Get Skinny

Why is it so important to get skinny?  Do you really want to get skinny?  Perhaps the real motivation should be to get fit, how to tone up, or how to get healthy.  Most people want to achieve this overnight, right away or asap.  The truth of the matter is that these things take time.  Loosing more than a pound a day is not good for you.  So lets take a moment to redefine your goal.  Instead of saying, "I want to get skinny."  Let's be specific.  Getting skinny is way too broad.  It lacks specific criteria that are important to reaching your goal.

Our goal was to finish.  We surprised ourselves by winning Medals !!!

These are things to keep in mind when setting a goal:

1. Make your goal Actionable.  This is something you can "DO."  This would require movement
2. Make your goal Measurable.  You want to be able to track it.  Make it so you can look back and be able to say "Yes" I see improvement.
3. Design your goal to be Duplicated.  This means it is something you can do over and over.  You would be able to teach others to do the same.
4. Be specific.  Give your goal a date and time.
5. Be positive.  Use positive statements like "I will eat a banana everyday."
6. Avoid negative phrasing.  For example avoid saying things like "I won't each cookies."  If you really love cookies and they are your weakness, phrase your goal like this; " I will avoid cookies."  This allows your goal to be positive, affirming and does not use words like won't, don't, can't or shouldn't.
7. Baby Steps.  Everyone like to succeed.  No one likes to fail.  Use small goals that are easily won.  This will boost your self esteem and motivate you to do it again.



Set yourself up for success, not failure.

8. Plan for success.  Design your goals in such a way that it promotes success.  For example; "I will avoid eating cookies today" is better than "I won't eat another cookie as long as I live."  The first is positive, reachable and positions you on a path of success.  The second is negative and is designed to fail.  The truth is, you will have another cookie before you die.  If you can reach your cookie goal 6 days a week and then treat yourself to 2 cookies on Sunday, It's a win/win scenario.  You get 2 cookies and you met 6 goals!  How awesome it that?

If I were to set a goal using these 8 steps and cookies were my temptation, this is how my goal would look...

I will avoid my cookie jar today, June 23rd, 2012.  I will eat a banana with my breakfast instead of a cookie after dinner.  I will repeat this goal on Sunday and Monday and evaluate the results on Tuesday morning at 9am.  I am more important than the cookie.  I look better than the cookie.  I will have victory over the cookie.


This goal is something you can do.  You've made it fun, humorous and exciting.  It is measurable by watching the cookie jar collect dust and the banana bunch disappear.  You can do it over and over.  You have a date to start and a time to finish.  You have used positive words.  This is a small, daily goal.  You have planned for success by limiting the duration of the goal.  The awesome thing is that without even using the words "get skinny" you have started a change of one single habit that will increase your likely-hood of getting fit, toning up and getting healthy.  This will in some small way strengthen your desire to get skinny.

I have done this very thing!  I started a 90 day challenge to get fit.  I set my own goals.  Today is day 50 for me.  I recommend that everyone join a challenge that speaks to their goal.  It inspires me to keep going because I am in daily correspondence with other challenge takers.

Success loves "atta-boys."

As Always

Thank you for reading my blog !!

Sincerely,

Ben Wilson
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