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Make Your Weight Loss Goal Attainable
The most popular resolution each New Year is to lose weight. This goal is, for some, repeated year after year without positive results. Finding the right program or diet for you at times can seem to be shrouded in mystery.
First, it's important to be invested in becoming a healthier you. The number one positive consequence of losing weight is better health. If you make this the main goal, with weight loss being an added benefit, it will be easier to integrate healthier habits into your life.
Next, create a short list of three small goals that are easy for you to reach. When possible infuse humor into these goals. As an example, if my goal is to get more exercise I might choose to incorporate a few short flights of stairs at work into my routine. My daily internal dialogue might sound like this, “I love the three flights of stairs at work. The elevator takes too long to wait for anyway.”
By incorporating these seemingly small changes into your life you are already setting yourself up for success. Keep at it until these behaviors become part of your routine, so much so that you no longer need to focus on them in any way. Now you can pick a new set of three and compound your success.
One of the biggest pieces to the puzzle that most leave out is support. The best programs out there include time with a coach to discuss your habits, your progress and how to recognize and side-step pitfalls such as self-defeating dialogue (internal and external), sabotages and stress. A good coach knows that your goals have to be achievable and sustainable which means you find success gradually over time.
Lastly, get back to something that you are passionate about. Take time either daily or weekly to do something you truly love that you no longer do or have always wanted to try. Often, people that find themselves overweight got there based on stress and neglect of self.
You need to emphasize for yourself the importance of doing things on a regular basis that bring you joy. With weight loss, how you feel on the inside will greatly determine your success on the outside especially when it comes to long-term sustainability.
By following this simple recommendation, achieving your weight loss goals will be easier and your end result will be a truly happier and healthier person, not just a thinner you. So smile, you are on your way to a better you.
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