Goals? What Goals?

Wonder why some people Never seem to become what they dream of becoming? Blame it on pure dreaming and lack of setting goals for achieving their dreams.

Setting goals is a huge part of success. People who set goals literally create a map of their dreams for their lives, marking where they should begin, where to pause, where to detour, and where and when to stop. Once this map is created, it allows the map drawer to check her progress and whether or not he is making achievements that will take him closer to his goals.

Why is Setting Goals so Important for Weight Loss?

 

Setting goals will allow to track their progress in your weight loss journey. It will help you become more confident in yourselves and more motivated to achieve your plans.  With a clear goal in mind you will know exactly what you want, how to get it and how close you are.

Goal setting means you are proactive in dealing with challenges that may affect your plans as well (Hello Birthday cake! lol). Being proactive means one is able to outline possible difficulties that may occur as well as the solutions to these difficulties. By doing this, you will not feel defeated when challenges (Cookies!) occur because you have already prepared for them. You will have strategies to get back on track.

How to Make Successful Goals

 

To be successful in goal setting, the goals that you set for yourself should be realistic and based on your own capabilities. Being too ambitious in setting up goals can make the goals unrealistic and difficult to achieve. However, do not also set goals that are too low because this will be discouraging when you don't see any weight loss!

It is also necessary to include a time frame within which the weight loss goal will be achieved. This way, you are able to determine if you need to fast track your strategies or to slow down a bit.

Break your goals down into little steps, and once you have achieved something, even a little of what you hoped to achieve, then you reward yourself to keep you motivated (Just NOT with food!  Get a massage, buy a new nail polish or spend the afternoon reading a book-don't undo all your hard work by using fatty or sugary foods as your reward) Also, celebrate your milestones, but don't complacent with any little achievement, as this may cause you to backslide.

These goal guides can be used in any aspect of your life - from personal or family life, to career and finances.  When setting goals, it is always important to set standards that would suit your present situation, your capabilities, and other factors that may influence the achievement of your goal.