♠ Posted by Unknown in Weight Loss Diet at 5:53 ص
As with most things in life, setting goals
is very important when dieting. When you look at things truthfully and
objectively you should notice that most of the things you’ve accomplished in
life have been accomplished because you not only had a goal but also had a
clearly planned and well thought out process for achieving that goal. That
being said, why is goal setting so important when it comes to dieting?
First of all, it is difficult to achieve a
goal if you do not have a clearly defined goal. There are times in life when it
is almost impossible to tell whether you are succeeding or failing because you
aren’t certain exactly what the desired outcome should be. Identifying your
dieting goals before you begin eliminates this particular possibility.
Second, having dieting goals gives you a
measuring stick by which you can judge your process. This is important so that
you know when your efforts are failing behind and when you’re moving along
schedule or ahead of schedule. In other words, you will know when to celebrate
and when to give yourself a swift kick to the rear.
Now that we know why we set weight loss
goals, let’s discuss how we should go about setting those goals that are so
important for dieting success. You want to set goals that are aggressive
without being impossible to achieve. If you set goals that are beyond your
reach you will find that frustration will be your dieting partner until you
reach the point where you give up all together. In order to avoid this you should
take great care to insure that your goals are possible for you to achieve.
When it comes to weight loss be specific
when setting your goals. Rather than setting a total goal of 40 or 60 pounds
start with a specific goal such as 10 pounds in one month. Then you can extend
the goal to the next month until you’ve reached the overall goal of 40 or 60
pounds. It is much easier to lose 10 pounds four times than it is to lose 40
pounds at once. It’s a trick of the mind but it works. Ten pounds sounds simple
and achievable. Forty pounds sounds like an insurmountable obstacle.
Another thing about goals is that you want
to hold yourself accountable but you shouldn’t call the whole thing off if you
only lose 9 pounds instead of 10. Instead, find out where you dropped the ball
for the final pound and set your 10-pound goal for the next month.
You should also take great care that you
are working with your personal goals and not the goals that someone else is
pushing on you. The truth is that if it’s personal to you, it will be much more
rewarding than if you are doing this for someone else. If your heart isn’t in
it, there are very few goals that are going to motivate you properly.
Finally, you should establish small
(non-food) rewards for accomplishing your dieting goals. Perhaps your reward
will be a new accessory for your new (or new old) wardrobe or a pedicure for
your new look. Make your reward something fun and frivolous and teach yourself
that accomplishing your goals can be accomplished by something other than food.
This is a key to dieting successfully.
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