So you are trying to lose weight. How much? What are your weight loss goals? Some people make the mistake of just trying to lose weight without any plan or goal in mind. This is kind of like getting in your car, and driving, without having a map or a destination in mind. How will you know when you and achieved what you set out to do?
Try to set a goal. Do you want to achieve a certain weight, or a certain size? I don’t have either of these in mind.
I have already lost my own weight. Now I want to maintain my weight while lowering my body fat percentage so that I can see my abs. Thats my goal.
I have a very good friend who is trying to lose weight, and her goals are to fit into a pink dress that she bought. She also has an interim goal of fitting into a particular pair of jeans. To help herself visualize her goal, she has hung pictures of those jeans in various places in her kitchen.
So when planning to lose weight, come up with your goals, write them down, document them, tell people about them. By having these goals in mind, your brain will start to work out how to get there. It will help you. But you have to admit to your goal. If you are keeping your goal secret, you are giving yourself an out so you can fail, and no one will know. But if you simply write it down, you are making a commitment, and you are more likely to achieve it!

Posted by Rob in Whatever on February 15th, 2007 |