Importance Of Accountability: How Can Others Enhance Weight Loss

The Secret To A Sustainable Weight Loss Through Your Support System

Weight loss is a challenging road, and to take it all on yourself makes it harder to tackle. There is lots of research that determines weight loss with support reflects positively on sustainability and success.

So, what are a few simple adjustments you can make to your weight loss journey to guarantee a more sustainable approach?

Building Your Support

Your support system plays a vital role in your progress. Having supportive friends and family around you is important, never be afraid to lean on the people around you for motivation and reassurance. As well as the people around you, finding support within yourself is also vital. Self-care and check ins are important to assure a progressive journey, mindfulness practices and exercises can go a long way when stress levels are high or motivation is lost.

At FitFarms our courses strive on community and peer support. Exercising with friends provides constant motivation and a raise in mood, benefiting long term sustainability significantly. In our workshops we discuss the transformation into everyday life, and how to maintain that community and support through friends and family.

A great system is having an ‘exercise buddy’. Maintaining a frequent exercise regime can be one of the most challenging factors of weight loss. If you have a friend or family member that can join you in your exercise schedule this can end up showing great results in consistency and boost your excitement to exercise. Motivating each other and having an around the clock support will boost you along your journey.

Your support system always provides another level of accountability. When your primely relying on yourself for motivation it is easier to convince yourself into excuses and back slide in your weight loss progress. When you surround yourself with consistent support it allows you to hold yourself accountable for keeping on track with your diet, exercise and lifestyle choices.