Skyler Meine

Weight loss is not a solo journey. Being part of a community and interacting with like-minded people is important in all things, but especially to a successful body shaping program.

Why?

Two reasons. One, a support network is a reinforcer—adding social pressure to make you accountable for your goals. And two, it’s an uplifter—making you feel happy, confident and educated about what you’re working toward.

The Online Community

Blogs, forums and other online communities are a great place to discuss your experience and ask questions without fear of judgment. You can feel good commenting on others’ stories and showing them support. In fact, you’ve already joined an online community by coming here.

Two more incredible communities are NoMoreBacon and AskFitnessCoach. Both invite you to share in the authors’ successes and mishaps on the road to their IdealShapes. They share research and pose thoughtful questions, and hope that you will add yours. Here, community members like Mizfit show support, add info, and are inspired. Remember, the people who create online communities aren’t doing it for themselves; they are passionate about fitness, and want to educate, entertain, show positive support and hear from you!

It only takes a minute to acknowledge others on their weight loss journey, or leave a tip about something that works for you. You’ll be doing your friends in the community a bigger service than you know. Please leave a comment on any post here that inspires you.

The Live Community

Because it’s not good to spend all your networking time at the computer, get out of the house to meet people, too! A successful body shaping mission should be active and fully engaged. Socialize with others who are working toward their IdealShape: join a class, arrange a club, or attend a fitness boot camp.

Honestly, being alone in a weight loss journey isn’t much fun. It’s not effective or sustainable, either. We need social support and reinforcement to create a change this big in our lives.

Communities provide great information and free support. You could pay a therapist to psychoanalyze why you have trouble managing your weight. Or, you can empower yourself by discussing your experiences right here with a weight loss expert and others like you. Which seems like a better way to understand where you’re coming from and what you need to work on? Which sounds more fun?

Your goal for today is… To connect with others who are on a weight loss journey. Maybe it will be the social media community online, or maybe you’ll reach out to your network of friends and family and beyond. Hopefully, it will be both!

So get out and join the community today. Learn from others’ experiences, share yours, and talk to the experts. Make your IdealShape a reality!

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