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Take Action Now and Achieve Your Goals
TAKE ACTION!
I swear, it seems as if there are more opinions regarding fat
loss than there are people. It's amazing. What's even more
amazing (and frustrating), is that most of them are wrong,
if not downright dangerous.
loss than there are people. It's amazing. What's even more
amazing (and frustrating), is that most of them are wrong,
if not downright dangerous.
There is just way too much information for you to even get
started with a successful program, sometimes known as
"information overload".
started with a successful program, sometimes known as
"information overload".
There is so much information and so
many differing opinions that you never even get yourself started. Or,
you get started, but never give any particular program a chance, instead
going from one to the other, in a "shot gun" approach, never giving
anything a chance to make progress.
You need to pick a sensible
program and decide to stick with it for a long enough period of time
that you can measure your results, or lack thereof.
If you're like
most people, fear, doubt and confusion are preventing you from moving
forward and tackling your fat loss goals. This prevents too many people
from achieving their goals in life, whether it be a successful career,
or building their body.
Everyone feels the fear and doubt. The
difference is that successful people move forward anyway and use these
things as motivators to help them achieve their goals.
Do something! Hit the gym. Eat that nutritious meal.
You
don't have to know everything to get started. Do a few weight exercises
a couple of days a week, drop one thing in your diet that you know you
shouldn't have. You can fine tune your program as you go, doing more and
more of the things you need to do.
Forget about whether
supplement a is better than supplement b or if turkey is better than
chicken or should you have whey protein with casein or take them
separately.
If you aren't doing the fundamentals correctly, these
things just don't matter. This goes back to a previous article I wrote
where I stated that things such as narrow grip, wide grip, etc. won't
mean a thing if there are major flaws in the fundamentals of your
training
program.
program.
Forget about which supplement is better for what,
whether you should be riding the bike or hitting the treadmill, if
turkey has less fat than chicken.
Master the fundamentals first!
The fundamentals of fat loss include:
Perform high intensity weight training,
Burn more calories than you consume
Eat 5-6 small, frequent meals and never skip meals,
Taken in a few tablespoons of good fats such as flax seed or sunflower
Eat natural foods; avoid processed & refined foods
Drink a lot of water
Eat more fibrous carbs, fruits & vegetables,
Consume at least 1 gram of protein per pound of lean body mass
Perform high intensity cardio
If
you're not doing all these things, and you're looking for the perfect
supplement stack or the optimum periodization plan, then you are just
setting yourself up for failure from the beginning.
Fitness Is A Lifestyle, Not A Diet
Do you know what is the biggest fat loss mistake made by beginners?
As
many of you are aware, gym memberships always shoot up in January and
February. All of the sudden, you can't get the equipment you want
without a long wait. Don't worry, as you move into March, most of the
newcomers will be gone because they've quit.
Results may come slowly for most of you, unless you are genetically blessed.
But
if you stick with it long enough, if you resolve to make it a lifestyle
and not a quick fix, you will get the results that you want.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/6784
A SMART Guide to Goal Setting
Have you decided that it’s time to make a change but aren’t sure how to get started? Or have you already set more goals for yourself than you care to admit-but keep failing to reach them?
It’s time for a new way of thinking.
No matter how big or small your goal-whether it’s losing 5 or 50 pounds, walking a mile or running your first marathon-making change requires planning and SMART goal setting.
Follow these guidelines to setting SMART goals and you will be surprised at what you can do:
Specific. Your goal should be clear and easy to understand.
A common goal, “get healthy,” is too general. There are so many ways to get healthy. How do you want to do it? Is it losing weight? Start exercising? Stop smoking? Break it down and it will be easier to manage.
Let’s pick weight loss and make a SMART goal out of it together. For example, “I will lose weight.”
Measurable. A goal to “lose weight” is not enough. How will you track your progress and how you will know when you have reached your goal? Making your goal measurable means adding a number.
Attainable. Before you can add a number, you have to know how high or low you want to go. It’s good to ‘shoot for the stars’, but don’t be too extreme. Likewise, a goal that is too easy is also not very motivating. Only you know your limits.
Let’s take our goal above. What percentage is attainable for you? Research suggests that a 5-10% weight loss is attainable for most overweight people.
A measurable, attainable goal could be, “I will lose 7% of my body weight.”
Relevant. Set goals that are important to where you are in your life right now. Don’t set a goal that someone else is pressuring you to attain-that isn’t very motivating.
Examine our goal so far. Does it seem relevant to you? If so, let’s keep going. If you are not concerned about weight loss or this is not a good time in your life to focus on that, choose something that IS motivating to you.
Time-bound. Include an end-point. Knowing that you have a deadline motivates you to get started.
Since healthy weight loss is about 1-2 pounds per week, set your deadline accordingly. For our example we can use 3 months. “I will lose 7% of my body weight in 3 months.”
Now we have a SMART goal! With a goal like this, it’s a good idea to set a few more action-oriented SMART goals so that you have a game plan. Here are a few examples:
I will walk 5 days every week for 30 minutes each.
I will drink water instead of soda every day this week.
I will bring my lunch to work instead of eating out 4 days this week.
Becoming a better version of you starts by being SMART!
It’s time for a new way of thinking.
No matter how big or small your goal-whether it’s losing 5 or 50 pounds, walking a mile or running your first marathon-making change requires planning and SMART goal setting.
Follow these guidelines to setting SMART goals and you will be surprised at what you can do:
Specific. Your goal should be clear and easy to understand.
A common goal, “get healthy,” is too general. There are so many ways to get healthy. How do you want to do it? Is it losing weight? Start exercising? Stop smoking? Break it down and it will be easier to manage.
Let’s pick weight loss and make a SMART goal out of it together. For example, “I will lose weight.”
Measurable. A goal to “lose weight” is not enough. How will you track your progress and how you will know when you have reached your goal? Making your goal measurable means adding a number.
Attainable. Before you can add a number, you have to know how high or low you want to go. It’s good to ‘shoot for the stars’, but don’t be too extreme. Likewise, a goal that is too easy is also not very motivating. Only you know your limits.
Let’s take our goal above. What percentage is attainable for you? Research suggests that a 5-10% weight loss is attainable for most overweight people.
A measurable, attainable goal could be, “I will lose 7% of my body weight.”
Relevant. Set goals that are important to where you are in your life right now. Don’t set a goal that someone else is pressuring you to attain-that isn’t very motivating.
Examine our goal so far. Does it seem relevant to you? If so, let’s keep going. If you are not concerned about weight loss or this is not a good time in your life to focus on that, choose something that IS motivating to you.
Time-bound. Include an end-point. Knowing that you have a deadline motivates you to get started.
Since healthy weight loss is about 1-2 pounds per week, set your deadline accordingly. For our example we can use 3 months. “I will lose 7% of my body weight in 3 months.”
Now we have a SMART goal! With a goal like this, it’s a good idea to set a few more action-oriented SMART goals so that you have a game plan. Here are a few examples:
I will walk 5 days every week for 30 minutes each.
I will drink water instead of soda every day this week.
I will bring my lunch to work instead of eating out 4 days this week.
Becoming a better version of you starts by being SMART!
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