Well, people....
What do you think of when you hear someone say "9 months" ?
Nope, not talkin about babies.
9 months until the middle of next summer. Think of how much you could transform your body in 9 months. That's over 36 weeks (did I figure that out right!?)
Here are some very easy steps making goals that you can reach:
This is called a SMART goal.
1. Be specific. Put it down on paper. What exactly do you want (healthy/lose weight/stronger)? How badly do you want it (enough to put your all in it/just kinda want it etc)?
2. Let it be measurable. Give amounts of weight you want to lose. Give amounts of repetitions you want to do in a certain exercise. Give inch amounts you want to get to. See what I mean? Specific.
3. Action oriented. How are you gonna do this? Go to the gym? Write down your food in a journal? Do a workout video at home 3 times a week? How, how, how.
4. Realistic and Relevant. You wanna lose 150lbs by next summer? But is that realistic? Are you setting yourself up for failure if you don't reach it? Be realistic. By all means, don't set your bar too low, but do be realistic. Know where you're at, and think about what you'd like to achieve.
5. Time based. Give yourself smaller time goals. Yes, I said 9 months until next summer, but how much would you like to lose in 2 months from now? How many inches would you like to lose in 6 weeks. See what I mean? Smaller goals that will ultimately get you to your big goal. Give it a time frame. This keeps you accountable. Then it's not "I wanna lose 100lbs by next year - I still have tons of time, I'll start on Monday instead of today" and then many Mondays go by and you still haven't started yet. Small goals. That's what it's all about. Step by step.
My biggest piece of advice is to write it down. Post it up in your pantry. Post it up in your bathroom beside the mirror so you see your goal right in front of you every morning.
You can do this. You're stronger than you think. Promise.
Naomi.