June 17, 2012
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Trying to Lose Weight
Display your numbers
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What it
is
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The
efforts and tactics we go through to lose weight or to maintain our goal weight.
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| Why it's
Important |
Achieving healthy body
weight is linked to vitality and well-being. Efforts to do so
are opportunities to “walk our talk” in front of our kids.
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| The Problem |
Stress and
shame. Your bathroom scale becomes the voice of a critic reviewing your
character. When you’re heavy you stink and when you’re light you rock.
Dreading the weigh-in we tend to avoid it altogether or hide
the numbers from others. Doing so when our weight doesn’t rock prevents us from rallying
the help we need to achieve our goal and
we miss an excellent opportunity to demonstrate important skills to the kids we
influence.
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The Tip
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Display your numbers
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Your character rocks even if your tactics
stink because all numbers are simply feedback on tactics.
Consider some other numbers people dread:
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Test Scores = Feedback on
study habits, test taking skills, class participation, etc.
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Sales Reports = Feedback
on product quality, marketing champions, customer service, etc.
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Body Weight = Feedback on
exercise intensity and frequency, calorie consumption, etc.
Numbers are objective; they're only bad or good
in relation to a tactic. Freedom from harsh judgment means you’re able
to honestly evaluate your tactics and make changes if things aren’t going your way.
To rally support and demonstrate a separation
between numbers and character, display your daily weight on post-it notes.
| Step 1 |
Put a pad of
post-it notes and a pen on top of your bathroom scale.
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| Step 2 |
At roughly the
same time each morning weight yourself and write the number on two
notes.
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| Step 3 |
Post one note
on the cabinet with chips and snacks and post the other note inside the
fridge
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Plan to consistently post your daily weigh-in for at least 3 weeks—4 is better.
That might mean you’ll postpone this experiment until after
vacation.
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Benefits!
Simply
displaying your weight demonstrates many important skills and it goes a long, long way towards making good
on your parenting promises.
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Demonstrated
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The Influence
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Belief that a number is simply feedback on
tactics vs. commentary on character
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Observation without character association (self
and others)
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Willingness to face your results with
objectivity
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Self-esteem – Liking
yourself--regardless
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Willingness to share your real life
with others without fear of harsh judgment
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Sharing is trust in action
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Healthy relationship with risk and a willingness
to experiment
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Perseverance is required for success
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Willingness to honestly evaluate results and make
changes when you’re not getting what you want
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Self-confidence means knowing you’ll master a
goal eventually
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Willingness to accept help and support
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A good leader knows when to follow
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Benefits
for YOU and your kids
Attitude Uplift:
Attitudes are habits of thought created by repeatedly
thinking the same way. By repeating a shift in the way you connect to feedback, you’ll create a new habit of
thinking and you’ll like yourself a whole lot more.
Influence:
At the root of all our weekly tips is the
opportunity to amplify our influence.
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Oh, and let’s not forget the benefit to your
weight loss goal.
There, staring you in the face is your
feedback. It’ll help you decide whether the tactic of chips and salsa will help you reach your
goal.
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Related Articles: Can’t Lose
Weight, Paradox of
Perfection, How
to Stop Thinking That Accepting Help is a Sign of Weakness,
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