Through my weighloss journey I have learned a lot about myself and reaching small goals. Even a big goal of 60 pounds lost my first year!
What is a goal?
A goal without a plan is just a dream. Boy am I good at daydreaming! Being off in la la land won't get you anywhere though. You always have to snap back to reality at some point.
What do you want out of life? The first step is writing it down! Make it real. Please make sure that it is realistic...you don't want to set yourself up for failure. Make small, even tiny goals to start with. This is what I did in the beginning. The big goals scared me. Making a change can be scary. Baby steps are better than no steps.
Then put a deadline on your goal. For example, one of my goals for my family is that we own our own home in 2018. We currently rent and we are out growing the space daily! One of my health goals is to put on more muscle. I am focusing this year on toning up.
So tell me, what is it going to take to get you to that goal? This is your plan. The ACTION that will help you reach your desired result. For the home goal I've got a lot of earning to do and a lot of saving to do! To put on muscle I am going to weight train 3x per week. Is it going to be hard at times? I am sure it will be. I also know that anything worth having takes work and will be worth it in the end.
Don't get to overwhelmed. Keep the process super simple in the beginning.
Recap, figure out what you want and write it down, put a deadline on it and make a plan to get there. Sounds easy enough right? Allow yourself to dream but put some action into it! Don't worry if you aren't sure how to "get there" at first, wherever THERE may be. Get creative. Think outside of the box. It may seem impossible but darling, nothing is impossible!
