Several of my clients finished an 8-week program this week. As we close out a series of coaching sessions, I always ask my clients what worked best for them and what they are doing differently now that has proven effective for them. Each person’s specific challenges and solutions are different, but many of the successful actions fall into 3 main buckets that I decided to share with you today.
- Take responsibility for every bite that goes into your mouth. This requires self-awareness and is a skill that some people have to practice to develop. If you have any kind of excuse as to why you ate something, it’s probably a lie.
- Do some sort of planning. What you will eat tomorrow? What will you eat at the restaurant you are going to tonight? How many drinks will you have this week? My clients all end up with different methods, but the most successful ones always do some type of planning. This has to be realistic planning. If you make plans that you never follow through on, you are doing “wishful thinking”, not planning. This is not useful.
- Don’t quit. This is really the most important action for weight loss. No matter what the scale says. No matter what your brain says. No matter what your in-laws say. Just keep doing what you know will work, even if it takes way longer than you would prefer. Just don’t quit.
If you would like some help to implement these and other actions that create permanent weight loss, I have a few spots left to start working with me in January. We can discuss your journey and see if we would be a good fit to work together in a free 30-minute coaching session. This is a no pressure call. My price is on my website and there are no surprises.a
