Subject: What is your plan?
A goal without a plan is just a wish.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
French writer (1900 - 1944)
This is a must if you wish to achieve your weight loss goals! Have you thought about what your plan will be?
Answer the following questions and it should be a good start to creating a plan.
1. What is your goal? Lose weight, improve your level of fitness? Name it and Claim it!
2. What will your eating plan be? Are you going to follow a pre-determined plan like the one I posted? Count Calories? Low GI Plan? Weight Watchers? Fat Smash Plan? The best plan is the one you will follow and can make work with your lifestyle! So think long and hard about how you can make that work?
3. What will your Fitness program be? A solid program will combine cardio and weight/strength training for success. Many folks rely on cardio stating they want to burn calories. And while it is true you burn calories with cardio, strength training builds muscle and muscle burns fat. Plus muscle is more compact than fat so when you weigh muscle and fat, muscle takes up less room. Figure you can weight the same but your pants would be looser for instance! Plus strength training helps builds bone density which decreases as we age!
4. How will you stay motivated? Do you have a circle of support? Do you post on a board with others who share similar goals? Do you go to support meetings? Do you have a workout buddy? I'm not saying you should do all of these things but you should be doing at least one of them because with out support you are doomed!
5. How will you stay accountable? Will you post your daily success or lack there of on your eating plan? Will you have a weekly weigh in? Take your measurements monthly? Who will you share the results with? Those that make themselves accountable tend to have greater success than those who don't!
Let me know if I can help you make YOUR PLAN!
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