Are you going about your New Year's resolutions all wrong?
Take a look at your resolutions as you read through this post. Perhaps you can improve on them!
Have you made the typical New Year's Resolution to lose weight and get in shape?
I actually advise AGAINST making resolutions. To me, those resolutions always sound like ALL or NOTHING. Or, maybe, it sounds like my life is being overhauled and remodeled.
Such dramatic changes can't happen overnight, and if they do, they typically don't stick. So, why would I set myself up for failure?This year, set yourself up for SUCCESS!
Don't start January 1st.
Don't start tomorrow.
Start TODAY!
Stop setting outcome goals. You can't control the outcome!
Instead, set action goals that you actually can control.
That number on the scale is an outcome. Those inches or dress sizes, those are outcomes, too.
Instead, set reasonable, attainable action goals. Pick a fitness program and hit play 5 days a week. Give it 30 minutes each day. Resolve to DO things!
Walk 20 minutes every day!
Find someone (or even a group) to be accountable to!
Instead, set action goals that you actually can control.
That number on the scale is an outcome. Those inches or dress sizes, those are outcomes, too.
Instead, set reasonable, attainable action goals. Pick a fitness program and hit play 5 days a week. Give it 30 minutes each day. Resolve to DO things!
Walk 20 minutes every day!
Find someone (or even a group) to be accountable to!
Don't say "No more soda/sugar/carbs/bread/sweets/whatever-food-you-demonize"...
Instead, say "3 vegetables servings every day!" or "Fresh fruit with breakfast each morning".
Instead, say "3 vegetables servings every day!" or "Fresh fruit with breakfast each morning".
Then, find a way to hold yourself accountable!
Find a partner! This may not always be feasible, but it's worth trying.
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| Torque supervises my workouts and makes weight recommendations! |
My husband and I enjoy working out together, but our schedules and preferences don't always allow that to happen. As a result, I still end up working out alone. Unless you count the cats! However, it's nice to know he is supporting my efforts!
Although we can't seem to work out together, we still work together. We plan our meals together. We shop together (online, for our groceries! No kidding!). We cook together.
Don't change EVERYTHING all at once!
Instead, choose one thing at a time. Change something small! Once that change has become routine, then work on the next change. Another small thing. If 5 minutes is all the spare time you have, then make use of it! Spend that 5 minutes working out every day. Make that 5 minutes a habit. Make it non-negotiable. Match in place. Do push ups. Just move!
Maybe you don't eat ANY vegetables right now. Instead of jumping into eating 3 servings every day, just start with 1!
Want to know the easiest vegetable serving I eat every day? I put a fistful of leafy greens into my morning shake. It started as an experiment, but it has now become a habit! That's 1 more vegetable than I was eating before!
Finally, accept that things are going to get off-track...
And get right back on track as soon as you can!
These aren't changes you're making for short term success. These are changes you want to stick for the rest of your life! There really is no time like the present.
What can you do for yourself TODAY??
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