Remembering........ your New Years Resolution

Hows your New Years Resolution going?

yeh… remember that !! lol

Here are a few reasons why people don’t stick to it.

1. You didn't set your realistic and concise goals. You didn't put them in writing, and stick them everywhere around the house OR you set a goal, but you didn't put it RIGHT UP THERE on the top of your priorities list.

2. You didn't keep score with a progress chart, weight record, body measurements, food journal, physical activity journal

3. You expected a loss of 3kg a week for 10 weeks (unless you’re having body parts removed permanently weekly this is a ridiculous promise for healthy weight loss)

4. After a couple of weeks you hit a weight loss plateau, and gave up.

5. You didn’t eat “clean”. You didn’t get ‘food and nutrient’ knowledge and under ate or over ate either way – you didn’t refuel the engine properly.

6. All or nothing approach. "I want it now" instead of “steady eddie”. You ran yourself ragged. No one can sustain that.

7. Your nutrition and/or training program was wrong for YOU. It might have been perfect for your mate or the actor in New Idea magazine, or the people on TV - but it didn't fit into your schedule, taste in exercise, personality, taste in food, or lifestyle.

8. PLAN PLAN PLAN. We don’t have live-in chefs, nannies, or house cleaners. No one is going to pick up that dog poo in the back yard or go down to the school to collect a fake sick kid. We have to do all our usual daily lives THEN add in this new way of eating, cooking and doing physical activity.  If we don’t plan realistically INCLUDING recovery and a great nights sleep, we will run ourselves into the ground – then it will feel impossible to stick to your new habits.

9. You fell off the horse on too many occasions.  So what !  You can fall off that thing 100 times, just be the person who keeps getting back on !

I have done all of these….. Several times over.  Now I want it bad enough that I got back on the damn horse and I’m duct taping myself to the saddle!

REPEAT THIS MANTRA WITH ME:

I want health, longevity and vitality. I want an athletic body and an attitude that can deal with anything life will throw at me! 
I’m going to give myself the best possible chance to survive and recover if faced with disease or accident, I’m going to play with my great grandchildren, and most importantly…..I’M GOING TO KICK OLD AGE IN THE FACE! 

I’m not saying it’s easy, but I am saying it’s worth it.

If you are unsure about food content and serving sizes please check out http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/_files_nhmrc/publications/attachments/n31.pdf

Strive to be better than you were yesterday, and you will find that you are better than ever before.

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