Successfull 2010 Resolutions
Posted by deborah neiman on Thu, Jul 22, 2010 @ 04:06 PM
Make 2010 the year your New Year’s Resolutions Succeed!!!
Take advantage of your motivation at the beginning of the year and make 2010 the year you reach your goals successfully. First and foremost, recognize those barriers that have been keeping you from tackling your weight loss for good. We all know that you have to reduce your calories and increase your activity but what is it that keeps most of us from being from successful? Recent studies show that most people don’t succeed because they feel like they have to fit into the “cookie cutter diet plan” but at Step Ahead we help identify your hurdles, eliminate the obstacles and find the plan that is best for you!
Some of our Step Ahead tips to make 2010 a success for you:
1. Calories – it’s not all or nothing. You know your goal, and adjust your meals and snacks to meet your lifestyle. Save calories for the meal you eat with others and make the other two meals simple and easy. This gives you an option to relax around your most important meal and makes meeting your goal easier.
2. Snacks – keep them on you as much as possible so they can be “no-brainers”. Veggies and fruit are great but not always convenient so keep bars or bags of low calorie snacks for those “off” times.
3. Drinks – THEY COUNT. Think low calorie mixed drinks or wine and TRY very hard to keep it to no more then TWO.
4. Activity – if you have not gone on your treadmill every year, or gone to the gym or get on your bike – You are NOT going to. Recognize that you are NOT lazy or unmotivated BUT you are choosing activities that you either don’t like or cannot fit into your day. CHANGE your outlook on burning off calories and MAKE it EASY. Try increasing your steps during the day, Walk at least 10 minutes during any break at work and don’t let yourself sit for more then 1 hour at a time. Try some activities that are “out of the box” – get a wii fit, wear a pedometer or join a “private” gym or personal training facility that is not intimidating and let’s you meet your goals!
5. There is no rush – you are NOT the biggest loser!!! Shoot for at least 1 pound a week and if you do more, great!
These are just some easy tips to help get you started. If you have failed before it is not due to lack of willpower or determination – it is simply that you are choosing a path that will NOT work for you. Change your focus, change your attitude and you will make 2010 the year for YOU!!!!
Visit us at Step Ahead – we are always here to help get you moving in the right direction!!!
Happy New Year.