When I start with a All-n-Won friends and clients the reason most, especially the ladies, want to work with me is weight loss. I always say "If that is your only goal and want to loss it fast, I am not the person to work with". We do talk about the lifestyle changes and weight loss being the by-product of that. Then we get in to 2-3 month of training/coaching with me or friends training on their own and I hear "You know, I am not seeing the weight loss I thought I would or I am not as far as I thought I would be". I first ask four questions-How do you feel? "I feel Great". How is your energy level? It has been so much better! How is your stress? "You know, I really haven't thought that much about it because my stress seems down. Most importantly..."How do you clothes fit"? Well at a business networking meeting this week one of my clients stood up for a testimonial to me and took his belt off to show all the loopes he is down! Made for an interesting meeting.
The next question is the key..."What are the 3 most important things in your life? I have asked this to 10-15 ladies. Family, friends, job, health and significant other are the most common answers. Never once...Weight loss! So why is it the first thing people first mention? Do you want to make weight loss one of the most important prioritites?...push yourself none stop with exercise you would not do long-term on your own! Eat one of the fad diets that you will lose weight on and just about every good study shows you the weight WILL come back on at some point, most likely more than what you with started!!! Or, do you want slow progressive changes that directly impacts the quality of your daily life and future to come. Can weight loss make improvements in your overall wellness and health risk factors? By all means it does and needs to be part of long-term goals with a great many individuals and our nation. But, can you maintain the weight because of any number of reasons why you aren't losing it and still improve the quality of your life, energy, strength and health fisk factors...YES and I have seen it!
So start the journey. Find out how you got to where you are today, find that activity that will challenge you-maybe what you did as a kid-you can look forward to and make single changes in your daily food choices. And push the scale under the bed, listen to your body and just ask it...How are you feeling today? Slow, progressive quality lifestyle changes are like your favorite food. With every bite...you want a little bit more!
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