Guest guest Posted November 4, 2002 Report Share Posted November 4, 2002 http://www.weightwatchers.com/> Weight Watchers Online http://www.weightwatchers.com/mywwprogram/a_my_visitor.asp> To: Everyone From: Caren Message: Thought a few words of encouragement might help as we head towards the holidays!! http://www.weightwatchers.com/images/dots_393.gif> HEALTHY LIFE ways to fuel your fire By | Nodecker | 11/11/2000 http://www.weightwatchers.com//images/dynamic/articles/2000/11/11/4005_ 0501_10163215_lg.jpg> http://www.weightwatchers.com/images/space.gif> When you hit that mental plateau, backing down from your daily routine of eating right and exercising, finding reasons to get back on a program is hard. But there are ways to invigorate your passion for living well and staying fit, and it starts with understanding the reason you joined Weight Watchers in the first place. Palma Posillico, General Manager of Service and Training for Weight Watchers, says that mental plateaus often become a problem when a person starts their weight loss journey motivated by avoiding pain - your clothes are too tight or one flight of stairs is too difficult to climb. Long-term health and raising your self-esteem, on the other hand, are positive, life-long motivators. Once you achieve the goal of fitting into last year's jeans, the painful motivation is gone. What's going to keep you going now? Get Going with Goals Since our ultimate goals tend to be long-term and more difficult to achieve - whether they be to lose 60 pounds or 10 percent of your body weight - you have to chunk down those goals and structure more immediate success along the journey, Posillico says. Mental plateaus often coincide with weight loss plateaus, a time when weight loss is less than half a pound per week. Some Steps Toward Stepping It Up Staying fit and healthy forever requires a lifetime commitment. Here are some ways to help invigorate your mind and shake off a mental plateau. * Set goals - long-term and short-term. Set mental goals, too. Reward yourself once you achieve them - a new outfit, massage, or a night of pampering http://www.weightwatchers.com//pageutilities/m4_article_multiplepage_fi rst.asp?art_id=530> often do the trick. * Keep an exercise journal. One benefit of keeping a journal is being able to look back on a good week and see why that week was good for you. During disappointing times, reflecting back on the best weeks can often get you started again. * Remind yourself that the long-term benefits of weight loss and getting fit will be so much more rewarding that that triple-layer chocolate cake. Imagine your life once you've achieved that final goal. How happy will you be? Remember, hitting a plateau doesn't mean you've failed. Take the time to look at what's happening around you and consider it feedback. ('There's no such thing as failure, only feedback!') What can you learn from how things are going in your life? By learning to persevere through the rough spots, you'll find it even more rewarding when you feel the success of achieving your ultimate goal. More Great Content at Weight Watchers.com If you're interested in browsing through more of our great content, visit: Success Stories http://www.weightwatchers.com/successstories/c_ss_index.asp> Assessment http://www.weightwatchers.com/mywwprogram/a9_my_as_index.asp> Message Boards http://www.weightwatchers.com/community/b1_co_boards.asp> Or, for even more great content to help you on your way, subscribe and get access to Tools for Living Week Articles Panic Solutions Learn more about subscriber benefits http://www.weightwatchers.com/mywwprogram/a11_my_web.asp> © 2002 Weight Watchers International, Inc. © 2002 WeightWatchers.com, Inc. All rights reserved. WEIGHT WATCHERS and POINTS are the registered trademarks of Weight Watchers International, Inc. and are being used under license by WeightWatchers.com, Inc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 4, 2002 Report Share Posted November 4, 2002 Thanks Caren!! Maureen Ways to Fuel Your Fire http://www.weightwatchers.com/> Weight Watchers Online http://www.weightwatchers.com/mywwprogram/a_my_visitor.asp> To: Everyone From: Caren Message: Thought a few words of encouragement might help as we head towards the holidays!! http://www.weightwatchers.com/images/dots_393.gif> HEALTHY LIFE ways to fuel your fire By | Nodecker | 11/11/2000 http://www.weightwatchers.com//images/dynamic/articles/2000/11/11/4005_ 0501_10163215_lg.jpg> http://www.weightwatchers.com/images/space.gif> When you hit that mental plateau, backing down from your daily routine of eating right and exercising, finding reasons to get back on a program is hard. But there are ways to invigorate your passion for living well and staying fit, and it starts with understanding the reason you joined Weight Watchers in the first place. Palma Posillico, General Manager of Service and Training for Weight Watchers, says that mental plateaus often become a problem when a person starts their weight loss journey motivated by avoiding pain - your clothes are too tight or one flight of stairs is too difficult to climb. Long-term health and raising your self-esteem, on the other hand, are positive, life-long motivators. Once you achieve the goal of fitting into last year's jeans, the painful motivation is gone. What's going to keep you going now? Get Going with Goals Since our ultimate goals tend to be long-term and more difficult to achieve - whether they be to lose 60 pounds or 10 percent of your body weight - you have to chunk down those goals and structure more immediate success along the journey, Posillico says. Mental plateaus often coincide with weight loss plateaus, a time when weight loss is less than half a pound per week. Some Steps Toward Stepping It Up Staying fit and healthy forever requires a lifetime commitment. Here are some ways to help invigorate your mind and shake off a mental plateau. * Set goals - long-term and short-term. Set mental goals, too. Reward yourself once you achieve them - a new outfit, massage, or a night of pampering http://www.weightwatchers.com//pageutilities/m4_article_multiplepage_fi rst.asp?art_id=530> often do the trick. * Keep an exercise journal. One benefit of keeping a journal is being able to look back on a good week and see why that week was good for you. During disappointing times, reflecting back on the best weeks can often get you started again. * Remind yourself that the long-term benefits of weight loss and getting fit will be so much more rewarding that that triple-layer chocolate cake. Imagine your life once you've achieved that final goal. How happy will you be? Remember, hitting a plateau doesn't mean you've failed. Take the time to look at what's happening around you and consider it feedback. ('There's no such thing as failure, only feedback!') What can you learn from how things are going in your life? By learning to persevere through the rough spots, you'll find it even more rewarding when you feel the success of achieving your ultimate goal. More Great Content at Weight Watchers.com If you're interested in browsing through more of our great content, visit: Success Stories http://www.weightwatchers.com/successstories/c_ss_index.asp> Assessment http://www.weightwatchers.com/mywwprogram/a9_my_as_index.asp> Message Boards http://www.weightwatchers.com/community/b1_co_boards.asp> Or, for even more great content to help you on your way, subscribe and get access to Tools for Living Week Articles Panic Solutions Learn more about subscriber benefits http://www.weightwatchers.com/mywwprogram/a11_my_web.asp> © 2002 Weight Watchers International, Inc. © 2002 WeightWatchers.com, Inc. All rights reserved. WEIGHT WATCHERS and POINTS are the registered trademarks of Weight Watchers International, Inc. and are being used under license by WeightWatchers.com, Inc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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