Weight loss goals: Setting and achieving them

Weight loss is like any thing else in your life that is worth having – It takes time, effort, and is achieved one small victory at a time. Setting goals for weight loss can put you in a positive mindset and if done properly can set you up for success. On the other hand, an overwhelming goal can discourage you or set you up for failure.

Let's say your ultimate goal is to lose x number of pounds. Goals that can help you achieve that weight loss milestone might look something like this:

30 days is a timeframe picked for two reasons: (1) It is about the time it takes to establish a healthy habit and (2) It is a small enough timeframe that it does not feel impossible to accomplish. These mini-steps (small changes in your diet and lifestyle) will be what ultimately lead you to your weight loss goal.

Some weight loss goals that might leave you feeling overwhelmed and/or set you up for failure are:

I am not saying these are bad goals, they are just very large and present no plan for getting there and no feelings of victory on the way. Why not say for the next 30 days, my goal is to not eat ice cream? Then after thirty days have a small bite of ice cream. Enjoy it and then reset that goal along with another. That ice cream will be some of the best tasting, most guiltless ice cream you eat in your life.

I have a friend that used to call me from time to time and tell me the lofty goals that he had for losing weight. They usually involved a very strict "diet of the month" as well as a very intense exercise program. He had very good intentions and very good motivation at the time of setting these goals, however, we as humans tend to ebb and flow. When his motivation sagged and he "failed" at one of his goals he subconsciously registered that as a failure. Enough "failures" will discourage the best of us and then next thing you know we are back to our old habits – Just like my friend.

Our society has set us up to be an "instant gratification" society. We want everything now! I believe in using all the tools at your disposal: Nutritional weight loss supplements, exercise equipment, healthy diet plans, and weight loss programs but beware of the company that sells an easy, quick solution and beware of the goals that do the same.

Set your weight loss goals in small, easy to achieve increments and rack up successes. Change your eating and lifestyle habits over time and you will see that eating healthy and being healthy is enjoyable. We have spent years developing the destructive, obesity causing habits that we have – don't expect to reverse them overnight.

As always, we would like to hear about your weight loss goals, success stories, product experiences or whatever you would like to share with us that is weight loss related.

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I wish for you the best of health,

Bill

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