Managing Goals

The New Year has me still thinking about goals, setting goals, and reaching them. One of my best strategies was to "forget" the massive long term goal I needed to reach in order to be at a healthy weight. Life doesn't have an expiration date so your goal shouldn't be so arbitrary. A healthy lifestyle should be goal number one. My plan was to lose weight each week. I couldn't complain if the scale said .2 pounds lost because that was a lost. Consistency is a great motivator and keeping your eyes on five and ten pound losses are better than tackling fifty or more. Plus smaller goals allow you to make manageable changes to your life. To lose one pound of fat in a week, you have to burn 3500 calories in 7 days. That is 500 calories a day. Most people can do that in simply restricting their diet. Or take an hour walk each day and you've burned it off. Throw out that "I will lose X number of pounds this year" and adopt a more positive goal like "I will work daily toward a better and healthier weight." Because you don't know what life is going to throw your way and how your body will react to life's changes. Having broader goals ensures success and keep you motivated toward a healthier you in 2010!
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