To celebrate finishing the Inspire Diet Challenge we have a few tasks for you. We're posting this early so you can get started and be ready for tomorrow!
IMPORTANT:
DO NOT COMMENT BELOW WITH THESE. I PROMISE WE WILL POST TOMORROW ASKING FOR YOU TO POST.
1. DIG OUT your starting photo! Before the challenge started you were asked to take a BEFORE photo!
2. TAKE A NEW photo in the same spot, same clothes, same lighting.
3. Use a Photo collage app (there are HUNDREDS free on Android and iPhone app stores. Pick one.) And combine the two. Your BEFORE photo goes on the LEFT, the AFTER photo goes on the RIGHT.
4. THIS IS OPTIONAL: Download and print this Certificate. To do that, click on the photo to open it in it's own browser window (for this you should use the website, not the app). Click again and the option to save as a photo should appear, from there you can save to your phone and email it so it can be printed or downloaded directly to your computer to print.) Fill it out, and have someone else take a photo of you holding it. PLEASE smile! You are celebrating and should look HAPPY. Please make sure that the certificate can be read in your photo. This certificate photo does not have to be full body.
5. WAIT for tomorrow and we will have more info about how to post! Do not respond to this post with these photos.
NOTE:
If you did this weight loss challenge to maintain your weight write MAINTAINED GOAL in the Pounds Lost line.
If you do not have someone who can take your photo, your Smart Phone has a TIMER function in the camera. Prop up your phone and take a photo of yourself using the timer OR you can try taking a Selfie with the certificate.
For those who do not have the capability to download and print the certificate, we are truly sorry. One of the features we are missing (and NOT happy to not have it) in this group is a way to upload files and content you can easily download...we are working on this and will have an announcement soon about how we are shifting towards a fancy new way. And please....before you ask no we are not able to email or mail the certificate out to those who need it but cannot download it to print.
We've had a ton of new people join us since the last time we did one of these!
In the comments below introduce yourself with these three facts about YOU:
1) Your name
2) Are you a cat person or dog person?
3) Favorite Inspire Flavor or food.
SMART & SLIM FOR SUMMER CHALLENGE
We had such a fantastic time with our March Challenge we're ramping up to do it AGAIN! Here's what you need to know now:
👉🏻SAVE THE DATE! We start Monday May 3rd for SUPPORTERS only! If you're not a Supporter don't miss out AGAIN. Join us and start participating. You'll get more than you realize out of this group once you're fully participating.
👉🏻ORDER your 14 Day Inspire Diet Box. Don’t let NOT having enough Inspire or waiting on shipping be your excuse to miss out on yet another one of our Challenges!
👉🏻LISTEN TO THIS: https://www.bariatriceating.com/blogs/podcast-real-talk-with-suzi-shaw/episode-15-no-one-is-coming-to-save-you
👉🏻Think about a SPECIFIC goal for the Challenge.
Example: STOP bedtime snacking
Example: START drinking plain water.
Example: STOP Drinking with Meals
Example: START making a grocery list without junk food and sticking TO THE LIST
(notice there's not a WEIGHT LOSS NUMBER there...there's a ...
If you've been doing our March Inspire Diet Challenge you know that one of your daily tasks on each check-in is to weigh yourself.
There's a few reasons we've discussed before, and on our website (this article: https://www.bariatriceating.com/blogs/bariatric-advice-and-support/the-scale-friend-or-enemy ) but there's a bigger reason than the truly important getting to know your body.
It's to make peace with what your MIND seems to think will happen when you start losing weight again.
You see one of the biggest things that no one talks about, and trips EVERYONE up is that during our initial stages as a post op we are dropping a pond or more DAILY. Now we've said this before and we'll say it again, no matter how hard you are working that first year it's not YOU it's the surgery. People here who couldn't get to goal, and those to got to goal and regained can attest to the fact that your Surgery is driving the bus for at least the firs year, and if you're lucky the first year and a half.
So by ...
We get it....every now and then we all need a fresh start.
Listen to this if you are struggling but ready to get on track TODAY!
Just a reminder that as of Friday August 20th this fantastic group is now at it's forever home on our main website this completes our vision for what support group can be. It will be all you love about THIS group….in a way nicer location you’re already familiar with.
If you are just checking in after a few days, don't feel bad just come join us there!
There are a few things to note:
- The new Premium Group uses your BariatricEating.com store log in information, so there’s NO need to create a new identity!
- Once you log into our new group you will be required to agree to and pay for a $5 membership fee. In exchange for this you’ll be offered $10 Bariatric Eating.com coupon every month you remain a member.
- We will be closing the doors here by the end of September to give everyone the chance to transition.
- Since we made this shift mid-month we have a special coupon just for YOU here that has been posted there...so there's money on the table for you when you come join us!
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Have you moved over to the new platform and can't find my check ins? Here's a direct link!
https://www.bariatriceating.com/community/support/daily-accountability-forum
