The Importance of a Weight Loss Family Circle

You may have heard of a quote by Jim Rohn: "You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with."

This can be in any area of life. Including weight loss. If your family circles & friends are overweight, start adding in new friends that are losing weight and/or who have successfully lost weight.

Changing Your Patterns

On the TV show The Biggest Loser, the contestants are separated from their families, friends, co-workers, neighbors, etc. This breaks all their normal routines, patterns, habits & eating cues.

They are surrounded by a new team of people working towards the same goal. They have personal trainers and nutritionists. They have new support systems to help them develop new habits.

You can surround yourself with new groups in several ways. This can include meetings, books, personal development DVDs & CDs, memberships, Facebook groups, etc.

For example:

• I joined Weight Watchers and attend the meetings.
• Weight Watchers is also on Facebook and online, so I am adding these in for some more support.
• I also have some exercise DVDs which feel like a group workout. (Some join a gym.)
• And I read books on weight loss, health and nutrition.

Taking Control of Your Life

"If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much. " Jim Rohn

Other people in your life may not be working on the same goals as you. They have different plans. So to achieve your goals, you need to find like-minded people.
It is your body and you need to take care of it. It is your responsibility. You need to decide how you will be able to take care of your body when you are in your different family circles.

For example, if you attend a weekly church service that includes a lot of tempting food, decide how will you handle it before you go.