Find one accountability partner

Today's action · 5 min

Message one person today, tell them your habit, and agree a simple check-in, like a thumbs-up text each day or a quick weekly call.

Why it works

Wing and Jeffery found that people who joined a weight-loss programme with friends and got social support were far more likely to keep the weight off than those who joined alone. Harkin and colleagues also found progress monitoring worked better when it was shared or made public.

Source: Benefits of recruiting participants with friends and increasing social support for weight loss and maintenance (Wing & Jeffery, 1999)