“I will lose 7% of my body weight in 3 months.” Since healthy weight loss is about 1-2 pounds per week, set your deadline accordingly.Knowing that you have a deadline motivates you to get started. If you are not concerned about weight loss or this is not a good time in your life to focus on that, choose something that IS motivating to you. Does it seem relevant to you? If so, let’s keep going. Don’t set a goal that someone else is pressuring you to attain-that isn’t very motivating. Set goals that are important to where you are in your life right now. A measurable, attainable goal could be, “I will lose 7% of my body weight.”.What percentage is attainable for you? Research suggests that a 5-10% weight loss is attainable for most overweight people. Likewise, a goal that is too easy is also not very motivating. It’s good to ‘shoot for the stars’, but don’t be too extreme. Before you can add a number, you have to know how high or low you want to go. How will you track your progress and how you will know when you have reached your goal? Making your goal measurable means adding a number. Let’s pick weight loss and make a SMART goal out of it together.How do you want to do it? Is it losing weight? Start exercising? Stop smoking? Break it down and it will be easier to manage. A common goal, “get healthy,” is too general.Your goal should be clear and easy to understand. No matter how big or small your goal-whether it’s losing 5 or 50 pounds, walking a mile or running your first marathon-making change requires planning and SMART goal setting.įollow these guidelines to setting SMART goals and you will be surprised at what you can do: Have you decided that it’s time to make a change but aren’t sure how to get started? Or have you already set more goals for yourself than you care to admit-but keep failing to reach them?
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