Every December, countless millions put weight loss on their 2010 resolution list. And by February, no more than 10% of men and women actually stay committed to their desired goals.
Don’t give up on the dream! If you want to lose weight, doesn’t have to be impossible. Take a look at these simple tips and see if they can work for you.
1. Be willing to Commit to your goal. What defines a commitment? When you are committed to something, you will do whatever it takes, regardless of how you ‘feel’ about it. When you are committed, you are being true to what you stand for. Prepare to be astounded at how your commitment will carry over into other areas of your life when you are truly commitment to your goal of losing 20 lbs.
2. Write down the weight that you want to be. It’s a known fact: when you write down your goals you are giving yourself a better chance to succeed.
3. Tell your friends. People who let their friends and family know about their goals are more likely to succeed. The key is to make sure that the ones who know are the ones who will support your success.
4. Plan your attack. Have as detailed a plan as possible how you are going to succeed in your weight loss program. Every sit down has to be planned. Know in advance how many times you will go to the gym and workout. You will do best if you have a road map to your success. Otherwise you will fall to the wayside. Create a vision of how you want to look and just work backwards from there.
5. Have an Accountability Partner. This is one step above step #2. You are doing more just getting a ‘support’ group. You are partnered with someone who will hold you to your word! This is where a personal trainer can come in handy. Don’t have the money? Pick someone close to you that you can meet with once a week to stay on course.
6. Focus With Reminders. Now you are ready to go. You have your plan of attack and your have your coach. You should know how you will be eating for the next few weeks. The next step is to make sure that you are always focused on your goals. One way to do that is to have reminders. Post it stickers can do wonders. You can have your reminders as a card in place them in your purse of Wallet. You can have them on your blackberry or cell phone. Do whatever works best for you.
7. Be True to Yourself! If you are making the same goal time and time again and you are not achieving your fat loss goal, then you have to ask yourself some tough questions. What will make this year different? You have to honestly ask your self if this goal is truly realistic. Maybe it’s a goal you think that you should have, but you are really doing it for someone else.