LOVE YOURSELF! TAKE CARE OF YOU!
I know it’s HARD for many of us to do…but we have to take care of ourselves too!
Beyond weight loss we need something for US.
The Term “Self-Care” has become popular lately so that’s what we’ll call it.
But Self-Care can differ for many people.
Example: When my husband was deployed I was working a demanding high stress office job with long unpredictable hours. PLUS I had a perky 3 year old to take care of all while trying to get to my Goal weight and finish my 200 pound weight loss. My Self Care evolved from a need to to have quiet time without my phone or the TV or the internet. So I started getting up just 15 min earlier than I needed to and before starting my day I went out to my back porch and had a cup of coffee.
Alone.
By myself.
Without my phone or a TV to distract me. And man those precious minutes were invaluable to my state of mind and helped me focus on what was important to ME the rest of the day.
THAT’S what Self-Care is. It’s not always a $75 morning at the nail shop or a $16 fancy Bath Bomb. It should be simple and ideally free and not take a lot of time so that you can employ it DAILY if you need to. It should be soothing for YOU and at the end you should feel grounded and connected to your thoughts and desires.
Understand too...that Self Care is ALSO making sure you spend the time to make sure you have the food on hand to stay on track. Making sure take the 5 min to call the Dr and make that appointment you have been meaning to make for a month. It's researching counselors and it's cleaning out the garage so you can actually put the car in it so you don't have to get wet bringing in the groceries. Self care isn't just about pampering. It's about setting yourself up for success and for LIFE.
📝CHALLENGE📝
While we are on day 1 of the Inspire Slim Summer Challenge today... we all need some time to relax and regroup.
Comment below with what you plan to keep available to you that will help YOU take care of YOU during this journey.
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
