Professionals, organizations, at work, online, and in your community
If you don?t have a support system for your weight loss journey (or want to recruit more support), below are some places to look:
Professionals
Personal Trainer
Hire a personal trainer to show you exercises, provide feedback, encouragement, and accountability. (Top 5 reasons to hire a personal trainer)
Mental health professional
Make an appointment with a mental health professional to discuss any thoughts, beliefs, or concerns that may be standing in the way of your weight loss success.
Wellness Coach
Hire a wellness coach to guide you on your journey and help you set and achieve your goals.
Organizations
Weight Watchers?
Attend weekly meetings for a weigh-in, group support, education, and discussions.
OA (Overeaters Anonymous)
Follow a 12 step program to overcome compulsive eating. Attend meetings face to face, over the phone, or online.
TOPS (Taking off Pounds Sensibly)
Join meetings for weight loss support and education.
At Work
Walking Club
Start or join a walking club at work.
EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
Call your EAP to see if they provide any weight loss support.
Fitness Challenges
Join a health or fitness challenge sponsored by your company or wellness team.
Weight Watchers
Bring Weight Watchers meetings to your worksite.
Online
Start or join a Facebook group for people making healthy changes to lose weight.
?Follow? people that are trying to lose weight, or tweet about your own journey for others to follow.
Youtube
Watch video weight loss diaries taped by people on their own weight loss journey.
Forums
Join a weight loss forum, chat room, or yahoo group for weight loss support
Be leery of groups that are organized by someone trying to sell a weight loss pill or product.
In Your Community
Meetup Groups
Join a Meetup group to connect with people in your area that share common interests. Join a group of people who ?meet up? to go for walks, hikes, bike rides, etc.
Hospital or Church
Your local hospital, church, or YMCA might offer classes, lectures, or weight loss programs and support. Search online, in your local newspaper, or make phone calls to find out.
Classifieds
Answer a classified ad or place your own ad for weight loss support: ?Looking for a walking partner? or ?Looking for a weight loss buddy?. You can use online classifieds, printed classifieds, your church bulletin, etc.
Successful Losers
Friends and Family
Ask your friends, family member, or co-workers who have lost weight how they found weight loss support.
TV Shows
Shows like The Biggest Loser can serve as a support system ? you can often relate to the contestants? successes and struggles, and learn from them.
There are advantages and disadvantages to TV shows such as The Biggest Loser, however they can still serve as support. You can even use these shows as your ?exercise buddies?, and exercise ?together? while you watch the show.
Other
Within
Don?t forget to be your own support during your journey to permanent weight loss. Talk to yourself as you would talk to a best friend going through the same experiences.
Mentally beating yourself up won?t get you anywhere.
Top 5 questions to ask when you?re mentally beating yourself up
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