Fitness, Business, Fitness Business, & Achieving Life Goals

Before you take on those resolutions for 2010, Have you asked yourself how you did with those you made for 2009? Classically, people make grand resolutions with all good intentions, but fail for several reasons. Often times they are just unrealistic i.e. I’ll lose 40lbs by Feb.1. Or, it might be that they’ve set the goal, but have no plan as to how to attain it. And when you haven’t been able to achieve your goals, your self esteem goes into the dumper never to be seen again.

Here are some tips on approaching your resolutions:

REALISTIC RESOLUTIONS – Who and/or what are you basing your resolution on? You want to make sure that your goals are truly something YOU can attain. So, just because people on the Biggest Loser can lose big numbers doesn’t men that that’s what you should be shooting for. They do not live your life. They don’t have your responsibilities, time constraints, or other issues.

PROCESS FOCUS - Even better than concentrating on the end result, focus on the process. Sit down and write out a list of all of the things(little and big) you would need to do to reach your goal. If you think more about taking those steps, accomplishing them one by one and taking satisfaction in that, the results wil take care of themselves.  

SUCCESS PERCENTAGE – Rather than looking at your end result as succeed or fail, look at how much of your goal you accomplished. If you only got 50% of your goal, that’s still 50% more than you started with. Anything better is, well… better. And that’s a positive thing. Feel good about that. Gloom, despair, and guilt serve no purpose and only get in the way of continuing to work toward your goals.

So, go ahead and make resolutions, but make ones you can attain, focus on the process, and give yourself credit fo whatever you do achieve.

Have a great, healthy, happy 2010.

Mark Nutting

Americans spend about $40 BILLION a year on weight loss programs, books, products, etc. A huge chunk of this is weight loss supplements. I mean, why wouldn’t I buy a pill that burns belly fat while I’m asleep? Taking a pill is easy. Anyone can do it. Hmmn? Wouldn’t everyone do it? Why isn’t everyone doing it? They aren’t because it doesn’t work!!! Check out the fine print disclaimer below for “Results will vary.” and “with diet and exercise”. You’ll see statements like this in most “amazing results” product ads because they do very little if anything on their own.

I’ve said this before. The secret to long-term permanent fat loss is…. that there is no secret! There is no silver bullet or magic pill. Now, I’m not saying that none of them have any effect. But, in the scheme of things, they are not going to make or break a program.

You need to exercise and you need to get your eating in order. Not one or the other. Research shows that you need to do BOTH exercise AND proper diet to make sustainable weight loss happen.

Forget fat loss supplements. Doing the work, as much as you may hope that there’s an easier way, is the only way you will get the results that you want. The miracle is how you will enjoy your new life once you reach your goals.