How's your New Year's Resolutions coming along? Here we are....46 days into the new year, are you executing on your plan? Has your enthusiasm for your plan dropped off? Do you have a plan?
For many, life has gotten in the way. Our intentions are right on....BUT. I heard it said, long ago, "you can have results or excuses, just not both." Here are 3 quick tips to get you back on track:
1. Look again at your goal for the year. NOW, reduce your time frame from January to December, to the immediate next 12 weeks. Just focus on what you would like to accomplish in the next 12 weeks. For example; you have a goal to lose 20 lbs. this year. Focus the next 12 weeks on just 10 lbs.
2. Once your have your 12 week Goal in mind, what are the 2-4 actions that you can do that will get you in position to hit your goal? These are actions that YOU can control. Here are a few examples:
- Consume 1500-2000 calories a day
- Work out 5-6 days a week
- 3 days cardio
- 2-3 days of weight/resistance training
- Get 8 hours of sleep each night
- Consume 120 oz. of clear water each day
Once again, it is what YOU can control.
3. Now it's time to implement/execute the plan. Don't wait until all the conditions are "right." START NOW!
Before you start, take a "before" picture of yourself. Also, weigh yourself but don't just stop there....take measurements of your waist, chest, arms, etc. You'll be amazed at how you will change in the next 12 weeks IF you stick to your plan. Don't just look at the scale, it doesn't tell the whole story. At the end of your 12 weeks, reflect back on where you started to where you ended. Celebrate then set a new 12 week goal and go after it!
Today is a good as a day as any to get started as it is "the first day of the rest of your life!" 2015 can still be YOUR YEAR!
