Spring into Action Challenge: Week One

With less than two months until Memorial Day, the season of short sleeves and bathing suits is fast approaching. This year we challenge you to take a step outside your comfort zone and set some serious goals. Four weeks may sound like a short period of time, but with focus, you can make a dramatic difference in how you look and how you feel.

The Spring into Action Challenge focuses on weight loss and rejuvenation. Each week, we’ll urge you to set four goals that can lead to successful weight loss: Eating right, moving more, changing behavior and finding support. Take this opportunity to push yourself. Set goals that seem just beyond where you think you’re able to reach. You’ll be amazed at what you’re capable of!

Week one: No excuses
Eat smarter: The key here is planning. Planning helps you make great choices, learn about your hunger signals and control cravings. This week, use the tools available to you to create a shopping list or to plan your meals for the entire week. Don’t give in to the temptation to stray; instead, remain within your PointsPlus^® Target while enjoying the food you eat. In looking at the week ahead, factor in dining out and any planned indulgences.

Time-saving idea: make a double or triple batch. Chop leftover asparagus into bite-size pieces and use in an omelet, toss into a salad or mix into your favorite whole grain or pasta dish throughout the week.

Move more:People who have kept weight off over time have a regular schedule of activity in their lives. If you want lasting weight loss, you’re going to have to find a way to make fitness a part of your life, no excuses.

This week we challenge you to walk for 30 minutes, five days this week. Break it up throughout the day if you need to: 10 minutes in the morning, 10 minutes at lunch and 10 after dinner.

Build helpful habits: This week we challenge you to browse our message boards and talk to other Weight Watchers Community users. Find a healthy tip or strategy that will help you stay on Plan. Try incorporating this healthy move into your life each day this week.

Find support: Reach out to a close friend or family member who can become an ally in your weight-loss journey. Choose someone you trust to listen to you about your struggles and challenges and let them know you may need to lean on them every once in a while. Ask them to be a part of this process, hold you accountable and be there for you when you need them.

As a treat for committing to the Community challenge, choose one indulgent non-food reward that you’ve been wishing for (a beauty treatment? a day at the beach?) and write it down. Imagine enjoying this reward whenever you need a little push to complete each week’s tasks. Happy Spring!