Do You Need a Support Group?

If you're trying to lose weight, and you're married with a kid or kids, it can be twice as difficult to lose weight. There's so much food available. Of curse there should be only healthy food available... candy bars are okay but your kid doesn't get any benefit out of "fruit rollups" or fruit juices for kids like Hawaiian Punch that are 90% sugar. If you don't want your children drinking pop, start them on real fruit juices, 100% orange juice or grape juice, with no added sugar.

(I say that candy bars or cookies are okay because you - and the kids - aren't being fooled into consuming you think is healthy - fruit - when actually there's only 10% fruit juice and the rest is sugar.

But what about at work? Do you have a colleague who keeps a bowl of candy on her desk for everyone? Don't ask her to remove it so you won't be tempted! That's the first exercise for your willpower muscle. Help yourself to one piece of candy a day, no more. (And don't forget to replenish his/her candy jar once a month or so to show appreciation). Chocolate and candy are not evil! Everything in moderation.

Depending on how overweight you are, cerain people might make cruel remarks. Human nature differs here. Some people decide there and then to lose weight so they wonn't be insulted anymore, others determine to gain more weight to show these creeps that they won't be bullied.

Of course, that's cutting the nose off to spite the face. Yes, you don't want people to think that it was their bullying that caused you to decide to lose weight, on the other hand you must lose weight to reach a healthy level. Answer is simple - you lose the weight because what they say doesn't matter, only your own health matters.

On the other hand, don't suffer in silence - especially if its family members who are making these jokes. Tell them immediately that what they say is hurtful and is not helping you, and if they can't say something positive to be quiet!