Its
been a while people. And I’m not going to lie; I’ve been struggling through the
last month with little or no commitment to the things I worked quite hard to
make a habit. But that’s my struggle. And the reason I mention it is only so
you know you are never alone. Anyone who tells you that they got to the bottom
of a large weight loss challenge without, ummm, challenges is lying. Everyone
has them; you just need to power through.
So
this time I thought we’d look at some tools to do just that.
I
mentioned in my last post that I’d look at what I think are the 2 cornerstones
of the new Weight Watchers 360 program, based on looking up reviews and talking
to a few people I know who are doing it.
Essentially,
idea behind 360 is that you need to take a fresh
look at everything and see what helps and what trips you up because human
willpower is well… not so powerful! Broadly it’s got the idea of ‘habits’ and
the idea of ‘spaces’. Now I don’t actually follow WW360 or any WW for that
matter but I do believe that every legitimate program out there (and god knows
WW is as legitimate as they come) has something in it that’s worth learning
from. So forgive me as I paraphrase this…
Habits or routines are
things that people have prattled on about and it’s only recently started to
make sense. Quite simply, walk yourself through your day… hopefully you woke
up, some kind of washroom action, brushing of teeth, some kind of beverage,
some sort of dressing up and then on to errands of the day. A good number of
these are routines to such an extent that they’ve become habits – like brushing
and showers (one hopes!). You want to aim for all your healthy routines to
become REAL habits. Start simple and don’t be tempted to do all at once, if not
you will fail. Sorry if that sounds grim but its just better to set yourself up
for success. Some are easy enough like making sure you include 3 meals and 2
snacks (work up to it if you’re not there already). Some sound deceptively easy
likeI’m working on making sure I drink at least 1.5 liters of water a day.
Easier said than done! Especially in the cooler weather). And some are just
plain hard. Like always making sure you have a healthy snack with you when you’re
on the go. Not something so yum that you’ll be tempted to eat it immediately
but something good enough that you will have the willpower to eat it when
hunger strikes. Coz baby you know it’s going to!
‘Spaces’ is the
complementary step to habits, which means that you take control of the spaces
around you and organize them to boost success. So your refrigerator, your
pantry, your snack drawer at work whatever. Keep it stocked with fruit and veg,
take it further and make sure to have single serve portions of the rest so you’re
not tempted to overindulge when hungry.
So start now. Or start over
if you need to. Pick a habit, stick to it for a week and we’ll take it a bit
further in coming weeks and maybe even build a few habits and organize a few
spaces together. Let me know what you think.
As ever, think happy, thin
thoughts. Kiss kiss.
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