Success in 2017: Goals, Habits, Back On Track & More!
December 31, 2016Happy New Year, we wish you much health, happiness and success in 2017!
If you have new goals or a bucket list that you'd like to accomplish in 2017, a very helpful tool is the ObesityHelp Goal System! Sharing your goals or even posting them as a personal reminder for yourself is a powerful way to get and stay on track for the New Year.
Goals!
Is what you’re doing today getting you closer to where you want to be tomorrow?
Ready-Set-Go for Your Goals - When you create goals, it is an important process that starts by writing them down or (logging them). When you write or log your goals, you take them out of your head and are committing to them. Make sure that your goals are SMART. Check out this article to make sure all off your goals follow the SMART system!
Create a 3-Step Plan To Be Your Best Self - If you have goals for self-improvement and to be your best self, this article will help you to accomplish that. Follow the three steps and work on the journaling items to create a plan that will improve your life in a deep, meaningful way. Make sure to download the worksheet to help with your goals!
10 Ways to Stay Focused and Meet Your Goals - The road to achieving your goals won't be perfect, and you'll likely have a few speed bumps along the way. Keep motivated and use the ten ways to stay focused in this article, and you'll reach the success you want and meet your goals!
Habits!
Motivation is what gets you started, habit is what keeps you going.
8 Tips to Get Rid of Bad Habits After WLS - When we have weight loss surgery, we need to change the habits that we had before surgery and create new, healthy habits. After awhile, life happens, and those pesky bad habits creep back. Find out how you can get rid of those bad habits with these helpful tips!
5 Steps to Retrain Your Brain for Healthy Habits - How habits are created is an interesting process. Our brains use memories that we have to create habits. From the Habit Loop chart, you'll see an example of how a habit was created following a stressful day and a caramel mocha. Learn the five steps for you to form healthy habits!
7 Habits of Weight Loss Surgery Warriors - By having a foundation of strong, healthy habits in place, you strengthen your resolve when the inevitable challenges arise. Read about the seven habits that are important, so you can overcome challenges and make struggles more manageable!
Back On Track!
It's never too late to change your life.
Are You Lost? 10 Ways to Get Back On Track - We know the WLS guidelines for eating, exercise, water, vitamins, and support. Getting back on track includes returning to those basics. If you're off track and feeling lost, this article is a great read that gives you ten ways to help you to get back on track and be happy again!
16 Ways to Get Back On Track - If you're off track, it may be easier to take one habit at a time to work on, instead of becoming overwhelmed by having to change too many things at once. If you're drinking with your meals, work on changing that habit for your goal of being back on track. Find out the 16 ways you can get right back on track!
Stay on Track with Food & Fitness Tracking - An effective way to stay on track or get back on track is through self-monitoring. When you log your food, the research discussed in this article has shown that people eat less and lose more weight. Read how you can stay on track or get back on track through tracking your food and fitness!
Weight Regain!
The first step to getting anywhere is deciding that you're not willing to stay where you are.
Weight Regain and the Return of Old Habits - The return of the habits we had pre-operatively will result in weight regain. For many reasons, returning to old habits happens for many post-ops, and we regain some (or all) of the weight we've lost. Lose your weight regain, and those old habits by checking out this article!
Getting Back to Goal: 5 Key Steps to Reverse Weight Regain - Weight regain can creep back slowly due to a variety of reasons. If you've regained, think about what has changed in your food choices or exercise? Stop regaining weight by taking an honest look at your lifestyle and answer these five key questions!
The Biological Realities of Weight Regain - There are biological factors that can play a part in weight gain. From the six possible explanations covered in this article, you'll be able to understand the workings of your body's enzymes, fat cells, hormones and how it processes foods as it relates to weight regain!
Support and Tools!
Accountability is the glue that ties commitment to results!
ObesityHelp has message boards where you can ask questions and participate in daily posts for accountability. It is truly helpful to be around others that "get it," people that understand what you're going through on your weight loss surgery journey! Check out the message boards, get involved and build your WLS support system.
General Discussion: http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/amos/
Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy (VSG): http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/vsg/
Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RNY): http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/rny/
Duodenal Switch (DS): http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/ds/
Lap-Band (Band): http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/lapband/
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