{"id":400,"date":"2014-10-30T17:05:34","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T17:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stopweightlossresistance.com\/articles\/?p=400"},"modified":"2014-10-30T17:06:21","modified_gmt":"2014-10-30T17:06:21","slug":"smart-goals-can-help-you-lose-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopweightlossresistance.com\/articles\/weight-loss-basics\/smart-goals-can-help-you-lose-weight\/","title":{"rendered":"SMART Goals Can Help You Lose Weight"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SMART<\/a>If you struggle to keep weight off possibly you struggle to take it off<\/a>\u2026it may very well benefit you to explore using SMART goals.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

SMART is an acronym for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-bound in relation to accomplishing your goals and is the perfect process to use when trying to lose weight.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s break down the process into measurable and doable steps:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Specific:<\/strong> The first step in the process of SMART goals is to be specific. So, for example if your goal is to \u201close weight\u201d then be more specific about your results and imagine yourself having accomplished the goal already. How do you feel at this new weight? What are some of the benefits you are enjoying after reaching your weight threshold?<\/p>\n

Create positive affirmation such as \u201cI feel vital and strong\u2026so full of natural energy now that I’ve lost weight by paying attention to what I am eating and counting the calories I consume, eating smaller healthier portions and adhering to an exercise program.<\/p>\n

Measurable:<\/strong> Let\u2019 make your affirmation even stronger by defining \u201chaving lost weight\u201d\u2026how much weight are you talking about? 5 pounds, 10 pounds, 20 pounds? Add that to your affirmation so it now reads \u201c\u201cI feel vital and strong\u2026so full of natural energy now that I\u2019ve lost 20 pounds by paying attention to what I am eating and counting the calories I consume, eating smaller healthier portions and adhering to an exercise program\u201d.<\/p>\n

Attainable:<\/strong> Your goal must also be attainable otherwise you are trying to \u201cfool\u201d yourself and in the end experience defeat. Is your weight goal healthy for your size and frame? What type of genetics are playing into your picture? Don\u2019t defeat yourself before you begin by trying to convince yourself that you can achieve something that you know in your heart is not possible.<\/p>\n

Making unrealistic proclamations like \u201cI am going to exercise 7 days a week\u201d is simply unrealistic and eventually lead to failure.<\/p>\n

Relevant:<\/strong> The next question you need ask is, is your goal relevant to your needs. If for example your affirmation includes some form of exercise define what kind of exercise you might choose <\/a>and the key is to choose what you like to do. If you love to swim the work that exercise into your program and your chances of success are much greater than if you choose to \u201cbicycle\u201d if you have no passion for it.<\/p>\n

Time-bound:<\/strong> And, last but not least to this SMART puzzle is that it needs to be \u201ctime-bound\u201d by setting an actual date. So, for example, your affirmation now reads: \u201cOn July 14, I feel strong and full of energy at 120 pounds by eating smaller healthier portions of food, being aware of how many calories I am consuming and swimming and walking for 30 minutes 4 times a week\u201d.<\/p>\n

Now, that\u2019s a SMART GOAL!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

So, now it\u2019s your turn\u2026create your own SMART Goal and affirmation<\/em>. Write it down so that your brain takes you seriously and pays attention and don\u2019t shove it off in a corner somewhere. Put it on an index card and carry it with you\u2026read it first thing in the morning and right before you go to sleep at night and well, whenever you are prompted to.<\/p>\n

Get your brain involved in the process…don\u2019t try and \u201cfool it\u201d work with it and watch in amazement as your life and your weight shift.<\/p>\n

If taking weight off<\/a> has been a struggle for you it most likely has nothing to do with anything you are doing, however in order to break this “hold” you are going to have to change things up and that’s where I come in. I created “Stop Weight Loss Resistance” <\/a>for people just like you…those with heart but not the right direction. You can lose that “stubborn” weight…you just need the right information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you struggle to keep weight off possibly you struggle to take it off\u2026it may very well benefit you to explore using SMART goals. SMART is an acronym for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-bound in relation to accomplishing your goals and is the perfect process to use when trying to lose weight. Let\u2019s break down […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,4],"tags":[113,34],"class_list":["post-400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mind-power-and-weight-loss","category-weight-loss-basics","tag-smart-goals","tag-weight-loss-resistance","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stopweightlossresistance.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stopweightlossresistance.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stopweightlossresistance.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stopweightlossresistance.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stopweightlossresistance.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=400"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/stopweightlossresistance.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":403,"href":"https:\/\/stopweightlossresistance.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400\/revisions\/403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stopweightlossresistance.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stopweightlossresistance.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stopweightlossresistance.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}