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Week 2 Friday Meeting (January 15)
Welcome to week 2 of the New Year’s Challenge! This week we’re going to ask you to reflect on the goals you set forth for yourself this year. Approximately 90 percent of Americans make at least one New Year's resolution, and it’s no surprise that the majority choose weight-loss as their number one goal? This is also the time of year when you may notice all the articles and TV segments about quick ways to lose weight. And while those gimmicky promotions may sound appealing, fad diets aren’t the way to go. When it comes to permanent weight loss and long-term health, slow and steady wins the race. Learn more about why quick fix diets fail.
As you begin your journey of losing weight and leading a healthy lifestyle, it’s important to identify what your goals are and to make sure they are realistic. For starters, don’t stress over losing pounds, and instead focus on following the Meal Plans carefully, breaking unhealthy habits, and incorporating more exercise into your routine. Before you know it, you have already dropped a dress size! Share your goals with us and tell us how you plan to obtain them.
Today Lynn Grieger, registered dietician, is going to discuss how to set obtainable goals — and how to stick with them for good! Lynn has 20 years of experience in the fields of nutrition, wellness, and health. Lynn has an undergraduate degree from the University of Vermont, spent four years as an officer in the US Army, and then went back to school at Valparaiso University in Indiana to become a registered dietitian. She’s also a certified diabetes educator with additional training and expertise working with people with type 1, type 2, or gestational diabetes, as well as a certified personal trainer through the American College of Sports Medicine. Lynn also completed coaching training through Well Coaches and is a frequent freelance author for several print and online magazines.
So, let's get started! See you right here at 3:00 p.m. (eastern)Linda
Thanks, Linda! It's great to be here during week two of the New Year's Challenge!
Abraham Lincoln said that "a goal properly set is halfway reached," and I completely agree. Without specific, action-oriented goals, we're like a boat without a rudder. Everyone here today shares one goal: to lose weight and keep it off. Let's look beyond that broad goal, and set realistic, obtainable, action-oriented goals that will guide us through each day and each week. When you set goals, keep the word "smart" in mind:
Specific
Measurable
Action-based behavior
Realistic
Timeframe
Instead of setting a goal to eat better, set a smart goal that gives you a specific, measurable road map for how you plan to improve your eating habits for the coming week. Instead of setting a goal to lose a specific amount of weight in the next month, set smart goals that focus on the action-oriented behaviors that will lead to weight loss, such as:
* following the SBD meal plan
* paying attention to the amount of foods you eat
* making sure you walk for 30 minutes a certain number of times each week.
Use a three-step process to truly benefit from goal setting: set smart goals, review your progress on your goals weekly, and build on that progress to set new smart goals. Le's use our time together to talk about the action goals you plan on putting into your life with the SBD program. Post any questions you have for me by replying to this or any of my posts. I'll do my best to answer any questions that are addressed to me that are posted by 4pm!
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I HAVE LONG TERM GOALS BUT MY SHORT ONE ARE DONE DAILY AND WEEKLY
Looking back at the first of the year my goals were.......
Walk 5 days a week
Take 4-wheel bike out on the trails once a week
Track
Plan menu the evening before
I am really trying to join the meeting but every time I go to the messages page, it changes and I can't seem to get where I need to be.
Once I shifted from "My goal is to lose 10 pounds a month" to "My goal is to follow the SBD faithfully and to exercise at least 30 minutes a day", I was able to stop the emotional roller-coaster I was on when I did not lose the 10 pounds in a month. Not because I wasn't being faithful to the program, but because it wasn't within my control how much weight came off.
Linda
Those are good, specific goals that cover a variety of areas. Now, let's look at how you're doing progresing with these goals.
When we have action based behaviors that we are not able to constantly achive, what is your suggestion for re-working those behaviors. Is that the time we need to sit down and try to figure out why we are getting in our own way.
Simple example: action - follow SB Phase II - keep eating too many starches and end up inadvertantly on P3 ! LOL !
L
I love the concept, and I think it can really be helpful -- particularly when the whole weight loss thing seems so overwhelming. Taking it one step at a time.
Congratulations for making that switch to setting action-oriented goals and taking charge of your behaviors! Looks like you've made a lot of progress in all areas!
If I can do those for 100 days, think how much of a habit it will be!!!