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Weight loss is one of the most popular categories of goals set by
myGoals.com users. There are a few things you can do to help ensure that
your weight loss goal is a success.
Weight Loss Goal Tip #1: Ask Yourself "Why?"
Many people embark on a weight loss goal without giving deep consideration
to why it's an important goal. Why do you want to lose weight? Is it to be
healthier? To feel more attractive? To fit into a particular outfit? To
accommodate somebody else's wishes? The particular reasons behind your
weight loss goal are neither right nor wrong, but they should be consistent
with your own personal values. If they're not, you aren't likely to follow
through because you'll have a conflict at the subconscious level.
Once you've identified the reasons behind your weight loss goal, this "why"
will serve as a motivator to help you through the more challenging moments.
Your underlying reasons may also point to other goal areas that you should
be working on simultaneously.
Weight Loss Goal Tip #2: Start Small
Weight loss can be challenging to many people, and that's okay, because the
rewards are worth it. Small steps are the way to tackle any large
goal, whether it's a weight loss goal or not. Regardless of how much weight
you'd like to lose, try starting with a goal to lose 10 pounds. We've made
this very easy with our pre-made weight loss GoalPlanTM:
Click here to set a goal: To Lose 10 Pounds
This pre-made weight loss GoalPlan comes pre-loaded with the steps most
people need to take in order to lose ten pounds. You can customize it to
suit your circumstances, including changing the amount of weight you'd like
to lose. Once you adopt the weight loss goal, we'll keep you on track with
email reminders, which are also customizable to suit your tastes.
Weight Loss Goal Tip #3: Do It with a Friend
One of the best ways to maintain motivation with a weight loss goal is to
be attempting it with a friend who is also trying to lose weight. Better
still, you might even consider working on it with several other people,
such as a group of co-workers. The friendly competition and mutual support
can make all the difference.
Weight Loss Goal Tip #4: Stick With It & Stay Flexible!
All too often, people treat minor setbacks as failures. This is very true
with weight loss goals. But the reality is that life throws unexpected
things at us every day. Sometimes events beyond our control interrupt a
nice flowing stream of consistent good-eating and exercise. Visitors come
into town. Or we go on a trip. Or a twisted ankle strikes. Whatever it is,
the important thing is to realize that these hiccups are normal.
They will happen.
The trick is knowing how to respond. First, don't get discouraged, which
can be easy to do with weight loss goals in particular, because weight loss
itself becomes the motivation. That is, nothing makes you more motivated
than seeing good results, making you want to keep going. Unfortunately, the
opposite is true: If you take a step backwards, such as gaining a few
pounds back, then it's tempting to quit altogether.
But you must not quit, so here's what to do. If you lose your momentum,
don't focus on the setback, focus on one thing only: recovering
momentum. With weight loss, just like any other kind of goal, momentum
is always recovered by initially taking just one small step.
Examples might be forcing yourself to go to the gym, going for a run, or
throwing away tempting food (like that leftover birthday cake—no
matter how good it is, do something decisive like tossing it straight into
the garbage). Again, think small. Concentrate on today, the baby step right
in front of you. And visit your GoalPlan at myGoals.com to adjust your due
dates. The site is designed specifically to permit such mid-course
adjustments. All good plans allow for contingencies, and weight loss
GoalPlans® are no different.
Once you're back on track, be sure to periodically revisit your myGoals.com
GoalPlan anyway. The truth is that most goals, especially longer-term
goals, change somewhat from the time we set them to the time we accomplish
them. With a weight loss goal, you might find that your initial goal was
too aggressive or too easy. No problem, just change the goal to something
that is challenging but believable to you. You may also discover over time
that old obstacles have been eliminated, or that new ones have imposed
themselves into your routine. Also not a problem, if you just remember to
periodically revisit your plan and keep it updated. And don't forget,
myGoals.com's email reminders will always be there to keep your goal in
mind, even when you've got a lot of other things going on.
To learn more about myGoals.com, visit our goal-setting homepage.
To IMMEDIATELY set a goal "To Lose 10 Pounds," click here.
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