Roadmap to Weight Reduction Success

By: Tim helps online | Tags: diet success, fitness, health, weight loss, weight loss planning, Weight Reduction | Comments: 0

There is an old saying;

If you don’t know where you are going, all roads will lead you nowhere!

I speak to many people who want to reduce their weight or be in better shape and the first thing I ask them is how much do you want to reduce your weight by?

The usual answer I get back is something along the lines of;

Oh, I don’t know, I just want to get rid of my excess weight.

or

Not sure, but if I can get rid of this, (pointing to the hips, butt and belly), I’ll be happy.

In fact, I would estimate that 95% of the people I speak with do not know exactly how much they want to reduce their weight by! When you couple this with the fact that these people are sitting in front of me because they have tried on their own with no success, you start to see a bigger picture.

Additionally, a large amount of those people are unaware of how much they weigh and confide in me that they don’t want to know. I understand where they are coming from and give huge amounts of compassion for someone who has tried a number of times to lose the weight only to be left disappointed and frustrated, but how can you know if you are succeeding if you don’t know where you started from and where you want to go?

The simple answer is YOU CAN’T!

The title of this article is The Roadmap to Success so let me carry on with that metaphor.

If you are going on a journey and you needed to get to a specific place that you had never been before would you just set off and hope for the best? No of course you wouldn’t.

You would want to know where you are setting off from, how far it is, what the best route is, do you need to stop on the way, do you need a car or boat, do you need to catch a plane, what time do you need to leave, how long will it take you, and so on and so on.

You may use an atlas or print a map off of the internet, you may phone the place that you are going so they can give you directions or ask someone that has been there before.

Can you hear what I am saying? Do you see where I am going with this?

If you can plan a journey with this much detail so that you get to where you want to be, what is stopping you from planning your weight reduction journey or fitness journey like this and giving yourself the best chance of getting to where you want to be?

The answer might be that you don’t really know where to start; well I can help you!

Below is a 7-point guide to planning your Roadmap to Success. Use it to ensure you give yourself the best possible chance of reaching your destination.

 

1. Find out where you are now! That’s right, it means weighing yourself. I know that people who are overweight generally do not like weighing themselves; I have been there with these people and know the feeling. Trust me when I say that this is an essential part of the journey and if you stick to your plan, it could be the last time you see that number. Just do it. It’s your starting place, your baseline.
2. Decide on your final outcome! Work out for yourself what weight you want to reach. You can do this however you want, make sure it is achievable and that it is a healthy weight for you to be at. You now know how much you have to reduce your weight by.
3. Decide on a timeframe! Consider how long it will take you to reduce your weight by that much and set a deadline of when you want to reach your outcome. Again, make it achievable. There is no point wanting to reduce your weight by 56 pounds in a week. That is unrealistic and will just set you up for a negative experience. One experience that you will soon drop and not revisit. The typical healthy weight reduction is roughly 1-1.5lbs. a week. Some people will see a greater drop in pounds when they add exercise to the plan.
4. Split the timeframe down! Set some smaller goals, if you have given yourself a year for example split it down in to monthly goals to be achieved. You can even break the goal down to a weekly or daily goal to make the process even easier.
5. Who or what is going to help you? Everyone needs help, it’s that simple. Maybe you can get advice from an expert or buy a book or ebook. Which friends and/or family can you count on for undying support? Speak to them, tell them your goal and ask them for their help and support. Know someone who is in shape? Ask them what they do to look like they do. Ask them what their plan or goal is. I’ll bet if they are in shape, there is some sort of plan they follow.
6. Get started and don’t stop! Sorry if that sounds simple but I hear so many people say I will start next week or I am just having a day off, I will get back on it tomorrow. It is a hard truth that you cannot afford to stop every now and again or have a day off. There is no better time to start than right now and no better time to stop than when you succeed.
7. Finally, get ready to celebrate! One key thing that people miss out on when achieving something is the celebration. Celebrating tells your nervous system that this is good, and I want more of it. So, celebrate in a small way when you achieve your short-term goals then plan a huge celebration for when you reach your ultimate outcome. Ask yourself What is my ultimate prize for succeeding? Write down a whole list of things and choose the ultimate that you promise to give yourself once you have reached your final outcome. Stay focused on that prize. Adopt the mantra, “keep your eyes on the prize”.

 

So, by now you should have a good idea on how you want your journey planned, get started, enjoy the journey and reach your destination.

You have my very best wishes and a tool to help you succeed. I have made my e-book, Starting on Weight loss for Life, a perma-free download. In this book I go into greater detail on how to set up for achieving a weight or fitness goal. Don’t wait to learn more about how you can successfully maintain a system of eating that suits you and helps you to reach your weight goal.

 

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