Okay, I didn't realise it had been so long since I posted!! Good job this blog isn't live yet!
So we had training for the new Programme this weekend. It was GREAT!! (Not least because we were given LOADS of lovely new products to use too!! Weigh and ProPoint Scales!!! WOO! And the new pedometer!)
Anyway, I am panicking about getting my members to COME and then actually to stay in the meeting on launch night!
Tuesday, 19 October 2010
Sunday, 26 September 2010
S.M.A.R.T Goals
On Saturday morning, one of my members said to me that she wanted to take her weight loss a stone at a time. Another said, she just wanted to lose every week.
I encouraged them both to make SMART goals for themselves. Setting unrealistic goals (in ANY situation) can put pressure on a person, and make them more likely to give up before they succeed.
A stone doesn't always seem that much, but it can be a lot, especially at a pound a week. And saying that you want to lose every week sounds great, but there may always be circumstances beyond your control, which may affect that, and then you could end up disappointed.
So set yourself a SMART goal:
S = Specific. Be specific about the amount. Your 5%, the next shiny 7, a certain number of inches, the next dress size, into the next stone bracket....
M = Measurable. Be able to measure it. If it's a weight goal, your Leader can use her scales, if it's inch loss, you can measure it with a tape measure. If it's about clothes, you can "measure" it by trying on those new trousers etc..
A = Achievable. Can you achieve it? Don't make your goal something that you won't achieve.
R = Realistic. In particular with regard to weight loss. If you stick to your Points allowance, and don't frequently have many Points less than you should, you can lose up to 2lbs of fat per week. So saying something like "I'll lose a stone in 4 weeks" (unless it includes your first week on the plan) is NOT a realistic goal. As with "achievable", make it something realistic, such as perhaps 7lbs in 10 weeks. And anything on top of that is a bonus!
T = Time bound. Give yourself a time scale to do it. As in the example above, 7lbs in 10 weeks. Don't just say you want to lose 7lbs and don't give yourself a really long time either, otherwise you'll become complacent.
Make your goals SMART and you will achieve them.
I encouraged them both to make SMART goals for themselves. Setting unrealistic goals (in ANY situation) can put pressure on a person, and make them more likely to give up before they succeed.
A stone doesn't always seem that much, but it can be a lot, especially at a pound a week. And saying that you want to lose every week sounds great, but there may always be circumstances beyond your control, which may affect that, and then you could end up disappointed.
So set yourself a SMART goal:
S = Specific. Be specific about the amount. Your 5%, the next shiny 7, a certain number of inches, the next dress size, into the next stone bracket....
M = Measurable. Be able to measure it. If it's a weight goal, your Leader can use her scales, if it's inch loss, you can measure it with a tape measure. If it's about clothes, you can "measure" it by trying on those new trousers etc..
A = Achievable. Can you achieve it? Don't make your goal something that you won't achieve.
R = Realistic. In particular with regard to weight loss. If you stick to your Points allowance, and don't frequently have many Points less than you should, you can lose up to 2lbs of fat per week. So saying something like "I'll lose a stone in 4 weeks" (unless it includes your first week on the plan) is NOT a realistic goal. As with "achievable", make it something realistic, such as perhaps 7lbs in 10 weeks. And anything on top of that is a bonus!
T = Time bound. Give yourself a time scale to do it. As in the example above, 7lbs in 10 weeks. Don't just say you want to lose 7lbs and don't give yourself a really long time either, otherwise you'll become complacent.
Make your goals SMART and you will achieve them.
Saturday, 25 September 2010
Secret is out
So I think the secret is out. It's all over eSource now.
It's quite disappointing really. It seems from posts I've read that Leaders around the country have been actually telling their members all about it. Maybe not giving them names, but dates, and lots of details.
Do people not know what "secret" means?
Added to which, it seems the online community just can't wait to find things out. They've obviously heard the term and looked it up and now have posted it around and about for everyone to see. (I suppose details are relatively easy to come by as Europe have been on the new innovation for a year)
I'm just so disappointed.
It's quite disappointing really. It seems from posts I've read that Leaders around the country have been actually telling their members all about it. Maybe not giving them names, but dates, and lots of details.
Do people not know what "secret" means?
Added to which, it seems the online community just can't wait to find things out. They've obviously heard the term and looked it up and now have posted it around and about for everyone to see. (I suppose details are relatively easy to come by as Europe have been on the new innovation for a year)
I'm just so disappointed.
What I ate...
I know I told you I'd used all my available *Points last week and STILL managed to lose a pound (LOVE this new innovation) but I don't think I actually told you WHAT I'd been eating did I?
My week starts on a Friday, as I get weighed on a Thursday and straight away on Friday I went out for lunch with my friend in town and had a dressed salad. Friday evening was tapas (including baked Camembert for a starter *licks lips!*) and wine - including champagne in our limo cruiser on the way there and back!
I also had 2 Chinese takeaways, a meal out in a pub.
Gah... this post is being interrrupted....
My week starts on a Friday, as I get weighed on a Thursday and straight away on Friday I went out for lunch with my friend in town and had a dressed salad. Friday evening was tapas (including baked Camembert for a starter *licks lips!*) and wine - including champagne in our limo cruiser on the way there and back!
I also had 2 Chinese takeaways, a meal out in a pub.
Gah... this post is being interrrupted....
Ten Percent
So have you lost 10% of YOUR starting body weight yet? I've done it twice now and earned myself a very funky (not to mention handy!) keyring from my Leader too.
The health benefits are so rewarding, less risk of heart disease, lower blood pressure, less risk of type 2 diabetes, less pressure on your joints and the list goes on and on, and you'll find that you have your OWN benefits too - not necessarily all of them health related.
A member in my meeting this morning gained her 10% this morning, a whopping 22lbs! She had "only" lost 1/2lb this week and seemed quite dejected, but when I reminded her what this meant she soon perked up and started smiling.
We talked in the meeting discussion about what 10% meant to everyone who had gained it so far. The member who had just received hers said she was already feeling less out of breath when she had to go places quickly, which made me think of when I used be rushing out and maybe I'd left something upstairs. When I was overweight, I would just leave it, because there was no way I could get it quickly without being in pain and out of breath from rushing. Then as I began to lose weight, I would get the thing I'd forgotten as I would be less out of breath, and as more weight came off I would find I could run up the stairs to get the thing! (Now I'm working on NOT forgetting things!!!)
Another member recalled on how 10% for her meant not having that big dam of water behind you in the bath. You know the one? When you've pulled the plug and you think all the water has drained away, but then you stand up and all the water that was stuck behind you is suddenly freed and comes swooshing down the bath. I recalled the other bath story, where you reach down to turn off the tap and then you scoot back and a tidal wave of water goes over the back of the bath!!! To both stories, there was a lot of nodding and laughing in agreement.
These are the things that make us laugh because we've nearly ALL been there, we've all had these experiences, and we all want to NOT have them again.
That is why I love WeightWatchers and the meetings. Because we are all in the same boat. And that boat is getting lighter all the time! ;-)
The health benefits are so rewarding, less risk of heart disease, lower blood pressure, less risk of type 2 diabetes, less pressure on your joints and the list goes on and on, and you'll find that you have your OWN benefits too - not necessarily all of them health related.
A member in my meeting this morning gained her 10% this morning, a whopping 22lbs! She had "only" lost 1/2lb this week and seemed quite dejected, but when I reminded her what this meant she soon perked up and started smiling.
We talked in the meeting discussion about what 10% meant to everyone who had gained it so far. The member who had just received hers said she was already feeling less out of breath when she had to go places quickly, which made me think of when I used be rushing out and maybe I'd left something upstairs. When I was overweight, I would just leave it, because there was no way I could get it quickly without being in pain and out of breath from rushing. Then as I began to lose weight, I would get the thing I'd forgotten as I would be less out of breath, and as more weight came off I would find I could run up the stairs to get the thing! (Now I'm working on NOT forgetting things!!!)
Another member recalled on how 10% for her meant not having that big dam of water behind you in the bath. You know the one? When you've pulled the plug and you think all the water has drained away, but then you stand up and all the water that was stuck behind you is suddenly freed and comes swooshing down the bath. I recalled the other bath story, where you reach down to turn off the tap and then you scoot back and a tidal wave of water goes over the back of the bath!!! To both stories, there was a lot of nodding and laughing in agreement.
These are the things that make us laugh because we've nearly ALL been there, we've all had these experiences, and we all want to NOT have them again.
That is why I love WeightWatchers and the meetings. Because we are all in the same boat. And that boat is getting lighter all the time! ;-)
Friday, 24 September 2010
"Lose for Good"
Bit of a play on words by the American WeightWatchers - they are running a campaign over there at the moment where they are getting members to lose weight for charity: Lose For Good
It's a truly great cause and I think something that the UK should be a part of, with the chosen affiliated charity, the British Heart Foundation. I would love for 2011 to be my year to try and make something happen and maybe get this going.
It's a truly great cause and I think something that the UK should be a part of, with the chosen affiliated charity, the British Heart Foundation. I would love for 2011 to be my year to try and make something happen and maybe get this going.
In other news...
As part of our training on the new innovation, from Conference to soft launch in November, all the leaders in the area have to literally "Live the Plan".
I have obviously been doing so, and have basically been like a new member again. Weighing, pointing* tracking, and, most importantly, LOSING WEIGHT!!! (Which is great because I gained 8.5lbs on holiday and needed to shift it!)
The first week, Conference was on the Sunday, so I weighed myself as I got home to start Monday morning. Weigh-in is on a Thursday and I had lost 4.5lbs.
Week two, another 1lb off, and THIS week after using every single Point* available to me, going over by a couple EVEN AFTER USING THE EXTRA POINTS* I EARNED FROM ZUMBA (where is my embarrassed smiley?!?) I still lost another 1lb!!
This plan is the best thing I have ever seen. I want to tell everyone about it SO much, but I can't.... and the members in my meeting just need it, they need the inspiration.... Just another month to go.... ish!
*The new innovation will not use any version of Points terminology!
I have obviously been doing so, and have basically been like a new member again. Weighing, pointing* tracking, and, most importantly, LOSING WEIGHT!!! (Which is great because I gained 8.5lbs on holiday and needed to shift it!)
The first week, Conference was on the Sunday, so I weighed myself as I got home to start Monday morning. Weigh-in is on a Thursday and I had lost 4.5lbs.
Week two, another 1lb off, and THIS week after using every single Point* available to me, going over by a couple EVEN AFTER USING THE EXTRA POINTS* I EARNED FROM ZUMBA (where is my embarrassed smiley?!?) I still lost another 1lb!!
This plan is the best thing I have ever seen. I want to tell everyone about it SO much, but I can't.... and the members in my meeting just need it, they need the inspiration.... Just another month to go.... ish!
*The new innovation will not use any version of Points terminology!
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