New Year's Resolution - by Becca

New Year's Resolution?

Why am I talking about a New Year's Resolution and its at the end of May?

Did you happen to make yourself a couple of New Year’s Resolution?

Well here in a few days, we will be ½ way through the year. Yes, six months goes by so fast.  It is a great time to “re-evaluate” our goals and what we need to change or what we can pat ourselves on the back for what we done.

Here's a common resolution: I want to lose # amount of weight?

But, it's pretty hard to make the scale obey when it comes to numbers.  Maybe it would help you to be able to achieve your goal by saying: I have the goal of being a healthier, happier person by eating healthy and exercising.

Goals don’t always need to be things that are hard to obtain or something to be achieved in a finite amount of time. Long term goals can be broken into small pieces that lead to the big picture of where we want to be.

You won't see a person who has been a couch potato their whole life says “I want to run a marathon” and get up off the couch that day and run a marathon. No, that person uses that ultimate goal ahead of them and train their body with exercise and nutrition to achieve their goal of running a marathon. They run 5k, 10k, ½ marathons and build up their endurance for the race.

So what does that mean for us? What is our ultimate goal? How can we break that down to be able to achieve that goal? Make a small list and post it everywhere; make a copy and put on your fridge, in your purse, on your computer screen, on your bathroom mirror. Why so many places? Constantly reminding ourselves of your goals that you have, when things are hard and its easy to forget.

And without a goal, I can guarantee you won't achieve it!!

Here is a list of my current goals:

• Workout 5 days a week, including 3 AM workouts (Fasted Cardio)
• Healthy Clean Eating
• Limit Carbs
• Eliminate diet soda
• Run a 5k in 2008

Do you notice something? Some of these goals may not be super-specific but these are things that I am working to include in my life and for me to continue to progress, I needed to make my goals where I knew that I could obtain them. Now all of these are becoming easier and easier because they are becoming a LIFESTYLE for me.

And, take credit for what you have accomplished this year. Whether it may be big or small, we need to take credit for what we have done!  

Here is a list of what I have accomplished so far in 2008 (it's good to toot your own horn!  Post your comments below with your own toots!!)

• I got into a pair of 10’s, I had been in some 14’s, 12’s but I can fit into 10’s (now, I want to lose a tad bit more before I strut my stuff in them)
• I lost an inch, almost two in my ribcage and almost a cup size in the bra fitting
• I eat fairly clean all the time and its second nature to me
• I was selected as a Phit-n-Phat Spotlight Member and became a moderator
• I am the official PnP cheerleader!
• I am going to Phat Camp in a few weeks
  

This is a great time for you to review your list of goals, including making a new list of goals to push yourself and feel GREAT doing it.

Maybe one of those goals would be becoming Phit-n-Phat. If it is, stop now, fill out the application. I can guarantee you will never walk away feeling unsatisfied. You will love it here!