The WPWI Accountability Group

Next 3 month Group: January 7th thru March 3rd 2023.

Are you Ready?

How it works:

Once we get at least 5 people committed to start we can form a group.

Max Group size is 6 people.

Group Size: 7-10 members, minimum of 5 ppl needed.
Members will be placed into a secret Facebook Group, where all the posting will take place.
Length: 2 Months, each month being a 28 day cycle.
"This isn't for me" refund policy: if you sign up and within the first 5 days you think 'wait, no this isn't for me,' just let me know and I'll refund you all your money and take you out of the group. No questions asked.
Price: $500/month, with potential to earn $100/month refund if you participate in the "Posting Rewards Points." This is just another level of accountability, an incentive to stay involved on your journey.

Posting "Rewards Points" to earn your $100 each month:

Each cycle has 28 days with a schedule:
- 2 weeks of a more rigorous involvement, and two weeks of less involvement: "2 weeks on, 2 weeks off."
  - Hint: my goal is to hand-hold you through this. This is meant to incentivize you to interact. I have found the more people interact, the better they do.
  - Day 1-14 your goal is to earn points 90% of the possible points. I am proud to report 90% of people hit this goal. Hint, as long as you are still trying and interacting we have extra bonus ways to make-up missed points.
  - Points are earned by posting almost daily:
    - Two food pictures daily. We will modify this for ppl fasting. No more than 2food picture points can be earned in one day...incentive to NOT procrastinate.
    - "Activities of Change" (AOC): listen to a podcast, go for walk, do something you have been wanting to do but have been putting off. Now you get rewarded for doing it.
    - Weekly weigh-ins: "Saturday Morning Weigh-In's"
  - Day 15-28
    - One food pic daily
    - Three AOCs
    - Weekly weigh-ins: "Saturday Morning Weigh-In's"
- Points to do NOT roll over to the next month. I assume you are like me and will procrastinate if not held accountable to taking action. Action in this case is staying involved in the group.

This reads complicated, but it is not, 90% of people hit the goal. I'm here to hand hold you through it, no one every loses points just because of a learning curve. It just takes a bit of orientation, which we will do in the 4 days before we actually start.

Group Activities

Personal Interactions
- While I, of course, cannot practice medicine (gather information about your health history, take that history into account, and make a suggestion), I can share my general knowledge of obesity medicine, & behavioral modification techniques.
  - My "quick" background: I have spent the last 5 years in obesity medicine. My practice is unlike any out there. When I meet with my patients, we sit together for at least a half-hour weekly. This time spent has allowed me to hone the ability to dive into people's lives, really get to know them. Not only that, many of my patients are physician women. To not beat around the bush, long story short, continuing to practice family medicine and obesity medicine has put me in a unique position to problem solve and weed out high yield pearls for you.

Mindset Modules: Each week a printable workbook is given. See below for topics in this series. Each 2 month cycle has the same workbook, but why the same? Because practice makes progress, for many repetition is the key.

General Education Posts
- These are posts I put up with "high yield pearls."
  - I do not have a planned curriculum for these posts, as I pick topics based on trends in the group.
    - In the same manner in which we sit with a patient, hear what's happening, and then pick out treatment options. In the group, I watch to see what issues are trending and then pick out knowledge/ideas/perspectives to better aide the group.
  - Topics that could be covered include, but not limited to the biochemistry of obesity, nutrition, behavioral modifications (eg mind work), recipes, summaries of helpful articles (both evidence-based articles and perspective articles written by self-help guru's) and more.

If you are interested please feel free, also, to message or "TAG" Jennifer Hendrix in WPWI.

Link to the WPWI Group Agreement HERE

Mindset Module Topics Money Back Point System Mode of "Intake"

Mindset Module Topics

Topic include, but are not limited to:

Each week will have a different themed topic with accompanying reading material and workbook. Both are downloadable. I strongly recommend you at least be open to doing this when signing up. While this is not required, the more you interact and get involved with different aspect of a well rounded weight loss journey the more likely you are to have longer lasting outcomes. Topics:

Establishing Baselines

Identifying Healthful Goals

What is a New Lifestyle

Going Off Road

Community

Taking Stock and Recommitting

Renewing Your Purpose

Resilience

Stress & Stimulation

Self Care

Your Environment

Going Forward

Money Back Point System

Money Back Point Incentive System

We do a 2 week "on," 2 week "off" system.

Two weeks on: posting is more intense.

Two weeks off: we ease up the frequency of posting.

Type of posts to get points:

Intake Photo's (IP's): Almost daily, you can post a picture

Food Journal (FJ): Studies show those who journal in any format do MUCH better than those that do not. Studies show that, on average, when people "eyeball" their intake, they will underestimate quantity by 30%. Thirty percent is a big deal when trying to lose weight or even avoid gaining weight for anyone signing up to maintain weight.

Weight-In's: Post discussing changes on the scale, Saturday's only. "Saturday morning weigh-in."

Activity of Daily Living (AODL): A point can be earned by doing this once out of every 3 days. It's a way to incentive you to read that book, or to go on a walk, listen to a podcast, something you know you should do to help your weight loss journey but have been procrastinating doing. Just dedicate the activity to be AT LEAST 20 minutes PLUS write a post about what you learned. Writing a post about how you felt or what you learned is also my super sneaky way of crowdsourcing inspiration between the group members.

Body Image Picture (BIP): You take a picture of yourself for your records (too many people forget or procrastinate to do this and regret it later). Just post that you completed it for credit, no need to post the actual picture itself; I trust you did it.

This system is meant to be an incentive, not a punishment. The easiest way to get this reward is to get used to posting twice daily. I go out of my way to help you figure out what and when to post; this is NOT meant to hold you back. It is designed to keep you involved and also be "doable."

NOTE: in effort to avoid procrastination AND start to learn how to work on "working on ourselves" DAILY, you CANNOT post multiple days in one post. In other words, your IP pic for that day has to be posted on that day to get the point. No procrastinating while you are working on yourself!
Post by midnight in your time zone to get that day's credit.

Your goal is to earn 90% of possible points in each 28-day period.

Make goal for the month; you earn $100 back per cycle.
Points reset to zero at the end of each 28-day cycle.
- This is done to help "reset" anyone who might have had a rough month; it's a chance to start anew with interactions.
- Also, in general, helps everyone interact more, which I have found ultimately lets everyone be more successful in a more active group environment.
Refunds are given about 3-4 business days after each 28 days cycle; it takes about that many days to go through and get the count done.
Again this system is set up to INCENTIVIZE to stay active; it is not a punishment. I am very proud to report 90% of people hit the reward goal.

Group Length: Three 28-day cycles (with a 2 month commitment)

Each cycle offers a chance to earn a $100 refund
- January 7th 2023 - FEbruary 3rd
- Feb 4th thru March 3rd

Group Cost: $500 per cycle ($400 after the money-back reward possibilty)

First payment at time of sign-up, with 2 more payments every 30 days times two.
I completely realize the cost and what I ask of you.
I am proud of this price mark, if you check out other similar programs, with people of my background, they have much less interaction with their people but charge upwards $800 a month. And that's 800/month without any money-back incentive program to stay involved even months into the program.
I completely get this price point is not for everyone, and I wish I could do more for all. The truth is I created this "main group" so we all could have a source of support; please, everyone, feel free to use this group. There is 100% NO PRESSURE, my feelings are not hurt. I get it; when I was losing my 100lbs I bounced between all different things. I, of all people, know without a doubt, not all programs are for everyone.

Mode of "Intake"

Each module comes in both text and video format.

Text: Power Point style format which will be downloadable via .pdf file
Video:
- .mp4 files
- The video is a recording of the powerpoint presentation being read out loud.
- I have found this helpful for us who like to listen to podcasts.
- You can play the video from your phone using a bluetooth connection in the car. Or maybe while your at home doing the dishes #themultitasker