If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. I remember this motto being repeated many times in my high school years in Student Council. Here's the thing- I have no problem coming up with an AMAZING goal with creative details and a wonderful finished product, but somewhere in between creative ideas and amazing completed goal.... did you know it is really cold... I should switch that load of laundry to the dryer... sweetie please stop coloring on the furniture... I wonder if I could make a scarf out of recycled...
Somewhere in between idea and successfully reaching goal, I get distracted. It maybe lack of discipline. It may be that I have a playful spirit or that I'm a youngest child. It really doesn't matter why.
I decided to think about the occasions when I was able to see an idea come to fruition (btw I had to look up how to spell fruition- distracted again). The difference was that I had a clear step by step plan. I had deadlines. Many times I enlisted the support of others (even if it was just telling my Mom I was working on something). At the end the success of the project, event, or whatever the goal was the REWARD.
What happened when my idea have failed? I have learned that when I am not "naturally" good at something, I get very impatient, frustrated and often just quit. I start negative self talk & convince myself that I'll never get it right, so why try.
I have this vision of being a healthy, energetic woman who is confident in her appearance. A woman who can serve the Lord and serve others. A woman whose husband praises her and desires her. A woman who teaches her children well. Not a proud woman, but a woman comfortable in her own skin.
I was well on my way to this vision a little over a year ago. The weight loss started to slow and I allowed myself to once again get distracted and tell myself I didn't "deserve" to reach that goal anyway. It is very frustrating to look back to where I was and feeling that way. Now I am going to have to work hard to get back to that point and then on to my goal.
What can I do differently this time? PLEASE SHARE YOUR IDEAS! I have come up with a list of mini goals, reasonable target dates, and rewards for meeting each mini-goal. Here are some examples:
Mini Goal Target Date Reward
170 lbs 1/31/2012 $20
165 lbs 2/14/2012 new outfit
159 lbs 3/15/2012 hair extensions or hair color
And the list goes on... I even have maintenance goals and rewards. Some other rewards are a spray tan, teeth whitening kit, & a session with a personal trainer.
I am still feeling super motivated and when I stepped on the scale today I saw results. I will plan to post my weights every Saturday. My ultimate goal is to weigh 110lbs and maintain that for LIFE.(I am 5'1.5".)
In the first picture I weighed around 210 lbs. In the second I was about 148lbs. In October of 2010, I got down to 141.5 lbs and plateaued for a couple months and then started gaining. I currently wear a size 12 and last Saturday I weighed in at 176.4 lbs. This journey is not over and I PLAN to succeed!
Somewhere in between idea and successfully reaching goal, I get distracted. It maybe lack of discipline. It may be that I have a playful spirit or that I'm a youngest child. It really doesn't matter why.
I decided to think about the occasions when I was able to see an idea come to fruition (btw I had to look up how to spell fruition- distracted again). The difference was that I had a clear step by step plan. I had deadlines. Many times I enlisted the support of others (even if it was just telling my Mom I was working on something). At the end the success of the project, event, or whatever the goal was the REWARD.
What happened when my idea have failed? I have learned that when I am not "naturally" good at something, I get very impatient, frustrated and often just quit. I start negative self talk & convince myself that I'll never get it right, so why try.
I have this vision of being a healthy, energetic woman who is confident in her appearance. A woman who can serve the Lord and serve others. A woman whose husband praises her and desires her. A woman who teaches her children well. Not a proud woman, but a woman comfortable in her own skin.
I was well on my way to this vision a little over a year ago. The weight loss started to slow and I allowed myself to once again get distracted and tell myself I didn't "deserve" to reach that goal anyway. It is very frustrating to look back to where I was and feeling that way. Now I am going to have to work hard to get back to that point and then on to my goal.
What can I do differently this time? PLEASE SHARE YOUR IDEAS! I have come up with a list of mini goals, reasonable target dates, and rewards for meeting each mini-goal. Here are some examples:
Mini Goal Target Date Reward
170 lbs 1/31/2012 $20
165 lbs 2/14/2012 new outfit
159 lbs 3/15/2012 hair extensions or hair color
And the list goes on... I even have maintenance goals and rewards. Some other rewards are a spray tan, teeth whitening kit, & a session with a personal trainer.
I am still feeling super motivated and when I stepped on the scale today I saw results. I will plan to post my weights every Saturday. My ultimate goal is to weigh 110lbs and maintain that for LIFE.(I am 5'1.5".)
In the first picture I weighed around 210 lbs. In the second I was about 148lbs. In October of 2010, I got down to 141.5 lbs and plateaued for a couple months and then started gaining. I currently wear a size 12 and last Saturday I weighed in at 176.4 lbs. This journey is not over and I PLAN to succeed!
Please share your goals and plans...
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