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braisler · 01-06-2005, 06:25 AM

Hey kulrblind, welcome to the support group. I am glad that you found Weight Watchers to work for you. I was watching the news last night and there was a report on weight loss (not a big surprise this time of year). The point of the whole report was that it was best to find the diet plan that works best for you and that you can stick to. The suggestion was to "date around" when it comes to diets and find the one that works best for your lifestyle. It sounds like WW might be your match. Good luck with that! And keep us posted.

As I was considering my weight loss goals and fluctuations over the years, I came to the conclusion that my problem was not will-power but motivation. A fine line between the two, but let me expand on what it means to me. I find that I have very good self-control when I have a concrete goal in mind. If I am training for a race, or know that I want to get to a certain weight by certain date in the future, I will dedicate my energies toward reaching that goal. I find that the more nebulous the goal is, the harder it becomes to retain my resolve. "I will lose 30 pounds by March 10" work a whole lot better than "I want to lose some weight this year". Maybe that is obvious to some people.

My problem comes in during the maintainance phase of my fitness goals. Once I have reached my goal weight, there aren't a whole lot of motivating points that I can used to keep myself there. Unless I have race events to train for, it is difficult for me to stay focused on my fitness. Anyone have suggestions to offer? I am not to my goal weight yet, so I have some time to come up with ideas.

01-06-2005, 06:25 AM	#10 (permalink)
braisler Addict Location: Midway, KY	Hey kulrblind, welcome to the support group. I am glad that you found Weight Watchers to work for you. I was watching the news last night and there was a report on weight loss (not a big surprise this time of year). The point of the whole report was that it was best to find the diet plan that works best for you and that you can stick to. The suggestion was to "date around" when it comes to diets and find the one that works best for your lifestyle. It sounds like WW might be your match. Good luck with that! And keep us posted. As I was considering my weight loss goals and fluctuations over the years, I came to the conclusion that my problem was not will-power but motivation. A fine line between the two, but let me expand on what it means to me. I find that I have very good self-control when I have a concrete goal in mind. If I am training for a race, or know that I want to get to a certain weight by certain date in the future, I will dedicate my energies toward reaching that goal. I find that the more nebulous the goal is, the harder it becomes to retain my resolve. "I will lose 30 pounds by March 10" work a whole lot better than "I want to lose some weight this year". Maybe that is obvious to some people. My problem comes in during the maintainance phase of my fitness goals. Once I have reached my goal weight, there aren't a whole lot of motivating points that I can used to keep myself there. Unless I have race events to train for, it is difficult for me to stay focused on my fitness. Anyone have suggestions to offer? I am not to my goal weight yet, so I have some time to come up with ideas.