5 Steps To A New You In The New Year – Step 1
“Watch out that you do not lose what we have worked so hard to achieve. Be diligent so that you receive your full reward.” – 2 John 1:8
Each year, many people make New Year’s Resolutions to lose weight, get in shape and improve their health. Unfortunately, they fail to follow through with their resolutions after the first few weeks into the New Year. It’s not that they don’t want to achieve their goals. It’s due to a lack of a few crucial steps to success.
For the next five days, I’m going to give you five steps that, if followed, will help you lose fat, increase strength, gain muscle and improve your health in 2010. Let’s start with Step 1.
Step 1: Write Down Your Goals and Set Deadlines.
This is very important. You need to have your goals written down in order to review them on a daily basis and remind yourself of what you want to accomplish.
Be specific. Don’t just say, “I want to lose weight” or “I want to look better.” Instead, write down exactly how much weight you want to lose and set a deadline of when you will succeed.
Review this list every day when you wake up and every night before bed.
Say to yourself, “I will lose (list number here) pounds in (list timeframe here) by eating five nutritious meals a day, performing resistance training three times per week and interval training two times per week.” Saying this to yourself each day will make your goals concrete to your conscious and subconscious mind.
This first step is necessary if you hope to achieve your health and fitness goals in 2010 and beyond. Don’t skip over this step. Take a few minutes to really think of what you want to accomplish and write it down.
Check back for Step 2 in the next day. Soon, you’ll be well on your way to having your best year ever!
