As most of you know the weigh in room is a unique environment and things move really quickly. Sometimes, it is hard to really get your mind wrapped around what happened and what you can do to improve things if needed. We have created a new Client Success Tool that we are calling the Weigh-In Analysis and Review sheet or the W.A.R. sheet. The goal of this W.A.R. sheet is to help you record your weigh in data, analyze what the results are, set some goals, and focus in on an area you want to make improvements on. When you come in for a weigh in we only get around 2-3 minutes per person. That isn't very much time at all, so our weigh in focus really needs to be about data collection. There isn't enough quality time in there for question and answer, feedback, or a mini counseling session. So with this new tool you can collect your data, reflect on that information, and then pull in the appropriate NGPT Team members to help you come up with a strategy for your key area you want to make improvements on in the next two weeks. 

Here is a breakdown of what the W.A.R. Sheet is all about:

• The first section will ask you to look out six months into the future and picture the YOU that you want to be at that point. This is a fun exercise because it is kind of like placing an order for a healthy and fit YOU. Be very specific with this info.
• The next section is our data collection area. This is what you will fill in at your weigh ins. You will notice that we have an area for your initial starting stats. One KEY habit that we want to establish is that you always want to measure the "current YOU" against where you started and NOT where you want to be or the "ideal YOU".  For example lets say someone comes in and their weight is down 2 lbs in the last two weeks. The incorrect way to measure these results is "Man I ONLY lost 2 lbs". You will view this as a defeat because you are measuring forward against where you want to be with the "ideal YOU". The correct way to view that weight loss is "Cool....that 2 lbs puts me a 43 lbs total since I started. That is over eight of those 5lb fat blobs!".   It is crucial that you always measure backwards against where you started so that the weigh in experience helps you gain momentum each time you come in. If you measure forward against the "ideal you" you will always have a disappointment because "you aren't there yet". 
• The next area of the W.A.R. sheet is a lot of fun. We want you to list three improvements that you have made since you started that don't have to do with any of the weigh in stats. Trish likes to call these Non-Scale Victories. These are things like fitting into clothes, more self confidence, better health stats at a doctor's visit, etc. Again, we are reinforcing the idea of measuring against the YOU that started this journey and how far you have come since then.
• The next area is where we single out just ONE area that you want to make improvements on in the next two weeks. Try to identify an area that has been a struggle for you. Sometimes people get overwhelmed with trying to make huge improvements in many areas all at once. This activity will allow you to hone in on that one key area and focus on that for two solid weeks. This is where you should look to pull in some Team NGPT members for help. If your struggle area is food related you may want to ask your accountability coach to help you out. If it is fitness related you may want to ask Cardio Bill for some help. If it is more of a strategic area Trish and Adam may be able to help you out. You can also pull in 3P team members of fellow Meltdowners for assistance with this depending on what you need help with.

This is a tool for YOU. We want you to use it to help increase your rate of success and to help you maintain that positive momentum with each weigh in checkpoint. This isn't something that you need to turn in to us and if you are a boot camper you won't be graded on it or anything. Many of you have put together a Meltdown binder and that would be a great place to store these sheets as you fill them out. Some of you will want to fill one out at every weigh in checkpoint and some of you may only feel like you need to do this every couple of months to focus back in. The key is that you use this tool as needed to propel yourself to higher level of success with your transformation process!

**Stay tuned and we'll be adding the W.A.R. Sheet here for you to have easy access!