Let's be realistic about your personal goals and what this blog will do for you

Just to clarify, this blog isn't about turning us all into marathon running, zone eating, yoga meditating health-nuts. If you are that/want that to be your goal, AWESOME for you! And I will support you 100%! I fully expect everyone to have their own individual goals that you intend to achieve this year.

However, if you're expecting me to give tips on how to become any of the above, you've come to the wrong place. This isn't about being perfect, this isn't about doing everything that any nutritionist/fitness person ever suggested. Hell, if we did that, we wouldn't have time for anything else. I'm not trying to make over my or your entire lifestyle, rather, I want us to set little goals for ourselves, something each month we'll accomplish and feel awesome on the inside for completing it. Feeling good both physically because it was a goal that made our physical bodies improve, but also mentally because we set out to do something hard and we did it!

So, the question is, what is your other goal for you to achieve this year? I want you to think about what it is you'd like to accomplish this year in addition to my little program and write it as a comment on this post. If you put it out there for the world to see, you're 9 times more likely to complete it (like that statistic? Sounds good, right? I have no idea if it's factual or not). So the question is: what is your goal? Is it:

Exercise: complete the Monument 10K? run your first marathon? start a weight training program? start exercising at least 3 times per week?

Nutrition: give up fried foods? limit sweets and candies? lose 10 lbs?

Mind/Soul: take time for yourself each week? start going to church? start reading for pleasure?

Heck, it could even be: Complete this Be Well in 12 program.

Whatever it is, feel free to have one or ten goals, but write them down. Have a plan of action. You're more likely to stick to it if you do.

 

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