We are now a month and a half into the new year.  Are you seeing the health and fitness results that you set out to achieve?  Sometimes we can be too drastic with our health and fitness goals which makes it very difficult and even seemingly impossible to keep them.  The following are basic but super effective methods at making progressive changes to keep you on point with your goals.  I call them the ABC’s of making change.

Attainable-Something realistic and achievable.  It makes no sense to set yourself up for failure with drastic and over the top goals, especially when your just getting started.  Short term goals will keep you fresh and inspired by guess who….you!  Seeing yourself succeed is exactly what the doctor ordered to help you feel in control and motivated!

Believable-If you don’t actually think your capable of achieving what you set out to do, then The Mission IS Impossible.  Do you feel as though you’ve failed yourself time and time again?  Do you think you will be fat or out of shape forever?  Well you’re not destined to failure.  It’s much more likely that you just aren’t setting proper goals.  If you want REAL RESULTS for a LIFETIME, you need to start off by conquering simple goals one by one until you build your self esteem.  Along the way you will be moving closer and closer to the lifelong results you’re looking for at a pace that keeps you feeling in control and motivated.

Clear- Now this is important.  Your goals MUST be clear and measurable.  Share them with your personal trainer, family and friends so they can keep you accountable.  A good example of a clear goal would be eating a healthy breakfast consistent with your diet plan every single day.  Another example would be to add 20 minutes of cardio after every strength training session for this upcoming week.  Both goals are basic, simple and measurable.

The ABC’s of Goal Setting are applicable to EVERYONE.  No matter what your fitness level or training/nutrition experience-every journey big or small, begins with a single step.  So stop wishing for change and get started!

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