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Maintaining Your Weight Using the Support of Friends & Forums

How to safely maintain your new weight.

Ahhh, the refreshing Diet Forums. Well, at least some are. Some are simply a version of Jerry Springer relived.

We'll give you the scoop on the best Forum in the Internet Village (would that be ours?) (certainly not - we wouldn't be that confident) (or would we?) (and actually, we don't have one). We'll also show you how to get by with a little help from your friends. (Oooooh, that sounds like a familiar old song.)

Friends and family can be a Godsend to the individual seeking weight maintenance. And you don't even need to tell them they are helping you - and furthermore, you don't even need to point out that by them helping you, you are helping them. HUH???

Exercise buddies! That's how! When meeting with friends and family, try to suggest enjoying an activity such as bowling, hiking, canoeing, or pitching horseshoes rather than the standard faire of meeting at the local hip restaurant that serves the famous fried mushrooms slathered in thick creamy ranch dressing (2 pounds - on the thighs - in disguise).

Exercise flows much easier when a buddy tags along. And as previously noted, you'll not only be benefiting from the exercise and the company, your companion will also benefit from the healthy burst of activity. It's a win-win situation.

Possible Pitfalls of Weight Maintenance

There are some things you need to consider before sharing your diet and weight maintenance woes with friends and family. In most cases, relatives and friends are supportive and almost as proud as you are of your new figure and improved health due to weight loss results. However, there are a few situations when the following pitfalls can occur.

They include:

- others may be jealous of your slim shape

- others may decide to step in and monitor your diet for you (also known as Horning In)

- others may disagree with how you approach diet and weight maintenance and try to offer advice you don't really want to hear (Mini-Horning In)

- if friends or family just aren't into the diet and weight maintenance scene, there is a possibility that you could run off track. Sad but so, when no one around you cares then it's hard to stay motivated. In this event, an online buddy might be a great solution to share your weight maintenance concerns with - which guides us to The Diet Forums...

There are several diet forums online. Some are Dr. Hyde's and some are Mr. Jeckel's. Although the forum moderator must be pretty lax in running the forum to allow freedom and encourage participation, it certainly doesn't mean that what transpires at the forum and what is posted on the boards is something they would necessarily put their stamp of approval on.

These are some posting pitfalls that you must avoid at all costs:

Beware of any medical advice!

Beware of any fad dieting suggestions.

Beware of any mention of miracle weight loss pills, patches, supplements OR miracle equipment. In this case, a wolf may have entered the sheep pack (wolf meaning Diet Supplement Retailer). They may 'innocently' mention how they dropped 250 pounds using Drug Pill #409. They want you to THINK they are just the average Joe. We've already experienced that in the Guest Book at Diet Bites which more or less forced us to take it down. One bad apple....

Beware of any forum asking money for membership. Believe me, you can find motivational support for free online. Diet Bites is a prime example.

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