As a registered dietitian and personal trainer, people come to me for help on their journey to be healthy and fit. I can give them information on food choices, and exercises and suggest that they read my book Direction Not Perfection, Accountability and Coaching from your Wine-loving Dietitian for in depth information on the subject. This is definitely a great place to start your journey. However, as I describe in my book, to be truly successful you need to embrace the concept of accountability. You need to know that someone is there to help you set achievable goals. They are interested in your progress and will be waiting to hear how things are going with you so that they can cheer your wins or motivate you when you are struggling. Knowing that someone will be checking in with you helps motivate you to action. That is where my role as an accountability coach comes in.
Accountability is not only important, it is vital. People who lose weight and keep it off are constantly checking in with their chosen person or group of people. I am here for you for one on one coaching. But, for a different experience join one of my accountability groups.
Today I interviewed my mom, Kathy, about her group experiences. She joined me in my first group, several years ago, not really having any idea what she was getting into but willing to help me get started. That was the first of many groups and she loves them and can’t wait for the next one to start. The format has changed through the years. There have been different lengths of time, different focuses, specific tasks and friendly competition for points. We have continued to tweak the format to find the best fit. The format that seems to work best for everyone is a one-week class, starting the first Monday of every month. Just like we tweaked the class format you can tweak your goals to meet your needs at the present time.
Group Details:
-One week long, starting the first Monday in the month.
-Help from me to set SMART Goals for the week. They can be one big goal or several smaller ones. They do not have to be about health or fitness. Achieving goals in any subject helps to create a feeling of accomplishment which carries over to other areas of your life.
-Private Facebook group where you can interact as much or as little as you are comfortable with. I suggest at least commenting daily about how you are doing or posting a picture. It doesn’t have to be of you. Post your smoothie, your bike, your feet on the treadmill, even a beautiful sunrise to start the day. This helps to keep you involved in the group and gives you a chance to see what others are posting. You may find people with the same issues you are having who have suggestions on how to handle them.
-Daily motivational video from me on various topics.
-Fee: only $25 for a week of beautiful accountability, encouragement, ideas, recipes, thoughtful conversation and accomplished goals.
The groups are non-threatening. No one is there to judge other people. Everyone has something they are working on and you can get hints and ideas from the others and also you can share information that you may know, that can help someone else.
Mom has come a long way with the help of the accountability groups. Each time she finds ah-ha moments that really help her and become part of her daily routine. She is a self-declared Vegan with Seafood Exceptions due to health issues and regularly shares delicious recipes with the group. Another group member recommended a Vegan cookbook to her which she fell in love with. Angela Liddon’s Oh She Glows Cookbook. Experimenting with the recipes has led to a new endeavor for her. She is writing a blog, detailing each recipe in the book and the experiences she has with it, as well as pictures of her version of the result. She describes things she liked or didn’t like and ways she tweaked it to substitute ingredients, add meat or to be gluten free so that she can serve it to different members of the family. She even has the blessing of the author who is excited to have her describing the recipes. Her blog will be debuting very soon.
Please join me, mom and other people just like you, who have changes they want to make. See how just a week of accountability can help you reach small goals and give you the momentum to work on those long term goals.
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