January 12, 2022
Dear WW Philadelphia Members,
Like many of you, tracking my food daily has never been an easy task. I refer to myself as being Calorically Challenged complicated by Food Amnesia. For example, I can’t remember breakfast. so I eat it again before lunch! So, you can understand tracking is a necessary step for me to see weight loss or maintenance at the scale.
Years ago, while still working in the field as a WW Coach, I often would have a Member confide in me about their struggle with tracking. I believe Members are most encouraged and motivated when they feel like they have accomplished something successfully, no matter how small. Meaning, if you tracked two days last week, success is tracking 3 days this week! Like losing weight in small increments, building a habit of tracking can be broken down into small pieces.
Every small step counts and many small steps count up to big results.
When I look back in my App and see my blue dot history during 2021, I see a lot of blue dots. I also see times where I earned few if any blue dots. We earn blue dots when we track our food for a day and the total is between 8 Points below your daily target and 10 Points above your daily target.
May was one of those months. I had a vacation week, celebrated my birthday, and enjoyed out-of-town family guests for the whole time. There were very few blue dots earned and some days not tracked at all.
December was the other month. Right before December 1st, I had reached a weight closer to goal than I have in many years, --I wrote to you about it! and I gave myself the month of December off, almost no blue dots. I tracked breakfast almost every day but there were days with no tracking at all. I ended the month .4 pounds up from my November lowest weight number. Not bad at all.
Here’s the proof in the pudding... I tracked at least one meal on 294 days, I hit that blue dot ‘sweet spot’ on 161 days and LOST weight ––a good amount of weight. It’s not perfection that gets us to a healthier weight, it’s when we don’t get frustrated and give up.
I cannot say often enough, food isn’t the enemy and no amount of pretending a rice cake is a cookie works for me. Not beating myself up for eating (even overindulging) is a big step. I genuinely believe in you, and you can do this too.
Make 2022 your year! Our Philadelphia and New Jersey team of 272 employees is
here and ready to help. We want to see you get to where you want to be. We want to help you learn some new healthy habits and help you see food choices and portions with a better mindset.
We’re taking extra steps at our Studio Workshop locations to make them safe environments for you to be welcomed into*. Our managers are available to help you pick the best Workshop time and place. Need help with this, call our office and leave a message for them. Our managers’ names are Connie, Ruth, and Sereda.
Communicating with Members is never a bother, it’s our passion.
WW Weight Watchers is so much more than an app and a food plan. We’re people helping people, we’ve been in your shoes, we know how it feels and we want to help move you towards the success we know is within your reach.
Have an amazing week and stay well,
