The benefits of a positive mindset to reduce your risk of Type 2 diabetes

Successfully preventing type 2 diabetes isn’t only about what you eat and how you move. It’s also about being in the right frame of mind so you can embrace challenges, turn setbacks into learning opportunities, and stay focused on what really matters to reach your goals. A helpful mindset can foster wellbeing and help you along the way.

Thoughts can be just as important as actions. What you THINK influences how you FEEL which determines what you DO.
Thousands of thoughts go through your mind each day, and while many are helpful, there will also be unhelpful thoughts that lead to negative feelings or actions, and these could hold you back from achieving your get-healthy goals.

You can reshape unhelpful thoughts into helpful ones by giving them a reality check. When you have an unhelpful thought, ask yourself “What are the facts that make this thought true, or untrue?” Also, “What would I say to a friend who thought this way?”. By giving your internal voice a reality check and replacing unhelpful thoughts with helpful ones, you can also change how you feel and what you do. Here’s how to shift your thinking in three simple steps:

Practicing self-compassion, learning mindfulness and meditation techniques—check out Breethe on the WW app!—and managing your stress are just a few examples of ways to shift toward a more helpful mindset. Combining these techniques with eating better and moving more, WW can help you improve your wellbeing for the long run.