Succeed in your New Years Resolutions with a plan
Posted by: Bill Nad in Fitness Motivation
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OK so yesterday I dealt with goal setting as a good method to make new years resolutions instead of just stating out loud that you want to lose weight or want to quit smoking now. Now I wanted to go though a sample plan for how you can best get the process started with a weight loss. This is exactly the way I would plan and write it all out.
Goal: Lose 20 Pounds by April 1st (notice that there is an amount of weight and a date, nice and specific)
Why: I want to fit into old clothes, want to make sure that I am on the road to a healthier lifestyle, want to be more attractive (good reasons although the last one is a little vague)
How will I do this: I will change my diet by taking out refined foods now, eat more fruits and vegetables. I will start doing cardio Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings before work and will do weights on Saturdays and Tuesday evenings to start with. I will read a health book ever two weeks and I will change my evenings to be around more active and health conscious people. (pretty clear although this can always be expanded on, clarity will lead to a higher chance of success)
Measuring my success: I will weigh myself every Saturday morning when I get up and will measure my chest, waist and hips right after. To succeed I will need to lose 7 pounds a month which is just shy of 2 pounds a week. I know that this is a significant amount of weight. (Clarity of the goal and sub goals helps. Must keep top of mind that 2 pounds a week every week is pushing it but possible)
This is a nice clear way to set these goals as it is clear what you want and when you want it by, you have a clear understanding of what you will have to do to get there.
Try to get these all done for your major life goals that I touched on yesterday and then tomorrow we can deal with the bumps in the road, what to do with setbacks to your goals or new years resolutions.
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