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Read the blog post Why Community MattersListen to the podcast episode The Importance of Community - a conversation with Mike RitterSome studies show that people can live longer when they have strong social ties. When it comes to fat loss and getting into your healthiest body, community is essential. If you’re not building relationships with people who are supportive and uplifting, you won’t be successful in your health and wellness. You must connect with people who share your goals, support a positive mindset, and cheer you on.The FASTer Way provides these important elements by creating small, online, private communities lead by your coach and community managers. They make sure that everyone has a positive mindset; they encourage and provide accountability and daily support. Starting in a small group, you have your questions answered, your concerns addressed, and your victories, however small, celebrated, and perhaps most importantly, your hard work validated.When you start the program, you will weigh yourself; then you will never have to weigh yourself again! On the FASTer Way, the focus is fat loss, not weight loss. Your measurement of success is not a number on the scale. Rather, it’s how you look, how you feel, how your clothes fit (or don’t because you’re shrinking!), and how you’re moving forward.This is the mindset of progress over perfection. We set realistic goals and celebrate when we meet them. Meeting goals, like eating enough carbs or drinking a certain amount of water, are what we call non-scale victories. These victories away from the scale are important because they are powerful. They are the victories that matter because they create optimism and help propel us forward. They are the victories we highlight in this podcast. Life is a marathon, not a sprint. The FASTer Way is there for your long journey not just with nutrition and workouts, but also with a supportive community and a positive mindset.People come to the FASTer Way for the promise of fat loss, but they stay for community. Certified coaches and community managers encourage and provide accountability and daily support and make sure that everyone has a positive mindset within your small group. This helps you shift away from all the negative thoughts that constantly surround you by recounting all your victories – and not relying on the scale. Step by step, these important non-scale victories enforce the mindset of progress over perfection.Be sure to download your FREE FASTer Way to Fat Loss Guide that breaks down intermittent fasting and provides meal plans and recipes!Topics discussed:Virtual communityAccountabilityThe “Secret Language”Women supporting womenInvitation to educationEating enough is the first stepNo end to this journey; always moving forwardPeaks & valleys; you’re never aloneListen to your own bodyWhat is your measurement of success?The “whys” changeNon-scale victoriesProgress over perfection