So your first week of Fantasy Healthball (Monday through Saturday) is now behind you. Your Scorecard for the week should have a little “2″ written in where you met the challenge for the week and a “0″ where you did not. Add up all your points with any bonus points and get your total score for the week. This is the score that you will now pit against your fantasy football opponent for the week. Did you do enough to beat them? You’ll know soon!
Meanwhile, let’s talk about your week. Which 7 challenges did you pick? What did you find hard? Easy? If you found some things hard, that is good – getting into great health is not going to come to you on a silver platter. You need to follow our nutrition advice and exercise input and focus yourself to keep it up. Even if you start out this week with a loss, you can bounce back next week with a win to move your record to 1-1. Put together another good week and you are 2-1. Once you start stringing some victories together, it gets easier and easier. Questions? Let us know. You want to make good decisions during the week so that you have a good chance of scoring higher than your fantasy opponent and winning the week.
Most of changing your habits and losing weight and getting into great shape is mental. Fantasy Healthball helps you change your attitude by focusing your football passion into health passion. But we know how emotional it can be and how years of poor health habits can’t be changed overnight like flicking a switch. Many people go through steps similar to the 5 steps of grief process.
1. Denial - Not a problem for me. I like being fat and happy. I’ll work this weight off later. Being overweight is just me. Besides, my spouse doesn’t mind. It is no big deal.
2. Anger - Quit pressuring me, jerk! I eat what I want when I want. But how did I gain so much weight? I’m mad at that person in the mirror, who is that? It is not fair. My life doesn’t allow me the time to exercise or think about nutrition.
3. Bargaining - When I hit 40 (or 50) years old I’ll start getting serious about health. I’ll cut down on sodas but I will not give up my double mochas with whipped cream.
4. Depression – What’s the point? I’ve never going to fit into those shorts from college anyway. Eating better isn’t going to change the fact that there is a history of health problems in my family.
5. Acceptance – I really can do this. I can drop some pounds and get into healthier shape. I do feel better when I’m not filling my body with junk. I can feel good again.
Where are you on the above? No matter your stage, it is time to check us out and give it a try. — Jim Ballard
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