01/26/2026
🌟 Support Group Reflection: New Year, New Intentions 🌟
During our 1st support group of the year, we talked all things New Year — dreaming of the year ahead ✨, reflecting on the year that’s passed 💭, and establishing measurable ways to reach or continue our goals 🎯.
Some examples:
📔 “I’ll journal three times a week to track my emotional growth.”
💰 “I’ll save $25 each month toward my travel fund.”
🤝 “I’ll attend one support group every month to stay accountable.”
🍽️ “I’ll hand wash the largest pot I cook my dinner in each night I cook at home to stay on top of my dishes.”
🚶♀️ “I’ll walk 1–1.5 miles three days a week at 7:30 a.m. (the best time in my schedule) to work my way up to my 2-mile goal.”
We also wrote letters to ourselves 💌 — a way to capture our hopes, goals, and reflections in our own words. If you didn’t get a chance to attend, we encourage you to write yourself a letter! It can include specific goals, kind reminders, or reflections on what you’ve already accomplished 🌱.
Bring your letter in or email it to pdavis@springfieldclinic.com, and we’ll hold onto it for you. In six months, we’ll send it back so you can reflect in June 🌞:
🔍 How did this goal work for me?
💪 What’s working for me now?
🔄 Do I want to re-establish routines I fell out of, or adjust my goals to better fit where I am now?
It’s all about progress, reflection, and giving yourself grace along the way 💖.
Borrowed from Edie at Springfield Clinic Bariatrics Peoria 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
