partners

A few years back on Prodigy Chat I was invited to join a group of friends in a group they had formed. It was called Accountable Partners. It was a group to help each other obtain goals they had set for themselves. Although the over all group goal was to loose weight, your personal goal could be anything you wished.

I had tried severl different weight loss programs before but always seem to become bored with them and soon gave up. With this group, I had alot of fun and and actually stuck with it. There was a "Vegas Bash" planned and I set a goal to attend it, and to be wearing my blouses tucked in and to hit the dance floor. LOL :) I made it! It was great. I couldn't have done it without the help and support of these fantastic people.

Now, in the group, we did not have a list of foods you should eat, or couldn't eat. It was all up to you. All we did was to state our goals in a list form. An example would be:
1. I want to loose 30 lbs
2. I will drink a certain amount of water daily
3. I will exercise 3 times a week
I think you get the idea. The next step was, we would email each other, everyone in the group, of everything we had eaten or drank for the day. The trick is, heh, you have to be HONEST. It is the Partners job to hold you Accountable for what you have done. Believe me, reporting stuff like Pizza, Beer, Chocolate Cake to that group was an experience LOL! But, it worked for me, I would think twice about what I stuffed in my mouth, knowing I had to tell them. <G>

Its been a couple years since I have seen these people now and have lost contact with them :( What I was thinking of doing is trying to start up another Accountable Partners Group. If anyone is interesed, you can email me and we can see what we can do.

I look forward to hearing from you. Maybe we can help each other.