MelanieC
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This week's topic was about CHANGE .
She wrote the following words on the flipchart -
Environment - Environment is easy to change. Things like getting rid of all the junk in the house. Examples would be getting a new time to start a new job. Changing the colors in a room in your house. Bringing the right foods to work, so you can stay on program at work. Getting new outfits. Starting a new exercise program, starting Weight Watchers. They are all changing your environment and your surroundings.
Identity - We do not change our identity readily. We feel different heavy than we do thin. How will you feel different once you reach your goal? Do you have an idea of what it will feel like.
You will try new things like riding rollercoasters and fitting in the seats, two girls tried sailing. You become more open to change as you loose weight and try to find your identity. You feel prettier, healthier, smaller, excited.
Beliefs - Do you believe in yoruself? Do you believe you can change?
Capabilities - Do you feel capable? Are you capable of changing? Deep down do feel you are capable? Have you ever had a project that you had to do? Did you ever wonder if you were capable? When you walked into WW's. Did you feel capable? How did you feel after you accomplished something that you wondered if you were capable of doing?
Behaviors - How do you think you could change your behaviors? Eating in front of the TV. Changing the snacks you eat. Changing the foods you eat. Changing your attitude towards food. Do you eat out of emotions? There is a good article in prevention magazine that someone mentioned about what foods to eat when you feel certain emotions. I will see if I can find an online link to the article. Did you have to learn to make yourself eat breakfast. Not eat the donuts brought into work. Do one thing at a time. Changing too many behaviors at once is overwhelming. If you take it one step, one behavior at a time and only change something new, once you have the previous behavior conquered.
Change is good.
One of the tools for living that can help you with change is :
Reframing -Change your mind, change your life. Weigh Watchers teaches us how to "reframe" positive feelings with positive behaviors. If for example your lonely and you reach for the chips for (company), the reframing tool can teach you to reach that positive feeling (company) by doing something better for you, like reaching for the phone to call a pal, going to the computer and entering Weight Watchers chat room to visit others like you. By changing your mind set, you change your life. Pick your behavior. Identify what is in it for you, how it makes you feel. Now reframe that feeling with a better behavior.
Reframing can help:
*When you want to for better habits.
*When you eat due to stress, or other emotions.
Are you happy with the way you eat? Try to find the answers to be able to change your eating.
We also talked about how some people are open and willing to change. I like change, I get bored easily. I love the new flex program. Others in my class don't like it. They don't like change.
We talked about a member who has lost 170 pounds. He really has transformed. He vacations all the time, he dates (never did), he can go into a normal store and buy clothes instead of having to go to special stores. He can ride rollercoasters now (he couldn't fit in the seats) before.
One person said they were hungry all the time. Everyone gave ideas for filling meals. Try to power eat. Eat high density/low points foods. Add beans to salads. Make filling quesadillas (fat free refried beans, fat free cheese, fat free tortillas and pam), mock belinnis(sp?) shred potatoes and onions and fry in a pan with pam. couscous with shrimp or salmon.
One person said that they don't eat pretzels or potatoes because they were "bad for you". All of us that have been doing this for a while, really re-inforced to her that you must eat things that you like and enjoy. This is a lifestyle change. If you forbid yourself food you will feel like caving in and binging. For instance, I eat peanut butter most days of the week. I love peanut butter and the first time I went on WW's I deprived myself and almost started eating spoonfuls. Once I realized I could eat it in portioned amounts I felt in control and went on to loose 37 pounds. We also talked about red light foods. Some people might not be able to handle eating their favorite foods everyday. Our leader can't stop when she eats chocolate so she doesnt. She found an alternative. Stoneyfield farms chocolate yogurts. I guess finding the right balance is the way to go.
She also said a good quote at the end about roaring like a tiger. Sometimes you can't be heard. I didn't get it all, and if any one can remember the quote from your class I would love to have it.
Looking forward to hearing about other meeting topics this week. What did you discuss at your meeting.
Melanie
She wrote the following words on the flipchart -
Environment - Environment is easy to change. Things like getting rid of all the junk in the house. Examples would be getting a new time to start a new job. Changing the colors in a room in your house. Bringing the right foods to work, so you can stay on program at work. Getting new outfits. Starting a new exercise program, starting Weight Watchers. They are all changing your environment and your surroundings.
Identity - We do not change our identity readily. We feel different heavy than we do thin. How will you feel different once you reach your goal? Do you have an idea of what it will feel like.
You will try new things like riding rollercoasters and fitting in the seats, two girls tried sailing. You become more open to change as you loose weight and try to find your identity. You feel prettier, healthier, smaller, excited.
Beliefs - Do you believe in yoruself? Do you believe you can change?
Capabilities - Do you feel capable? Are you capable of changing? Deep down do feel you are capable? Have you ever had a project that you had to do? Did you ever wonder if you were capable? When you walked into WW's. Did you feel capable? How did you feel after you accomplished something that you wondered if you were capable of doing?
Behaviors - How do you think you could change your behaviors? Eating in front of the TV. Changing the snacks you eat. Changing the foods you eat. Changing your attitude towards food. Do you eat out of emotions? There is a good article in prevention magazine that someone mentioned about what foods to eat when you feel certain emotions. I will see if I can find an online link to the article. Did you have to learn to make yourself eat breakfast. Not eat the donuts brought into work. Do one thing at a time. Changing too many behaviors at once is overwhelming. If you take it one step, one behavior at a time and only change something new, once you have the previous behavior conquered.
Change is good.
One of the tools for living that can help you with change is :
Reframing -Change your mind, change your life. Weigh Watchers teaches us how to "reframe" positive feelings with positive behaviors. If for example your lonely and you reach for the chips for (company), the reframing tool can teach you to reach that positive feeling (company) by doing something better for you, like reaching for the phone to call a pal, going to the computer and entering Weight Watchers chat room to visit others like you. By changing your mind set, you change your life. Pick your behavior. Identify what is in it for you, how it makes you feel. Now reframe that feeling with a better behavior.
Reframing can help:
*When you want to for better habits.
*When you eat due to stress, or other emotions.
Are you happy with the way you eat? Try to find the answers to be able to change your eating.
We also talked about how some people are open and willing to change. I like change, I get bored easily. I love the new flex program. Others in my class don't like it. They don't like change.
We talked about a member who has lost 170 pounds. He really has transformed. He vacations all the time, he dates (never did), he can go into a normal store and buy clothes instead of having to go to special stores. He can ride rollercoasters now (he couldn't fit in the seats) before.
One person said they were hungry all the time. Everyone gave ideas for filling meals. Try to power eat. Eat high density/low points foods. Add beans to salads. Make filling quesadillas (fat free refried beans, fat free cheese, fat free tortillas and pam), mock belinnis(sp?) shred potatoes and onions and fry in a pan with pam. couscous with shrimp or salmon.
One person said that they don't eat pretzels or potatoes because they were "bad for you". All of us that have been doing this for a while, really re-inforced to her that you must eat things that you like and enjoy. This is a lifestyle change. If you forbid yourself food you will feel like caving in and binging. For instance, I eat peanut butter most days of the week. I love peanut butter and the first time I went on WW's I deprived myself and almost started eating spoonfuls. Once I realized I could eat it in portioned amounts I felt in control and went on to loose 37 pounds. We also talked about red light foods. Some people might not be able to handle eating their favorite foods everyday. Our leader can't stop when she eats chocolate so she doesnt. She found an alternative. Stoneyfield farms chocolate yogurts. I guess finding the right balance is the way to go.
She also said a good quote at the end about roaring like a tiger. Sometimes you can't be heard. I didn't get it all, and if any one can remember the quote from your class I would love to have it.
Looking forward to hearing about other meeting topics this week. What did you discuss at your meeting.
Melanie
