Chart Your Course!
It's time to build on your successes and plan for the future.
If you have yet to reach your goal weight, you'll keep up the slow, steady weight loss. You'll get there!
If you're happy with your weight now, you'll sustain your weight loss. You'll keep it off!
Weight control is all about the Rule of Energy Balance:
To lose weight, you take in fewer calories than your body burns. (Or burn more than you take in.)
To sustain weight loss, you take in as many calories as your body burns. Through trial and error, you learn to feed your body what it needs, not more or less.
To lose or sustain, you'll power on with your new healthy food and exercise habits.
Plan on needing months of practice before your new habits feel routine. Expect some slip-ups and setbacks. This is normal.
Stay on track
Keep yourself focused on:
Your reason for wanting to be at a healthy weight. Think of it often.
Your weekly weight trend. Is it going up or down?
Goals for being active.
Goals for healthy eating.
Your best tactics for handling barriers, temptations, and setbacks.
Tracking exercise and what and how much you eat and drink. Stay aware of your daily calorie target and intake.
Spending time with people who understand and support your goals.
Setting a new weight loss goal
It's healthy and safe to lose 1 to 2 pounds per week. Decide now what you want your new weight loss goal to be, and how many weeks you'll give yourself to get there. Send your care manager a message about your new goal if you make one!
For the next few days, let yourself be inspired.
We'll send you new ideas for being active and keeping change fresh!