accountability

elyelyse
elyelyse Posts: 1,454 Member
in Motivation and Support
(some of this this came from another thread i replied to, but I thought it was worth sharing further)

I believe that having support and encouragement from our friends, families, our peers is extremely helpful to the process of becoming healthier; I also read a lot of people talking about having other MFPers to be accountable to. For example, some people may keep an open diary because they feel that if they are accountable to someone else, that increased pressure to do the right thing will help them. If that helps, then by all means keep doing it of course!

BUT, i wanted to throw another perspective into the mix:
If you feel the need for that "other person" to be looking over your shoulder, maybe think of being accountable to "future you". Don't you owe it to that person, the person you will be in 2 months, 6 months, 10 years... don't you owe it to HER/HIM to make good decisions now? That's who I feel most accountable to, future me. She deserves it! and so do you.

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  • Victoria2448
    Victoria2448 Posts: 559 Member
    I wholeheartedly agree that having a team/group to be accountable to is a HUGE part of success. I've found with my team, the ones who post daily, and help to support and encourage others are far more successful than the "drive bys" and people who never post.
  • Nix143
    Nix143 Posts: 522 Member
    Love the idea of being accountable to 'future me' - Future Me is NOT going to be happy if I look like a sack of spuds in my bikini. Future Me will throw a tantrum if I let her down and don't give her the body she is demanding.

    Thinking about it Future Me sounds like a bit of a beyatch but right now that might just be what I need LOL
  • elyelyse
    elyelyse Posts: 1,454 Member
    Love the idea of being accountable to 'future me' - Future Me is NOT going to be happy if I look like a sack of spuds in my bikini. Future Me will throw a tantrum if I let her down and don't give her the body she is demanding.

    Thinking about it Future Me sounds like a bit of a beyatch but right now that might just be what I need LOL

    Yes! And future you can say anything, and you can't just unfriend her, she's here to stay!

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