As you get ready for 2009 set your goals for the New Year. I am not talking new year resolutions... I am talking real goal setting. Without goals you will have nothing to work toward and no accountability. The most effective way to get results is to write your goals down. Grab a notepad and start writing! Here is what you will need...
A short term goal... This can be 4-6 weeks. Some I suggest...
1. Walk 4 days a week outside- If it's cold-- Put a coat on and enjoy being outside.
2. Get a strength training fitness program online and follow it 4 days a week.
3. Rewards! Make it one of your goals to reward your hard work. Reward yourself this year with non-food items for exercising... examples can be a new pair of sneakers, 5 new songs on iTunes, a new exercise top or a nice spa massage. Anything that will help you toward results is what you need. No rewarding yourself with things that will make you feel worse after doing it!
4. Drink 70 ounces of water a day (Divide your body weight in half and that is the recommended ounces of water each day)
5. Share your goals with a friend and ask them to do some with you!
Long Term Goals... I want you to set a 6 month and a 1 year goal.
1. Where do you want to be in 6 months? Are you happiest when you are healthy and taking care of yourself or are you happiest when you can't control how much you are eating?
2.Where do you see yourself in 1 year? Next New Years do you want to be setting the same old "lose 20 pounds this year" goal or do you want to look back and say "I would like to maintain my health this year and help someone else achieve what I have done. Where do you see yourself physically in a year? How will you feel?
After imagining yourself next year I want you to write down why you have set all the goals you have.
Will it help your energy levels? Will it help the relationships in your life? Will you be happier? Will you be better at your job which could lead to better promotions and standings? Will you be able to wake up every day and like the person in the mirror? Improving your health can lead to saving money, avoiding surgeries, improving your confidence and will add years to your life. I know many people that changed their lifestyle so much that it changed their attitude, saved their marriage, their jobs and saved their life! Write down why you want to put your foot down and take control of YOU this year.
At the end write down how you will arrange your schedule to helping you achieve your goals. Yes... I know that cooking healthy meals takes about an extra 45 minutes a day rather than waiting in line somewhere or ordering out. I also know that taking the time to go for a walk or exercising takes minutes out of your day. How many hours a day do you help someone else? 8 hours, 10 hours? The most important part of the day should be YOU. I don't care what it takes. We lose sleep over work, fixing our cars or watching the end of CSI to see who really killed Sally-- but why not invest your time in YOU?
Plan for slip-ups and how you will bounce back. So you have a bad week-- so what. It takes you 60 minutes a day to lose 1 pound a week. It takes you an extra bagel a day to gain it back. Expect to have obstacles and you will succeed.
I would love if everyone sent me their goals! Write to me and let me know how you plan on making this year YOUR year!
Nothing will taste as good as putting your health first in 2009.
Katrina Hodgson
Katrina@Baby-Strong.com
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