Find a weight loss partner and reach
your diet goals faster.
Can a weight loss
partner help you lose weight? Groups such as ediets.com and
weight watchers are very powerful in that they teach you a
healthy lifestyle for reaching your weight loss goals; but
they also provide something else for you: Camaraderie and
accountability.
I am an advocate of
healthy weight loss and I recommend programs such as ediets
and weight watchers because of the support group and healthy
lifestyle they provide. Ediets and weight watchers
both have wonderful online options to help you reach your
weight loss goals.
Visit this link for 24-hour weightloss support groups at eDiets.com
If you want to start a weight loss support
group on your own…read on for tips and ideas!
I have been going to the
gym and working out for over 25 years now. There have been
times when I have had a work out partner and times when I
have not. Sometimes when I did not have a work out partner
and I did not feel like going to the gym, I did not go…but
when I had a workout partner and did not feel like
going…I still went! Someone was counting on me to be there.
There was accountability!
How can this philosophy
help you lose weight?
 | Start a walking club.
Invite as many members as you can. Keep track of
attendance and celebrate perfect attendance. Encourage and
support each other. |
| Keep a food journal
and review them with your partner(s). Encourage and
support. You are not there to impose guilt but only to
support and encourage. |
| Join a gym with a
partner. Make it a fun time. Work out but enjoy your time
together. |
| Start a weight loss
book club. Share books on weight loss and have discussions
on what you liked and did not like about them. |
| Have weight loss
discussion groups. Remember: Encourage and support. |
| Join a local club. I
joined a local mountain bike club and have found the
members to be very supportive and friendly. |
| Share weight loss
recipes. |
What does group support
and accountability offer you?
| When you are down and
lacking motivation you know someone is depending on you
for that workout, walk, or discussion of your food
journal. |
| When feeling week and
wanting a super-sized fast food meal you have someone to
call. |
| When you have reached
a weigh loss milestone you have someone to celebrate with. |
| You can help others
while you reach your weight loss goals. |
How can you find people
for your weight loss support group?
| Join an online or
offline weight loss support group such as ediets or weight
watchers. |
| Ask friends,
neighbors, or anyone you may have shared weight loss
discussions with. |
| Advertise in a local
paper. |
| Co-workers. (Start a
lunchtime walking club!) |
The benefits of a weight
loss support group are many. Your group can consist of you
and one other person or it can be a large diverse group.
Being a part of a larger diverse group exposes you to
different weight loss recipes, exercises, and techniques. I
have always believed in taking advantage of all resources
available…as long as they are consistent with a healthy
lifestyle. Some of the things your group may expose you to
that you may other wise never heard of are: weight loss
supplements that really help and are not hype, varied weight
loss recipes, different exercise techniques, diet books and
much more.
I wish for you to reach
your weight loss goals and live a happy-healthy lifestyle. A
partner or partners can help you achieve! Good luck.
Bill
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