Lyle's Path to Losing 100 Pounds

Last week, Lyle Orr visited Hilton Head Health and gave a presentation on his path to adapting a healthy lifestyle. One year ago, Lyle gave this Get H3 Inspired testimonial and since then has taken off on his weight loss journey. Watch parts 1 and 2 of Lyle's presentation below and you will truly be inspired.

Part 1



 

Part 2

 

To view his entire presentation, visit the official Hilton Head Health YouTube channel or check out other features on Lyle's weight loss success:

Lyle's orginal H3 video testimonail on YouTube

Lyle's Sharing Success blog post

 

Coaching Corner: Sustainable Change

You’ve got two options:  Option A, lose 100 pounds in 6 short months only to gain 50 pounds of the weight back within the next year; or option B, lose 100 pounds over 2 years and successfully sustain that loss for the next 30 years. Clearly, I hope we’d all choose option B, but what is it about instant gratification that may have us leaning toward the first option?

The fact is that when we decide to make a change and become persistent on changing anyone of us can make that change a reality in a short time frame. The issue here isn’t whether we can do it or not, but rather will the change be sustained and last a lifetime?

As hard it can be, we have to focus on establishing strategies that are doable for the long-term in order to be younger next year. We have to block out the short term gratification of seeing the scale move. The media is constantly sprouting more details on new diets and fast weight-loss schemes; however, for the majority who implement these diets, they are just that— a DIET. If we don’t change our environment or create strategies in our lives that are designed with longevity, we’ll never create change that’s sustainable. Ask former guest Lyle Orr about change and how he’s created something maintainable.

Hilton Head Health’s, Bob Wright often talks about the facts behind members of the National Weight Control Registry (an organization of over 10,000 people who have loss significant amounts of weight and kept it off for a long time) and of the major habits as part of their lifestyle. When it comes to sustainable change, we have to figure out unique healthy strategies that work only for us; but at the same time, we can also learn from individuals who have gone through the struggle but are now sustaining success. Check out how most of the NWCR members are maintaining and then figure out how you can implement:

• 90% on average exercise 1 hour per day


• 78% eat breakfast every day


• 75% weigh themselves at least once a week


• 62% watch less than 10 hours of Television per week

A lot of the time we see weight loss as just eating better foods or exercising a little more, but check out the mindset approaches successful individuals utilize to sustain change:

1. BECOME SELFISH – people who sustain change are selfish. They put themselves first when they deserve to and they choose their health over other people or responsibilities.


2. SET BOUNDARIES – they remove themselves from high stress situations or health hazards. These individuals put up healthy walls in their environment and focus only on the things they can control.


3.  NO EXCUSES – successful changers are honest with themselves. They aren’t deceitful or liars when it comes to the health behaviors in their life. True to the core of what they are doing.


4. GET SPECIFIC – they get detailed about the change. This is when I am going to make this happen; this is how it’s going to fit into my day.


5. STAY PREPARED – these individuals take the guess work out of things. They prepare for the unknown in relation to their desired change. They set themselves up to succeed.

Do all of the above, and you’ll be on surefire path to solidifying any change you desire…

If You Can See It, You Can Achieve It

We talk a lot at H3 about setting up your environment for success—making sure you have the tools and items around you to facilitate a healthy lifestyle. It is true that if you build up the space around you to be successful then you are more likely to perform the behavior. Convenience is crucial when it comes to diet, exercise or any other health behavior. We are much more likely to work out if our gym is on the way home from work as opposed to going out of our way to get there. We are more likely to eat healthy foods if that is what we stock our pantry with. It’s hard to find the apple if it is hiding behind the bag of potato chips! If you see something, it is easier to choose that as an option. A great way to set up your environment for success is to make the best options easier to see.

Below are some methods that H3 @ Home members have used to set themselves up for success by placing visual reminders in their environment.

• Place vitamins next to the coffee maker. It’s the first thing most of us stumble to in the morning. Having the vitamins there will increase your chances of seeing them and can making them part of your daily routine.


• Lay out your workout clothes the night before. We call is “laying out your body”. Put on your floor all of the clothes you need the next day for your physical activity (this is most effective when arranged in the shape of your body). Making it easy to throw them on, as well as remind you in the morning that it’s a gym day!


• One former H3 guest uses their H3 water bottle at work to stay hydrated. It’s a great reminder throughout the day to stay active as well as the commitment made here at H3 to “get serious”.


• The sticky note is a powerful method for placing visual reminders around your environment. Use it to place your goals on the fridge to be reminded throughout the day of what you are working to achieve.

Those are some methods that others have used to visually remind themselves of their commitment to living a healthy lifestyle.
What are a few that you can use for some of the goals you have set for your life?

Make it a Marathon

How should we think about weight loss? Plain and simple, we need to make it a marathon. I continue to write posts on running and how it compares to our lives; so it’s only time to apply it to the marathon. Weight loss is exactly like running a marathon – participants have to take it one mile at a time in order to get to the finish. I believe that if we apply this comparison to our lives it really keeps things in perspective and allows us to move forward. Don’t believe me?

Read more to see how the 26.2 mile distance parallels all weight loss goals.