Selecting Goals for 2013
Remember that it is important to keep goals realistic, practical and doable. Please do not make the goal to lose weight. Maybe you should focus on strategies to assist in being healthy, reduce overeating and mindless eating.
What you really want to do is ditch the dieting and learn how to lose the food crutch, isn't it? Are you really interested in no longer letting food control your mood? Would you like to lose weight and keep it off? All of these are great long term goals, but way too large to be practical.
Instead break those down into smaller goals. Goals should be reasonable, practical and doable. Use the SMART principle as seen in the next section.
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Smart Principle
S= SpecificM= MeasurableA= Attainable or Action-OrientedR= Realistic-RelevantT= Time-based or track-ableThey need to have a measurable component to them. As you can see, just saying I will eat more vegetables is not specific enough. You can turn this goal into I will eat 3 servings of vegetables daily this week. |
Goal Examples
- I will plan a weeks' worth of menus for next week by Sunday.
- I will call a dietitian to help with finding an individualized plan that will work for me this week.
- I will purchase only food items on my grocery list when I go to the store this week.
- I will find a walking partner, join a gym, purchase a DVD, find a fitness show or YouTube video I enjoy by Friday.
- I will eat intuitively and not clean my plate at least 3 times this week.
For practical tips for these goals or any other you may have, please contact me to set up an appointment.
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Goal Resources
For additional resources on setting goals, click here.
How can I better help you? What would you like to see in these newsletters? Feel free to share your ideas you have for this upcoming year.
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