I wanted to go back and re-visit the teamwork post again from the other day.
Friday morning I was talking to one of the people that has become a good friend of mine through this process. She started her weight loss trip (SO TIRED OF THE WORD JOURNEY) last summer- not long after I started. I was asking her what she felt like was the difference this time around. You see, she told me that she had tried to loose weight several times (just like I had).
She told me that the difference was having a mentor… or a group of mentors that helped her. Now… I was one of the mentors, and I can say from my experience, that it was just as valuable to be a mentor as it was to have one. It was great to have those people to lead, but it was great to have them push us along as well.
So, in order to be sucessful, at least from our (my friend’s and my) perspective- it is good to help others- this way you can help yourself.
Based on this set of facts, find a mentor- find a group of people to work out with- to eat well with (that is why I think Weight Watchers is so good)…. you can help some and be helped by others!