yourself can lead to feelings of loneliness and possibly, after time, discouragement. And where can discouragement lead? That’s right, back to the comfort foods that usually aren’t the best choices to go overboard on if you want to lose weight! Participating in a support group is critical to overcoming the challenges everyone faces on the road to weight loss.
Family and friends are not always the best source of support. Usually that’s because they’ve been a part of your unhealthy lifestyle, and they may unconsciously sabotage your efforts, such as inviting you out for drinks or dinner. You may find yourself feeling “different” from the group, which can be difficult. Not that you don’t love your current family and friends, just know they can present an unexpected obstacle. You can bring your friends along by explaining why and what you’re doing, and asking them to be supportive and to find alternative activities you can do together, such as meeting at the park for a walk instead of going out to dinner.
Also, remember your family and friends will have their own opinions about what you should and shouldn’t be doing when it comes to weight loss. They’re not necessarily the best source for nutrition and fitness advice, which is why you want all of your necessary weight loss team players in place!
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Lisa Nelson, RD
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