G_Maddison
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When you set yourself a weight goal it is really important that you know exactly what you want and the reasons why. When you know this you can then take the steps necessary in order to reach that goal.
So just close your eyes now and imagine that you’re waking up, getting out of bed at the weight you want to be. How would you look? How would you feel? What clothes would you be wearing? How would those clothes look on you? How would your relationship with food be? How would things be different?
When you have a goal that you would like to reach it is really important that you expand that goal so it’s not just a number. It needs to be compelling and something that is going to motivate you. The more compelling this goal is the more motivated you will be to achieve this goal and the more likely that you will achieve it.
Listed below you will find some questions that you can ask yourself that will help you to set some weight goals. But rather than just answering the question in your head, commit to setting some real goals and write them down on a sheet of paper or in a file on your computer.
1. What is your current weight?
2. What would you like to weight?
3. If you weighed this weight how would you feel?
Would you feel happy? Would you feel more confident? Would you feel more assertive? Would you feel more relaxed in your body?
4. Is this outcome just for you?
It is really important that this outcome is just for you because nobody can take it away from you.
5. When do you think realistically you'll be able to achieve this outcome by?
It's important that you are realistic with this outcome. If you are unrealistic then you’re not going to reach your target and you may then feel like it’s too difficult to lose weight. When you are realistic there is then a good likelihood then you are going to reach this target and you will then feel more motivated.
Now think where you need to be one month from now in order to achieve that goal, then two months from now, or weekly. These smaller targets will help to give yourself more of a chance of reaching your goal weight on time and they will allow you to make adjustments.
Breaking your goal down is very similar to what you would do if you were going on a journey. Just imagine you were in a sail boat and you knew that in order to reach your destination you would have to travel east for 60 days. Now if you only checked your compass when you left, what would be the like hood that 60 days later you would be at your destination? The chances are 60 days later you would be miles from your destination, simply because you didn’t make those fine adjustments to the direction you was travelling. However if you checked your compass quite often you could have made those fine adjustments to the direction your were travelling, so 60 days later if you are not at your designation you are not going to be too far away.
6. What do you need to do in order to reach this goal?
Do you need to change some of your eating habits? Do you need to exercise on a regular basis? Do you need to learn how to stop comfort eating? Do you need to learn what foods to avoid?
7. What strengths and resources can you use which will help you to reach this goal?
Do you have access to a gym? Do you know what foods are good and what foods are bad? Do you have clothes which you can no longer fit into and can use for motivation? Can you apply determination that you may have in part of your life over to this? Write down every resource that you have that will help you to reach your goal but think outside the box. Some things that you may class as a weakness could actually be turned into strength.
Some of the next questions may seem similar but there is a difference. So I suggest that before you answer them that you spend a few moments re-reading the question, so you fully understand what the question is trying to get from you. The questions are designed to stretch your thinking in different ways.
8. What is the main purpose of achieving this outcome?
Do you want to achieve this outcome in order to feel confident? Do you want to achieve this outcome to feel happier? Do you want to achieve this outcome in order to feel healthier?
9. When you achieved this outcome what will happen?
What things will definitely happen to you? Will you be able to get into those size 10 jeans? Will you feel healthier? Will you feel more confident?
10. What things won’t happen if you don’t achieve this outcome?
Would you not be wearing those size 10 jeans? Would you not be feeling healthier? Would you not be confident?
11. What will happen if you don't achieve this outcome?
Will you be unhappy? Will you still be wearing the same size jeans? Will you be wishing that you stuck to these goal?
So just close your eyes now and imagine that you’re waking up, getting out of bed at the weight you want to be. How would you look? How would you feel? What clothes would you be wearing? How would those clothes look on you? How would your relationship with food be? How would things be different?
When you have a goal that you would like to reach it is really important that you expand that goal so it’s not just a number. It needs to be compelling and something that is going to motivate you. The more compelling this goal is the more motivated you will be to achieve this goal and the more likely that you will achieve it.
Listed below you will find some questions that you can ask yourself that will help you to set some weight goals. But rather than just answering the question in your head, commit to setting some real goals and write them down on a sheet of paper or in a file on your computer.
1. What is your current weight?
2. What would you like to weight?
3. If you weighed this weight how would you feel?
Would you feel happy? Would you feel more confident? Would you feel more assertive? Would you feel more relaxed in your body?
4. Is this outcome just for you?
It is really important that this outcome is just for you because nobody can take it away from you.
5. When do you think realistically you'll be able to achieve this outcome by?
It's important that you are realistic with this outcome. If you are unrealistic then you’re not going to reach your target and you may then feel like it’s too difficult to lose weight. When you are realistic there is then a good likelihood then you are going to reach this target and you will then feel more motivated.
Now think where you need to be one month from now in order to achieve that goal, then two months from now, or weekly. These smaller targets will help to give yourself more of a chance of reaching your goal weight on time and they will allow you to make adjustments.
Breaking your goal down is very similar to what you would do if you were going on a journey. Just imagine you were in a sail boat and you knew that in order to reach your destination you would have to travel east for 60 days. Now if you only checked your compass when you left, what would be the like hood that 60 days later you would be at your destination? The chances are 60 days later you would be miles from your destination, simply because you didn’t make those fine adjustments to the direction you was travelling. However if you checked your compass quite often you could have made those fine adjustments to the direction your were travelling, so 60 days later if you are not at your designation you are not going to be too far away.
6. What do you need to do in order to reach this goal?
Do you need to change some of your eating habits? Do you need to exercise on a regular basis? Do you need to learn how to stop comfort eating? Do you need to learn what foods to avoid?
7. What strengths and resources can you use which will help you to reach this goal?
Do you have access to a gym? Do you know what foods are good and what foods are bad? Do you have clothes which you can no longer fit into and can use for motivation? Can you apply determination that you may have in part of your life over to this? Write down every resource that you have that will help you to reach your goal but think outside the box. Some things that you may class as a weakness could actually be turned into strength.
Some of the next questions may seem similar but there is a difference. So I suggest that before you answer them that you spend a few moments re-reading the question, so you fully understand what the question is trying to get from you. The questions are designed to stretch your thinking in different ways.
8. What is the main purpose of achieving this outcome?
Do you want to achieve this outcome in order to feel confident? Do you want to achieve this outcome to feel happier? Do you want to achieve this outcome in order to feel healthier?
9. When you achieved this outcome what will happen?
What things will definitely happen to you? Will you be able to get into those size 10 jeans? Will you feel healthier? Will you feel more confident?
10. What things won’t happen if you don’t achieve this outcome?
Would you not be wearing those size 10 jeans? Would you not be feeling healthier? Would you not be confident?
11. What will happen if you don't achieve this outcome?
Will you be unhappy? Will you still be wearing the same size jeans? Will you be wishing that you stuck to these goal?
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