Setting smaller goals may help to keep weight loss on track

WA-RITE

Wa-Rite is a female-only club that meets on Friday mornings from 9-10 in Clubhouse 3, Room 1. Weigh-ins are from 8-8:45. Dues are $10 a year, plus 10 cents upon signing in. LW ID cards must be shown. Women who want support on their weight-loss journey and to meet like-minded people are welcome to stop by no later than 8:15 to weigh-in and complete the registration paperwork.

At the Jan. 24 meeting, members learned that a club lost a total of 7 pounds in the past week. Three members tied for the biggest loser of the week, each losing 1 pound. They are Darlene Gardner, Henrietta Peavy and Bea Quintana.

Quintana attributes her weight loss to having her last meal before 5 p.m. and no snacks thereafter, while Gardner relies on portion control to meet her goals and stay on track. Quintana said that portion control also works for her, as well as doubling up on protein.

Judy Chambers talked about numbers on the scales, which she said is merely a measure of people’s gravity and not their relationship with food. “Don’t lose sight of physics while you’re focusing on a physical health,” added Chambers. She said that other measures of a progress that are not reflected in a number on the scale include increased muscle and endurance and mindful eating. Another sign of being on track with a weight loss is increased energy, ease of walking up stairs and performing other daily physical activities and exercising. A cherry on top of this journey is seeing how fabulous one’s clothes can fit after a weight loss.

The weekly food for thought was: “I don’t have to be perfect to achieve my ideal weight. I just need to focus on my health as a priority.”

—Jan Friedland