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Attend a WW Workshop
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During the WW Coaches' Open Workshop Week
When: April 23rd-29th
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"The Weight Watchers Program
is for people who want to lose weight.
I believe in you.
No diet. No deprivation. No kidding!"
–DebW
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Dear WW Philadelphia Member,
Problem solving...
that’s something almost every WW Member is good at up to a point.
Over the years, when speaking with Members in workshops across the country, one consistent thing I hear is “I am too busy taking care of _________, to focus on taking care of myself.”
Too busy often equates to solving problems for everyone around us. Many of us are problem solvers. We solve problems for our families, our friends, the people in our workplace, our neighbors, acquaintances in our communities, and people in our our religious groups. We enjoy solving problems for those around us, and
it moves the focus off solving problems for ourselves.
Being the ultimate Problem Solver or the person everyone relies on for assistance can be exhausting. And what do we do when we're exhausted? Eat! We indulge in larger portions of food than we usually eat, and those foods are probably in the ‘less healthy’ range.
Why? Because we deserve it!
The problem that needs to be solved for us, by us, is how do I take care of me and still meet my desire to be the people pleasing Problem Solver? Balance.
The answer is balance.
In the same way I can fit a dessert into dinner when eating out, or a few cookies on the weekend if I want, but it’s about balance. While it will probably never be a 50/50 split, making sure my needs are met when I’m trying to make time for exercise, meal prep, friends –those that feed my good energies instead of depleting them –makes me more successful in my weight-loss/maintenance, while it increases my ability to give more to others.
It's those very old words of wisdom, you can't squeeze blood from a turnip. When we’re spent, we’re spent and have nothing to give to those we love –those people we want to do for –and nothing to give to ourselves.
An hour of self-care might include a Weight Watchers Workshop. You’ll be in a room full of people who have learned or are learning that we need to look after ourselves!
Next week, all our Workshops are open to Guests. We look forward to seeing you and reminding you about the fantastic Weight Watchers community of Members. There are over 40 locations and more than 200 Workshops. Find one near you. I will be visiting eight workshops myself, starting Sunday morning at
our Bensalem location. I’m looking forward to seeing you in person.
You'll enjoy topics that are health-based and consistent with the 4 Pillars; food, activity, mindset and even sleep. You'll have the opportunity to meet our amazing Staff, current Members and other Guests who may be in the same place you are.
Have a great week, be kind (especially to yourself) and stay well,
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Deb Wright
General Manager
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the 4 pillars of Weight Watchers | |
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weekly we cover one of the 4 pillars:
• food –Love it or leave it
• activity –Enjoy it or change it up
• mindset –What's on your mind is as key as what's on your dish
• sleep –Get your 8
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this week's workshop topic:
temptation building.
This technique helps members perform healthy actions by pairing something they enjoy with something they "should" or “need to” do. Learn about it in your workshop this week!
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we talk about our "why"
but what about our
"why not"
Why you may not want to lose weight sounds ridiculous, right?
“I want to lose weight” is, of course, the first thing we say to our Coaches as soon as we walk into our Workshop. And undeniably, this is true. Losing weight could be compared to the carrot at the end of a stick.
Without a doubt, we really want it, but no matter how hard we try, we never seem to get there.
sometimes we have a hidden why not that sabotages our efforts! some of us may have recognized our why...but did we ever look further, to the why not?
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Now, let's get back to that carrot and "abracadabra" make it a doughnut, or some M&Ms, or something (oh especially something within reach) that you really are craving. Something yummy and you don't even have to get off the couch to get it?
TALK ABOUT TEMPTATION!
six reasons
why you may not want to lose weight
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6 reasons you may not want to lose weight | |
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0/1 our brain cannot picture not having something.
Your Diet: "Don’t think of ice cream
Your Brain: Ice cream 😋
Your Diet: No! I said don't think of Ice cream!"
Your Brain: "Chocolate swirl."
Your Diet: "Oh! you thought of ice cream didn't you?"
First, It’s not your fault! You can’t NOT think of something. The brain can only picture things that are tangible.Can you picture being healthy, wearing smaller size clothes, knowing you look good when you walk into a room?
How is that feeling now? Getting better? Helps with enthusiasm.
OK, now that you know that, what are you going to picture to replace the chocolate ice cream-–for the intention of losing weight? It’s hard only because it's new and different than your automatic reaction in the past.
And... have you noticed yet? You’re not thinking about losing weight, you’re thinking about the positive outcome. What you want and it’s not just losing weight. What we really want is to feel good about ourselves!
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0/2 you may be focusing on your diet.
Undeniably, the idea of going on a diet is depressing. You think of deprivation. Initially, the unpleasant nature of dieting is overwritten by the excitement of ‘this time it will work’.
You eagerly await the quick results and when the results aren’t as fast as you would like and the sense of deprivation starts hitting home.
Then you just don’t want to diet. That Big Mac just looks too darn good!
And, what do you want more than that Big Mac? Focus on getting something else–that will keep you satisfied –keeping in mind your long term goals.
Actually you're almost pushed to creativity and even, trying fun alternatives.
It doesn't have to be deprivation! Go take out the grill and make your own delicious burgers, shish kabobs, and seafood! Create, slow down, the drive up window probably means unhealthy!
The benefits: getting energy, being healthier and fit, discovering you can do it. Do you know how empowered you'll feel everytime you choose a healthier alternative?
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0/3 we think we like eating what we like to eat
Why do we like eating foods that we know are unhealthy? It's a shame when fresh is so good! Unquestionably unhealthy, processed foods are foods that go through multiple processes, contain added ingredients, and are highly modified. Examples are sodas, chips, candy, ice cream, cereals, packaged soups, chicken nuggets, etc.
If we think it's our fault, it's not! We have an addictive response to highly processed foods. (Writing as we gulp down diet sodas we couldn't resist checking out the back of the cans... Believe us, It's Not Pretty!)
The way our body responds to processed foods is way different than it does to natural ones. Processed foods actually affect our body and brain chemicals so much that we create a hormonal response that is almost impossible to manage.
Now you know that, having the information helps you’ll be prepared next time you have a junk food craving, it’s completely within your control to eat it or not.
Again, what do you want? The piece of candy or your ultimate goal? Fruit as a sweet substitute – especially during the summer months is a delicious option.
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0/4 thinking we just need to change
what we eat
Recently we came across an article by a Life Coach in Australia. Her story was amazing, so we are sharing it with you:
"When working with clients, the first question I ask is:
What is it about your favourite food that you like? What does it get for you?
More often than not, the incredulous response is, “it’s delicious – it doesn’t get me anything, it just tastes great.” To put it differently, clients are often fiercely protective of the relationship with a favourite food. To demonstrate, a client yesterday was regaling me with the delights of juicy spare ribs from the Chinese takeaway. Without a doubt, he held on to his ‘love of food’ like a status symbol.
Is it that is constantly prompting you to find ultimate ‘yummy’. Or carry on eating all of it, even if it isn’t quite a yummy as you thought it would be?
Specifically, what is it that ‘yummy’ gives you?
Reward? Comfort? Calm?
By responding to the emotion rather than the coping mechanism (eating something yummy) you can change why you eat rather than what you eat.
You eat for more reasons than to satisfy hunger. In many cases, my overweight clients use food as much as an alcoholic uses drink, or a gambling addict uses poker. You think you’re going to like it, and you usually do until after the event.
In truth, the first mouthful might be nice, it might be really nice.
But it is the emotional response you’re really after. Because losing weight completely avoids the root of the problem! Until you understand why you eat like you do, the question should be, "do I want to lose weight?"
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0/5 we don't want to do it again because we failed in the past
We see all our attempts as failures. In other words, it is our fault.
We hate the feeling of failure or feeling we are to blame.
"Let’s meet for cake and coffee to cheer ourselves up; well, if I have cake now, I might as well get take out for tonight, they have great lasagna. I'll start again tomorrow." Or maybe, "I just am destined to be overweight? Some people are ... you know… Some people just have a body type or chemistry that makes it hard for them to lose weight." Or, "I'm tired of thinking about it now. I’m giving up trying to lose weight. It’s just depressing. I just want to be happy as I am…".
Ever said anything like that? I know I have. Can you see what we were doing? Yep, there’s the emotional stuff. But there is also a whole load of low self worth going on, too.
In summary, you don’t want to not lose weight, you just really don’t like the feeling of failure. If you don’t see it as failure, but an essential learning to our success, then it’s much harder to beat ourselves up.
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0/6 you've tried to do it in the past and it never worked.
So, you’ve tried dieting. Anytime you say something like, when I lose my last X number of pounds, I'll make that cake I love... baby you're on a diet! And, as we said before they just don't work!.
With the Weight Watchers program you live it! Really, take a few weeks to learn it...and you start to get in the groove and find yourself living it! Finally, you reach your goals and become a Lifetime Member because you love it!
Learn it • Live it • Love it
The Weight Watchers program shows you how to finally feel the success of being in charge of your life ...your whole, wholesome life!
With this in mind, remember you haven’t succeeded, because you haven’t had all the tools you needed to succeed.
In summary, if what you’ve done in the past to lose weight hasn’t worked for you, STOP doing it.
Try the new simplified Weight Watchers program! Why wait?
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support and motivation
is give and take at Weight Watchers!
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While getting healthy may be something we're doing on our own, it's a big help to have a support system. Of course, Weight Watchers is here for you, but we also get weight loss support from friends and family who understand what we're doing and are willing to participate or help. If there's a spouse out there who wants to continue eating foods that tempt us, we need a plan to deal with that so we can still reach our goals and keep our relationship together. We simply need to surround ourselves with people who support what we're doing. A workout buddy is also an excellent idea for support.
Finally, consider joining Weight Watchers! A Lifestyle-really not a diet!
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