We are in our second month of the new year now. It's a good time to ask the question: how are
we doing with our New Year's resolution?
If you are somewhat struggling to accomplish your New Year's resolutions,
here are some adjustments that can keep you motivated in achieving them:
1. Change your
goals so that they are easy to achieve/attainable. Many of us make goals that looks good but isn't always
something we can attain. For example,
one could say that they want to "stop eating at all fast food places"
or "stop drinking regular soda."
These stated goals may seemed wonderful, but if you enjoyed fast food and
go there five times week, following a new goal will be hard to do. Instead, start with something like "I
should limit the amount of days I eat at a fast food restaurant to four days or
less." The stated goals is achievable because it is easy and require a
slow transition from your previous lifestyle.
2. Change your
goals so that they are a little bit more specific. Like
the given examples above, make sure to have goals that have definite stated
outcome. For example, instead of saying
"I want to lose weight" try "I want to lose approximately five
pounds by two weeks." The stated altered goals have an outcome that you
could measure. By having a measurement
for your outcome, you are now able to know where you are at with your goals.
3. Change your goals to ones that you enjoy. It's good to have a goal in mind that is attainable and definite. However, if the goal that you're trying to do isn't something you will enjoy, you might as well not do it. For instance, if you're goal is to go to the gym, but don't like going there, you shouldn't. Instead find something you will enjoy that still requires the same amount of energy or effort as going to the gym: swimming, longboarding, hiphop dancing, parachuting, exploring, hiking, wrestle your girlfriend…. You get the point. For more lists that you'll enjoy click here: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/fitness-alternatives-for-those-who-hate-exercise.html
I found this article very interesting especially because I am the type of person that has the same exact goal every New Year. Every time I try and lose weight I am very motivated the first and couple of months and then my motivation kind of dwindles down. I really liked the your tip on changing goals so they are more specific. You gave the example of losing five pounds in two weeks, I think if I tried that I would be able to stick to because two weeks is such a short period of time compared to six weeks.
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