Good objectives for weight-loss are wonderful. Just like a great number of folks, I assured I would begin to exercise even more, go on a diet, and lose those extra pesky pounds for good. After months, I'm continuing to decide on the 'best' diet plan for myself, and paying out the monthly gym fees for visits that I am 'just about' to get around to. What's the hold up? I had the best of objectives to reduce weight and keep it away. I never got started. According to the experts, I failed because I didn't have a fixed, practical, weight loss plan.
Research studies in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology discovered that people that have intense action plans were more liable to engage in goal driven behaviour, (for exampleweight reduction). In my own case, I wanted to reduce weight and start a healthier way of life. But as you can imagine, this isn't as easy as merely writing "lose weight and workout more", and sticking it on the restroom mirror.
Developing a plan of action is a procedure you need to go through, seriously consider, clearly imagining just what you want. By answering the following questions, you can create your own weight-loss and exercise action plan.
Exacly what are my goals? What, exactly, do I want to achieve? Get those ideas out of your head and onto paper. That helps to make them tangible and practical. Who doesn't like checking off notes when they get done?
There are five particular factors you should keep in mind while noting down all of your weight reduction goals and objectives:
1. Make your goals and objectives specific. Do not say you 'need to reduce weight' or I'm 'going to lose weight', say you surely will do it. For example: "I will lose 15 lbs and go for a walk every evening."
2. Make your exercise and weight-loss goals assessable and precise. 'I'll use the treadmill three times every week for a half hour at a speed of 3.5 miles an hour'.
3. Notw down your selected goals and objectives. Develop both short term and long term goals and objectives for reducing weight. Keep a chart or journal to keep track of your advancements and give yourself some support whenever you reach your weight reduction milestones.
4. Set deadlines. Make your weight reduction goals not only assessable, but time bound. Set your weight and exercise goals and objectives realistically. It's hard to pursue goals and objectives that can never be attained. Unrealistic goals and objectives that just do not seem to be reached can increase your stress level.
5. Allow yourself emotional justifications for continuing to reduce weight. What gets you to act? Visualize your feelings when you achieve success. What will your reward for achievement be? Write it down and plan for it.
Just when should you start off? How about right now! It's time to make a decision. You can go on to think of a much healthier way of life, starting to lose weight and looking better, or you can do something about it right away. You can remain stuck in a hole, or you can make a change. You can put off your happiness until some other day, or you can start doing positive things now, that you know you are capable of doing.
The choice is your own. It is very easy to fall into the trap of 'someday.' Someday I'll lose those extra pounds, but at the moment I have a lot of other things to pay attention to. The truth is, you will continually have things to see to, individuals to see, and places to go. You have to take out time for a better life for yourself simply because you deserve it.
Now that you know just how to set up a specific, goal driven, weight-loss action plan, there is nothing stopping you!
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