Meaningful Change Newsletter – July 2010

Sizzling Summer

The summer is now in full swing with many of us already enjoying lovely weather.  Whether you are staying at home or travelling on holiday, the Meaningful Change team are here to support your continued progress towards your weight loss goal, whilst still enjoying all the social occasions this season has to offer.

Hot tips to keep on track

• "Instead of giving myself reasons why I can’t, I give myself reasons why I can”   
  Focus on all the benefits you will receive as you progress towards your goal.  Perhaps you have some long desired clothes to wear again, are keen to start up a new activity or just want to feel more energised.  Take time each day to seriously think about how great you will feel when you have achieved these aims.  By continually making healthy choices each day, imagine how fantastic you will feel in one month, three months, six months time.  Small positive choices each day build into big achievements.

• Choose activities you enjoy
  During the summer months an enormous variety of outdoor activities are available for you to choose.  They could be with family and friends, in a group of people such as a rambling club or on your own.   Getting outdoors and back to nature can relieve the stresses of every day life – one of the major triggers for unhealthy eating choices. Whether it is cycling, tennis, swimming, gardening etc it is important to pick those activities you enjoy, because when you are having fun you will keep doing it, and getting fit as an extra benefit!

• Drink lots of water
  Everyone knows how important it is to drink lots of water, and it is especially so during the hot weather and physical activity. Our body consists of two thirds-water, and your body needs 8 glasses of water a day – just think of how the plants in your garden start to look when they have been deprived of water!! If you get a lot of headaches, sinus problems, constipation, for example, this could be because you are not drinking enough water. By drinking a glass of water regularly, not only will you feel much more energised physically and mentally, your skin will become more radiant and it will help abate feelings of hunger so that you are less likely to snack.

• Reward Yourself
  Don’t underestimate the achievements you are making as you conquer unhealthy eating habits Congratulate and reward yourself with treats (other than food) to acknowledge each success and to keep yourself motivated. You really are doing great!

Getting to the heart of the matter

What will you be doing in six months time?  Well you could have completed the Meaningful Change Weightloss Programme, gained back your control over food, achieved your weightloss goal, and looking forward to a special evening for Valentine’s Day.  It might seem a long way off but perhaps your heart’s desire would probably wish you took care of your own heart.

Imagine, when you have completed the Programme you will know you can have a lovely candlelit meal at your favourite restaurant with your partner or closest family and friends, even chocolates, without feeling guilty because you have taken back your control and have consistent, healthy, positive eating habits which fit into your lifestyle.  Surely that’s the best Valentine’s present you could give yourself and your loved one.

Professional Support Every Step of the Way

FACT:
Maintaining motivation when working on your weight loss goal is one of the single biggest challenges.  A recent study published in the BMJ concluded that when attempting to lose weight it is far too easy to slip back into old habits.  It stated that getting support will without doubt help you as an individual achieve greater success on a weight-loss programme than tackling the problem on your own.

There are a whole range of weight loss groups which offer support in varying degrees.  However, group sessions may not appeal to you.  Often individuals prefer to keep their efforts to lose weight private, or sometimes lifestyle commitments mean that you cannot commit to a group that runs on the same night each week or is some distance away and hard for you to get to.

SOLUTION:  
Now you do not have to deal with this challenge by yourself!!!  The Meaningful Change Weightloss Programme assigns you your very own specialist, highly trained professional coach who will support you in the process and teach you recognised NLP techniques to instil positive behavioural change around your eating and exercise and lifestyle habits to ensure that your motivation is maintained.

YOU are unique! You know instinctively what negative eating habits you have and what triggers cause you to choose unhealthy options.  Therefore, each Meaningful Change coach uses the skills and tools presented in this 6-month programme to address the specific challenges you face so that you receive individual support where and when you most need it.  The confidential one-to-one telephone sessions can also be scheduled at a time to suit you ensuring continual momentum towards your goal.

TAKE ACTION NOW: Because there is only one life and one you.

For a FREE, no obligation, evaluation call, contact me on 07837048288 or email helenjones@meaningful-change.co.uk