5 steps to Setting Goals

Make a choice - Look at your body, your quality of life. What do you really want to have?





Be Specific- Leave no detail left behind.





Find Your Reason - Now that you know what you want to change, ask yourself WHY?





Form you plan - What is it going to take to get there? What are you going to have to do?





Take action - Do you know what the number one cause is in most people's lives? Never taking this step serious and taking the action to get the job started yet alone done. We develop these comfort zones and become afraid to step out of those boundaries and really go after out goals.


Do not let your plan of action go to waste. Why not start immediately on working towards your goals..take action today.





All actions start with a change-- no matter how small. Answering the following questions in your journal.

List 3 Things you want to change about your body.



Why is this so important to you? What is your Reason?

Next,
List 3 things you could do right now that will make a difference today..an action. No matter how small it may be, it will bring you closer to your goal. Remember, baby steps.

Finally,
List at least 2 things that you are giving up by not being more fit/at a healthy body weight.

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