Goals can keep you motivated and moving in the right direction— if you set the right ones. But how do you know what goals to set, and how do you make them realistic?
The first rule is to start small. Establish daily or weekly mini-goals to change some aspect of your behavior that’s standing between you and weight-loss success. It can be as simple as eating air-popped popcorn while you watch TV, instead of your usual potato chips. Or walking your kids to school every morning, rather 3 than loading them into the minivan. |
As you start to feel better, you’ll naturally be inspired to set jloftier goals. You may decide to give up potato chips completely or to increase your walking time to a half-hour or even an hour a day. ) It’s good to keep updating your goals as you make progress, but be sure to keep them doable.
The second rute of goal setting is to write down your goals. Seeing them in front of you takes them from the abstract and [ makes them real. I have a friend who writes her goals on Post-It notes and sticks them on her bathroom mirror. They’re the first thing that she sees every morning, and they remind her of her new priorities.
However you choose to do it, keep your goals manageable and visible. Stick with them and watch them work!
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