I resolve to...

JG — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:41:00 GMT

I used to resolve to make fewer resolutions.

In the past, I believed that New Year's Resolutions were just setting me up for failure. A cruel reminder of all of my good intentions, dashed by my lack of willpower.

That was the old me.

I fully admit that I have joined a gym in the first week of January before. Thankfully, I stuck around past March, but many don't. What happens? For many of us, it is simply a case of unrealistic expectations. We set a goal to lose 25 pounds by February 15, and then wonder why we quickly become discouraged. For others of us, we don't set a definitive goal. We just say - "this is it! The year I will lose weight!" and we leave no benchmarks for accountability or to reward our progress.

So the point here, is to balance the two extremes. You will find that you do more with a resolution than without one. I Promise. However, we must make a goal that is measureable, and is realistic, and perhaps has a reward structure built in.

We also need to take an honest assessment of HOW we need to change and WHAT we need to change.

This year, think past the resolutions of the past. Think in new ways -
     I want to look good in my old jeans
     I want to run a 5k
     I want to be toned - maybe a body fat % goal
     I want to lose 1 real pound of fat per week
     I want to drink more water

And then, write it down. Share it with a friend, blast it on Facebook, and have someone keeping you accountable to yourself.

Learn. Make a Plan. And then the fun/hard part...

DO IT.

These are quite honestly just general ideas to get you going. If you want to get into the specifics of selecting realistic weight loss goals, I encourage you to read this blog post from the archives.

If you need tools to help you, we have several calculators on our Tools page. Another resource that I use daily is MyFitnessPal.com (they have handy iPhone and Android apps as well. I encourage you to check out all that you can do there. And of course, we are here for you! We are happy to answer questions and provide useful tips and encouragement - reach out to us on Facebook and Twitter! Tell us what you are doing, how you are doing, and share what is working (and what isn't) with us and help someone else in the process.

Lets make 2012 the year that we meet those goals!

JG

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