How To Set Weight Loss Goals
Did you know that those people who regular set themselves weight loss goals are far
more likely to succeed over those people who do not? So this article will help you to set some meaningful weight loss goals for yourself.
Before we begin this process I want you to spend a few moments imagining what it what it will be like for you to be at your ideal weight. Just close your eyes and then imagine that your waking up, getting out of bed at the weight you want to be.
If that was your reality and you looked in a mirror, how would you look? How would you feel? What clothes would you be wearing? How would those clothes look on you? How would your relationship with food be? How would your life be different?
When you set yourself a weight goal it is really important that you think about the reasons why you want to achieve it, so it's not just a number. It needs to be compelling and something that is going to motivate you. If you can make your goal compelling then you will feel motivated and determined to reach it.
I have set out some questions below which will help you to set some goals and expand upon it.
1. What is your current weight?
2. What would you like to weight?
3. If you weighed this weight how would you feel?
Would you be happier? Would you be more confident? Would you feel more comfortable in certain pieces of clothing?
4. Is this outcome just for you?
It is really important that this outcome is just for you because that then means that you only have yourself to answer to.
5. When do you think realistically you'll be able to achieve this by?
When you set a goal it is really important that they are realistic and achievable. If you are unrealistic then you're not going to reach your target weight and you may then think that it is far too difficult for you to lose weight.
Also think where you have to be one month from now in order to achieve that goal, then two months from now, or if you find it easier, weekly. These smaller targets will help at keeping you on track because you will be able to make those fine adjustments.
When you break your goal down like this, it is very similar to what you would do if you were to go a journey. If you were in a sail boat and you knew that in order to reach your destination you would have to travel west for 60 days. How likely would it be that you would reach your destination if you did not check your compass once during those sixty days of travelling? The chances are 60 days later you would be miles from your destination, simply because you didn't make those fine adjustments to the direction you was travelling. However if you checked your compass quite often you could have made those fine adjustments to the direction your where travelling.
6. What do you need to do in order to reach this goal?
Do you need to change some of your eating habits? Do you need to exercise more? Do you need to stop comfort eating?
7. What strengths do you have which can be used to help you reach your goal?
Do you have access to a gym or a swimming pool? Do you know what foods are good for you and what foods are bad for you? Do you still have clothes in your wardrobe which no fit and can be used for motivation?
8. What is your main purpose of wanting to achieve this outcome?
Do you want feel more more confident? Do you want to feel happier? Do you want to feel healthier?
9. When you achieved this outcome what will happen?
Will you be able to get into those trousers again? Will you feel healthier? Will you feel more confident?
10. If you don't achieve this goal what things won't happen?
Will you not be able to fit into those trousers which you told yourself you'll be wearing? Will you not be feeling healthier?
11. What things will happen if you do not achieve this outcome?
Will you be unhappy? Will you still be wearing the same size clothes that you're wearing today or would you need to buy bigger clothes? Will you be wishing that you stuck to these goals?
by: Gary Maddison
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