Why you aren't reaching your goals ...

You start with your goal:  Lose Weight 

 

Then you do a bunch of things.  Maybe even all the things.  New foods.  New exercise.  New plan.  New vigor in starting an old plan. 

 

Whatever the things – maybe it lasts a few days or a week but somehow it just doesn’t take hold. 

 

We blame ourselves.  We are bad.  We are broken.  We suck.   

 

We aren’t the problem. 

 

The goal was the problem. 

 

Lose Weight 

 

It seems like it is specific.  Like we “know” what that means.  But do we? 

 

What if you just decided to become REALLY specific about the goal?  Be curious about it.  

 

How much weight?  By when?  Is that possible?  How will I do it?  What’s ONE small thing I can do today?  Can I be consistent with that?  What are my obstacles?  How can I make a plan for them? 

 

What if we did it this way ……  

 

I will lose 10 pounds in the next 8 weeks.  I will know I have succeeded when I weigh-in 8 weeks from now and weigh 10 pounds less. 

 

To do that – I will plan my foods every day (is that doable?) and I will follow my plan exactly at least 4/7 days (it’s okay to not be perfect – because we aren’t perfect).  

 

If I don’t follow my plan – I will sit and analyze why I didn’t and ask myself what I can learn from the experience.  (Can I do a little something different to make it easier on me tomorrow?) 

 

I will check in daily to make sure my plan is doable, that I am being (imperfectly) consistent and I will try and make a small change to make the next day easier.  

 

One small step at a time. 

 

That is how we reach our goals. 

 

Not just a hope. 

 

A concrete, specific, small steps, expecting to be imperfect but keep pushing daily kinda goal.