Weight-loss Goals

You can shed pounds without following complicated plans, without eating frozen or liquid meals, without craving your favourite foods, or shelling out hard-earned money. If you want to keep off extra pounds for good, then travelling like lightning isn’t the best way to get there. (After all, it took time to put on the weight.)

Instead climb aboard a slow, steady train. You’ll feel the bumps. You may have some extra stops on the way. You will still reach your destination and enjoy the foods along the way.

First, Figure Out Your Motivation to Set Weight Loss Goals

Answer the why, and make it a big why. Why do you want to lose or keep off your weight? If your motivation is to wear that size 8 dress or to fit into those good jeans from last year, then you may be setting yourself up not to make the long journey, because you won’t have a strong enough motive to keep the weight off in the future.

On the other hand, if your motivation is to be healthy and feel good about yourself, you will likely make your new eating and exercise habits part of your new lifestyle. It’s the lifestyle you are ultimately affecting here. By making this a major reason for your ultimate goal, you will have a stronger motive to achieve it and maintain it.

Set Weight Loss Goals that Fit into Small Jars and Take Short Moments to Reach

Now, as you have begun your journey, it’s time to think about goals. Often people reach for goals that are impossible to achieve and set themselves up for failure. For example, dropping 35 pounds in two months or swearing not to eat a certain food. Then, when they don’t meet those goals, they easily feel defeated and are apt to give up.

Instead, shoot for goals that are realistic and short term. Then, repeat.

Success in Weight Loss Goals -- Keeping the Written Record

Another key to your success, I believe, is this: You weighed yourself on a consistent day, Saturday morning. This was to keep yourself from worrying about the midweek fluctuations and to never record yourself right after a meal. 

I think this contributed to your ultimate success. Your goals were measured using a consistent standard. This weekly result you would record in her notebook, along with the few things you did that week to accomplish your result.

To Summarize the Steps on How To Set Weight Loss Goals for Success

First, start with a high-ground motivation. Next, make yourself a simple attainable goal and place it within a doable time-frame. Finally, be consistent in your application of it by recording your results in a notebook every week. 

As the last word, to echo the first thoughts. Weight loss is going to take time, almost the same time it took to put it on. If you think in that way, then when you are about to set for yourself weight loss goals, with these tips in mind you will be better able to prepare for the journey ahead.

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