For so many people the idea of health and wellness gets lost in the conversation of “weight loss,” and in a country where so many people are struggling to find balance with their weight, it’s almost as if the concept of losing weight becomes the “event.” 

So what happens after? After what? After you achieve your weight loss goal, what happens next? Most people struggle with transitioning from the idea of losing weight to finding their ideal livable range, one that accounts for life in its imperfection, not one that has you counting calories until you’re 83. 

So who better to bring back in for this discussion than Coach Debbie Larson, who through the past six plus years has managed to lose over 200 pounds AND has effectively kept it off, which puts her in the 15-20% of the population who will. So if you’re someone who needs to lose weight, or wants to lose weight, or who has lost weight, this week’s episode is for you. 

It’s in the transitions that most people struggle, we think of the vacation pictures, we think of how nice we’ll look in those clothes, we think of the affirmation we’ll see, and the new identity we’ll create. And to some degree we’re not “wrong,” we just perhaps haven’t thought it out, you know in the excitement of the event. 

What is true, is a new identity will need to be formed, but it’s within the mindset we’re currently operating from, not necessarily this image of the crazed fitness person eating nothing but chicken and broccoli, never to enjoy life once again. 

3 Ways to Transition from Weight loss to Life:  

1. Get a coach, get a mentor, get someone who is currently doing, who is successful, at what it is you’re looking to improve upon. Key words: currently doing. Your coach or mentor should actively be living the steps you’re currently working on and they should model the behavior needed for you to take that next step. Hiring a coach is one of the fastest ways to closing the gaps from where you are to where you want to be. 

2. Get clarity on where you want to go. The fear of losing success is also why so many people stay stagnant and stay in the patterns they last found, even as the world and data changes around them. It’s okay to change. It’s okay to course correct and pivot as your journey unfolds. People struggle with transitions because they fear losing their success. When you’re clear on the direction you want to go you position yourself for MORE change. 

3. Surround yourself in the lifestyle you want. Find your Tribe, find a way to “live it” within your life, instead of struggling with the contrast of your life. Be okay being you, be unapologetically selfish with what you want, it’s much easier to do when you are surrounded by support. It just is. The “transition” from weight loss to everyday life doesn’t have to be hard but it will take some intention. Finding your Tribe is a great way to find personal empowerment for the moments you’re alone (in your ideology). 

Life will bring us challenges, that is a guarantee, and how we transition through these moments will be a key to our overall “success,” of not only losing weight, but keeping our health as optimal as possible throughout our life.