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Nearly one month into the new year, and admittedly, I feel like I’ve already failed at my fitness and weight loss goals (I blame my latest calorie splurge on The Melting Pot!). They say it takes 21 days to create a habit, so in theory, I could start anytime, but the reality is that the further away I get from the new year, the more likely it is that I’ll stray from my goals.
Personally, time, busy schedules, and inconsistent results often deter me from going after my goals with fervor. During the winter months, the cold weather, the longer, darker days, and the “post-Holiday” blues can also be deterrents towards one’s health and wellness journey. Last week, Dr. Gary Foster, Chief Scientific Officer at Weight Watchers, spent some time talking about how mood affects a person’s commitment to their goals and provided some useful tips for staying on track with the goals we set for ourselves.
During the interview with Dr. Foster, he spoke about how Weight Watchers in particular, can help achieve the weight loss goals we set for ourselves. Before I had kids, I committed to the program and lost all of the weight I intended to simply by following their program and eating real food. The community and accountability provided also helped me want to continue working at my weight loss goal. But most importantly, the program is science-based and follows the basic principle that in order to lose weight, you must expend more calories than you consume. The program is point-based and each food is assigned a point value based on it’s composition of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and fiber. If you manage to stick to your assigned PointsPlus budget, you should lose weight.
You can learn more about Weight Watchers by visiting their website.
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