Salad With a Side of Fries Nutrition, Wellness & Weight Loss

How to be a Wellness Ally

Episode Summary

Today Jenn's talking to you plus your friends and family. You don't have to do this alone. In fact, it's recommended to NOT do this alone. But we also don't need our friends and family to be the "food police." Packed with concrete examples of what to do, what not to do, what to say, what not to say and more, this is an episode you're definitely going to share. Let's support each other on this crazy journey of health! Here's how to be a wellness ally. Become A Member: https://glow.fm/saladwithasideoffries/ Free Menu Plan & Regimen Recommendation: http://bit.ly/BLNTLSprofile

Episode Notes

Outline:

• Welcome Sarah & Sarah's experience working with Jenn
• How Sarah's balancing going back to work with her health goals
• Talking about our health/weight loss goals: Jenn didn't share with roommates in college, Sarah did share with her current roommate
• Doing this alone is hard & a study about having support on this journey 
• Talking to the wellness ally:
  • Has anyone share their health goals with you? Initial responses matter.
  • It can be confronting for the ally
  • Let the person on the health path drive the conversation
  • Grace & compassion - in meals, social plans, etc.
  • Make plans that don't have food as the focus, experiences and activities instead or in addition 
  • Choose restaurants with healthful options
  • For dessert...offer once.
  • Compliments & how to notice results
  • Avoid being the subtle saboteur
  • Be indifferent to the details
• When we feel others around us need to focus on their health
  • How to be silently supportive
  • Let your example be the invitation
  • Be balanced, your extreme doesn't compensate for their decisions
• When you're on the wellness journey
  • Enlist the support of a coach
  • Find wellness and activity friends
  • Choose carefully who you share this with and tell them what to do to support you
• A final note to the ally, what kind of friend do you want to be?

Quotes:
"Compliment the energy...or the clothes...instead of the weight loss." - Jenn Trepeck
"Be indifferent to the details and supportive of the effort, energy and commitment." - Jenn Trepeck
"Let your example be the invitation." - Jenn Trepeck

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