This is a good time of the year to reflect on our dreams. As we come through the New Year most of us will make resolutions. By now most of us have broken those resolutions and fallen back to old habits. Our New Year resolutions are nothing more than a dream. Some of us dream big – others hope to make minor changes – others don’t bother.
The dream is a goal and it needs to be specific if we are going to have a chance of achieving it. Many folks resolve to lose weight and stop with that. There is no real goal here, it’s just wishful thinking. Those that are going to have a chance of achieving the goal need to be specific about it. For me it’s to finally lose that last 20 pounds by March 15.
Having the goal is small, yet critical piece of the puzzle to achieve the dream. The biggest piece is having the determination to accomplish it. At this point I know I have the determination, given that during the second half of last year I was able to drop 45 pounds. Last year I started the year will the resolution to lose weight —- it took me 6 months to realize — lose weight is not a real goal. At that point I set the real goal to get all the excess weight off by Mar 15th. And that time I decided it was of the utmost importance to accomplish it.
With the goal and the determination firmly in place — it was time to lay out the plan. It’s a fairly simple plan. One that many folks ask me what my secret is. What is it I’ve been doing to get the weight off? No surprise here – diet and exercise. The only way to lose weight is to consume fewer calories than you burn.
To eat less I’ve been journaling and following the Weight Watchers point system. For exercise, I’ve made exercise my top priority of the day. I wake between 4 and 5 in the morning and workout 1 – 2 hours a day. It’s a huge commitment. It is that level of commitment that has allowed me to move closer to my goal.
What dream do you have the commitment to make it a reality?
Tags: Attitude, Determination
January 9, 2011 at 3:21 pm |
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January 12, 2011 at 12:17 pm |
Bea;
I think it was an issue of the “USA Today”, over the Holidays that mentioned **66%** of our people had NO New Year’s Resolution for 2011. Mine is to work more thoughtfully, effectively, and continue rebuilding physical strength after a bout of overdoing. My wife’s, like you, has been to begin the new Weight Watchers poiint control system for dieting.
Bill LeGray